The Washington times., 1936-12-17
Woshinqton Produce Markets
EGG AND POULTRY MARKET

EGG AND POULTRY MARKET
prices paid shippers-Net +. o. b.
Washington
BY the U. 8. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
Eggs-MarIet on Government graded
eggs week and prices n to l cent lower.
Current receipts, 20 to 81 cents; Hennery
whites, 333 to "a cents. Government
graded and dated white eggs (net prices
U. S. extras, large, 1914 cents: U. s.
extras, medium, 80 cents; u. s. stan
dards. large, 80 cents.
Live POultry-Turkey market slightly
easier; inside prices l cent lower, and
only a few at top quotations. Receipts
heavy and some receivers not buying
after this week. Fowl: Colored, heavy,
16 to 16 cents; leghorns, to 10 cents;
No. 2's, 7 cents. Chickens: Virginia
rocks, brolers and fryers 16 cents; Della
ware crosses, Is to l6 cents; mixed
colors IL to 13 cents. Guineas, 2 pounds
and up. 40 cents each; under pounds,
25 to 80 cents; old guineas. 20 to 25
20 cents; young toms, 16 to II cents:
No. 2's, IL to 13 cents; old hens, II
cents; old toms. II cents.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in large lots by original receivers
sales to A. NJ.
CarrOts-Two California arrived; car
diverted: broken and unbroken cars
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
llRnt, market SJeaOy. "eSt-
ern lettuce crates, 6 dozen, $2.25Q2.5O,
CauiifIOwer-one California arrived; 1
broken and l unbrOken cars on track.
Supplies light; demand moderate mar
ket slightly stronger. California, crates,
$1.75.
Celery-One California arrived
broken and l unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar mar
kHt dull GalifoEnia; ,S y crates indiVidu-
LettuCe-No Carlot arrivals; broken
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
liberal; demand light; market steady.
Western crates, Iceberg type, S-dozen,
California, $2.50@2.75; Arizona, 81. a ).
OnlOns-No carlot arrivals unbroken
car on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market steady. 5O-lb. sacks,
U. s. No. l, Michigan. 7S@S5c; Utah,
1.1S.
Peas-No carlot arrivals: broken car
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady. California. bushel
hampers, Telephones large size, So;
Spinach-Ons Texas arrived; 3 broken
and l unbroken cars on track. Truck re-
ceipts liberal: supplies liberal; demand
light; market steady. Bushel baskets
Texas, S5@s0c; fair condition. soc; Nir-
ginia, 65c.
Sweet PotatOes-No carlot arrivals;
no cars on track. Supplies moderate; de
mand light; market steady. North Caro-
lima. bushel baskets Porto Ricans, partly
graded, 75@S5c; few best. 9Oc; Mary
land, Anne Arundel county, bushel ham
pers. Jersey type. U. S. No. l, 90c Q$1;
mostly, soc.
TOmatOeS-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track: Supplies light: demand light;
market dull. Florida, lug boxes, green,
ripes and turning, wrapped, SKIS, $2.5O@
2.75. few higher; fair condition, $2D
2.26: Cuba, repacked. lug boexs, ripes,
wrapped, 6x6, $3.50.
Mixed HeGetables-No carlot arrivals;
broken and unbroken car on track.
Lima Beans-Practically no supplies
on the market.
SnaD Beans-No carlot arrivals; 2 bro
ken and 1 unbroken car on track. Sup
weak. Florida, bushel hampers. green,
Flat type, $1.25: fair condition, 81;
Round strlngless. $3.50.
Squash-SuppIes light: demand light;
market steady. Florida. bushel hampers,
White. wrapped, 81. few higher; Yel-
low, SO.
Cucumbers Supplies light; demand
slow; market steady. Cuba, busheI
boxes, $2@4 according to grade.
Okra-Supplies light; demand light;
market steady Cuba. 6-basket crates
cellophane wrapped, $3@3.5O
Peppers-Supplies moderate: demand
light; market steady. Florida, Il -bushel
crates green. Fancy S2.5O3oO; choi>e,
EgEplant-Supplies light demand very
slow; market weak. Florida. 1h-bushel
crates. $2@2.5O.
L. C. L. Express Arrivals
FlOrlda-60 lugs avocados: 10 bushel
baskets cucumbers; 20 IL -bushel crates
eggplants; 25 bushel baskets lima beans;
% lugs lines; Is 32-quart crates kum-
quats: 10 1OO-pound sacks pecans; 81
bushel baskets green peas; 81 bushel
crates peppers; Al bushel baskets
squash; 2 32-quart refrigerators straw
berries; SO S0-pound crates tomatoes.
CalifOrnia-55 lugs avocados.
MiChigan-15 crates celery.
Pennsylvania-136 3-pound baskets
mushrooms.
Ohio-54 S-pound baskets hothouss
tomatoes.
Unknown Origin-24 crates mixed
vegeta bles.
Apples-No carlot arrivals; broken
and l unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate: demand light; market about
steady. Bushel baskets. Virginia, U. S.
No. 1: staymans, 2H-inch minimum,
$11591.25; 212-inch minimum, $1.35 a
1.5O; 2%-inch minimum, $3.50 also;
Yors. ~ inch minimum. $1@1.15 2R-
inch minimum. $1.25 @1.35 %-inch
minimum, $1.4O@1.5O; Crimes "a inch
minimum, $1@11O; 21a-inch minimum,
1.25@1.4o: 2%-inch minimum 1.4O01.5O;