The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-27
WASHINGTON
EGGS AND POULTRY

Daily report on Washington egg and
poultry markets:
prices paid shippers-F. OBJ. Wash
ington).
By the U. s. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. Washington, D. c., Thurs
day, September q, 1884.
Eggs-Market barely steady. Prices l
cent lower on U. S. Government graded
medium white extras. Trading sluggish
and supplies slightly heavier. Current re-
ceipts, "a to rs cents; hennery whites,
20 to 81 cents. Government graded and
81 to 81 cents U. s. extras, mediums,
80 cents; U. 8. Standards, large, 3315
cents. Government graded and dated
brown eggs: U. 8. extras, large, 80 cents;
U. S. standards large, 24h cents.
Live Poultry-Market on Plymouth
chickens irregular. Some lots being
bought at 1 cent under quotations. Fowl:
Colored, large, II to Is cents; medium
IA to Is cents; leghorns, IL to IA cents;
ROSTERS, to 3 cents. Spring chicken:
Plymouth Rocks over pounds, 20 to
Fl cents; under 8 pounds, II to 20 cents;
mixed colors, Is to II cents: leghorns,
Is to 16 cents. Turkeys: Old toms, IA
keys, 10 pounds and over, 20 to % cents:
Guinea fowl: 1% pounds and over, 80
cents to $1.06 a pair.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Apples-No carlot arrivals; 3 broken
and unbroken cars on track. Bushels:
Supplies moderate; demand light: mar
ket steady. Virginia. Jonathans, U. $.
No. 1, IN inches. minimum, Use; 2h
inches, minimum, $1@1.25; Delicious,
U. S. No. l. IN inches, minimum, soc.
@$1; IN inches. minimum. $1.2591:5o;
Grimes U. s. No. l. 2A inches, mini
mum, 75c; 2h inches, minimum. $40
1875; West Virginia, Grimes. U. 8. No.
l, ~ inches. minimum, 75c.; IA inches,
minimum, $1.25 @1.50; U. 8. Utility,
2h inches, minimum, Delicious, soc q
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; two
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
Truck receipts liberal; supplies liberal;
demand light; market steady. Penn
sylVania, IN bushel hampers, domestic
flat type, Use.
Cantaloupes No carlot arrivals;
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand very slow;
standard firsts, Us and 15s 5O@65c;
jumbo flats, 12s 65@75c; Standards ASS.
fair condition. $1.25@15O; moldy, ESQ
SO cents.
rived; broken and 1 unbroken cars on
track. Supplies light; demand light;
market weak. California, standard
crates, IS and IS, $3.50; jumbo crates,
So to IS, $1.75@2; ponys, 5s to IS, $1.25.
Honeydews One California arrived;
8 broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light. Colo
RADIO, ordinary quality market weak,
standard crates, IS and 9s, 81; Jumbo
cantaloupes, flats, 12s, 75c. California
market steady, standard crates, 9s and
12s, $1.75@2.
Mixed Melons-No carlot arrivals: no
cars on track.
Celery-No carlot arrivals: 2 broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand slow; market dull. New York,
% crates, washed, AS dozen. $3.50
$50; few higher.
Grapes-Table: No earlot arrivals; no
1I, Il fn6 .
broken and / unbroken cars on track;
White Juice stock: No carlot arrivals;
l car unloaded; no cars diverted no
cars on track. Eastern stock: Supplies
Eastern Shore. Md, 12-quart climax
baskets, Concords ordinary condition,
25@3Oc: New York, S-quart baskets,
Concords, Acc; Ohio, cartons containing
IL 2-quart baskets. Concords, $500
1855; Western stock: California, open
Jugs, Zinfandels and Muscots, $1.25.
Lettuce-Two California arrived: Z
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Western stock: supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market steady. California,
wide range in quality and condition,
crates, Iceberg type, As dozen, best, 81;
fair condition, $3.5O@3.75; poor condi-
ton, SO. Eastern stock: supplies very
light; demand light; market steady.
New York. Eastern crates, Big Boston
type, 2-doZen, soc.
onions-No carIot arrivals; 8 broken
and l unbroken cars on track. Sup
plies moderate; demand light; market
steady. New York, 50-lb. sacks, Fellows,
U. s. No. /. S5c@$1; Idaho. 50-lb. sacks,
Valencias. U. S. No. 1, 3-inch and larger.
$1.25@1.35.
Peas-One California arrived; 4 broken
and 2 unbroken car son track. Supplies
moderate; demand light: market weak.
California, bushel hampers, Telephones
$2.25@250.
Potatoes-No carlot arrivals: no cars
on track. Supplies liberal: demand
very slow; market weak. Pennsylvania,
1OO-pound sacks Cobblers, U. 8. No. l,
$1.05@1.10: Few $1.15; Idaho, 100
pound sacks. Russet Burbanks, U. S.
Sweet Potatoes-supplies liberal; de-
mand slow: market dull. North Caro-
lima. bushel baskets, Puerto Ricans. Use.
Mixed Vegetables-No carlot arrivals;
no cars on track.
Lima Beans-supplies moderate; de-
mand light: market steady. New
Jersey. bushsi hampers. $1.75@2.
mend i'n so% sanI Market weak oSF" Bus1sl
hampers, green. flat type, Pennsyl-
vania, 25@5Oc; virginia, 5oa6Oc
cumbers-Practically no supplies on
the market.
spinach-supplies moderate; demand
slow; market weak. New Jersey and
=, okra-supplies moderate; demand
IL -bushel hampers. soc.
Parsnips-Supplies light: demand very
slow; market dull Pennsylvania. bushel
baskets: Use; few higher.
broken and unbroken car on track.
Truck receipts moderate: supplies mod
crate: demand light: market steady.
Crates: Long Island. $3.50 a LIS; dam