Evening star., 1953-09-28
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied oy the
United States Agriculture Department;
U. s; Is, Maryland Delicious, .24 inches
en-, Delicious, 2z inches UP. 3.75; Penn
up, uEa 55o Golden bsiieiSus. siSns nshss inshss
JJ,onathans: 2s4 INCHES up, $50; west
eaten. s. nchas fsncy UP 2ed Be-
lteious tray pack, zoos and 1885, 5.75-
Potatoes-About steady. U. 8. Is,
size A, ,unwashed unless otherwise Stated
sacks i 75.s5; 5o.pound sacks, SSSusS so-sS
sscfs ssnts' a0s1 aR0el1aTsrs CS katahdin'' 5o-pOund
sweet Potatoes-About steady. Bushel
6askets, y; 8; Is, Maryland and Virginia
so: fair quality. .5o-7S; s' Nancy Halls. iTH
40; nearby "a bushel hamper Goldens,
Snap Beans - Bushel baskets ana
hampers, Virginia Valentines, 4.50-5.OO;
New Jersey Tendergreens. 2.60-3,OO,
ma BesnslsSty SeS W. weaksr byshs %sh
Long ptti Island GeE af5H$S5 Getssy ana new YORK.
BestsENearby and Pennsylyania. per
bunch; b1;ncbs. 1S cents; Pennsylvania crates,
200. ' 0'' Lou
Poultry Quotations.
sales at ss-as; few roasters, casters t' "a; heavy sgy
type hens, 27-2S. and pekin ducks, 80;
TOO few sales to quote prices.
Livestock Markets.
Cattle, $500; holdovers. 600; equiva-
lent 90 loads slaughter steers and 81
loads stock cattle, trading rather slow
IN all departments but q little more
Gently, slaughter steers unevenly steady
TO 20 cents lower. heifers and bulls little
change, COWS generaly $500 lower, but
grade around / 90 OF. most sales good otai
and choice 1881 ,252 pound slaushter
steers 21.o0-23.O0; small lot Srain-fed
seod 2139 ieW and md
1900; few odd lots utility and CONNER
clal heifers. l2.00-15.75; utility and
commercial cows mostly 11:00-13.0O;
to 1900; early bulk canner and cutter,
7;O0-1O.50; few cutters to 11.00 and
above and shelly Ganners down to 900;
1300-15.O0; few utility bulls, 1l.5O-
1880; small lot good and choice stock
calves, 2O.50; several loads medium and
sSoa 20 o09ool'Ol5-pound 20 feeder steers.
Calves, 500; slow. scattered small lots
early. around steady, but hardly enough
downward from 5000.
Hogs, 700: fairly active, steady; choice
1SO-24O-pou oarrows and gifts, 26.25-
1850; few closely sorted l and lots
choice 190-2l0 pounds, 1915; 240-27O
pounds, 25.50-26.00i 270-300 pounds,
24.25-25.75; heavier weights mostly
1915 down; 120-140 pounds, 22.5O-
$3.50; 140-160 pounds, 23.50-24. 90;
160-lS0 pounds, 25.00-26.00; choice
sows under 400 pounds mostly 22.50;
400-450 pounds, 21.5O; 100000 pounds,
20.50; 60Q-550 pounds, 1880; heavier
weights, 1850 down depending ON quail
ity and weight; odd stagS 2.00-3.U0 un-
der price of same weight sows.
Sheep. 200: run largely spring lambs,
selling steady with last Thursday; good
to prime 64-S0-pound averages. 1900
5000; odd lots cutters and utility, 51-
81 pounds, 600-I4.U0.
Grain Market.
Flour - Receipts, l6,S0S 100-pound
Wheat - Receipts. 2:1.o15 bushels:
shipments. none; stocks, 6.347 ,456
bushels; NO. = red winter garlicky, spot,
domestic, 1872; September, 1872; No.
Corn - Receipts, 4o9.75a bushels;
shipments, 3o.603 bushels; stocks. 74s,-
oatsmReceipts. 10000 bushels; ship
ments. none: stocks, none.
none: Stocks Hfcssps fsspss5 bSshels G shipments
Rye-Receipts. 5000 bushels; ship
ments, none; stocks, 1891 bushels.
Soybeans-ReceiptS..n none; shipment&
none: stocks, As. 702 bushels.
Millfeed-ReceiptS, 519 tons,