The Washington times., 1937-12-23
(Prices paid shlppers-Net I. o, B.
WashinEton.)
By the o. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics,

prices paid shIppers-Net (. o. b.
WashinEton.)
By the Q. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economies,
Eggs Market steady at unchanged
prices. Government graded and dated
eggs: Whites U. S. Extras large. sSc;
ards, large, sic: u. S. Standards. me-
diums, Csc. Nearby ungraded eggs:
Current receipts. 27 to Csc; whites. 20
to soc: larger sizes at premium.
Live POultry-Market steady to firm
on turkeys. Premium paid on Young
hens when needed. Fowl; Colored.
Roosters. 12@18c. Chickens: Virginia
Rocks 226 23c; Delaware Rocks and
Crosses. 22c; mixed colors. 1sc. fur-
keys: Young hens, 24q26c; young toms,
22@23c: No. 2's. 17@1sc: old hens and
toms. 1SQ19c. Guineas. 2 lbs. and over
SOC each: under 2 lbs. 4Oc each. Ca
pons: Z lbs. and over. 2S@3Oc: slips
and undersizes. 22925c. ,
d. c., Thursday, December %, 1887.
Florida-71 lugs avocados, 46 lugs
lines, IL bushel crates lines, S6 bushel
crates eggplant, IS bushel baskets beans.
IT bushel baskets parsley, 81 bushel bas-
kets peppers, C5O-pin) refrigerator
strawberries, 2 (32-quarD refrigerator
strawberries rs 5-peck baskets lettuce.
virginia. barrels watercress.
Unknown Origin-9S crates mixed
vegeta bles.
Pennsyivania-264 8-lb. baskets mush-
rooms.
CaIifornia-35 boxes figs.
Apples-No Carlot arrivals; 2 cars di-
verted unbroken cars on track. Bushel
baskets. U. S. No. l, supplies moderate:
demand light; market steady. Maryland
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Vir-
gnia, Grimes, 2A-inch minimum, SOC;
2 4 inch minimum, 60@65c; 2%-inch
minimum, 6O@65c; 2h-inch minimum,
9Oc@*1: Yorks, 2A-inch minimum, soc:
2s-inch minimum, 75@s5c: 2%-inch
minimum, S5G9oc; Black Twigs, "a
inch minimum. 500 soc: 2h-inch mini
mum, 75@S5c; 2% inch minimum, 9Oc
@$1: Epys, ta-inch minimum. 759s5c;
? q -inch minimum, 9Oc@$1; Winter
Bananas, 21s Inch minimum, ESQ s5c;
? q inch minimum, 90c@s1; Delicious,
~ inch minimqm s. Go1GsS %sSS pslicioTs
2X inch minimum. 65@75c: 2h inch
minimum, $1@1.1O. Boxes and cartons:
and Virginia. combina-
tion extra fancy. and fancy: DELICIOUS,
1,85; SO-s6s, s1s5@1.9O; staymans. 113-
Golden Delicious. 118-18Ss, S1.35 @1.5O;
zoos and larger, :1.S5917s; BONES.
1OO-125s. $1.35@1.5o; 72.sSs' :i'a5 g1'SS;
v,
1oos and larger, S1.5O@1.65; fancy.
Lima Beans-supplies light; demand
market steady. Cuba, bushel
Tomatoes-No carlot arrivals: no cars
on track Supplies moderate: demand
light; market weak. Florida. lug boxes,
green, ripes and turning, wrapped, 6x6,
s2.5O@3; SKI s2@2.5O. Il
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate: demand light; mar
ket steady. South Carolina, 1h-bushel
hampers. pointed type, truck receipts
pointed type. packed locally. fair quail
ty, 75c; New York, 6o-pound sacks. Dan
ish type, S569oc.
Mixed Vegetables-one California ar
rived, 3 broken and 2 unbroken cars
m track, Correct Wednesdays report
to read 2 broken and unbroken cars
on track.
Snap Beans-supplies light. demand
light, market about steady. Florida
oushel hampers stringless Black Naien-
Eggplant and Okra-supplies insutfi-
cient to quote.
Peppers-supplies light, demand light,
market dull; Florida ~ 0u'hel crates
Cucumbers = Supplies light. demand
light, market steady Cuba bushel
Squash-Supplies very light, demand
light, market steady. Florida, bushel
hampers, white, wrapped, $2@2.50.
Ceiery-Two California, Florida ar
rived; broken and 5 unbroken cars
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. California, !
\ crates, individually washed. S-6 dozen,
s2.50@3; Florida, 16-inch crates, wire
bound, $40 dozen. $2.75@3.
LettUce-Two Arizona arrived; s bro.
ken and 4 unbroken cars on track. Sup
plies liberal: demand moderate: market
steady. Arizona, Western crates, Iceberg
type. 5-dozen, $393.25.
OniOns-No carlot arrivals: / broken
md unbroken cars on track. Supplies |
demand light: market steady. |
50-pound sacks. U. S. No. 1: Yellows, New
York and Ohio, $1.40@1.5O; Valencias,
; inches and larger: IDAHO and wash !