Evening star., 1953-06-09
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United States Agriculture Department:
Apples: Too few sales to establish
Potatoes: Slightly stronger: y. S, No.
Is. size A. washed; North, Carolina Cob;
sacks, 1.S5-I.60; Virginia Cobblers. 100
yania 5O-pound sacks, Katahdins, rs
Sweet potatoes: Bushel baskets and
nsmperso q No; Is NsT Jersey Geld
.t. I o6.n SS AsE JsEsey n1f sFs asS psf
Beans and Beets.
strawbsrries-slightly weaker: Various
varieties 24-auart crates; Maryland'
New Jersey. 45o-6.oo. few best 100:
fair Quality, ,3.5O-4.O0:, Pennsylvania,
AS Hsparasus%WesRer; @ S pSramid SiOSs,Ds crates.
dozen bunches, Maryland, Delaware
Colossal; 400: extra fancy, 3.O013;25:
Virginia: medium to large, 2,5O-4. 90.
Snap beans-Weaker undertone. Bushel
to generally good Quality. 4;50-5 90: one
mark good quality, 5.50-6;OO. Maryland
Valentines. fair to generally good quail
,''I Lima Sesns-Barsly steady. Florida
bushel hamper, fair quality, 4;o0o4.59.
srses gestSEesrGy crates ~, per 6unsa: eiH Ne"
Broceoli-Pennsylvania crates. SIS.
cabbsse-sarely steady. Domestic
North Carolina fair quality, 50-s0; Vir-
ginia, 1.25-1.50: Maryland bushel bas-
kets, 125-I;75s; mostly No.. 80; ora1ge
caulinower-New Jersey. crates. IS.
- CornE-About steady; Crates. yellov.
100; 5-6 dozen, fair to generally good
o0eSH cueumSers@slishtly nSSes;Ossilihtl weaker. south
Carolina. bushel baskets. 1909 90; fair ad
Florida. bushel baskets. 6'S0-7 90
BASKETS stsaSy fsx $50 florida
2.25; orange boxes. 1.5O-2 90; nearby,
half-bushel hampers. l.00-l %.
Escarole-New Jersey bushel baskets.
quart baskets. .90-1.O0,
Lettuce-Eastern Iceberg. crates and
other various g. crates dozen. New Jer. er
2.75-3.oo, New jersey; Eastern crates,
Boston; 2 dozen, l.OO-2 90; Romano
6ushel baskets. Iceberg. 1.00-1.26i mostly
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market barely steady on
most classes. Liberal supplies Of fryers
sow Tee &c es. Of Mes nstss ssst
tinued on top quality; young Van Tress
crosses brought 1881. mostly 30 Some
holdover fryers sold low as rs. Supply
Some bareback fowl moved low as so,
while better stock brought mostly 32ha-
| Rrciier. or Srver.-oyar q nourds 90
%. mostly 28ka-29. Hens. heavy type,
30.33. few higher: light type. 24-25.
Livestock Markets.
| Cattle. 45Q;. not enough slaughter
loads stock cattle about. steady with
ysarline steer, $500; good beef bull,
and common, 5s0-6oo pound pound stocker
steers, l3.75-15.0O: load medium and
Calves. $50; slow. about Steady, mixed
/ $500; odd head utility and commercial.
i6.OO-2O.OO; culls down to 11.00 or
HOGS, 500; opened moderately active.
generally 80 cents lower but trade soon
| as much as l 90, demand now very mar
row; early sales choice, 1s0-24O pound
Do5TSs Do5rSE' sRa siIts 2t9SSo 2a0Io
24:O0-75; over 400 pounds. 22.00 down;
pounds &33:oo.s4; 90; 160-1so pounds.
mostly, 21.50; 4OO-45O pounds, 2O.5O-
21 so; heavier weights, 1880 down:
clearance in doubt:
Sheep 100; small truck lot good to
prime 70 pound spring lambs steady at
27.OO: odd head shorn slaughter ewes,
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts. 1,713 1O0-pound
Wheat-Receipts, ss3. se7 bushels;
shipments. 1856. 36l bushels; stocks. o.
sfy spS SS'eS @ ds sa JUNE Tineer ae5 se
corn-Receipts. a33, 500 bushels: ship
ments. 664.342 bushels; stocks. 2,672.-
oats-Receipts. none: shipments. none;
| stocks, none.
Bariey-Receipts. s,20s bushels; ship
mepRts. nens stocks so52 sns bushels
| stocks. 13.14S bushels.
soybeans-Receipts. none, shipments.
none; stocks. 3S3, 1O9 bushels.
Mtllfeed-Receipts, none.
| EEE Market Firm.
(Yesterday's Quotations.l
| browns were generally L cent higher.
Total receipts heavy. demand fair to
| good. PRICES on current receipt eggs
sSert q incressed efni trade n needs. sn' supply
Prices paid fob. Baltimore BY first
Large: minimum 90 per cent A eu.l,
mixed ii eoiors. 5l-ts. few lover. lover Me-
diums, minimum go per cent A quality,
whites, 50-51 fey lower; brown and
mixed r.Is r.eolDFs eolOFs' SolS1 few lower. Cur
Egg receiptsA4,s5i cases.