The Washington times., 1937-11-17
WASHINGTON PRODUCE
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS

EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices Paid Shippers-Net f. o. b.
WashingtOn)
BY the o. 8. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
Eggs-Market slightly unsettled. al
though u. s. extras, mediums, cent
higher. Receipts of nearby fresh eggs
increasing and retail demand slow.
Government graded and dated eggs:
extras, mediums 3Oc; U. 8. standards.
large, sec; U. s. standards, mediums,
26c. Nearby ungraded eggs: Current
receipts, 20 a 30c; whites, S4@35c; vary
ing premium paid on fancy lots, particu-
larly larger sizes.
Live POuItry-Market unchanged on
chickens, but full steady to firm on tur-
keys at cent advance. Fowl: Colored,
heavy, $50 21c; No. %, 1SQ14c; Leg
horns, 14@ Ice: roosters, 12@13c. Chick
mixed colors, 2O@21c. Young turkeys:
Hens, 21@24c: toms, 20@22c; No. rs, II
@18c. Old turkeys, hens and toms, zoe.
Guineas, 2 lbs. and over. SOC each; under
lbs, 4Oc each.
L. G. L. EXPRESS RECEIPTS
FIOrida-72 lugs avocados. ~ bushel
boxes lines, 81 bushel baskets squash,
% bushel baskets okra, S6 bushel bas-
kets eggplant, II bushel baskets parsley,
rs bushel baskets peppers.
North CarOlina-22 bushel baskets
salad green's.
Virginia-5 barrels watercress,
Pennsylvania-17O 3-pound baskets
mushrooms.
Unknown Origin-22 crates mixed
vegetables
CalifOrnia-s5 boxes figs.
South CarOlina-12 bags (4OO pounds
in ALI pecans; 81 bushel crates radishes.
Apples-One Washington arrived;
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Bushel baskets, U. s. No. 1. supplies
MARYLAND. Pennsylvania. Virginia and
West Virginia, Grimes, 2A-inch mini
mum, 65@75c; 21A-inch minimum, $50
soc; 2%inch minimum. 81; Staymans.
S1@1.1O; Yorks. 2Ki Inch minimum. 500
soc; 2h-inch minimum. 75@S5c; 2%-
inch minimum, S5@9Oc; smokehouse,
2h-inch minimum, 85Q9oc: 2%inch
minimum, sOc@$1; Black Twigs, 2k-
$50 soc; Delicious, 2N-inch minimum,
75c; 2h-inch minimum, $1.1O@1.15;
Golden Delicious. 2A inch minimum,
S5c: few, Use; 2h-inch minimum, IS
@sOc; 2X-inch minimum, $1.1O@1:15;
2h-inch m m u m, S3Q90c; Spys,
2hinch m n num-. 75@S5c; az
inch minimum, S5@90c. Boxes and car
tons: PennsylVania and Virginia. COM
CAIt q AoANy oh0 1ahNye -0S0y
mans, $1.25 5@1S5; Delicious. S1.35 @1.s5;
Golden Delicious, $1.25@1.75; G grade,
Delicious, $1.1O q 1.5O; fancy Grimes
Golden, $1.1O@1.5O.
Mixed Vegetables-No carlot arrivals;
2 broken and unbroken cars on track.
Lima Beans-Supplies insufficient to
quote.
Snap Beans-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market steady. Florida,
bushel hampers, Green, flat type, $3.50
Oils; Round Stringless, $202.25; South
Carolina, bushel hampers, Round String
less, fair condition, $1.S5@1.50.
Okra-Supplies light; demand light:
market steady. Florida, bushel ham
pers, large size. 81; medium size. $2.50.
Peppers-Supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady. Florida, IA
bushel crates, green, fancy, $2.75@3 B;
few, 1925; choice, $2.25@2.50.
Squash-Supplies liberal; demand very
slow; market weak. Florida, busheI
hampers, white, wrapped and yellow
crooknecks. $1@1.26: few higher.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; / broken
car on track. Truck receipts light
supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket steady. Pennsylvania, 5O-lb. Danish
type, soc.
CarrOts-No carlot arrivals; 8 broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market steady. California,
Western-lettuce crates punched, $2.50@
2.75; Pennsylvania, bushel baskets.