The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-08-13
WASHINGTON


Daily report on Washington egg and
poultry products:
(Prices paid shippers-F. OBJ. Wash
inston). BY the L. $: Bureau of Agricul-
Monday, August IL, 1884.
Eggs-Market quiet at unchanged
prices.
Best current receipts, Is to II cents;
Hennery Whites, u to % cents, few
at a 1c premium; lower grades. II to Is
cents. Government graded and dated
white eggs; L. s. Extras, large, - to 80
cents; L. s. Extras, mediums, - cents ;
l.. 5. Standards, large. 26l2 cents. Gov
eminent graded and dated brown eggs {;
L. $. Extras large. 20 cents; l. S.
Standards. large, 2212 cents.
Live Poultry-Prices unchanged. Re-
ceipts light and trading dull. Fowl: Col
ored 13 to Is cents: LeghOrns, to IL
cents; BOOSTERS, to cents. Spring
Chickens: Plymouth Rocks, over three
pounds, Il to % cents; under three
pounds, II to 30 cents; Rhode Island
Reds, Fancy, II to Is cents: colored, IA
to 16 cents; Leghorns, Il to Is cents
Turkeys: Old Toms. IL cents: Old Hens,
II to Is cents.
Cantaloupes-One California arrived;
broken car on track. Truck receipts
light; supplies moderate; demand light;
meats, jumbo 36s and Ass, $3.50; %
crates, los, $1.75 q .; jumbo flats, lis
and LIS, 81. Eastern Shore Maryland,
salmon meats, % crates. 24s, soc Q$1;
standard flats, 19s, 40 a soc.
Persian Melons-California. standard
crates, IS and IS, s2.25; jumbo crates,
4s to Ss' '2.25 @2.5O; pony IS to S.
Observation-Disclosures. standard crates,
9s and IFS. $l75; jumbo crates. is to
SIS. 81.
observation-disclosures. standard
crates, IS to 12s. $50.
Lettuce--One California, New York
arrived; 3 broken and unbroken cars
on track. Western stock: Supplies mod
crate; demand light; market steady.
California, wide range in condition;
Western lettuce crates, Iceberg type, As
dozen. best. $4@4.25; few $3.50; fair
condition, $3.5O0375 Eastern stock:
ket steady. New York, Eastern crates,
big Boston type. . dozen, 60@65c; poorer
lower.
Onions-No carlot arrivals: un-
broken car on track. supplies mod
crate; demand light; market steady.
sacks yellows, u s No /, S1.25.
Peaches-Two South Carolina arrived
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies light; demand light; market
steady. North Carolina and Virginia,
bushel baskets Elbertas T. s. No /,
Finch minimum s., PA inch minimum
$2@225. ~ inch and pa inch mini
mum $2,25 @2.5O; poor condition, all
sizes, lower.
Potatoes-Three New Jersey arrived:
4 unbrOken cars on track. Supplies
light; demand light; market steady.
New Jersey, 100-lb. sacks CObhlers
L. 5. No. /, $1.25; Eastern shore Mary
land, stave barrels Cobblers L. S.
No. T. $1.75; fair condition. $1.65.
PeaS-One Colorado arrived; . broken
cars on track. supplies moderate: de-
mand light: market steady. Tele-
phones: Washington, 32-Qt. crates. and
Colorado. hushel hampers, $685..
mostly s.
Celery No carlot arrivals; broken
and l unbroken cars on track. SUI
plies light: demand light; market
steady. New York, % crates, $500
2.25; Michigan. Highballs. 85c61.
sweet Potatoes-Supplies light, de-
lima, busheI hampers Nancy Halls, u.
graded, $50. ~ p'0'''
Apples-Supples moderate demand
light. market steady. Virginia, Olden-
burgs, U. s. No. /, "a inches minimum.
$1@1.25; 21a inches minimum. SIPS a
1876; Transparents. L. s. No. l. inches
minimum. 75c@$1; "a inches minimum,
$l.1501.25.
Watermelons-Since August 10 boat
receipts equivalent to 80 cars Maryland
and Virginia. Boat receipts, bulk per
1O0-melons Tom Watsons and Thurmond
Grays. selects. SIS OBS; primes, $S@12.
Mixed Vegetables-OHe Colorado ar
rived unbroken car on track.
Lima Beans-Supplies moderate. de-