The Washington times., 1937-11-12
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices Paid Shippers-Net f. o. b.
Washington
BY the o. s. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics

Washington
BY the o. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
EEEs--Market about steady and I'M.
changed. Receipts OF nearby fresh eggs
very light. Government graded and
dated eggs: Whites. U. S. extras, large,
395c; u. s. extras, mediums, 29c;; u. s.
standards large, sec; U. 5. standards,
Current receipts 29gSOc; whites, S4@
35c; Carrying premium paid ON fancy
lots, particularly larger sizes.
Live POultry-Market unchanged. Re
ceipts of turkeys continue liberal; retail
1S@21c; No. rs, 13@14c; leghorns LAG
Ice; ROSTERS, 12Q1Sc. Chickens: Rocks
and crosses, all sizes, Csc; mixed colors
20@?1c. Turkeys: Hens, 10 to u lbs
No. Is and old turkeys, lie. Guineas'
2 lbs. and over, soc each; under 2 lbs.
40c each.
Less.than. Carload Receipts
FlOrida-1O4 Tugs avocados; 81 Tugs
lines; A bushel baskets SQUASH: rs
eggplant; SIS bushel baskets snap beans;
IL bushel baskets parsley.
North CarOlina-2O bushel baskets tur-
nip green's.
Pennsylvania-174 S-pound baskets
mushrooms.
Unknown OriEin-25 crates mixed
CaIifornia-45 boxes figs.
South CarOlina-36 bushel baskets
snap beans; 81 bushel crates radishes.
AppIes-Two Washington arrived; Q
unbroken cars on track. Bushel bas-
kets, U. S. No. l. supplies liberal; de-
mand slow; market steady; Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia, Grimes, 2K-inch minimum, IS q
75c: 2h-inch minimum, $1@1.1O. Stay
mans, 2k-inch minimum, 6O@75c: ga
inch minimum, 9Oc Q&1; 2%-inch mini
mum, soc; 2h-inch minimum. mostly
around Use: 2%-inch minimum, $4,000.
Black Twigs "a inch minimum. soc:
2,inch mnimgm 75@s5o' 2E-inch
minimum, mostly around Use; 2%-inch
minimum, mostly around s5c. Smoke
house, 2l9-inch minimum, IS gS5c; IN
inch minimum, 90c-$1. Wealthys, "a
mum, 6OQ65c. Winesaps, 2A Inch mini
mum, $50 S5c; 215-inch minimum, $1.1O
q LIS. Boxes and cartons: Pennsylvania
and Virginia, combination extra fancy
1.S5; Staymans, $1.25@ Golden Deli
cious, $1.25 01.65; Romes, S1.25 @1.75@
1.75 Grade C, Delicious, S1.1OQ1.35;
Mcintosh, $1.1O@1.S5.
Mixed Vegetables-One California ar
rived; l broken car on track.
Lima Beans-Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. California, S5-lb'
crates, $4,000.
mand slow; market dull. Florida,
bushel hampers, green flat type, $1.500
u.s. round stringless. $2Q2.2S.
Okra--supplies insufficient to quote.
Eggplant-Supplies light; demand
very slow; too few sales to quote.
market steady. Florida, 1h-bushel
crates, green, choice, $2.50@2.75.
Squash-Supplies moderate; demand
slow; market dull. Florida, bushel ham
pers, white, wrapped and yellow crock
necks, $1.5O@1.75.
light; market steady. Florida, bushel
baskets, $2.75@S.25.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; broken
car on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market steady. Pennsyl-
vania, 5O-pound sacks, Danish type, soc.
CarrOts-No carlot arrivals; l broken
car on track. Supplies light; demand
light; market steady California, West
ern lettuce crates, punched, $2.50@S;
Pennsylvania, bushel baskets, topped.
washed. Use.
CaulifIOwer - Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market steady. Long Is
land, crates, $1@1.15; few $1.25.
Celery-Three California arrived;
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket dull. New York. 2-S crates. washed,
$2.25; fair condition, 81; California, u
few higher.
Iettuce-one California arrived: 10
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies liberal; demand slow; market
berg type, dozen. $2.25 92.5O; poorer,
Onions-one Idaho, I Minnesota ar
rived; unbroken cars on track. Sup