Evening star., 1953-09-08
Produce Markets

>, Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United STATES Agriculture Pepsrtment;
kets. U. S. Is. Maryland Delicious; Pa
Inches up, fair. color, 400; Jonathans.
212 inches up, TOO; ga inches up, 100.
1904 90; iona thans. 2l2 inches up, fair
color, .3.25; West Virginia Northwestern
Screenings s. Rs 2 inches up, 325
$50.
Potatoes--About steady; U. S. Is. size
A. unwashed unless otherwise stated,
sacks 200: 50-pound sacks, 9O-I 30,
Delaware Kathadins. 50-pound sacks,
sweet potatoes---Weaker undertone.
bushel baskets; u. S. Is. MARYLAND and
Bicsns, few 2.5O-75. New Jersey, Puerto
Beans and Beets.
roS1 snap neanl@nBuSnei baskets and ham
800 ordinary TO fair quality, I.35-l.15.
Lima beans--Slghtly stronger. bushel
hampers, nearby l2-bushe hampers,
Beets~Nearby and Pennsylvania. per
punch, 30 cents; Pennsylvania, crates.
1,22; Pennsylvania 12s. 2.00-2,25.
roSnd Some bans b1sse
packed locally, Delaware, 100; Pennsyl3
Vania, 1.O0-l 80.
Celery-NeW Jersey, various crates
washed, Pascal 3-6 dozen, I,S5-3.0 90.
l.. CelerymoCabbage. Ohio, 16-auart bas-
corn-Maryland and Pennsylvania,
Vaf10uS whte an few bdS dozen yellow and
cucumbers@ Oest stroneef Mese' blsbel BUSH
baskets, New York, 5.0O-5. so '0''iei
dEdggp5ant-1NeW dd Jersey, bushel baskets,
bIsbeI H31iI2s bamneTs new Oest l'0o' nearby "a
iEnndives-ohio, l6-Qusrt baskets. 100
Greens and Lettuce.
Greens--Bushel baskets and hampers,
] ooaTds. II ZOO: :SRsi Raie 5PG g6liod Pennsylvania
=, uce-Pennsylvania, orange boxes.
Iceberg, dozen, 1.5O-1.75.
.Leeks-New Jersey. crates, 12 bundles,
Mushrooms-Maryland, Pennsylvania,
3-pound baskets, I.50-I.15.
~ Okra-New Jersey 12-Quart climax
IT, onis9ns.About as steady, 5Q-pound sacks.
NeT Jersey. 75-S5; few best, 90-i 90.
Onions tgreen!-New Jersey. crates, 3
do5en punches, l.50-l. %,
baskets. Loo, bushel baskets. 225.
crPeas- Peas~New Jersey bushei baskets,
Peppers-zslightly STRONGER, bushel bas-
kets and hampers. California Wonder
type, medium to large, New Jersey, I,5;5-
I'229. teT fG 2''o; medium fair quality,
buRsSas RRssSdishe;sondohiO, od l6-quart baskets. 80
8. so1 spInachENeT ga3- Jersey, bqshel baskets.
Squash--Half- -bushel baskets and ham
pper$. nearby, fiat. white, 75-l.00; New
jersey, Te yellow yellow Straishtnecks. 1.QQ-125.
oe boeennsyiVanla, half -bushel baskets and
hampers ripes and turning, 75-l25; few
TuTnips,-New Jersey, topped. half
oushel baskets, l.25; buShel baskets, 3.55.
Poultry Quotations.
rtoultry: Market steady to firm. Mod
we'll under fair to good demand With
most interest on heavier size. OFFERINGS
OF better quality heavy type hens barely
proved prior to Hebrew holidays. Tur-
iie KieyS net net, @ good demand and sold read
bSougb{ ty bew s capetteTs pound ayerage.
eTS; eG, ~ pounds and over. 32-:}3, most
~ 2 30. Hens: Heavy type 2S-3O. few
higher. mostly 1880. Pullets: 4la-4s4
80. Turkeys Heavy type type hens. sSinHi 46-4S
IfW IiIie higher hs1H small type including Belts
Livestock Markets.
Cattle, 400; not enough any class
cattle sold to establish trading basis
following a, fairly. large trade on Mon
steady with last Thursday on practl- |
cally all classes cattle.
Calves, 100; no sales.
hosS, 900; fairly active. oarroWS and |
CUTS generally % cents higher than |
Monday or around l 90 above last thurs |
day; sowS 25 cents higher than Monday |
with odd head over 55O-pound weights |
only steady bulk choice lS0-240- pound !
barrows and gifts, 2515-26.00: 24O-370 |
pounds. 25.0O-5O; 210-30O pounds !
23.75-24 20; few heavier weights 1880 |
down; l20-l40 pounds. 222.O0-23 90; !
pounds, "A, 50-25 so; choice sows under |
400 pounds. 200; 400-450 pounds. /
2O5O; 43o-300 pounds, 10, 80; 500-55O |
down, according to weight and condi- |
Sheep, -; few lambs on hand held |
IRON Monday. equivalent rail deck lambs /
solo about in line with last Thursdays I
quotations. utility and low good sos 90 !
pound averages. 12.00-l5.0U odd lots /
49-50-pound culls, 5.0O-IO.O0.
Flour-Receipts. 1894, 100-pound .
Wheat-Receipts, g. 500 bushels: ship
ments, S7.64SN bushels: stocks. s 61OS,055 .
bushels. No. , red winter garlcky. spot.
domestic, 1893; September /: SO; No. 3, ,
Corn-Receipts. s6.035 bushels; ship
oats-Receipts. $4,000 bushels; ship
none; stocks. 1875 ,s35 bushels,
Rye-Receipts 5000 bushels: ship
ments; none; stocks, 4 1891 bushels.
ybeans-Receipts none; shipments.
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