Evening star., 1953-09-04
Produce Markets

-. Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United States Agriculture Depsrtment:
U. S; No l MARYLAND Delicious, 2la-inch
up; up fair quality 800; Jonathsns; eom-
Potatoes-About steady. o.. s. No, /.
size A, ,unwashed unless otherwise stated,
dins. i0o:pound SACKS, 1,90; 5o-poInd
sacks. $500 cents.
Sweet potatoes--Dull Demand light;
and nF virenia GoIdens ~ Sooa5 MaFysno Puerto
Ricans, o2;00-5O; New Jersey Puerto
-'0'' Beans and Beets.
hampers, Maryland, Valentines' .75-
200, Zoo; few fi1e ~ quality $50; tender
hampers. New Jersey. mostly 200; few
2.25; nearby, !abushel hampers, 1.25.
buHes BestsENearPy and pennsylyania' per
punches. 1.25-1.5O.
Broccoli-Maryland, crates. IS. 100
cabbage-Firm: domestic round, some
DeIaTaTe Delay re 9o7Ieo 100 Pennsylvania So
auliflower---Barely steady; crates. 12s
ai16 and Larger Maryland, ordinary to fair
csleTvcNsw LEI c,sv Jersey, various crates: yo
Pascal, go dozen, mostly $50; few
Celery -cabbage-ohio, 16-quart bas-
cornwMaryland and Pennsylvania,
various containers, 5 dozen, yellow, IS
100; few 1.25; white. 75-1.00.
barely steady others; bushel baskets.
Eggplant-New jersey. bushel baskets,
mb3st5y bampsrf i'o9 96-S feT llo' nearby a-Ousne
Endive-ohio. 16-quart baskets. LOO
Escarole-ohio, 16-quart baskets. 70
Greens and Lettuce.
Greens-Bushel baskets and hampers,
nearby broceo, collards, mustard and
sylvania collards and rape. 100.
Lettuce-Eastern crates. 2 dozen, New
Jersey, Boston, 1.50-1.7 70.
Leeks-New Jersey, crates. IL bundles,
:. t2r okra-Nsw Jersey, 12-quart climax
cr6sss7 psssbns6sl 75 baskets 9sx New Jersey
hampers. California Wonder type medi-
gm y to large. New Jersey, l,75-2.0 90, few
IS Finger Hots. S'' 100. A"1'''fS' 0O
buRsSns RsdishesMohi9; oS 16-Quart baskets 80
boxes, 1.5O; nearby. M-bushel hampers,
sauash-,Half:bushe baskets and ham
F5er Se% ersey se Thff Ttaan
Tomatoes-Slightly stronger few best;
barely steady, others. Maryland. "a
turning, '0o-1 s. some % best, 1.5o,2.oo, e INe
mostly I5O-I.75.
y TEurnipsINex jersey, Pennsylvania,
h-nushel baskets topped, LOO; Pennsyl-
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market steady. Supplies of
young chickens although lighter; were
lots. moved well Sales on better quail
f;snaa as but tr5s of55srings were scarce Tor een
holdover fowl cleared late, Thursday at
"a and muScovy ducks %. Few light
type hens brought 90. BTotlers or fry
heavy type. %.
Livestock Markets.
Cattle. 200; large supply most classes
cattle on hand from earlier in week in
any class cattle sold to establish price
Calves. a5; same as cattle situation,
vealerS but practically none included.
Hogs. so: not enough on offer to per-
NIT an accurate comparison of prices.
but practically no outlet for few on sale
Sheep, goo: no bids or sales.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts. 2,917 100-pound
Wheat-Receipts. 1872 .553 bushels;
shipments. 5000 bushels; stocks, 6.I37.-
4o9 4no, bushels sd, No, red winter garlicky:
cornLReceipts. FL 2o7 bushels: ship
mentS: 10000 bushels: stocks. 5S3,619
oats-Receipts. 3.50o bushels; ship
ments none: stocks. 2.645 bushels.
Barley--ReceiptS. none; shipments,
none: stocks, 1919 S35 bushels.
Rye-Receipts. none; shipments none:
stocks. 1891 bushels
SoybeanS-Receipts none: shipments.
37.500 bushels: stocks "a. 146 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts So tons.
Eggs Market Weak
yesterdays Quotations.
Eggs: Market weak as prices on large
browns and mixed were unchanged to
. cents lower and mediums mostly
cents lower. Demand absorbed a con-
tinued light supply of top quality large
but sales on other grades and sizes des-
creased due to the prolong heat wave
Trading generally slow. Few small pur-
Prices paid fob Baltimore BY first
receivers: Large, minimum 90 per cent
quality. whites 63-70 few lower;
brown and mixed colors, 59-65ls, few
lower Mediums, minimum so per cent
A quality. whites, 48-4o: brown and
mixed colors, -47h-49 Large. minimum
so per cent B quality
Egg receipts: 2.4S2 cases. :