Evening star., 1934-02-20
POULTRY PRICES
ARE VERY FIRM
Spring Broi|ers Advance
Three Cents-Eggs Rule
Unchanged.

Live poultry quotations were very
firm on the Washington produce
market today. Spring broilers ad-
vanced three cents.
Eggs were steady and unchanged.
Supplies were light with icy roads
holding up the movement to market.
The summary with egg, live poul-
try, fruit and vegetable prices fur
nished by the Department of Agrt-
culture follows:
BUTTER-One- pound prints (e2 score).
e: w s$S e; t-DSund nss Dfinss ,sSS ssSf::
24a26; hens. 24a26; ROSTERS, Ssl0; Long
Island ducks, 10; capons. 23a2S: keats,
pounds TO dozen. per pound, S5a45; rab-
bits, domestic. per pound, 24a26.
:. MEATs-Beef. 1Qa11; veal. 1913;
ss1 1913 Pe 9Sesb sam hams izs fsh iSsisd ssis
' ssss'; 0Si Compound. se PAas. ssc0A' i'Ai0 'A'''
LIVE LIVE sTo0Ki0Hoss SEi oas light. $3.50 ss55:
calves. 4.0Oa7.50; lambs. 4.O0as.50.
prses on seiSs local G m.Res aS
on account sA.o Of "iy icy a roads. W Current % re-
GSoVsrnment graded and dated white sgss:
silaa251a. -A~' u S'' '
LIVE POULTRY-Market very firm.
Receipts small and not sufficient to satisfy
Fowl Colored. I4a17; Leghorns. 9al2;
Gsais Turkeys: as Souns aha eoms Ns fa pounds
and over. 17a1e; young hens, 10 pounds
and over, 20. Capons. 20a23.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Sales to 8 am. today.
-. APPLES-No csrlot arriyals: two ,n- m
WoSeTats; q, ,,ss5at demand lght; market steady
ineses ss'A minimum. fasmah i.aSs1 IS; @ sh inches
MINIMUM; l.59a1 So; ga inches mimi
MUM minfnum 0i & 9 aids inehes mi mini%am nSnns
] .25al IS; 23, inches minimum. l:35a
So; %m R1nss; os y s. sN nsb:, s inshss snmnm mn
100; YoIks, y; s. No. 1, 2N inches mini
mosy asoahd ia5 nsess inches minmSm
mum, mum mostly .Foapd rs 81 Msts inches inches MIMI mimi:
HULL. l.VOu1sNOB ~ lllSuco Loo,
sssn mSm lTSS s5 sG inches &c nsnss minimam MUM
s5 T. Unity ln'hs. neses minimS@ SGs
55a9O; 2ha inches minimum local .25;
pa inches minimum. ! .25a1 IS; Delicious,
T. 5 Nc l. ,rSb 2. inches minimum; ao. 125a
pa inches minimum. 1.75a1.s5.
BRoocoLIsNo, earlot arrivals; no cars
Dozen '1ss Texas e.SS sSoass5; 'tssSi California x0
brsfsR ana four ssT5e .saa cars on
Supplies moderate; demand light market
bushel hampers. pointed type. 1.25a1 .35;
] -6-bushel crates. domestic, fiat type.
dom.., 1O. Texas mixed esr ca lettuce crates
broken and three unbroken cars on track
Supplies moderate; demand light; market
St,nSn.d STEADY; Texas, na half lettuce crates
slssa; s~a sEofsg ssa shsss assrotsn
mand light;. market steady. California
standard crates. l.40a1.50.
GELERY-No earlot arrivals; one broken
etesdy od enes eTste Hashe
sz sozen do5e2i 2b; aesaS feS mostly 2oo' clio
and five unbroken cars on track. Western
stock: Supplies moderate. demand light.
sbefs sssaes dSzen srass iS
3.25.. Southern stock: Supplies light. de-
mand light market steady Florida, "a
Romaine. practically no supplies on the
market.
Onion Prices Steady.
ONIoNS-one Michigan. one Ohio ar
track 01 sapDes moderate od aemsnd
light. ma arket steady. Indiana. Michigan,
Svs ssw T9Fs g. 5 tRa No 9hio p sacks Ye
PEAs-No csrlot arrivals; two broken
and two unbroken, cars or. track. Sup
plies moderate. demand light. market
steady. Mexico. TELEPHONES. 2s-pound
condition. 1.5oa2 90.
POTAToESLThree Maine arrived; i've
sad od soef cars
msnd lisRt market ss Steady. 0StIs'e New YORK. as
s Mains SACKS s0 f5sSa Gsesn
i0o-pound sacks Russet Burbanks. o. S.
NS 2S sseks copsslnins ten 1sp%Tnd
ioTsds bushsi Crates. Bliss AfFsS fsiumphs. S9.
U. 8. No. l. 200.
SPINACH--One Texas arrived; three
broken and four unbroken cars on track.
steady Texas. bushei baskets. 75aeo. ~
STRAWBERRIES1 cariot arrivals; no
cars on track. Supplies light. demand
light. market steady Florida 36-pint
crates, 10a11 per pint.
MIXED vEGETABLES-No carlot ar
rivals; two broken and four unbroken cars
tue GREEN SsgsIr sEANsEone s Florida arrived:
track. Supplies moderate. demand light,
market slightly stronger: Florida bushel
aamDfes sarinsfess Ssoaa sFeen at type. and round
cars on track. Supplies light; demand
light market steady. Florida. bushel
hampers. 3.75a4.0O.
,,C cUCuMSBERsLsouthern stock: Sup
SWEET PoTAToEs@ cariot arrivals;
Tse @ market No9
LOO.
Tomato Market Dull.
TOMATOES-One Florida arrived; one
Supplies moderate; demand light; market
dull; Florida. wide range In quality and
condition. lug boxes green, ripes and
turning wrapped 6Ge Sxs and ID larger. 126a
EGGPLANT-Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. Florida, 11s-bushel
crates. 800.
PEPPERS-Supplies light; demand light
market steady. Plorida, G ih-bushsl crates.
bushel HAMPERS, 2.25.
sQUAsH-supplies light; demand liaht;
market steady. Florida, bushel hampers,
white, wrapped. 200; few $2.26; yellow
crooknecks. 2.25a2.50.
EsCAROLE-Practically no supplies on
the market.
KALE AND CoLLARDs-Practical no
supplies on the market.
AVOCADOS-Florida, boxes. 1.25a1.75.
ORANGES+One Florida arrived; four
broken and seven unbroken cars on track:
Florida truck supplies moderate; bushel
baskets, 125a1.75, according to grade and
size.
GRAPEFRUrT-No carlot arrivals; one
broken car on track. Florida truck re-
ceipts, bushel baskets, 1.25a1.6O, accord
ing to grade and size.
RHUBARB- Michigan. extra fancy, go;
fancy, so; choice, 80.
BEETS@No carlot arrivals; one un-
broken car on track. Texas, u crates.
lao.
HoNEYDEwS-Chile crates, 1.7ba2.60,
according to size.
NECTRAINES-Chile, boxes, 2.00s2.2b.
BANANAS cars arrived; two un-