The Washington times., 1935-05-09
EGGS AND POULTRY


Eggs-Receipts fairly heavy but mar
ket continues firm with some grades
fractionally higher. Best hennerS
Whites in demand at 1ac advance.
Current receipts, 23@24c; Hennery
Whites. 24h @s5hc. Government graded
and datde white eggs Uncluding grading
and marketing costs: U. S. Extras, large,
29Kc: u. S. Extras, mediums, 26%c;
u. S. Standards, large. 27kc.
Live POultry-Market steady. Re-
ceipts OF fowl moderate. Prices un-
changed. Fowl: Colored, all sizes, 1910
zoe; Leghorns, 15@17c; ROSTERS, II @ lSc.
Spring chickens: Leghorns' 20 @2Sc;
Plymouth Rocks, under ga lbs, csc;
over S1a lbs. CSC. some fancy lots bring
ing nc premium. Turkeys: Hens, 100
zoe; toms. 1701Sc.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Apples-No carlot arrivals and no cars
on track. Supplies moderate. Demand
moderate; market steady. Bushels:
minimum, $101.25; u. S. No. l. "a Inch
minimum. $1.25 @1.S5; U. S. No. l. az
inch minimum, $3.50 q 1.65; Winesaps, U.
s. No. /. "a Inch minimum, $1.25 a IS;
U. S. No. l, ga inch minimum, $1.4O@
$50; U. s. No. /, ~ Inch minimum,
$1.75@1.sO; Yellow Newtons, U. S. No. |,
~ inch minimum. S1@1.25; U. S. No. l,
ia inch minimum, $3.50 @1.6O; U. 8. No.
l. ~ inch minimum, 1.6O@1.75: Yorks.
u. s No. l. PA Inch minimum 90c 0$;
U. S. No. l, 21a Inch minimum, SLIGO
I;2S: y. 8. No, l. 2%-inch minimum.
inch minimum, $1.15@1.25; U. s. No: l,
ga inch minimum, $l.S5@1.5O; U. s. No.
!, ~ inch minimum, s1.S5 Oils;
Lowrys, U: $; No l. ~ inch minimum
$1.35@1.5O; U. $. No. l. ~ Inch mini
mum, $l.5O@1.65; Black Twigs U. s.
No. l, "a inch minimum. $1.1o91.25; U.
s. No. /. 27t Inch minimum, $1.25 q II. 40;
soc; u. s. No. /, ga inch minimum, 81
Oils; U. s. No. /. 2% Inch minimum,
$1.25; Ben Davis, U. S. No. l, inch
minimum, 75c: y. S. No; !. inch
minimum, $11O@1.15; Various Varieties,
utility, all sizes. $25@5Oc lower Boxes
and cartons: Virginia. Maryland. West
Virginia and Pennsylvania, Delicious.
combination Extra Fancy, and Fancy,
$1.5O@2; Staymans. combination Extra
Fancy and Fancy $1.5O@2; Lowrys, com
bination Extra Fancy and Fancy. 81 80
Oils; Jonathans' combinati G Extra Extra
Newtowns, combination Extra Fancy and
Fancy $1.75@2.
CabbaRe-Eo carlot arrivals and no
cars on track. Supplies liberal; demand
moderate; market weaker. South Caro-
lima, 112-bushel hampers pointed type
75c$1.
CeIery-One Florida arrived; broken
and unbrokeu cars on track. Supplies
moderate: demand moderate; market
steady. FLORIDA. 1O-lnCh crates, washed,
$40 dozen. 1925 @3.75; mostly 1926 @
$50.
Lettuce-No carlot arrivals; broken
and unbroken cars on track. Western:
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market steady. California, Western
crates, Iceberg type, dozen. $500
S; fair to ordinary quality and condi-
ton. $4@45O; dozen, fair to ordinary
quality and condition, $3@350. South
ern; Supplies moderate; demand mod
crate; market about steady. North Caro-
lima peck hampers. Big Boston type,
1.25@1.50; poorer, lower; bushel bas-
kets. Big Boston type, $1@1.25; Ro-
maine, 5-peck hampers, mostly 81. Vir-
ginia. Norfolk Section Eastern crates,
Big Boston type. . dozen, 81.
OniOns-No carlot arrivals and no cars
on track. Supplies light; demand mod
crate: market steady. Texas, 50-lb. sacks
Yellow Bermudas U. s. Commercial,
$2.6O@2.75; U. s. No .. $1.75@2.
Peas-No carlot arrivals: car d.
verified, l broken car on track. Supplies
moderate; demand moderate: market
slightly weaker. North Carolina, bushel
hampers, $125
POtatOes-One La, 1 Me, 1 S. C. ar
rived; broken and : unbroken cars on
track. Old stock: Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady. Maine,
1OO-lb. sacks Green Mountains, U. s. No.