Evening star., 1953-11-03
Produce Markets

United States Agriculture Department.:
inches NG Sp fair Me6ian0 coo1 59 Res'GSs sfsymans
color; PENNSYLVANIA. Red Delicious. ga
inches up, 100000, according to to ou5sIl- 5I
Golden Delicious, U. S. fancy, pa inches
size a, unwashed. PENNSYLVANIA. .Katah.
dins. 10Q-pound sacks. LIS; 50-pound
Sst Sweet Sg1as potatoes@About steady. Bushel
sssed, ssSeS> MARYLAND al d. and ylTEinis. eoIdens.
sesr6g bnshei Ssfrto hampers RsSns Goiaens
mostly 1.25.
Poultry Quotations.
F Poultrys-Market barely steady on fry.
ers. steady. on ,othet classes. Increases
isRter iFsdstesS oferlnss Il e's Of heayy type hen,
we're in fair demand Trading continued
slow on liberal supplies OF young Shick-
keys met a fair-to-sood demand with
most interest centered on one lot Of
tSmall type hens.
27-@S; mostly 20. Rossters, 4 pounds
and over. 30. Hens. heavy type. 24-26H2
few higher; light type, 1918. Tur-
keys heavy type hens, 4012-4l; toms
'O'"s Beans and CABBAGE.
Lima beans-Best slightly stronger SlgSgi
hamper. best 3,a5-8 so; fair Quality
2.0O-2. 90; poorer. 80.
Snap beans-Best Virginia, Valentines
best. 350-4.O0, few high as 4.25 fair
to general good quality, 1852 80.
Beets-Nearby per bunch, As cents,
ann cvi N hi hal naG eli af
Broccoli-Crates. Pennsylvania. rs,
Brussei sprouts-About steady. New
York, Long Island. 16-quart crates, 800
400
Cabbage-About steady. Domestic
locally-North Carolina. 90-l,00; Penn
sylvania, 75-I 90; 50-pound sacks, Penn
sylvania, 75-l.QO; Maryland, bushel bas-
kets, Savoy, 90.
vania,- bushel basket, 1.25 New York anc
New Jersey, 50pound sacks. 1.00-l.25
Celery-Newy Jersey. various crates
Pennsylvania, q crates, Golden. washed
cucumbers Florida firm, others abou
fine, quality, $50. Georgia fair to gen.
orally good, 4.25-4 so.
Endive--New Jersey, bushel baskets anc
orange boxes. 1,OQ-1.25; few $50.
and orange boxes, ,1.00-I.25.
Greens-Bushel baskets and hampers
Maryland, all types, 50-75; few early
Leeks-NearbY per bunch 2-3c.
Lettuce and Mushrooms.
Lettuce-New Jersey, Eastern. Ice
berg crates, Iceberg, > dozen, best, . so
/ 300: fair quality, 175-2.25; ISs, 200.
IG3; IG3; Eastern crates Boston, dozen
Maryland and Pennsyl.
/ yanla; 3-pound basket, 1.25-l.50 small
IL 2-I;so; plains q; pnts. csc.
2-:}c.
| Parsley-Curly nearby. per bunch
2-2l2c; New jersey, l2-bushel baskets
bIncbsS Bunch 30; j, s6 6pennsylvania' crates st
Parsnips PENNSYLVANIA, la-bushe
baskets, mostly 1.25
f9ss -v5rginia az i bushel hampers, tail
steady; bushel baskets and hampers
srgt Gailiornls Msw Wonder type o6 medium te
$,oS-2 so; few 5,75; iooa;oI poorer, iaS S''S'n's
Pumpkins-,Nearby. per bushel 65-75
Radishes-Nearby, per lunch, 2-3c;
WHIT white, 3-5e; Peennsylyania, PEI lugS. 30
crates, As; cellophane bags, 1904 90
Ruta6ag agaso7-Nearby, 12-nushel ham
spinachwsavoy, bushel baskets. Mary.
land 1.O0-l %; Pennsylyania, 1.c5
hampeTs em So5 Tepadks asarDy cartons
/ ounce cellophane bags, l2s, $50; IS
sauash-weaker undertone. Offering.
light; Florida, bushel hampers, IA
white, 4.50; 24-bushel hampers. yellow
StraishtneGkS, 40; New Jersey, "a
| baskets and crates, acorn, few / DOL = )
! omatoeS-RepacKs, cartons, 10.
! tubes, approximately ! pound, 3 anc
, As, 1.15-l.25; few higher; poorer, IS
/ 100.
! Turnips-Topped. washed. nearby "a
kets, New Jersey. .75-S5: Pennsylvania
! $500; bushel baskets. Maryland, Del
aware and Pennsylvania. 1851 so.
Livestock Markets.
Cattle, 300; not enough any class solC
to establish a price trend.
Calves, 200; slow, generally stead!
to strong odd choice and prime yealers
25500-@9.00 but top quotation still con
Siderable to be around 5000, bulk o.
16.00-22.0o few culls down to 500 Of
under.
Hogs 500; moderately active. STEADY
ere truck lot sorted choice. mostly No.
around 200-pound narrows and gifts
22 %; most choice 1S0240 pounds
G5o pounds atter Prise $685. yer' 76esSc 75esy
pounds, 2l.25-50; heavier weights. 21;25
down: I20-I40 pounds, 19.00-50; 14o-
100 pounds. 2000-50; 1601S0 pounds
21.25-15; choice sdFs under 400 pounds
21.50-75; 400-456 pounds, 950-I3 ,
45u-500 pounds p 1s;50-75; o0Q-52e
pounds 17.5O-75; heavier weights. 1875
Sheep %: scattered odd lots good tt
prime 26-lO5-pound Wooled slaughter