Evening star., 1953-02-12
Produce Markets

Produce quotations from Baltimore,
Apples-About Steady; 6ushei baskets
Pei: RsIIisio9s; Vs. ssS SnSInsh gp %; si.sf
2Is5inch up, 400; YoTks. Sis-inch O, up.
3.O0.S;25; New Jersey, Romes 2n-incn
Up: S.2S; Pennsylyania, boxes, q. g. 1s,
washed, Pennsylvania, 50-pound sacks,
an.i;tT Katia;hdins kY 1s551 Ok 40; few 80; isiI
sweet Potatoes-Barely steady; de-
q. S. Is. Delaware. Puerto RlcSns. S A4pel. 81.
500; Maryland Goldens, 4.OO-4.25; fair
quality. 800; Puerto Ricsns, 1854 so;
Goldens, 4. .0O-4. 20; Jersey Orange, 100.
40 40; . Nearby Wear Rs-busneI hamper, Gold
Beans and Cabbage.
Beans tsnap)-Barely steady; Florida,
hushel hamper, valentines, 4.50-5 90:
good auality, 5.OO-4.0O; poorer, @ T.n:sS 5'oo;
Eepacks, cartons 6-12-ounce cellophane
:, Beans tlima)-Firm; offerings light;
Florida, busnel hamper, 6.O0-7.0O. &C.
Beets-Pennsyivania, bushel baskets,
e caSbaseFiP@; tST Storias nishfa nushel about
STEADY; others, bushel baskets, packed
LEGALLY Florida, domestic, round, mostly
Elor,d. ish, di.OO7;ls16. few 1:25: poorer. 75;
Celery -Cabbage-Dull; Florida celery,
crates, 2.5O:2.75; 16-auart baskets, so
SS ccrnaSoat sseadg e sSnditGe oerines light
Florida. crates. yellow, 5 dozen, $50;
bushel baskets. .00-s; ;00:- fair to gen
y fEal sSSd SSSasS pooref sooSS9 fair quail
htNeh al u,ira
bound or crates eS 2.a6-3.50: 16-auart bas-
yIssSSSS sSssss 'sssy Ss gsFar ssss sSsss
dTssnsg7EsushsI baskets and hamper.
some RoldSveTsi coilards f and ks!s'. !'N}: y:
rs fey s5 hapcver 1,rS;I salad s61d9
IS 50, IS 10, rs i.so; coifsFds Sfss A1ss IS
s-poqnd baskets. i;4o-f.56; few f.s0; fs0
ysIloaS New 'ssfi Ye4i and Sichi
Oyster plant-Nearby, per bunch, IL
Parsnips Maryland and Pennsylya-
mia. A-bushel baskets. 1.O0-1.15. few
Parsley-curly. Florida. 16-quart bas-
kets; S.nI.9 LOO. s,r,t,u m..,o. r,.,a.
susSsal SaDf5sn 6sEsts Medium meaksr large siOGld cs
fornia Wonder type. 3.5o-4.60,, fair
aualitgy S:50-3;25, poorer 1;5O.2. 90:
80 bunches. ,wirebound crates. 9O-1.OO;
16.gu9rt baskets, 90-1 90.
ShallotsaFlorida, aoE TiTebound radish
spinach~Bushel baskets. Savoy. Viz
ginia. 1.25;, repacks. cartons. .10-ounce
cellcphane bags, 6s 1.05. IS 1.40. les
Enthusiastically weaker, offerings
e-:@Repscks.p pV9 Cartons. Ei0Y 10 tubes,
approximately 1 pound, IS and As I.75-
2%;., few higher. poorer. ,75-1.25.
Pennsslysnia s New jersey. st0 bushel aSisas bas.
kets 1.O0-l :25. Ba-bushel baskets 5O-60;
nearby. la-bushel hampers. 1880.
Poultry Quotations.
ADEQUATE. Demand fair. Heavy type
hens steady to firm. Prices unchanged
to one cent higher. Offerings barely
One lot Of heavy type furkes ESSo toms soH sofd
late yesterday at 35. Broilers or fry
srs: over 3 pounds 32-33. few higher.
Hens: heavy type. 32-35; light type,
20-22; few higher.
Livestock Markets.
Cattle. 700; holdovers, 200; equivalent
Is loads SLAUGHTER steers and 2 loads
sess sS cattle nns sstsFsa S eay ss
ranging from 25 cents lower to so cents
higher, run mainly good and choice over
1.100-pound offerings and good many
loads still in first hands; scarcity of
supplies supporting COWS and bulls and
although trading slow prices are uneven
" strong to so cents higher; early sales
good and choice 911-1. .270-pound slaug l.
ter steers. 22.75-24 90; few commercial
and good 1,0l4-1 ,05S pounds, 81 .O0-50;
odd head commercial and good heifers,
1S.O0-22.00; odd lot utility and COM
meTcial cows, 15.50-1800: individual
largely IL 1.00-13.50, but odd head cutter
to 1900 or above; individual good beef
bull to 22.OO; commercial sausage offer
ings 17.5O-2o.OO: few utility bulls:
16.00-17O0: low medium and good
Calves, 200; rather slow steady. te Sy
1900; utility and commercial. 1900
$500; odd head good and choice, 25.00-
81 90; culls. 11.00-15.00.
Hogs, 1000; rather slow, very un-
even, not fully established, but few
early sales harroys ,and gifts under
800 pounds. 75-1.00 higher: few early
sales sows and over 300-pound weights,
25 cents up; early sales choice 170-22O-
pound barrows and gifts, 21.75-22O ~;
22G-240 pounds, 21.25-21.75; 240-260
POT Ids. 2O75-21 .25; 260-300 pounds.
19.50-21 90; over 800 pounds, 1880
dov n; 120-140 pounds, 19 .00-20 50;
140-160 pounds, 20.00-20.75; choice
SOW under 400 pounds, 1900 to mostly
1900; 400-450 pounds, 16.00-17 90;
heavier weights, 1900 down.