Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-10
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United, States Agriculture Department:
and boxes. U. S. IS: Maryland RomeS.
p: 2;63: Romes. ga inches up. 3, .5;
| color, 2775-3 90: PENNSYLVANIA Delicious,
ga inches minimum, ;1.5o-75; Staymans,
10 fnfS bo Hp si5 9Haity.
lncnes up, 3.15-4 90. PA inches Up.
| 2,65-75: boxes wrapped Pennsylvania
golden Delicious. u. s. fancy 113s-
, PotatoesEold, about steady: U. S. Is,
| SIZE A nnwashed Pennsylvania Katahdins,
| 539-pound sacks. 6a-70. few - cents;
pound sacks rolnd Reds U. S. is. Size
,, Sweet potatoes-,Dqll. Bushel baskets
Ricans eoioT added e.s5-s.i 'sG Maryland rGsrsd
s s%o virginia Pmerto d0 Reans @og1 best
vans, few best, 3.u0-25.
! Beans aud Beets.
sparagus-California. pyramid crates,
DOZEN zen punches, select 100: extra select,
40, loose, large. l3.0O-l4.0U
Snap beanS-About steady. Florida
! bushei hampers. Valentines .o0-4S3'
lev higher: fair to generally good quality.
. srsens . poorer 225-@.5o; Tender
Beet Bee.s-,Ppennsylvania. bushel baskets.
sbo Ga00a ass.dv Slightly Oh stronser New,
Tognd, packed locally. bushel baskets.
I;23-l 80; orange boxes. 40; old. New
fO Cs,r S9poqnd sacks Danish e5-75.
| oushel baskets, 100.
Celery-cabbase-Florida. 16-quart bas-
-, corn-Florida. wirebound crates. yell
| tair quality, l.75-2.25: some best. > 50.
:, Cucumbers-Barely steady. Offerlngs
light; Cuba 6ushel baskets, few 1850.
| light. Florida. bushel baskets, few 3 90.
Poultry Quotations.
PoItry-FTyers barely steady. Trading
slow slow as supplies exceeded lighter buy
ranged 26-27 on fryers Roasters Az
pound average sold largely at 25-a7.
f aiigsvS type about steady and prices de-
one small lot of pullets and capons
moved well. Broilers or fryers-3 pounds
a nsa ,S Sve en- s6,2s. mostly g. Hens:
1888. Pullets, 37-aS. Capons, so.
Livestock Markets.
Cattle. $50: scattered odd head most
~ COWS about in line with earlier In
week. odd head choice heifers 400.
and cutters 9.0O-I2.0O, odd shelly can
, ners down to 800.
Calves. 100: demand very limited. but
scattered sales all representative grades
26.00-30.00. commercial and good
as.oo,26oo' odd culls down to 1900
Hogs. 600; moderately active. steady
on al weights and grades; bulk choice
15SSo - ,o barrows and eilts 90
pounds 23.50-25.0o, over 300 pounds
200 40 down aceording, to weight. eondi-
$50. 140-160 pounds. 2500-25,5O.
| l60-lSO pounds 25.5O-26.25; choice
sows, under 400 pounds mostly 22.5O,
odd head higher, 400-450 pounds 21 80,
450-5OO pounds 20. 30, 500-55O pounds
: 1000. over 500 pounds downward from
aS;?o depending on weight. condition
Sheen. none: quotations nominally I'M
changed with choice and prime wooded
slaughter lambs considered eligible to
Grain Market.
Flour-Recelpts. 22.356 1Oo-pound
shipments. 100 90s bushels; 'e stocks i't T.,
IlcEy' spot domestic. 2.as; March. 2 Ess
Corn-Receipts. 32.233 bushels; ship
ments. none: stocks. 522, $40 bushels.
Oats-Receipts., $4,000 bushels, ship
none: stocks. 96.739 bushels, A'''
Rye-Receipts. 5.643 bushels; ship
Observation-Disclosures, 10000 bushels.
shipments, 11S,SO0 bushels; stocks. 499.-
236 bushels .
Millfeed-Receipts. ATT tons.
EgG Market Weak
yesterdays Qu0tations.)
Eggs: Market weak and unsettled Re-
s ssps hsa SSne sns from nearly
current needs. Demand just fair
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by first
quality. whites. 42-42h: brown and
mixed colors, Al Ha-42Ka: mediums. mini
mum 90 per cent quality. white, 40
Current receipts, 37-40: mostly $40
Receipts: Eggs 1883 cases.