Evening star., 1953-07-20
Produce Markets


United states Agriculture department.
o. AppIeS-bushel basket. NeW Jersey
StaIAs v. 5: Is, 2ha inca up, ;-.5O-@. %:
no grace or size marx, 2.5O-2.1o. Penn
SyManla Ducness U. S. Is 21s-inch w.
- Potatoes-Dull and weak: U. S. is
SIZE unWasheo unless otherwise stated.
vlrglnla-Easte Shore cobbierS, 100
pound sacks, iL;;4O-l:75: MARYLAND East
50--pound sacks, SO-85 cents.
/, s%eet potatoes-U; s. Is. New Jersey.
5od cuSneI Ts1sd d3aSKesf, KesSs jersey type mostly
3.15.
Beans and Beets.
, Snap Beans-Firm; bushel baskets and
hampers, MARYLAND Valentines: fair
quality 800; tendergreens 3.O0-4 90 fair
9uanty, 2.oo' Pennsylvania Valentines.
Bests-Maryland. per bunch. mostly
PC; New Jersey. orange boxes. 20
cabbage@slishtiy weaker; domestic.
round: Pennsylyania., ,bushel baskets
packed locally. 75-I.0O, best mostly LOO;
bushel baskets 1.35. Low "'''A"o
Carrots-ropped New Jersey, bushel
baskets, s6 b;;9S:, d;sS f4,po9nd % SACKS. mostly
Celery@Various HsS crates, w washed, New
2SeFssy Searfs, Pa5ea. 5Sasn. dozen as SSs$S:
rascal. 22-4 dozen, 2.UU-2.25 "'
Gorn-North Corn Carolina. white: crates,
4 i1S dozen, 3;0Q-3.50: MARYLAND, 5 dozen,
sacks, 3.yu-5.oO, lew, 30.
n Cucumbers-,slightly weaker; bushel
baskets MARYLAND. good quality, waxed,
duality, virsinia rsn 10 oEEainerS Eas9eTSS
shore. ordinary quality. .1.25-1.5O Del
EssplantMsouth Ssc cssolinS. liooiaSS busHel bas-
l.Is' IEndiysmohiS sSme SS is>auart basket. 1.1o-
EscaEole-ohio 16-auart basket, 90.
1.00. New Jersey tomato lugs, mostly
Lettuce and Onions.
cebsfE bettuet iss Jersey ye EastsEn crates
okraENew yersey' ~ is-auara as1feFi climax
5aSket' be, best 3.oo-4'00; ordinary Quality,
Is yeoSs New SepG1nd 5eFssy ssekf u s.
onions (green)-ohio 16-auart OaS-
Parsley, curly-ohio s-uuart baske,
best, ,1:15-1. .25; fair quality. 9o-i 90
New Jersey. "a bushel basket, $50: tan
PeaswNeSS; S; jersey t;rS; bushel basket, s25-
Peppers-About steady. Bushel basket
a1nddha and hamper. North Carolina California
S61G.r s;5oi some 3nn. 15S; Maryland California
ssSey1 So1nash@NeX siSo-siSS. Jersey orange boxes
aof 90 oEsdishss@ohio ssi 5 1s-auars basket. "a
80 punches. 1.OQ-1 TO-;
and basket. nat white. 5O-I 90, mostly
kes: 55,i:o0: pusheI basket, 1.56.i:75.
TomatoeS-Sllghtly weaker: virginia
fair quality, i.50-i.75: ordinary quality
and condition, 1:0o-1.25: green. 1,75-
best. mostly 500: Maryland a-bushei
basket. ripe. and turning. 4.5Q:
mostly 3;50.4;;00: fair to ordinary quail
duality. I.S5. RepacksWcartons. 70
tubes approximately 1-pound 3s and As
mostly 1.35: 20-pound cartons. loose,
Turnips-New Jersey. 1A-bushel bas-
ket. white purple tops, 1.00-1.25.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market quiet. Volume Of re-
ceipts light Offerings of carried over
fryers plentiful and trading very light.
Too few sales to quote prices.
Livestock Markets.
Cattle, 2.400; holdovers, 100: equiva-
around Al loads. grained on grass and
grass fat also loads stock cattle: trad
03e in roand op
grain-fed slaughter steers and for grass
ers scaling under l.150 poundss slaush.
lower than last Thursday. cows 5O-1.OO
commercial grades Of more; bulls ac-
cattle; few high choice and prime go
$3.50; few loads sood and choice 1850
and stee Esanss Sn ffrss:
0o add fn mead sGoa oa SFy fst and
merciaI cows, 13.O0-14.5O; utility cows.
l1.00-l2.50; Gamers and cutters. mostly
800 90; ,S cSomnmercisl nm grade sausage
few utility. 14OO-l6 so; canner and cut
ter Light we wsightS, Il0to-145o; 9dd lots
nepor enc sd5 ssd
common calf weight stockers. 1900
Calves, 500; moderately active. gen.
lots good to prime, 20. 0O-23. %; utility
to 1000 600 or z under; outlet rather marrow
interest inquiring for under 225 pounds,
HOGS; 1000; active; barrows and
Egilts 90 cents hisher than last Friday
e 1S5-210-pound 6arroys and gifts,
ssS93s5; 6ga6S no;4S. 24S.27S ESgs pogPds 7S537s
300 pounds 24.0O down. depending on
weight and condition; 120-l40 pounds.
Se e go 25-25;G5; on o14o-l6o 4O- pounds 2S.25-
s9g soEs UNI, under 400 pounds, mostly 22;Oo;
higher; 400 -45O pounds, 1000 to mostly
LOO; few heavier weights, 5000 down,
according to condition and weight; odd
stays. 100000 under price Of same
Sheep. 500: opening fairly active.
fun steady to strong: mixed good to
prime, 74-SS-pound spring lambs. 2l 90
$500; bulk sales $500 up; few utility
and good $500 pounds. 17.O0-20.0O.
Grain Market.
Flour - Receipts. S.132 100-pound
sacks.
Wheat - Receipts, 500 ,697 bushels;
shipments, 442.667 bushels; stocks, g.
103,965 bushels. No. red winter gar
Nckys spot: domestic 1,s6; July, 1856;
Corn-Receipts. $500 bushels: ship
ments, 10000 bushels; stocks, 1.052. .336
bushels.
Oats-Receipts, none: shipments,
none; stocks, 2,645 bushels.
Barley = Receipts. none; shipments,
none: stocks. 100. .42O bushels.
Rye-RecetptS, none; shipments, none
bushels; stocks, s97 bushels.
Soybeans-Receipts, none, shipments,
none; stocks. 66,30S bushels.
Millfeed-ReceiptS none.