The Washington times., 1928-05-11
EST NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS
LOCAL PRODUCE

Eggs-Current receipts, zSci white
and brown hennery. 2s@3Oc; stale
and bad. not wanted.
Poultry - Alive: Turkeys. Csc;
chickens, broilers. . lbs, 4505Oc;
Plymouth Rocks. winter chickens,
400 2c; red, Ss@42c; hens. 26027c;
White Leghorns, hens, &c; young
keats, 70@75c. Dressed turkeys, soc;
chickens, 50@55c; large fowls. soc;
Leghorn fowls. CSC; keats, sOc0$1.
CaIves--Top, lac.
Lambs--Ch Choice, 1Sc.
AppIes--Supplie light. Demand
light, market steady. Barrels: Vir-
GINA, u. s. No. /, IA inches UP,
yellow Newtowns, mostly $500.
Boxes and bushel baskets: No sales
reported.
Asparagus-Suppl light. De
mand moderate, market steady.
Delaware and East Shore Maryland,
dozen bunch crates Green, is bunch
crates few sales, large size, $500
| 400: medium size. $2.50@S.00, mostly
| $500 per dozen punches. South
| Carolina, dozen bunch crates Green,
very large size, $3.50; large SIZE
| $2.50@$3.OO, medium to small size,
$1.5002.0O.
Cabbage Supplies light. Demand
| moderate, market slightly stronger.
| South Carolina ia busheI hampers
Pointed type, $2.5O@2.75.
Celery Supplies light. Demand
light, market steady. Florida, ~
inch crates. 4.6 dozen, $5.OOVS'SS;
S.dozen-1O dozen, $4.5004.75.
Lettuce-We stock; supplies
moderate. Demand moderate. mar
ket about steady. California crates
Iceberg type, 4-5-doz., SS:opV4'
Southern stock: Supplies moderate.
weaker. North Carolina, 5-pk.
hampers, Big Boston type, $500
I.T5, few best. 81; poorer. $1@1.2S.
Norfolk section Virginia, 2-dcz.
bunch crates Big Boston type,
$2.2502.5O.
Onions Supplies moderate. De.
mand light, market dull. sxas,
standard crates yellow Bermudas,
U s. No. /. few sales, $3.50; mixed
No. / and No. 2, $202.25, mostly 81.
Potatoes-Old stock: Supplies light
Demand light, market dull Maine
15O-lb. sacks Green Mountains, y.
8. No. / few sales, $3.75. Michigan
15O.lb, sacks Russet Rurals, q. 3.
No. /, $3.7503.90. New stock: SUI
plies liberal. Demand light. mar.
ket steady. Florida. double head
barrels Spaulding Rose. U. S. No. l,
mostly $5.75.
Spinach - Homegrown supplying
the market.
Strawberries liberal; de-
mand moderate; market about
steady. North Carolina, S2-quart
crates, various varieties, consider.
able soft, early sales, $404.25; few
fancy, IS; sales Of late receipts, 5Oc@
81 lower; followers, fair condition.
$2.5003.5O.
Tomatoes-Supplies limited; de-
mand moderate; market firm for
good stock; market dull for soft
stock. Florida SKIES, ripes and turn.
ing, wrapped, fancy count, $4@4.S0;
choice count. $343.5O; skies. ripes,
wrapped, soft, fancy count, $500
$50; choice count $1Q2.
String Beans-Supp1ies limited; de-
mand moderate; market firm. Flor.
ida, W-bushel hampers, green, $2.7S
@3; fair quality and condition, $40
$50. South Carolina. bushel hanp-
ers, green, $4@4.5O.
Cucumbers-Supplies light. De
mand moderate. market steady.
Florida. bushel hampers, fancy, few
sales, S.; q hushel hampers, fancy.
$4@4.50.
Peppers-Supplies light. FOO few
sales reported to quote.
Squash-Supplies very light. De
mand light, market firm. Florida,
pepper crates. fancy white, wrapped,
$4,000, small size, yellow, 81,
Eggplant-Supplies very light. |
Too few sales reported to quote
Cauliflower-Supplies light. De-
mand light, market steady. Cali
fornia, crates, mostly $3.50.
Beets-Supplies light. Demand
light, market steady. Norfolk sec.
ton, Virginia hotbed, stock crates,
S5cQ90c per dozen punches.
Carrots-Supplies light. Demand
light market steady. Texas, bushel |
baskets, punched, mostly $3.50, few
higher,