Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-24
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied by tn.
United States Agriculture Department:
inches up fair quality 800. 2h inches
u up $500 ei. * INCHES up 1.5o-2 25;
eondon inches ,ns up fair
2.66; Yorks 2A inches up 1.5O. W
Us Utility ga inches up 1.5O-75; Black
COMB. Us Is and u Us Ut Utility " sh SS%ss
sca,d 9h INCHES up l.oo-25;
rs potatoes s,es oid; About bout steady us Is:
i LOG Id ; ;Sss f.iT quality - Is
as sweet I'll potatoes sso ri Barely steady su
Riesn color "S added a5o s. pei Md pus anG
quality si5o-3;s5; Puerto Ricsns fair
ReaUs and Reets
Asparagus-Slightly weaker. Pyra-
select i$oo1seoo oue estTa fancy a 1850 extGs
a a54e; s ,; C. colossal $780, fancy 800
Lima Beans-Barely steady. Fla Blu
hpr o.S5-600.
Livestock Markets
Cattle 900: followers $50, run in
S asd bs ~ loads slaughter steers one
trading fairly active on ali slaughter
glasses and PRICES mostly 25-50 cents
stsasT than M s.n,a except steers
ses very Few sold 9 one St esd e ssts
5000 and choice steers 5s75-sS.$5. few
heifers 2O.0O-3s. 90. few commercial
eoas ossy 1 qtty s5d e.sSsTa sSJ
cutters 9.50-13.50.. shelly Gamers down
70 ZOO; utility and commercial SAUSAGE
SS Ss down e 90 soG ODD few head small f'nD oss
stoeEsr steers II .S6-5S. 0D '.oi lbs
one e.ss Choice ' Snd p ssnssa Hs ,saa
and prime from local territory S7.00-
sommer %Gsf s0 and and s enSi's &C.
qtilis AZ and commercial ii 90 1900, culls
0i HOGS $500 800: active after a slow start
barroWs ana giits mostly IS cents lover over
hisher; bulk choice iso.sso il Sarr rows
fna sp ss sS i ae Sns trpsk lot nqes5
lbs II so 1s5. sse e.a1s lbs bs1 iS7s.is5o
S 7o.S;0o lbs 10; 100. odd head /
e. Weishs ansity ana conn conti sseordps
1900, 160-1s0 lbs 17.75-18. rs choice
is sss I6Sei go a 81 eoo is
50O-55O lbs IL. 00-95. $50 900 lbs II. Is
down. few garbage fed hogs discounted |
mf eSs sta Loo from NJ price paid for Grain
Sheep IS; not enough on offer to test
prices.
Poultry Quotations
Poultry--Market steady to firm on
heavy fryers and light supplies moved |
readily at 81 cents; steady on lighter !
hens e smpe ssesdy fait
frm; light column available for a fair
to good buyer interest; Pekin ducks. So
lots SroasSt $3.50 cents. ~ Bfoi is'' or
hens, heavy type. sese5i cents. mostly EestE;
cents.
Grain Market
Flour - Receipts. 1884 100 pound
WheataReceipts. Ie.lo5 bushels: ship
m EIhs;. so;9l3 bushels; stocks. 4,365,997
domestic. si4 E sa j. s'n aff saF'icks' spot
m 1Sa 22S.6Oo bushels; stocks. i.5S2.-
oats--Reeeipts. 4.sss bushels: ship
.bi Raaisy no Receipts siaSS bushels
Rye-Receipts 5000 bushels; shir.
ments; none: stocks, 2l.6e1 bushels.
nose ssoeks isSS BUSHES n1ns
Miilfeed-Receipts. 1872 tons.
EaE Market Steady
(Yester'iays QUOtations)
Eggs-Barely steady Arrivals light but
ofncers continued to exceed current !
needs. Demand only fair Supplies Of I
current receipts heavy and dealers re.
ported very slow clearance
Prices paid by first receivers delivered
f.o.b Baltimore; cases included; !,
Large, minimum so per cent A quality, |
whites, 42-46: browns and mixed colors |
41-45 Mediums. minimum so per cent |
quality, whites, 42-44; browns and |
mixed colors, 42-43. Current receipts |
32-38; mostly 34-35)
Receipts-Eg9s. 1850 cases ty truck