Evening star., 1954-03-07
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplicd by the
United States Agriculture Department:
Apples-Dull. Bushel baskets and boxes
inches S8 Tp. Ri ripe resnssiSasia sss staymSns, names &
inches up 800; Pennsylvania Delicious.
Romes and Staymans, no grade or size
marks. 300; boxes wrapped Pennsylvania
Maryland. l% bushei cartons and boxes
Staymans showing some scald "a. inches
size A unwashed. Pennsylvania Katah-
dins. 50-pound sacks. $50, few IS
cents cents New. NeEIA5oat About steady; Florida :, 90
N0 swee. as 'lss Do.aso.:@Duu; C. Sd Bushel baskets
y. s, No. Is, some washed and waxed.
best s.So-3.0o; Puerto Ricans, 2s5-75;
New Jersey Goldens 2.50-3O0: nearby
ha-bushel hamper Goldeps. 1.40.
Beans and Cabbage.
AsparaGus--steady. California. pyra-
mid crates. dozen punches. Va New York.
bushei hampers. 450-5.00. few higheH
snap beans-About steady. Florida.
onshn one marx "no 5.oo-5 SO; poorer' $50. Con.
Beets---Pennsyivania. bushel baskets.
''SSid csbbase-NeS. slightly weaker. Flor
ida, domestic. round. packed locally.
bushsl baskets. & sS-1o9 6,,SIa old, about about
5O-pound sacks. few 1.15.
Celery cabbage - Florida. 16- quart
Corn-Florida. wirebound crates. yell
low, 5 dozen, $50; SO dozen. fair
quality, 1.75-2.00. very few ESQ: poorer.
1.25
Cucumbers-weaker undertone. Of
ferings light. Cuba, bushel baskets. few
Eesplant = About steady. Florida.
Endive--About steady. Florida. ! 49,
bushel wirebound crates, 1.o0-2.OO; To-
/ II9-bushel wirebound crates. 200:
16-quart baskets. 90.
Greens and Mushrooms.
Greens-Bushel baskets and hampers:
virginia. Norfolk section. collards and
kale S5-I.00. few. rs; broccoli-rabe. LBS
tops Lis; North Carolina broccoli.rabe
l.75; collards. mustard and rape lao
l.5o. MARYLAND and ,vireinia landcress
Mushrooms-Maryland and -Pennsyl;;
1.S5. plains 75, pints 25.
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Livestock. Markets.
steers fully so cents spots l 90 lower:
heifers generally steady. Cows mostly
100, spots $50 higher Bulls largely
Stock cattle fully steady to strong In
stances so cents higher. Bulk weeks
steer supply good and choice grade
s0a few fsats5ed selsS utility
and low-good heifers, 16.50-19.00; can
ner to utility lots. II .00-1 500: CONNER
cial cows, 12.50-I5 90: late. mostly 1900
nv fnNry rgnfr hAsf I'D fn
1850 Utility cows mostly II .00-13 .00:
Late sales largely 100 and up. Can
| ners and cutters. S.50-1250; few shelly
Gamers down to 7.5O, or under: high
bulls predominated and bulked at 1850
1900; odd cutter and low utility, 100.
1900. Load. mostly choice 569- pound
choice stockers and feeders, 20,00-21 90;
mostly good grade. 10 1920. 80: odd lots
inferior calves, 9.00-10.00
steady; weak's closing top for higher
choice and prime vealers, 800; INST
mixed lots. good to prime. 2S;00.31 90;
commercial and good, 1S.00;2s.0Q: Gull
culls below the 1000 mark,
Hogs compared last week: Barrows
| and gifts generally so cents lower; sows
Sss coss seasg Taays bsrfo%s snS rs Gr
ggSsS0SS gsgs aaS-24o osa poands 0u2Sso @ o.
DoonSo "a aoGn op over p9unas SGo
ss9.oo-S4 SO; i40-i8o. 26.oO-eS. so: ISo-
| $50 pounds. 25.50-28.25; choice sows.
| under 400. mainly 22.50: 4OO-45O
81 SO; 46O-5OO 2O.50: 5OO-55O, 1850:
over $50, 1880 downward. Stags dis
counted 2.00-3,00 from price paid same
| weight sows.
Sheep compared last week: Not enough
wooled slaughter lambs or ewes on
offer to tests prices. Quotations re-
manned nominally. steady with choice
and prime wooded lambs considered elipi-
| BILE to around 1900 and choice ewes,
| scaling 115 pounds and less, to 600.