The Washington times., 1933-04-04
WASHINGTON PRODUCE
(By the U. S. Bureau of
Agricultural Economics)

(By the U. S. Bureau of
Agricultural Economics)
Eggs-Receipts continue heavy with
tone steady at unchanged quotations.
Current receipts, 1OA Ollie: hennery
whites. 11h Q12c. Government graded
and dated white eggs: Q. s. extras
large, 20hc; U. S. extras, mediums,
Live Poultry-Market continues steady
on all classes except broilers, which
are firm tSday and 1c higher; re-,
ceipts moderate. Fowl: Colored, 1870
14c; leghorns. 1o@12c; old roosters.
Rocks, 2o@2sc; leghorns, 1S@19c. =
Roasters, 10000. Capons: Large, 25c;
small, 1Sc. Turkeys: Young hens, II
% zoe; young toms, 13@15c; old hens,
l2@i!c; old toms, 1Oq12c. Guineas
pers fob, Washington, D. C.
Apples-No carlot arrivals: 2 un- =
81 Supplies moderate; demand moderatei
inches Hets' nInimam iza 80, fair r. con-.
dition, 81; y; S. No. l, ~ inches,
fair condition, 81; U. S. No. /, ~
inches minimum. 75@ 90c; Black Twigss
U. s. No. l. an inches minimum
mum. IS S75o; Yorks, u. . S. No. /, ~
inches minimum, $4,000: U. s. No. l.,
"a inches minimum. 6O965c: Lowrys.
U. s. No. l. 2h inches minimum, 9OcQ
81; y: s: n1 No; !. ~ inches hes minimum m
/, 214 inches minimum, $1.15G1.25;
U. S. No. i. "a inches minimum, 50c@
81; Yellow Newtowns, U. S. NJ. l, ~
inches minimum; few sales mostly
minimum, IS @ 9oc; Romes, L: ). No.
1. "a inches minimum, 9Oc 81; Z. S.
No. /. "a inches minimum, 65 @ 75c;
Ben Davis, U. s. No. l.. "a inches.
moderate; demand light; marsse
inches minimum. staymans and De-
licious, &S.2s@3.5O: U. S. No. /, "a
* inches. s2.75@$; y. S; No. 1. az
Asparagus-No carlot arrivals;
broken car on track; approximately
200 packages S. C. by express. Sup,
plies moderte; demand light; market
dull. South Carolina. pyramid crates,
$50; partly white, $2.5O large size,
$25O@3; partly white s1.5O@2; me
dunn size: s?2@2.5O; small size 7So0
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; . broken
cars on track. New stock: Supplies
moderats: demand moderate: market
about steady. South Carolina, 11s.,
bushel hampers, Pointed type, S5c@Y
demand light; market steady. New
York, SOlb. sacks. Danish type, $50
S5c.
Celery-No carlot arrivals; broken
and l unbroken cars on track. Sup
plies moderate; demand moderate; mar
ket steady. Florida, 10-inch crates, in
dividually washed and preceded, AS
dozen, mostly around 81; fair condition.
$1@125.
Lettuce-No carlot arrivals: broken
and / unbroken cars on track. West
ern stock: Supplies light; demand
moderate; market firm. California,
crates Iceberg type, AS dozen, $500.
Southern stock: Express receipts light:
supplies light; demand light; market
pers, Big Boston type. S1.75@2:
onions-one Ohio arrived; ! BROKEN
and cars ON tra9s
5o-ib. sacks, Yellows, U. S. No. /.
IS q soc; sprouted, S0@7Oc
strawberries-,No carlot arrivals; ,r; no
mand slow; market dull. Florida, ex-
press receipts. 32-quart crates. various
varieties. $6Q6; few $40; poor con-
dtion, 1904: pony refrigerators vari-
Gus varieties, poor condition. 1Sc
= Sweet Potatoes-No carlot arrivals:
no cars on track. Truck receipts mod
crate; demand light; market steady.
North Carolina, DuSneI DaShels, FueL 10
Ricans. u S. No. /, 5O@SOc; bushel
hampers Nancy Halls, U. S. No. /,
so 065c.
broken and unbroken cars on
Snap Beans-No carlot arrivals; 2
broken and unbroken cars on track
Express receipts light; supplies moder-
ate; demand moderate; market steady
Florida: bushel hampers, Green Fiar f!it
condition, $1.50@17b. =
sTOX
Lima Beans-No carlot arrivals; no
bushel hampers, $2.75; fair quality $40
$50; poorer. 81.
Peppers-No carlot arrivals; ! broken
car on track. Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate; market steady. florIda:
/ u -bushel crates, green; large size. $l'7b
o.: small size, S1@1.25.
car on track. Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady. Texas, n
lettuce crates. punched, $1.25@ $50;
Western lettuce crates bunched'
KaieETruck receipts light: supplies
light: market weak. Virginia. oushel
Tomatoes~;rwo Florida arrived; un-
broken car on track. Supplies moderate.
Demand moderate. market steady.
Florida. lug boxes green. ripes and
$1.7592, fair condition, &1.25@1.5o,
poorer 81.
Caulifiower-No carlot arrivals: .
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate. Demand light,
market steady. California, pony crates,
okra-supplies light. Demand light.
market steady Cuba, s-basket crates,
fair condition. $3.5O@4, few best higher.
ucumbers-supplies light. Demand
moderate. market steady. Florida,
bushel baskets, L. s. No I. SO: few
higher; U. s. No. 2, &2a2.5o. plains,
$1@1.5O.
Pnrsnips-Suprlies light. Demand
limited, market dull Pennsylvania,
verv few sales. bushel baskets. 75cQS1.
ERgplant-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light: market steady. Florida.
Y -bushel crates express receipts best.
$3.50: fair quality. ordinary condition,
800 Boat receipts via Baltimore fair
quality. 75c @$1.0O.
Squash-Express receipts light: sup
plies light: demand light: market
steady. Florida, bushei hampers Green,
ripes and turning wrapped, S1.50Q2.00;
turning wrapned 80 90 1250.