Evening star., 1951-03-30
Produce Markets
SALES

produce quotations from Baltimore. fur
nisned by the Agriculture Department:
baskets and bushei boxes. U. s. No. i.
New Jersey Romes ela-inch UP. 50-75.
ecb feg higher ,ig Pennsylyania DelieioyY. "a
up; 1...,5-5o; Romes, 3-inch up. 1.75.
Potatoes: Old, about steady. U. S. No
pound sacks. 90-95 cents. few higher; fair
quality .. a5-sQ; i0-pound sacks. 2O-2:,
Sweet potatoes: About steady. sushel
200; Puerto Eicans, a,oo-5o; MsrsIand G.dsnsi
soed aas,s iaF Puerto r. Rf5sns
s.0Q-a5, few high as $50. ordinary 10. fsir
quality. SOL 80; white Yams, l50-a00,
LIT BOO. Jersey type. 150-15..
Aspara gus-slightly weaker; pyramid
1900 extra fancy. Ia.6e; p loose. if.eo, Sf.ess,
l2.5o; South Carolina, colossal few $50;
fancy. 5.00;6.00 choice. 800.
Snap Beans-slightly weaker: Florida.
bushel hampers. Valentines. fair to gen
orally good quality. 2.50-3.o0; some good
tifuls, fair quality $50; repacks. cartons,
10 Lounge cellophane bags, 1.20.
klma nBeansssht oS SeaksT Florias
300
Cabbage-weaker: Florida. round. bush
el ed,Da baskets sos PACKED locally mostly 15o
100
Carrots-Topped, washed. New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, bushel baskets, mostly
.1sa c1ornwPl9r,ds, -9 crate crates, &c No No. ts ts5s@.
Eggplants-About steady; offerings
light: Florida, bushel baskets. medium to
large fair to eenerally good quality.
Endiye - Florida, l6 Quart baskets,
1 .o0-I.25; bushel hampers, $50.
=, ! Essaroleo16 e; e. quart baskets Florida
Greens~Bushel baskets and bqshel
Hanover ,1 salad o9;1ls; rape 90; :.n,E ,aE:
nesM51sb fss IN Msrysns grne tops .nnsSsan SG
3-round baskets, 1."5-1.35; few higher;
onions-eGreen) Nearby. per bunch, a-4
Parsnips-Maryland Pennsylvania half
bushel hampers. 75-l.00,
sbf Medium 10
smaller and fair quality 1.50-2.o0 few
Radishes-Firm. 1s-qnart baskets, 80
Rhubarb-Michigan hot house. 5-pound
shaiIots-Louisiana per dozen punches.
spinach-About steady; bushel baskets,
LIP; poorer. 1.00-1.25 nearby. LIS; few
squash-About steady demand light:
to medium. 3.00-3.50; few higher; larger,
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry: Market f1rm heavy hens, about
steady others. Receipts rather light. Trad
ing slow. Fryers: 3H4 pounds and up, 33-4,
over 4 pounds. 35-36, under 3 pounds. 332.
81, few higher, light type, 2S.
Eggs: Market steady: Demand slow. OF
ferings rather heavy; wholesale prices: A
1880; current receipts unyreded, 40-43,
according to quality and weight.
Receipts: Butter. 10000 pounds; eggs,
Livestock Market.
Cattle-15o bulk of salable re receipts &c 9ts
Steady at 3s.00-5o; quotations all slaugh
yesterday small lot thin, but choice
asspoSnd as3 Hscndd stGsk h3sb calves sold at 44oo
caives-50; NO early sales; quotations
nominally unehansed; choice and prime
aegso fn far uader nc
largely a quotation affair with quotations
81 on all W weights sdG and grades; good ;ars and
22.25-50; 24O-26O pounds. 21 50-22 90:
260-300 pounds, 20.25-21 90; over 300
pounds, 1926 down; 12O-140 pounds.
1S.00-50: 140-160 pounds. 19.50-20. 90:
sows under 400 pounds. 1s.50-75; good
400-450 pounds. 17.25-50; over 400
pounds. 1875 down.
Sheep-None; quotations nominally un-
changed.
Grain Market.
Flour - Receipts 30937 100-pound
sacks
Wheat-Receipts, 81 ,3o3 bushels: ship
ments, 125.320 bushels; stocks. 1924. .951
bushels; No red winter: garlicky; spot
Corn--Receipts, 1855 bushels: ship
mentS, $4,000 bushels stocks. 2,972.2s5
bushels.
oats-Receipts, 1857 bushels; ship
ments. none: stocks. 1877 GAG bushels
Barley-Receipts. 9S5 bushels; ship
ments, 1000 bushels: stocks. 10.794
bushels.
Rye-Receipts 1868 bushels; ship
ments. none; stocks. 157. 1922 bushels.
Soybeans-Receipts, none; shipments, |
none; stocks. .213 bushels.
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