Evening star., 1949-05-01
Market Average.

Month ago soa Iois I02l $40 Il0I
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1919 low 90.1 101.7 1908 e2.s l0s.s
Compiled BY the Assoeiatsd Press)
Produce Markets
Baltimore quotations furnished by the
United States Department Of Agriculture:
Apples-Msrket about STEADY: bushel
sssffa nee. e. & ap No sg ffnniTanla gen bsvs konss
inches up, 300; York;, 2h inches up,
425; New Jersey. Winesaps. ~. inches UP.
400; Pennsyi,snIa' sta. stsym.ns' s y. inches !.
color. ga inches up 400.
Potatoes-Eew. market slishtly stronger
on Florida whites. about stsady on others
No. 1. size b. 4.15: 50-pound sacks, 2.55.
Sweet potatoes-MaYket about steady:
North Carolina. bushel baskets, Puerto
Ricans. generally sood quality. few, 500;
New jersey. bushel hampers y. 8. No. /,
Jerseys proeessed. 4.00-25; Goldens. $50;
red skins, 400
Aspsragus-Market SLOW. stronger: dozen
Shore, Colossal. 5.50-6.50; mostly $50
500: extra fancy. 4.75-5.5o; mostly 800;
fancy, 00-4 so: choice. 1908 so: New
Jersey, Colossal. 5 5.00-6.O mostly $50;
extra fancy. 4o5-4 so; few, 500; Penn
sylvania: extra fancy. $50: fancy. $50:
prime; tT 8 co. Virginia medium to iasss'
7sOp-o.'o.
SNAP Beans About STEADY.
Snap Beans s. Market about steady;
Florida, oushel hampers. stringless Black
Valentines, generally fair quality, So
$50, few best. 400; poorer. l.15.
Cabbage-Msrket barely STEADY. Bushel
] COILS; North carolnas i.a6; South
Carolina, 1.00-l.25
CsrrotS-PennsyIVania, bushel baskets.
topped, washed, 9o-1.0o.
Green eorn-Market slow. stronger
Florida. o slrs-eeund sd,s crates yellow 4'-o
liaht. Florida, bushel baskets, some
waved, 500; fair quality 500; jumoos'
Eesplant-Msrket slov. stronssr; few
large. 2.50-3.00; holdovers. mostly zoo.
oreens-Bushel baskets. nearby col.
lsrds, 1885 cents; ksle. 1920 cents;
1O-ounce celIophane bags. kale. 1.50
Mushrooms - Maryland, Pennsylvanis.
3-pound baskets. 1.16-1.35.
Lima beans - Market about ste.dy:
Florida. bushel hampers. 3.5o-4 90; fafr
quality and condition. 2.00-3.00.
crates. e4-ao punches. mostly $50: few
higher.
okrs--Market about steady; offerings
lisht: Florids. bSshel ~ hampers small TO
medium. b.O0-s.0e,
, Green onions-Nsarb'. Der bunch
pound sacks. yellow, d s. No. /. meaiam
poorer. 2b-75.
sase'arlsy 5 New Sss JERSEY na p.sn:s s1:st
vania. half-bushel baskets. rs.
Parsnips- Pesnnsylvanis. half bushei
Peppers-Market frm: Florida. bushel
400; few. best. large, 500
fsS J. yrsls. saI0' tusRs s.sFsss sIass
so Tpc sTpchss a5 few higher Sl,erb a. ,.v
hiah as 'GioNeAf''' 10. ''' '''''" DO "
spinach.Markst slow. stronserm; - bushsl
baskets say9y Marsiand Sl pS fe"
Poultry osstatisns.
Poultry-Market dull. trading light, re-
eeipts moderate, few carried; fryers, 3-3h
colored. 4O-42; other supplies insufficient
to quote prices.
Livestock Market.
Cattle-Compared last Friday: slaush-
ter steers $3.50 lower; heifers and cows
stock cattle fully steady TO strong nv
small lots low TO hish-choice s50;9s7
pound slaushter steers 2s.oo-2s50; bulk
sse-medium 100 $3.50; package good
5 Ss sSn nsHua sd ses GOOD sess9T: hesF: go
Seifers II ioo.Ie 90; odd head choice yo1a9ar
oo and qst medS% fSoa fsSs
Gamers and cutters Is OO-1 90; MIXED
cutter and common l75o: shelly i,. esnr1s5s 81 nd
ls ana SK gndsF s9oa ysnsase common nns and
medium is. CO. 90 80; cutter lightweigits
I6. 90 II. so; bulk medium and good stocker
ss .s5: common and medium 20 oo;sa, 50
calves-Compared last Friday: Steady
70 oO' spots hisher week. .soses Siostns t1p
mon @ sad medium u % .oo-sS.oo; odd iisht
culls down e Io;9os lac, rr,da,. binder
gao pound bsrrows. and silts eener.ily e
lower, top of 80; heavier s,.ss weights and rn
ssys sGys SnfxeRs Snf sosd 'sfsfs snd
trucfed In Ssrrews and gtits 1s,25-1s;7S:
Ssk ss nade poqeea, Isinoy
100000 lsusIo, Bounds S'H is.5o.iss5;t @ over 100
sounds sounds 1890 down; 1so-I4o pounds
Is 5o-15.75: 14o-1so pounds 172s-i7:S so;
Choice SoLa 81 sows % under 400 pounds Is .oo
odd head choice 200-300 pounds up TO
1880; good 400. .450 pounds 12. 70 90:
sheep~compared last Friday: spring
lambs zoos 90. higher; old-crop Moo,ed
lambs and WOOIeQ ewes uncnankeQ .WecE
and closing top spring lambs 81. 90; ouik
sales 33 90 to most by 35 90; Old crop
wooled lambs absent each day but auoteo
to 2S. 90 or better. Good and choice wooied
ewes quoted to 1880 but only odd lots
common on sales; these brought ZOO.
Grain Market.
Four-Receipts. s,742 100-pound sacks.
Wheat-Receipts. .6.24s bushels; ship
ments, 1915 bushels; stocks. 2.7o3.oo1
bushels No. red winter garlicky, spot'
domestic. $40: April 2.40; No. red win
ten garlicky, spot. 2.36.
corn-Receipts, 362.7s3 bushels: ship
ments. 4s6,5S0 bushels; stocks, l'34o'eli
oats-Receipts. 1909 bushels: sh!p-
ments. none; stocks, 3,3lS bushels. NO
quotations.
Barley-Receipts. 1895 bushels; ship
ments, none; stocks. 30l .496 bushels.
Rye-Receipts. S310s bushels; snip
ments none; stocks. 3S0.109 bushels
Soybeans-Receipts, none; shipments
none; stocks A71.3 .31G bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts. 535 tons.
Butter and EEgs.
Eggs-Market slightly, stronger; receipts
moderate: demand moderate: wholesale
prices. A large, 55-5S: A mediums, ~. o3
q large, 1880 few So: current receipts,
ungraded, offerings light 46-4s.
Receipts-Butter. s93 pounds; eggs