Evening star., 1952-09-08
Produce Markets
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United States Agriculture Department:
Apples-Slightly weaker; .bushel baskets
up. few 800: Pennsylvania, Rambos. 23
inches up, 3.25-5O; Mcintosh. ga inches
up, 2.50-3,OO; Delaware. Delicious, ~
ineSes n asi s5o Sa:S s$ O ncSes che soosS
Potatoes-Barely steady. U. 8. No. !
size A, unwashed unless otherwise stated
100-pound sacks, New York, Katahdins
aSsS pe9nsyvfRa SSS1ss
sacks, Cobblers, 2.35.
Sweet potatoes-+Slightly weaker: bushe
baskets, u. s. No. /, some washed; Mary.
land. Puerto Ricans, unWashed. 2.5O,3.5O
according to quality: Virginia. Goldens
Beans and Beets.
Snap Beans--Bushel baskets and ham.
pers Maryland& C & valentines fair to gen gen
S.Sp; round stringle;ss and tender greens
l.50-2.25; New York, valentines. 2.25-
S.655; wax, zoo; New Jersey; valentines a.;.s
I.75; Pennsylvania. Valentines, 200
Lima Beans--!slightly weaker; bushel
hampers: New York, Long Island. 800
400; fair condition. 3.Q0-3 :25: Maryland
Beets-Topped washed. bushel baskets
New Jersey. 2.75; Pennsylvania. 200.
Broccoli-Pennsylvania crates. les. 2.25
Cabbage = Slightly weaker; domestic
LOO; New York. 1.4O-l 80; 50.pound
sacks. New York. poor condition, 60-1.25;
"a bushel crates. Pennsylvania, 1,5O-1 rs
few 200: New York, 1.50-l.15; New Jer-
sey, 1.25-1 so, few 1;75; Pennsylvania
bushel crates, red. $50.
Poultry Quotations.
,Poultry-Receipts very light. Too few
Livestock Markets.
Cattle. 2,1O0; holdovers. 200; largest
salable supply cattle since late last Octo'
ter steers mainly grained on grass anc
pounds and 70 loads stock cattle; openins
sran fed eIs steers " fus " steady 1 With Gss ss
week including choice and prime at "a 20.
IS 80, very few others sold; scattered lot:
Gamer and cutter cows about steady with
last Thursdays low close, but undertons
weak to lower; early sales largely in range
S.00-1750 odd head strong weight cutters
and low utility cows .1S.00-19.0O bulls
mSsty O Cutter and ov 1
lightweight offerings at 2O.0O-22 90. fairly
active on high to medium and better grade
but very few other grade sold and under
435-S35 pound replacement steers $500
5000, mostly good including few choice
calf cali weisht oierings above $500; odd
% 90. '0
Calves 400; slow. generally steady. odd
lot mixed good to prime vealerS $1,000
Hogs 1000: moderately active after a
slow, opening. generally steady on all
weights and EIades, S.s: ssatteFed ODD lot
190-215-pound barrows and gifts to small
killer at 21 so. the extreme top. practical
top 21.25 and bulk choice 170-230-pound
SoetsSs So. as6Ss6o Seands nGs over SS 800
condition. I2O-i40 pounds I7.25-is25.
140-160 pounds 1S.25-19.25; sows under
400 pounds 1925 to mostly 1925. odd
head higher. 400-450 pounds 15.25-16.25,
Sheep 200; run late in arriving but
early sales generally steady with
75-Si-pound spring lambs 2S. S.00-31 .00,
paeklase or 50 seld hisheT. s few eull and and
90 90. small lot mostly choice 76:pound
shorn lambs No. 2 pelts $500 odd head
choice 140-pound slaughter ewes ZOO.
Grain Market.
WSeat--Receipts, 81. $40 bushels; ship
NJ .So RED winter gsTdl,seky, spot sSS@asstie'
Corn-Receipts. $1,000 bushels; ship
ments. none; stocks. 403, 1852 bushels.
oats-Receipts. 10,230 bushels; ship
'tocks. 81 .479 bushels.
stocks, 136,594 bushels. II
Soybeans - Receipts. none; shipments.
none; stocks. 16S bushels