The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-12-14
Washington Produce
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY
prices paid shipper-Net r o. u.
Washington
Nv the q. s. Bureau Of Agricultural


ERRa-Market easy to weak. Demand
dull Prices "a to l cent lower on most
grades. Current Receipts, 20 to 81 centss
HENRY Whites, 33 to IS cents. Govern
prices paid shippers, F. o. B. Washing
toni: u. s. Extras, large, 36h centss
u. s. Extras, mediums, 31h cents; U. s.
Standards, large. 341z cents.
Live POuItFy-Market easy on fowl and
chickens Prices slightly lower. Barely
steady on turkeys at unchanged prices
for young turkeys but old turkeys lower.
Fowl: Colored, heavy, 10 to is cents:
Chickens: Virginia Rocks, Broilers and
Fryers 16 to II cents; Delaware Crosses.
Is to 1lk6 cents; Mixed Colors, IL to }
cents Guineas, young, pounds and up.
40 cents each: under pounds, rs to 20
cents each; Old Guineas, 20 IS cents each.
Turkeys: Young Hens, 10 TO 20 centss
Young Toms. 16 to II cents; No. as ~
cents; Old Hens, IL cents; Old Toms
II cents.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales In Large Lots By Original
Receivers
Sales to A. M.
Carrots-No carlot arrivals; 2 brokSA
mand moderate; market steady. Gale
fornia, Western lettuce crates, 6 dozen,
&2.75. Pennsylvania. bushel. baskets,
topped, washed, S1@1.10.
L
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate:
market steady. California, crates, $3.50
@1.65.
CeIery-one California arrived:
broken and 4 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market steady. California, u crates IN.
dividually washed and preceded, $3.50.
few $2.75.
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies liberal; demand moderate; mar
ket steady. Arizona and California,
Western crates. Iceberg type, dozen.
S2.5O@3; Florida, 11a-bushel hampers,
Big Boston type, $3.50.
OniOns-Two Indiana, Michigan ~.
rived; 1 broken and unbroken cars
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. So-pounA
75@S5c; Utah, Valencias, 3 inches and
larger, STOOLS.
eas-One California arrived; 3 brokeR
and / unbroken cars on track. Supplies
steady. California. bushel hampers.
Telephones, large size, &2.5o@S, small
size, $2@2.25; Florida, bushel hampers,
small size, $1.75.
Spinach-No carlot arrivals; broken
cars on track. Truck receipts moderate:
supplies moderate; demand slow; market
weak. Bushel hampers: Virginia, s5e:
Texas SO685c.
sweet PotatOes-one N. c. arrived; ons
unbroken car on track. Truck receipts
moderate; supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady. North Carolina,
bushel baskets, Porto Ricans. poorly
| graded, 1850, few best. S0c-$1: Mary
| land, Anne-Arundel County, bushel hamp.
ers, Jersey type, U. S. No. /, 90c-$1.
| mostly soc.
TOmatOes-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies light; demand mod
crate; market steady. Florida, lug boxes.
| -
$2.25-$3, fair to ordinary condition, 81
$50.
Mixed VegetabIes-Two Calf, one Ga,
one Texas arrived; five broken and four
unbrOken cars on track.
Lima Beans"-Practically no supplies
on the market.
Snap Beans-One Fla. arrived: tive
broken and one unbroken cars on track.
Truck receipts moderate; supplies lib
eral demand slow market steady.
Florida. bushel hampers. green. Flat
type. best. $1.5o. large size, $1.10-S125.
SGuash-Supplies very light; demand
light: market steady Florida. bushel
hampers. white wrapped. So; yellow. %.
CuCumbers-Practicall no supplies On
the market.
Okra-supplies very light; demand
light: market steady. Cuba, s-baskeG
crates. ga
Peppers-supplies light; demand ligtts
market steady. Florida. 1l7-bushea
crates, green, fancy, $2.5O@S; choice.
$1.75@2.
light; market steady. Florida. Ia"
bushel crates, $2.50@S.
Oranges-One Florida arrived:
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
E s?45o NO. boxes < ss o. S'~S'O f'"
Grapefruit-One Florida arrived:
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Florida, boxes, $1.75@2;O0, according to
grade and size few special marks higher.
O. l
$500; No. 2. 1915 @4.00.
Tangerines-One Florida arrived;
broken car on track. Florida, AS bushed
boxes. No. l. $1.2501.5O; No. 2, $1,000
1925.
Pecans-Georgia, per pound: SchleyG
22c; Stuarts, 15@1sc: Froschers. Money
makers, and Seedlings, 12@14c.
Mushrooms - Maryland, BIB. baskets.
Croccoli-No carlot arrivals; 1 broken
car track. California. crates. $1,000
2.25.
Grapes-No carlot arrivals; no cars "a
track. California, Tugs. Emperors, $1.6S
Oils. few higher.
AvOcados-Boxes: Florida, $1.OO@1,5o;
California, $2.OO@2.5O, few $2.7S. as to
Kale-Virginia, bushel baskets. SIS @ 400.
COlIards-Virginia, bushel baskets. IS
@4Oc.
Parsnips- Pennsylvania, h-bushel bas'
kets soc.
Turnips-Pennsylvani bushel baskets
soc.
Brussels SprOuts-California. drums
$1.75@2.
Chestnuts-Italian, pound, 7+se.
Pfneapples-Cuba, crates, $3.50 + 49,
Cranberries - New Jersey. Abarrsl
boxes, $4@4.50.
PersimmOns-Californ boxes, 31.75.
POmegranates-Califo boxes, 81. %.
Strawberries - Florida, express, open
crates. fair condition, pint, 2o925c:
pony refrigerators, $40 55c. few 4Oc' per
pint.
Pears-No carlot arrivals; broken
car on track. Oregon and Washington,
boxes D'Anjou, $2.75GS; Bose, S2.So9
275
SaIsify-Maryland. 5@Sc per bunch.
L. c. L EXPRESS ARRIVALS
FlOrida--7O Tugs avocados % bushel
bushel baskets okra. IS bushel baskets
green peas 46 bushel baskets pepperG
as bushel baskets squash, refrigerators
T5O pints each), and refrigerators (Sa
quarts each) strawberries; SO S0-lbs
crates tomatoes,
CalifOrnia-54 Tugs avocados.
Pennsylvania-21O Bib baskets musH-
rooms.
South CarOlina-25 bushel crates rao"
| ishes.
virginia. barrels watercress. .
Unknown Origin-4S crates mixed
| vegetables.
POtatOeS-One FLORIDA, ldano'
Maine, 8 New York, / Pennsylvania ar
rived: 5 broken and II unbroken cars
on track Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady: 1o0-pound
sacks, U. s. No. 1: New York, Round
Whites. sass + 2.4O: Maine, Green Noun"
tains, $2.65; Idaho. Russell BurbanR%
$3.15+ 3 rs; few, $3.50
! Apples-Three Washington arrived;
| broken and 5 unbroken cars on track;
Bushels: Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. Bushel Bas-
kets. U. s. No. l: Virvinia, StaymanS,
minimum. $1.4O91.5O; %-nch minimum.
| $1.5O01.65; Yorks. 2A-inch minimum,
$1.OO@1.15; 24-inch minimum, $3.50