Evening star., 1953-08-30
Produce Markets

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United states Agriculture Department:
AppleS-BuShel baskets, U. S. Is.
Maryland. Grimes Golden, 2t4 inches
up, 30; GraVenSteins. 2i2 inches up,
3.25, Pennsylvania, Rambos. 2l2 inches
up, $50; New. Jersey. Delicious. 21a
INCHES up, 4;7b-5:o0; ga inches up.
Potatoes-Barely steady. u S. Is.
stated. Pennsylvania. i0o-pound sacks,
Cobblers. l,25-50, KatahdinS l.75-S5;
ao--pound sacks. Cobplers, 75-S5. and
Katahdins, $500 cents; Delaware, 100
pound sacks $3.50 cents.
Sweet Enthusiastically weaker:
6ushel baskets, U. S. Is. Virginia and
lew Maryland Goldens. 2.00-5O; best
hieher' virginia Puerto RicanS. 2.@5-i5.
Beans and Cabbage.
~ Cantalopnes = Delaware, Maryland
gi5rsinta bdshel hamper packed locally
, Snap ,oeans-Bgshel baskets and
few 2;25, poorer I.25; tendergreens,
Lima beans-snshtly stronger: best
Beets--Nearby and PennsyIyanis. per
buCch. 5-6c. few &c
BroccoIi-Marylamd crates. SIS, ] 90
wide range in quality, buShel baskets,
packed fsM, locally, PennS9 lyania 90, so:
4 S,
MARYLAND and Prnnsylvsnia 1851 so
Carrots Ctopped and washedl-New
Jersey 2,, pound SACKS, 1.00-L?5..
NeT Ea!G~fgcrft5s YorG Ions ftisnd 1s oa and
Celerv--New Jersey various crates
some washed, golden, 2'5-6 dozen, / so
Corn-MarYland and Pennsylvania.
various containers. 5 dozen. yellow and
-Eegplsn, ,-Bushel ba skets. New Jersey.
- 90: Few I"j. nearby J, nusheI
/ hamper. EO-15
Greens and Lettuce.
Endive-New JERSEY, no sales re-
Greens Bushel baskets and ham
perS, Maryland and Pennsylvania. all
Lsttucea-Pennsylysnias orange boxes,
Iceberg 2 dozen few. . 90 New Jer-
SSeya; various crates, Iceberg, 2 dozen,
okra-New Jersey 1o,auart Climax
baskets, l.50-1.75. few 200.
lows, medium, New jersey. 65-i 90. "
- Green onions-ohio,, 16-quart bas-
ketS; p : dozen punches, l.00-l,1G.
crd1as- Peaas-Bushel baskets. New jersey,
Peppers-,slightlv weaker. Bushel bas-
type, medium to large, Maryland, 70
LOO. New jersey, 90-l.00.
RaolSheS-Ohlo. l6-auart baskets. 30
spinaeh7--sayoy, bushel baskets, New
Jersey. l.25-1 IS
squash-L1a-bushel baskets and ham
higher.
and Pennsylvania l2-bushel baskets and
hampers, ripes and turning, 75I %,
some best 1901 10; Pennsylvania. IT,
quart Climax baskets. ripe. 80.
Poultry Market.
Poultry-Market barely steady on
| fryers, weak on heavy type. hens, mod
crate to heavy stocks of holdover fryers
in light demand with some lower sales
were light and clearing fairly well at
gesterda2 vet Gt shter TEXT we're oerna safr
| today continue to exceed a very low
demand with very few sales reported.
Few light type hens brought 20.
| 3O-34.
| Cattle-Compared last week: Grain
| fed slaughter steers and yearlings steady
| to strong; grass fat steers and yearling
| steady to 80 lower. cows fully 90
! lower. bulls mostly steady; on Thurs
| day four head prime 1880 pound
bulk good to choice steers and yearlings,
!9.50-26.60; utility and commercial
! 12.00-l 30; utility ano commercial
| cows. 9.50-13.00; Gamer and cutters,
9.0O-l6.OO: common to good stockers
and feeders, 12.5O-2l.O0; few choice
| SS0-pound feeders. $500.
| Calves-Compared last week: Good to
prime vealerS weak, ] 90 lower; most
sales. 19.00-25. 90; utilities down to
| 1l.O0: few culls, 500.
Hogs-Compared last week: Barrows
and gifts, l.75 lower; Sows, LOO ioWer
choice butchers. 1s0-240 pounds. 25 .25-
1880: choice Sows, 400 pounds, 2l.25.
Sheep-Compared last week: No re-
| ceipts or sales Friday; on Thursday,
| good to prime spring lambs steady,
most sales 20.00-26.00; few utility
| lambs down to 1900; slaughter ewes,
! Gull 10 good. 3 ON-5 700.