Evening star., 1952-05-12
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United States Agriculture Department;
bushel baskets and boxes, U. S. No. Is,
Potatoes (old)-No sales reported.
hampers, u. S. is. New Jersey Goldens
some washed, waxed and colored, $50
ZOO: not, waxed, 6 O0-25; New Jersey
Ha-bushel baskets, Goldens. 3.25s
Beans and Beets.
Asparagus - Weaker; pyramid crates
500; extra fancy 1904 so; fancy, $50
sey colossal 4.5o,5.So; extra fancy, $50
low as 800 Pennsylvania. extra 2i'G fancy ICY
$50: fancy, 400; prime, 3.25-3.5o. Viz
ginia large. 4.5O; medium, $50.
fair Quality. s.5o3.oo; ensrs; poorer. 1.25-f IS;
{PlentifulSi fair quality 2SS TendeTgreens
contenders, fair quality. @.ss. p RepacEs cHe
cartons, 8, 12-ounce celiophane bags. i .55
h, Lin Lima beans-About beans steady; Florida
punches. 2.5o-2.75. '' ~
Cabbage-Slow. stronger. cartons, abou,
sasTi oSTfs' 5Sads 'ssasl
Florida, 1901 90: South Carolina. s.75.
NSTh sonib ea9na ornnse ,sSe 69Ssf 100
bound crates. 475-5oo: pointed type
sos:. ssu'1svs!ISeF!n nss s5s.sas carolin. orange
oS: 5sdR g. & s xsakf{ rsaas des.n se5
dozen ssf SEQ g. 0fs few y '' quality OF
eus6el basket. 4;5o-5 %: few high 'Os a,
SSo; d fair d,s qHality oo a5o4 1oers5
Egg .plant-About steady. Florida
sushel b E6 basket a,oo-a.5o; poorer. 200
Greens and Lettuce.
.t3 ms7vans ps Light Bushsl 1Taa ss:
cellophsne bags fsle IS: '1ttS.' I.s5. .00aA''
Lettuce-North Carolina 5-p, hampers
bound cartons, dozen, @ s s5oNs'oo. 5000 New Nev
Jersey eastern cartons Boston. 2 dozen
2;!5Q,3.oos New New jersey eastern cartons
S0sson M1ahroo1sMaiy dezen Sooad6 and pennsylv.n.
s-pound baskets, 1.e5-i.s5; pints, 3
okra-About steady. Florida, bushel
hampers, few small 800; "a bushel bas.
onions tgreen'-Nearby. per bunch
onions-;5o-pound sacks Uu. g.. Is
Georgia yellow Bermudas, medium, 4.50;
large, 800.
Peppers-Barely steady; Florida bushe
hampers and baskets, California Wonder
Radishes-Nearby, per bunch. 4 cents
New Jersey crates, 36 punches, .50-1:75
few 2.99 Pennsylvania iuss' 80 punches
Rhubarb 80 Pennsylvania crates, 81
spinach-Bushel basket Savoy. Mary
land, 2.00-2.5O. Repacks. cartons, 10
ounce cellophane bags. 1.5O.
sauash-Slowly weaker; Florida bushe
nat yeoW wR'e srsehtneels sRf G medHm
I;20; y bpshel hampers, yellow straight
Tomatoes--Repacks, cartons 10 tube,
Turnips-North Carolina bushel baskets
topped and washed, 2.50-2.75.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Too- few sales to quote.
Livestock Markets.
Cattle, 700; holdovers, 300. equivalent
heifers and IA loads stock cattle; .tradins
cattle. rather slow on other classes; buyer;
classes but SLAUGHTER steers sellins fully
change; most sales good and choice steers,
33 50-35: 90; few small lots and odd head
eommsrcial and sood 2s9o;ssoo g: ,i few
49, esnn and eStsei, qssy is"S
%. 90, but shelly Gamers down to 1900
or under; few good beef bulls. 20 O0-30 90;
mSst s commersial offerings
lot fancy sso-poand stock caves. 90. 500; 90;
mSit snd casss nssu3 t1d fGSS ''0eksr' feeders
high good to prime vealers, other eraces
moving slowly; prices steady with last
THURSDAY; mixed lots good to prime,
soG.3s99 oo the ss top; utility and com
fts5a' q .6o l'Oo'S'o0' eoiiS mostly ''''o-
Hogs, 1000: moderately active; gener-
ally steady but top on borrows and gifts
l and 2. 190-210 pound barrows and
22o pounds 2l;00-25; 24O-260 pounds,
to weisht and eondition % qSS.i46 5'polalas pounds
1S.25-19. 90; 140-160 pounds, 19.OO-2025;
soWs under 400 pounds, 16.00-17. 90:
poSnds pSpnSs 1S ddTn it.ee S6 4SS
under price of some weight sows
Sheep. so; nothing in.
Grain Market.
ments WtneatNeEseeipts F4S "a 59I bushels ship
bushels No. 2 red winter sarlickyo. SPOT pot
domeTstic, 2:41h; May. 2:41ha; No. 8,
msptsi me- sans;. 1a4,5o6 bushels; stocks. i2s6'ioo
,oost osts-ssseipts. sss none; shipments, none;
Barley-EReceipts, none; shipments none;
RssSReeeipts. Ie Sssnfis IA .sss bushels; ship
ments 114.S00 bushels; stocks. 61S.3i4
u soybeans-Rsceipts s;391 bushels; ship
Millfeed-Receipts, none.