Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-22
Produce Markets

>, Baltimore quotations supplied by the
united States. Agriculture Department:
Apples-Dull. Bushel baskets and
ga inch up, 255oS; 'V golden en pe dIHial1y,
q. inch up, 800. West f vireisis sss stay.
Rans 8 Black fftney Tw Sh nneh up $50
yanis s.ct l4sribushsl boxes; Pennsyl-
s.; 6. Mar ;rs5s! parasons z. INCHES up;
wirebound crates Pen Penn ns-0q peitl
e s "na5 ga inch up, ordinary quality,
Potatoes---old. barely steady. U. g.
k K; size a; Unwasshed Psnnsylvania,
Sweet potstoes-Barely steady. Bushel
Q, baskets. q: s. Is. some washed and
Wsxed MARYLAND and Virginia, Goldens.
I IddsJ ~ Puerto Ricsns. few, color
o OH. 9s 2,5o-s.oo; Puerto R icsns..
Beans and Beets.
Asparagus = Pyramid crates. dozen
ou,acnes Is, California Jumbo 1900. extra
Lima beans-About steady; Florida
bushel hampers few $50. 0''O"
snap beans-Barelv steady: Florida
f S%s BEST 'a 5o.4ss 2,6o-a"'' few $50
s,nEnHtIy s{Tonger' others firm, old about
bushel crates $50. packed Locally HInq bushei
baskets baskets ! 5O-l.75, best 1.60-1.75. orange
Carrots-Topped washed: New York
bO pound sacks 1.10-l.25, poorer ISL 90.
Seiery-caboase-Florida Is quart
Corn-Fiorida wirebound crates VEL
10y 8 dozen n% 400 SO dozen fair quality
5. Gusamb es.,zl steady bushsl
EsSDisnt@slishtlS. weaker: Florida
oos5el baskets 225-2.75. few best hish
Endive-About steady: Florida 1.l!s
ouShel wireoound crates 200. few 2,25.
baskets COL 90.
Poultry Quotations.
sbf cS SSist arrivals ve5y
from previous week. Because OF a strong
er market in broiler areas. most dealers
anticipate higher selling prices. Too few
sales to quote prices.
Livestock Markets.
Cattle, 200: holdovers 600. eouiya-
lent IS loads slaughter steers and 10
loads stock cattle: trading rather slow
IN AL , Giyisions slaushter steers pn-
eosn last s1aSy 10 80 cents hshy
fully steady. bulls about steady. not
s trsS,Ia stool, to- cattle sold to establish
eSoice Slaughter A Steers sse' 2l sSoo fRc
q; 90: odd lots good and choice heii-
fFs Sstv 90 and few Ss,!ty
mostly l2.oo-l4. SO. odd head led cows
1900. Gamers and cutters mostly $50
Soq 1SS Gamers ne6s down to 14o or IN
1900; odd lot good and choice stock
calves. 22.0Q; medium and sood stock
ers, 14.00-1S.0p: inferior and common
Calves 275; only moderately active on
few choice and prime Gull and utility
under uiS.l. I5o-pound weights, sIoy on
prime vealsrs 1900 mixed lots good
GOOD Is. o0-a5 90. odd eulis down to
HOes n i.91ai largest local run since
300 pounds uneyenly SOL 90 higher.
mostly around IS cents up; heavier
lS0,220; pound barrows and gifts - 90
500; bulk sales 27:25-75; 22O-340
pounds pc Ss6:75aa25 ~; 24O-27o pounds.
$500: few lots over ao6 pounds $3.50
ana ana quality:a. Kind. :esllas 1 is6:I2oo
36,25-75: i60-ls0 pounds. @6.75.37.S0::
pS5nss Gda head sIs6sSo 1SS 5S!
20,50;75: 500-550 pounds. 1s.50-75:
few heavier weights 1878 down de-
pending on weight. condition and quail
ity; stays. @.00-3.00 under price OF same
weight SowS
sheep 25: one small odd lot of choice
and prime S5-pound wooded slaughter
lambs 90, the top quotation. this
price 200 above last Thursdays quo
tation.
Grain Market.
Flour-Recetpts, 1927 I0O-pound
sacks
whest-Receipts, l6l. 500 bushels;
shipments, 76S40 bushels: stocks, A.
307 ,096 bushels; No. 2 red winter gar
licky. spot, domestic. No. ., 27h Mar.
No; :: 27l2; No 2, 24h.
ments, none; stocks .I,I76.4l6. bushels.
Oats--Receipts. s,444 bushels; ship
ments; none; stocks. none.
Barley - Receipts. 1881 bushels.
shipments. none: stocks. 35s,397 bushels.
Rye-Receipts, 10000 bushels; ship
ments, none: stocks. none.
Soybeans-Receipts: none. shipments.
Millfeed-Receipts 361 tons