Evening star., 1951-03-01
Produce Markets

United States Agriculture DEPARTMENT:
Apples-Weak; offerings rather heavy;
nosss very light No Bqshs Mar1ns 5sSsfs os snd
Golden Sa Ie delicious. Hm 0sH ss-tnsh up So:sS;
ac Grnes ap aiI9ea Sp' peonsySsna on Esmss Ds S
soIdsn Delicious. ~ inch @ -, up, - 200;
fair color. 1.50-75 2M inch up. 1.25.
: Petatoes-old market about steady.
Sania Va "a Katahdins Kat M 1oo-pound is SACKS. ordi-
nary- quality. 9o-1 90; 50--pound sacks,
eoso cents few higaer Srdinary 30 gnsty
Sweet Potatoes,E-About steady Bushel
ssssss sssas No fair daafy DsliEare spsEsG
hhps hsmppsrs, Goldsns, U. 5. No soes9S; si
Snap Beans Steady.
Snap beans-About steady; Florida,
bushel hampers, Valentines, 3.00-3-25;
( fey zk best, s, $780, ordinary to fair quality
Lima beans-About steady; Florida,
bushel hampers, .00,4 90: few best, 300
ss BRUSSELS spr9utswRepacks' I3r3 per quart
5o-pound sacks; Is 6.oo-S.5o; 1s4-bushel
Carrots-Topped. washed, New jersey
and Pennsylvania, bushel baskets, 1.75-
ceiery-cabbage-Florida, 1s-auart bas-
kets. 75-1.25, according to condition. j,
Cucumbers-Weaker undertone: hushel
baskets, waxed,. Florida: mostly 900; few
Endiye - Florida: . 16-auart baskets
- EssarGls I e. - Florida. 1s-auart baskets
mos'is i'oo Greens Market.
Greens-Bushel baskets and bushel
hampers oo Virginia colards .,ad SI9s
rape. rals i SO: tarnip tops, pao ioo-isa5. '
vas MsshIoG@MEssns posnd bssRsss gs 4s Rsnnis fsw
t, Onions i ~ Slightly weaker; 5o-pound
SACKS y yellow W. VI j? msau ascorains MGnsah 70
quality; New York. Io-pounds sacks, 35.
half-bushel hampers, 9o,l 90; fey. 10; :,
baskets. wonders and other bull-nose
type; medium to large. 6.oo-7Oo; fair
Radiishes@Market slightly weaker; Flor
ida, ,16-auart baskets, 80 bunches, 9o-1 ! >;
Rhubarb-Miehigan hothouse' o-pounc
! 25-1 So. South Carolina. 16-auart bas-
kets, "A punches. 200;
bushei baskets. savoy, Virginia, Norfolk
section : oez2a5; ordinary to fair quail
sauash-Bsrely steady; few. sales; Flor
ida bushel hampers fat, t wbite n6. small n to
eou aeo; yellow oorop CROOKS and md straisht % necfs
stsoss-Repaeksa cartons ar. tubes ! ap- z.
1.SS-3.s5; poorer. I25-I.5o; 5s. LOO.
1.25; few best 1.5O.
1urnips-Topped, washed. Pennsylvania;
bushel hampers. l.75-2 90.
Watercress-virginis bushels. 2.00-2.50
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market about steady. Re-
Fryers, 3A-4 pounds. 1886, mostly 1894;
pullsts, 3 pounds and up as-39: Is hens
- ~ Livestock Markets.
Cattle. 700; holdovers. 200; equivalent
! IL loads slaughter steers and loads stock
cattle, trading slow with steers moving
best, price steady with earlier in week on
steers. heifers, cows and stock cattle, bulls
ding lower on cows and some sales 80
cents or more of; small steer run good
and choice GRADE selling 1,025-1 ,25O
mercial heifers, 24.oO-29 90; commercial
| cows. 26.00-27.OO; utility cows. $3.50
$3.50: Gamers and cutters. 2o.00-23. so;
good a fseder Steers e5sns sss5
| Calves, 200; slow, steady, broadest out
| let again on choice vealers and Gull COM
ings; ood and choice. 36.00-40.0o; the
top, common and medium. 30.00-35. 90;
culls, 23. .00-3O. 90: lightweight culls. down
| to 1900 or under.
| Hogs, 1.10u: active. 25 cents higher
good and choice 16O-2o0-pound barrows
and glts Il 59ces GO; The top 2a9-34o
g. 90; 100000 pounds, 20 000-21 90; over
300 lbs. 1850 down; 120-14O pounds,
1s.50-19. 90; 14O-160 pounds. 10 .5O-2050;
sows under 400 pounds, 1S.5o-19.0 90; good
| 400-450 pounds. l7.50-1S.00; heavier
weights, 1900 down; staes, 800 under
| price Of same weight sows, garbage-f fed
hogs zoo under grain-feds.
Sheep. none
Grain Market.
Flour - Receipts, 14,461, 100-pound
Wheat-Receipts. 1885 bushels; ship
ments, 215,319 bushels: stocks, 3.842,02e
bushels: No. Q red winter garlicky. spot
domestic. 2.40la; March. 2.40t2. No. 3
corn-Receipts. 3oe. .6es bushels: ship
ments, 156,6S7 bushels; stocks, 2.ss6 06i
| bushels.
oats-Receipts. 33,5ls bushels; ship
Barley = Receipts, none; shipments
none; stocks, 1904 bushels.
| Rye-Receipts, "A 1893 bushels; ship
ments, 1000 bushels; stocks, 52s,4Si
| bushels.
soybeans-Receipts, none shipments
none; stocks. 147.457 bushels.
| Millfeed-Receipts. 62S tons.
| Butter and Eggs.
Esgs..Market steady; RECEIPTS. mod
crate; demand, moderate. Wholesale sell
ing prices large, $3.50; A medium
50-53: 3 large: 50-53; current receipts
Receipts-Eess. SIT cases: butter. none