The Washington times., 1934-05-09
WASHINGTON


Eggs-Market steady and unchanged
on nearby ungraded eggs. 40 higher on
U. s. Government graded standards. Cur
rent receipts: 15h % 16c; hennery whites,
16h 016c: Government graded and dated
white eggs: U. S. Extras. large. 2oh @
21hc; U. s. Extras, mediumA 17hc; u.
S. standards, large, 19c.
Live poultry-Market steady: prices
unchanged. Fowl: Colored. l6017c; Leg
horns, 13014c; BOOSTERS. 709c: Plymouth
Rock spring broilers. 21@22c: Turkeys,
old toms. lac; old hens, 1Sc; capons. zoo
23c.
Apples No carIot arrivals; /
broken and l unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate: demand light: mar
ket dull. Bushels: Maryland and Penn
sylvania and Virginia, Staymans, U. s..
No. 1, az inches minimum, $1.6501.75;
IA inches minimum $1.90@2: 2% inches
minimum mostly $2.25: Pippins, U. s. No.
l. 2A inches minimum $1.4011.5O; "a
inches minimum, $1.9O92.15; IA inches
minimum $2.25 @2.S5; Winesaps, U. S.
~ inches minimum. S1.S5@2I5: ~
inches minimum, $2.25@2.s5: U. s.
Utility IN inches minimum $135@1.5O;
Delicious, U. s. No. 1. IA inches mini
mum, S1.75 91s5; 2h inches minimum.
2.s5: Black Twigs. U. S. No. /. 2H inches
minimum, $1.2501.35: 2h inches minfG
mum. $l.65V1.76; 2% inches minimum.
S1.75@2.
Asparagus-No carlot arrivals:
broken car on track. Supplies mod
crate; demand light: market weaker.
extra Colossal, $2@2.5O, few higher;
Colossal, $1.25@2; fancy, $1.25@1.5O;
choice, $1@1.25: Delaware, pyramid
crates. dozen bunchse, fancy. 75c9S.5O;
strings and white, 75c@$1.
Cabbage-One Georgia arrived; z
broken unhTnknn
Supplies moderate; demand moderate:
crates, pointed type, $1.25@1.85.
Cantaloupes-one California arrived !;
. broken and unbroken cars on track.
SUPPLIES ooSsr moasrate demand lght
meats. standards ASS $3.75@4; ponys
ASS, mostly around &4@4.5O. few higher;
standard flats II and 15s, $1.5O@1.65.
Cars eR ea snpeg aegys@ od.a broken de
mand moderate: market steady. Cali
fornia, Western crates, lettuce punched,
$275@3; Texas, halfLettuce crates
punched. $191.25.
broken cars on track Supplies light;
fornia, standard crates, s1.5O@1.s5.
Celery-One Florida arrived; broken
mand moderate; market steady. Florida,
1O-inch crates, individually washed and
preceded. 4-s dozen, best $2@2.5O:
Lettuce-One California arrived;
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market firm. California, Western crates
Iceberg type, As dozen, best, $4@45O.
onions-Two Texas arrived; broken
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate: demand moderate: market
sacks yellow Bermudas; y: s. Com
mercial and white, mostly $3.50.
Peas-No carlot arrivals: l broken car
trsGs Supplies ,taaS1 sGuh car
olina, bushel hampers, best. $1.25 also.
Potatoes-One Florida, 2 Maine ar
rived; 10 broken, Is unbroken cars on
track. Old: Supplies moderate; demand
10O-pound sacks Round White, U. s. No.
l, mostly $1.65. Maine, 1O0-lb. sacks,
Green Mountains, U. S. No. l, $1.75 D
100. New: Florida, double-head barrels,
Strawberries-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Supplies light; demand
light; practically no supplies on the
market; few early sales reported: North North
$4.25@4.5O. Holdovers offered $1.75Q
$50 per crate.
sweet Potatoes-No carlot arrivals;
1 unbroken car on track. Supplies
stea8y. North Carolina, bushel baskets,
Puerto Ricans, mostly 125 @ lao; Nancy
Halls. U. s. 20. l. $1.25.
Tomatoes-One Florida arrived; 2 bro
ken and unbroken cars on track. Sup
plies moderate; demand moderate: mar
ket about steady. Florida, lug boxes
ripes and turning, wrapped. 6x6 and
larger, best mostly, $4,000, few higher;
poorer, $1@1.25: green, poor condition, ST.
Spinach-Supplies moderate: demand
moderate; market weak. Maryland and
Virginia, bushel baskets, 50@65c.
Cucumbers - Supplies light: demand
light: market steady. Ohio. hothouse
stock, cartons, dozen, 90c 0$1.
Mixed Vegetables-One Texas arrived:
2 broken and 2 unbroken cars on track.
Green Beans-One Florida arrived; 4