Evening star., 1949-03-20
Produce Markets

united states Department OF Agriculture:
baskets and bushel boxes, u. S. Is. 2Ns-
inch us, Golden Delicious. New Jersey.
@ @%sss y5;s!Slf Stsiiss sis1 Iass:
3?s 1874 %; Yorks%s Fem PsnnsyiVahia. IVAN ~ eo-!S:
Potatoes.old ana market about STEADY.
eemmsreials T. s.? = Is. s'fts fs5; 10: j.
DOsnd Ds%s.t pager sacks .hou. ..,dv,
Msryisnd t ~ Virginia. Ie' eoidens. os.SS-75;
''' Snap Beans Dull.
Snap beans-Market dull; Florida,
ua'S sUa ies stF1ases: bs.t s5S Black Valentines so'
III Lima besnsEMsrket slow, weaker,
Florida, bHsnel hsmpeTs, sn fair to generally
Ca esbbsseGMsrEet Arm; Florida, bu.h.l
BASKETS s few Fos5d Pss5sa Gss5 Pssss
g6dns5y qustty .,et. n,5:5 Mex York ~.
bushsl e baskets, topped washed 75,l 90;
sastsss sons sazsd, - 5S5a 90: few aG bs;s
sum6os s11 fai1 few, suslItyo g. Soo6oo poorer 4'o
saSS;;ia5 s;SSSI;$;ia5 o5dins5SS to fair quality and
Endiye - Florida, 1e-quart baskets,
ssssFs sFsfNsssef 5.sEsss iSf,s fly ys'1sr rora.
Greens-Bushel baskets; Virginia. Nor.
fox fols section and Eastern shore, collaIds
SALAD, l. IS. .s5. WI Prepackaged. olo- is, 10
0uRfs sSaSRaM eass aa S g.
pound baskets. l Psi 35; few LAO; plains.
65cl 90; pints. s9:22; or
yellows; 50pound sacks yellow o. s. No. !.
medium to large, New York, 1.15-l.35:
arsnips-Maryland, Pennsylvania, half
6ushel ell baskets and hampers, washed
Peppers-Market firm. Florida. bushel
few large, 500; fair quality. 3.O0-3.50
4.5o. few 500; poorer. low as 800,
spinach-Market about steady Bushel
baskets, Savoy, virginia. Norfolk section.
2:o0-2 20; prepaekased psn cellophane bags
inss light Florida, bushel, hampers, nat.
omatoes-Repacks; cartons, 10 sp.
proximately l-pound POI boxes, As 1.35-1.o5;
Livestock Market.
| Cattle, compared last fTloay: slaughter
steers and heifers unevenly steady to 80
sens hs6er on e
feeder @ ~ cattle fully steady to strong.
topped at $3.50 and $500; bulk OF 5,;day
in range OF 23.5o-25.25;, odd lots ana lew
one lot medium and good mixed yearllnss.
23.0O; odd, head low-sood hei1er, 24.g9:
odd head ana lots 'al and cRoee cows
2G95-2l 80; most good cows, ly.O0-aO 90;
common and medium, 17.o0-ls;59 cam
ners to 1900 and below; good sausage
nasdi medium T bulls largely Is. -so.Gu; cutter
and choice vealers, 26.00-32 90: common
choice stocker steers, 25.50-25,75; bulk
calves. 1n medium ssd sGSa ss r rass asS
medium to choice grades, 2 2.O0-4 90 higher:
other grades little change. Weeks ID
and sf choieer veaieTs, Is oo-ss 90; common
and \ medium' ed l5.0o-2o.oo odd culls down
Hogs, compared last Friday: Generally
% cents to mostly SO cents lower: Around
decks gooa and choice u, l95-p5ound pc rail.
ssRIsd soaSs deefs IONS hauled i
225 pounds trueked-in barrows and gifts,
pounds, l9.25-19.5O; 3OO-35O pounds.
1S25.Is5o; 35o5aoo pounds& s. Il doaS S5,1759: 59
i4S i4o pounds pounds. a Is.oo-1s:a5; i40,1So pounds.
2O.75-21 OO; 16O1sO pounds, p ;50-2l p;
45o seSS pound anGsr 4p S 45S pounds and
heavier, 1880 down; odd stags 200 under
and price paid for same weight 1T. soWs: sog:
and price DISCOUNTED 500 from price paid
for same weight grain-fed offerings
Sheep srdns ast F. Praa SSS.r W9Ssa
dium to choice wooled lambs, 90 00-270o,
top so9 1o g. few 90 good and choice w00led
Flour - Receipts, 1884 1oO-pound
Wheat-Receipts, 75,15e bushels; ship, Nip
Ss s xstes steeks s.rstS spo
SGmss''i %inter aArlicky, @ Maten spot $50 Nv N
corn-Receipts, l4o09s bushels; ship:
ments. $4,000 bushels; stocks, 2'457's27
sns5s; 5ta4a ,tsss sSshss hIgs
Dui yEReeeipts, none; shipments, 49,
775 bushels: stocks, 295,5Q1 bushels :,,
me5s poss Stocks ss5ss bsshes
shS shipmsHts !s 500 5S;ooS bushels; stocks l.
Millfeed-Receipts, 406 tons.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market about steady. on fry
ers, dull on others: trading light. re,
ceipts light. few carried; fryers. 3ts
pounds and up; 1895: Fowl colored.
41-42: lightweights (Leghorns) few 33;s
pullets, supplies insufficient to quote.
Butter and EKxs.
Eggs-Market about steady; receipts
liberal to heavy: demand slow: A large.
1850; some So: mediums, 45-47; B.
large. 45-47: current receipts, ungraded,
1914: some 45.