The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-26
EGGS AND POULTRY


(Prices paid shippers. fob. Washing
EgEs-Receipts of nearby ungraded
eggs very irregular as to quality. Sales
mostly at prices quoted but few bring
ing nc premium. Government graded
eggs firm and W higher. Current re-
Ceipts 229 23c; hennery whites, 23@24c,
Government graded and dated white
eggs GnCluding grading and marketing
costs): U. s. Extras large. 29c; U. s.
Extras. mediums, 25hc; u. S. Standards,
large. &c.
Live Poultry - Market just about
steady at unchanged prices. Fowl: Col
ored, all sizes. zoe; leghorns, 16@1Sc;
roosters. 11@13c. Spring chickens: Leg
horns, 20622c; Plymouth Rocks. under
S1a pounds 24@25c; over IA pounds
25 a 26c. Turkeys: Hens, 20@22c; TOMS
zoe.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Apples-No carlot arrivals. one broken
and 1 unbroken car on track. Supplies
moderate: demand moderate: market
steady. Bushels: Virginias, Staymans,
U. $. No. l. 2A-inch. minimum. zoe q
81; y. $; No. l, 2 y inch, minimum. 81
l;25; U. s. No. l, ~ Inch, minimum,
$1.35@1. Delicious U. s. No. l. 2A-
inch. minimum, $1.15 @1.20; U. S. No. l..
"a inch minimum, $1.40@1.5O; U. g No.
!. ~ Inch, minimum. $1.65 Oils. Yorks,
T. 5. No. l, ~ Inch minimum. 75@S5c;
U. :. No. ], pa inch, minimum. 81 Oils
U. S. No. l, 2% inch. minimum, $1I50
125. Yellow Newtowns, U. s. No. l, ~
minimum, .S5@1.5O; U. s. No. /. 2.
inch. minimum, S1.6O@1.75. Black Twigs
U. :. No. l, 2A inch. minimum. soc;
I. s. No. l, Pa inch. minimum. $115@
i:25: U. $. No. l. ~ inch. minimum,
inch. minimum, $1.25; U. s. No. l. az
inch, minimum. s14O@1.6O: u s No. /,
"a inch. minimum, $165@1.75. Ben
Davis, U. $. No. !. "a inch. minimum,
75c; U. $. No. l. PA inch. minimum. 81
minimum. 75@S5c; U. s. No. /, 2l2 Inch,
minimum, $lQ1.25. Boxes: Virginia,
Maryland and Pennsylvania. staymans,
S1.6O@1.75, according to grade and size.
Jonathans, s1.35@1.5O. according TO
grade and size. Delicious. S1.35@2, &C
cordng to size. Lowrys, $1.50Ql.S5 ac-
coTrdlng to grade and size.
rived l broken and . unbroken cars on
track. Supplies moderate; demand mod
crate; market steady. South Carolina,
truck l y bushel hampers, pointed type,
$2@225
Celery-No carlot arrivals, . broken
and unbroken cars on track. Sup
plies moderate; demand light; market
steady. Florida. 1O-inch crates washed,
$40 dozen. s3@3.5O; mostly $3.25.
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Western-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; arket steady. Arizona.
Western crates. Iceberg type, 5 dozen
$3.50 few higher. California. Western
crates, Iceberg type, 4-5 dozen, $415@
$50. Southern-Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady. South Caro-
lima, 5-peck hampers, Big Boston type,
$1.50@1.75
OniOns-No carlot arrivals; 2 broken
cars track. Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady. Michigan and
New York, 6O-pound sacks. Yellows.
U. s. No. 1. s2.25@2.5O; few higher.
Texas, 50-pound sacks, Yellow Ber-
mudas, U. s. Commercial, mostly &2.75;
Yellow boilers, $1.75@2.
Green Beans-Two Fla. arrived . I'M
broken cars on track; approximately
800 packages by express. Supplies lib
eral; demand moderate; market steady.
Florida, bushel hampers green flat type.
$1.25 q 1.5O: few high as $1.15.
Eggplant - Supplies light; demand
light; market weaker. Florida. / " :
bushel crates fancy. $3.50, few higher,
choice. $1.75@2.
Cucumbers No carlot arrivals:
broken car on track. Supplies moder-
ate; demand moderate; market slightly
stronger. Florida. bushel baskets fancy,
$3.50 03.25: choice, $1.5O62.25.
Corn - Florida, standard crates, 8
dozen. 81.
Squash-Approxima 100 packages
by express. Supplies light; demand
light; market weaker. Florida, bushel
hampers, white, wrapped and yellow
Crooknecks, $1@1.25.
Peppers-Approximat ely 100 packages
by express arrived. Supplies moderate;
demand moderate; market steady. Flor