Evening star., 1934-02-05
EGG PRICES SAG
ON D. c. MARKET.
Most Grades " to W.
Cents Lower as Offerings
Continue Light.

Most grades Of eggs were "A to IL
cents lower on the Washington pro-
duce market today. Receipts con-
tinued light.
Live poultry was firm at unchanged
prices with offerings still In small
volume.
The summary, with egg, live poul-
try. fruit and vegetable prices, fur
nished by the Department Of Agricul-
ture, follows:
BUTIER-One-pound prints (92 score).
20; tub, 2h l-pound prints go score),
81! tup' q; l-pound prints (ss score).
= DRESSED pouLTRy-rurkeys. TOMS
GG4a.6' hens. 24a26; ROSTERS 9alO; Long
Island ducks. 16: capons. 23a2s; keats.
per pair. young. 1.00al.50; SQUADS, HIP
pounds to dozen, per pound. 35a45; rab-
plts. domestic. per pound, 24a26.
MEATS-Beef. 1OalI; veal. 11a12; lamb,
I5al6 pork lons, 12aI3; fresh hams. 13a
-: 1a smoked Tak hams. 14al5; strip bacon. 15a
10 rccs tasd, iaI,si az, compound, 7a7,s.
grades; receipts continue light. Current
receipts. 21a22; hennery whites. 22laa
ga Government graded and dated white
extras. mediums, 25a27; q. S. standards,
large 25l2a27l2.
LIVE POULTRY-Market continues
firm at unchanged prices; receipts light.
Fowl Toosisr colored I2aI4 Leghorns ho ssio
tall slzes). 1sa21 Plymouth Rock Spring
broiltrs. lsa22; Reds and mixed colors.
ana 4al6 Iurkeys young toms - pounds poundds
and over, 2o' capons, 1Sa2l.
Fruits ana vesetables.
Sales to S am. today;
APPLES-One Pennsylvania arrived;
lOlr unbrOKen track Bushels.
Supplies moderate; demand light; market
STEADY. ste & virsinla. staymans, y. s. No !.
inches : 'nfhsS minmam m1nlTg% g5al75 d. % inches
minimum. l.75a1 ;s5; U. S. Utility. ga
inches minimum 1.5O; Yorks. U. S. No. /.
PA inches minimum. GOAL 90; 2lz inches
inches minimum Grimes. 1.s U. S.
Utility, Pa inches minimum JonathanS.
| 90; Northwestern GreenIngS. 1.l0, KING
Davids. combination U. S. No. and U. 8.
BROCCOLI-No carlot arrivals; one
broken car on track. Supplies hsht: de-
mand light; TN market 1o steary. Texas. pea
CABBAGE carot arrivals; five
JroSen and four unbroken cars on track.
Truck receipts moderate; supplies mod
crate; demand neht; market steady.
Florida. iz-bushel hampers. pointed type.
truck receipts. packed locally. l.o0a1.2o.
CARROTs-One California, one New
tOl dAllfCu' wv OIOhtI anu VII &C III
broken cars on track Supplies moderate,
demand lisht msrket steady. California.
ha!f-leLtuce crates. punched. | 5oal.65.
cAULFLoWER-ThEee .Canfornla ar.
cars or rack Supplies mode!ate de-
nnni mand light market marks steady. California
po1y egflss t9al FLORIDA 2" arrived; two
broken and one unbroken cars on track
Supplies m moderate; demand lisht' maEeel %
clio dozen. ! 25a so poorer, LOS, 4
IETTUcEMsix 'e" caIfornia arrived
seven broken and eight unbroken cars on
erste: demand lishf; market pglSs steady' Cali Cali.
, t9rnia a 1"t western n crates Iceberg type -
plies light; demand light; market steady
Florida. li2-bushel hampers. big Boston
type and Romano. 1.5O.
Onion Prices Improve.
one SS,N Mehsan one New York
TACK Supplies moderate i-' demand d~ih mod. q.
crate: market slightly stronger Michigan
and OHIO; 50-pound SACKS yelloWs. U. S
No !. l.GO
and ihree u9b1oke1 ears ON on ,rses st;s Sup
FGa=fs: sPiS.6Ht. eRshe. hamPe5s s, .r13v.5
Supplies moderate; demand light; maTEel
H7fi Sssn 0esTfs esrds a arTiras
no cars on track. supplies lrht demand
Sos SSes sex aps tFs. d F2Fdi b m2sy
10, per pint; a:-qusrt crates. 5.00s
SWEET PoTAroEspNo car earlot ar.
rivals. two unbroken cars on track. Truck
e shshR7 iaRRs' s,renser Ts, d'2aPs Sof7h
Caro!ina, oushel baskets. Puerto R.cans,
mostly around LOO Maryland, Anne
Arundel County. bushel baskets. Jersey
''fs: PofAToEs&one So li2al Flerids 5a one Idaho
one Maine. three New York arrived; three
demand f1s sh on ms4ss:
round whites, U, s. No. /, 2ooas O;
talns, U. s. No. /. 2.35a2. 40; Long Is
land, 100-pourd sacks. Green Mountains,
sacEs "a s No; R2sse IdaRo loo-pognd
ToMAToEs-One Florida arrived; four
unbroken cars on track. Supplies mod
s5atf Eaffd. dsmsnd sds light market steady
wrapped, 6x6 and lareer. 2O0a2 25, few,
2.5.i ,iv falr n ,;9 eendltlon;; so
GREEN BEANs-Tvo Florida arrived;
one broken and two unbroken cars on
FLORIDA bushei hampers. green. fat type.
1I3s3o' I'm. RE9%sS0 p9STsr I9Ser r.r,o, rrt,,,. -
lisht; market steady. Florida. bushei
nsGPc55: oTcUMsERs1southern 3 nes3 50 stock: No
supplies on the market
GGPLANT-Supples moderate; de-
mand light; market steady. Florida, la
bushel crates. 2.UOa3.0O.