The Washington times., 1936-02-24
EGGS AND POULTRY
prices paid shippers, net +. o. b.

prices paid shippers, net +. o. b.
WAshingtOn)
By the o. s. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics.
Eggs-ReceiptS very light early this
morning. Market full steady at the
prices. Current receipts, large, 80 to 80
cents; medium. % to 20 cents; hennery
whites, large, 80 to - cents; mediums,
80 to u cents Government graded and
dated white eggs (including gre ding and
marketing costs)! U. 8. Extras, large,
SSh cents; U s. Extras, mediums. ASH
cents; U. s., Standards, large, 36 cents.
Live POultry-Market quiet at un-
changed prices Fowl: Colored, heavy,
10 to 20 cents Leghorns, Is to II
cents; roosters, IL to IL cents. Chickens:
Plymouth Rock broilers, % to % cents
fryers and roasters, 23 to 70 Gents; Leg
horn broilers 20 to 81 cents; mixed
colors, Is to 20 cents Capons: Heavy,
IS cents; light, IS cents; slips, % cents.
Turkeys: Young hens, rs cents; young
toms, 20 to 20 cents. Guinea fowl:
Young, 10 cents to 81 pair.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
sales In Large Lots BY
Original Receives
Sales to $500 A. NJ.
Apples-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Bushels. supplies moderate;
demand moderate; market steady. Vir-
ginia, YOrks, U. S. No. !, 2h inch
75c@S5; az inch minimum S5c09O; 3
inch minimum S0cQ$1. Grimes, U. 81
No. /, IN inch minimum soc; az
inch minimum 65c@7O;. 2% inch mini
mum 75c@s0. Staymans, U. s. No. i,
~ inch minimum 75c@S5: "a inch
Si.4O@I.5O. Delicious, U. 5. No. i, az
inch minimum $50 a 80; 2h inch mini
mum $1.15@1.2s; IN inch minimum
$1.35 @l.40; inch minimum $1.5O01.6O.
Romes, U. s. No. 1. ~ inch minimum
6Oc@65; an inch minimum 7Sc0S5:
2% inch minimum 90c@$l: inch mini
mum S1@1.15. Black Twigs. U. S. No.
l, 2k inch minimum 65c; IA inch
minimum 76c@S5; * inch minimum
Spys, U. s. No. /, 2h inch minimum
75c@S5; AZ inch minimum 50c@6o;
2% inch minimum $500; 3 inch mini
mum $l0l.15. Golden Delicious. U, S.
No. 1 az inch minimum 65c075; 2h
inch minimum $101.1S; 2% inch mini
mum $1.2501.s5. Boxes: Virginia, as
to sizes; boxes, Combination Extra
Fancy and Fancy Staymans, $500
1.S0; Delicious, S1.5O92; Romes. $500
1.sS. C grade, Staymans. .$l.35 @l.6O;
Delicious. $1.40@l.65. Cartons: Grimes,
$1.25@1.3S; Northern Spys. $1.250l.50.
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and unbroken cars on track. New
stock: Supplies moderate: demand mod
crate; market steady. Texas, half-let-
tuce crates Domestic Round type. $1.25,
few hisher; Florida. 1h-bushel ham.
stock: Supplies light; demand moder-
ate; market steady. New York, 5O-lb.
sacks Danish type, 65975c.
CeleEy-Two Florida arrived; bro
ken and unbroken cars on track. Sup
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ket steady. Florida, 1O-inch crates, in
dividually washed and preceded, 3-6
dozen, $2.5O03 800: S-dozen, $2@2.25.
Lettuce-Seven California arrived 8
broken and unbroken cars on track
western stock: Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady. Cali
fornia, Western crates Iceberg type, As
dozen, $2.75@3.0O. Southern stock Sup
plies light; demand light; market steady.
Florida, l u -bushel hampers Big Boston
type, fair quality, &20%25; poorer
lower.
track. Supplies moderate; demand mod
crate; market steady. Michigan and
New York, 50-lb. sacks Yellows, U. s.
No. 1, $1:2S: Colorado and Idaho. SO-lb.
sacks Valencias. U. s. No. /. 3 inches
PeaS-Three Florida, / California ar
rived; car diverted; 1 broken and
unbroken cars on track. Supplies light;
demand slow; market steady. Florida,
bushel hampers. fair quality, $l.5O@2;
Mexico, via Baltimore, approximately
30-lb. crates Telephones. $3.25.
Spinaeh-Four Texas arrived; broken
and unbroken cars on track Supplies
moderate; demand light; market weak
Texas. bushel baskets, S0c@$1.
TOmatOes-No carlot arrivals: no cars
on track Supplies light; demand light;
market steady. Florida. mostly fair to
ordinary condition. lug boxes, green and
turning wrapped, SKIS fair quality. $3.50
o.; few best, $2.25@25O: 7x7 fair quail
lty. soc6S1; SKI. $101.5O; poorer. all
POtatOes-Two Florida. . Idaho, II
Maine, New York arrived; broken
and 20 unbroken cars on track. Old
stock: Supplies moderate: demand mod
crate; market steady. Maine, 1OO-pound
sacks Green Mountains. U. s. No. 1,
$4,000 fair condition $3.50; 1O0-pound
sacks Cobblers, U. s. No. /. S1.75 New
York. 1o0-pound sacks Round Whites.
U. s. No. l, $1.75. Idaho, 1O0-pound
sacks Russet Burbanks. U. s. No. 1,
81. rs @2.35. New stock: Supplies light;
demand light; market steady. Florida,
bushel crates. $2.15@225.
Sweet POtatOes-One North Carolina
I South Carolina arrived: unbroken
cars on track. Supplies moderate: de-
mand light: market steady. Delaware.