The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-18
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY
Ely the U. 8. Bureau of Agricultural

BY the U. 8. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
Eggs-Market generally steady at un-
changed prices. Current receipts, 100
1shc: hennery whites. 200 hc. Gov
eminent graded and dated white eggs
Gncluding grading and marketing costs) {:
U. 8. Extras. large, etc; U. s. Extras
mediums. 23hc; U. s. Standards, large,
2se; U. 9: Brown Standards, large. 22c.
Live Paultry-Market firm and 1c
higher on rock chickens. Receipts Of
turkeys Increasing. Fowl: Colored,
heavy. lS921e; Leghorns. Is9lSe:
ColorS. 1s@21c. Turkeys: Hens. $50
2Oc; toms. 15@1sc.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
sales in Large Lots by Original
Receivers
Sales to A. NJ.
Apples-No carlot arrivals: no cars
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
fair: market about steady. Bushels:
Virginia, Ben Davis. U. 8. No. /, AZ
inch minimum, 6006Oc; 21a-inch mini
mum. 60065c; 2A-lnch minimum, 75c;
Black Twigs, U. 8. No. /, 2A-inch mini
mum, 65@75c; 2h-inch minimum, soc
@$1; 2A-inch minimum. $1@1.lO;
Golden Delicious, u. 8. No. 1, 2A-inch
minimum. S5@7Sc; 2A-ineh minimum.
SOc@$1; 2%-inch minimum. S191.25;
3-inch minimum, $1.35 @1.50; Delicious,
U. 8. No. 1, 2k- Inch minimum, soc 0$1;
2h-inch minimum, $1.25 Obs; 2A-inch
minimum. $1.3501.5O; S-Inch minimum.
minimum. 65@75c; 2h-inch minimum,
90c0$1; 2E-inch minimum, $1.1O01.25:
yellow NewtOwns u. 8. No. /. 2h-inch
minimum. 65@75c; 2h-inch minimum.
s1:1O@I.s5; 2E-inch minimum, $3.50
minimum, s5@75c; 2hInch minimum,
0c@$1; % Inch minimum, $1@1.15;
Lowrys, U. 8. No. 1. 2h-inch minimum.
Soc011; 2H-ineh MINIMUM :1@1.2s;
mum, SO0s5c: 2hinch minimum. sOc
0S1; 2Z-inch minimum. $1@1.25:
Yorks. U. s. No. I. 2A-inch minimum.
Use: 2h-inch minimum, S5c@&1; IN
No. /, 2A-inch minimum. soc @s1: 2h-
minimum, s1e5, few 31.s5. Boxes:
virginia. combination fancy and extra
staymans, S1.16G 80: Delicious. $500
200: Lowrys. $1.25@1.s5. C grade:
Winesaps, $125@1.5O; StaymanS. 75c@
81; Delicious, S1.25@1.50; Lowrys.
mostly 81, as to size.
Strawberries-No carlOt arrivals; NO
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market weaker. North
mostly GSr%n ss.soS4. virginia. ss-auart
crates, $2.5O@5.25, mostly $4,000, per
crate.
POtatOee-ons Me-, 1 8. c. arrived !:
Ola stock: Supplies light: demand mod
crate: market steady. Maine. 1OO-pound
sacks. Green Mountains, U. 8. No. 1.
S2.6O02.s5: New York. 1Oo-pound sacks.
idaho, 1OO-pound sacks. Russell Bur
banks U. 8. No. 1, $2.S503. New
stock: Supplies moderate; demand mod
crate: market slightly weaker. Florida.
double head barrels Spaulding Rose. U.
s. No. 1, $6.5O@7; South Carolina, stave
barrels. Cobblers. u. 8. No Il. So.
Asparagus i No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand fair: market weaker. New Jer-
Extra et Colossal. ss@2.s5; colossal, 11.T5O
8: extra fancy. &1.5O@1.75; fancy, $1.35
01.6O: Delaware, pyramid crates. dozen
punches. poorly graded, H@17b, few
higher.
Cabbage-one South Carolina arrived:
I broken and unbroken cars on track.
supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market about steady. 1h-bushel ham
uerg pointed type: North Carolina, Use
0S1: South Carolina mostly 75c' few
Carrote-one Arizona, California
arrived; unbroken cars on track. Sup
piies moderate; demand light; market
slightly weaker. California. Western
lettuce crates. punched. mostly $2,SO@
S76, few nlEher: IeAAs' naiL-ietIuce
crates. punched. &1.25.
CaulifIower-No carlot arrivals; no
ears on track. Supplies light; demand
light: market steady. California, crates.
$17S@2.
CeIery-No carlot arrivals; 4 broken
cars on track Correction Saturdays
track: should have read broken cars
ON track instead of 2 broken and 1
unbroken cars on track) Southern
stock: Supplies moderate: demand
light: market steady. Florida, 10-inch
crates individually washed and pre-