The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-09-28
WASHINGTON
EGGS AND POULTRY

try markets.
prices paid shippers-F. o. B. WASH
ington).
By the U. s. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. Washington, D. c.. Friday,
September %, 1894.
Eggs-Market barely steady. Receipts
heavy and stock accommodating. Current
receipts. "a to 26 cents; hennery whites,
20 to 81 cents. Government graded and
dated white eggs: U. S. extras. large
"a to 81 cents; U. s. extras, mediums,
80 cents; U. S. standards, large SS1a
cents. Government and dated brown
S. standards, large. 24h cents.
Live Poultry-Market on chickens
weak and prices 1 to cents lower. Re-
ceipts heavy and trading dull.
medium, IA to 16 cents; leghorn. IL to
chickens: Plymouth Rocks, over
pounds, IS to 20 cents; under pounds
II cents; mixed colors, IA to Is cenSs
leghorns, 13 to is cents. Turkeys: Old
toms, IA cents; old hens, 16 cents. spring
turkeys, 10 pounds and over, 20 to %
cents. Guinea fowl: IL pounds and over
30 cents to 800 a pair.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Apples-One California, s Virginia ar
rived; broken and unbroken cars on
track. Bushels: Supplies moderate; de-
mand slow; market steady. Virginia !:
Grimes, L. S. No. /, PA inch minimum.
Use: 21s inch minimum, SIG rs; U. S.
No. /, IA inch minimum Jonathans'
U. S. No. /, LIS; Delicious. U. s.
No. /, IN inch minimum, S5c q 81; IA
inch minimum, $1.25 a. 1.50; Kings, U. 5.
No /. 21s-inch minimum, $1.15 LBS;
U. S. No. l, 2A Inch minimum, 75c;
2k inch minimum, 81 % LIS. Boxes: Vir-
ginia, Delicious, combination extra
fancy and fancy iiss-1sss. $2'26 g a.
$50; c grade 113s, $4,000.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; broken
and l unbroken car on track. supplies
liberal: demand light: market steady.
nestle flat type, best. 75c: fair condi-
ton, soc; 80-pound sacks, 81; New York,
SO-pound sacks. domestic flat type, 81.
Cantaloups-No carlot arrivals: no cars
Meats. fair to ordinary condition. stand
ard flats, 12s and 15s, 5O@75c; jumbo
flats. 9 and IFS, 75c; standards 45s'
Persian Melons-No carlot arrivals;
broken and l unbroken cars on track.
Supplies light; demand light; market
steady. California, standard crates, IS
and SIS. $7.5O@1.75; jumbo crates IS to
S. S1aS@S ponys S IS to Si s arrved
broken and 3 unbroken cars on track,
Supplies moderate; demand slow; mar
ket dull. Colorado ordinary quality,
standard crates S. to 12s cs snG1;GS
standard crates, 9s and rs, best, $1.75
o.; poor condition. $1@1.25.
Mixed Melons-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track.
celery-one New York arrived; Il, > >
moderate; demand light: market steady.
New York, 2-S crates, washed, AS
dozen, $1.25@1.75.
Grapes-Two California arrived no
cars unloaded: no cars diverted; 2
all others; no carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Eastern stock Supplies
moderate; demand light; market weak.
Ohio. cartons, containing II 2-quart
climax baskets, Concords 81. OIL 80
New York, 8-quart baskets, Concords,
baskets, U. s. No. 1, Table Concords. Sc
Lettuce-Three California arrived /;
broken and unbroken cars on
track Western stock: supplies mod
crate; demand slow; market weak.
California, wide range in quality and
AS dozen, $3.5O@3.75, few higher;
poorer lower; Eastern stock: supplies
light; demand light; market steady.
New York, Eastern crates, Big Boston
type, 2 dozen, fair condition, 75c.
Onions-One New York arrived; 1
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket steady. New York, 50-lb. sacks,
Yellows, U. s. No. l, s5cQ$1; Idaho.
5O-lb sacks, alencias. U. SV. No. l.
3-inch and larger, $1.25 Obs.
Peas-One California arrived;
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket steady. California, bushel hampers
Telephones, $2.25 @2.5O.
Potatoes-One Idaho arrived: l broken
81 4
slow; market weak: Pennsylvania. 100
h. sacks Cobblers, U. S. No /, $1@1I10;
few, $1.15; Idaho 1OO-lb sacks Russet
Burbanks, U S. No. l. $3.50
Sweet Potatoes-Supplies moderate;
demand slow market steady North
Carolina, bushel baskets, 75c.
Mixed Vegetables-No carlot arrivals
no cars on track
Lima Beans-supplies moderate: de-
low as ST.
Green Beans-supplies moderate; de.
mand very slow; market dull Pennsyl-
vania' bushel hampers, green flat type
best, soc; fair condition, 25c.
Cucumbers-Supplies light; demand
light; market steady Maryland, bushel
baskets, 81
spinach-supplies moderate: demand
tions, busheG baskets, 65@75c; Pennsyl
vania, ordinary condition too few sales
reported to quote.
Okra - Supplies moderate; demand
slow: market dull. New Jersey, ~
quart climax baskets, 40c.
Parsnips-Supplies light; demand very
slow: market dull. Pennsylvania, bushe
baskets, 50@75c.
Cauliflower-No carrot arrivals; 2 bro
ken and l unbroken cars on track. Sup
plies moderate; demand slow: market
weak. Crates: Western New York, best
81: poorer, SOC; Long Island, fresh
stock, $1.25; hodovers, fair to ordinary
condition. 81.
Carrots-No carlot arrivals; broker
and unbroken cars on track Cali.
fornia, Western lettuce crates, 81