The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-12-09
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices Paid Shippers-Net +. o. b.
Washington
BY the United States Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics

prices Paid ShIppers-Net +. 0. b.
| Washington
| BY the United States Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics
EEgs-Market weak on Government
graded eggs. Prices 1920 lower. Current
receipts, 2S@S1c; Hennery Whites, $40
sec. Government graded and dated
| white eggs (net prices paid shippers,
| t. o. b. Washington: U. s. Extras, large,
| 36hc; U. s. Extras, mediums, 32hc;
| U. S. Standards, large, 34hc.
Live POultry-Market barely steady on
| turkeys at unchanged prices. Slightly
easier on chickens. Fowl, colored, heavy,
16@1sc; Leghorns, 10c; No. Is, 5000.
Chickens Virginia Rocks. Broilers and
Fryers, 1871 @17hc; Delaware Crosses,
16 @17c; mixed colors, 12@14c. Guineas.
young, lbs. and up. 40c each; under 2
lbs, 25 @39c each; Old Guineas. % @30c
each. Turkeys, Young Hens, zoe; Young
Toms, 1Sc.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in Large Lots by Original Receivers
Sales to $500 A. NJ.
Cabbage-One Pennsylvania arrived ;
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket dull. South Carolina. h-bushel
hampers Pointed type, freight receipts,
81; Virginia, n -bushel hampers Domes-
tic Round type. 75c@S1: New York and
Pennsylvania, 50-lb. sacks Domestic Round
type, 7O680c.
CarrOts-One California arrived; bro
ken and 1 unbroken car on track. Sup
plies moderate; demand light; market
dull. California. Western lettuce crates.
S-dozen, $2.5O@2.75; Pennsylvania, bushel
ba skets. topped, washed. $1.1O.
CauliflOwer-No carlct arrivals; bro
ken and 1 unbroken car on track. Sup
plies moderate; demand light: market
steady. California, crates. $1.5o@1.60.
Celery-One California arrived: car
diverted: 6 broken and 5 unbroken cars
light; market steady. California, ~
crates. individually washed and pre-
cooled, OARS; New York. 2-3-crates
| in the rough, best, 81. poorer lower.
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies liberal: demand light; market
steady. California: western crates Ice
berg type. 5-dozen; s275@3, poorer
Boston type, $3.50.
OniOns-No carlot arrivals; broken
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate: demand light; market steady.
lows, 75@s5c, mostly 75c. Utah: valen-
cias. 8 inches and larger, $1.1O@1.15
Peas-One California arrived; broken
and 2 unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate: demand light; market steady.
California;: bushel hampers Telephones
small size, $2@2.25.
Spinach-one Texas arrived. broken
and unbroken cars on track. Truck
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demand light; market steady. Bushei
baskets: Virginia: 7o@75c. fair condt-
ton 65c. Texas: mostly around SOC.
POtatOes-Two Idaho, Maine, 3 New
York arrived; broken and Fl unbroken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market slightly weaker.
1O0-lb. sacks, U. S. No. /: New York:
round whites $2.SO@2.4O. Pennsylvania:
| round whites $2.25 Maine: Green
Mountains, s2so@2.S5. Idaho: russell
Burbanks, $3@3.25. few higher.
SweetpOtatOes-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand slow: market dull. North Caro-
lima: bushel baskets Porto Ricans, $50
| S5c Maryland, Anne Arundel county:
bushel hampers Jersey type, U. s. No. /,
so soc.
TOmatOes-One Texas arrived; I'M
broken car on track. Supplies light de-
mand light, market steady. Florida, lug
boxes, green, ripes and turning wrapped,
6x6, $2.50@3, poorer lower. 6x7, 500
2.25; Ohio Hothouse stock, S-lb. baskets,
75c @1.25, according to grade.
Mixed VegetabIes-Two California ar