Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-24
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United States Agriculture Department:
AppleS-Barely steady: Blshel oas.
kets e No; IS .o New Jersey fpsees sIa p
PA inches I'D 2.s5: Pennsylvania stay
mans 3 up 375-4.O0. PIG Up fair color
3.25-3.5o. Pennsylvania red Romes ] Us
125S no grade mark 3.0O-3:35. forks
Potatoes-old. Barely steady q. 8.
No d s seS Y Yors f S9 island katah
dins So pound sacks $3.50. Pennsyl-
vania Katahdins 80 pound sacks .o-S1,
IL pound sacks Il. New: Size 4 steady;
Size 8 slightly weaker. Florida 5o-pound
Size A 400 size 2.l5-225.
Sweet potatoes-Dull Bushel baskets
y, S. No, Is some washed and wax Cd
bushel hampers Goldens $50.
Beans and CabbaEe.
Lima beans--Barely steady. Florida.
bushel hamper. 5;5o-6. co.. -.
Snap oesns-sighitiy weaker; 5 Florida ia:
i nusHe1 qualify af1 a.45 100 poorer rs.
l. so: Conlenders. fair TO generally. Good
quality, 2.25-2.75; tend greens. ordinary
nestle round. bashel baskets. Packed
locally Florida, 1920; North Carolina.
faE To eo01 xssnea New York
5o-pound SACKS, l.1J-l.2o.
Celery bbaee. - Florida 10 quart
baskets. / DOL 20.
low, 3 dozen few best, 5o-4.7o.
Cucumoers--Barely steady BuShel
baskets Florida 6oo-d ,,i.E,. lar S quality
bushel baskets, 3.o0-3.25.
Endive-About steady. Florida, lI9
o 0usPf' baskets sMtS0O i.io-i.s Os' -''O
Escarole-About steady. Florida, / 1f9
bushel wirebound cartons. ESQ; 16-ouart
Greens and Onions.
Greens-Bushel baskets and hampers:
Virginia, Norfolk section. collardS and
holdoyers, 49-5o; MARYLAND. turnip tops;
baskets, best $50; SLACK PACK, :25:l 50.
LeekMearby per bunch and f Pennsvl
30: small, .ss-l IS; pin}s, IS cents.
oniensA6opt steady 5nrpo Nnd s YeEs
TOOL o5. some Ito; Michigan. 100
! NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., ta-bushel bas-
PeppeTs0Firm Bushel basket. Calf
fornia Wonder type, medium to large.
To rig So fa Mis- Quality Gn 8'oo-0'oo
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Market weak. Heavy sup
ply fryers AID more than ample of1er-
ings heavytype hens not expected to
snowstorm affecting transportation and
general business operations. Price levels
not established because OF limited sales.
s esIo1ed rY eT g. g. shty fs hens 1ei
Livestock Markets.
Cattle-compared last week, slaughter
classes generally SOL 90 lower, WITH
l., so and above and fun loss on SAUSAGE
bu IS. stock cattle line net change
Scattered sales mostly choice pa 5di3 2i aa
prised OF eood ana choice 595.l so
commercial, Ia o0-la.5O. Few lots high
commercial and good heifers, 1900
y SO. including odd choice at latter
price most utility and commercial
cutters. 9.50-l3 .5o odd head good young
cows on heifer order occasionally as high
as 10 90; most utility and commercial.
ners and cutters largely 500 90; good
beef bulls 100000; Gamer and cut
ter bulls 10 oo-1l.o.
orally 1.00-3.o0: spots 400 lower;
weeks top prime vealers,, $500: top in
closing rounds 400; other choice and
good IS 50-2S. 90: Gull and utility. 100
1900 Early week sales of good climbed
to 5000 or hisher and utility brought
Hogs-Compared last week, generally
- lower. but top in barrows and gifts
of 20. Fridays quotations steady in
Guiding choice 1S0-240-peund barroWs
and gifts. 37.0o-.1.o5: 240-a70 pounds,
% 90. ~ 90: "70-300 pounds. $500
$3.50. odd over 800. pounds, 23:95
down: 12O-140 pounds. 24.00-25. 90:
l4O-l60 pounds. 250O-26.UO: 160-1s0
pounds % 00-"7.00 Choice sows under
80 pounds largely ESQ; 4oo-450
5U0-55O pounds. 1850: heavier weights.
l. so Odd stays discounted 2.00-3.00
from samt weight sows.
Sheep-Compared last week. not
enough on offer any day to test quota
tions but nominallv UNCHANGED except
fo' 90 advance on choice ewes. One
sale good to prime grade 61-pound wooled
lambs, 22.50 and odd head utility
1900. Top quotation for choice and
prime lamps around $500; CHOICE ewes
LIS pounds and lighter. 900: odd head
utility and good 160-170-pound ewes.
COB 90.