The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-02
Local Produce

Local Produce
Eco AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
9. prices paid shippers-Net FOB.
Washington
BY the q. g. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
Eggs-Market very firm. Prices gem
orally unchanged except on scattered
lots. Current receipts, 231s q 24Ac; hem
192c premium. Government graded
and dated white eggs met prices paid
shippers, fob. Washington): U. S.
Extras. large, S4c; U. S. Extras, medi-
ums 2Shc; U. S. Standards, large, 30ac.
Live POultry-Market steady at I'M
changed prices Fowl colored, heavy,
16@1Sc; Leghorns, 1S@14c; ROSTERS,
10@12c. Chickens: Virginia rocks,
broilers: 1870 zoe; flyers and roasterS;,
zoe, a few at 21c. Delaware rocks, all
sizes, 10000. Delaware crosses: broil-
ers and flyers, 10000; leghorns, all
sizes, 16@17c; mixed colors, 17@1Sc.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in Large Lots by Original Receivers
Sales to A. NJ.
Mixed MeIOns-No carlot arrivals; no
HOneydews-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. supplies lBHG' ueillduo
light; market steady. California. jumbo
crates. IS and lis. $1.65@2.
Persian MelOns-One California ar
rived; l unbroken car on track. Pract1-
cally no supplies on the market.
CaFrOts-No carlot arrivals; / broken
car on trace Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market about steady. Cali
fernia, Western lettuce crates, dozen,
S0c@S1; Pennsylvania, punched. per
dOZen punches. 20 q 30c,
Celery-One Michigan arrived;
broken cars on track. Supplies mod
Michigan, Highballs 65@75c; u crates
washed, $1.5O02; West New York, 10
inch crates, individually washed, 2-S
dozen. $2.25@2.5O; crate washed, 81.
Lettuce-No carlot arrivals; broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
1nand light; market tseady. California,
Western crates, Iceberg type. 5-doZen,
S375@4.25; New York, Eastern crates,
Big Boston type, 2-dozen, 75c0$1; few
higher.
OniOns-One New York arrived: I'M
broken car on track. Supplies moderate;
demand light; market steady. New
York, 6O-pound sacks, Fellows, U. 8. No.
Peaches-No carlot arrivals; no cars on
track. Supplies light; demand moderate;
market stronger. Virginia, bushel bas-
kets, Elbertas and Hales, y. s, No. l.
best S2.75; poorer, So; Maryland. bushel
baskets, Elbertas, U. s. No. 1, IN inches
minimum, $292.75; mostly 2.25 @2.50;
bnshel baskets Hales. U. S: No. l. IN
inches minimum. $3.50: New Jersey,
bushel baskets. Elbertas and Hales. U. S.
No. l, inches minimum. $2@2.25; "a
inches minimum, $2.25@2.5O; few higher.
;,Peas-No carlot arrivals; no cars on
track. Supplies light; demand light;
pers, Telephones, 2@225.
.POtatOes-No carlot arrivals: no cars
on track Supplies moderate; demand
Cobblers. U. S. No. /: New Jersey, S225
GAS; Pennsylvania, $2.15@2.25; poorer,
cars on track. Truck receipts moderate;
supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket steady. North Carolina, bushel bas-
kets, Peurto Ricans Nancy. Halls and
Jersey type, $1@1.15; Virginia, bushel
6lS5.
.CauIifIower-one Colorado arrived; 1
broken car on track. Supplies light; de-
mand light; market steady. New York,
crates, S1.5O@175. few higher.
sWatermelOnS-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market dull: Virginia,
truck. receipts. Thurmond Grays. 22-26
pounds average 20@25c; 1895 pounds,
average S5@40c. Maryland, Dixie Bellies
and Thurmond Grays, 1O-a6c as to si5 Ss:
Primes 10@1Sc; selects, 25@35c.
Mixed Vegetables-one Colorado ar
rived; unbroken car on track.
nand- light; market steady. Bushel
hampers: Delaware, Pennsylvania and
Maryland, SOc@S1: few best, $1.25.
Snap Beans-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market about steady. New
Jersey and Pennsylvania, bushel ham
pers CREME, flat and round types, 5OcQ
Cucumbers-Bushel baskets: New
York, $1.25@1.5O. Correction yesterdays
state of origin should have read New
York instead o of D SIaiSor1i, rr,vsd.
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
California, boxes. SS.5O@5 as to grade
LemOns-No carlot arrivals: no cars
$3.50; No. ?, 81. 5O@7.
Beets-Pennsylvnaia. punched per
Peas-Two California arrived; broken
end ] unbroken cars no track. Califor-
Mia. boxes. $2.5O@2.75.
! Grapes-No carlot arrivals; broken
cars on track. California, lug boxes,
Thompson seedless, $1.5O@1.75; Red
1falagas. $1.75@2; Flame Tokays $2.25
climax baskets Concords and Delawares,
11@12hc: Niagaras. 1Oc; Delaware, ~
quart climax baskets juice stock, Esq
italian Prunes-California. IS pound
rug boves. 9Oc@$1: plums, Washing ton,
2O-pound Tugs, $3.50 Oils.
Apples-Supplies light; demand light;
market steady. Bushel baskets: Virginia,
q. s. No. /, Rambos 2h-inch minimum,
9Oc@$1; 2% inch minimum, $1.10@1.25;
3-inch minimum. Sl.35; Grimes Golden,
K-inch minimum, 65@75c; 2h-inch
minimum, 9 DC @$1: few h h r;
wealthys, "a Inch minimum, 75c; 2h.
inch. 9Oc@$1: Maidenblush. ~ inch
minimum, Use; 2h-inch minimum, $40
I.15; 2A-inch minimum, $1.25; various
Varieties, 2A-inch minimum. 60975c;
2h-inch minimum, 9Oc@$1.25.
Less-than. Carload Arrivals
Florida-Receipts, 81 Jugs avocados
a Tugs lines; 10 Jugs margoes: % bushel
boxes lines: S 32-quart crates persim-
mons; bushel baskets okra.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., II crates celery.
CaIifOrnia-Receipts, A 12-pound boxes
figs.
North CarOIina-Receipts. IS bushel
baskets lima beans; 21 bushel baskets
ekra; 80 1a-bushel baskets okra.
Observation-Disclosures 145 3-pound
baskets mushrooms.
VirginIa-Receipts. barrels water.
eress.