Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-17
Produce Markets

Baltimors quotations supplied By the
United States Agriculture pspsrtmsnt;
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up, few best: 3:75; fair quality. 3.25; Penn an
inches up s'asy oo6o 'f inshs s S
l.65-75; Red Yorks., IA inches up. 2.25;
lne ass W. wn fs5 81 shf se Ss IT,
scSr ESQ., Rs%ss ne asnei up sD s5
e g. : , S5sp'ssS ~. ps sSS
Potatoes--old, stronger undertone. o. O.
n. 1. size A. unwashed. 2-inch minimum
sSh! Kssahdin l99DoTnd sssk:
sacks. 47-4s cents s. w. a. i'Oo' A'0un'
b. sss:' .Ss sssf ny sssas
Money Halls, 4.50; Puerto Ricans. 4.75.
500; fair quality. 3.75-4.25.
Beans and Cabbages.
SNAP beans-Weak undertone: Florida
few best high as 6.50: fair to gsneraliy
rspscss, Cartons. 81 ounce ounce ee HlsDi
'Af lima a..o bieans-About steady; Florida
quality 100 a00-4Si Fey sOod quality. 500:
y weaker others; Florida, domestic. round
bushel baskets, packed locally. 145-1 90
s ssaf u.s. srss fSs ssds
ao aR Ss. crates t 6 Danish 6o-65 pounds
oG5sSss' sasfs' small. Es'a sso New York
BASKETS. Florida. 7sos 20: CUBA, %
pssSsda e quality sne e0PS.iGa
ig 'B6s Be- SSoskst'' soo-s'sS' few $780, poorer
l'1 EndiVs-:rlorida. 1e-quart baskets, 30.
100; bushel wire bound crates, 2.25.
kets. ISL 90; bushei wire-bound crates
Greens and Onions.
Greens-Bushei baskets, virsinia. col
Florida. eoiisrds l75.s.eS: m. @%ustars
ssa sGs ESQ., sT;af1 es.ss . fs.'ss
Icellophane bags. kale. IS, .1.5O.
BASKETS isW hshe
fair S quality. 6S eents-1.0o: pints. mostl!
onions-About steady; 5o-pound sacks
T. 5000. FEY larger; slS-s rs meai gE
meaiam. a %BSeasiao%' sso-s2S; Minnesota
Onions agreen,--Florida. .1e-quart has
lkets. 2-dozen punches. DOL rs.
k.t rarssn5gsI l6 h-bushei bas
Psppers-About steady; bushel baskets
FLORIDA: bull nose type, medium to large
Radisheswsiishtiy sironser; Florida
i6-apart baskets. 80 punches. 1.0o-1.50
Livestock Markets.
Cattle. COMPARED last week; Slaughte
steers under Loo pounds ., about steady
sss so9. es sssS SV e a TaaE Sa
ls genssssally fully steady; weeks top s gse
se $780, PAID fSr nsivid sna pTm
and choice steers, sIs.I,sxS pound.
.SoG snd saie. a hefs1s Soo
$3.50; utility and commercial. 23.00-29 .00
siai cows. 24.00-26: 00; utility; q Il .5 g
S SoSo ye sanRsI beef fui!s oo eommsI
$50 o:Ss.s6: iishtxeisht dairybred cnii
sss5. pound stocker steers and calves
averages largely IS. 90 "a 90.
STEADY; weeks sIP ana eIosi i TOP Al %. pal
little more freely than last week, du
to larger percentage prime In run: 500
r Hosa vess5s6 eS Ep . sSnn asss
Is.Oo-25.oo; odd cuils down to 1900 an
Hogs, compared last week: Barrow
and gifts mostly 90 cents lower; SOW soy
steady to spots IS cents lower; choie
n 10000 pound barrows' and gifts. 19;9o
n 1895: 240-26O pounds, Is. 50-1S.75; 26o
800 pounds. I7.50-IS.50; heavier weighi
scarce. 1880 down; 120-140 p9gnS
ehoaaess soTs under 400 pounds; . 1S.E e
heavier S VENTS a 1850 SOnS down; stsss iii
Sheep, compared last week: Lambs an
n ewes scarce. nominally steady; good an
II choice 1l5-145-pound wooied slaushte
lambs. 25,00-2S. 90; 62-pound utility an
n good lambs, $3.50: slaughter ewes VII
| tually absent. choice quoted to 1906
4 prime lambs. around 90 pounds and les
\ 50 90: common TO good 60-6o-pound lamt
| 10 feeder buyers ut 22.00-25.00.
/ =. Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts. l2.401 100-poun
ssS WHiheat-Receipts. esa .oas bushels; shil
4 ments, 326.752 bushels: stocks. 1895. 90
4 bushels. No. red winter. gerlieky. $40
domestic. ESQ; February. 2.b0; No.
corn--Reeeipts, 1o5,s57 bushels: shil
ments, none: ssceks. 26 6 a. 5gsneis 81,
nons ssockI sol snshs. ann
Bariey-Receipts. 30. s45 bushels; shi|
ments. 10000 bushels; stocks. 237. "a
Rye-Receipts. 1000 bushels; shi1
ments, none: stocks. SIS, e7s bushels, /.
8oybeans--Neeeipts. 13.6e1 bushal
Nilifes6--Rseeipfs, o. tons. y