The Washington times., 1936-08-06
Washington Produce
EGG AND POULTRY MARKETS
(Prices Paid shippers, Net F.O.B.)
BY tho United states Bureau OF


Agricultural Economics
Eggs-Market steady and quiet. Prices
unchanged. Current receipts. 22923c;
hennery whites. 24@25c, few fancy
at 1c to 1hc premium. Government
graded and dated white eggs 0ncluding
grading and marketing costs): u. 3. EX-
tras, large, 36c; U. s. Extras. medium
ale; U. 8. Standards. large, ale.
Live POultry-Market steady at un-
changed prices. FOwl-Colored. heavy,
lG0lSc: Leghorns, 14@16c; roosters, 10
@12c. Chickens-Plymouth Rocks. broil-
ers and fryers, 2OQ21c; roasters, 21@
z2C: Leghorns. 160l7c; mixed colors,
17Q1Sc. Turkeys-Hens. 1Sc. a few at
19c; toms, 14@15c, few at Ice; No. rs,
12@13c.
Peaches-Two South Carolina arrived:
2 unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate demand fair; market steady.
North Carolina, bushel baskets, Elbertas
u. s. No. l. 2-2k inches, %2@2.25: az
ga inches. f1.75@2; South Carolina
bushel baskets. Elbertas, U. s. No. /.
lat inch minimum, $l.75 a.; virginia.
bushel baskets, Eibertas. u. S. No. l.
small to medium size, 75c @&1.25; Hales.
u. S. No. l ia inch minimum. $500
1.75 2-inch minimum, $l.T5@2.
WatermeIOns-No Carlot arrivals; boat
receipts equivalent to l car Virginia;
l broken car on track. Supplies mod
crate; demand moderate; market about
steady. North Carolina. truck receipts
Tom Watsons. 1895 pounds average.
Tom Watsons, 1892 pounds average, 80
@35c: boat receipts. Virginia, Selects
$50 @fOc: Primes, Is @20c; Culls, 10c.
CantalOupes-No carlot arrivals;
broken cars on track; supplies moderate:
demand moderate; market steady. Cali
fornia Salmon Meats jumbos 27s. 50
03.25; jumbos 36s, $3.50; ass 1915:
Mexico, Salmon Meats jumbos 24s to 45s.
$3.50; standards 24s to 45s. $32S; Nlr-
ginia Norfolk section. bushel hampers,
IaI
n h-bushel hampers, so a 75c; North Caro-
lima salmon Meats, standards, 24s to
ASS Ridgeway section. labelled, $l.25Q
1.75; unlab abelled, 75c @S1.26.
CeIery-One New York arrived:
broken and / unbroken cars on track.
Supplies light; demand moderate; mar
ket steady. Michigan. Highballs. $50
soc: New York, 2-3 crates. individually
washed, 3-S dozen, I1.6o@2.
COrn-No carlot arrivals; no cars on
track. Supplies moderate; demand mod
crate; market steady. Maryland, sacks
dozen, 5O@75c; few higher.
Cucumbers-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. Maryland, IA
bushel hampers. S564Oc.
Lettuce - One California arrived:
broken cars on track. Supplies moderate;
demand moderate; market steady. Calf
fornia, Western crates, Iceberg type, g.
dozen. S505.50; poorer. $450S5; New
York Eastern crates. Big Boston type,
2-dozen. 3l25@1.65.
OniOns-One California arrived: un-
broken cars on track. Supplies mod
crate: demand fair; market steady. New
Jersey, 50-pound sacks, Yellows, L. s.
No. l. S5c@Sl.
Grapes-No carlot arrivals; ? broken
cars on track California, lug boxes,
Thompson Seedless. 31.S001.75; Ribiers,
$2@2.25 Red Malagas, $1.5O@1.7S.
POtatOes-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
fN-E1
blers. U. 8. No l. New Jersey. $292.15;
Pennsylvania, $2@2lO.
Peas-Ons California arrived bro
ken and / unbroken car on track. Sup
about steady. Bushel hampers. Tele-
phones, Colorado. $2.25 92.5O; California.
&21O@2.25, few higher.
Sweet POtatOes-NO carlot arrivals:
mand light; market slightly weaker.
Georgia. bushel baskets. yellow Yams.
u. $. No. !. S1.7592.0O; South Carolina,
bushel baskets Puerto Ricans, U. S. No.
/, $l.7502.O0.
CarrOts-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies light; demand mod
crate; market steady. California, West
ern lettuce crates 6-dozen. $500 Q40o.
TOmatOes-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies moderate: demand
moderate: market steady. Nearby Mary
land and Virginia, II a-bushel baskets.
3O050c: few BEST S5c; Maryland. lug
BOXES, TlpeS ana turning 6Xo
and larger. 6OQ75c.
Mixed Vegetables-NO carlot arrivals:
broken cars on track.
Lima BeRns-North Carolina. bushel
hampers. mostly fair to ordinary quality,
$2qD2.25.
Snap Beans-supples light: demand
light; market steady. New Jersey. bushel
hampers green fiat type, poor to ordt-
New York. y h-bushel hampers. green.
round type, $19125
OrSnges-One California arrived: 1
car diverted; 3 broken and 2 unbroken
Q4.50, according to grade and size.
LemOns-No carlot arrivals: l broken
car on track. California. boxes No. /.
56;7S OF, No. 2, IS@6.SO.
HOneydews-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track.
CabbaEe-New York 5O-pound sacks
round type, s2.4O92.5O; Pennsylvania,
bushel hampers. fair quality. &1.25Ss1.50.
EEEplant-Maryland. 1905 soc per half
AppIes-No carIot arrivals: I broken
car on track. Bushels: baskets. u S.
No. l, Maryland and Virginia rambos,
2H inch minimum, 75@S5c; "a inch
minimum &1.1O@1.25: IN inch minimum
s1.25@135: wealthys, 2h inch mini
mum 7S6S5c: ga inch minimum $1.OO
Oils; Gravensteins. 2E inch minimum
65g 75c; ga inch minimum $1.1O@1.25;
2% inch minimum $135 also; Stars,
=
minimum 90c OSLO: ~ inch minimum
$1.O0 rs; various varieties 2h inch
minimum, 5O@75c; few soc; 2h inch
minimum 9Oc9$1.25; overrips stock. all
sizes. 35675c
FIOrida-22 lugS avocados: z bushes
baskets lima beans: 80 bushel boxes
lines
North Carolina 10 32-quart crates
huckleberries; bushel baskets lima
beans; % bushel baskets okra
South Carolina bushel crates canta
loupes; Is bushel baskets grapes; IA
bushel baskets okra: "a bushel baskets
peaches: bushel baskets snap beans.
GeOrgia-1S bushel baskets okra.
PennsylvaniR-Ss 3-lb. baskets mush-
rooms.
Tennessee-S II -busheI baskets okra.
West Virginia-6 bushel baskets wafer
cress.
VirEinia-2 barrels wstercress.
Unknown OriEin-17 crates mixed veg
eta bles.
VOTE AMERICAN
Cotton Goods
NEW YORK. Aug. 6 O.N.sD.-The
cloth goods market was again inactive.
but prices continued unchanged. Many
buyers were of the opinion that the
Government crop report may cause
prices to advance next week, however,
buyers were not making strenuous ef-
forts to cover. Trading was confined
to minor commitments needed for i'm
mediate requirements. Some second
only a few of these were sold Mills
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