Evening star., 1954-12-02
Produce Markets

Fr0duce Markets
Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United States Agriculture Department:
Apples: Best Staymans stronger un-
dertone, others about steady. Bushel
less otherwise Stated. MARYLAND Deli ell
cious 2ia inches up. 3:25; PA inches up,
l55; Golden Delicious, ga inches up.
pennsvyaSn SsaSnanS Deu, s INCHES sn ,bsSe a9 s59
400; "a inches. up. 2 250-3.00 Golden
Delicious PA inches up, 2.50-75: Grimes
* * INC inches esp up, ga; Staymsns ma, , inches
2.50--75: ga inchces UP, 2.OO-75, accord
| ing to quality. Staymans ola inches up,
2.q0-75, according to quality.
unless sseaa ~ s. St sIased sse
! New Jersey Katahdins, 10 pounds, 81:
I Pennsylgania Katahdans. 100 pounds /
| mark, 200; so pounds. 1.15-30; 10
pounds. -: 5-pound master containers,
| 10. Main Katahdins. 50-pound sacks,
| l.50-5O
Sweet Potatoes: About steady. Bushel
nasSets ssnd nd and Wtrd.l hampers, u Is Mary
II .5S-S5; Puerto Ricans. fair r to u1ssi good
| quality. 2.0o-5U. New Jersey Goldens,
2.G0-1o: some waved, 2.25-51; Orange,
l2-bushel hampers, Goldens, 1.15. few
Beans and Beets.
Snap beans: Weaker. Fla. bu hpr.
Valentines 2.50-300, fair to good quail.
l.5e-3.25. contenders fair to good aual.
greens fair oual. l.50,2 90.
bu bkts. topped i,a5. Repacks Cartons IS
12--:,4 o. film bags $50.
,ns srqseoll S. as crts oo j. oss s. I5o n T.
Brussels sprouts: Del. bu. bkts, 1.5O-
Cabbage: Barely steady. Domestic
round and Danish bu. bkts packed To-
some some packed locally: Del. i. .ooeG Hs5. IS.
some best 80 Md. bu. bkts. Savoy LOO.
Carrots: Topped. washed: Pa. and N.
hn,oB Z; Blu. bkts. l,15-l.a5. Nearby per
| caulifower: Slightly weaker. Double
Chinese cabbage: Fla. Is at. bkts.
Corn: Best slightly stronger. other
/ ) doz. Fla. 3.o5-315.
bkts. 3.0t-3.5o, very few best 3.75-4. 90,
/ fair quai 2.25, large 2.225, cartons
Eseplant: Weaker. Fla. bu. bkts. 400
virsboand crts. % 100, A is At. bkts. ! 90 S
EscaroIe: Slightly weaker; Fra. LIP
bu; wirebound crts. 1.50-2.0O. 16 ut.
bkts. Loo.
1
hpr: Md; brocco, & collards 60-75. few
~ tarnip tops al ttl,a 90 Del kale &
| crts, Boston doz. l.00-l; ;25, few higher
N Mushrooms: No; g. Pa 3 ID; bkts.
okra: Barely steady. Cuba bu. wire
bound crts. 6;00-6.o0
usls: n; z. yellovs med i.7o-i.75
l A1 Iot oil llxr.c aaIE <
't' Onions tsreen5 Nearby per bunch &C.
% Parsley: Curly: Va. 16 at. bkts.
Parsnips: bu. bkts.: Del. 75-1 90.
N, J. 1.00-1.a5, mostly 100. Pa. LOO.
Peppers: Barely steady. Blu. bkts. Calf.
Wonder type: Fla. med. to large 300
| 3.15, smaller 1,75-2,50,
kadishes: About steady. Fla. 16-qt.
oz 3Os. i.50-1.75; =. OF. 36s. l.75.
Rutahagas: Nearby la-nu. hpr.. 10
phSas as Pel STEADY oShfhsS Ma s
Savoy. ,l.25-l $50; poorer. LOO; nearby
saraIT6I; Barely a Y. steady ss4 ,,,g Very tey
one mark, 400: yellow straightnecks,
2:25; one mark high as $50: Ia-bu.
bkts: yellow ,straightnecks., l;2577 80;
Tomatoes: Repacks cartons, 10 tubes
approx: | 10. IS, Loo 70; IS, 80
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry--Bately steady. Fully ample
supplies OF fryers meeting a dull trading
market Heavy and light type hens ade,
turkeys. geese and ducks attracted very
little interest.
Broilers or fryers-3 lbs and over "a.
Eens: M Heavy type 1920 mostly 1920;
Livestock Markets.
| Cattle 900; holdoVerS 400, equivalent
stock % Cattle. s. about Is per cen cent of SAL ssis
able supply cows, trading on steers fairly
active, generally fully steady. scattered
stead steady &C cows u opened @ steady sa but but ders under
:one lower and some buyers bidding 90
Loo lower. bulls steady to as. much as
sady fs' sood shsd aad hoes sSes steers aee
% 75-24.75, small lot choice. 25-75.
scattered small lots commercial and
good steers &c tte seosa o. scattered sales
utility and commercial cows mostly
l,00-14 90 Gamers and cutters $50
1870, shelly Gamers down, to 500.
bas feS head s5aae sasss
| to 1880. canner and cutter bulls 1900
ltsans 100, d losd go9d o9;u, and CHOICE feeder
and feeders nd eoHa stoek
! Calves $50; only moderately active,
Mostly mondssv steady but top 20 cents under
veaiers ao.oo-3a. 90 most MOST mixed mix pfots iots
| good to prime 20.00-26.00. odd choice
as.00-29 90. commercial vealers down
Hogs roo; fairly active after slow
start. barrows and gifts under 270 lbs
| and .sows mostly steady, over 270 lbs
i re sensS snd 0Nfs ss fsolse sS
2aO-240 lbs 1855. .40-270 lbs 1915
1925. 27o-300 lbs 1s.00-75; scattered
lots over 800 lbs 1890 down according
to quality. weight and condition, 120-I40
lbs lS.25-19.25. 14a-160 lbs 1a.25-5g;
i choice sows under 400 lbs mostly 1875.
400-450 lbs 1925. 45o-500 lbs 1895,
heavier weights downward from 1895,
odd stags 2.00-3.00 under price Of same
weight Sows. ~
early round to establish q price trend,
- '" GRAIN MARKET
/ Flour-Receipts 23.541 100-ponnd
Wheat - Receipts. se,5ss bushels:
shipments, 1873. 324 Bushels; stocks, 5,-
502 s06 bushels. No red winter gar
ees Corn sro. Rseeipts aSaea.le iss9ss DE- bushels;
shipments. 1883 bushels: stocks. 2 !
Oats Receipts 14.3S9 bushels; ship
| shipments none; stocks, 81 .223 bushels.
Rye-Receipts, a.893 bushels; ship
ments, none: stocks 215.556 bushels.
shipments. 74,667 bushels; stocks. 69.-
22S bushels
4 Millfeed--Receipts. 7s3 tons.
Egg Market Unsettled.
yesterdays Quotati0ns.i
Eggs. Market unsettled. Prices nomi.
nallv UNCHANGED. Arrivals very heavs
with bulk originating from midwest
Offerings ample. Demand fair but slightly
improved
Prices paid by first receivers delivered
TO b. Baltimore. cases included: Large
brown and mixed colors. 35-37 Mediums
minimum 60Ee quality, whites. 30-3I
brown and mixed c0lors. 29I2- 2-32.
Receipts: Eggs. 5.261 cases By truck
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