The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-29
WASHINGTON
ERRa and Poultry

Eggs-Market steady to firm; receipts
light. U. S. brown standards, large, ac
higher; best current receipts, 20 @ &c;
fancy hennery whites, 26@27c; Govern
ment graded and dated white eggs, U. =.
extras, large, $40 SAC; U. S. extras, me-
dums, 31c; U. S. standards large, 3015c;
Government graded and date brown eggs,
U. S. extras large, $50; U. s. standards,
large, 22hc.
Live Pouitry-Market generally steady;
receipts heavier but clearing readily.
prices unchanged. Fowl: Colored, !4@
16c; Leghorns. 10@12c; ROSTERS. 1000.
Spring chickens: Plymouth Rocks. over
pounds. 21@2?c; under pounds. IL
@20c; Rhode Island Reds, fancy. $50
1Sc; colored, $50 tic: Leghorns, 15@l6c.
Turkeys, old toms. 12c; old hens, 14@15s.
Fruits and Vegetables
Apples--No CARROT arrivals: broken
and l unbroken cars on track. Bushels:
Supplies moderate; demand slow; mar
1, TX inches minimum, 10000; 2h
inches minimum. 75@90c; 2h inches
minimum, $1.00@1.25; overripe, $50
Use; Maidenblush, u. s. No. l. ~ inches
mum, $1.OO01.15; few higher; overripe,
SIS 975c; Northwestern Greetings, U. s.
No. l, 2A inches minimum, $50 75c:
2h inches minimum, soc @$1.00; Wolf
Rivers U. s. No. 1, IN inches minimum,
1.00 Oils; Rambos, U: s. No. !, ~
inches minimum, 10000; "a inches
minimum. S1.OO@1.25.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; broken
car on track. Supplies moderate: de-
mand slow; market dull. Pennsylvania.
S5c.
Cantaloupes-No carlot arrivals; I
broken car on track. Western stock:
Supplies light demand light; market
ASS, $3.50; standard flats los, S0c@$1;
12s, 81; jumbo flats Us, $1.1o@1.25.
Persian Melons-supplies light; de-
mand slow; market dull. California,
jumbo crates. IS to s::, n.7S9s;
standard crates. As to SS' $3.50; ponyS'
HoneydewsVTwo California arrived:
2 broken and 2 unbroken cars on
track. Supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady. Calitornia.
standard crates. IS and 9,o 1Ss, $685.
Casabas-supplies light: demand light;
market steady. California, jumbo
crates IS to Ss, $1.75; standard crates
IS to IS. $3.50.
Mixed Melons-Eo carlot arrivals;
unbroken car on track.
Celery-No carlot arrivals: broken
and l unbroken car on track Supplies
moderate; demand light; market steady.
New York, 2-S crates. $2;2592;5o;
Michigan, HighbaIls; GOOSE; New Jer'
Table Grapes No carlot arrivals; no
cars unloaded; cars diverted; broken
cars on track. Tuesday should have
read broken and unbroken cars on
track instead of broken cars on track.
Eastern stock: Practically no supplies
on the market. Western stock: Supplies
moderate; demand light; market steady.
California, Tugs Thompson Seedless,
$1.5O@1.75; Red Mahgas. 50.
Lettuce-Two California arrived; 4
broken and 5 unbroken cars on track.
Western stock: Supplies moderate; de.
mand light: market steady, California,
Western crates Iceberg type As dozen,
mostly fair to ordinary condition, best,
235O@3.75; few -: poorer lower.
light: market steady New York, East
65@75c.
onions-No carlot arrivals; / broken
moderate; demand light; market steady.
Massachusetts,. Michigan and New York,
60-pound sacks yellowS, U. S. No: !,
$1.15; Indiana, 5o-pound sacks whites,
U. s. No. l, SITS.
Peaches-No carlot arrivals: no cars
on track. Supplies light: demand slow;
market steady. Virginia. brshel bas-
minimum from storage. $2@2:5; west
Virginia, bushel baskets Hales, U. S.
No. l, 2h inch minimum. $2.50M2.76.
Peas-No carlot arrivals; broken and
unbroken cars on track. Supplies
light: demand light: market steady.
Colorado, bushel hampers. Telephones.
$2@225.
Potatoes-one Idaho arrived; Poken
and / unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate: demand light; market dull.
1s0-pound sacks, Cobblers, U. s. No. 1,
Pennsylvania, $1.o5@l.15: Eastern shore
Virginia, 9Oc: boat receipts, Eastern
Shore Maryland and Eastern Shore Vir-
ginia. soc.
Sweet Potatoes-No carlot arrivals: no
cars on track. Supplies moderate: de.
mand slow: market weak. North Caro-
lima, bushel baskets Porto Ricans, SIG
l.15.
Tomatoes-No carlot arrivals; I broken
car on track Supplies moderate: de-
mand light: market weak. New York,
lug boxes. green and turning, wrapped,
6x6 and larger, 81.
Watermelons-Boat receipts equivalent
to cars Virginia. Supplies moderate;
demand light; market steady. Boat re-
ceipts Virginia, bulk. per 100 melons.
Thurmond GrayS Selects, $4,000;
Primes, $S@12.
Mixed Vssetables-No earIot arrivals;
no cars on track.