Evening star., 1953-03-26
Produce Markets

m B|altimore |4at quotations supplied by the
onated annIes sta ;S ss$ Agrlculture Department:
boxes s. IS PennsyIyanias RAISES beiicions ana
qqslity: lnsh ap s?S; .ss 2sfS'fG'as insh up' fS
2-"1s inch up. 800; Romes, ~ inch inch
staymans ~ inch up, 100; bo; Yorks. r ''3G, S2l
incn up 800; New Jersey Romes. 212
s.0o-s5.' 800 SS' '''o''' "lneSaps' @H@ inch up'
Iao Potstoss~old. a % dull U: s. Is. size A
Is cents: size B. 50-pound sacks. 50o65
Smnb Sen1f TSes New about steady Florida Tri-
Sweet potatoes-Duli. bushel baskets
R5cans and hampeES s. Is Deaware P1erto
4.00-50; Puerto Ricans, 4 .O0-5. .00; New
JERSEY Puerto Ricans. 4.00-50; Jersey
Beans and Beets.
Snap Bears-Slightly stronger Flor
generally good quality, i .0O-4 so, poorer
11;t59-".5O; contenders, 3.5o53.75; Plen-
Cartons 1a.onoe a's Cello Rags Fepacss' *
Lima Beans-SlightIy weaker. Florida.
bushel hamper, best. 400, fair quality
Beets - Pennsylvania. bushel basket.
Cabbage-slightly stronger. Domestic
TounG Florida oushe basket packed
1.:75;; New York. 50-pound sacks, Danish.
Carrots--Topped and washed. Penn
:. Celery -cabbage-7Barely steady; Flor
| ida. 16-quart basket, LOO.
Gorn-About steady; Florida, crates
ordinary to fair quality. 2.25-2.75.
-, Cucumbers-slightly stronser; Florida iidds
fair quality, 4.O0-4.5 so; large. 3.25-3 so
Eggpla ant-Firm. Florida bushel baskets
medium to large, 2.50-3.00.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Fryers. steady. Supplies fully
ample. Trading tended slow in some
heavy type hens, offerings. short on
best with some sold at 35. Ample sup;
| brought. 1-33. Broilers or fryers, over
3 pounds. 3l-33; hens, heavy type. 81
33, young. IS,
Livestock Markets.
Cattle, 700: holdovers. 200, equivalent
stock cattle: trading on slaughter steers
active, fully steady with Monday; other
classes. slow: cows opened steady to
but t6 loG mot snSSsh
price trend; around two loads high choice
and prime 1,036-1 ,192-poun6 steers,
23SO24 90; run ao4 mainly good ana Sn9ee BIC
$500; small lot commercial and low
good. 1S.OO-21.5O: odd head high COM
mercial young cows, on heifer order to
early. 16O0-fT.O0; few utility COWS,
15.00-1 500; yellow cows hard to move:
broadest outlet for cows on Gamers and
cutters and bulk sales. 10.5O-13 so; odd
head commercial SAUSAGE bulls to 1900;
odd utility, 15.50-16.00; scattered me-
dium and good stocker and feeder steers,
CALVES: 200: trade very slow and
sehoice and prime vea1ers steady at 2s; 90
other grades weak to lower.
HOGS Loo: active, generally 25 cents
alshef and ets sh0sf eJS4a 5srroEs
I;25.50; 24O-s6O pounds, 2o.75-2i 90;
100000 pounds. .19.75-2O.75; over 400
pounds downward from 1909; 12O-140
PSuhes choice so1s 1elgG Under poundS 4ao
pounds, 1880 to mostly 1880; 40O-450
pounds; 16,5o-17.5o; heavier weights,
Sheep. 25: receipts nearly double early
prime wooled slaughter lambs, good to
gsime e,nd ~ por1ds; 1 as $500; utility and good
Grain Market.
Flour - Receipts. $3.50 1OO-pound
Wheat-Receipts, S2,170 bushels; ship
mentS, 194.536 bushels; stocks, 2559,-
spot. domestic. 2.20; March, geo: No. 8,
Corn-Receipts. 419.67S bushels: ship
bushels.
oats-Receipts. $500 bushels; ship
ments. none: stocks, none.
Barley-Receipts. none: shipments.
none; stocks. 50,292 bushels
Rye-Receipts. none: shipments. none;
! stocks. none.
Soybeans-Receipts none: shipments,
none: stocks. 530.13 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts. ~ tons.
EEE Market Steady