The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-17
TEST NEWS AND QUOTATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS
LOCAL PRODUCE

Eggs - Current receipts, 2sIsc
white and brown hennery, 2s9s0c
stale and bad, not wanted.
Poultry--Alive turkeys, CSC; chick
mes, broilers, 2 lbs. 45@S0c: Piym'
outh Rocks, winter chickens, 40
042c; red. SS@42c; hens. 2sd2Ici
White Leghorns. hens, 22c; youns
keats 7O@75c. dressed turkeys.
zoe: chickens, 500 55c; large fowls,
soc; Leghorn fowls, Csc; keats, 20
@S1.
Calves-Top. 13014c.
I.ambs-Choice, 1Sc.
Apples Supplies light; demand
light: market about steady. Barrels
Virginia, u. 8. No. /. IN inches up
yellow Newtons. e9O10; mostly
around $3.50. Boxes: Washington
medium to large size. extra fancy
Winesaps, 1915. Bushel baskets
No sales reported.
Cabba ge-Supp'ies moderate; De-
mand moderate; market about
steady. South Carolina. III Nu.
hampers, pointed type. $2@2.2S
mostly $2.25. Georgia. barrel crates,
approximately 100 lbs. net, pointed
type, $0,tOWf.
Celery - Supplies light demand
light; market dull. Florida, lO-inch
crates, 4@6 doZ., Si.1505
Lettuce-Supplies f West ern stock
moderate: demand moderate; mar
ket steady, California, crates Ice
berg type, 405 doz., SAGA IS. South.
ern stock: Supplies liberal demand
light: market dull. North Carolina,
5.peck hampers. Big BostOn type,
trading slow, $1@1.5O. Norfolk Sec
ton, Virginia, 2-doz. crates, Big
Boston type, ordinary quality and
condition 5O@75c.
OniOns--Supplies liberal; demand
light: market dull. TeEaE, standard
crates yellow Bermudas. u. ;. No.
/ mostly So; mixed. No. and z,
mostly $I75: few high as 81
I'otatoes-Old slock: Supplies mod
crate: demand light; market slightly
weaker. Maine, l50-lb. sacks. Green
Mountains. u. s. No. /, $3.50: l2O-lb.
sacks. Green Mountains u. s. No. l,
$2.6O62.75. New stock: Supplies
liberal; demand moderate; market
slightly weaker. Florida. double
head barrels, SpaTIding Rose, U. 5.
No. $4.7505.
fredericksburg liberal. De.
mand moderate. market slightly
weaker. North Carolina. S2-qt.
crates, various varieties, wide range
prices, $3@450, mostly $S.5O@4. few
poor condition low as So. Virginia,
Norfolk Section, 32-qt. crates and
SCOT. crates, various varieties, ITO
12c per OF.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate. De.
mand light, market steady. Florida,
skies, ripes and turning, wrapped,
fancy count, $4.75@5; choice count.
| $3.65@4.
Supplies liberal. De-
mand light. market dull, and
| slightly weaker. Delaware. dog.
bunch crates, green. and 1S-bunch
crates. green, large size, mostly
| $3.50; medium size. $1.7502; small
| size, ordinary quality. and condi-
ton. $l@1.25. East Shore Mary
| land, doZ bunch crates. green, and
! tS-bunch crates, green. good quail
| ity and condition, large size. 1904;
| few fancy. mostly around $500
S.75; small and medium size, 81 so
! az.
! String Beans-Supplies moderate,
cemand moderate, market about
steady. Texas. blu. hampers, green,
ST. ingless, s2.S5@3. Louisiana. out
{ mixed car q blu. hampers. green,
Valentines. $2.7503. South Caro-
lima, bu. hampers, green, round and
flat types. $3.50; few high as 81.
Florida, "A -bu. hampers, green. VAL
entines. 2@2.25; st-ingless, $4,000
2.75.
squash, Eggplant, Cucumoers and
Peppers few sales reported To
quote.
Supplies very light.
No sales reported.
Carrots-Supplies very light. Too
few sales reported 20 quote.
Beets-Supplies light, dema nd mod
crate, marke' about steady. Vir-
Sinia. Norfolk section, crates, 901
&c per lOz punches.
Peas - Supplies heavy, demand
moderate, market slightly weaker.
North and South Carolina bu. hamp
"rs. S1.2501.75. North Carolina and
Virginia, Norfolk section, 5-pk. hamp-
ers. S1.50@2.