The Washington times., 1936-05-29
Woshinqton Produce Market

ate: demand moderate; market slight
ly stronger. Texas, 50-pound sacks,
Yellow Bermudas, U. s. Commercial
freight receipts. $115@1.25: boat re-
ceipts via Baltimore, $1.10.
Peas-No carlot arrivals; no cars on
track. Truck receipts light; supplies
light; demand light; market steady.
California. bushel hampers. Telephones,
s1.75; North Carolina, bushel ham
pers 75c99Oc; poorer lower.
POtatOes-One Maine. New York.
Pennsylvania. l South Carolina. Texas
arrived; broken and 13 unbroken cars
on track Old Stock Supplies light: de-
mand moderate; market steady. Maine,
lOO-lb. sacks Green Mountains. U. S. No.
!. $3.25; New York, 1O0-lb. sacks Round
Whites. U. S. No. l, SO. New stock; Sup
plies moderate; demand light; market
steady: South Carolina. stave barrels,
Cobblers, U. S. No. /, $6.5096.75. mostly
$6.75.
Sweet PotatOes-No carlot arrivals; 1
broken car on track. Supplies light; de-
mand moderate; market slightly strong
er. Tennessee, bushel hampers Nancy
Halls. U. S. No. 1, $1.500l.65; North
Carolina, bushel baskets Puerto Ricans,
$1.65.
Tomatoes - Two Florida. Texas ar
rived; broken and unbroken cars on
track. Supplies moderate; demand mod
crate; market steady. Florida, lug boxes,
$3.50; SKI, ripes. &1.5O01.75; green.
SIPS; 7x7. ripes. IS @1.5O; green. 81.
Mixed Vegetables - One Florida ar
rived; broken car on track
Lima Beans-Supplies light: demand
moderate; market steady. Florida.
bushel hampers $250@3; fair condition,
$1.5O@2; poor condition. 81.
Snap Beans-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Truck receipts light; sup
plies light: demand moderate; market
slightly stronger. North Carolina, bushei
hampers, Round Stringless, 81; bushel
hampers, green, Flat type. fair quality.
$3.50.
squash-suppfies moderate: demand
bushel hampers, white wrapped, 81.
Eggplant-Supplies light; e m a
light; market steady. Florida, Ia
bushel crates. Choice. 81; Fancy, $3.50
$50.
Peppers-supplies moderate: demand
very slow; market dull. Florida, III
bushel crates, green. Fancy, best. $3.50;
fair condition, 81.
Cucumbers-supplies light: demand
moderate; market steady. Florida,
bushel hampers. S2.5O@3; N-bushel ham
pers. small size, poorly graded, $1.259
$50.
ackberries-supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady South
Carolina, 32-Quart crates, $3.5O@4, per
crate.
MISUNDERSTANDING moderate: de-
mand slow; market weak North Caro-
lima, 32-quart crates, $4@5. few high as
$3.50, per crate. cultivated Blueberries,
65c per quart.
Oranges-One California arrived 2
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track.
Florida, boxes. $S@4.5O. according to
size and grade
Grapefruit-One Florida arrived; I'M
broken car on track. Florida, boxes,
LemOns-California, boxes, $6@7.50, &C
cording to grade and size.
Pineapples-Cuba, crates, $2.5o@3.25,
as to size.
Bananas-Four cars arrived: I'M
broken cars on track.
WatermelOns-Two Florida arrived; 2
unbroken cars on track.
ARRIVALS AT WASHINGTON
CalifOrnia-45 Tugs Of avocados.
North CarOlina-36 5-pack baskets
beets, As 32-quart crates huckleberries.
25 5-peck baskets lettuce, 80 5-peck bas-
kets romaine.
FIOrida-44 bushel baskets cucumbers,
35 11s-bushel crates eggplant, As bushel
bushel baskets rmoaine, 40 bushel bas-
kets peppers 81 1h-bushel crates pep
pers IS bushel hampers squash, Sc
bushel baskets snap beans.
South CarOlina-37 32-quart crates dew
berries. Sc bushel baskets snap beans, 80
quart crates blackberries, 10 bushel
baskets squarh.
Pennsylvania-122 Bib. baskets mush-
rooms.
VirginIa-5 barrels watercress.
Unknown Origin-5S crates mixed
yeRetables