Evening star., 1953-10-15
Produce Markets

United States Agriculture Sn Department: tn Tle
A AApSples-Aboqt pies Steady. Bushel baskets
stsfe6 saf 9o&eS GarTi 81 g. No unless otherwise
! up. 3.15; Staymans, }-inch minimum
4;l2; 6e,ic,o24 "a INCHES up, 400; Pennsylvania,
Biiious Beicious 81 inebes 1eneS S,n up G5o Golden
thans, 212 inches up :}O0-75: Staymans
svi1nIt lnches up; p;;,. 30; MARYLAND and Penn
ties Go5 Vest Ts OVShs Virsins yaFsqs are
y. s. fancy wrapped. lbs and 1855,
Potatoes-About steady. U. S. No, I,
size A. unwashed, Pennsylva MIA. Katah,
olnS, 100-pound sacks, 1.75; 5O-pound
SACKS. S5-S5 cents.
basEefest Sweet FRotstosss-Aboqt se steady. Bushel
ginia.- Goldens -2.O0-50; Faerto % Ri Ricsns,
10 G;9Qt5o' rbS best, , 2.I5; fair quality, I.75;
! 20; Puerto Ricans, 90.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market barely steady Ex-
cept Ior lighter supply of fancy heav-
Ter youne. chickens that moved well, Of
Ierines OF smaller sizes and heavy type
seIS same e&feeaed feeo the light to fair demand
Wednesday at %. Turkeys. a Igbt sun. lTe
Pg fyns consisted tn,n mostly Of off-grade heavy
mostly 1926. ~ ''''' ~f-o'
Livestock Markets.
Cattle, loo; holdovers, 500. equiv
alent ialent ;}:} loads slaughter steers and 23
tGsos cIsc$e StocH cattle; tradins slow on all
SLAUGHTER steers generally steady With
ear!ier eawi IN, IN week eek utility and commercial
cenfs ceWs very SLOW few sales around so
nttIe change, bulls dull sprinkling about
ssfisoy; ssise n stock cattle also slow but early
SIigs cbn;oa ABOUT steady; early sales good and
1lr
o2;2o' INCLUDING g1d 3 loads mostly choice.
over I.309-pound averages, u 50; few
GIOtnmercisi ION erd and good, 16.50-2O.OO; odd
s;3:9o; few utility, 1900: few utility
and commercial cows. 1O.5O-II so; can
er6 10 1oe an1 odd cutters s mostly in range. 500
bulls, 1G00-13. So few GOOD and scS9ase cb9ire
493-Sl SS o-pound stocker and feeder cattle.
4n.%0:23; 4n some medium and good.
Calves. $50: slow, slow generally stesdv.
SS66ooo-28.0o; mixed lots GOOD e to 'rTif9s prims
100; Gull and utility 300 90
Hogs, 600; active. but generally o.
cen eTntS aiIVs I2Wer on under-300-pound barrows
! and 2 uniform closely sorted DOB
p6Sond p6oind bsrrows ar and gifts o425; bulk
30, @70-30o pounds lIS so ;;3;V9- q. 90
neavler weights 22.50 down I20-140
= 2l.50-22.OO l6O-1s0 pounds e3.GG-5G'
choice .sows under 400 pounds mostly
ia ;o9, 3D!oh few go; 4o0545r pounds 81 90,
1900. heavier wef9hts 1900 down: odd
stays 2.oO-3.00 under price of same
weieht sows.
Sheep. 100; several lots held from
earlier in week on offer in addition To to
fresh receipts run mainly Wooled
slaughter lambs; trading rather slow but
Prms STEADY mixed COED to
1000, odd culls 14.oo-15.OO.
Grain Market,
Flour-Receipts. 2O2s2 1oo-pound
sacks.
Wheat-Receipts. 1864 bushels;
els. No. 2 red winter garIisky. spot,
domestic, 1.91 October, I.9i; No, B.
corn-1Receipts. 47.2O3 bushels: ship
mentS, 62;446 bushels; stocks 373.-
oats-Receipts $4,000 bushels; ship
mentS: 81, none; stocks, none
ronai BarletyNReceiptS do so none; shipments,
Rye-ReceiptS - 500 bushels: shin
ments: none: stocks 4.S9l bushels.
sbDmeef! S2SeefnsmReceipts roRe 1922 bush IS
Mlilfeed-Receipts, 500 tons.
Egg Market Unsettled.
yesterdays QuOtations.)
EGGS: Market unsettled. Prices ] to y
cents lower on medium. but UNCHANGED
on the balance. Receipts moderate
Trading slow on increased supply OF
mediums. Better quality were not plen.
tiful yet adequate for a limited trade
requirement, Limited offerings of smalls
/ clearing well. Demand generally fair
/ Some peeweS taken in at 81.
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by first
/ receivers: Large, minimum 90 per cent
A quality. whites. 66-6112. brown and
mixed colors. 66-6S. Mediums, minimum
! 60 per cent A quality whites. 4a-5I;
42-45
Receipts: Eggs, 3.317 cases.