The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-29
Washington Produce

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EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices paid shippers-Net F. o. B.
WashingtOn.)
BY the United States Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics.
EggS-Market steady and quiet. Cur
rent receipts, % to 221@ cents: Hennery
Whites, 20 to 231a cents, few fancy
at l to cent premium. Government
graded and dated white eggs Including
grading and marketing costs): U. S.
Extras, large, 80 cents; U. S. Extras,
medium, 26 cents; U. S. Standards, large,
81 cents; U. S. Brown Standards, large,
rs cents.
Live Poultry-Market on Rock chick
ems barely steady with today's quota
tions mostly nominal. Fowl: ColOred,
heavy, Is to 20 cents; Leghorns, Is to
Is cents; BOOSTERS, IL to IA cents
Chickens: Plymouth Rocks, 90 to Is
cents; Leghorns. IS to 20 cents; Mixed
IS cents, few at 10 to 20 cents: Toms
IA to Is cents a few at 16 20 II cents;
No. 2's, II to IS cents.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in Large Lots by Original Receivers
Sales to 500 a. m.
POtatOes-One Maine, North Caro-
Hna arrived: 4 unbroken cars on track.
Truck receipts moderate; supplies mod
crate; demand light; market steady.
Virginia, stave-barrels cobblers, U. S.
No. l, $4.7505.
\ CantalOupes-Two Arizona, Califor-
mia arrived; broken and 9 unbroken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady. Cali.
fornia, Salmon Monte, jumbos 36s and
ASS, $3.50, standards ass 1925; ponys
54s, $3.50; Arizona, vine-ripened and
preceded, salmon meats. jumbos 36s,
standards ASS, s3.25@ $50. Southern
stock: Truck receipts heavy; supplies
heavy: demand light; market steady.
Georgia and South Carolina, salmon
meats standards 24s and 3Os, $101.5O,
few high as 81.
HOneydews-Two California arrived;
3 broken and 4 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket steady. California, standard crates,
9s, $1.75.
Honey Balls-No carlot arrivals; /
broken car on track. Supplies light;
demand light; market steady. Cali
fornia, jumbos as and As, S3.5O@3.75,
few 81; jumbos CTS, $3Q3.5O: standards
GAS, $3@3.5O; ponys 54s, $3.50.
CarrOts-No carlot arrivals; 8 broken
and / unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand light; market dull.
California, half-lettuce crates, punched,
$50; fair condition, $1.25.
Celery-No carlot arrivals; broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate: de-
mand fair; market steady: California, u
crates, individually washed and pre-
cooled, 3h-5h dozen, sS@3.25; New
York, y crates, individually washed,
3131s dozen, $S@3.25.
COrn-One Alabama arrived; 1 I'M
broken car on track. Supplies light; de-
mand light; market steady. Standard
crates: Florida, $3.50; North Carolina,
SIPS.
Cucumbers- moderate; demand
very slow; market dull. South Carolina,
.bushel hampers, 5O@76c, few high as ST.
Lettuce-Five California arrived: 6
broken and 8 unbroken cars on track
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market dull. California, Western crates
. OniOns-One Texas arrived; unbroken
car on track Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. Texas, 90
pound sacks, yellow Bermudas, U. S.
Commercial SIPS.
"OmatOes-One Georgia, South Caro-
lima. 2 Tennessee arrived; unbroken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
man6 moderate: market steady Georgia
turning, wrapped, SKIS and larger. ~: SO
.@2.OO; fair condition, 1925; SKI, $l.2S %
.1.35; poorer, all sizes, lower.
Peaches-One Georgia arrived; bro
ken and 1 unbroken car on track. Sup
plies moderate; demand slow; market
slightly weaker. Georgia, h-bushel bas-
kets. Hileys, U. S. No. 1, inch min
imum, S1.25 @1.6o,; fair condition, $1;1G;
Rose, U. S. No. l, to ~ inches, soc
@$1. bushels, IN to 21s inches, $1.26 q
LIS; bushel baskets Greensboros, to
21 inches, $1.25; South Carolina, "
inch minimum, sig rs; h-bushel bas-
WatermelOns-One Florida. 1 Georgia
arrived; 4 broken and unbroken cars
cd 70. don and
100 melons, 80 to 80 lbs. average, $50
q % 34-lb. average. $65@7O.
Lima Beans-supplies light; demand
b9shel hampers. s2@2.25; fair quality,
Eggplant-supplies light; demand
light market steady. Florida, bushel
Peppers-supplies light; demand light !:
market steady. North Carolina, bushel
hampers, green, $1.75.
Okra-supplies light; demand, light;
market steady. Florida, bushel ham
aCkberrieS-Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. 82-quart crates
New Jersey, $5.5O@6; North Carolina,
crate.
HuckIeberries-su light; demand
light; market steady. North Carolina,
32-quart crates. 12hc per quart.
on the market.
Spinach-Supplies light; demand light;
markell steady. Pennsylvania, bushe
baskets, 75@S5c.
Oranges-Ten California arrived; 2
broken and IS unbroken cars on track.
California, boxes. No. l. $S.50@4.5O as
to size.
LemOns-California boxes, No. 1, $3.50
OF; No. 2, $6@6.50.
Asparagds-New, Jersey, crates. dozen
sal $1.75@2; extra fancy $3.50; Della
ware, poorly graded, 75c@$1.25.
Blueberries-New Jersey. 3O@35c per
quart.
GOOseberries - Maryland. 5000 per
quart
Piums and Fresh Prunes-one Califor-
mia arrived; l broken and l unbroken
cars on track.
Bananas-No ,carlot arrivals; 1 broken
car on track.
Grapefruit - No carlot arrivals;
broken car on track.
Less Than CarlOt Arrivals
Delaware-12 crates asparagus.
F1Orida-3s Tugs avocados; IS crates