Evening star., 1954-05-09
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied BY the
United States Agriculture Department:
Apples--About steady; bushel baskets
o. S, No. Is, Pennsylvania Delicious. ga
inch up 3.25. few $50; boxes wrapped.
some U. S. Fancy, some no grade marks
Pennsylvania Romes, all sizes. 325-60;
New Jersey l 1/9-bushel / wireoound boxes
Winesaps. 2!-inch up. 3.0O-25.
Potatoes-New, about steady; Florida
I0O-pound sacks 425-5O. 50-pound sacks
Pennsylvania Katahdins. 50-pound sacks
one lot 90-95 cents; Maine Katahd!ns
0VT9ttO sweet potafoesEBushel f, baskets. New
JERSEY washed and waxed Goldens, 80
so; Puerto Ricans. 3.50-15; virginia
> white yams. unWaShed. ordinary ouahtS'
Apparatus and Beans.
Asparagus - Strong. Pyramid crates
dozen punches: Maryland, colossal, 6. 90
Sozen 6unches hes MaTysnd G sTtrs coSSsa fSncv
800, few higher; fancy, 100000. few
higher; small $50; New jersey, colosSSai
550, virginia, medium to large. 4.5o-
2Ti Snap T TBe9a;nns--weaker. Florida. bushel
FOOD quality, > 25-3. O0 contenders, 1,25-
$50, according to quality: tender green's
Cabbase-Best slightly stronger, others
barely steady Domestic, round l94-bushel
crates. few orange boxes Florida. 20.
l.75; North Carolina : 00..'23; q iaGKeo iaI
locally buShel baskets Georgia, talr DUAL
ity and condition, SOL 90.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry-Barelv steady; liberal of1er-
ines of fryers not expected 90 70 eieasF' esd'
overs mostly 26; trading light; supply
Of heavy-tvpe hens was light but ade;
Sa@30; turkeys, carried over supply of
heaVy-type hens attracted little interest;
brollers or fryers. pounds and over
N0--0' Livestock Markets.
Cattle. compared last week: Steady;
spos stEons s9 shads hiShGF FeW Taq
ersl LOADS mostly, choice carving a
s5.55; bulk 5000 ana choice $751;; ia
53ercial ard GOOD 7S0.a 'o90 pounds ;n
ddd lots So 5so ca96eps a9o pounds Sna f1'sfs
part load good and choice mixed steers
and heifers % %: most good and choice
utility and commercial: 6Io-l,o2o
5aG-I,i5o pounds, i3.oo-17.oo; few
1850 6 %: built utility and commercial
lots 13.50-15:0o: Gamers and cutters
aoo-l3ou; shelly shelly can Gamers z Occasionally
lS.00-2o.00 utility and commercial
13.50-l7.50: cutters down to 1850 or
under; Good and choice, 10000
pounds. 1T.50-21.00; few odd lots
inferior and common, 42O-916 pounds
Calves. compared last week: Generally
top. $500. but closing peak $500
Most mixed lots good to prime vealers
22.00-25, 90; commercial and good in
utility S.00-l2.00, with occasional sales
mark WV
Hogs compared last week: Barrows and
Eilts unevenly 1878 cents lower; soWs
steady steady TO 100 of; Fridays receipts
rows an dgilts that sold strong to 25
Choice 1s0-2So lb. aveIsSes bS brouaht
24o-a7o lbs. 26e061S7. 90; V i4ooi60 UoI 'nS ib.
25.75-26.7 .75; 160-1SO lbs 26.75-27 rs:
other weights and sows were virtually
aansed 0pGfaSRs Or cRoc. Tor pnSes
22bo; 45o-56O lbs. 2l.o0-2i5 80; 500
$50 lbs 30O0-20 80; heavier weights
10. 80 down depending on weight, quality
and condition. Odd stays were discounted
2 00-3 90 each dav from the price paid
RANGED 6.00-s.00 UNDER the same weight
sows
Sheep compared last week: Not enough
on sale any day durins week to permit
accurate comparison Of prices either
with the previous dav or week before
The weeks sales included few choice
snnd prime 70-94 lb, spring lambs At
ID. averages 2s.Oo-29 90; q few good
and choice wooded ewes at 500 and
some good 1I5 ID. shorn ewes. No. 8
pelts al 500.