The Washington times., 1937-03-23
WASHINGTON PRODUCE
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY
(Prices paid shippers-Nst f. O. b.

EGG AND LIVE POULTRY
(Prices paid shippers-Net F. o. b.
WashinEtOn)
BY the U. 8. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
ERRs-Market quiet. Tone barely
steady. Supplies accommodating. Current
receipts, 2lh to % cents: hennery whites,
22h to 20 cents. Government graded and
dated white eggs met prices paid ship
pers, I: o; b. Washington U. S. extras.
large, AN cents: U. s. extras, mediums,
cents.
Live POuItry-Market full steady to
firm. Good demand for turkeys and
prices higher. Fowl: Colored. heavy, 10
to 20 cents; leghOrns, 13 to is cents.
Chickens: Rocks and Crosses, all sizes,
2z to "a: Leghorns, IN lbs. and up, 20
to 21 cents. Guineas young, lbs and
up 40 cents each; under 2 lbs, rs to
30 cents each; old guineas, 20 to IS
cents each. Turkeys: Young hens, 22 to
% cents: young toms. Is to II cents;
NO. Is IL cents; old hens. Is to II cents.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales In Large Lots by Original Reseivers
Sales to 8 A. NJ.
l.. o. L. EXPRESS ARRIVALS
CalifOrnla-22 crates asparagus; G
lugs avocados.
South CarOlina-12 crates asparagus.
RlOEluh-SS DuSnSl DdSkSlS CuCumDeTS,
36 crates eggplant; IL bushel baskets
parsley: 19 bushel baskets okra: "a
bushel baskets squash: l 150-pint refrig-
orator strawberries; ~ busbel baskets
snap beans; 81 S-pound baskets toma-
toes.
Unknown OriEin-44 crates mixed veg
etables.
Pennsylvania - 12O spound baskets
mushrooms.
North CaroIina-17 bushel baskets
radiahaa- ~ ha akatR I'D
Michigan-54 55-pound cartons rhu-
barb.
Virginia-s barrels watercress.
track. Supplies moderate; demand mod
crate; market steady. Bushel baskets,
U. s. No. /: Virginia, Black twigs, "a
inches minimum. $1.25; IN inches mini
31.S5@1.75; 3 inches minimum. &1.75@
1856; U. S. utility, $1@1.5e, as 10 size;
scalded stock, all sizes Oc@$l25; Wine
says. inches minimum, $1.25 91.35; IN
minimum, $2@2.25; TX inches minimum
32.2502.35; U. s. utility, $101.75, as to
size; Ben Davis, IN inches minimum.
lQ1.l5; IN inches minimum, $1.25@
1.35; 2% inches minimum, $1.3501.40:
U. S. utility. sOc@$1.1O. as to size; Stay
mans, 2h inches minimum, $1.35 @1.5O;
IN inches minimum, 1.65 591.75; tx
inches i1Sf,e minimum. s1:sO91.SS; scalded
inches minimum. s125@1.s5: ~ inches
minimum. S14O@1.5O; 2% inches mini
mum, S1.5O91.65; scalded stock, all
sizes, s5c@1.25; Delicious, 2A inches
minimum, $1.6501.75; 2h inches mini
mum, '2@2:15: few s2.2s; az inches
minimum, $2.25@2.35; few $2.25; Para
gon, IN inches minimum. S1.35@1.4O;
~ inches minimum. $1.4091.5O; 2%
minimum. s1.75 @1.s5: Lowrys. ~ inches
minimum, $1.35; ~ inches minimum,
$3.50; * inches minimum. $1.5O@1.65:
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
225; Delicious $225@2.5O; Golden De-
licious. 32.25 @2.50: Paragons. $1.65@2;
G grade: Staymans, N.5O@1.75: Deli
SicuS' ds sI;a5@S; GCIdsT Ena Delicious sl75
Fancy. staymans &1.75@2.25; Delicious.
$40 ESQ: LowryA &1.652; Golden Deli
cars on track. No supplies on the
market.
Cabbage-one Florida, i New York
arrived; l broken and unbrOken cars
moderate; market steady. Domestic
pers, $1.15; few, S125; New York. So
lb. sacks Danish type. 6O970c; poorer,
soc.
Carrots-Two California arrived;
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate:
market steady. Texas, half.lettuce
western-Iettuce crates, 6-dozen, $50
S3.25; poorer, $2.75: half-lettuce crates
individually washed, $1.5O91.6O; New
York, As bushel bags, 81.
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market slightly weaker. California.
crates, $1.65@L8o.
Celery-TwO Florida arrived; 3 broken
and 1 unbroken on track. Supplies
moderate: demand moderate; market
steady. Florida, 1O-inch crates, individu-
ally washed and preceded, 4-dozen, $3.50
.@3.65; $40 dozen, sS.4O9S.6O, poorer
lower.
Lettuce-Three Arizona arrived; 3 bro
ken and unbrOken cars on track. Sup
plies moderate: demand moderate; mar
crates. Iceberg type. 5-dozen. $s.5O@7.oO,
mostly $6.5O@6.75; SOS. &5.75@6.5o, most
ly $6@6.25.
OniOns-Two Michigan. Ohio arrived;
crate; demand moderate; market steady.
5O-lb. sacks, U. s. No. 1: Michigan and
Ohio Yellows. $1.2501,35; Colorado, Va
lencies, 3 inches and larger, 31.75@1.s5.
on track Supplies light; demand fair;
market steady. Mexico, bushel hampers,
Telephones, s5.25@5.
POtatOes-One Idaho Maine. New
YORK arrived; proken apu II uhoTohen
cars on track. Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate; market steady. 1oO-lb
sacks, U. $. No. l: Maine. Green Noun
tains $2.6O0265; New York, Round
Whites. $2.5O@2.6O; Pennsylvania. Round
Whites, $2.S5@2.4O; Idaho. Russet Bur
banks. mostly -. few higher; Florida,
busheI crates. Bliss Triumphs. U. S.
No. !, $2@2.25: U. S. No. 2. $1.75@ @20O.
Spinach-Two Texas arrived; broken
and 2 unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand moderate; market
steady. Texas. bushel baskets. 75@90c
StrawbeFFies-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Supplies very light: de-
mand light: market steady. Florida,
3S-pint crates, $6@S.5O; poorer, $500
per crates.
Sweet POtatOes-No carlot arrivals: no
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-