Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Produce Markets

United States Agriculture Department:
Delicious. "a inches up D. !. 5G-9 90; ing :.
t afh o TR 400 5S5 n. inches up
100; New Jersey, Romes. ga INCHES up.
TAR eoSr s5esoo s WeSt yrsnia
POtatoes-old barely steady; U. s.
No; l. size 4. unwsshed, PennSylvania:
70; l00-pound sacks. 90. New. Florida.
i2o-pound sacks Round Reds washed
Delaware. Puerto Ricans, color added.
800; MARYLAND and Virginia Goldens.
2;0O-75.. few higher: virginia White
Vans zoos 90. according, to quality;
NsS Sus SssSeY ha@ @0dn oodsns
Beans and Beets.
,Asparaeus--Firm. California pyra-
mid crates, dozen punches, via New
York, select. l4.0O-l4.50, extra select.
snap 6eansMBest slightly stronger.
ShsTs barely Vses stfaey t9rd OuSe ea
..o0-2.75: poorer, 1.25-l so.
Neutrality-suspicious. bushel baskets
topped 25-1 so
baskets. 1855: few 90; orange boxes.
90 90, few higher.
Celery cabbage - Florida. 1e-quart
baskets, 90-l.l5.
low. 5 dozen. 400-425; fair quality,
22.!5-3.00' dozen. fair quality. 1.s5-
baskets. PIorida 6:5-s.se' N Cuba 6!5
800: some best. S.Uu-S.5O.
Essplant1 Fir noo Florida bushel bas-
Endive|Bsrely STEADY steady. -FfII Florida 10
bushel wirebound crates. 200, 16-auart
BusheI baskets and hampers.
Virginia. Norfolk section. Collards and
ksle c: 7n1 o,., few 50: mustard. 100
Maryland and virginia iandcress, 1.75-
Aeeks--Nearby. per bunch, "a cents.
yania. 3pound baskets, 1.40-l, 80. few
higher; small, l.2j-l 81.
0nionS-5o-pound sacks; Y. 6 Is,
Jew So. Miehisan N'H mostly tSfN Is. o'l few
higher; Michigan, 3-pound film bags,
cartons, rs. i.00-1.l5
Parsley-Florida. l6-quart baskets.
Poultry Quotations.
Pouitry-Market barely steady on
fryers Receipts and supplies lighter
pullets crosses brought "6. Heavy-type
hens firm. Quality offerings short OF
trade trade needs, Some bareback young
pounds and over $3.50. mostly 1926.
Hens: Heavy type young 81 -33. mostly
81. Ducks: MuScoVies $3.50.
Livestock Markets.
Cattle. 500; hoIdoyers 300; eouiva-
lent - loads slaughter steers and two
loads stock cattle, buyers working rather
cautiously but trading moderately active
on AZ slaushter classes early sales
steady with Monday but undertone
weaker OF steers. bulls strong TO 81
cents higher, not enoueh stock cattle
sold to establish trading basis; good
and choice steers largely 81 .00-@4,25
including load 1907 pound averages al
80; ODD head commercial 1850
1900; ODD head low, cutter TO utility
Rrade heifers. ZOO 1900; utility and
commercial cows. ] ! 00-I4 90; odd head
younE cows on heiter order, 1850
bulls, l4.50-l650: odd lots good and
ehoEe stock calves and feeder steers,
soo6 siocKers o9 and e feede Tys so9 ana
Calves: $50. slow. opened generally
s St. nG high choice and prime vssle G0
81, 90: commercial and good i 70o-2s 90;
Gull and utility. l0.00-l1.00; odd culls,
Hogs. $50: moderately active: barrows
and gifts. under 800 pounds, mostly
steady to % cents higher: few heavier
weights and sows generally steady; choice
!656-91 .oo e' 9aoa4 SSG POUNDS o 26.5o HS
;,4O-27O pounds; 225.50-"6:5O; 2?O-3o0
R RssRss @ ds Sa head aspend Rss
on weight. condition and quality: 100
n do pounds So 2oi l pohss
26.00-75: choice sows under 400 pounds,
>" 80. odd head higher; 400-4h0 pounds.
II 80; 450-3n0 pounds. 1850: 3oQ-5?0
I'll
down, according TO weight; condition and
quality; odd stays 4.00-3.o0 under price
of same weight sows.
Sheep. so; not enough sold to estab-
fish trading basis.
Co.,, Grain Market; ,oo
Elour-Receipts. 1850 1oo-pound
Wheat-Receipts. 39.4s6 bushels;
shipments, 3.7a9 bushels stocks, 4,324.-
spot, domestic, 2,2l; February, 2.2I;
Corn-Receipts 3.5s1 bushels ship
mentS. $4,000 bushels; stocks. s4l.sO1
oats-Receipts. costs bushels: ship
ments, none; stocks, none.
no Bsre syocts so Snsbe
Rye&R sece s''o 1000 0DS bushels: ship
ments. none; stocks, none;
soybeans-Receipts, $500 20 bushels;
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $40 tons. ~
Egg Market Steady.
yesterdays Quotations)
Eggs; Market barely steady. Prices
mostly unehaneed arrivals I,iy , heavy. Sup
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by frst
Large; minimum go per cent A quail;
colors, 43s. AS. Mediums, minimum SO
s and mixed 1e4 sOlOrS 424 Current re-
Receipts. EggS-O, OBS cases.