The Washington times., 1935-03-06
EGGS AND POULTRY


Eggs-Receipts generally easy at un-
changed prices. Receipts liberal and
moving slowly. Current receipts 100
2Oc; hennery whites, 2l922c; govern
ment graded and dated white eggs, U.
S. extras. large, 261sc; U. S. extras
mediums, 24c; u. S. standards, large
23c.
Live PouItry-Market firm, partic-
ularly on fowls; Leghorn hens, &c
higher. Fowl. colored, all sizes, 100
lie; winter chickens, mixed colors, all
sizes, l641SC; spring broilers, Plym-
outh Rocks, 23Q24c; turkeys. hens
20 u 22c; toms, zoe; capons, to
pounds, &c; 7 to pounds, 249 20ci
slips, 15Q2Oc.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Apples-No carlot arrivals; 2 broken
and unbroken cars on track. Bushels:
supplies moderate; demand light; market
steady. Virginia, Staymans, U. S. No.
|, 2A-inch minimum, S1:15 l.25; 24a :
inch minimum, s1.35 1.5Oi ~ inch
U. S. No. l, "a Inch minimum, s. q 9Oc;
2 y inch minimum. $1.25Q1.35; ~ Inch
minimum, $l.4O 1.5Oi Yorks, u. 5. No.
/, ~ inch minimum, 75@S5c; 21a-inch
mum, $1.35 u lao; Delicious, U. S. No. /,
"a inch minimum, $1.15 @ l.25; 21s =
inch minimum, $1.409 1.5O; "a inch min
imum, s1.65 G175; Golden Delicious.
U. S. No. /, PA inch minimum, $1.25
. u inch minimum, $50; "a inch min
imum, $1.65Q1.75; Winesaps, U. S. No.
/, ~ inch minimum, $1.25; IN inch
minimum, $1.4OQl.5O; 2&-inch mimi
mum, $1.65 q lis; Bonums, U. S. No.
l, 2-inch minimum, 50 Oq65c; "a Inch
minimum, S5d9O; 12-inch minimum,
$1.1O@1.25. Boxes: Washington medi-
UNI to large sizes, Staymans, extra
fancy, s1.75@1.S5 Delicious, extra
fancy, $2@2.25; fancy, $1.75 a.; Spitzen-
n0nn
s1.S5@2; Virginia. combination extra
fancy and fancy, Grimes and Jonathans,
$1.35 01.6O; Romes, $40 a 1.65; stay
mans and Delicious, com mbnation extra
fancy and fancy $3.50 100; grade
Cabbage-No carot arrivals; car
diverted; broken and l unbroken car
on track. New stock: Supplies mod
crate; demand light: market steady.
Florida, IL bushel hampers, domestic G
Round type, freight receipts, $2.s5 a
8; few higher; truck receipts, $2.70 @ 3.
Old stock: New York, 6O-pound sacks,
Danish type, mostly around $1.75.
Celery-No carlot arrivals; 2 broken
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand light; market steady.
Florida, 10-inch crates washed. $-S
receipts S-4 dozen, s3@3.25.
Lettuce-Two Arizona; California
arrived broken and unbroken cars
on track. Western stock: Supplies mod
craze; demand lgnt: market dull. Arl-
zona and California, Western crates Ice
berg type. As dozen. $2.5O@2.75; few
So. Southern stock: Supplies light; de-
mand slow: market dull Florida, Ia
busheI hampers Big Boston type, wide
range in condition, $1@1.5O; Eastern
crates Iceberg type, dozen, very few
sales. $1.00.
OniOns-No carlot arrivals: car di-
verted: broken cars on track. Sup
plies moderate; demand light; market
steady. 5O-lb. sacks Yellows, U. S. No.
1, Michigan and Ohio, $3.50; New York,
$3.50; some small size via Baltimore,
$2.35.
Peas-No carlot arrivals; broken and
1 unbroken car on track California,
bushel hampers Telephones, sails @2.5O,
according to condition: Florida, practi-
cally no supplies on the market.
Potatoes - Five Maine arrived: 9
broken and 20 unbroken cars on track.
Old stock: Supplies liberal: demand
light: market steady. New York. 100-lb
sacks Round Whites, U. S. No. l, soc:
few higher: Pennsylvania, 100-lb. sacks
Round Whites, U. S. No. l. truck re-
ceipts, 65@SOc; Maine, 100-lb. sacks,
Green Mountains. U. S. No. l, $1.10@
lis; Idaho, 100-lb. sacks Russet Bur-
banks, U. S. No. /, So. New stocks:
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket slightly stronger. Florida, bushel
crates Bliss Triumphs, U. S. No. 1, $1.75
@2.10.
Spinach-No carlot arrivals; broken
cars on track. Supplies light; demand
moderate; market weak for Texas stock,
bushel baskets, $3.50. few higher; mar