The Washington times., 1936-03-12
Local Produce
EGGS AND POULTRY
prices paid shlppers-Net +. D. b.
Washington
BY the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural
EaOnNmicR


by the U, s. Bureau OF Agricultural
Economics
Eggs-Market easy. Receipts yer!
heavy and no improvement in demand
Current receipts. II to Is cents; hen
merry whites. IS to 19 cents. Government
graded and dated white eggs tnclud
ing grading and marketing costsl: U. s
extras, large, % cents; I. 5. extras, u
cents; U. S: standards large. % cents
Live POultry-Market steady at un
changed prices. Fowl: Colored, heavy
20 to 90 cents; Leghorns, II to l!
cents; roosters, IL to IA cents. chickens
Plymouth Rock broilers, % to "A cents
fryers and roasters, 25 to 2S cents; Leg
horn broilers. 20 to 21 cents; mixed col
ors. IS to 20 cents. Capons: heavy, q
cents; light 25 cents; slips, % cents
Turkeys: Young hens, rs cefts; youns
toms 1S to 20 cents.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
sales in large lots by Original RECEIVER
Sales to 8 A. NJ.
AppleS-Two Washington arrived; !
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track
Bushels: Supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady. Virginia, Grimes
I: s. No. /. 2h-inch minimum, 5o@6Oc
sh-inch minimum 7oS75c; 2A-inef
little demand, 35@5Oc; Staymans, L. s
No. I. 2k inch minimum, 65075c; 2la
:nch minimum, 81 is; 2&-inch mini
mum, s1.2591.S5; scalded all sizes, 500
T5c; Yorks, U. s. No. l. 2k-inch mini
mum; 5O@60c; 2h-inch minimum. 700
15c; 2%- inch minimum. 75GS5c; scalded
all sizes. 4O@S6c:. Black Twigs. U. s
No. /, 2K-inch minimum, GOOSE; IA
inch minimum. 75c: 2%-inch minimum
loc@S1; S-inch minimum. S191:1o; De
licious, o. s. No. l. 2A inch minimum
I5@s5c; 2h-fnch minimum, $1.15 @ l.2S
2%-inch minimum, $1.S5 so; Golden
Delicious, Y: S. No. 1, 2A-inch minimum,
I5@75c; 2k-inch minimum. $1@l.1o;
2% Inch minimum. $1.2501.35; 3-inch
minimum, s1.35@ @1.4O, few $50: Romes,
U. S. No. 1. 2h-inch minimum soc; ?12-
inch minimum, 75@S5c: 2N inch mini
mum, S101.15; Winesaps, U. S. No. |.
az inch minimum. $191.1O; 2h-inch
minimum, I.35@1.4O; 2A-inch mini
sizs. combination extra fancy and fancy
Delicious, $1.60@2 Staymans, 81 500
100: Romes. $1.4O@1.S5; Paragons, 81. 40
OILS. C Grade: Delicious, $1.S5 a so;
$50 Cartons: Virginia. No. l. Staymans
and Romes. $1.3591.5O; Northern Spys'
S1.25@1.35.
CabbaGe-No carlot arrivals: broken
stock: supplies moderate; demand light;
market steady. Texas half-lettuce
crates. Domestic Round type $1.15. Old
stock: Supplies light; demand light; mar
ket steady. New York. 5O-lb. sacks, Dan
CeIery-No carlot arrivals; broker
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand light; market steady
washed and preceded. S-s dozen, $2.25 O
$50, few $2.75. Smaller than 1O-dozen'
$500.
Lettuce-Two Arizona. 2 California ar
rived; broken and unbroken cars or
track. Western stock: Supplies moder
ate; demand light; market steady. West
ern crates, Iceberg type, 4-6 dozen
California. $3@3.25, few $3.50; Arizona
$S25; Southern stock, practically no sup
plies on the market.
nni0nG-NO carlOt arrivals; broker
cars en- track. Supplies moderate; de
mand light; market weak. MichlgaI
aud New York, 5O-pound sacks, Yellows
U. s. No. 1, 81, few .$1.1O. Colorado
5o-pound sacks, Valencias U. 8. No. l
inches and larger, $1.7S.
Peas-No carlot arrivals; broker
and unbroken cars on track. Supplie
moderate; demand light; market steady
$2.75, fair condition $3.50. Florioa
practically no supplies on the market.
POtatOes-One Idaho, Ne. arrived
broken and IL unbroken cars on Ira traGx -,
light; market slightly stronger: Maine
100-pound sacks. Green Mountains U; ;
No. /, $4,000; 1OO-pound sacks COP
blers. o: $: No. oTnd !; Sl70; vbiteS Ne~ u 1o's
No. /, $1.65; fair condition, 81 SO % 1. W SO
Idaho 1OO-pound sacks, Russet Burbanks
II q. No. /, $1.75. New stock: supple
moderate; demand light; market STEADY
IT. q, No. /. $1.75; poorer lower.
Sninach-One Tex. arrived; 2 broker
and unbroken cars on track. SupPlie
moderate; demand light; market steaoy
Texas, bushel baskets, $50 9Oc; fair con
sweet PotatOes-No carlot arrivals; nC
cars on track. Supplies light, demand
light. market steady. Maryland, Anne
tvpe, U. s.. No. 1. 800: North Carolina
ttusbaI baskets, Porto Ricans S5c, fail
condition, 75c: oo..
on track. Supplies light demand ilgn. ni,t. -.
market steady. Florida. truck receipts
fair to ordinary condition. lug boxes
ripes and turning wrapped all sizes SOC
mS15O according to condition. Cupa' re
packed lug boxes nI i.rGo rees sNS "S@sa5 s9rn"t
uand good: market steady Florida
Gates lac, wasty. II @ 12hc per pint.
MIXED vegetables-One Georgia ar
rived: broken and unbroken cars
on Lima Beans-supplies moderate; de
mand slow; market weak Florida
bushel hampers, $2'6S GGoS;So @ go arrived.
broken car on track. Supplies moderate
demand light: market slightly stronger
Florida. hushel hampers: green, Fla
type. $500. few s225 fair s.,16 condition I5D,n
few sales, mostly around $3.50.
Souash-supplies very light; deman
light; market steady. Florida. bushe
hampers. white wrapped. $2.50@3
Cucumbers-SOuthern stock: Practica
~ no supplies on the market
Pepuers-Supplies light; deman
Night; market steady. Florida, ~
hnaheI crates. green. fancy $S.5OG
a.. choice. $2.5O@3.
ExgpIant-SuppIies very light: d.
mand light; market steady. Florida
iH-bushel crates. 2.75@S.
Okra-supplies light; demand light
market steady. Cuba. s-basket crates
Csrrots--No carlot arrivals: 3 broke
and / unbroken cars on track. SUI
niles moderate: demand light; marke
steady, California, western lettuc
crates, punched, some pale color $2.5
@3; Texas, haIf-lettuce crates, punched
S1,2561.50; New York. bushel basket
topped washed. $1@1.15.
MushrOOms-Supplies light: deman
slow; market weak. Maryland, BIB. ba
kets, 4O@SOc.
Cauliflower-No carIot arrivals: vi
broken car on track. Supplies moderate
demand light; market steady. California
crates, $3.50.
Oranges-No carlot arrivals; 1 broke
car on track. Florida, boxes, Pineapple