Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-07
Produce Markets
Baltimore quotations supplied by t.

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boxes, U. S. is. New Jersey, Romes. 2ls
inch up, 3.a5-5o. PENNSYLVANIA, boxes
Golden D Ell %ns fee and fill 2
wirebound crates. Delicious, ga inch
Winesaps, 2E4-21a inch, 2.75. Boxes
wrapped Pennsylvania Y; s; fancy Red
400.
Potatoes-old. barely steady. u s
Is size 1nWaShed Pennsyiy cenia
according to quality. New, weaker
undertone. Florida, 50-pound sacks
round reds, U: S. Is. size A. washed 6d
10 mostly 200; sebagos: washed, size
pound sacks, 2.00-25.
sweet potatoes--About steady; Bushell
waxed, Maryland and Virginia Goldens;
250-3. 90: Puerto Ricans, fair to good
quality, 2;00-15. Delaware color added,
Puerto Ricans, 2.75-3.25; Oklahomas,
3.00-2o.
Beans and Beets.
Asparagus-Pyramid crates, dozen
punches, California select. 100. Extra
fancy, 6.50-S.00. South Carolina. Colos-
sal, 500, extra fancy, 800; CHOICE
bushel hampers, Valentines. few best.
$50; fair quality. 3.20-@.oO. Repacks,
cartons. six l2-ounce film bags LOO
Beets-Pennsylvania, bushel baskets.
cab6age-AOout steady. Florida, 90 ,;
boxes .15oI.!5, few 40. 1
Garrots1opped washed Ned New SUrt Jersey S
pound SACKS, I.25.
Corn-Florida wire-bound crates, vel.
low. dozen 320.3 20 %. mostly 3-39'
% S91eh lalr F S@a.s bGshei
baskets. 5. 00-5. SO. few fine quality high
as 100; fair quality, 800. -
Oul HssD saaEets fsx s steady Florida
Endive.1Steady. Florida, l 1!9-bushei'
EscaroIe - Steady. Florida 1-9
Greens and Onions.
Greens--Bushel baskets, and hampers,
nearby brocco;; 5o-65o; eollardS. S5-l ~ 90
so; Maryland and Virginia field cress'
MusaFoomsaM Va , s and p pennsyl-
is, medium, Michigan, 90-l.OO; New
York. 75-lo0: few higher. s,,.n
bass a 1sM Il epS'1 10 onions 1.e5.
Peppers7-Firm. Florida 6ushei pa DaS s.
kets, California wonder type; mostly IG
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Fryers barely steady, steady
to firm on heavy type hens. sup
ply of crosses slow to clear. Some hold
overs brought :2325. Reds were in fair
demand especially larger sizes. Increased
offerings of colored fowl moved fairly
well as trading centered on quality
stock Limited receipts of capons cleared
readily. Accumulated supplies of light
type hens at a standstill Few pullets
pounds and over, 29-30l2. few higher;
mostly 30 Hens: Heavy type 1922
mostly 30. CaponS: 81. Turkeys: Heavy
type breeder hens 43-45, mostly A;
toms, 35-36.
Livestock Markets.
Cattle. $50: scattered odd head lots
all representative classes steady with
earlier in week, few good and choice
1,010-pound slaughter steers, 2".50 odd
head, utility to good heifers, 10000 90;
odd head utility cows, l2.O0-13.00; can
ners and cutters in range, 7.00-1".00; odd
bulls. I3.0o-16.OO; odd light weight cut
Calves. rs; nominally unchanged trade,
mixed good to prime vealers. 20. o0,2s 90;
odd head sales ommercia a ana so1d
down to 1000 or under.
Hogs. 500; fairly active, generally IS
cents lower than Tuesdays general trade
Generally steady: t Choice iso-52o-po SGnd
pounds; S775.3s35: 24o-27o pounds,
ev ee 400 po36ds pqun S dovn nae &C.
pending on condition. weight and quality;
l l2,a pc pounds 26;;ooo-3o;; l4o-I60
P9unSs odd Choice 6o soTs under pounds 4ao
pounds. 23.50-24. 90; 400-45O pounds.
% 50-@3. 90: 450-500 pounds. 21.5O-
22.0Q: 100000 pounds. 205O-2l 90;
heavier weights 1000 down.
sheep none; quotations nominally I'M
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts. 11,o26 100-pound
sacks.
:, WI, Wheat - REGENTS; 1e4,4e5 bushels;
4 .604. 266 bushels No. . red winter gar
licky,, spot. domestic. ia; April. IA;
No. 3. FL.
Corn - Receipts, 100000 bushels;
shipments none; stocks. 1,2S2,SIl
Oats : Receipts, none; shipments,
none; stocks, none.
Barley : Receipts, none; shipments
0F RyeR Reee to' 5000 1uS baEhes ship
ments; none; stocks none.
Soybeans-Receipts none: shipments,
none; stocks. 392,l97 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts. - tons.
Egg MarKct steady
yesterdays Quota tiOnsD
Eggs-Market steady to firm Prices
advanced on all grades and sizes. Re
cents heavy; Trading fairly active with
demand conferred on whites.
Prices paid fo.3 Baltimore by first
receivers: Large, minimum so per cent
n1ixe ega cnior whites 49.42; brown and
90 per cent A quality whites. 3S-42
brown ana mixed colors; 3s40. Current