Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-09
AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE
FURNISHED BY the Associated Press.D
LIST INCLUDES MOST ACTIVE ISSUES
Produce Markets

-, BALTIMORE quotations supplied BY the
% HF steady BG GPSFi BASKETS
K Fy}V"na 1Ee nsnss up ,n56s: Penn
! quality, 3.5u-15; boxes wrapped Penn
sylvania: Romes. l?5s. 3.50-!5; stay-
Sinia, hushel baskets and boxes, Y. S.
No. Staymans. one mark. 4.5u: Wine
SapS, s-2oinch minimum, one mark. 80,
Katahdins, % pound sacks d5-s0. A' lew
- cents. Cobblers. 50-pound sacks. IL
Round REDS Ts Gea T. l'S 3 Mo- sAs ssze
;, sweet, potatoes-Dun. Bushel baskets.
Delaware. Oklahomas 2.J-:3 90: Puerto
Rican$ i, color added. 3.o0-l5; MARYLAND
$685. 3S T pasl1o Rt5 Sden gos lev s 0ss
Beans aud Cabbage.
Aspsragus--Califo rnia. pyramid crates,
dozen punches select. 100. extra select,
to; loose, IA 90
Lima beans-Barely STEADY. Florida,
ouSne! hamper' lair quality, 100.
- one mark 4.1o-4.73. fair 10 senel-
ally coed quality ;iuo-3.50. poorer 80
10 con,enders $50. one marx 400.
Caoba4e New strong. old about
steady; Florida. domestic round packed
iocally, bGSheI baskets ::5-l 40. orange
t ooIes na 80, o 3id York 5o-pound
Csrrois-Topped washed: New York.
3o-pound sacks l.00-l.lu, buShei baskets
Celery-Cabbaee - Florida, 16-ouar,
Corn =. Florida wlrebound crates.
yellow. 5 dozen, fair 10 generally good
quahty 300, ST dozen. fair quality
Cucumbers - About steady: Florida.
bu1 zta baskets l.oo. Cuba lo.54-1I 90.
buShel baskets. few !; nn-;} ~
bnsheI wirehound crates. l.9o-9,o0: TO-
Escarole- Barley steady; Florida. @
huShel w!rebound crates, 100; To-
quart baskets. 1850,
Greens and Onions
Greens-BuShel baskets and hampers;
Virginia, Norfolk section colards and ka!c
Enc e,,; APE sbdr IL" ,@THp t9Ps ,neudInSS
MushroomS~-Maryi and Pennsyl-
yania 3-poqnd baskets l,4o-l s.. few
ononS~-ja- pound sacks U s. Is vel
lows medium New York 6o-75. large
Onions 'sreenr-Ncsrby per bunch
Parsley Ccurly,-F,orida 16-quart
basket, ~ punches -
eek -~ Nearby pfr >ta.k "a cents
Parsnlps MARYLAND and PENNSYLVANIA
a ouSEei baskets !CW Ia.
Peppers Barely steady Florida
bushe! baskets California Wonder type
mostly medium SIZE 3.nQ-350. heavy
10 laT@ ! uu- 80
sheS-Barelv stcadv: Florida H.
quart baskets and wirebound crates *
ing lH-auart basketS 30 bunches $500.
Rhubarb-M ichiaan dollhouse 5-pound
Ca,t9 In2 iShSg -; extra fancy LOO, spe-
RutabaGas - Nearby a-bushel ham
pers bu-63 sacks approxmately &
pounuS washed, WaNed ut l.rge 1000
Poultry Quotations
Poultry--Market steady 10 firm for
quauty stock Demand improved on
H.ooeEa . suppnea OF iryer5 that con-
tl2-pound ayeraee sold fairly well Oh
ieTlHgs OF heavy type hens adQuate Tor
a sood tradlns interest. Increased sup
aSlnd heAyy type turkevs cleared readily
pound aVerag" sold 35-3G,
BroiierS or tryers, 3 Bounds ana over
and over-Hens, heavy type. 80
r. y9une, ii.J"; mostly q. pq.lc!s
type hens 1915; small type Including
, BeltSvilIe breeder hens, 4i-4@.
Livestock Markets
Cattle 100, hardly enough any class
/ cattle sold 10 establish a trading bass
scattered odd head COWS and buIs about
steady with Monday. odd head lots can
ner TO utility COWS, 9.0u-l.! 90; odd head
commereial-erade sausage bulls. Zoo.
/ chsnged, no sorted prime vealers in run.
lev mixed good TO prime !d.no-:3u. 90:
commercial and good. l7.00-?U.0O. odd
Hogs 900; fairly active after a SLOW
start, but barrows and gifts under 800
pounds mostly $3.50 lower; odd head
! chanee: few small lots sorted choice
mostly l and barrows and gifts scaling
around lN5-?l0 pounds. 40; bulk
!!.:U-24O pounds. - ;5-@6.@5; "40-?;o
pounds. ?5.u0-%6.00; 3.d-3o0 pounds.
~. 90, odd head heavier weights.
diton and quality lighter weights in
il" pounds, %3oo-.,5 30; iGo $50
pounds. "j.5o-"6@J; choice sows under
er; 40O-t50 pounds. - -. 4I0-50O
pounds, :"-lo: Ju0-350 pounds. 10 81.
heavier weifhtS, 1880 down. according
to WeiRht, condition and quality.
Sheep. none; quotations nomnally UNI
changed; choice and prime wooded
sla niiaH r., lambs considered ,elieiblc to
and lighter. to 900,
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts. none.
shipments; 225;5oO bushels; stocks, g.
sar!iek \ spot! domestic s. M 1'@sf'
= -
Corn-Receipts. 3l,1t7 bushels ship
ments. 10000 bushels; stocks. 53".6i6
bushels.
OatS-ReceiptS. none, shipments
none: stocks, none.
Barley-RecPiptS. none: shipments.
500 bushels; stocks. All. $50 bushels
Rye-Receipts. none. shipments. none:
stocks. none
SoybeanS--Receipts. 1854 bushels,
shipments. A4,l45 bushels; stocks. ISL
$50 bushels.
Mlll1eed---ReceiptS, none.
Egg Market Weaker.
Yesterdays QuOtatiOns.)
Eggs: Market weak. Prices &C lower
on large, lie lower on mediums. l-9c
lower current receipts Arrivals very
heavy and supplies exceeded a fair
demand Some oil proceeded large for
storage purchased at &c over market.
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by first
receivers. Large. minimum 80 per cent
| qualiyt white. 43ha-44 brown and mixed
colors. 42-44l2. Mediums, minimum
| 30 per cent A quality, white. Al AZ:
brown and mixed colorS. 41-42. Current