Evening star., 1949-01-09
Produce Markets

united states department ol ABIlCulture
Apples--Market dull; bushel baskets ane
Virginia: Delicious, fair quality, 3.O0-25
golden nelcioIs. nn 3;o0-e5: Romes, 2:e6-7h
and oTamfIn qHs
s:ao 9orks "a u'f" 'nehe. and and g. inehes
pound sacks, u S, is, mostly size 4, Penn
sylvania Katahdlns. used sacks, 3,35-50;
nos as5o new ssdF sF a"a5 and fSnd6i1n sGp6nnd
paper sacks. L75-sO; l5-pound paper
brushed, "5o-15: small and poorer low as
50 go cents; Puerto Rieans brushed 2s6. s6
jersey type :!.75; small to medium, 80;
nearby Goldens. fair quality and condition
half bushel, .Goldens, 1a5: New Jersey,
bushel hampers, orange type. $50 -
white Jerseys. ".S5-50: yellow type. 2.15.
Snap Beans About Steady.
Snap Beans-Market about steady; Flor
ida. bushei hampers. Valentines, 1904 so;
ordinary quality and condition and heavy.
80: Plentifulss.. ordinary quality and con-
Lima Besns-Market about steady: Flor
ida. bushel hampers, 5.o0-5.5o.
ca5bage-Market dull; ,5oopound sacks
Ina round. i.a5; New York Danish, 1920,
few higher; bushel baskets, packed locally,
round Florida, ordinary to fair quality,
5O-75; North Carolina, ordinary quality
carrots-Topped. washed, Pennsylvania,
bushel baskets, 100 70. .,
'0cTn; CucumSerMMarket firm; Florida. bushel
baskets. waxed. S.50-a.5O: best 90o-9 5o'
ordinary to fair quality and condition.
Egepiants-Market firm: Florida. BUSH
els medium to large highbush: $50:
Greens-Bushel baskets virginia. North
20. few So; kale, IS; turnip tops, 10; pre-
packaeed twelve 10-ounce cellophane bags
kale, J .65: IS. 10, salad bowl; twelve
$50 cole slaw, six, 10 ounces. 70,
Mushrooms-Pennsylvania and Mary
lang s-poqnd baskets %. d,S;,on 50 mostly sng
some small, l.l5-l.25 poorer 9O-l .oo'
onions-New York 5o-pound sacks. yel-
lows, U. S. No. l. medium to large 40
Parsnips-Pennsylyania. half-bushe bas-
kets, washed, ao-1 90.
Florida, bushel baskets, wonders, mostly
med Ium. 9,50-lO.00: Texas, bushel baskets.
Wonders. medium $50.
sos' ~ red, 40 90. Few hisher.
baskets. Savoy, Virginia, Norfolk section.
so.i '' 3. Mariana 1s' lew 50; OF few, pooT.l,
l 90: prepackaeed. twelve l0-ounce cello
phane bags. $50; IS, 20.
,osp bsne sss oeSt
2.00-@ so poorer low as 1o5
Tomatoes-Market slightly stronger; re-
proximately 1-pound boxes, As. 30 SO;
! IS 200. few ".@5
Turaips-white washed, Pennsylvania,
New, JERSEY. bushel baskets 90. few high
IN 70 md
condition 50-I5 nearby, half-bushel bas-
kets. 1880
Rutabagss-Half- -bushel baskets, nearby.
few 65.
Poultry ouotations.
Poultry-Market dull and slightly weak
er: receipts and trading very light; roasters
bullets pull. AZ f5yegs 3la-4 pounds "a -
Livestock Market
Cattle-Compared last Friday: Slaugh-
steady ,sows weak to 80 cents lower;
bulls fully steady to strong except for
..c6 on s0od Pet types STOCK
| l.nSO-1 ."S0-pound slaughter steers "S 90;
bulk medium and good, % 50-"5 90; COM
men men, snd low low-medium nt; ~ 0osS3 me.
odd common down to ~ 80 and scattering
Gamers and cutters 16,00-ls 30; few odd
head good young cows on heifer order
II .50-225 80; sDrlnkling common and me-
dium cows 10 00-"1 90: Gamers and cut
ters mainly 150O-1S50; odd head good
5set bulls Is. I4So-%5 Ar, good SAUSAGE,
and medium 1srsely so.so-ss 200 90: odd SGd"eHn eut,
ters down to 1900.
calves-Compared last Friday. Gull
and common under 1o0-pound weights in
spots .00-2 90 lower, otherwise steady;
GOOD and choice mainly 81 .0n-36 90:
weeks and closing. top 30 90: bulk all
slauehter calves u OOH 90: odd culls'
90 90 down; few head medium and good
over 300-pound SLAUGHTER calves, % 90.
and odd head choice under 35o-pound
Hoss-Compared last Friday: Generally
So-15 lower with barrows and gifts scaling
full downturn, ouotatio good and choice
| Sn-""5-oound trucfed-in barrows and
eilts; 90 0o-2: so; ?@5-"50 pounds. 81 %
400 pounds 10 5000 90: 3oo-35O pounds
is 5o-1a 90: :}5n-4On pounds. 17.50-1s 90:
.s ever 400 pounds 1915 doTn; 1so-ls4o
y .no-"i 90: 1901 so ponnds, 81 49, %;
Sows 400 pounds and lighter Is6o- s 60
Sheep-CoTDsred last Friday: Ton on
wooled SLAUGHTER lambs 90 lower. other.
wise steadv on lambs end ewes weeks and
FOOD and choice ~ 90: few lots under
50pound culls. y 90; few good and choice
ewes, s.00-1O.0o.
Grain Market.
Flour-RecelptS. b.131 ] nO-pOund SACKS
Wheat-Receipts. 146,935 bushels: ship
ments, 6s6 933 bushels. stocks. 3.6l6,5es
bushels, No. . red winter. garlicky. spot
domestic 40: January. 80.
Corn-Receipts. 2Tn.71s bushels: ship
ments; 6s7a63 bushels; stocks, 3.17o,97a
bushels
oats-Receipts 1892 bushels: ship.
ments none; stocks, 139,09 bushels. Nc
Bsrlev-Receipts. none; shipments o1..
600 bushels: stocks. 10s91a bushels.
Rve-Receipts. $3.50 bushels; ship
ments, a7,50o bushels; stocks. 7o6.s2.
bushels
shnments none: stocks 5on,Oaa bushels.
Millfeed-ReceiptS. 63 tons.
Home Life Insurance Co. of New
York elected William P. Worthing
ton and Howard c. Spencer vic'
presidents.
Divco Corp. elected John Nicho
board chairman to succeed F. r
Rageol and Ray A. Long. president
to succeed Mr.. Nichol as president