The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-17
EST NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS
LOCAL PRODUCE

Eggs-Current receipts. 32@33c;
white and brown, No. hennery.
S5@SSc; stale ana bad stock not
| wanted.
Poultry - Alive: Turkeys, 40c;
chickens, Plymouth Rock, 32033c;
Reds. 32@S3c; hens, large, 22023cS
white Leghorn hens, zoe; young
keats, 70@75c. Dressed: Turkeys,
42c; chickens, 33c; large fowl, ESQ
26c; Leghorn fowls, zoe; keats. 90cQ
$1.O0.
Calves-Tops, 1sc; medium, so
13c.
Lamhs-C Choice. 13c.
Sheep-Fat, SC.
Apples-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market steady. Barrels.
Virginia, u. s. No. Staymans, IA
inches up. good quality and condi.
ton. $500; u. s. No. /, IA inches up
Black TWigs, $3.50. Boxes: Wash.
ington, medium to large size, extra
fancy Delicious. mostly around $4.25,
few higher; Staymans, $3.50; Romes,
mostly 1925; Winesaps, 1915.
Bushel baskets: Virginia, U. S. No.
$2.75. Pennsylvania, U. S, No. 4,
"
inches, $2.5002.75.
Cabbage-Supplies moderate. De-
lmand moderate, market steady.
| New stock: Florida, / n bushel ham.
pers pointed type best $500, fair
quality and cond., $1.75. Texas,
bulk per ton round type. $60;~ West.
ern lettuce crates about 80 lbs. net
round type. $2.50@2.75. Old stock:
New York, sacked per cwt. Danish
type 81.
Celery-Supplies moderate. De-
mand moderate. market steady.
| Florida, 1O-inch crates, X dozen,
| $2.7503; best mostly $2.9OQS;
| smaller sizes low as $3.50.
Lettuce Supplies liberal. Demand
moderate. market firm. California,
crates Iceberg type, 4-6 dozen,
mostly So. few low as $2.75.
Onions Supplies moderate. De.
nand moderate. market steady,
/ Ohio and Indiana, mostly Ohio, 100
| Id. sacks YeIlows u. s. No. ], me.
dunn to large size. So.
Potatoes Supplies moderate. De
smand moderate: market steady
| Michigan, 1SO-lb sacks kuss sn
/ RuraIs U. s.. No. 1, $3.SbQ3.5O,
Minnesota. 15O-lb. sacks Round
Whites u. 8. No. /, few sales. $40;
i Idaho, 11O-Ib. sacks Rurals y. 8,
No. /, $2.75@2.9O.
Spinach--Supplies liberal. De.
4 rnand light. market dull. Texas,
| bu. baskets, Savoy type mostly,
i 31.25; few higher. South Carolina,
blu. baskets, Savoy type, $1.OOWl.26i
mostly around $1.0O.
i Tomatoes Supplies moderate. De
mand moderate, market firm. Orig
! inals. Florida. skies ripes and turn.
ing wrapped fancy count best,
| $5.5006.0O: mostly around, $5.75i
fair to ordinary quality and condi-
! ton. $3.50@5.00; choice count best
SAT $500: poorer wide range
prices, 2.5O@40O. Repacked in
Baltimore unknown origin, few
sales skies ripes wrapped fancy
count, $3.50. Repacked In New
| York city, unknown origin gener
ally fair quality and condition
threes ripes wrapped fancy count,
$2.5002.75; mostly around, $3.50
4 choice count, $2.00@2.2b; mostly
around, $500.
String Beans-Supplies very light
Too few sales reported to quote.
Peppers-Supplies moderate most
~ out OF ml4eO cars OSiuduV
moderate, market steady. Florida
pepper crates fancy. $4.5o@5.O0
| mostly, $500.
Eggplant-Supplies very light; de
mand good for good stock; market
firm for good stock. Florida, pepper
crates. ordinary quality and condi
ton, $1.5O@2. Cuba, pepper crates
fancy high bush, $404.50.
Squash--No supplies on market.
/ Carrots-SuppIies light: demand
light: market steady. Texas, bushel
| baskets, punched, $1.85@2: Western
lettuce crates. $2.500275; few
higher.
i OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES very light.
| Too few sales reported to quote.