Evening star., 1954-05-17
Produce Markets

United States Agriculture Department:
Apples-Eastern supplies insufficient
s'trawberriess-wysaksr; '5i i demand light;
Eastern nd: r.. shSrsa 25;avart crates. 600
sGS; scta.oe:9Nsw, esss 9NSSioSS BARELY s..ady offer
Yiioss0N!o No 1asad siSs 4 iSSSS;;pOuns aSas: asSssakss:
5; 1ttntsS;O SOisSSe 5so3peoand sssks; 1.7S:s,SS:
il. lsO rOspS g6pGaSa ssS sssss sssssd No odd
anWased, an1 srPean Pennsylvanis KStahdins S e SO
s:'fs SoSSHna ns 0 Sacks a7i Mane
sweet potatoes-New Jersey, bushsl
baskets and hampers, washed and waxed.
qqool6dens. CID s.oo-6o; Puerto Ricans' 3.7S-
Beans and Beets.
einia Eastern shore5, 24-quart crate,
SysaS cr.es dozen sw Pss1 Saces
colossal mostly 300 few high as 80:
extra fancy 3.5O-4; so, fancy $50; New
Jersey cSlosssl Sds al 4'oo-6'oo according to
SNAP seansSEslightly weaker: bushel
sssl soath soos sSisty sSSiss u.s.
few 500: contenders 2,00-2 80.
Beets North Carolina Crates, 30
Ssrnchss. bun ns 2'I5; lepnaack cartons 24-ounce
csb6sge-WeakeT; domestic round
ida 2 2;o0o2.5O; North Carolina 2.o0-225'
ncaSiiifIower-New Jersey orange boxes
&c corn@Barely steady: Florida wire
5ls dozen fair quality 1.75-2.25, few
soSSs ,SSsissrE1rm; ss7 ags. Fla. ll/s Ou. wire
w,f5sSaSSS 5SsaSSii5ADs; "A STEADY; Fla ille su,
Greens and Lettuce.
mustard and rape. LOO; sturnip tops,
Lettuce-N. c. Eastern Iceberg crt..
1IesPsrs IesPsrs few bssi $780, $780, HeDI
few 2.75; 6u. Skt. Romaine. i; ;SS-S: rs:
Eastern Iceberg crt., Iceberg. 2-doz., few,
M, MuShTooms1Mdi nS oo and i: rs;, S1lb. bkt,
Yellow BsT@Sdss msa sssaks large Gs
1.75-2 90; small, 1.35-1 .75.
Onions (sTeen)5mSSsarby; - Nearby. per 20 bunch.
tanserins palssscTssy cfts yioS.1s5. 0u' Ok' S'oo'
PepperssTWeaker; Fla. bu, bkt. and
S.5O-s. SO; few heavy to large. 3. 75-4. 90.
Radishes-About steady. Neaby, per
bunch "a cents. Pennsylvania lues, 80
SS1nchss. S1nchss., 1913 New Jersey crates. 30
Rhubarb-Nearby. per bunch, e-s
MsSasa ssnssn sq.ss nssssf. sss csstss sasss
c,ssa sSHWssSsr 5S.SsI InssTt0qs Seth
yellow straightnecks Florida. 4-bushel
sweet potatoes-New Jersey. bushel
goldens, 3.00-3.50: Porto Ricans. 3.e5-
Tomatoes-Repack cartons, 1o-tubes.
aappr0ximf,Stely aE %nsf,n M pound Ss' 2.oo-".2S;
MISUNDERSTANDING hot-bed, per
dozen punches, $500. ~.
6-8 ounce film baks: cole slaw, 65; mixed
salad. 1880; soup mix, 80; tossed
salad. 1.10.
PouItrv Quotations.
cepes made ap mosty of yoanR ses STOCK
with some sold at IS. One lot Of heavy
type hens held over week end attracted
no interest. Trading very light. Too
few sales to quot prizes.
Livestock Market.
Cattle. 1900; holdovers 200, equiva-
lent, 19 loads slaughter steers and IA
loads stock cattle, trading slow, but
opened generally STEADY On on all classes
slaughter steers. 22.5O-25 90. run mainly
soOd @ snd choics inss heifers @ ' Ss Se odd G
Ode ODD u ranners nq and Cutters. i9.5S- -1$.oS;
few utility and commercial cows. 1850
1900; Gamers and cutters largely; 1000
500; cows and bulls showing consider
able grass, few commercial sausage bulls,
lsi00:17 80 ~ 50; utility bulls. i3,5O-15.oO;
Calves, $50; moderately active, gen.
head closely sorted ! prime around S ID 1so- 90
most NJ mxed % lots @ aooa a5snsfi to prims e. vsseTs
Ss esi and in' utiss HTSe
ais. 1000: messra.s!y :, sey
Psidays GTOtations choise ls922o ID
ss;oc;75, s40-27o lbs. u. s5-ss.S5. 20
S s SSS hfsd Syss &C.
sssaisy7 aPf fSpfisio2 igs 1?ssitS sS
from sbove listed suotatiens: choics
sSws Under 400 lbs mostly S3554 2o
S%YS5s5. % iSoo-S5oS S0laD' ibs 2o:s5sS. oSeHS odd Ss
head. heavier weights 1878 down dee
ity; odd s Stars se discounted a9 from
price Of same weight sows.
, Sheen rs; early RECEIPTS ,s;o colfHss.d K 70
sprine lambs that sold ct 5000.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts. 1887 1oo-pound
Wheat-Receipts. 422. .253 bushels:
shipments. 157.72s bushels; stocks. 4
Ss'Rsn Son.ssS; aS N sa SRssr Has ss5 ss5
No. 3, 100.
Corn-Receipts. 344,s54 bushels; ship
ments, 100000 bushels; stocks, 37e.905
Oats-Receipts. none; shipments. none:
stocks, none. 4
Bariey-Receipts, none: shipments.
625 bushels; stocks. 6.256 bushels.
Rye-Receipts, none; shipments, none;
stocks, none.
Soybeans-Receipts.. 1908 bushels,
shipments, 500 bushels; stocks, e3,624
bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts. 564 tons.