Evening star., 1954-01-04
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied BY the
Apples@Bsreiy Steady: bSshel baskets.
inch IN a' up. ID 4.od-a5; eombina ton 7. s. No.
beieio9s i Us ga ans incS ap 45 inse PR Homes 'S1 So
inch minimum, 3.75; boxes. wrapped.
lEs Ws:, u yrsn,, apsy bs
licious. .2h inch up. 24o-75; staymans,
! 2t4 inch UP, 2.40-5O.
| Potatoes-About steady; o.. s. No. J..
dins. 5o-pcund sacks. 65-75; iO-pound
sweet pots stoes--About steady; bushejl
Ss Saxed DelaSare. re- puerto Ricsns. 2.a5:
yyirsiniao 9oldens len s75.soo; $500 d,Ss5. PSsro
3.25-50; nearby. is-bushel hampers. so.
Beans and Cabbage.
Lima Beans-Florida bushel hampers,
5oo-5 %; fair to generally good quality
Snap beans-Barely, steady: Florida
orally good quality. 2:50-3;e5; some good
1snaeF .as soes s6esnS 60 ordinary quality l7''
D,.Retss 55ssself i So Sprouts - Delaware bushel
cabSase@About steady; bushel baskets
packed locally: domestic round: Florida,
:25; North Carolina fair quality. 80
rs: North Carolina orange boxes. LOO
Ca csrrotsMTopPed: S Ped 'a"si Hsshed; J Pennsyl-
vania bushel baskets. 125; New York So
pound sacks, l.15.
Celery-cabbaee Florida 16-auart
baskets. LOCI .25.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market quiet; Receipts very
light Offerings Of carried-o fryers ex-
ceeded light buying interest. Too few
sales to quote prices.
Livestock Markets
Cattle. 2.400; equivalent 45 loads
slaughter steers and 3 loads stock cat
ed by lower bids. but scattered early
heifers. small supply cows in every
cows ss0 ssay out 30 aesT eens oWeT
and some buyers bidding more decline.
bulls active and generally LOO and
STe asssr at1es ss. With eTsGsms top . up to
steady to strong; few sales. good and
choice a72.1 ,O35-pound slaughter steers,
q 6a9 4a99-S3;0o part LOAD mostly chSice
choice / l,04o-pounder. $500: odd head
Sommercial to choice heifers, 1900
q 90; cutter and utility l3;00-16. so:
to 1900. but mostly utility. and, COM
! mercial cows 11.00-13.50, with only odd
/ head to 400; Gamers and cutters NOV
ing, slower at s,00-1 90; most early
and above; bulk early sales utility and
commercial grade sausage bulls. 1880
1900 with individual Holstein to 1900;
medium and good stocker calves. is. 90.
1880; 2 loads good s32901 pound
feeder steers, II OOPS 800.
200 higher compared last Wednesday
with most upturn on small number choice
and prime vealers; odd lots choice and
anan5 DDd GOOD
including odd choice at 1000 and above;
Gull and utility. 7;0O-19.O0.
aSss lSSp snd fSsivf ms sstfF s9% 'tsfs
asS day. 5Sk ch9qss ai pound 5s OsT5oTs
$3.50; 240-37O pounds. 24.5O-25. 90; 30
900 pounds,, 2400-75; over 800 pounds.
$3.50: i4G,66 SopdS pdSnd! pounds $4SS
seys- under 400 pounds mostly, 81 ;35:
RSss RSSgsna' 5o5s6 5os55s 2Sas poSnds
heavier weights, downward from 1928
according TO- weight and condition; odd
stags 2;O0.3:OO under price paid for
Sheep, 50; not enough sold to establish
a trading basis.
Grain Market. ...
Flour-Receipts. 1855 100-pound
Wneat-Receipts. 7e.se2 bushels: ship
ments. 79,167 bushels: stocks, 1852. IL 6
cs req xnss1 ssfocky No spot
2.O6.
Corn-Receipts. 61.761 bushels; ship
ments, 1SS.805 bushels; stocks. 2,ss6,706
bushels.
Oats-Receipts, .14,114 bushels; ship
ments, none; stocks. none.
Barley-Recetpts, none; shipments,
n0RRs s.Ggsas fSoSS Bushels: Bushels. ship
ments. none: stocks. none.
Soybeans-Receipts, 15.779 bushels:
shipments. 93.333 bushels; steSks. 951,-
Miiifeed-Receipts. 42e tons.