Evening star., 1953-10-01
Produce Markets
Baltimore uuotations supnl

Baltimore quotations supplied by tn,
united state, ,,, Agriculture Department
cious, 2la inches up. 3.75-4. 90: Pennsyi
yania, U. 8; Is, Golden Delicious, !:
inches Up. 3.50; ga inches up. $50
sSOhashanS; inetnes np. SO. inches up, s.oo-3's0
potatoesEsiishitly weaker; q. s.. is
size 4, unwashed unless otherwise, stated
saa'iyaH ssaRs i5 5oRoana Radas sacks sSdS
i Sweet Potatoes---Barely steady; bushe
baskets. U. 8: Is; Maryland and virginia
Go9ldens' l,75-s,e5; Puerto Ricans, 100
Goldens, 1.OO-1.25.
Beans and Beets.
gers., New Jersey Valentines. 250:3;00
tines, 2.25-3.O0 Contenders. 2.0O-2 so.
Lima beans-Barelv steady. Bushe
hampers, pnoer New New Jersey; 5000,
punches, 150 New jersey, bushel bas
kets topper l.50-1.7!.
PENNSYLVANIA, 12s; $50; Maryland. bushe
cabbagewslightiy stronger. Domesti,
packed locally, Pennsylvania. 1910
celery&New Jersey. various crates
washed. "a dozen, Golden and Pascal
Corn-Maryland, Pennsylvania. vari.
gus containers, 3 dozen, white. fair quail,
ity 1;0Q-1 50 few higher; yellow. 81
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Fryer market steady; receipts
about moderate; top quality birds meet
ing a more active demand but trading
offerings of average and off-grade lots
Weak on heavy type hens as prices de-
clined ! cent. Heavy, supplies very slow
mn
to clear stock. Turkeys-One lot OF
heavy type hens and toms fully adequate
for limited needs, Few capons, s-pound
81 -32: mostly 3lNa 81 Hens. heavy
type 2a-@5: few higher; mostly 1924
36-31.
Livestock Markets.
! Cattle 1000; holdovers 900; equi
! valent 81 loads slaughter steers and l.
! cattle steady with earlier in the week
but trading rather slow and undertont
| definitely lower on cows. scattered sale!
| cows on the weaker side early, good ant
l.350 pound averages 21;75-23.50; on,
| load mostly choice 1000 pound erair
fed offerings $500 few lots utility t.
good grades -99o-l ;o97 pounds ,mixet
utility and commercial heifers il. 90
| 1900: bulk utility and Commercial
! cows for beef 10.50-13.00 odd heaC
young young COWS 81 as hieh as I4.00, canner anc
II 90 and above and shelley Gamer;
down to 500. commercial grade sau.
sage bulls mostly 12.00-15.OO. odd heac
to 1900; canner and cutter lightweight,
9.00-1 90 few sales mostly good grade
63S-927 pound stocker and feeder steer!
70 0O-l 8 90. load heshy over 1000 pount
Calves, $50; slow, scattered odd lots
all grades early about steady but out.
a f1 Tsasfa essFsmey marrow for prsctiealy
yeaiers $500; commercial Srn1 O0G down Gn0ltc tc
1900 and odd culls as low as 500. y
grades genegay 9o s9y 8 Lowell ell sn sshtS Wdns
day but closing very slow and some
buyers bidding an additional 25 decline
on on bsrroows and gifts; scattered sales
avsrase weld 28 90 in early round;
6oIS ponnds such Esights sn s52o5 24Gs7d annG
33.35 down; ai9o-i4o pounds. si.75.
ISl5 IG6. so l40,lS9 non6G. po9nds ?5-2S55;
odd head higher: 4o0-450 pounds.
= 90; 45o-500 pounds. 5000; 500-550
down; staes. s0o-3.oo under NTi price e'1d Of
same weight sows.
Grain Market.
rlour-hecelpts. 1.49o 1OO-pound
Wheat-Receipts, 63,7O6 bushels;
shipments, 7,400 bushels: stocks, $50
:341 bushels; No. > red winter e0rlicky,
spot, domestic 1.91; october, 1.91; No.
corn-Receipts, 13a.515 bushels:
shipments, 212,714 bushels: stocks.
1,026.44 bushels.
oats--Receipts, none: shipments.
none; stocks. none.
Barley--Receipts. none: shipments,
none; stocks, 129,S53 bushels
Rye--Receipts. 1000 bushels; ship
ments, none: stocks. 1881 bushels.
observation-disclosures. none: shipments
none; stocks, 45. roe bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts. none.
Egg Market Unsettled.
yesterdays Qu0tationS)
Eggs: Market unsettled. Prices Al
cents lower on A-quality large whites,
unchanged to cents lower on large
browns and mixed and mostly 2-3 cents
lower on. mediums. Receipts heavy.
| Supply fully ample. Trading slightly
less active, peewees purchased at 33-35.
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by nrst
receivers: Large. minimum 90 per cent
A quality whites, 66-61; brown and
mixed colors, 66469 Mediums, minimum
go per cent A quality whites, 56-Ss:
brown and mixed colors, 56-57z, Large
minimum al per cent. B Quality, 5b.
SmallS. 3S-4217: mostly 421z.
Receipts: Egss, 6,212 cases.