The Washington times., 1928-03-28
LATEST FINANCIAL QUOTATIONS AND COMMENT
LOCAL PRODUCE

Eggs-Current receipts. 26kc;
white and brown hennery, 27D2Sc;
stale and bad not wanted.
Poultry-Alive: Turkeys, S5@Ssc;
chickens, broilers. colored, lbs,
4S@50c; Plymouth Rocks, winter
chickens, 4Oc; reds, SS04Oc: hens,
28@29c; white leghorn hens. 300
25c; young keats, 70@75c. Dressed
Turkeys, 42c; chickens. 3Sc; large
fowls, 27@2Sc; leghorn fowls, zoe;
keats, 90c@$1.
Lambs-Choice, 20@22c.
Sheep-Fat, &c.
Apples-Supplies moderate. De-
mand light, market steady. Barrels:
Virginia, U. S. No. l, az inches
up Winesaps, $S.5O@9.O0 u. S. No.
l. Black Twigs. 2A inches up, con-
siderable scalded, $500. Boxes:
Washington, medium to large size.
Extra Fancy Winesaps, $500:
Romes. $3.50. Bushel baskets: Penn.
sylvania, U. s. No. /, IN inches up,
800; U. S. No. 1, Romes ~ inches
up, 800.
Asparagus-Supplies moderate;
demand light: market slightly
weaker. California, dozen bunch
crates green. very large size, SEQ
$50; large size. $500; loose mostly,
Cabbage-Supplies light; demand
moderate; market firm. Florida,
IA bushel hampers, pointed type,
| $2.50@2.65. Texas, barrel crates
Round type, $4.25.
Celery-Supplies moderate; de-
1 - Il.
| 10-inch crates 4-8-dozen, $2.75@3.
Lettuce-Western stock; supplies
moderate; demand moderate; mar
ket firm; California, crates Iceberg
type As dozen, $4,000. Southern
stocks-Supplies light; demand mod
crate: market steady. Florida, / " :
bushel, hampers Big Boston type.
| $2.50@3; few Fancy, 1925.
Onions-Supplies light; demand
| light; market about steady; Michi-
gan, 100-lb. sacks Yellow u. s. No.
| l., medium to large size, $4.75@5;
some sprouted, $3.50.
Potatoes-Old stock: Supplies
moderate; demand light; market
steady. Michigan. 15O-lb. sacks
Russet Rurals u. S. No. 1. mostly,
$4.25. New York, 150-lb. sacks
Round Whites u. s. No. /. few.
| 34sI0s 1UaHOs 11U"lD. SACKS E6uTAlS
U. s. No. /. $3.5O03.65. New stock:
Supplies light; demand light; mar,
| ket steady. Florida, double-head
| barrels. SpauIding Rose, U. S. No.
| /, few sales, $14; u. S. No. 2, $12.
Spinach-Supplies liberal, demand
! light, market duh. Texas, bushel
baskets Savoy type, poor to fair
quality and condition, 50075c, best
mostly 75c. South Carolina, bushel
baskets Savoy type, 75085c, mostly
| 85c. Boat receipts not unloaded.
| No early sales reported.
| Strawberries-Suppl moderate,
demand light, market about steady.
| Florida, pony refrigerators Mis-
sionarys, 55@65c; few fancy, zoe;
| poorer, low as 40c per quart.
Tomatoes-Supplies light, demand
| tight, market steady. Originals:
Florida, skies. ripes and turning,
wrapped fancy count, $7@7.50,
| mostly $3.50; fair quality and con-
| dition, fancy count, $404.50; 216's,
| $4,000. Repacked in New York
city. unknown origin: Threes ripes
wrapped choice count, fair quality
and condition. So; poorer, low as 81.
String beans-Supplies light, de-
mand light, market slightly stronger.
| Florida, q -bushel hampers green,
| $6@7.50.
Eggplant-Supplies light, demand
| light, market steady. Florida, pep
| per crates, fancy, $4@4.5O; few
| large size, 1915.
Squash-SuppIies light, demand
light, market steady. Florida. pep
per crates, fancy white, wrapped
SIS.
Peppers-Supp1ies light. demand
light, market steady. Florida. pep
per crates, fancy, mostly "a; choice,
$2.5O@3.
Cauliflower Supplies moderate.
Demand light, market steady. Cali
| fornia, crates mostly 81, few higher.
! Carrots-Supplies moderate. De-
mand light: market steady. Texas,
pony crates. punched, $4,000. 15;
Western lettuce, crates punched,
mostly So: few ordinary condition,
! $3.50.
Beets-Supplies moderate. De-
mind light market steady. Texas,
busheI baskets punched, $2.10m2.25i
Western lettuce crates punched, So
| W3.25; mostly, So.
/ Oranges-Supplies moderate. De.
mand moderate, market steady.
| Florida, boxes medium size. $3.50
at; medium to large size dis.
counted. California, boxes. medium
size, mostly Sc; large size dis
counted.
Grapefruit Supplies moderate.
Demand moderate, market steady.
| Florida, boxes medium size, $5.50W6;