Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-20
Produce Markets


BALTIMORE quotations supplied by the
Apples-Dul; practically no demand.
Bushel baskets and bushel boxes. U. S, No;
/, New Jersey, Golden Delicious; 2A-3
l75-2.OO; ,Pennsylvania, Delicious 2ia
inches up; 200; staymans. 21a inches up,
10000; boxes, Y. S, No. l, Pennsylvania,
Jonathans. 125s-13Ss. / SO.
- Potatoes-7old, market about steady.
U; s. ~; ], size 4 unwaShed Pennsy T.
cents; fair quality, IS cents; 1O-pound
sacks. 22-23 cents; 15-pound sacks. 80
Sweet potatoes-About steady. Bushel
baskets. y. S No. l, Maryland and Vir-
ginia, Goldens, ! rs; Puerto Ricans, 300
20, few best $50; Delaware, Puerto Ricans
e. s. No. i:e526 9t I mostiy G i.25s5
SeaToy. a-bushel hampers. Goldens,
Snap Beans Weaker.
Snap beans-Slightly weaker; Florida,
mostly $50; fair quality, 3.S5-3 90: Ten,
dergreens, few 800; Plentifuls, fair to
generally good quality. 2,50-2.75; poorer,
Lima beans-About steady; Florida.
hushel hampers. 3.50-4.0 90, few higher,
mostly $50; fair to generally good quality,
cabbage-About steady best sacks and
crates slightly weaker others, Florida.
Toa 5 6u Sas bsSkstS packed locally
Few few best 500 oo poorer $685. 1885,
l34 -bushel crates, 3.00-3.25.
/. Celery-cabbage- Florida, 16-quart bas-
Corn-Florida, crates nc No. 1880,
yellow, mostly fair quality, dozen, $50
800 513-6 dozen, 1.75-2.0O.
Cucumbers-Firm, offerings light Cuba,
buShel baskets, Waxed, very few sales,
Endive-Florida. 16-quart baskets, 11o-
LIS.
Greens Market.
Greens-gushel baskets and buShel
6als, io9-l :i5; few high t as rs; Han
Mus ftS a SdDG Pennsylvania 3
pound baskets. 1.25-1 so, mostly 1876
4 ono Dints 2S26 e saeks ve,,ows
No. /, medium, Indiana, $50; Michigan,
.4O-1 so; Minnesota, / .4O-1 so; New York.
fair quality and condition. l.0o-I25. ;,
bushel hampers. o-1.oo, few higher;
Slightly weaker s4ss EoFies
medium S0Q-3.50; fair duality $50
large, 2.50-3.5o; best, 3.60-3.5O; poorer,
Radishes-About steady; Florida, To-
quart baskets, 30 punches, 1.25-1 40.
Rhubarb-o1MichiGan dollhouse, 5-pound
shalots-Louisiana per dozen punches,
/ DOL .25.
spinach-About steady; bushel baskets,
Savoy, Virginia. Norfolk section. 1.25-l,50.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry: Market Arm Receipts liberal
Trading moderate. Fryers: 3A pounds
and up, ISL = over I pounds, g:
mostly SO; light type mostly. 20; some
Livestock Markets.
Cattle. so; hardly enough any class
/ r q lp IN mi re- ri
son on prices. quotations nominally IN
changed couple small lots, good and
choice, 1,02O-1 ,065 pound steers, $500
good and choice, around 6S5-pound
stocker steers, $500.
Calves, t q; small small supply sold on
4 90, the top; little else In run.
Hogs, 900; opened slowly, later fairl5
active; generally 20 cents under YESTERDAY
50 cents lower; good and choice, 177o-23o
top: 24o-26Q pounds, q, 00-5O; 26O-3o
pounds, 2o.50-2l so; 300 pounds and
l8.5019.00; 140-160 pounds, 19.75-20 rs:
16O-17U pounds. p .00-22 90; sows under
400 pounds mostly, 1929 90; good
40o-45o pounds, 17.5o-1s,oO; heavier
Sheep. 25; mixed medium to choice. 81.
pound spring lambs 44.U0-46.OO; other
classes absent.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts. > O32, 100-pound sacks.
Wheat-Receipts 442 1870 bushels; ship
ments, 34S,S61 bushels; stocks 3,S07, $40
bushels No. . red winter earlicky, spot
domestic, 2:43; March. 2:43; No. 5, 2:40
Corn-Receipts, 32S,39S bushels; ship
ments, 190,330 bushels; stocks. 3,159,759
bushels
Oats-ReceiptS. none; shipments. none;
stocks; 1S5; IT. bushels
Barley-Receipts; none; shipments, none;
stocks. 2.794 bushels.
Rye-Receipts. 12,771 bushels: ship
ments. none stocks, 22S.173 bushels
SoybeanS-Peceipts, none: shipments
1905 bushels: stocks. 1896 bushels.
Millfeed-ReceiptS. 80 tons.
Butter and Eggs.
Eggs-Market steady; receipts. liberal
demand. moderate. Wholesale selling
prices A. large, 54-35; A. medium. 52-53
B. large, 52-53, current receipts, ungraded
1915.
Receipts-Eggs, 2oo4 cases; butter
g. All pounds.