Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-10-19
Produce Markets

United States Agriculture Department:
APplesIBarely steady. Demand, slow.
less Otherwise stated, Maryland. Delicious tiS TnI
lnehs up: tair quality, 2:6o-75;
Sp: 3:75.4:5O; 5N3s inches up, 3.a5-4c.oo0;;
": s.7S; staymens, 5 inches up, 4.5o;
800; Staymans, U. s. Fancy. 8 inches
UP am arsS: Virginia Delicious Z. S. Fancy,
washed Pennsyiyania. k zsi iadf s. 80
sacks, I.75; Delaware. KStahdiHs. 80.
DOs sWe. fAf potat to- csnsS; steady. susbel
s siniS, do d s. 9 "a Hsry1 End and vlT-
a oioSIaS 1. ooeeas5y' PUERTO slIoq Ricans, h s6nF 6S,,
Beans and Beets.
Snap beans-Bnshel baskets and
m namgsr; v contende valentines d.5o-%.25;
Lima beans-Duii: ofierinss light:
Virginia. bushel hamper: 3,25.
top sssfsT 7.So' Jersey OuShel baskets
I RrGc col Ss4Sls,no ssi;-ENew jersey;
s HsTssy; siSi9.s5is ash.l PsSn aassly' 49,, G i!sS
round, some, Danish. .bushei baskets,
Dacksd oG locally ny ~Pennsylvania' 76-1.25'
CarrotsITopped, washed. New York
and New jersey; 50-pound sacks; 1:25;,
vaS GisleraS@ oidsn: s.S do Eashed 1'.5dPPifnr4ngs'y l-
bushel baskets, ENee%% York, s.56: Florida
Jer Ess Ip'o tans rs suSnsl baskets Ne"
Endive-NeW Jersey. bushel baskets,
E~scarole--New Jersey, bushel baskets,
Greens and Onions.
Greens-Bushel baskets and hamper
MaTyland. brocco. 99-1.o0; eollards,
M1shrooms4MaryIand and Pennsyl.
venia, 3-pound baskets, 1,50-1.66; pints,
onions-Dull, 5o-peund sacks, U. 8
Is: Yellows medium, New York. 9o-1.0o
Onions lgreenl--New jersey crates. j
bushei baskets. Y~.25-1.50: Pennsylvania
crates. SO punches, $50.
Parsnips-Pennsylvania "a bushel bas-
Peppers-About steady, bushel bas7
kets, California. wonder-type. medium
to large. some Showing red; New Jersey.
PumpEiinsNNearby per 61sSel, e5-75;
..I OVERWHELMINGLY Rs 7iSs:5 per- bunch SS5, 2;sss
CeuLSS NEW Jersey LauBeIl1e CIdLeS, 1906
Pennsylvania. Tugs. so punches, 1875.
Spinach = Bushel baskets savoy
PENNSYLVANIA, 1.O0-1.25; New Jersey.
Squash-North Carolina. h-bushel
Misunderstanding and Pennsyl-
vania. New York, " bushel baskets. ripes
and turning few 1850.
sey, u bushel baskets. 1.00-1.15; nearby
per bunch, b cents.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market quiet except for mod
crate receipts Of heavy type turkeys that
met a fair demand; Few small lots Of
trysrS brought 80 but llshS supplies OF
manned unsold. Turkeys, heavy type
hens, 40-4l; toms, 35-36.
Livestock Markets.
Cattle. $500; holdovers, 1,000; equiv
aIent SO loads slaughter steers and 20
loads stock cattle, trading rather slow
active on cows. not enough bulls sold
to establish a trading basis, compared
last Thursday all slaushter classes ex-
steady SsSS DI most early sales siesT GOOD StS n choice
SLAUGHTER steers, 21~.50-23.50; | small
lot mostly. choice Seariings,. 1880 few
fS + atility and Inc F0s sanm ns11siHS, 1899 1889
400; few utility and commercial cows
for beef, 10;OQ13. O0; Gamer and cut
ter cows mainly. 5.00-9.00 but strong
shelly Gamers down to 800; i load
mostly choice around 45O-pound stock
calves, 22.90: few loads and smaller
lot lots M medium Hu1T and 6ESood SSSsockers, feed
Calves 500: only moderately active,
prime veaiers. ss.oo-ss,oo most mixed
mercial and good, I5.00-22.O0; Gull and
utility, 6.O0-15.0O.
HOGS 700, moderately active but bar
rows and gifts under $40 pounds gem
240-270 pounds rs cents OF, heavier
weights and lows mostly so cents down;
scattered small lots sorted ] and 2
around ~200-pouund barrows and gifts
topped to local abattoir at 1926, bulk
choice 1sO-249 pounds, 22.75-23; 90;
pounds. 22;oo-50; heavier weights, 20 90
14o-ieo pounds. So.5oeS1.oo: Y I6oeis6j
pounds, 22.0O-50; choice SOW under
900 pounds mostly !21.50; odd head
hishsr; 40o:46o pounds, 1880; 46o,ooO
$50 pounds and heavier, 1850 down
stsss s.oo-s.oo under price Of same
Sheep 100; run mostly wooded slaush-
ter lambs steady with last Thursday;
good to prime S~6-l02-pound averages,
1S.00-20.00, ewes scarce.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts, 5O7 10O-pound sacks.
Wheat-Receipts. none; shipments,
1890 bushels; stocks, 1856, $40 bush
els. No 2 red winter garlicky, spot, do
nestle, 1893: October 1893; No. 3, 100.
Corn-Receipts, 1896 bushels;
shipments, 10000 bushels; stocks.
1,35S, 4 bushels.
OatS-Receipts. nom shipments.
none: stocks, lone.
Barley-Receipts, none; shipments,
none; stocks. 12o.335 bushels.
Rye-Receipts, none; shipments. none;
stocks. 1891 bushels.
Soybeans-Receipts 1907 bushels;
shipments none; stocks. S7,142 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts, one