The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-04-29
WASHINGTON PRODUCE

Asparagus-Supplies light; demand
moderate; market slightly stronger niger
green, very large size, So 5@4:?5; fair
quality. $s25@S,5O; large size, $3.5 q 4:
fair quality, sa@325; medium n1i. size, 50
Apples-Bushel baskets: Truck re,
ceipts light; supplies light; demand
light; market steady. Virginia u, 5.
no, l. "a inches up, Ben Davis $1.73
saps. $2.25; fair condition, 81; L. S. No.
/, IA inches up, Staymans. 81; 7. $.
Utility, "a inches up. Staymans' 81; .;
32.25@9.5O. Pennsylvania, L. S No. /,
~ inches up, Ben Davis, $l.7562.
Boxes: Supplies moderate: demand
light; market steady. Washington
fancy. $3@3.25; Winesaps. $3.50 265;
Cabba ge-Supplies moderate; demand
light: market steady. South Carolina,
10; poorer lower Texas, Western let
tuce crates. round type s..
Carrots-supplies moderate demand
light; market steady. Texas Western
California, Western lettuce crates,
varieties, mostly around soc per, quart;
Celery-Supplies moderate; demand
fight; market steady. Florida wide
crates, individually. washed and pre-
cooled. As dozen, So; fair quality and
condition, $2,25@25O
Lettuce-Western stock: Supplies mod
California, crates, iceberg type, As
dozen, SIS $50. Southern stock: Sup
plies light; demand light; market
steady. North Carolina, 5-peck hampers.
Big Boston type, $1,5O@2; fair quality,
onions-old stock: Supplies mod
crate: demand light; market dull.
Michigan and Ohio. 5O-lb. sacks. yell
lows. U. S. No. /, 65@75c: poorer lower.
New stock: Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. Texas. standard
crates, yellow Bermudas. L. S. Com
mercials $1.9O@2.
Potatoes-old stock: Supplies mod
crate; demand light; market steady
Maine. Green Mountains U. S. No. /
150-lb. sacks. 1925; 12O-lb. sacks, $3.50
oars. New Brunswick, 1OO-1b sacks
Green Mountains, Canada No /. $2.15@
2.2S. Idaho. 100-lb sacks Russet Bur
banks, U. s. No. l, $2.5O@2.75. New
stock: Supplies moderate; demand light :;
market dull. Florida, double head bar
rels Spaulding Rose, U. S. No. 1, $6.75
Strawberries - Supplies liberal. De-
mand light. market weaker. Florida 80
at. crates, various varieties, fair quality
and condition. some moldy. s7.0O@S 90.
S r,0Eiaa' pony pony refriserators various
LOUISIANA. 24-pint crates Klondikes.
1896 $3.50. North Carolina, scot. crates,
various varieties, Holdovers. truck re-
ceipts. $6.OO@6.5O; few $500; fair quail
@6.SO; poorer. $4.&0@5.50.
Tomatoes - Supplies light. Demand
light: market slightly stronger for Mex
leo. lug boxes green ripes and turning.
wrapped. 5xS-Sx6. $5.25@55O: SKI. $500
. @6.26; TIKI, $4.00@45O; Florida, market
slightly weaker. SKIES ripes wrapped
Fancy count. $3.50. Choice count. $3.50.
Snap Beans-Supplies moderate. De-
bushel hampers. Green Flat type. $3.50
500; fair quality and condition S3.OO0
$50; poorer: 80 so. Texas. bushel hamp-
81 S1oS Green Round type s''insls's, s875
CaulifIower-supplies light. Demand
hight. market steady. California. pony
crates. $2.156225 pony
spinach-Truck receipts moderate;
supplies moderate: demand light: mar
ket steady. Norfolk section Virginia
and nearby receipts. bushei baskets,
Kaie--Truck receipts light supplies
light: demand light; market steady.
Norfolk section Virginia, bushel bas-
demand light: market weak. Florida
white. wrapped. bushel hampers, best,
$3.50 fair quality, $2.25 $3.50; pep
per crates. $3.50@4.
supplies light; demand light, market
dull. Florida. pepper crates. large Size,
IS: small size $3GS5O.
cueumbers-supphes ,mGd;2rat", de-
mand light; market slightly weaker.
Ohio. dollhouse stock, baskets, fancy.
&3.5O@2.75; No. l. s2T2.25. No
41.2S. Florida. express receipts. square
bushel crates fancy, SIS q 3.@5, culls.
S2.25@2.5O
Peppers-supples light Demand
light. market dull Florida pepper
crates. fancy. s5@5.5O; choice So
Peas-Express reCeirts, South Caro-
lima moderate. Supplies moderate. De
mand light market steady. South
Carolina. bushel hampers large pods.
sl;75@?; few. *2.25; small pods, SIC
Poultry - Alive: Colored fowls 2Sc,
spring broilers. Plymouth Rocks, $50
42c: Reds. $50 4Oc; Leghorn broilers.
3o@s5c: Leghorn fowls, 1S92oc; roost-
era 14915c: ducks. 5@2oc; keats
large and young 500 65c; old, IS q so.
Dressed: Turkeys, Young, $40 3Sc; old
Is @ soc; chickens. 42@47c: fowls. heavy
27030c: small. 25@26c: Leghorn. csc
ducks. 1S@2Sc; ROSTERS 1Sc; keats,
young, 7O@SOc; old, 4595Oc.
Eggs. 1691Sh current receipts 1s
spring lambs-TOp grades, 11@12cl
calves SIC.