The Washington times., 1934-10-24
WASHINGTON
eggs AND POULTRY


Daily report on washington egg and
poultry markets:
(Prices paid shippers-F. o. B. Wash
ington).
Economics, Washington, D. c., Wednes-
day. October "a, 1894.
Eggs-Market very steady. Fancy eggs
in good demand and moving readliy AZ
current prices Receipts light Current
receipts. 81 to 20 cents; hennery whites,
"a to 81 cents. Government graded and
dated white eggs: U. S. extras large
42k to ASH cents; U. S. extras. mea'
iums, IS cents; u. S. standards, large,
dated brown eggs: U. S. extras, large.
So cents; u S. standards, large, IS cents.
Live Poultry-Market steady and quiet
at unchanged prices. Fowl: Colored:
cents; leghorns. II to l. cents; ROSTERS,
7 to cents String chickens: Plymouth
Rocks, over 3 pounds, II to Is cents;
under pounds, Is to Is cents; mlxed
colors to - cents cen leg legnorns cen5s 10 old
hens, 16 cents; spring turk y 10 pounds
and over, 20 to 81 cents. Guinea fowl,
~ pounds and over. 10 to so cents
pair.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IE;AI8 car
on track. Bushels: Supplies liberal. de-
mand light; market steady. Virginia
Grimes, U. s. No: l. * inches mi min
s 81 on; ~ inches minimum. $3.50
1.35; staymans. U. S. No. l. az inches
minimum, 75@S5c: 21a inches minimum.
$1@125; ~ inches minimum, $l:39g
$50; U. s. Utility. ~ INCHES minimum
inches minimum, $1@1.15; 2A 1nches
minimum, mostly around, $1.25; U. ;,
No. /, ~ inches minimum Yorks, 65g
Use; 21s inches minimum Y0rks' 99cg
80 ainip
les: Jonathans U. S. No. |, 2!-2S
inches, Sl1O@1.25; Black Twigs, U. s:
No. /, "a inches minimum, $3.50;
inches minimum, $3.50; Bonums, U. s.
No l. 2L inches minimum. Toe; IA
inches minimum, s5@9Oc; few, 81.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; broken
and l unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand light; market steady
bushel hampers, soc; so-pound sacks
760s5c; New York. SO'pound sacks
celery-one New York arrived; car
on track Supplies moderate; demand
crates, washed. ~ dozen. s1.25@15O.
Grapes-Table: two California arrived;
cars unloaded; no cars diverted; un-
broken cars on track. All other grapes:
No carlot arrivals; no cars on track.
Eastern stock. supplies light: demand
light: market steady. New York, IL
quart climax baskets, Concords, 45c.
Lettuce--No carlot arrivals: I broken
plies moderate: demand light; market
steady. California, Western crates Ice
berg type. As dozen. S2.5O@3.
caPs on SIT track 0Fs suppes mod
crate; demand light: market steady.
Michigan and New York. 5O-lb. sacks
yeliows. y. S, No. l. 81; poorer lower.
Peas-One California arrived, broken
g.
mand light market steady. California,
bushel hampers Telephones $275@3.
Potatoes-,One Maine arrived. 3 broken
and 10 unbroken cars on track. Sup
plies heavy. demand slow, market dull.
Pennsylvania, 1oo-pound sacks Round
81: other sections, S5Q9Oc; New York,
1oO-pound sacks Round Whites. U. S. No.
U. s. No. Is, $1.15 d1.2o; Delaware, 100
pound sacks Round Whites, U. S. No. Is,
81: idaho. 1O0-pound sacks Russet Bur-
banks. U. S. No. Is, 50.
Sweet Potatoes-Suppiies light: de-
mand slow. market steady North
Carolina, bushel baskets, Puerto Ricans,
mostly around 65c.
Mixed Vegetables-No carlot arrivals;
l broken car on track.
Lima Beans-Supplies light: demand
moderate: market steady. Eastern
few, $3.50. '' hampers '''''~ -'N''
Green Beans-Supplies very light; de-
mand light: market slightly stronger.
Virginia. busheI hampers, green, Flat
type. 81. so Oils: few, So.
spinaoh-Supplies light; demand light;
market dull Pennsylvania, bushel bas-
Cauliflower-Truck receipts moderate;
supplies moderate: demand light; mar.
ket steady. Long Island, crates, SIG
Okra-Supplies light: demand light:
market steady. Florida, bushel hamp-
ers, $1.5O@1.75.
Cucumbers-Supplies moderate; de.
mand light; market steady Florida.
bushel baskets U. s. No. /, $2Q2.SO;
Broccoli-Supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady. Pennsylvania.
crates $l.16.
Eggplant-supplies mod crate; demand
llgnt; market weak. Florida, IN -bushsl
squash-supplies moderate: demand
light; market dull. Florida, busheI