The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-05
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY


Economics
firm, The better lots Of nearby un-
graded eggs are bringing u cent more.
Current receipts, 2O@20hc; hennery
whites, 21@21lac. Government graded
ing and marketing costs): U. 5. extras,
large, 27c; U. s. extras, mediums, 2SIac;
u. S, standards, large, 23hc; u. s.
brown standards, large. ?2hc.
Live Poultry - Market just about
steady at unchanged prices. Receipts
moderately heavy. Fowl-Colored. heavy,
2O@2lc; leghorns, 1S@1Sc: ROSTERS, IL
@14c. Chickens-Plymouth rock broil-
ers and fryers, % to 23c; over az
pounds, 24c; leghorn chickens. 100 21c;
csc; light, use; slips, 22c. Turkeys
Hens. 1910 20c; toms, 1S@1sc.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales In Large Lots by Original
Receivers-Sales to 8 A. NJ.
Strawberries-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Supplies liberal; demand
moderate; market weaker. North Caro-
lima truck receipts, S2-quart crates,
$S;So@S; mostly $4@4.6O per crate.
Maine arrived: car diverted; broken
and IL unbroken cars on track. Old
stock: Supplies moderate; demand mod
crate: market steady. Maine, 100
pouhu SACKS Green mountains u. >.
No. l. S2.65@2.7S; 10O-pound sacks,
Cobblers. U. S: No. 1. sass; New York.
10O-pound sacks. round whites. U. S.
No. l, Sass @2.5O; Idaho, 1OO-pound
sacks. Russell Burbanks, U. S. No. /.
$2.S562.9S. New stock: Supplies moder-
ate; demand moderate; market strong
err. Florida, double-head barrels. Spauld-
ing Rose, U. s. No. /. $S@6.o0; mostly
Apples-No carlot arrivals: no cars on
I'D
crate; market steady. Bushels: Virginia,
Yorks U. S. No. l. ~ inch minimum,
60@65c; ga inch minimum, S5@9Oc
IN inch minimum. soc @$1.15 Black
6O@75c; pa inch minimum, $50 soc !;
TX inch minimum. S1@1.10: Delicious,
U. s. No. 1. 2k inch minimum, SIS @ 90c !;
ga inch minimum. $1.15@1.2S; TX inch
minimum, $1.25@1.35: Golden Delicious,
U. s. No. l. "a inch minimum, 65075c;
minimum. $1@1.1O; Romes. U. s. No. J..
"a inch minimum. 65c: "a inch mini
mum, $101.1O; ~ inch minimum,
$1.1O@1.25: Winesaps. U. s. No. /. .
mum, 9Oc9$l; 2h inch minimum.
$1.25 @1.S5: 2% inch minimum. 1880
1.4O; Yellow Newtons. U. S. No. /. az
inch minimum. 6oQ65c; ga inch mini
mum, $1.15Q1.25; 2% inch minimum.
"a inch minimum. 4O@5Oc; 2h inch
minimum. 6O@65c; ~ inch minimum,
7o@75c: Lowrys. U. S. No. 1. IN inch
minimum, 60Q65c; "a inch minimum
9Oc@$1: ~ inch minimum. sl@1.26;
Staymans. U. s. No. /, Use @$1. few
$1.25. scalded, 5O@65c, as to size. Boxes:
Virginia, Combination Fancy and Extra
Fancy staymans. $1.S5@2; Delicious.
$4,000: Romes, s1.s591.sO; Golden
mans. s1.S5@1.5O: Delicious. $1.2501.5O.
AspaFagus-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. New Jersey,
pyramid crates, dozen lunches Extra
Colossal $2@2.25; Colossal. S1.76@2;
dozen punches. Colossal H.7S@2, few
higher, Fancy. $1.25@1.50; Choice. 81:
North Carolina, pyramid crates dozen
punches, soc $1.2S, according to size
and condition.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; 2 broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady. South
Carolina, 1h-bushel hampers. Pointed
type, soc $40; mostly 81; Texas, let
tuce crates, domestic Round type, 81.
CarrOts-No carlot arrivals; broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
fornia, western lettuce crates. punched
S2.5O@3; Texas, half-lettuce crates
punched, $1.25@1.3S.
CauIiflOweF. No carlot arrivals:
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market steady. California, cartes. $3.50
Q1.65; few higher.
Celery-No carlot arrivals: 3 broken
and i unbroken cars on track. South-
ern stock: Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. Florida, 10
inch crates individually washed ana
preceded. S-s dozen. S2.500 S.2S; few
best, $3.50; 10-doZen. $l.7562.25; wire
bound crates, individually washed and
preceded. $40 dozen, $3@S.2S; rev
higher: 10-dozen and smaller. $?S0@
as; western stock: Supplies light: de-
mand moderate: market steady. Cali
fornia, u crates. individually washed
80 dozen, $4,000.
Lettuce-Four California arrived; )
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Western stock: Supplies moderate; de-
er. California, Western crates, Iceberg
type, 5-dozen, $s75@4; fair quality,
$3.50. Southern stock: Supplies light;
demand moderate: market san.rs ste@ sic
Boston ytpe, $1.5O@2; Virginia. Eastern
crates Big Boston type. 2-dozen. $3.50
Oils.
OniOns-Two Texas arrived; un-
broken cars on track. Supplies mod
crate: demand moderate; market steady.
Texas, S0-pound sacks sacks, 1ell1w Ser Ss:
SO-pound sacks. crystal White Wax.
II. g Commercial, $1.3561.5O.
Peas-No carlot arrivals; l unbroken
car on track Southern stock: Sup
niles moderate: demand moderate: mar
ket slightly weaker. South Carolina,
bushel hampers. S101.25. Western
stock: Supplies light: demand moder-
ate: market slightly weaker. California
bushel hampers, Telephones, $1.75@ o..
Spinach-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track Supplies moderate: demand
moderate; market weaker. Virginia,
bushel baskets. 75@S5c; poorer lower.
Sweet OPtatOes-NO carlot arrivals;
no cars on track. Supplies moderate;
demand moderate: market steady
North Carolina. bushel baskets, Puerto
Ricans, U. S. No. /, $1.10@1.25; poorer.
81; bushel baskets, Nancy Halls, U. 5.
No. 1. $1.15@1.25; poorer. 81.
TOmatOes-One Florida arrived: 4 un-
broken cars on track. Supplies moderate;
demand moderate: market steady. Flor
ida, lug boxes, green. ripes and turning
wrapped, SKIS. $2.5O@3: poorer. low as
81: ski, $2@2.5O: poorer low as $3.50.
COrn-No carlot arrivals; 1 broken
and l unbroken cars on track. Supplies
light demand moderate; market slightly
weaker. Florida. crates, 6-dozen, $2-7S,
few higher.
Mixed VeEetables-One California ar
rived; 2 unbroken cars on track.
Lima Beans-Supplies light: demand
moderate: market about steady. Florida,
bushel hampers. $2.5O@4, according to
quality and condition.