The Washington times., 1932-12-27
WASHINGTON PRODUCE


WASHINGTON PRODUCE
Eggs--Market easy to weak, due prin-
cipally to further declines in other mar.
ketA Receipts this market Of nearby
eggs still light. Current receipts 2s to
20 cents; white henneries, large, 30 to
80 cents; white henneries. mediums, 81
to 29 cents; white henneries, small, 20
to rs cents. Government graded and
dated white eggs; u. e extras. large, 50.
to "a cents; u. S. extras. mediums, 20
to 81 cents; U. s. standards, large, 80
to~32 cents
Live Poultry-Market unsettled with
today's quotations largely nominal due
to light receipts. Supply of turkeys
closely cleared, but some chickens car.
ried over by dealers from Christmas mar
ket. Young. chickens: Rocks, II to ~
cents: mixed Colors. 10 to 12 cents; Leg
horns, Z to cents; Hothouse broilers,
1S to II cents; Capons. large, II TO 20
Fowl: Colored, 10 to IL cents: Leghorns.
to cents; Roosters. to cents;
Ducks, 6 to Il cents. Turkeys: Young.
cents; old and No. 2s, 8 to II cents.
Guineas: Young. so to so cents pair;
old. 30 to 40 cents pair.
Dressed Poultry-Market unsettled.
Light receipts of nearby dressed young
turkeys bringing mostly Is ia is cents
Receipts of other classes Of poultry too
light to quote.
pers fob. Washington. D. c.
Apples-One Washington arrived: I
broken and l unbroken cars on track.
Bushel tubs: Truck receipts light; sup.
steady. Maryland and Virginia, Stay.
mans, U. S. No. 1, 2h inches moni-
mum, best, $1.25; poorer, 800; U. s.
No, l, 2% inches minimum. $500
minimum, s1.OO@L25; U. s No. /, ~
inches minimum. ESQ 75c; Delicious.
s125@14O; U: $: No. /, e% inches
minimum, S1.5O91.75. Boxes: Supplies
moderate; demand light; market steady.
| Washington, extra fancy delicious, me-
dunn to large Sizes $1.75@2.OO: RomeS.
| medium to large sizes, extra fancy.
| 81 1.50; fancy, $1OO@1.25.
Cabba ge-Eight New York. South
Carolina arrived; / unbroken and II
unbroken cars on track Old stock:
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket steady. New York, SO-pound sacks,
Danish type, mostly around 75c; new
light; market weak. South Carolina,
l Z -bushel hampers, pointed type, 90c0
$l.0O; few, $1.15.
Celery-One California New York
arrived: broken and unbroken cars
on track. Supplies moderate: demand
| light; market steady. New York, "a
crates washed, As dozen, $1.5O@175:
fair condition. s1.25@1.35; California.
|
cooled, 3 dozen. s2.25@25O: few s2.75:
Iettuce~Five Arizona arrived;
broken and unbroken cars on track.
western stock: Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market weak. California.
crates eztt Iceberg tyre; 4-5 dozen. $500
light; demand light; market steady.
Florida, wide range in quality and con-
dition l y bushel hampers. Big Boston
| type $l5O02: poorer, $101.25.
Onions-Three Indiana arrived;
broken and unbroken cars on track.
ket steady. Fifty pound sacks. yellows.
Y. s. No. l: Ind ana and Michigan,
60 GO5c a G5c; Ohio, C046jc; fair condition,
Potatoes-One Idaho, Michigan. 2I
New York, 2 Pennsylvania arrived; s
supplies moderate, demand moderate:
10. sacks Round Whites, U. s. No. l.
$1.10@1.15; few S1.26; Long island,
80 sSG25S 95S sacks sac Gobble6S u. U. s; No. /.
Idaho, 1OO-lb. sacks Russet Burbanks'
U. s. No. l, $1.7501S5.
Observation-Disclosures recierts light:
SUpRess %eaRee Light: E1t;tdd demand light market
25c per pint.
Sweet Potatoe-ons North Carolina
track,
Truck receipts moderate; supplies mod
crate; demand light; market weak
RGrth Rfnth, Carolina, busheI baskets, Porto
Sboan S1canS' " u; s. No. !, 5o@SOc; Eastern
| type U. s.. No. l, 500 Soc; MARYLAND,
Anne Arundel county, busheI hampers
Jersey Jersey, tyre U. S. No. /, mostly
Mixed yegetabIes-one Georgia, New
YORK l Texas arrived; broken and
uhbroken cars on track.
snap Beans-One Florida arrived;
3roken D and ! unbroken cars on track,
moderate; demand light; market weaker.
FLORIDA, bushel hampers. green, flat
type best $3.50; fair condition, %1.7S
Cucumbers-Express receIpts light:
supplies light; demand light: market
ssteady: Florida. bushel hampers choice,
EggpIant-Express receipts light; sup
pres hght; demand light; market
best, -; fair condition, 49,
Okra-Express receipts light; sup
phes light; demand light market about
| @3.
Peppers-Express receipts moderate;
SePpi1es Esp .i moderate; demand light; mar
! green fancy IS: choice. &3.75.
Squash-Express receipts moderate;
supplies moderate; demand light; mar.
ket steady. Florida, busheI hampers,
white wrapped. small size. 31.5067,
rev higher; large size. 81, poorer soc,
Lima BeanS-Express receipts liRht:
supplies light; demand light; market
steady: Cuba, bushel hampers, mostly
spinach-Three Texas arrived: Z
broken and unbroken cars on track
supplies moderate; demand light. NAV
t, ket steady; Texas, bushel baskets, Savoy
| type, $1@1.25.
:, kale-Truck receipts moderate: sim,
, LieS moderate: demand light; market
gun. Virginia. bushel baskets. s5046c'
carrots-ons California arrived. :
9roken and l unbroken cars ON track.
supplies light; demand light: market
STEADY. Texas, half, lettuce crates
punched. s1.40G1.65
Beets-No carlot arrivals: no cars On
rack. Supplies light; demand light:
marker ma steady. Texas, mixed cars, west
ern lettuce crates, punched, 81.
Coliards-Truck receipts moderate.
supplies moderate: demand light. mar.
t Het weak Virginia, bushel baskets,
Cauliflower-No Carlot arrivals; 2
broken cars on track. Supplies IiSht;
GGemand Go light; market steady. Cali
ioTna, pony crates. &212.25.
Broccoli-No rarlot arrivals: no cars
ON track. Supplies light; demand light:
market steady. California and Texas,