The Washington times., 1936-04-20
Woshinoton Produce Markets

mia, bushel hampers, Telephones, S2.750
8. Southern stock; Supplies light: de-
Carolina, bushel hampers. 81
POtatOes-One Fla, l Idaho. Me-, l
N. Y, unknown arrived: broken and
IA unbroken cars on track. Old stock:
market strong. Maine 1OO-pound sacks.
Green Mountains, U. s. No. !. sass q
ais, mostly s2.75. New York. 1OO-pound
sacks, Round Whites, u. s. No. 1. sass.
U. s. No. /. $2.7s@2S5. New stock: Sup
plies moderate: demand moderate; mar"
ket about steady. Florida, bushel crates
Bliss Triumps. U. s. No. /, &202.25; u
s. No. 2, $1.75.
spinGch-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies moderate: demand
moderate: market weaker. Virginia,
bushel baskets, mostly 75c.
Sweet Potatoes - No carlot arrivals
no cars on track. Supplies moderate;
demand moderate; market steady: North
Carolina, busheI baskets, Puerto Ricans,
756 90c; Nancy Halls, 81.
StPawbeFries-Three La. by express ar
rived: 3 broken cars on track. Supplies
light: demand moderate; market about
steady. Crates Florida, mostly 12hc;
Louisiana. 12h 014c per pint.
TOmatOes-One Florida arrived; 1
rokebn and unbroken cars on ;s trae&:
market steady. Florida, lug boxes
green. ripes and turning wrapped, SKIS
S3.0ON93.50. fair quality, $2.50@S: SKI,
mostly $e@2.5o. few higher: poorer, low
boxes, green, ripes and turning wrapped
ski S3.75@4.
Mixed vegetabIes-one Florida. I
Texas arrived; broken and un-
broken cars on track.
Lima Beans-Truck receipts light;
supplies lighth demand moderate; mar
ket steady. Florida, bushel hampers,
$4,000. fair condition low as So.
Green Beans-Truck receipts mod
crate; supplies moderate: demand mod
crate: market slightly weaker. Florida.
bushel hampers green, flat type and
round stringless, $1.5O@2.50, according
to quality and condition.
Squash-Truck receipts light; supplies
light; demand moderate; market steady.
Florida, bushel hampers, white wrapped,
So; Yellow Crooknecks, $3.5o9S.75.
Eggplant-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. Florida. Ia
| PepperS-Truck receipts moderate; sup
plies moderate; demand light; market
| weak. Florida, 1h-bushel crates, green,
Fancy, $1.5O@2.0O: Choice, $1@1.5O.
! Cucumbers - Supplies moderate; de
mand moderate; market steady. Flor
ida, bushel baskets, Fancy, $3.50 q 400;
Choice, 50: Plains, $2@2.5o; Hothouse
stock: Ohio. splint baskets. 2-dozen,
tons, containing l dozen, $1@1.S5 per
| dozen.
Mushrooms - Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady; S-pound
basktes: Maryland, 5OMs5c; Pepnsyl
vania. 4O@S0c per basket.
| Okra-Practically no supplies on the
market.
OranEes-One Florida arrived: car
on track. Florida, boxes, No. /, $500
$50: No; 2. $2@s. as to size.
Grapefruit-No carlot arrivals: bro.
ken car on track. Florida, boxes. No. 1,
&2;25 S275; No. ., S2@22S.
LemOns-No carlot arrivals: no cars
on track: California, boxes, No. l, $3.50
| $500; No. 2. $5@5.5O.
| AvOcadOs - California, boxes, $500
Turnips-ons Georgia arrived; I un.
broken car on track. Georgia, crates,
3-dozen. $1.4O@15O.
Radishes-virginia. bushe1 baskets. 75c
| Rhubarb-Michigan, S-pound cartons
| 50M65c.
Pineapples-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Puerto Rico, crates, 24c and
3Os. $s.25@s.5O.
Beets-Texas h-crates. $1.50@1.65.
EXPRESS ARRIVALS. MONDAY
South CarOlina-443 crates asparagus
| 55 bushel baskets green peas.
| DelawAre-30 crates asparagus.
FIOrida-54 lugS avocados. 27 bushel
baskets cucumbers, Sc bushel baskets
lima beans. 22 lugs lines, 16 bushel bas.
kets parsley. -?s lugs mangos, 80 IS
S2-quart refrigeration Strawberries.
| 286 bushel baskets snap -beans, AZ 80
pound crates potatoes, 10 1O-pound bas-
| kets tomatoes.
Pennsylvania-2SS S-pound basket.
mushrooms. .... .... &c..
DeIaware-46 S-pound baskets mush'
| EOUuuDs
| Vjrginia-2 barrels watercress
Mlchigan-24 55-pound cartons rhu.
barb.
North CarOllna-21 bushel baskets rad.
| ishes.
Unknown Orlgln-34 crates mixed
| vegetables.
HOneydews-Chile. standard crates,
| lis and 19s. $3.25@3.5O.
GrapeS-Arsentine, lug boxes, $2@2So
as to variety.