Evening star., 1953-08-27
Produce Markets


United States, Agriculture Department.:
qrayensteins. aH inches UP. 400 MARY Mary
Jersey, bushel baskets, .: S. No IS, Be-
wfs5tsys afhe; demand
less otherwise stated; Pennsylyania. 100
BsEas DsHas saSf sna keSsSssirs i4s SnD
sacks. Cobblers 1876 cents; Delaware.
5Ospound sacks. Kathdins. $500 cents.
=, Sweet potatoeS-Weaker undertone;
odens oesskss5s Puerto N9 Rcans xFflpis s5o
2.75; nearby; half bushel hampers. 1.25.
Beans and BeetS.
Maryland. Delaware, vir-
gi19ia,, E0 bpshel hampers, packed locally.
Snap 6eans-Bushel baskets and ham
iSG.s. %; cdef contendefs '2a goo oeen'efsF'ehs'
hampsrs h OSs1SsshY SeW s5s Sesssr S Nessbs essbs
Ra;bushel hampers, 1.00-1. so.
-, BeetS--Hearby and Pennsylvania, per
Broccoli-Maryiand, crates, SIS, LOO
~ Brussel sprouts-Maryland. per quart,
Cabbage-slightly stronger best, about
steady others. Domestic round, Penn
sylyania bushel baskets, packed locally,
pSnn 20, n!,;;;:, 70 poorer 50 orange boxes,
cf, carrotsmTopped, a;eS'1,Ta; Washed, New York
and New Jersey. 50-pound sacks. LOO
.nG SGaplit1eTermMaFyland' GarssT, crates, 12s
Celery--New Jersey, various crates.
Some washed. golden, 2a-6 dozen, 1.25-
Corn-Maryland. Pennsylvania, vari-
GUS containers dozen yellow and white.
Cucumbers-slightly stronger. Offer
ingS light; Delaware. bushel baskets or
dinary quality, I.25-1.50
dG dEGggpIlantL7Bushel IsI, baskets, Maryland.
Endive-New Jersey, orange boxes and
EscsrolewNew jersey. oranges boxes
ana tomato crates. 1.00-1.25.
Greens and Lettuce.
n GreenS-BuShel baskets and hampers.
Maryland, brocco and kale, LOO: col
ARDS mn mustard; rape and turnip tops.
LOO, some kale as low as SIS. '''
LettuGeENew Jersey, Eastern Iceberg
cFfpeS 1seoeEs aS5fn oho sS0.rt 5S BASKETS
11.96; 196;;, New JERSEY. }a-bushel BASKETS,
crasdsr. PsasTRus9e! n.sgassa baskets, New Jersey,
PeUpers BARELY steady, bushel bas-
kets ss and hampers, California, Wonder
1ype' medium fn% bal to larse' New Jersey LOO
Radishes@ohio, ie: Quart baskets. 80
punches. 1.00-1.10 few higher: Jugs,
NeS sn,n Jersey. ssy. z .vda dozen, LOO.
New York. iM-bushel wire-bound crates,
sauash1Half.bushel baskets and ham
higher: yellow straightnecks, Maryland
and ToS, New FoJ Jersey i I5-1.0O; ~
baskets and hampers, ripes and turning,
Maryland and Pennsylvania. 75-i.25.
p.uu Poultry Quotations.
average quality lighter sizes and hold
cVeF$, cVefinu Lighter offerings of heavier birds
generally light to fair. Heavy type sTs hens
weak; Prices l to cents lower. Offer-
inss rass,Itr otnrdennsome and demand light. Most
at at e. few sypH owef hens sos ansn Ps BY
sales Yesterday at 19 Broiiers or fry
ers pounds and over. 30-33R. few
higher; light type, 20. few lower.
Cattle. 1000; FOLLOWERS, 500, trad
ing slow on supply that includes two
on eG srsss and ard IS
steers and yearlings. stocker and feeder
cattle accounted for Is loads. cows were
m een sa0py 81 rscep apd msds sfsn up ed P0 gr
steady to strong. while a few lots of
grained on grass steers sold steady to
bulk Of esa sales s'ta1y on good to csha5 e5
choice steers. and yearlings clearing
20.O0-24. 50, 4 head prime steers av-
sFagns 92G srassn g9Snds 3S15 Utility and
weak. so cents lower. some sales of more
Gamers and cutters, .6.0O-9. 90: utility
and cOmmerciail 900l;125o; bulls steady
merciai grade. s.06-I6.00; stocker and
feeder demand, slow: odd head common
TO pouSds 969cs sold storsfT calves averaging
Calves, 400: trading slow; utility to
good yealers, 12.0OT20.00; few culls
Hogs, 900; trading moderately ac-
rows and gifts sows steady, $3.50
GTaT nSsty butchers q cents Gxer chSse
1915; i6o-1so pounds, " s4.s5-35 IS:
ohOnds chOcs bsrre%s and glts ls0,24o 5o5d!
eq4unSS 47SI55 7o,3oo poands DSssnSaoS sSo.
24.25; over 300 pounds clearing 1925
21.5o; 4Q0-45o pounds. $1,000, 450-500
1900: over $50 pounds 1850 down.
Sheep, 100 trading slow, few early
sales, small bunch of good spring lambs
Grain Market.
Flour--ReceiptS, none:
fnPmsn'S bnshes No. none red TtCSks Snter
spot domestic, 1904; August. 1.9o1s;
No. 3, 1.S713.
shipments, $4,000 bushels; stocks. 613,-
oatswReceipts. none; shipments. AZ
900 bushels stocks. 129,S35.
Barley-Receipts, none: shipments,
none; stocks, 4,S91 bushels.
Rye-ReceiptS, none: shipments. none:
stocks, SO, $40 bushels.
Soybeans-ReceiptS. none; shipments,
none: stocks. 3,679 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts, none.
EgE Market Firm.
yesterdays Quotations.)
Eggs: Market firm on better quality
large. steady to firm on mediums, I'M
settled on the balance. Medium whites
unchanged to / cent higher. balance
unchanged. Light receipts of Mid
Western lots resulted in offerings of large
quality packs being short Of good
demand Mediums adequate for fair
to good demand. Small and grade B
large more than ample for limited needs.
One lot Of, mediums taken in at 55ha
cents.
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by first
receivers: Large, minimum go per cent
"a quality, whites, 63-6SA: brown and
mixed colors, 63-64Ia. few lower. Large.
minimum 60 per cent "a quality.
whites. 63-6S, few lower; brown and
mixed colors, 63-64a. few lower. Me-
diums, minimum so per cent "A'' quail
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