Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-28
Produce Markets

Produce Markets
Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United States Agriculture Department:
Apples-Bushel baskets, Pennsylvania.
Maryland. Rambos. 21a-inch up. 3.75-
400; Grayensteins, no grade or size
mark, small. 2.25-50. :,
size A, unwashed unless otherwise
stated: Eastern Shore. Virginia, Cob
blers., 100-nound sacks. 2:00-15; 90
P s% e sosS lg sn aEs May s
Cobblers, .I00-pound sacks, 200; So
pound sacks, LILO.
OasEss Gerses type 'fsef
waxed and colored, 3.00-1G Virginia.
bushel baskets. Puerto Ricans. U. S. Is,
best, 600.
Beans and Beets.
Cantaloupes Bushel hamper and
baskets paced locally, Eastern Shore.
Eastern shore, Md, standard crates, 36s
400; "a crates. 24s, mostly fair quality,
Peaches Slightly weaker; bushel bas-
up, U. S. Is, 2.75-3.0U; no grade mark,
3.00-3.25; U. s. Is, inches UP, 800;
Golden Jubilees. no grade mark. "a
Golden Jubilees. 2 inches up. zoo; Jer-
seyland, 2 inches up, zoo; IA inches
up, 1.50: Raritan Rose. inches up.
Snap Beans-Bushel baskets and ham,
pers Maryland, Valentines, 2.5O-3;00;
ordinary quality, .1.50-2. 90; tender
greens, 2.7o-3.0U: fair quality, 2.25-2. 80;
hamper. Eastern Shore, Md, 1908; rs;
New Jersey. best. 400; fair quality
Beets~Maryland. per bunch, 81;
mostly NaW Jersey orange hnXPS. On
cab6age-Duli; domestic. round;
PennsyiVania, bushel baskets. PACKED
1875: Maryland. bushel baskets. 100.
CELERY b-nch crates. trimmed tops
2,OQ-2,25. Pascal, 20 aozen;, 3.o0;j.:o:
Various crates. washed New Jersey
Golden, 3 dozen ana no size marx marx
oTSns4Sy co1aitsoS GoIe9 hearts DOS DOS
en-. 200: 3Os, 2.25-2.50; / dozen, LOO.
Corn-MaJyland yellow, sacks, .
dozen, ?.Vu-2.so, some 2.o0; talr uual-
ity, l.50-1.75; white, sacks, . dozen,
2.00-2.50, some best 300; lair quality,
1.50-l.75; 4 dozen. mostly 100; nuShel
hamper, packed locally dozen mostly
Co Observation-Disclosures, bushel baskets.
ungraded, fair quality, 200; ordinary
quality and condition, I.50; waxed, good
kets, good quality, 400. Nearby ta-
bushel hampers, l.25-1.50, some Lou.
Eggplant--New Jersey, bushel baskets,
2.O0-2.a6. Maryland. 1s-bushel hampers,
Greens and Lettuce.
}Greens-Bushel baskets and hampers.
Maryland muStardgreenS, turnip tops,
75-l.00; collardS, 75-1 90, mostly LOO;
kale and broccoli, LOO. Pennsylvania,
rape, mustary. green's, turnip tops. kale
collardS, mostly LOO.
Lettuce-New Jersey, eastern crates,
ics6eTg aSs best, 100; daiT quality 6y ana
$50; Jas, mostly 800; Romaine. 10,
Okra--New Jersey. I2-auart climax
baskets 2.0O-2.5O, some 40.
l. n geIlows' SeW J sases, 1901 .5S 30
Onions tgreen)-ohio, 1e-quart Das-
Parsley (curly)-New Jersey, l2-bushel
Peppers---Slightly weaker; bushel bas-
kets and hampers, California Wonder
lair quality, 100; Maryland. 2.5O-2.75,
Virginia, best, 2.50-2.75; small 1.5O-
40; Georgia, fair quality, 200; red
l :Oo-l;25i Marylsnd: hs-bushel ham ham
mia Wonders, mostly l.00-l.25. some
1.50, few hot $50.
. Radishes-Pennsylvania' tomato Tugs
Savoy, 2.OO-225.
: saaashW,White. fiat, nearby, Ha-bushel
Sashei baskets, isrge, lew 100; New
Jersey bushel baskets. butternut, 200;
acorn, 2.25.
Tomatoes-Demoralize ripe and
100; Maryland, la-bushel baskets. rs
1.25: fair to ordinary quality and con-
dition, $3.50 cents; some green, 100;
repacks, 20-pound cartons, loose. mostly
$50.
Turnips-New Jersey, l2-bushel bas-
kets, purple tops, white, few sales, LIS.
Watercress - Maryland, l dozen
punches. 10 cents.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Fryers barely steady. Sup
plies plentiful with many not expected
to clear. Trading slow. Steady on heavy
meeting fair to good demand. Broil-
ers or fryerS: 3 pounds and over. 1924
few higher, mostly 32Ha-33. Hens, heavy
type 30.
Livestock Markets
Cattle. $50; sizable supply grained on-
sales held from Monday in addition "a
fresh receipts; scattered sales steers
about steady with Monday, but nothing
prime 1,026-pound granted yearlingS.
goo; around 8 loads good and choice
1888 1889 pound grained-o grass
steers. ZU.UU-S2.E0.
Calves, $50; slow, generally steady;
bulk Of receipts on bought-to- arrive
basis. but scattered odd head good to
prime vealers, 20.00-23:00.
slow start, generally steady with Mon.
days late trade; choice 1S0-24O-pound
b bar Sy6 and gifts, 26a5 to mostly 200;
Sd aTd PoqnaS 5o 20 89o9io 2 noS9s
22.OO-23 90; 12O-14o pounds. 8. 90
24.O0; 140-16Q pounds. 24.00-25.0O;
l60-180 pounds. 25.50-26.50; choice
4oo4S SG pounds lS5o 45o Gs pounds
1850; 500-550 pounds. 1880; heavier
weights, 1850 down.
uoI Sheep; .3 800; iargely spring lambs Gis
trade; good to prime 1921 pound spring
lambs. 22.5024.O0; odd head Gull to
good Shorn ewes, 100000.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts, 14.1O1 1O0-pound
Wheat-Reeeipts, 59s $50 bushels;
5s9i ss4 bushes S,SeV No :nei red winter
garlicky, SPOT, domestic. 1:sS1a; July,
Corn-Receipts, 22l ,273 bushels; ship
ments; 10000 bushels; stocks. 736,52S
oats-Receipts. 1928 bushels ship
ments nons stocks 2645 bushels
none; stocks. i02,34o bushels.
Rye-ReceiptS, 1000 bushels: ship
ments. none; stocks, S97 bushels.
Soybeans-Receipts, none; shipments,
none; stocks. 66.307 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts. $40 tons.
Egg Market Steady.
yesterdays QuOtatiOnS.D
Eggs-Market steady. Large whites
unchanged to, Il cents higher, balance
generally unchanged Mid-western ar
rivals heavy. but receipts very light
from local county points. Demand lust
fair
Pricese paid fob. Baltimore by first
receivers: Large, minimum 90 per cent
A quality. whites. 60-66; brown and
mum so per cent A quality whites So
81 brown and mixed colors, 50-54
Large, minimum 30 per cent B quality
whites. 50-51.