The Washington times., 1934-03-03
WASHINGTON
EERs and Poultry

Egss-Rsceipts much heavier market
y to lower on U S Government
graded standards. Current receipts,
16@17e; hennery white, 1s@19c; Gov
U. $. extras, large % q 24c, U. S. extras,
large, 21@23c,
Live Poultry-Receipts slightly heavier
Fowl: Colored, 14@15c; Leghorns. 90
12c: roosters, 6@Sc; Plymouth Rock
spring broilers, 20@9 Turkeys, young
toms, IA lbs. and over, 17@19c; young
hens, 10 lbs. and over, 2oc; capons' 20
Q23c.
AppIes-One Pa. arrived; unbroken
car in track Bushels: Supplies moderate; |;
demand and trading light; market steady.
Virginia, Staymans, U. S. No. l, 214 Inch
minimum, $1.2591.35; ~ Inch minimum
$1.5O@1.65; 2% Inch minimum, $1.759
mum. soc@$1; 1s-inch minimum, $1.25;
few higher; ~ inch minimum, mostly
around $50; Black Twigs. U. s: No. !,
2k Inch minimum, $1.15 @1.25; 21s Inch
$1.5o@1.6o; S-inch minimum, $1.65 91.75.
Broccoli-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies light; demand and
trading light; market steady. Texas pea
Cabbage - One Florida arrived: s
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate demand moderate;
market steady. Florida, freight receipts
11s bushel hampers pointed type. mostly
around 81 101.25: fair condition. 81; lis
bushel crates, domestic flat type, sl0
10.
and 1 unbroken car on track. Supplies
moderate; demand and trading light;
market steady. Texas, half-lettuce crates
punched. $1.35.
Cauliflower-One California arrived; 4
Supplies moderate; demand and trading
light; market steady California, stand
ard crates, $1.5O@1.65.
Celery-So carlot arrivals; broken
moderate; demand and trading light;
market steady. Flori1a, i0-in. crates.
washed. 8 to doz.. $202.2S; to 8
arrived; broken and unbroken cars
on track. Western stock: Supplies mod =
crate; demand and trading light; mar
Ret steady California, western crates
Iceberg type, to doz, $3.00@3.25.
Southern stock: Supplies light: demand
and trading light; market steady. Flor
ida. 1h-bushel hampers, big Boston
type, $1.25; Romano, no supplies on the
market.
Onions-No carlot arrivals; broken
moderate: demand and trading light;
market steady. Indiana, Michigan. New
York and Ohio. 5O-lb. sacks, yellows
o; $. Is. $1.25 5@1:4o.
Peas-Two California, 1 Florida ar
rived; 2 unbroken and broken cars on
track. Supplies moderate; demand and
trading light; market steady. Mexico.
2s-pound crates. Telephones $3.50. Flor
ida. bushel hampers, $1.75 @2.00.
spinach-One Texas arrived; broken
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate: demand and trading light:
market steady. Texas. bushel baskets,
S0@90c.
strawberries-No carlot arrivals; no
demand slow; market dull. Florida,
truck receipts. S6-pint crates best, 100
lac per pint; poor condition, $192
per crate,
unbroken cars on track. Supplies light;
demand light; market steady. North
Carolina, bushel baskets. Puerto Ricans,
S1.15@1.35: Maryland, Anne Arundel
County 6ushsl h1mgsrs: 7E%s rs; Jersey type
Potatoes-One Idaho, l Maine, 4 New
York arrived; II broken and 10 un-
broken cars on track. Supplies moder-
steady. New York 1OO-lb. sacks. Round
Whites, U. s. No. 1, $2.35 @2.40; Maine.
10o-lb. sacks Green Mountains. o. s. No.
l. $250 @2.SS; Idaho, 10O-lb. sacks. Rus
set Bur6anks Ss,75; sacks containing 10
Supplies moderate; demand slow: mar
ket steady. Florida, bushel crates Bliss
rriumpha q. s. No. l, S1.s591.75.
Tomatoes-Two Florida arrived 2 un-
broken car on track. Supplies light; de-
mand light; market dull; almost too few
sales reported to quote. Florida lug
boxes. green, ripes and turning wrapped.
mostly fair to ordinary quality and con-
dition. sxs, $1.50@2.O0.
Mixed Vegetables--Ons Florida, .
Texas arrived; . brokOn and 6 unbrokaa
ears 0D 41aek.