The Washington times., 1936-03-03
EGGS AND POULTRY
EGHS AND PUULThF
prices paid shIppers-Net r. o. b.
Washington.)
BY the U. 8. Bureau Of Agricultural
ENOnomiCa

prices paid shIppers-Nct r. o. b.
WashinEtOn.)
BY the U. 8. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
EEgs-Market continues nervous and
unsettled. Receipts light due to road
conditions, but receivers conservative
buyers at prevailing prices. Current re-
ceipts, 81 to 2S cents: hennery whites.
% to 90 cents. Government graded and
dated white eggs Uncluding grading and
marketing costs): U. S. extras, large,
81 cents; U. S. extras. medium, 80 "a
cents; U. S. standards, large, 30 cents.
Live POuItry-Market steady at un-
changed prices. Fowl: Colored, heavy,
20 to Fl cents; Leghorns, II to is cents;
mouth Rock broilers. % to - cents;
fryers and roasters. "a to IS cents; Leg
horn broilers. 20 to 81 cents; mixed col
ors. IS to 20 cents. Capons: Heavy, Is
cents; light, 25 cents; slips % cents.
Turkeys: Young hens. IS cents; young
toms, IS to 20 centA
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in Large Lots by Original Receivers
Sales to 8 A. M.
Apples-No carlot arrivals; no cars on
track. Bushels: Supplies liberal; demand
moderate; market steady. Virginia
Yorks U. 8 No. l. 2k Inch minimum,
5O@6Oc: 21a-inch minimum, 7O08Oc; 2%-
inch minimum, S0@S5c; 3-inch minimum,
S5@sOc. Grimes, U. 5. No. 1, 2A-inch n
minimum, soc; 2h-inch minimum. 700
75c; ~ inch minimum. 75@S5c: Stay
mans, U. S. No l. 2A inch minimum.
759S5c; 2h-inch minimum, 81 % LILO
2% inch minimum, $1.1501.25; 3-inch
No 1, 2k inch minimum. S59SOc; 2h-
inch minimum. $115@1.25: 2N-inch
minimum. S1.25@1.40: S-inch minimum
$1.4O@1.50 Romes, U. s. No. /, ~
inch minimum 6Oc; 2h-inch minlmuSl'
750S5c: 2% %-inch minimum. SOc QN; 4
inch minimum, S1Q1.15. Black Twtgs,
U. s. No. /, 2A-inch minimum, soc; "a
inch minimum. 759S5c: 2% Inch mini
mum, 9Oc@$1; 3-inch minimum, Sip
10. Golden Delicious, U. 8. No: 1. 2h'
inch minimum, 6S@75c; Pa inch mini
mum, $1@1.1O; 2%-inch minimum, $I.ZS
@1.s5; 3-inch minimum. $1.S5 91.5O. Ben
Davis, u. s. No. l, 2h-inch minimum
400 soc: 1a-inch minimum. 6O@65c; ~
inch minimum. 65@75c. Winesaps' u.
s. No. /. 2A-inch minimum, sOQ$l. Few
S1.1O: 2h-inch minimum. S1.26@ 1.S5;
2X inch minimum $1.35@1.4O. Boxes:
Virginia. as to size Combination Extra
Fancy and Fancy Staymans, $l.6O Q i'SV'
Delicious. $500 Romes' tones, 81 M'0O 9eliei. lSi
Gus, $1.4O0l65. Cartons: Grimes; A.zS
@1,S5. Northern Spys. ST. @1.5O
Cabbage-One Texas arrived; broken
and unbroken cars on track. New
stock. Supplies moderate; market ABOUT
steady. Texas, domestic round type
half-lettuce crates, $1.10-1.25; lettuce
crates mostly $500; Florida. / y bushel
hampern domestic round type, H.OO-
lis: old stock. Supplies light; demand
light: market steady. New YORK. OV-lo'
sacks Danish type, 65-75 cents
CeIery-No carlot arrivals. broken
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand moderate; market
ually washed and preceded. "a Dozen
S2.25-275. mostly $2.4O-2.6O; 6-1o dozen,
$2.75-3.OO.
Lettuce - One California arrived; S
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Wetsern stock: Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate: market tseady. can
fornia, Western crates, Iceberg type As
dozen, S2.5O@3: mostly $2.75; Southern
stock: Practically no supplies en- the
market.
Onions-one New York arrived; un-
broken car on track. Supplies moderate {;
dema nd moderate; market steady. Michi-
gan and New York. 50-pound sacks, Yel-
lows, U. s. No. l, 81 @1.o5; Colorado and
Idaho, 50-pound sacks Valenctas. L. 5.
No I. inches and larger, $1.7S; few
higher.
Peas-Two Florida arrived; 2 broken
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate: demand moderate; market
steady. California. bushel hampers, Tele-
phones, $2.7503; Florida, bushel hamp-
ers, $1.75@2.00.
POtatOes-Four Maine, New York. I
Idaho arrived; broken and II unbroken
cars on track Old stock: Supplies mod
crate; demand moderate; market steady.
Maine 1OO-pound sacks Green Mountains.
u. 5. No. 1. $1.S5@1.95; 100-pound sacks
Cobblers, u 8. No. l, $1.65 Oils: New
York. 1O0-pound sacks Round Whites
U. g. No. ], $1.S5@1.7O; Idaho. 1oo-pound
sacks Russet Burbanks. U. s. No. l.,
$23OD2.25. New stock: Supplies mod
crate; demand light; market steady.