The Washington times., 1935-08-12
Washinqton Produce Market

EgES-Market steady to firm. Receipts
light with proportion of better grades
very small. Prices 1c higher on nearby
unEraded eggs. Current receipts, 220
24c;. Hennery Whites, rs 92Sc; Govern
ment graded and dated white eggs lin
GLIDING grading and marketing costs) :
U. s. Extras. large, 3Shc; U. s. Extras,
mediums, sic; U. S. Standards, large
Live PouItry-Market generally firm.
especially on spring chickens. Supplies
Prices Ts ia2c higher. Fowl: coioped.
heavy, 1sd1sc; mediums, 14915c; Leg
horns iiG; roo'ters 1o9; Spring Chick
Rocks, az lbs. and over, 21922c: under
an lbs, 10000; mixed colors, 1791sc.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Apples-No carlot arrivals: 1 broken
car on track. Bushels: Supplies moder.
ate; demand moderate; market steady.
Maryland and Virginia, Transparents, U.
S. No. /, 2-inch minimum, 65c: IN inch
minimum. 75@S5c; 2h-inch minimum,
S0c9S1; Williams, U. s. No. /, az inch
minimum, 75@s5c: ~ inch minimum,
S191.2S; Rambos. U. s. No. l. 2H-inch
Sl@1.1O; 2%-inch minimum, $1@1.25;
Duchess, U. S. No. 1, IN Inch minimum.
soc; "a inch minimum 6S@75c; en-
inch minimum. 7S@S5c; U. S. No. /, az
inch minimum, Northwestern Greetings
mostly around 81; west Virginia U. s.
No. /, 2-inch minimum, Duchess. 500
65c; U. s. No: l, 2h-inch minimum
Northwestern Greeninss. 81, few high
mum, 6o@S5c; boxes, California. extra
fancy Gravensteins. medium to large
sizes. $2.40@2.50.
Cantal0ups-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Approximately 400 crates
North Carolina by express arrived boat
receipts moderate; supplies moderate;
demand slow; market weak. North
Carolina. Ridgeway Section, uniabeied,
Salmon Meats standards 24s to ASS. fair
to ordinary quality, 5oQ75c; Delaware,
Salmon Meats, standards. various varie-
ties 24s, fair to ordinary quality, Soc;
West Shore Virginia, boat receipts, va
rious varieties, 40950c per bushel.
Honeydews-No carlot arrivals; 2 un-
demand moderate; market steady. Cali
fornia, standard crates, IS to Us, $l.oO
OILS; Jumbo crates Is, $1.25:
Celery-one Michigan, 1 New York
arrived; unbroken cars on track. sup
steady New York, u crates, washed,
az dozen. $1.75@2; 20 crates, washed,
4-lh dozen, $2@2.6O: Michigan. High
balls, q$.
rd+ s77ysg c "a. ess dv.r NsT
1 " broken and unbroken cars
on track Western stock: Supplies mod
crate; demand moderate: market weak.
California, western crates Iceberg type.
5-dozen, $2.75@S25, mostly 50; poorer.
$3.50 Eastern stock: Supplies light;
demand light; market steady. New
York, Eastern crates Big Boston type,
2-dozen, 5O@soc, according to condition.
Onions-One Massachusetts,, l Wash
ington arrived: 2 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies light; demand moderate; mar
ket steady: Massachusetts, and Penn
No. /, soc @$1.
Onions (continued) -valencias Q. 9.
No. |, 8 inches and larger, $1.25@1.35.
Peaches-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Truck receipts moderate; sup
plies moderate; demand moderate; mar
ket steady. Virginia. bushel baskets Ell
bertas, U. S. No. 1, 2-2% inches, $2.25@
8; Carmans, U. s. No. /. 2-2A inches,
$1.25@2: Hileys. U. $. No. l, 2K-21s
inches. S2.25 @2.75 fair to ordinary
quality, $3.50; New Jersey. bushel bas-
kets. Carmans. U. S. No. /. ~ inch
minimum. 81; skies. Carmans. U. S. No.
I. medium size, few sales, $3.50; North
Carolina, SKIES Elbertas, U: s; No. l.
medium to large sizes $2:7S@3.
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
light: demand moderate; market steady.
Colorado, bushel hampers, Telephones
$2@225.
Potatoes-No carlot arrivals. no cars
on track. Boat receipts equivalent to
cars Virginia. Supplies moderate,
demand light, market steady. Pennsyl-
vania, 1Oo-pound sacks Cobblers, U. S.
No. 1. s0@S5c. Eastern Shore Mary
land and Eastern Shore Virginia, stave
barrels Cobblers, U. S. No. 1. s1.15.
Sweet PotatOes-No carlot arrivals,
no cars on track Supplies light, de-
mand light, market steady. North Caro-