Evening star., 1935-04-11
EGG PRICES TAKE
UNEVEN COURSE
Government Graded Extras,
Large, Decline, While
Mediums Improve.

Egg quotations were slightly irreg-
ular on the Washington produce
market today. Government-graded
extras, large, declined a cent, but
mediums advanced a cent. Other
grades were firm at unchanged prices.
The summary. with egg. live poultry.
fruit and vegetable prices furnished
by the Department of Agriculture,
follows:
MEATS-Beef. 15a23: veal. l5al7:
hams. 5saa4: smoked ham hams. % Gas: STRIP strip
BACON 27aa9: lard 16lza17: compound.
medium. HGs' sss: heaSs .s6as7s ssns aoashs
$50, lambs. b.o0as.O0; Spring lambs.
BUTTER-on pound prints t92 score,.
s: ss: tss tTS. 8 s; i-Dound prints $50 score.
,.I, EoSSs.Msrket SSds.Msrket slightly irresular. One
cent es1i,l lover Ssr,s on ~ u s. Government graded
diums Other Grades r firm hthtr az anehanEed IN @
white whites, ,,2;, 22aa3, Government Graded and
MARKETING costs o. s eatras. praqnf iaTre aS.: shc
u: g. extras mediums. "A: U. S. Stand
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady to firm.
Fowl: Colored all sizes. :daae: LeFhorns.
Leehorns. @0a@2: Plymouth ROCKS. R under
"a pounds. :4a25; over 3ia pounds. 25a
%. Turkeys: Hens. 20a22; toms. 20.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Sales in large lots by original receivers
Up APpI % rs m 1boe today ,,
three unbroken cars on track Bushe1s
supplies mooerate; demand moderate; mar
NH ket steady. yirslnis. staymans, U. S.
nlgher;, 2!s-lnch minimum. l.25aI .35;
NJ S5t-lnch minimum; l ;35al SO: YorkS, Y: S.
minimum. j i0oaI.i5: 3i.-inch minimum.
1:25al.35; Wlnesaps, U. S. No. l. 2I+ inch
minimum. .l5aI.25; "iz-inch minimum.
| 4Gal 80: 294-lnch minimum. .50a .65;
minimum. j 1.Soai.15: ESf I..t9ch H9 innh minimnm
I.25aI 80; 2'4-inch minimum. .5OaI .65
Inch minimum. ii I'M n insn "o: Thio1, peiieious,
q inSS NS n,Gi1;bm ia7lneh mH,muT leal ~
varieties, all sizes. 50ai 90. Boxes:
Washington, medium TO large sizes extra
tsney ttsncy De,sGic9s s,s% 90 9a'; "nesaps' extra
cAbBAGE9one South Carolina arrived:
track supplies moderate @ of6s1 demand eSif eh& Hn
market steady South Carolina, liz-bushel
hampers pointed type. freight receipts,
CELERY No cariot arrivals: four
sSsplies aedefste S ds%snd f I'm, on marsst .sfss
LETTUCE Arizona arrived hve
Western stock; Supplies moderate demand
eFs,sS iss6s5s a95sP xd Nex YORK
and one. Texas arrived; one broken and
four unbroken, cars on track. Supplies
lieht: demand heht: market steady
saGss Yellcxs. ., S No; j: 335aa,s5
track esFT demand daT r6f On
hampers, ;5ga" IS.
moderate; market steady. Maine 100
/ i55aI 40; New YorE, ioo-pound sacks,
Round Whites U. S No. /. aOal.o0: Penn
sylvania; truck -receipts 1oo--pound sacks
No; I; s.o9ass5, New stock: SUPPLIES
bushel crates 80: couble head barrels.
-spsyldins Rose, U; s, No; J: i:75as 90.
on rsek sdposs sslG Hshs Isa demsne 20 l,sht shts
1.OOa1.lo.
strawberry Prices Steady.
sTRAwBERRIEs..No carlot arrivals;
pint hoIdoSers fsisaI4: sH; poorer $: SoFth Pfn
condition best 30a45 per quart: poorer,
low 1s a5 49, 90 Ops. PEI % c5ase,
mand light; market steady North Car
olna. bushel baskets. Puerto RicanS. 11s
90. few higher Nancy Halls. U. S. No.
TOMATOES Florida arrived; one
6roken anc hve unbroken cars on track.
turnlng. wrapped Gx6 and larcer c.00a
2.25; fair condition. 1.50ali5; 6x7
cAuIIF1owER-No carlot arrivals:
6Fo or 1coFSsGn s rd cars
cars So on lfscR ASproximstes sTEi sFtSaS 4Go paeR
ages by express arrived, Supplies mod
crate; demand light: market steady South
Tes some fas %e 5saas
colossal sa "a 3na3 "a. 20; h few best 400 fancy
MIXED VEGETABLES carlot ar
FiyaIs INA one sFaMs Fyp6soksn car on track
!ieht; malke; steady Florida bushel
GREEN BEANswNo cariot arrivals: one
packsces by express arrived. Supplies
moderate: demand lieht; market stcady
r!OElCa. DuSne! hampers. green. nat tyDc
l.15a2.0o: few -; fair condition. 1."5a
PEPPERS Supplies moderate: demand
light; market steady. Florida. i7-bushel
crates. greer. fancy. 4 5U; fair condition,
800 choice. 3.0oa3.5o; fair condition.
EGGPLANT-suppl lisht; demand
lieht; market steady. Florida. 1i7-bushel
crates. 300a3.50. according to condition.
Cucumbers Also Steady.
CUCUMBERS- light: demand
baskets: s: :50a4 30, according to size.
light: market steady. Florida. bushel
hampers white. wrapped, 1-:5a1.5o yell
slow; market weak. North csroiins,
bushel baskets. mostly around IS.
CARROTS-One California arrived: two
broken and one unbroken cars on track.
3..5; Texas. I2-crates. $50.
WATERMELONS-Cuba ] 1.00al IS each.
CANTALOUpES-Mex iumbos ass.
ORANGES-Five California two Florida
on track. Florida. boxes, Valencias, 350a
G.RAPEFRUIT-one Florida arrived: two
o6 5r36en cars on track Florida; boxes.
s'''S So8es Sas f5oa
EoNEyDEws-chlle. standard crates.
. PTNEXPPLES Rico, crates. s.soa
GRAPES - Argentine. lugs. Malaeas.
LEMoNs-one California arrived: one
unbroken car on track
L. C. L. Express Arrivals.