Evening star., 1953-12-10
Produce Markets

United States Agriculture Department
No. APDlsS~9sl Sa7Isna R1sst RasheI ,}a baskets u
quality, e,75; ,Pennsylyanis. Delicious, eli; oa
Golden Delicious, best. 4 so: fair QUALITY
3;74; Pa inches up, 325; Black TWiss'
9n ma INCHES sh up up s;s5; Romes aas inches
4:59; West, Virginia, Red Delicious, 81
inches UP. 2.50-75: Staymans and Romes
IA inches up, $50.
Potatoes-Dull U. S. No. l. size A
pound sacks. 55-S5 cents; i6-po1nd i-, md
- cents.
a,; sgsst sSs' !. pot, Weaker undertqne
and waxed,- MARYLAND and virsinia
G9ldenS: faS 2375713oq; j 20, puerto Ricans, 3@5-
5?5 4e% 3-HH; Mew ViEsins' 1eIfns white vans
Goldens' fair to good quality. 2.50-75.
Beans and Beets.
SNAP, beans-Barely steady. Florida,
ou4nei hampers, Valentines, 2.50-3.25.
MsrTand, g. fair ff5htes aualify hfy,
Brussels sprouts-slightIy weaker.
J SeW sT Y9Tk' 2r Lions Long Island 161;quart crates,
PACKED packed j locally PennSylvania. DANISH
rIonsiS oui lew Hlgn pennsylvania, 90
Carrats--Topped. washed. New York
and 6aNiiS MY Jersey .; 30-pound sacks. 1,;25.
York, Long Island crates. I2s and larger.
..S;sl SG;ssleTEymNew, y: York, ls-cratss,o > washed,
boSss Celery fSu, cabbage-New aggee-New Jersey, apple
Corn--,Wire bound crates, yellow. )
dozen; Florida, 4.50; ordinary quality
Cueumbers--slightlyo stronger. Bushel
piant-siightly weaker. BusheI
baskets. Florida, few 800
EfsearoIe. SC sliehtlv stronger. Florida.
L l/9-bushel crates. 200.
Greens and Onions.
Greens-Bushel baskets and hampers,
nearby, Broccoli, 15-S5; colards, S.
few 100; kale. 65-S5: mustard, 5O-73;
rape. 60-S5; turnip tops. 75- 90; Wiz.
ssinia. .kale. stripped 100; turnip
Lk{e,eskpsmoNearby; per bunch, ,a-s cents.
yania' yyaanii 3.pound baskets, I.40-I,5o; plains,
onionsmpuli', 5o-pound sacks. U. S.
Nc, L. New York. vellows, medium. .O6-
Oyster plant-Nearby per bunch TO-
.eIs Hs pssTFPeennsylvania. la-bushel bas-
Peppers--Weaker undertone. Bushel
baskets. California Wonder type, medium
Radishes-Slightiy weaker. Florida
1b-quart baskets, 30 punches. -; cello
pnsne packed, S-ounce bars. 30s, ZOO
Rutabagas-2Neerby. 12-bushel ham
peES; snna 75-s5, ,y, few J, 90 % .,.ot so $780,,
Squash-Barely steady. Florida. bushel (
hangers han ipSt fat. white, few, 450 yellow
kets. Cocozelles, $4,000.
Tomatoes-Repacks,. cartons, 10 tubes
s45 20 tubes 4s 4eo?n6 o; g ana As $50
Turnips-Topped washed. nearby. u,
hushei hampers. 50-75; I2-bushei baskets, +
PENNSYLVANIA 70; New Jersey, 65.
Livestock Markets. I
Cattle. 100: holdovers, 500, equiva-
lent - loads Slaughter steers and 0 /
slaughter steers. but scattered sales about I
steady with Mondays mean close cows,
gererallv steady; very few stock calves
: sold; truck lol choice and prime .O51- /,
pqq99nd Gdso S{sers 100 few s sood .snd choice
odd head lots utility and commercial. !
Loo. 90 l95o g, Go truck lot choice 926pound
heifers. 11.50-16.OO; few utility and com
mercial cows, IL .00-12.0O; Gamers and
cutters. mainly 7:O0.10.00; odd shelly
mercial sausage bulls 11.5O-145 50. most
sales 100 down few csnner and cut
15.0O-20.OO.
Calves, 300; moderately active, gen.
epatty eaatsd inliy STEADY one small lot closely
form in, size, long -hauled vealers, 81 90
other choice and prime yealers, 1900
q 90; mostly mived good to prime lots
22;g0; Gull and utility. 5.OO-l 90.
lish trading basis.
sheep. 80; nothing in.
Poultry Quotations.
- Poqltry-Market very weak: while one
stsqdstll on heavy offfeTainass fffafsa' Of lover lowe
birds sold late Wednesday at 1871
supply of heavP;-type hens more than
ample for. highly, selective, and light
demand; trading extremely slow on eX-
cessive supply of Muscovy ducks; few
light-type hens brought II. Broilers and
5ryers. Try 3 pounds and over, 25-2S. mostly
@o-2o; mems. heaVy type. 1875.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts, 2O,472 1OO-pound
sb!Hn Mheat.Rsesi9ts eat: ss PTS 15ase1 bushels
!!fNy adS: N6 soot g. S;9 sq@eStie' &'oei December
C9rn1Resepts G0d 60 ees bushels ship
oatsMReceipts. 4o.75e bushels; ship
Barley-ReceiptS, none; shipments, /
none; stocks, l20.?17 bushels.
Rye-Receipts. TO- 1913 bushels: ship :
ments: none; stocks. 3,994 bushels !
Soybeans-Receipts, 5!2S9 bushels; !
shipments. none; stocks. 635, ,042 bushels I
Millfeed-Receipts, 3,1S7 tons.
EgE Marke. Unsettled.
Yesterdays QuotatiOnsI
Eggs: Market unsettled Large. J.
Ia cents lower. and mediums generally I
l-2 cents lower. Arrivals considerable I
lighter than those of the precious two /
days. Floor stocks fully ample but
trading just fair. III
Prices paid fob Baltimore by first /
receivers: Large minimum 30 per cent