The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-27
Washington Produce
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices Paid Shippers-Net f. o. b.
Washington
By the q. s. Bureau Of Agricultural


BY the U. 8. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
Eggs-Market generally steady to firm
at unchanged prices Current Receipts,
gIt3 922c, few at 22ac; Hennery
Whites. % to 2s15c, few fancy at l o
dated white eggs Gncluding grading
and marketing costs): U. S. Extras,
large, 3Sc; U. S. Extras, mediums. soc:
y. s.. Standards, large, soc; U. S. Brown
Live POultry-Market quiet. Quota
tons nominal. Fowl-Colored, heavy.
1S9Isc: Leshorns' 14@1Sc; Registers
BroiIers and Fryers, IS S31c; rooster
81 @22c; Leghorns. 16@17c: Mixed Col
ors. 17@1sc. Turkeys-Hens, 1sc. a few
at 1sc; Toms, 14Q15c, a few at Ice; No.
Is, 12@1Sc.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in Large Lots by Original
Receivers
Sales to $3.50 A. M.
POtatOeg-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Boat receipts equivalent to 2
cars Virginia and cars Eastern Shore.
Maryland. Supplies light; demand light;
market steady. New Jersey, 10O-lb.
sacks Cobblers, U. S. No. /, $2.25@2.4O.
PeacheS-Three Georgia, South Caro-
lima arrived; 1 broken and unbroken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand light: market steady. North and
South Carolina, bushel baskets, Elbertas,
U. s. No. 1, 2A-inch minimum, $2@2.25;
fair condition, $1.25 $50: 2-inch mini
mum. $1.75Q2; bushel baskets, Bellies,
U. s. No. 1, 2-inch minimum. $1.7542 i;
~ bushel baskets, Bellies, U. S. No. 1,
x Inch minimum, zoe: 2-inch minimum.
soc.
WatermelOns-One Georgia, South
Carolina arrived: boat receipts eQuiva-
lent to cars North Carolina, 2 cars di-
Cd 4 nm
track. Supplies liberal; demand slow;
market dull. North Carolina, Cuban
Queens, freight receipts, 32-Ib. average
soc each; Tom Watsons, truck receipts
25-35-lb. average. 25@S5c each.
CantalOupes-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand slow: market weak. North Caro-
lima, Ridgeway Section, Salmon Meats,
standards. all sizes. $1.5O92. fair con-
Celery-one New York arrived: I'M
broken car on track. Supplies mod
crate: demand light; market weak.
Michigan, Highballs, SO@90c; New
York. % crates. individually washed
u dozen, $2@2.50.
COrn-No carlot arrivals: no cars on
track. Supplies light; demand moder-
ate; market steady. North Carolina,
sacks, dozen, $50 90c.
CucumberB - Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. Nearby sections,
u bushel baskets. soc.
Lettuce-Three California arrived: S
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket Slightly weaker California, West
@5; few best, $685. New York, East
ern crates. Big Boston type, dozen,
Use.
OniOns-No carlot arrivals: no cars
light; market steady. New Jersey, So
lb. sacks, Fellows, U. s. No. l, mostly
around 81.
TOmatOes-No carlot arrivals: no cars
on track. Nearby sections, truck receipts
light; supplies light: demand light: mar.
ket steady. Nearby sections. 1s-bushel
baskets, 75c@$1.
Mixed VegetabIes-No carlot arrivals;
1 broken car on track.
Lima Beans-Supplies very light; de-
mand good; market stronger. New Jer-
sey, bushel hampers, $3.50.
Spinach-Supplies light; demand mod
crate; market stronger. New Jersey.
bushel baskets, SIPS.
Oranges-Eight California arrived; /
car diverted; 10 unbroken cars on track.
California, boxes. $3.6O@475, according
to grade and size.
LemOns-Cne California arrived; 2 I'M
No. J., $7.5O@S.
App1es-Bushel baskets, U. s. No /:
Maryland and virginia, Transparents'
mum. 75@S5c: william Red. 2-inch
minimum, 5e@6Oc; 2H-inch minimum,
Use; 215-inch minimum. Soc@ 81: STAIRS,
"a inch minimum, Csc; 2h-inch mini
mum, soc @$1; 2%-inch minimum. $40
Peas-No carlot arrivals; broken
cars on track. Washington. bushel bas-
,kets and bushel hampers, Telephones.
Blueberries-New Jersey s5@5Oo per
quart.
Pineapples-Cuba. crates, $2.75@s. as
Peppers-North Carolina. bushel ham
Pears One California arrived; /
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
$2@2.5O, as to grade and size.
Snap Beans-New Jersey, bushel bas-
Cabbage-one virginia arrived: I'M
broken car on track.
CaFrOts-No carlot arrivals; 1 broken
car on track.
L. o. L. Express Arrivals at Washing
ton, d. c., Monday, July Fl, 1885.
DeIaware-11 crates asparagus.
F1Orida-114 Tugs avocados; 10 bushel
baskets eggplant; IS Tugs lines: 2 Tugs
. mangoes;. ASH boxes lines; 8 bushol
North Carolina - 131 crates canta,
loupes; 1 flat cantaloupes; ~ 4-peck
baskets lima beans; 1 24-quart crate
huckleberries; 32-quart crates buckle
berries; IA I5-bushel baskets okra; 3
bushel baskets okra; 1O2 bushel baskets
peppers.
CALIFORNIA; boxes (12-pounds each)
figs.
New Jerseys S2-quart crates blue
berries.
Pennsylvania 80 S-pound baskets
mushrooms.
South CarOlina-2O crates peaches:
bushel baskets peaches; 1914 bushel bas-
kets peaches.
Unknown Origin-1s crates mixed
vegetables.