Evening star., 1955-05-31
PRODUCE MARKETS

Baltimore quotations supplied by the
Unlteo States AgricClture Departmen mt:
Apples: Eastern supplies insufficient
strawberries Slightly weaker. Offer
ing: liberal Mixed varieties 24-Gt.
c;a.es Nd nearby 6.00-11:60. most,s
ii0'oa. iii1 mo mostly U 5.oo-s. O.. Va Eastern
Shore small 5.0D-7.Ga, IL at crates
Del 4-00-5.Oo. Md Eastern Shore 400
100. Va. Eastern Shore 4.71-5.5o'
~ po:stoes: New. slightly weaker US
sacks 25O-75, lev hishei, US is size
50 10 10 sacks IA 3:0o-75. Old, barely steady,
US is size A unwasted unless other
wise stated Ny an6 Pa Kstshd,ns sbd,n 80
IDcn 70 sacks mis q an E sassi Mars hatah'inS =
SV eet potatoes: Barely steady. De-
and light Blu bkts and hpr US Is
NJ G1ldenS 800; Puerto Rlcens J.2o-I
u ou Lkts Goleens and orahse 40
Aspsra gus. Nj slightly strongeg.
others aO stdy oPs PsianIa s srts e. dS1fa eStfa
ansEssj iancy j.s%N4 NC 90, sat fsnts 5oo-.3 3o N
colossal 4.UU-4 rs. some l5u. few high
er, extra fancy 3.0U-3.25. lew higher
fancy 100. Va. medium to large = 10
Lima Resns: Barely steady. Offer;
infS 'eh'. Fla. bu. hpr' ordinary quail
Snap Beans; Barely steady. Blu
NC valentines fair 20 generally good
Gual .:.oo-2 30, some best 300. cor
enSe5s 90 a1e lew sad1eFEFfsas 5es1 hiTher ar eaua
Beets; Nj srts. :, d9z punches l,79.
Poultry Quotations
Poultry--Market unsettled: .rading
slow on trynrS: offerings moro than sum :
Gent tor current needs; a very light
SUPPLY of heay-t"pe hens c.eared READILY
and heavs type breeder hen turkeys slow
over. oS s't5' 81 $5ts; hens, heavy types, Jo-3s;
light type, 1920: caponettes, Az.
Livestock Markets
Cattle, 900; holdovers, 200. eauiva-
| lent IS loads slaughter steers, loads
heilerA and 10 loads stock catte, around
| 3U-35 per cent cows trading slow in all
departments, but prices about in, line
| with last THURSDAY; most sales, good and
choice slaughter steers; ~ .50-2o.0O, lat
= Guiding a prime end; some, commercial
beifefs, 10. 1922 90; utility and CONNER
to tsi is50 tS? most stu utility lily and Commercial
! l3.30-l550 Gamers and cutters. mostly
10 D0-13 80; shelly Gamers. down to
commercial up to 1875; cutters bull
dc Rn to 100: hardly enough stock cat
tie sold to te,t pl ;ces.
scattered odd head lots high choice and
prime, ealers. 23,00-24.0 90 most good
and choice, ?n;0o,22 90; commercial ana
cisl. IL y-16.00. culls, 1000 downward.
| Hogs, 1,100 only moderately active.
| barrows and gifts 50-l25 higher c. m
es1e cents hsht sSs choice sow 81 baFPows q
| and gifts. mostly 2000-50; 224-240 lbs,
l9.50-20.25; 2t0--270 lbs. 1s,50-19 .25;
a scar 800 yS down asessds oset to 2Se 3esS S
fS.5G-I9.25; 140-I60 lbs. is. 1913. s;
l6Q.lso lbs, 1857 n.25: choice soys;
head OCCASIONAL" up to 1900; 400 $50
lbs. 13.25?50fi 450-50O lbs, I2.25-5r'
5oo,55o lbs ll;23;,5o; 3-o-6o0 lbs,
pending on quality. condition anu weight:
stays 2.00-3.OU under Nrice of same
sneeo, 50; snail pply mainly srucked
in spring lamps ful'v steady 10 strong
prime u lb. weights, 80 90; some mostl'
r'ility 54-pounders. i5:n0;
Flour - Receipts, 1886 lH0-pound
Wheat-Reeeipts, es4 800 bushels;
72i.336 bushels. No. 2 red winter gar
'icky, spot, domestic, 1a; No. 3, 2.16.
Corn-Receipts. 337, 800 bushels; ship
mentt 24S,O00 bushels; socks, a23,595
bushels
O7ts-Re~eipts 105 3SJ busneis: ship
ments, none: stocks, -67 .493 bLShe
Barley Receipts 9,537 bushels: ship
ments, t62,289 bushels; stocks 75640
bUshei..
Rye-Receipts, no. :; shipments, none:
stocks, 1897 bushels
Soybeans-Receipts, none: shipment,
1867 bushels stoIks, $3.50 bushels
Millfeed-Receipt- 454 tons.