The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-02
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices paid shippers-Net +. o. b.
WashlngtOnD
BY the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics

washington
BY the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
Eggs-Market steaGv supplies plenti-
full Prices continue unchanged.
Current Receipts, 22@22hC; Hennery
Whites, 23633l2C few fancy at Ia
12c premium. Government graded and
dated white eggs Gncluding grading and
marketing costs): L. s. Extras. large,
soc; U. s. Extras. mediums. &c; U. $.
Standards, large, 27c; U. s. Brown Stand
ards. large, CSC.
Live Poultry-Market barely steady
but prices unchanged.
Fowl: Colored, heavy. 10000; Leg
horns. 15@1Sc; BOOSTERS, 800 lac. Chick
ems: Plymouth Rocks, ESQ 24c' few
fancy lots at csc; Leghorns. 1870 zoe ;
Mixed Colors, 2O@21c. Turkeys; Hens
1Sc a few at 10000; Toms, l4915c. a
few at 16@17c: No. rs, 12@1$c
FRUITS AND VEGETAdBLi 1f,
Receivers Sales TO 8 A. M.
POtatOes-Two North Carolina arrived;
unbroken cars on track. supplies rhou-
crate; demand moderate; market STEADY
Eastern shore, Virginia. and North Caro-
lima. stave-barrels. Cobbers, U. S. No
/, s3.5O04; mostly -:
CantalOupes-No carlot arrivals; car
diverted; broken and unbroken cars
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
light: market weak. California, Salmon
Meats standards. ass. So; vine-ripened
and preceded. Salmon Meats jump
36s, $3.50 $50: jumbos, ass, $500
jumbos, 27s, $39S.25. southern stock;
ket steady. Georgia and South Carolina,
salmon Meats, standards 249 to 45s' 81
@1.5O.
Honey Dews-One California arrived;
4 broken and ) unhroken cars on
track. Supplies moderate: demand mod
crate; market steady. California. vine
ripened and preceded, standard crates
50 to 12s, $l.25 q It's.
HOneyballs-No carlot arrivals;
broken car on track. supplies ilSnt: ae-
vine-ripened and preceded. jumbos, ass
and ass $325@S.5O; standards, ASS 80
0325: ponys 54s. $3.50.
CeIery-One California arrived;
demand moderate; market steady. Cali,
fornia, u crates individually washed
and preceded. "a dozen. $3.50 a go:
mostly 81; New York, Y crates, In %,
vidually washed, 4-S dozen. $21o q 5.Zo'
full crates. dozen. $3.50.
CarrOts-One California arrived;
broken and unbroken car on track.
Supplies light: demand light; market
steady. California. Western lettuce
crates, punched. $2.7563.
COrn-No CarOt arrivals; no cars on
track. Truck receipts liberal; supplies
liberal; demand moderate; market
steady. North Carolina. sacks, 5-dozen'
75c@$1, mostly 75@S3c.
mand light: market steady. South
Carolina, bushel baskets, 5OG75c. few
81.
Lettuce-Two California arrived:
car diverted: broken and unbroken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady. Cali
fornia, Western crates Iceberg type,
5-dozen $4,000
Onions-One Texas arrived; un-
broken cars on track. Supplies moder-
ate; demand moderate; market steady.
U. s. Commercial. $1.25.
Peaches-One Georgia arrived:
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies light; demand light; market
steady. Georgia, l. bushel baskets
$1.25; inch minimum, $3.50. fair con-
dition, all sizes. 81: North Carolina.
Z busheI baskets Early Rose, L. s.
No 1, q to . inches, 50@75c; Hileys,
inch minimum, $3.50; Virginia.
bushel baskets Greensboros, inch
minimum 81; South Carolina, bushel
baskets White Clings, fair to ordinary
condition, 75c@$1.5O.
WatermelOns-Two Georgia arrived; 4
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate: demand light; mar
ket steady. Georgia, bulk per 100-melOns
Tom Watsons, 3O-lbs. average. $500;
1926 lbs. average. $65@75; SO lbs. aver
age, slightly wasty $50.
TOmatOes-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Truck receipts from nearby
sections light. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady. Lug
boxes, ripes and turning wrapped; North
and South Carolina and Georgia. SKIS and
larger. $1.25 @1.50; SKI $161.25 Mis-
sissippi lug boxes, ripes and turning
wrapped, 6x6 and larger, $1.5O@1.75,
poorer lower.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. light; demand
light: market dull. New Jersey, 24-pint
crates So.
Spinach-Supplies light; demand light :;
market steady. Pennsylvania, bushel
baskets, Use.
Lima Beans-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate; market steady. South
Carolina, bushel hampers. S26225.
PepperS-Supplies light; demand light :;