The Washington times., 1936-04-11
EGGS AND POULTRY

BY the U. 8. Bureau OF AGRICULTURAL =,
Economics
EEgs-Market steady at unchanged
prices. Current receipts, IS to 1871 cents;
hennery whites. 10 to 1914 cents. Gov
eminent graded and dated white effs
Including grading and marketing
costs): U. s. extras, large, "a cents; u.
8. extras, mediums. 10 cents; U. s.
standards, large, 21h cents. Brown
standards, large, 20h cents.
Live POultry-Market steady. Prices
unchanged. Fowl: Colored, heavy, 20 to
% cents; LeEhorns IS to 10 cents;
BOOSTERS, - to IL cents. Chickens: Ply
mouth Rock broilers, "a to IS cents; fry
ers and roasters,26 to 81 cents; Leghorn
broilers, 81 to % cents; mixed colors, IL
to 20 cents. Capons: heavy. % cents;
Hens. % to rs cents; TOMS II to 20
cents.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
sales to 8 A. M.
Apples-No carIot arrivals; no cars on
track. Supplies fairly liberal; demand
good; market steady. Bushels: Virginia.
Staymans, U. s. No. l, ~ Inch mini
~ inch minimum, $1@1.25; 3-inch min
imum, $1.S5; Yorks, U. S. No. 1, AZ
inch minimum, 750S5c; 2%-inch min
imum. 9Oc 0$l: Black Twigs. u. s. No.
l, 2A-inch minimum, 65@75c; 2h-inch
minimum. s5@SOc; 2%-inch minimum.
9Oc@&1; s-inch minimum, $1@l.10; Para
CONS, U. S. No. /, 3A-inch minimum, 70
d75c; 2h-inch minimum, 90cQ$1; 2%-
inch minimum, $l@1.15; 3-inch mini
mum, S1.2S0l.a5; Delicious, U. $. No.
minimum, $1.25@1.S5; ~ inch mini
mum, $1.4O@1.50; 3-inch minimum, $3.50
@l.S5; Golden Delicious Y. s. No. !,
2h-inch minimum. 65@75c; 2h-inch
N@1..s; LowTys. u. S: No: l, ~ inch
minimum, So@65c; ?1s-inch minimum,
90c@$1; 2%-inch minimum, $1@1.l5;
Romes, U. s. No. I, 3k-inch minimum,
500 SOC. 21a-inch minimum, IS q soc; az
mum. Sl.15@1.95: winesaps, U. s. No. !,
2A-inch minimum, 9Oc @$1; 2M-inch
minimum, s1.25@1.s5: 2%-inch mini
mum, $1.?5@1.35; 2%-inch minimum,
:l.4o@1.6o; Yellow Newtowns. U. s. No.
minimum, &1.25@1.S5; ~ Inch minimum,
&1.4O@150. Boxes: Virginia. combina.
tion fancy and extra fancy, as to size
Delicious, $1.50@1.90; Staymans 1850
LIS; Rones. ;I:26@1.S5; Golden De-
Delicious, $1.35@1.5O; staynans, $1.25@
$50; Romes, $1.15@1.40. Cartons: Vir-
ginia. Staymans, u. s. No. 1, $1@1.50:
Delicious, U. s. No. 1, and afncy, $500
1.25@1.S5: yellow Newtowns. U. S. No.
/, $1.4O@1.75.
Cabbage - One Florida arrived; 3
broken and / unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate: demand moderate;
Pointed type: Florida, $1@1.25; South
Carolina, fair to ordinary quality and
condition, 6S@75c: Texas lettuce crates,
Domestic Round type, 81.
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate: demand moderate;
market stronger. South Carolina, pyra-
mid crates, dozen punches. Colossal,
S2.S0@3.5O; Fancy. $1.75@s; Choice,
dozen punches, medium to very large
size. $3.5O@4.50.
CarrOts-Two California arrived: un-
broken cars on track; supplies moderate;
demand moderate; market steady. Texas
punched half-lettuce crates, $1@1.2S;
Western lettuce crates &2.50@2.75.
C0uliflOwer-One California arrived:
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
Celry-No carlot arrivals: 3 broken
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand moderate; market
vidually washed and preceded. s-s
dozen, &S03.25; poorer, $3.50; 10 dozen
and small. s2@2.25.
Lettuce-One Arizona arrived: 9 bro
Western stock: Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate: market steady. Ari-
iona, western crates. Iceberg type. s.
dozen. $S@3,25. few higher: poorer low
demand moderate; market steady. South
Carolina. eastern crates, Big Boston
type. 2-dozen. S1@I25.
OniOns-One Michigan, Texas ar
rived: unbroken cars on track. Old
stock: Supplies light; demand mode
rate; market steady. New York, So
pound sacks, yellows. U. S. No. /. 75c;
sprouted- low as soc. New stock: Sup
steady. Texas, 50-pound sacks, yellow
Bermudas, U. s. Commercial, $500
1.65.
Peas-No carlot arrivals: 1 broken car
crate, market stronger. California.
bushel hampers, Telephones. $3@3.25:
fair quality and condition. $2.75; poorer
low as $3.50.
broken and unbroken cars on track
Old stock: Supplies light demand good ;
market strong. Maine, 1OO-pound sacks
Green Mountains. y. s. No. !. $2.SO@
sacks. Round Whites U. s. No. /. $3.15
@2.25: Idaho. 1OO-pound sacks. Russell
Burbanks. U. 8. No. I. $2.65 m2.75. New
stock: Supplies moderate; demand mod
crates. Bliss Triumphs, U. s. No. l..
$2.5O@2.60.
Sweet POtatOes-One North Carolina
arrived; 1 unbroken car on track. Sup
plies moderate: demand moderate: mar
ket about steady. North Carolina. bushel
baskets Porto Ricans, 75@90c, few
higher; Maryland Anne Arundel county.
bushel baskets Jersey type, U. s. No. /,
81, few higher.
SpinaCh-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. Bushel bas-
kets: Virginia. 6O@75c; Texas. 81.
StrawberFies-No carlot arrivals: no
cars on track. supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady. Crates:
Florida. mostly fair quality and condi-
tion 10@11c: poor to ordinary quality
and condition low as Sc per pint;
Louisiana, 1914 @14c per pint.
TOmat0es-No carlot arrivals 2 broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate; market steady. Flor
ida, lug boxes green. ripes and turning
wrapped, SKIS. $393.50; fair quality and
condition low as $3.50; SKI. $?.50@3;
Mexico, lug boxes, green. ripes and turn
ing. wrapped. SKI, $780,.
Mixed Vegetables-One Texas arrived !;
3 broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
Peppers-Truck receipts moderate
ida, ~ -bushel crates. green. fancy. $3.50
@3: choice. $2@2.5o$ poorer low as
ucumbers-supplies light: demand
moderate: market steady. Florida, bushel
baskets, fancy, $505.5o: choice, 81;
plairN, $2.50@3. Hothouse stock: In
diana. $1.25@1.50 per dozen.
MuShrOOms-supplies moderate: de-