Evening star., 1952-06-19
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied by the
untd sta1eS NeW SsSs has
kets, Romes, U. S. No. l, 2ia inches up,
:, Potatoesaweaker qndertone; demand
%; s. No; G Size B. Gasata 45vi g; washed, she'd
u No ok 4Gs 1;4s;ns SebsgGS scbs,.; u 10
300; 50-pound sacks, u. S.: commercial,
Sweet potatoes-unsettled. New Jersey.
bushel hampers and baskets. Goldens and
saxsd De DOo5 SS Dasfsss Sssasd s5c i9d
400.
Beans and Beets.
Asparagus = Barely steady; demand
Maryland. COLOSSAL. 4.0o-4,so' 49, few 'Hes; best
5.O0 extra fancy, 1904 90; fancy. 300;
choice, 2.00-2.50 New Jersey. Colossal.
: Z, 112-4.Oo; extra fancy. 800; fancy, zoo
Snap beans-Firm undertone Bushel
hampers MARYLAND. Valentino. 1.75-".25,
I.7s; wax, 2.55-3.5o; Virginia, Valentines.
lima ssapsslqx sa4qs wssksr 20 Bushel
Beets---Nearby, per bunch, 81 cents.
Broccoli - Pennsylvania. crates, I2s.
Cabbage - Slightly weaker. Domestic
round. bushel baskets, packed locally.
Virginia: lG 1 80: 51-pound sacks. MARYLAND,
l 1.25-1.5O; 1A -bushei wire-bound crates
and orange boxes, New Jersey, . 90 few
SO; poorer, 1.5O; Virginia, 1.s5-2.OO,
-, coTn-;Barely steady; crates, yellow,
some s5olaoai low u s. no l. sn9aia dozen G5oiS
30: South carolina eorf5a; dozen. a05s5 bsst
=, cgcumbers- Stronger: bushel baskets,
North or sSmtb caTGblins; 75O-s50; fair quality
5 90; poorer. I00-i5o; large. 3.35-3.50.
g, oEnd1ve-New Jersey. bushel baskets,
Escarole-New Jersey. bushel baskets,
2 90: orange boxes. 100. Ohio. 16-auart
cosrds SsFast' MsEysRa ss 2a
ssnSs S$ * Esis; e. s3i 90; sSEnip sSps IS
Poultry Quotations.
P0ultry-Fryers barely steady. Prices
UNCHANGED to cents lower. Receipts
to fair demand. some carried Heavy
hens barely steady as price range mar
rowed. Supplies in. excess of light de-
3s-30, few lower. Hens, heavy type
2a-2s, few lower. Turkeys, Beltsville
Cattle 500 holdoverS $50, equivalent &
loads slaughter steers and 13 loads stock
cattle. slow on all classes especially cows
most bids on cows ,00-2.00 and in case
more lower. bulls selling SOL 90 lower
scattered sales stock cattle 50-1OD: spots
more lower. small lot high choice and
top, most good and choice steers scaling
975-1200 pounds 30.50-33.75; odd head
lots commercial heifers 5.25-"s 90; odd
head commercial cows $500; outstanding
commercial sausage bulls, ~ 15O-2s 90;
most commercial sausage bulls. 24.00-
200; utility bulls. II .00-24 90. few to
19.5O-21 90; few small lots medium and
good stockers and feeders and stock calves.
29. .Oo-32 so.
compared Wednesdays early trade or weak
to late close; scattered odd head
lot sorted high choice and prime veaiers'
80 5000 oos4 M 90; ~ Utility it MAN and S'' COMMERCIAL m
ranged 20O0-3O. 90: fairly broad clearance
late Wednesday. 1.OO-2.O0 under early
Hogs. ! 200: moderately active. steady,
choice @ l7O@o33O "a . pounds barrows @ s. and giltS' giilt6S
so down, according to weight and con-
dition; I20-140 pounds, 1S.OO-75; 140-
100 pounds. 19,25-20,25: choice sows, un,
higher; some top sows only bringing 1900,
however; 400-450 pounds 15.50-16.50;
heayier weights, $50, down.
Esa5 some mixed mixed. lots good tS pF%
the TOP; small lot mostly choice, los
pound. ZOO some utility and low good.
65 pounds. $500; few medium and good
64-pound lambs to feeder buyers, 22.0O.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts, 1874 100-pound sacks
Wheat-ReceiptS, 36,995 bushels; ship
ments, 3S,400 bushels; stocks, 926,251
bushels No red winter. ,garlicky. spot.
Corn-Receipts. 1874 ,69s bushels; ship
ments, $1,000 bushels: stocks, s96,945
oats-Receipts, none; shipments, none;
stocks, none.
Barley-Receipts, $500 bushels; ship
ments, none: stocks, 9,113 bushels.
Rye-Receipts, none: shipments, none:
stocks. 1885 bushels.
Soybeans--Receipts, none; shipments.
none; stocks, 313,S74 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts, none.
Eggs and Butter.
yesterdays ouotatiOns.l
Eggs: Market steady. Large whites
brown and mixed unchanged to l cent
higher. Some large whites purchased at
40-41, large brown and mixed, 39'2.
Receipts moderate. Offerings fully adequate
for fair demand.
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by first
receivers: Large, mir imum 80 per cent A
quality; whites, 431a-45ta: brown and
mixed colors, 43-44. Current receipts,
34-37.
Receipts: Butter, 59.431 pounds; eggs,
3,074 cases. tPercentage of Grade
quality has been changed from minimum
20 per cent to minimum so per cent?