Evening star., 1953-04-16
AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE
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Produce Markets

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-, Baltimore quotations supplied by the
united states so,,t Agriculture Departmsnt
iIsieus ASS ssneh T. ns' t6RH5S!vaa1s Rsa
FH%fi Fair aiaie adaisy III? sS9 Y9Ets
mans mans ar;ciHSeh ar;riaHSeaha up, %i75 xirginia stay
Potatoes-Old, dull. U. S. is. Size A.
qKnwashed KHtaS PENNSYLVANIA, 10o-pound sacks;
saefs ,ar maF6 ea.ty S5 so5 58pOqpd nd
STEADY. steady. Florida sebagos, washed 100
50una pounS sscks ssck u & Sos Is size A. ooo-26
Sweet Potatoes-Barely steady. Bushel
P1sse Ra1ssets and az hampers y g. Is, Del Puerto
400. few higher; Puerto Ricans, 4 00-50,
pes pest 200 New Jersey Goldens and Jer-
Rca9s GFa9sf fsr 4st1 90 ErgiPa Puerto
3.00-4.OO. according to quality.
Beans and Beets.
snap oeans-Siigntly weaker: Florida,
6ushel hampers, Valentines, fair quality.
4.00-4.25;. contenders, fair to general
good quality, 3;;00-3.50; add to yester-
days das sto PIorids vaIentinss' lien fair quality
cartons. 8. 12-ounce cellophane bags,
Dushel haa hampess Ssaes4SSpt S%4 STEADY Florida
crates 30 punches: 2.00Y;25.
Baskets s'stay Packed doSssfS oess
south Carolina: 90-1 90; South Carolina,
carrotS-Topped. was6eds New New York,
5oGcpound sack. sacks Itt5o;I:75,; ...
dozen, $,56os45; Ss H dozen, G f fair ri to sen eeno
eral good quality; 1.90-2.5O: few. 2:75.
buh PssEst s0%e wsssd stssfy 504Fias
few, 4.50; fair quality. 2.75; large, 900
300; poorer, 1,75;
bushel baskets medium to large. 225-
Endive-About steady. Florida, l / g
quart baskets. 1.00-1 10;
Escarole-,Barely, steady, Florida, 16-
quart baskets, 100.
Greens and Lettuce.
Greens-Bushel baskets and hampers,
LOO; kaie. 4o765: Pennsylvania col
i;' 30; tepacts Cartons d io-ounce @ celio., IRS,
phane bags kale is, s21a; IS, Ito: 12s.
1fS EettSesNorsb SSilarSs sf ca4oina arc 5peck ham,
maine. 2.55o-2:7 South South Carolina wire RE-
so$Hpa5 $55SS6 S6atfs StSsDs5s Soasn iGe pack Dozen
Mushrooms-Marylan and Pennsyl-
vania 3-pound baskets, 25-1. 40; few
l5o. some low as 100; small 1."5;
= Onions tgrsenn,7-Nearby., per bunch,
2-S ParseyMcIrly mSstly Hl2aS New Jersey s-bushel
baskets, 100. tangerine crates. L ,.a5.
E.s parsnipsIPennsSlvania'' 6@ 1a-bushel bas-
bushei hampers. 2.50-2 IS.
PeppersI3Barely steady: Florida bgshei
some 50 tHf $50: fair quality soo:s'5o, few
h5sh srss as ne seo ousty gGH5er e5G 1o fe" heavy
ba5fe9 sdAaSAefss so0aneRes rorda sssas 100 Serth
Carolina 1.0Q,l l.10; Virginia 90-1 90,
Michigan hothouse 5-pound cartons spe-
spinach-Barely steady. BHshel bas-
cartons 1o-ognce cello bags es so, IS
light Florida 6ashei HH; Hampers nat White
small to medium 900. 90. poorer some
afsf I SS Samp ano
ers yellow straiehtnecks few 800.
Tomat0esmRepaeks Cartons ~ a. tubes
some snnt0N SO 'Ge~' Few best ss S iSo-3; 90.
Turnips-Topped, washed; Pennsyl-
na erates a4
'0 Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-FryerS barely steady; Irad-
firm market on heavy-type hens; demand
was good, but offerings short of trade
better Better fowl fowl 37-3s; increased Supplies Of Of
turkeys, cleared well under an improved
sennds 2 BTosrs x shtr irye6s hens Seav
i7.pound average, .8st40: small type:
including Beltsville hens, 1O-l0la-pound
Livestock Markets.
| Cattle, 900; holdovers, 600; equivalent
al 49, aV1I 4
stock cattle. trading rather. slow: slaugh-
aging about, steady with last Monday:
slow, early sales about steady; early
afS ESSd AND %eaS3s shGcns negs4S 9S1 Few
eommereiai eGeHiu and nlot GOOD, !o.S9: odd lots
utility and commercial 17ioG719:5o;;
load StS good and and en9Ss 9ers mSSt
Gamer % and cutter heifers, 1851 4. 90;
few odd head good and choice young
largely. ,16.O017.oo; utility, 1850
canners and cutters la,091l5.oo; u. few
15.00-11.00; canner and cutter bulls,
13.oO-15.00;. few medium and good
Stockers. feeders and stock calves, 1900
Calves: $50; opening slow. generally
steady: dfe few % mixed Gb good to prime veal
ing. eO.00-27 90: utility. and commercial.
15:00-22 90: culls, 1O.00-15.00.
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pound baTrows and gifts, a6.oo-@5:
pounds; pHuass f.ass5o; aS"S6 aS56-3"oS6 a%5Go poands
20.25-21 .25;,. over 800 pounds. 1880
down down aefc9rGiGng fS% to weight AND eondi.
| 140-16O pounds. i9.75-2O.75; choice
sows under 400 pounds, 1900 to mostly
b; 1900; 4oo-45o 4,-4o pounds, I7.0O-Is;GO:
on condition and weight; stays, 200
800 under price of same weight sows.
- Sheep, So not enough sold to estab-
Flour - Receipts. 1855 1Oo-pound
- sWheat-Rsesipts, a3o,3ss bushels;
4az:97o bushels: No; : red winter saTE;-
a'hSi a'i8Sia; iSo' No. 8. c99msSSsi' 9IsSsi LISA AOFn
CornE.Receipts,. 1925 bushels; ship
mepts, 5000 bushels; stocks, 1.351.S61
oats-Receipts, none; shipments. none;
noss ssFsykses!Pt;s sgoef 81 se 5S.ssi nS2: shipments
| Rye-Receipts. 1000 bushels; ship
fess s 5Ss bushels bushels ship
ments; 27,760 bushels; stocks. 369,424
Milifeed-Reeeipts ,32c tons.
Esq Market Steady.
| yesterdays Qu0tattonS.I
Eggs-Market steady. Prices nomi-
| nally unchanged. Heavy receipts in
cluded lots of large and medium OIL
processed moving into storage at gen.
! orally . cents above current market
| prices Demand fair for most offer
| ings. Good for increased supply Of cur
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by first
! receivers: Large minimum 90 per cent
A quality: whites: 54-56; brown and
mixed colors, 53-57. Mediums; minimum
90 per cent A quality. 5::53; brown
and mixed coIors, 50Ia-52. Current !
receipts. 46-47. few higher. Egg receipts. !