Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-19
EGG PRICES EASY
ON D. c. MARKET.

U. S. Extras, Large, Drop
Fourth of Cent-Live
Poultry Steady. |
Egg quotations were easy for the
most part on the Washington produce
market today. Government-graded
U. s. extras, large, were one-fourth |
of a cent lower. Receipts were mod |
erately heavy.
Live poultry was steady at I'm.
changed levels. The summary with |
egg, live poultry, fruit and vegetable
prices furnished by the Department
of Agriculture follows:
BUTTER-One-pound prints COZ score),
81 s$s Fl PRINTS print: 's ss
DRESSED POULTRY Turkeys, toms.
24a25; hens. 22a23; ROSTERS, 10al2h;
Keats, per pair. young. 200; SQUADS. per
pound. so; rabbits, domestic. per pound,
OIL.
MEATs.Beef. 11Ma1ah; veal. 1os11;
hams. 1eaI7; smoked hams. 16a17; strip
bacon. 18a1s; lard, sasHs; compound
medium a1y5 sE0 SSs45 h.. ss
piss, 2.O0a3 90; roughs. 1.25a2.75; calves,
3.0Oa6.50; lambs. 5.0Oal1.O0.
nI EoGsMMasast mostly easy; Receipts
III a extras large. IA lower Current q.
l6h; Goyernment-Erade and dated white
extras, mediums. 17s; u. s. standards,
LIVE PoULrRY-Market steady at un-
ehanged prices. Fowl: Colored; 16a1s;
SPRING is sss aa oa
toms. IA; old hens. 10. Capons, 20a23.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Sales to 8 am. today:
APPLEsENo carlot arrivals: two IN.
sessy yrs ds%ans .,v msdsrate Nn
2A inches minimum. 1;4Oa1.50; ga inches
minimum, 1;76a2 90; ga inches minimum.
f9 s5 few h No * inches inches
minimum. 1.50a1 IS; ga inches minimum,
hSSsl IS; Black Txiss .: s; No. ]: SH
mi hnfs 4'95af IS; Winessps g. e No.
I,t ~ inches mipi mum e Y:o rs "a
XXX rev sas e: n's @sn IasR::
Gano,, 2. s No. i. ,eH inches minimum.
i I;4S: Romss; few saIss; ., 5. NJ, ]; &.
mum nirnI Ii5oa IS Boxes; washington. De-
mossy around ens So fancy
dunn TO large sizes. 2.25; ripe, 1.50a2.O0
AsPARAGuS-one South Carolina ar
rived; one broken car on track. Supplies
bUnehes Colossal 3'95a35o fancy, S.ooa
2.50 choice. 1.75a2.00.
CABBAGE-One Alabama one Louisi-
eHrs ON ane
crate. Supplies liberal; demand light mar
ket steady. Georgia; 1la-bushel hampers.
domestic nat type. e0Oa2 25; half-iettuce
domestic nat . type fair quality na,t. 80;
poor condition. rs: truck receipts. packed
locally 1la-bushel hampers. pointed type.
LOO.
CARRoTs-No carlot arrivals; one
ssesas. HAL Hsit-ist1See a crates: baPshsd.
LOO; California, '1.35.
CAULIFLOwER-No carlot arrivals; one
unbroken car on track. Supplies light;
demand light; market weak. Canfornie'
standard crates. 2.00a2.15 few sales. %.
cELERy-No earlot arrivals broken
moderate; demand light; market steady.
Tsshsa and bTseoos szatss do1en
LETTUCE-Three California arrived; 4
broken and Q unbroken cars on track.
Western. stock: Supplies of sood stock
Irhs vi OF
AS dozen. .OOa4 so: poorer lower South
mak seek e. sgDD South sh Carolina
hampers. Big Boston type. 1.5o; fair
quality. 100.
Onion Market Dull.
oN1oNs-Two Texas arrived; un-
broken cars on track. Old stock: Sup
Michigan and Ohio so pound sacks vel
lows. United States No. /. LOCAL 10; few
best higher. sprouted rs. New stock;
Texas. 5o-pound sacks yellow Bermudas
United states commercial. 1.75; few. $50.
PEAs,-No carlot arrivals; 8 broken and
erse ssri s seass
2. ooaa 30
sp1NAcH-one Texas arrived; broken
receipts liberal; supplies liberal; including
truck receipts; demand light market H{s
weak. buShet baskets. IeXdS. viz
ginia and nearby sections. 40a50.
sTRAwBERRIES-On Florida by ex-
f Truck receipt; LIGHT: supplies isn't; de-
pT sas RECEIPTS a sseint e crates. sso wasty
$50 truck receiPts 32-auart crates. fair fair
f Gouisisna s4Dint crates sS 1SaIa pei per
pint.
SWEET POTATOES-No carlot arrivals:
/ unbroken car on track. Supplies light:
Carolina. bushiel baskets Porto Ricans.
LOO; Nancy Halls. 100a1.10; few best.
MIXED vEoETABLEs-one Georgia.
one Texas arrived: one broken and two
unbroken cars on track.
GREEN BEANS-One Florida arrived;
one broken and two unbroken cars on
track. Supplies moderate; demand light;
market dull. Florida. bushel hampers
condition, 5Oa1.0O.
LIMA B bean carlo arrivals; no No
sht na s6e ssaa eond aS5dr 0u'hs
New York, Pennsylvania arrived; 10
broken and 20 unbroken. cars on track.
oa soc dun suP Nss Yo s1a s SE
his deq Maine, ioo.pound sacks k'' Green
SACKS NJ Ra.se ldah
No. i. mostly around 2.25. New stock:
Supplies moderate; demand light: market
weak Florida, double-head barrels Spauid-
ing Rose. U. s. No. l, washed. 5.50a5.75;
unwashed, $50.
EGGPLANT-supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady Florida. 1h-bushel
crates. mostly around ESQ: bushel ham,
pers. 1.50.
Peppers Are Steady.
PEPPERS-Supplies moderate: demand
light; market steady. Florida, 1z-bushel
crates, green, fancy, 3.00a350; choice,
2. 0Oa2 so: bushel hampers, 1.50a1.75, few
200.
sQUASH-Supplies moderate; demand
light; market weak. Florida. bushel ham
Crooknecks, 200a2.50.
CUCUMBERS-Southern stock: Supplies
light: demand light; market steady.
Florida, bushel hampers, fancy, 3.00a3. so;
choice. 2.50a2.75.
KALE-Supplies liberal; demand light;
market weak. Nearby sections, bushel
baskets. 2Oa35.
RAnISHES - Supplies light: demand