Evening star., 1954-04-22
Produce Markets

y, BALTIMORE Et, quotations supplied BY the
un,teo StatsS AgricQlture Department:
kets, and boxes U. S. No. !: Pennsyl-
yania. van. Romes; -. inches up, y; S. fancy.
30oo.e5; wine Winesaps cqas ae, inches nsnss. Sc.
Romes, s0ssi2ss, 5s5;4 90; stsymans::
kets and boxes, Pennsylvania. staymans.
Potatoes ~ New. sebagoes ' slightly
yeake5; gsslsGss others about stessdy Florida.
I0Q-pound sacks, fair quality and con-
dition; l.75,3 90; 50-pound sacks. l:40-
e A Sas6ed some wsasd s.
No, /, Size A. unwsshed' Pennsylvsnis.
katahdins. 50-pound sacks. 1880 cents.
Sweet potatoes-Bushel baskets, U. g.
No. ! Maryland and virginia, unwashed.
800; white vans 800 so. according
to quality; New Jersey. Goldens., 3,25-5o,
craes GesnSssdy yeo~ do1eh forisf s5s
dozen. fair quality. l.50-2.o0
Poultry Quotations.
Poultryy-Fryers barely steady 70
seady e% to move Shr da IF bu2n sqfk M
terest; demand very selective; light to
moderate supplies of colored fowl, mostly
average Qudilty' eQualeU current necnS'
young hens short of trade needs: few
odd lots of ,caponettes and heavy-t%Qa
turkeys unsold: few bullets solo 49,.
, Broilers or fryerS, pounds and over.
few lower; turkeys, small type type includ-
Livestock Markets.
Cattle, zoo: holdovers. 800: equivalent
IA loads slaughter steers and 10 loads
stock cattle: trading fairly active. but
very uneven: slaughter steers generally
fully steady, but scattered sales - cen s
or more higher: cows very uneven with
sales quoted 80 cents lower. to 80 cents
except on top cutter and utility grades.
frequently 80 cents up; bulls and stock
cattle mostly steady. but top on sausaee
prime steers 2550-26 90; mostly Of
supplies Of GOOD and choice a2.0o-2s 90.
20.00-22.3o, utility and commercial
l4:QO-lS.00; few high commercial ana
commercial l2.50-l4j Gamers and
cutters largely S50-13.O0 but strong
weight Holstein cutters UP to 1900 and
eood to bee or under
utility and commercial-grade sausage
bulls mostly 13.O0-l7 30. odd canner
bulls. bulls down to 1000, few Rood, and
$500, most medium and good 1900
20.50.
Calves, o5o; high good to prime
veSiers ve;,ie meeting moderate. demand and
week at 2500-27 90. but very few others
sold and undertone lower.
Hogs. 900: very uneven. only mod
erately active. barrows and gifts steady
to 30 cents higher with most upturn
to mostly % cents higher; choice 1so-
S20-pound barrows and gifts mostly,
81 Pep noSnds SS0%4o pounds s2s:3s o 5
pounds downward, 1915 according TO
T6Is weight' condition " q and quality; 120-140
SO 5533-@si@3; i:5; ,nnic ln6GcIso pounds; rs, %;
pounds, 2425-25. 90; 400-450 pounds.
::3aG?3e-,?13,75; :aG 459.5ooo pounds: 2:;95.75:
weichts, "n75 down depending on
weight. quality and condition; odd stays
discounted :.on-3,oo from price paid
for same weight sows.
Sheep. 20; no sales.
Grain Market.
Flour - Receipts, a,95l 1O0-pound
Wheat-Receipts. 37l.6ss bushels;
553555 bushels. No. osgtsi red Sintef tT sar- ar.
lMicky,, spot domestic. 2.ll' April. 2.l1;
Corn-Receipts. is, ,o73 bushels; ship
| bushels.
Oats -. Receipts. none; shipments
! nont; stocks. none.
500 bushels: stocks. rs. 435 bushels.
R$e-Recefpts. none; shipments. none;
/ stocks. none.
none; stocks. 3S0.543 Bushels.
| Millfeed-Receipts. 105 tons.
Egg Market-Steady.
Yesterdays Quotations)
Eqgs: Market steady. Prices advanc,
| on most grades and sizes. Trading sup
| plies lighter but in most cases adequate
| for a fair demand
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by frst
receivers: Large, minimum. 60 per cent
A quality. whites. Alas; brown and
mixed colors. 39-32R. Mediums, mini
mum, go per cent A quality. whites, 30
42: brown and mixed colors, 35-39, few
lower Current receipts. 34-36.)
Receipts. Eggs, 1888 cases