Evening star., 1954-04-02
Produce Markets

the United States Agriculture Depart
ment Apples-Barely steady; Bushel bas-
neh NO. ordnary eoor
2.25 West Virginia. / 1/9-bushel wire
bound crates, Winesaps, 21a inches up.
3;;50; 3; boxes: wrapped, New Jersey. Romes,
syivania, US. fancy, Golden Delicious,
150s and 1855, 3.75-4.25: Romes, SSs-
!25s. 3.75-4.00. and Staymans. 1905.
Potatoes-old, about steady. US. No.
Is; size A. unwashed. Pennsylvania, Ka-
tahdins. 50-pound sacks. 6O-S5 cents,
pond ascfs 70 quality quality new Ferid 50
size A. washed. some waxed and some
color added. 2.O0-10.
Sweet Potatoes-Barely steady. Bushel
baskets 6ya xad NJ Us ST. No. Is some washed and
Rlcans unwashed 200, few higher:
white vans. ordinary quality, 1850;
3.75-3.00; New jersey, Goldens. Is S'751
300: Puerto Ricans 2.75-3 90: crates,
approximately 80 pounds, 300.
Beans and Cabbage.
raher sR pyTsmd dteaay eFates Gdntn
punches; California extra fancy, 1000 1000
LOU; select, 13.00-14 90.
r6rda snsp Dsbe1 Rfans hampers slightly weaker
few best, 800 0S poorer. eSA 81 50. ijoo~''o'
Beets@ePennsylyania bushel baskets
topped toy SI25;; South Carolina. crates,
ounce film bags, 12s. so.
Cabbaee-Barely steady Florida do
lev Esss higher: packed locally. bushel bas-
:, G5elery-Ga II bSbass = Florida 1e quart
Corn-Florida wirebound crates, yell
omslitS eowi z aozen; '79; 90: 5-5h dozen fair
ucumbers-Silehtly weaker. Florida
bushel baskets, 7.50-s.0o; fair quality.
;, Egeplants; - About Steady. Florida
poorer low as 100.
Greens and Mushrooms.
nearby brocco, 6Q-S5: collards, $3.50:
tops, 75-1.OO; Virginia, Norfolk section,
1G5; Eastern Shore Hanover Hanover salad, salad i.i5-
l.25; North Carolina rape and turnp
tops. .00-1 ;25 mustard. l:25-l,50; New
Leeks-Nearby. per stalk, &c.
Mushrooms-Maryland and Pennsyl-
yania, pound baskets, 30 .65; few
higher; small; 40 pints. 24-25.
Is oned risReana ssSti 6}eSSgs Ssw
York, SG-1O0. poorer 50-75; few large.
3 cents. mostly pa cents.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., ha-bushel bas-
Peppers-About steady. Florida. bushel
baskets, California Wonder type medium
to large, 3.00-3.50: small to medium
2'qo-25O. poorer low as 100.
kets,, 30 punches, Florida holdovers. rs;
South Carolina. 1.00-1.25; Florida s.
ounce film bags. 3os. 2.o0-a;10; repacks.
Rhubarb-Michigan hothouse. 5-pound
cartons extra fancy, 90; special long
1.00-110 few 1.!5.
by. 90 1.25: Virginia. Norfolk section.
l;25- l.50; repacks, cartons, 10-ounce
flm bags, Us I5o.ISO; IS ii5il3o
el hamper. fiat. white, .2.50-3.O0; yellow
straightnecks few 300: cocozelles. "a
bushel baskets; fair condition. 100.
approximately l pound, IS. 1.35-1 30,
poorer 90; As. 1.20-1..5. few higher;
Turnips-Topped: New Jersey, bushel
baskets, few 80, repack cartons. "a
ouTee film bass, rs: .diton, I65 nov doz.n
Miscellaneous repacks, vegetables-sx
mixed salad, 1880; soup mix. so; tossed
salad. 1.10.
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry = Market barely steady on
fryerS. sharp decrease in trading be-
ginning late Thursday left most dealers
with more than ample supplies. Fresh
receipts moved slowly at 30 Carried
over stock in light demand with few
sales made at 20. Offerings of quality
mand was good but limited
,, ,, Broilers or lryers; 3 pounds and over
2S-30. Others; too few sales to quote
Livestock Markets.
sold establish R snSnsh fTsdns any Dsss easS cattle
caves, none: quotations nominally
unelhanged with high choice and prime
Hogs. so: not enough on offer to per-
nit an accurate comparison of prices.
but quota tions nominally. steady with
rows and gifts quoted 27.5O-3S 90; 90
$685. 5o25SS 6es2ier 2To.3Go Ts;sSs pounds a4s
Sssht 4f60nS5t0as p0ands sss sassits e1S apd
pg1nds cboes sows 1dsr 1SGs@ 4oo pounds
456.soSo paSpds aS%foo PGHnas Sa.5o 5oo5sG $3.50
down; according to Quality weight and
condition.
Sheep none; quotations nominally un-
charged, choice and prime under 95-
pound pour o,y~1ol wooled slaughted lambs consid-
under 1I5-pound ewes to 900 'O'
Flour-Receipts. 6.756 1oo-pound
,Wheat-Recetpts, so.47a bushels;
shipments. Jpn s19. 97:I4l bushels; stocks.
ssa1rl!icky; s1l. ~ spot domestic. 2.l7; April,
Corn-Receipts. %. o93 bushels. shin
ments; 1000 bushels; stocks. 1921, ,209
Oats-Receipts. 6.sO1 bushels: shin
ments. none; stocks. none.
Barley-Receipts, none; shipments
none: stocks. 403S0 bushels.
hVe-HeCelOtS.
ments. none; stocks none
Soybeans-Receipts, none: shiDments
none; stocks. 392. .5g4 bushels
Millfeed-Receipts. 642 tons.
Egg Market Unsettled.
yesterdays QuotatiOns.)
Eggs-Market unsettled Prices un-
changed. Trading slow with floor stocks
more han ample for limited needs
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by first
receivers: Large, minimum 60 per cent A
quality. whites, 41a-4a; brown and
so Per cent A quality whites. 3s-4lls
brown and mixed colors 3S-40. Current
receipts. 1896, few lower
EeceiDtS-EgRs, 2 725 cases.