The Washington times., 1937-12-22
DAILY REPORT ON WASHINGTON
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices Paid shippers--Net +. o. b.
WashingtOn)
By the o. 8. Bureau of Agricultural

turkeys coming in, but dealers already
have adequate supplies. Fowl: Colored.
heavy, 1Sc; No. 2s, 1sc: leghorns, lac
rOoster' psIaaTs rock. and
crosses, 22c; mixed colors, 1sc. Tur-
keys: Young hens, 24@ csc; young toms
22@23c; No. 2s, 17@1Sc; old hens ant
toms, 1s@19c. Guineas: lbs. ant
over. SOC each; under lbs, 4Oc each,
Capons: lbs. and over, ESQ soc; slips
and undersizes, 22@25c.
L. c. L. express receipts at Washington
ID. c., Wednesday, December 22. 1887.
FlOrida-52 Jugs avocados, 27 lugi
lines, 10 bushel crates lines, 46 bushe
baskets beans, 90 bushel baskets parsley
"a bushel baskets peppers, 80 S0-lb
lugs tomatoes, 81 5-peck baskets lettuce
ViRginia-7 barrels watercress,
Pennsylvania-265 S-lb. baskets mush
rooms
Unknown Origin-4S crates mixed
vegetables.
California--24 boxes figs 49,.
Apples-No carlot arrivals: broker
and / unbroken cars on track. Bushe
demand light; market steady. Maryland
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia Grimes, 2h-inch minimum, SOC
2h-inch minimum, 60@65c; 2%-inch
minimum 11SSssc; staymsns, 2A.inet
90c@S1; 2%-inch minimum, $1.15 91.25
Yorks, 2A-inch minimum, soc; 2h-incf
minimum, 75@s5c; 2%-inch minimum
IS @SOc: Black Twigs, A-inch mini
mum. 5O@6Oc; IN Inch minimum, 75a
S5c; 2A-inch minimum, 90cQ$1 Spys
2h Inch minimum, 75@S5c: 2%inch
minimum, 9Oc9$1; Winter Bananas. az
inch minimum, 75@S5c: 2%-inch mini
mum, Oc@$1; Delicious, 2A-inch mini
mum, S5@90c; 2h-inch minimum, 81: II
Oils; 2-%inch minimum. $1.15@L25i
Golden Delicious, az Inch minimum, 81
075c; 24-inch minimum, $1@1.1O. Boxes
and cartons: Pennsylvania and Virginia
com bination extra fancy and fancy, De
lifi3g 13'lsS. s' 'l;SS5si il'1SSs stsS
mans 11s-issE s1,s5 @1.5O; ss-1OOa si.s!
@1.75: Golden Delicious. 11S-13Ss S1.3E
91.5O: zoos and larger, S1.65 Oils
Romes, 1OO-125s, $1.s5@1.5O; 72-sSs. $1.7I
9I.s5. Fancy. Paragons. 11s:1sss, s1:2'
fancy, Grimes. S1@1.25 as to size.
Lima Beans-Supplies light: demand
light; market steady. Cuba, bushe
hampers, 50.
on track. Supplies light: demand light
market steady. Florida, lug boxes, green
ripeS and turning. wrapped SxS' fair
Carolina arrived: broken and 3 un.
broken cars on track. Supplies moderate
demand moderate; market steady. South
Carolina. IN bushel hampers, pointed
type freight receipts. S1;l5@d.25; truck
Mixed VeEetabies-one Texas arrived
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track
Snap Beans-sgpplies light; demand
bushel hampers, stringless black Valen
Eggplant - Supplies insufficient to
quote.
light; market steady. Florida. II
bushel crates. green. Fancy. $S@S.26i
CucumbeFs-supplies light: demand
Zig light; 1t: m market r. steady; cube; 6ushs
squash-suppiies very light: demand
hampers, white wrapped, s2@2.sO.
Celery-No carlot arrivals; broker
moderate: demand light; market % 'SRSs' steady
washed, s-s dozen, ss.5SSs; Florida. a"t Is.
inch .S b. { Crates, trimmed tops, $40 dozen,
4 LeSt1ceAons.ll1riz rizona arrived :,
broken, aant . unbroken cars on track
Supplies Hbsral; demand slow; market
type, 5-dozen. &2.759s; few, 1925.
OniOnS-one New York arrived;
Supplies moderate; demand light: mar
TeiloWs si a0S New O York saST and Ohio o. ST. :i4oG
1.5O; Valencias, inches and larger,
Idaho and Washington, s1.4O@1.5O; Col
Peas-No carlot arrivals; 2 broken
and 1 unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate: demand light; market steady.
California, bushel hampers. Telephones
$2.5O@3.
POtatoes-Two Idaho. 4 Maine arrived
hrokAN nd 10 MnhP0lSan ra nm cI<
Market steady. 100-lb sacks, U. s. No.
1: Maine, Green Mountains, $1.S5 q
1.4o: Idaho. Russet Burbanks. $1.s5 q
100: Florida, bushel crates Bliss Tri-
umphs, U. s. No. 1, $1.75; U. s. No. 2,
spinach-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies light; demand mod
crate; market slightly stronger. vir
ginia, bushal baskets, Savoy type, SIG
1.15.
Kale - Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. Virginia
busiel baskets, 40c.
CoiIardS-suppiies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. Virginia,
bushel baskets, 40.
CauIifIOwer-Two California arrived
8 unbroken cars on track; supplies mod
crate; demand light; market steady.
California crates. $3.50.
Sweet POtatOes-No carlot arrivals
no cars on track. Supplies moderate;
Carolina. bushel crates Puerto Ricans,
U. s. No. /, $1.15@1.25; North Carolina,
bushel baskets Puerto Ricans, 81; Mary
land, Anne Arundel county, bushel ham,
pelT AvScados-FPorida, ssrdes .EPe IA, flat crates SIG
125.
Broccoli-one California arrived: i
broken and / unbroken cars on track
crates, $?@2.2S.
broken and unbroken cars on track.
California, western lettuce crates, 1925
Pennsylvania, bushel baskets, topped,
hestnuts-Italian, 6@7c per pound.
CranberrieS-No carlot arrivals; !
broken car on track. Massachusetts,, Y
barrel boxes, $2.50.
Grapes-California, Iugs. Emperors,
Grapefruit-No carlot arrivals; 3 broken
and 1 unbroken cars on track. Florida,
boxes, $1.75@2.50, as to grade and size.
Kumquats-Florida, s2-quart crates,
Landcress-virRlnia. bushel baskets,
LemOns-caIifornia, boxes, No. 1, s7@
$3.50: No. 2. $606.50.
Llmes-Florida. Y bushel boxes, SIC
Mushrooms - Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania. "3-Ib. baskets, 25@75c.
Oranges-No carlot arrivals: 5 broken
cars on track. Florida. boxes. $1.75@
q 5O, as TO grace ana size.
Parsnips - Pennsylvania, y bushel
Soc.
Pecans-Georgia. per pound: Stuarts,
10 @l2c, various other varieties. Q10c.
PersimmOns-Califor flat crates,
$1.15@1.25.
PineappIes-Cuba, crates, $3.50@4.
Strawberries-FloPida, very few sales
40c per pint.
Christmas Wreaths-90c@$1 per dozen.
Cases: Maryland, 1917 dozen, holly, SIS
@2O; evergreen, $16@17.
MistletOe-Bushel baskets, SOC 81.
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