Evening star., 1952-06-15
Produce Markets
Baltimore quotations supplied
United States ARriclllfure Dena ri I

- Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United States Agriculture Department:
Apples-Eastern. supplies insufficient to
quote.
Potatoes-Weaker: offerings are heavy
Is. unwashed, 4.O0.T5; best. 800; dark
3.o0-5o; washed, 5.O0-5O; South Carolina.
U. S. is. size B. washed, $50; Vreinia,
Cobblers, y s. Is size and Y; S. Is un-
washed. 475-5.5o: fair quality. 800;
bushel baskets, unwashed, no grade marks,
200
Sweet Potatoes-supplies insufficient to
quote
Beans and Bects.
Asparagus-slightly weaker, demand
Maryland, Colossal. 1904. 5o few best,
500. extra fancy, 3.00-3.15; few best
marks. 4.50-4.75; fancy, 3.50-3.00; choice.
high as 4,50; few, 3!5; extra fancy, 800
to large. 2.5O-3 90.
Snap Beans1weaker undertone; bushel
hampers. Maryland and Virginia. Valen-
tines. $4,000; few best. o.25; fair quail
isy, 1o3.l pnS poorer 5o.75 cents: Mary
tenders, 200; North Carolina, Valentines,
fair quality, .OO-1 so: poorer 5O-75 cents.
Lima beans-Barely steady; Florida.
oushel s!I hampers fair quality and condi-
Beets-About steady; New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, wire-bound crates "a
punches. 1902 oo nearby. per bunch.
Broccoli-Maryland, crates, IS, $50
cabbage-Barely steady; domestic round,
bushel baskets, packed locally, MARYLAND,
1852 90: North Carolina. l.50; Virginia;
saets s%a M H.~ Dashs SS1sf
crates and orange boxes. North Carolina,
small, lH0-I d6 20; New Jersey 200; vir-
Caulifiownr-New Jersev or.noe hove.
r,s'5a cesnE nE$iiFht[S Weaker; crates, yellow lev
Poorer ZOO eserra sS dSzen dSzen. oo$So 6o-$So;
6 dozen, d $4,000: Georgla. sacks 4a-5
Cucumbers - About steady; Florida
bushel baskets, fair quality, 2;50-3.00;
co. faE souS to snena g0Sd cod
EggplantmAbout steady; Florida bushel
baskets. 3.00-3.5n; fair quality. 2.50-275
Endve - Nearby, half-bushel hampers
Escarole-New Jersey. bushel crates, 200.
Greens and Lettuce.
,Greens--MarylaGd, bushel baskets. ,broc-
sprouts, I.O0:s kale COL 90; turnip tops
az rs; o0io Ohio l6-auart baskets, turnip tops,
LETTUCE - Connecticut, Eastern Icebers
crates. Iceberg. lss. ! 80; New Jersey East
ern Iceberg crates; Icebers : dozen. %
iSs 9o.l 80 Eastern crates. PHe Boston. I .oV
dozen. 75-1.25; Romaine. bushel baskets
fna ho DoTss; obiG S25 boxes
by. buShel baskets. Iceberg. COL 90
yania. a-pound baskets. 1'oo-1.25. Hfe1v few
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-MaIket barely steady on ordi-
nary tryers. Offerings liberal for a light
seieGtive se S,tI demand: Some carried. Best
we'll. Heavy hens, too few sales to QUOTE quote.
lOstY groilers o or fryers over pounds, @s-32;
Livestock Markets.
Cattle-Compared last week: Slaughter
steers, high choice and prime over l050
pounds 0d h.,tn 20 cents 90 lower; other steers
stock cattle Steady to weak; 'o Choice toStli and
SEs CHOICE Sa DeHnds Stssai 6" "A
.5i 53$iS stii1y down to fRS'sS g" sood and an"
cows, @40O-a750; utility. q ,00"@@ 50;
Sas 80 aGd c1tteFs 5ooS beef
utility. " oo-a4.5 30; hish good good ~ and and
choice 4S5-334 pound stocker steers and
calves, -35.00-40; ;00; medium and good.
and medium. 52O-956 pounds, 25 5.O0-29.75.
Calyes-Mostly steady; top ! 90 lower
at ~ 90; good to prime, 33.00-37 90;
utility ., and q commercial 22.00-32 90; culls,
Hog@Barrows and gifts mostly rs
cen cents Lower Lower; % sows 90 30 cents off all weights
230 pound barrows and gifts, "1 1921 rs;
pounds SS over ?" go IS%laao ponnds
1875 down; 120-14O pounds. 1s.25-I9 O0;.
140-160 pounds. 19.50-2O.5O: choice sows
under 400 pounds. 16.25-17.25: 4OO-45O
pounds. 15.25-16.25; heavier weights,
1925 down; stays discounted 3.OO-3.00.
Sheep-Spring lambs and shorn ewes
mostly steady. others virtually absent;
high good to prime 77-102-pound spring
lambs, 1000. closing top weeks top,
81 90, paid Monday for short deck So
pound average; utility and good 67-79
pounds. 25.0O-27 GO: good and choice
lo0-12 pounds. freshly shorn ewes. 90
800. latter price top, paid for choice
l:S-pound weights: Gull and utility freshly
Shorn ewes. 6.0O-10.n0.
Grain Market.
Flour-RecelptS, 2,0S4 lOQ-pound sacks
Wheat-Receipts. 1850 bushels; ship
ments $500 bushels; stocks. 094 .5i4
bushels. No red winter, earlicky. spot,
domestic, 2.35; June, 2.35; No 3, 332.
Corn-Recepts. 36. .O67 bushels; ship
bushels.
oats-Receipts, o6,5OO bushels; ship
mentS; none; stocks. none
Barley-Receipts none: shipments.
none; stocks, ,29O bushels.
Rye-ReceiptS. none; shipments. none;
stocks 13S,595 bushels
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, none; shipments.
500 bushels; stocks, 314555 bushels.
M1ll1eed-Receipts, none.