The Washington times., 1936-12-30
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY
prices paid shippers-Net f. o. b.
WashingtOn)

BY the U. s. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
Eggs-Market continues weak as re
ceipts increase. Prices l to cents
lower. Current receipts, 81 to 2S cents
hennery whites, 20 to 80 cents. Govern
prices paid shippers, F. o. B. Washing
toni: U. S. extras, large. 80 cents; U. >
extras mediums, 29 cents; U. S. Stand
ards, large, 81 cents.
Live POuItry-Market barely steady al
unchanged prices. Fowl: Colored, heavy,
16 to Is cents; Leghorns. to II cents
No. 2's, cents. Chickens: Virginia
Rocks, Broilers and Fryers, Is to Il
cents; Delaware Crosses, 1S to II cents
Guineas young, 2 lbs and up, 40 cents
each; under lbs. 25 to 80 cents each,
Old Guineas, 20 to rs cents each. Tur'
keys: Young Hens, Is to 19 cents: Young
Toms, 16 to II cents: No rs, IL cents;
Old Hens, IA cents: Old Toms. IA cents
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in large lots by original receivers
: Sales to 500 A. NJ.
L. C. L. express arrivals.
Florida lugS avocadoS II bushe
baskets romaine bushel baskets squash
32-quart refngeratOrs strawberries, t
bushel hampers snap beans.
New York State-4 32-quart crate:
brussels sprouts
Unknown Origins boxes mint, II
bushel baskets chives, 20 crates mixed
vegeta bles, IL bushel baskets radishes.
West Virginia-7 bushel baskets water
cress.
virginia. barrels watercress.
POtatOes-One Idaho, 2 Maine, 3 New
York, / Pennsylvania arrived; , broker
and 8 unbroken cars on tack. Supplies
modeate; demand .modeate; market
stronger. 1O0-lb. sacks, u. S. No. l, New
York, Round whites, $3.50; Maine, Greer
Mountains, S2.75 Q2.S5; Idaho, Russo
Burbanks, 1925; few, $3.50; Florida
l, 81,
broken and l unbrOken cars on track
Supplies moderate; demand light; market
steady. Virginia, bushel baskets U. s
No. l, Staymans, 2A-inch minimum, $l.l
@1.25; 2h-inCh minimum, $1.35 q LOO
~ Inch minimum, $500 SO; S-lncf
minimum, $1.65@1.S5; Grimes, 2A-inch
minimum, $1.1O@1.15; 2h-inch minimum
$1.35@14O; 2%-inch minimum, $500
i.65; Golden Delicious, 2A-inch minimum
$1.25@1.35; 22-inch minimum, $3.50 @
1.6O; "a %-inch minimum, $1.75 @1.S5; g.
inch minimum, $1.90@2; Delicious, IN
inch minimum, $1.35 a 1.4O; 2h-inch
minimum, $1.6O@1.75; "a inch minimum
$1.9O@2; Yorks, 2A-inch minimum, 81 a
lis; 2h inch minimum, $1.25 % 1.35; ~
inch minimum, $1.4O@1.5O; Jonathans,
"a inch minimum, $1.15 q 1.25; 2h-inch
minimum, $1.35 @1.5O; Black Twigs, 2A
inch minimum, $1.156 1.25; 2h-inch min
imum. $1.35 @1.4O; 2%-inch minimum
$1.5O@1.65 Timber Twigs, 2A-inch mini
mum, $1.3561.5O. Boxes: Pennsylvanla
Virginia and West Virginia, combination
extra fancy and fancy; Staymans, $3.50
az; Delicious. $1.75@2.25; grade:
Staymans, $1.4OQ1.65; Delicious, $500
1.75, as to size.
CabbaEe-One New York. 1 Pennsyl-
vania, l South Carolina arrived; l broken
and unbrOken cars on track. Truck
receipts light; supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market about steady.
South Carolina, ~ bushel hampers
pointed type, freight receipts: $1;15;
truck receipts packed locally. soc; New
York, 5O-pound sacks, domestic round
type, 65@7Oc; few 75c.
CarrOts-No carlot arrivals; ! Rar di-
verted; broken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand moderate; market
steady. California. Western lettuce
crates, dozen, $2.5O@2.75; Pennsylva-
mia. bushel baskets, topped, washed. 81;
CauliflOwer-No carlot arrivals; l
broken and 1 unbrOken cars on track.
Supplies light: demand moderate: mar
ket steady. California, crates, $1.9O@
1.75.
Celery-Two California arrived; cars
diverted 1 broken and unbroken cars
on track. Supplies moderate: demand
moderate; market steady. California, n