Evening star., 1953-08-24
Produce Markets

p, BALTIMORE quotations supplied by the
United States. Agriculture Department:
r. Apples-Bushel baskets, u, s, No. /,
3;50sa75; New Jersey Wealthys. ga inch
Potatoes-slightly weaker; U. s. No. /,
Maryland 1Q0-pound sacks, Katahdins.
ordinary to fair quality. 10000: Penn
sylvania cobolerS. 100-pound sacks, 1.75;
nop6 sacks saGks GO; DslS%are 90
| 80. 90
Sweet potatoes-Bushel baskets. o. S.
to Ricsns s,s5oGo: ten nearby 'Hg: Ssbushei msSs
hampers. Goldens, 1.75.
| Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market quiet. Moderate to
slow to clear. Too few sales to quote
prices.
Beans and Beets.
Cantsloups-Bushel hampers packed
| locally. Maryland and Virginia. 1,25-
srsstes, :s4s. i5-inch S.06-s,56; i4-inch
=. SNAP 5eanFs1BushsI baskets and m ham: a
Sontenders. $50; tendergreens, 1.5O-
Lima beans-wsaker, bushel hamper,
New Ne0rsr jersey; ~ mostly 2.oo' few higher
Beet Bssts5Nsw New Jersey, bushsl baskets
BroccoliwMarylsnd and New Jersey
Cabbage - Barely steady, domestic
epnayEsS. FSuna SIshs Sakst acfsd fs bScsy bShiy
4TsnTs fs1.sT Si 5Szi; 30 oPsnn'ylvsni'. 100; New
soeG;Is oGsTrOtss.TSpDed; washed, Nsx Jersey,
SSPeuPa SGaPs 6askets ksask', 16o o20l'0o' Ohio 1e-
Ms2RIanS' GsulpVsr@cTats'' 5oeaa9tSs' 1a' and larger
csltsgo celery&NeW NI:VJS jersey, variou, crates,
some washed, golden 2a-6 dozen, j. so
ego, few $50; Pascal "a dozen. 175-
y.oas GS5nMsy:Pa coasnsPs Rs dozen esoy
loo; white, 1;00-1 ;25, few, 1.50.
baEets fair EeeRsT aasy Oph S
80; nearby, 1a-bushel hampers. 70
Eggplant-Bushel baskets. New Jersey,
1.00-lL :25. few higher.
EEnndive-New Jersey, orange boxes
GEscarele-New Jersey, orange boxes.
Greens and Lettuce.
Greens, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
EIElis nuShel baskets nh and hampers. all types
Lettuce-New Jersey. Eastern Ice
200; Eastern crates. Boston. i .oO-I.25;
Romaine, I.00-1.25; few 1.5O.
baSket' GKtaISe% 1SeVa 6o SerseS' 4@-0uart climax
-, LsI,sksENeE Jersey, crates. 1918
Onions 'jSH; jsreen)-ohfo. 16-quart bas-
kets. 1.1O-I.l5; New Jersey crates.
dozen punches, 1.5O.
baitsts pts5sleyGurlgi Gu Ne" Jersey, 'a-bushel
rs Peas-BuShel 81 baskets, New jersey,
kssts s and hampers. California. Wonder
1901 ;25; few / SO; World Beaters' 100. 100.
l. Radishes~Ohio: 16-quart baskets. 30
| Cattle. 2,6G0; holdovers 300. trading
loads Strictly V dry fed As steers s'u and '$S $sSS
snd Seargs sass nd asd feeds1
of cows accounted for II to Is pei
about steady grass steers and yeariing;
weak, so cents lower with some bids
of more; bulk sales on good to CHOICE
ity and commerciai, 1901 1900; cows
weak. 80 cents lower with bids off more;
Utility and commercial; 10.5Q-13.00
ty and eemmerciai IO' gTSdes @ Siaif bultinr u' at
12. .oO-1 ] 500: cutters down to 900: few
sales on good supply of replacement
cents lover: Short TOAD load h heavy WsAh feeder Ter
steers sold % 90, to be returned to farm
for another short period of feeding.
=, SdAfSo, OOO. IIdQlHR mOderately aC-
tive; steady with last weeks close;
choice to prime vealers. 23.00-26 90.
with few, selling to out-of-town buyers
27.50 and local packet top $500; utility
END good @ vealers' 12.o0-22.0O; culls down
Hogs, 500: trading moderately active.
SSrs1Ws sHTsG than and gifts .sE steady to $3.50
steady: choice lightweight butchers.
12O-140 lbs, 23.00-24.00; 140-16O lbs.
24.00-25.00; 1918 lbs, 25.5-26. 3:
choice barrows and gifts, lS0-240 lbs,
26. 1927 90: 240-270 lbc., 26.00-26. so:
2!0-300 lbs. 25.00-25.75; over 300 lbs.
24.00 down: choice sows under 400 lbs.
225: 4Q0-45Q lbs: 20.75; 450-500 lbs.
1873; 5005550 lbs. 1873; heavier
Sheep. $50: trading slow at about
steady prices. few sales small bunch of
good to choice spring lambs, $500.
Grain Market.
Flour - Receipts, 1857 1oo-pound
Wheat - Receipts 45,3o4 bushels;
shipments, 1896 bushels: stocks.
5.039,3SS bushels: no 3 red. winter,
garlicky, spot domestic, 1.SSl2; August,
l.SSIa No. 3, 1.S51 "a.
Corn--Receipts, S0,146 bushels; ship
ments, 10000 bushels; stocks, 591. .S43
Oats = Receipts. none; shipments,
none; stocks. l29 S35.
Rye-Recetpts. 1.435 bushels: ship
ments: none; stocks, 1891 bushels.
Soybeans-Receipts. 12,3T6 bushels;
shipments. none; stocks. 77.10S bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts, Ala tons.