Evening star., 1953-11-05
Produce Markets

y, S: No. |. Maryland, Red Delicious,
ne 6a,ciona inches up 4E5o-5 6o PenHsylvs MA
up: $50; ~ inches up, 40o-a5; 2fs
size A, unwashed. Pennsylvania, Katah-
| dinS, 100 pound sacks, 1.75; 50-pound
sacks; 951l 90; l00-pound sacks, Cobblers,
Sweet potatoes-About steady. Bushel
baskets alHd " s. No. some washed and
300; fair quality and Jumoos. O0-5O;
Puerto Ricans. 2.25-75; fair quality,
Beans and Beets.
Lima, beans-About steady. Virginia.
buShel hampers, 2.50-3.0Q.
Snap beanS-Firm. Bushel baskets
and hampers, Virginia Valentines, 300
BeetsI7Nearby per bunch. As cents.
rs Maryland and Pennsvivania, i 100
Brussels sprouts-Barely steady. Della
ware; bushel baskets, 1.50-3.00. accord
Cabbaeewsiightly stronger best. others
Danish, bushel baskets. packed locally,
! Pennsylvania, COL 90, best ] 90; orange
boxes, Delaware. 9o-1 90; Pennsylvania.
carrots--Topped, washed. New York
and New Jersey, 50-pound sacks. LOO
ces YSs and saeE New 5c4se
Celery-New JERSEY. q crates, washed,
Pascal, no size marks. 1.50; Pennsyl-
yania. z crates, holdovers, Golden. 5
Cucumbers-stronger undertone; de-
maand, light. Bqashel baskets. Florida,
buShel baskets 450-4.75.
Endive-New jersey, bushel baskets
" EscaroieeNew "a New Jersey. ;SG b2shel baskets
| and orange boxes, 15- 90.
Greens and Lettuce.
Greens-Oferings heavy; demand slow.
| Bushel baskets and hampers, Maryland,
! tops, $3.50.
Leeks-Nearby, per lunch. z-3 cents.
JeGSey Eastern Iceberg
ushroomssMafVland ana Pennsyl-
yania. 3-pound baskets, 1.25-l.50; small,
Green onions-Nearby, per bunch,
b. PaTslsycuEiy TFafl NeE Jersey o6 Pashsl
| sylyania, crates 36 .bunches, l.50.
Parsnips-Pennsylvania. h-bushel bas
Peas-Virginia, bushel hampers, few
Peppers--Barely steady. Bushel bas-
| type, medium to large New jersey, / so;
| Virginia 1.75-2.25; few heavy to large,
2.50-2. IS; Maryland and Virginia. heavy
FumpkinswNeartby per bushel. 65-75.
RadiShes-Nearby. per bunch, 2i2-3
cents; Pennsylvania. lugs, 30 punches,
Rutabagats%-Nearov. labushel ham
pers, To- 90;
Spnach-Savoy, bushel baskets, Mary
! land 1.O0-l.25.
| Livestock Markets.
Cattle LOO. holdovers 900. equivalent
| 10 loads slaughter steers and 10 loads
stock cattle; trading rather SLOW bat
steers fairly well cleaned up at un-
I changed prices; cows and bulls steady
to as much as 80 cents lower in some
tered small lots mostly choice 975
j. 5Wd a. -pound dG steer steer yearlingSi & S3 30
grade cows. W O.50-i -isS so; ~ canners e and and
cutters largely 6.O0-1O.OO; odd cutters
ana ano unds odd 6ead ton wegh h4
most such offerings l3.00-l5.O0; utility,
ingS, S.00-1 90; medium and good
352-S73- pound stockers. feeders and
stock calves. l4.00-19,00; common and
medium 265-5S7 pounds, 1I.50-13.50.
Calves, $50; opened slow, generally
scarce; odd head. 20. 6o-as. 90: mixed
lots good to prime, 2 ;;2 00-25:O0; 90 COM
mefClal ana BOOQ, 1O.UU-2G.UU; Gull and
utility, 5.00-15 90.
Hogs. 500; moderately active. bar
rows and gifts and top on sows mostly
% cents lower other sows generally
steady choice 1S0,24O-poqnd barrows
and gilts mostly iI y 2l7?-22 90; 240-27o
u 25-31 so; over 800 pounds 2l25
down, according to quality, condition
and az weights sd "od40 pounds d940-
16O-1SO pounds, 2I.35-2l.75: choice
, sows under 400 pounds 20 5o-@O.75;
pounds, is.50-fs.75: 560-53o pounds pounds,
l7.50-1775; heavier weights, 1915
down.
Sheep, 100; run largely wooled
SLAUGHTER lambs, steady, naked, good
odd = Gull Gull and utility, oo-6s pounds,
10.O0-14 90: small lot good and choice
160-pound Gull shorn slaughter ewes,
, 800.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market barely steady to weak
on fryers, steady on the balance; arrivals
only moderate; offerings of young stock
were in excess of a light. to fair demand
mostly 2S-2g; one lot extra fancy BROUGHT
80; heavy-tvpe hens we're in lighter
supply but trading not active; some in
sales reported at y: turkey supplies ap-
peared ample for limited needs.
Br9ileTs or fgyeEs; pounds Snd over
= '-1U, mostly i-S-'.Hs rOaSJeTS. Z pOunOS
and over. 30: hens heavy type 25-2T;
light type Ills; turkeys, heavy-type
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts, 705 100-pound sacks
Wheat-Receipts, 1907 bushels; ship
ments. 10000 bushels; stocks. 6.12S,-
1S4 bushels. No. = RED. winter gar!icky
spot. domestic. 1874; November, 1874;
corn-Receipts 253.475 bushels ship
ments, none; stocks, l 1863. 937 bushels.
Oats-Receipts. none; shipments, none;
stocks, none.
Bariey-Receipts. none; shipments
none; stocks, l29.335 bushels.
RYe-ReceiptS none; shipments, none;
stocks, 1894 bushels.
Soybeans-Receipts, 94,357 bushels;
shipments, S6,96S bushels; stocks. 229,-
742 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts, none.
EEg Market Weak.
Yesterdays QuOtatiOnG.D
Eggs: Market weak as prices on
medium and large declined mostly AL
cent and smalls Unchanged to cents
lower. Arrivals light Offerings although
not burdensome were more than ample