Evening star., 1953-12-21
Produce Markets

;, Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United States Agriculture. Department:
:, Apples-About steady. bushel baskets,
inches No SD 9S 9Ssn1sySanis oFdnars dSaS 0safSus "a
best; $50; fair quality. $50: staymans,
%; mostly 400; Romes, "a inches up,
6sIsd, 6slIlsiSdIi nIIss IfIsnsy sM M inches up, sS:
stsymaps Sta nns5 "a inches up, f;2S: Boxes
ootdsn Dslic,ous, l9o.i$ss,, l. 80,
65ec55: few higher: .l0-pound sacks, 90:
waxed Delicious GoIdens, few 2'75:
Puerto Ricans, 2.50-75; few 2.S5: Mary
land fsW binS.r and virgnis Goldens' S50-39o
nearby ia-bushel hampers. Goldens,
Beans and Cabbage.
Lima beans-Barely steady. Florida
bushel hamper, 5.5o-6.00; few 500, few
~ zap sI,,Ss; SSs;anssmslishtly stronser Flor.
general good quality, 3,oo,3.5o: few
bsr1 1;51-s o5s,,tI BOqntifuls |hoidOVers) Ordi
Brussel sprouts Delaware bushel
cabbage|ADout steady. Bushel baskets,
loo North Carolina. 65-75; Pennsyl-
lsh 3os oPenMnsylvania, Masyh I5-s5 New York. 90
1a4 bushel crates, COL 90.
Carrots-Topped washed-New York
and New jersey 50-pound sacks. Loo
Caulihower-slishtly weaker. Crates.
1"s and larger, 6 q. II, 2.50-325.
y-cabhage-Florida celery crates.
Corn-Wirebound crates. 5-dozen yell
low Florida. 4.75; 6-dozen fair quality.
- Cucumbers-stronger Offerings light
Florida bushel baskets. $50
Esgplant--Slightly stronger Bushel
b., 6askst itv Florida. 3@5-3.5o few 400; fair
.Endive-Steady. Florida 11/9 bushel
wirehound crates. 2,25.
Escarole-Steady. Florida l-1/9 bush
els, Wlrebound crates. 200.
Greens and Onions.
Greens---Bushel baskets. nearby broc-
coli coli and collards. 75-1 90; Virginia Nor
LOO; Delaware coliards, 1890; Kaie'
a5,I 90; North Carolina bushel hampers
collards, mustard, rape and turnip tops.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market steady to firm, sup
plies of most classes were adequate. de-
na tS Of sales msde nsGsssMa6ss
commitment and prices varied depend.
ing on quality. size and method Of sale,
straight or mixed lots. heavy hens in
straight. smaller size heavy type. toms
moved readily. small type hens 500 well.
offerings appeared ADEQUATE for current
needs, IN general. demand was good, with
most interest centered on hens. Broil-
ers or fryerS-3 pounds and over 25
cents. cents Hens-Heavy type. 1928: ca
turkeys. heavy type hens, 45-5S; mostly,
4e-50: tons 35-3S. mostly. 36-37.
Grain Market.
s.dIs Flour - Receipts 1904 10o-pound
Wheat-Receipts. 3,7as bushels: ship
ments 500 bushels: stocks, 4,546,755
domestic so5; p pecemSar, sq satosk' soS NO. S0os j.
Corn-Receipts, "a. 7so' bushels: ship
n mentS; $4,000 bushels; stocks, 3.O90,204
oats-Receipts, none: shipments, none
STOCKS; none.
nons Bsrsy socEs RfSstPt ss ssps, nSPs shipments
Rye-Receipts. none; shipments, 1904
.niaSgSesl is0ySsssnsSR Receipts, , ,s?4S4 bushels;
s59:ss7 'f; bushels. s.''' 'uSnei'' STOCKS
Millfeed-Receipts, none.
Livestock Market
Cattle. 1900: holdovers, ZOO: eouiya-
lent 10 loads slaushter steers and four
loads stock cattle; trading on Slaughter
stesGy steers moderately etrHe active and prices
Thursday; good and choice 9T3- 18;5-
choice 900-pound yeariinss o4.5o. odd ID
lot utility and commercial steers 1850
1900, odd good heifers 1000. utility
and commercial grades 1350-1S.00
Gamer and cutter heifers 10.00-12.50:
COW. trade slowed down by lower bids.
early sales steady to 80 cents lower but
some bids of 100: early sale utility
head young n cows on heifer, order to
downward from 1850. Gamers and
cutters mostly and 500 and HOO
range, bat shelly Gamers down to 500
or under and more around the 100
mark than on last Thursday; bulls
fairly active, strong to 80 cents higher;
odd head commercial sausage bulls to
b,5i,s 1SSo, most sG Utility and an, commercial
good stocker steers and calves 1880
1900. few inferior 1915.
Calves. 800: fairly active. steady;
few choice and prime vealers; 10000
vealers 29.00-32 90, commercial and
good lS.00-2S.00, Gull and utility 500
1900: bulk sales around 1000 up.
Hogs. 1000: not enough barrows and
gifts sold to establish a trading basis;
sales moderately active; generally 25
i mostly SsSe 4o945o Sofs Sounds f eSI7ss sS7ss
21,00, 45o-5OO pounds 1a.75-20.00.
50o-550 pounds 1S.75-19.00. heavier
weights 1900 down, according to
weight eonditiOn oR ara quality odd
same weight sows.
Sheep. so; scattered odd truck lots
last Thursdays quotations; few good
tn Drtme AVERAGES 20 00-21 90