Evening star., 1954-03-02
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied BY the
United States Agriculture Department:
and boxes s. s pennsysanps PsSis ne
lieious "a inches UP, few best. 400:
"a inches up, 2.4J-3.2o; Romes 3
Sss msrk ri 800 inehes inehes up up ~ o5 GrsGe
~ inches Up $50; West virginia De
RsEss sSss and iva neh aR 10
;, Polstosssaaold dall. G. !. is Size a
pound sacks. $50; lew Is Cents Cents. "
Sweet potatoes--dull.. Bushel baskets U
8. Is some washed and xaxed. Delaware
pTeTto snd rf FiSans Tirs,n' color sdded oH Mary
300; Puerto Ricans. 25O-75 Jew 300;
Shi,e an vans % ordinary to fair qualify. 5tl-
Sest er,o Ser Nsw Jer;ey ss,r oode9s
1.75-2.0O. Nearby "a bushel hamper,
AspaEasus-Barely STEADY; California
pyramid crates dozen bunches. via New
York. select 1870.
Lima, beans--slightly weaker; Florida
Sussei snan hampers, Ense $4,000 Sni,; po..ao
bnshel hampers. Valentines. best. 4oJ-
80 tair TO generally good quality,
3.5O-3.15.
Poultry Quetat tioLs.
ers; selling prices advanced toliowiins
hlster prices in broiler areas: trading
Limited Limited mainly AMY 70 quality stock, bur
light receipts cleared rapidly: pullets tiif-
henliy to clear and most ollerines unsold
49, Broiier or iryers. = pounds and over
heavy type. 1871. few hieher younS. 1irS,
;}.3-:i4 pullets. rs: turkeys small tvpe
includins Beltsville breeder hens, 40 few
Cattle. 100: not enough any class
cattle sold 10 establish trading bass.
odGt odd head lots s., camper and utility COWS
odd head smelly Gamers down TO 600.
Calves; ioo; slow. generaily steady,
culls down to II 40 or under
HosS, 900: moderateiy, active. bsrrows
chsnsed; choice lso- pound SG bsrro~s a
and gilts. ;.6.15-27.25; 2s0-240 pounds,
e r.. 3o-21 .,-9 90 oo 800 , pounds, ~, a5.aO
500 pounds, ai.%a down according o'to 10
pounds; e 5o--25.,5;. l4O-l6d pounds.
S3.3Soo.26;25; i69.lso pounds $500
quotations. choice sows under 400 pounds
mostly :3;34 odd head higher; 40V-5no
3o0-550 pounds. 10 10; over $50 pounds
1850 down depending on weight. condi-
tion and quality.
Unclaimed; choice and prime wooded
@3.0o or better and choice ewes li5
pounds and lighter 10 300.
Grain Market.
Flour - Receipts. 1872 100 pound
sacks
Wheat--Receipts, 3 4as bushels ship
ments, lS.3 .303 bushels. stocks. 4 1889 90
bushels. No. > red winter sarlicky, sp5f.
domestic. ;9.!!i March, IA No :, 3'3f.
Corn-ReceiptS 1@l igI bushels; ship
bushels
Oats-Receipts, none; shipments. none;
Bariey-Receipts, none; shipments,
500 bushels; stocks. $3.50 bushels
Rye-Receipts. none; shipments. none;
stocks. none.
Soybeans-Receipts. none; shipments.
none; stocks, 479,22l bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts. none.
EEE Market Steady.
YESTERDAY 3 QuotatIODs.D
Ekgs' Market steady to Arm. Prices
mostly l-1i9 cent higher on large,
is-l cent higher on mediums. Arrivals
moderate. Demand only fair for ade-
quate supplies of most grades and sizes
One small lot of Grade taken in at
43iz cents. Retail demand over week
end reported fair.
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by first
receivers;
Large. minimum go per cent A quality.
whites, 45i2-i6: brown and mixed coiorS,
45i2-56is Mediums. minimum 60 per
cent quality, whites, 43-ii. brown
and mixed colors, 4344. Current re-
Receipts: Eggs. 3,1gs cases