Evening star., 1953-07-16
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United States Agriculture Department:
Apples-Bushel baskets. New Jersey.
STAIRS, no grade mark, 21a-inch up, 2.75:
no size mark, medium to large. 2.50-75.
NJ. snf fs Sxf Sp s7S sasaF!s asa soo
unwashed. Eastern shore, Va: 10o-pound
SoSS1.rs sacks, .. 3. N9: 1ft size A, unWShed
cents: 5o-DouDSS sacks. p .so"i.oo. sSoCi0ooe.''"'' 20
Sweet potatoes-u. q No. ia New
jersey, half-bushel baskets, Jersey type,
waxed and colored. 3.00-15: bushel
Beans and Beets.
Snap beans-strong. Bushel baskets
and hamper, Maryland Valentines $50
400: Tendergreens, 5O-3. 90, best most
y 400; Contenders, 3.5O-4 90, some
S;3o; foI e.n6 New York Valentines $50; Nor,
Shore Virginia Valentines, ordinary quail
Lima beans-slightly stronger. Eastern
Shore 5 Sg m Maryland 3 kn bushel hamper, 200
Beets-Maryland per bunch. mostly
E; S;,ncSss New Jersey tanserine boxes 1 dozen
boxes, IS. 1.25; IS. sy5aiS s:a5-5.5o. 'anSef'ns
Cabbase-slightly weaker. Domestic
1.S5. many iair Quality. 1890; $780, orange ain
sacks, 75-1 90. Maryland bushel baskets,
lew best. 20, mostly fair quality. 70;
Carrots-Topped. New Jersey busbel
baskets mostly 200. 50-pound sacks
,.1 Gelery-varioqs Var crates. washed: New
oS aodeD 81 DoC5ed dozsn So o dozen Se
l:50, hearts, ! dozen. 75-1.0O, rough,
3h dozen. mostly 200: Michigan 16-inch
crates, washed. So dozen Golden, 2.50-
c9rn-Northo Carolina. white. crates.
dozen, oo-S..5; fair quality. aff 1'5o.f. T.f f.75
ofstes iew dozen HaTzand ordinaTy yfIaE
quality. 1,25; sacks, 5 dozen, ordinary
quality. $50; white bushel hampers. 5
sacks. white, $50; yellow. fair quality,
cucumbers-sliehtly weaker; Mary
ns1tv and bu3he baskets a5 unsraded fair
nearby. s-bushel hampers. 1.oo-l.s5.
Esgpisn1t-M1alryland, 1a-bushel hamp-
Poultry Quotations.
fryers. Heavier supplies, Including
carryovers, meeting q fair demand as
buyers resist price by limiting purchases.
s asasy Ss S1e to stsaa sest
Tradins slow on 'eSS one lot a Of a peEn sdS dueE:
or fryers SsS BOUNDS and Over az s4s5 few
$3.50.
Livestock Markets.
Cattle, 300: holdoverS, 400: equivalent
II loads slaughter steers including nine
loads stock cattle: opening trading very
active, strictly sellers affair but deal
ing now slowing down rapidly and buyer
ter steers unevenly 1904. 90 higher than
Monday in opening round than bulk Of
receipts sold; cows and bulls unevenly
not enough stock cattle sol dto establish
a trading basis: two loads choice. and
prime S96-942- pound steer yearlings,
pond load high s9Sd 5 to SuR m0sy tood chSiss aSd
choice including .O55-1 ,54S-pound aver
ages, 21,75.25,1O:, grained on grass
steers Sds up to nd rev good 10ads ana
some utility grade included in loads at
1900: cutter, and utility, steers, Il 90
1900: odd head good heiferS. 1000
21.00: utility and commercial. IA. 90
1900: odd head young cows on heifer
order to 1900 and 1880; late Wednes-
day load high yielding Braham, cows.
mercial today. 1900: utility cows largely
1000 1900; not as many low Gamers
sausage bulls, I55O-1SOO: bulk sales,
17.5O down; utility bulls. 14.00-15.50;
Gamer and cutter lightweights. 11.O0-
Calves, 300: fairly active. generally
steady. Mixed good to prime vealers,
aiSSS: I4a.iSSo-lS.oo;: cuiis u'd down 0 to io.oo and
HOGS. 900, opened active, closing SLOW;
opened generally 25 cents higher. late
over over 800 tSUS pounds. little change: CHOICE
IS0-240 pound barrows and giltS; So: $500 500
go s4O95o aoGd pounds Sg 9d7 ~ ia sounds S
$3.50; 16o-1so pounds. ~ ;oo-2s; 90;
oSd s9GS head aaos! AROUND $50 pounds and
lighter; 22a5 or above; 4oo-45o pounds
sooo $3.50 DC downs odd stsss under
price paid for same weight sows
Sheep. 200: early receipts confined to
one sizable truck lot; Mixed good, to to
6iaRsr Rr1%s At a0IRS91o &S.oo. spring ian'S 1'00
Flour-Receipts, 1928 1Oopound
W7fnieat-Receipts, sao,ass bushels;
$3.50. S22 bushels No. red winter
sarlieky; spot domestic. $50: July. 1.so;
corn-Receipts. 1895 bushels. ship
ments, 216.133 bushels; stocks, 1.159.-
Oats-Receipts, none: shipments.
none: stocks. 2.645 bushels.
Barley-Receipts. $50 bushels; ship
ments. none: stocks 100,616 bushels
Rye-Receipts. none: shipments. none:
stocks. S97 bushels.
Soybeans-Recetpts. none; shipments.
none stocks. 66.30S bushels.
Millfeed-ReceiptS, % tons.
Egg Market Firm.
yesterdays QuOtatiOnS)
Eggs: Market steady to nrm. Prices
mostly UNCHANGED. Receipts moderate.
Demand continued good for top-auality
packs. fair but slightly improved on
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by hrst
receivers:
Larse, minimum so per cent "A"
brown and mixed colors: 541a-60. few
lower. Mediums. minimum so per cent
"A" quality, whites, 1852. few lower:
brown mad mixed eolors, 49-50h. few
lower.
Egg receipts: 2.954 cases.
Mnrke% AveY0nes