Evening star., 1953-10-18

Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United States ,Asriculture Department:
Busnel baskets and boxes, y. 8. Is un-
less otherwise stated Maryland Golden
eiss peIcous 5cnss inches g. up saSa no.
up, 3.75-4.OO Pennsylvania Golden De-
liciOus. sM inches Up $50 @ ,s.SsH StSSymans.
400. Pennsylvania and Maryland, bulk.
per bushel, various varieties, 90. .50.
Potatoes-Slightly weaker. y. g. Is.
dins, 50-pound sacks. $500 cents. Del
aware Katahdins, 50-pound sacks. e0-95
Sweet Potatoes-About steady. Bushel
baskets, U. s Is, Maryland and Vir-
einia GoldenS .2.00-;;50: puerto Ricans,
2.25-75; nearby, Ha-bushel hampers
Snap beanS-Bushel baskets and ham
pers, Maryland, Valentines, 2.00-2.oO;
Contenders, 200-2.25; Tendergreens'
aiSis SSssS SSentnss afSs5dins iss0Os5o
Lima Deans-AbOg6s " steady. Virginia
Oufasa BeetsMSfysand namsfss s0O and PENNSYLVANIA
rennsyivania, crates. 70 bunches. LOO,
Broccoli--Crates,, IS, New Jersey. .O9-
LOO; MARYLAND, l.2o-l.oo; l2s' fennssi-
I, ca6baeeGslishtly stronger. Domestic
Round, some Danish, busnei pas oasKets: S,s
PaGAeu fsir Quality, ipSs S5-5S.
carTots@Topped, washed Pennsyl-
vania, bushel baskets, 1,25-l.5O. s
washed, Pennsylvania, Golden. 31s dozen'
Celery y-cabbage-New Jersey, tomato
Esgplant-Ne1 Jersey. busheI baskets,
2.0O--.2o, few $50,
Endive-New Jersey, bushel baskets
Escaroie-New Jersey, bushel baskets
75-I.25; orange boxes, 20.
Greens and Lettuce.
Greens-Bushel baskets and hampers
Maryland, brocco, 1890; conards, mus
sn sar0 snq Sav4 .OPH' al types mostly
Lettuce-N; j. various crt. iceberg
MhMd Musheooms.Md. & Pa. Bib bkt.
Onions (sreen)-Nearby per bunch
&c; N. J; cEt; S-d9z. punches s1; liz b;5o' 90.
1.5O. Pa. crts, 36 punches 1.5O.
Parsnips-Pa. la-bu. bkt. 1.5O.
Peppers-Barely steady. Blu. bkt, Calf.
TedMMd TSn0fE .SOg OTd SS' to fair eHi DUAL
N. nDasNSS J. ba cTt. So!76 '''
Rutabagas-Nearby Ia-6u. hpr 100.
asda sR5niea1sS6 ss. so6-lsS. Oss; savoy-Md, LOO
SquaSn-N. y. pu' pks' aSoAn "AoS'''
Tomatoes-Md. & Pa, l2-bu. bkt.. &
hpr. Ripes and turning 1.O0-l.50. few
best 1.76-2.25, poorer 1890.
Turnips-Iopoed, washed-Nearny "a
bu. hpr. 50-1.00; per bunch 5-5h2.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market weak; supplies OF
dened with usually light late-week de-
mand. Francy heavy fryers, including
one lot of straight pullets, moved fairly
we'll but lighter weights of average stock
and some straight cockerelS were at q
standStill. Heavy type hens exceeded
current needs. as dealers lowered prices
in effort to clear. 5d Bro5lsrs & 9r tryers, -
type. 23-25. mostly "a.
Livestock Markets.
Cattle compared week ago: Grain-ted
choice and prime under 1,150-pound
slaughter steers steady; others fully 90
cents spots LOO or more lower; .heifers,
Of canner T. and uGutsn1v euttsT COWS 9S
200 lower: stocker and feeder cattle
steady. Few loads and smaller lots
choice and prime granted $50 14O-
pound steers and yearlingS, 25.00-29.OO;
and grass fat S11:1,l57,0-pound aver
loads 1.2OO-1. .571 pounds at 21. 40
20.00; scattering utility and commercial,
IL 1;00-13.00; good and choice slaughter
can Gamers and cutters, 9.OO-12.0O; utility
and commercial cows, 10.50-12 30:
mostly 11.50 down late: bulk Gamers
and cutters, 5.00-10.00; odd head good
beef bulls to 1900: commercial sausage
buIIe Ior0aIv 4 O.1d OK. hulk late sales