The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-11
Est NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS
LOCAL PRODUCE


Eggs-Current receipts. 27A @2scs
white and brown hennery. 2s0sOc:
stale and bad not wanted.
Poultry - Alive: Turkeys, CSC;
chickens. broilers. 2 lbs. 45Q4Sc;
Plymouth Rocks, winter chickens,
s5@3sc: hens, 2e@27c. Dressed:
Turkeys, soc; chickens, 5OG5Bc;
large fowls. soc; Leghorn fowls. 2sci
keats, s0c0$1.
Calves--14lhc.
Lambs--Choice, 15c.
Cantaloupea-SuppIies moderate;
demand moderate; market firm. Cali-
| fornia. Imperial Valley 1umbos 36as
salmon Tints, $3.T5@4.00; few low az
$3.50; iumbos ass, $4.00W4.25; stand
ards 36s and 45s, $3.5003.75; few 45s
high as $500; ponys 54s. $S.OO02.26;
| standard flats 9s. SIPS; lis, d.4O@
1.50; mostly $1.4o; Honey Dews. no
| sales reported.
Lettuce light. Demand,
! moderate; market, firm. California.
crates Iceberg type, 4-5doz.s mostly
around IS.
Onions-Supplies light. Demand
light; market, steady. Texas, stand
ard crates Yellow Bermudas and
Crystal White Wax, u. s. No. l.
| $1.5OO1.65; few, &1.75. California
standard crates, Yellow Bermudas,
u. 3. No 1, $1.6O01.75; mostly.
around $1.65.
Potatoes-New stock: Supplies lib
eral. Demand, moderate; market.
slightly weaker. North and South
| Carolina, and Norfolk Section, Vir.
| ginia cIoth.top stave barrelS Cob
blers, II. s. No. /, $303.25; mostly
around So. Florida, no early sales
reported. Old stock. Supplies light.
Too few sales to establish market
Strawberries Homegrowns sup
| plying market. Demand, light;
/ market, firm. Homegrown, 32-qt.
| prices best, $4@4.5O; fair quality,
small size, some soft, $2.5003.50.
Tomatoes - Supplies, moderate.
Demand, moderate; market, steady.
| Florida, skies ripes and turning
/ wrapped good quality and condition,
fancy. S2@2.50: fair to ordinary
i quality and condition. fancy count
/ $2.506D3.5O; choice count, $1.50@2.5E
some poor quality and condition
lower.
WatermeIons--Sup moderate.
Demand light, market steady For.
ida. Tom Watsons, 32-lb. average,
$101.1O; 20-22-Ib. average, Soc each.
String beans-Supplies heavy. De-
mand moderate, market dun. South
Carolina, bushel hampers, green,
/ $1@1.25, some ordinary condition
lower. some refused. North Caro-
lima, bushel hampers, green, $3.50
$50; 5-peck hampers, green, Sits
az, few $2.25.
Cabbage Supplies moderate. De-
mand moderate, market steady.
4 East Shore Virginia, barrel crates,
approximately 100 pounds net,
pointed type. mostly around 50.
Norfolk Section Virginia, ! " busheI
hampers, pointed type. mostly
around 75e
Asparagus-SuppIie light. De-
mand light, market firm East
| Shore Maryland. dozen bunch crates
and 18-bunch crates green, large
size, $3.5O@4.50; small size, $2@S.
Delaware, dozen bunch and Is
bunch crates green and partly
green. large size, $2.5093.5o: small
size, $4,000.
Peas -- Homegrown practically
supplying market. Shipped-in-stock
no sales reported.
| Cucumbers-SuppIies moderate: de-
mand moderate; market slightly
weaker. South Carolina, bushel
| hampers No. and square bushel
| crates No. /, $3.50. Florida, square
busheI crates No. $3.50.
| Peppers-Supplies moderated de-
mand light; market steady. Florida,
pepper crates Fancy. S4.aO: Choice
$2.5003.O0.
Eggp1ant-Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady. Florida,
pepper crates Fancy, few sales
$3.5O@4.0O.
Squash-Supplies light: demand
light; market steady. South Caro-
lima, bushel hampers, $1.25@1.50.
Okra-Supplies light demand slow;
Okra-Supplies light; demand Slow
hampers. few sales $2.0O@3.00.
Carrots-Supplies light; demand
| light. No early sales reported.
Beets- Homegrown supplying
market.
Corn-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate: market steady. Texas,
bushel baskets. $2.75@3.00.
Peaches-Supplies light. demand
| light; market steady. North Caro-
| lima, skies Mayflowers, slack pack,
| $3.50.
Blackberrfes-SuppIi light; de-
mand light; market steady. North
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