The Washington times., 1937-02-16
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY

prices Paid shippers-Net r. o. b.
Washington
BY the O. S. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
Eggs Market steady. Prices un-
changed. Current receipts, 2102lhc;
hennery whites, 21h q 22c. Government
graded and dated white eggs (net
toni: U. S. extras, large, 23hc; U. S.
extras. mediums, 21c; U. s. standards
Live PouItry-Markst steady. Prices
unchanged. Fowl 'Colored, heavy, Is a
1Sc; Leghorns 11@1Sc. Chickens: Rocks
and Crosses, fryers 20Q21c; broilers
and roasters at " to l cent premium.
Guineas, young, pounds and up, 4Oc
old guineas. sOa2 Csc each Turkeys:
Young hens 19 a 20c; young toms. under
10 pounds, 16@17c: 20 pounds and over.
15c; No. 2, 12c; old hens, 14c; old
toms. 14c.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales In Large Lots by Original Receivers
Sales to 8 A. M.
Less Car Lots Express Arrivals
CallfOrnia-125 lugs avocados.
FlOrida-20 standard bushel baskets
cucumbers; 32 4S-quart baskets lettuce;
81 bushel baskets lima beans; IL bushel
bs skets okrs; IS 1h-bushel crates pap
pers; 6S s-lb. baskets tomatoes.
Unknown Origin-39 crates mixed veg
etables.
PennsyIvania-1H 3-lb. baskets mush.
rooms.
MichiEan-54 S5-lb. cartons rhubarb.
Virginia-5 barrels watercresa
Apples-No carlot arrivals; no cars on
track. Bushel baskets, U. S. No. 1: Sup
plies liberal: demand moderate market
steady. Virginia. Staymans k-inch
minimum; I1.25 2l4-inch mini
s150@1.S5; 3-inch minimum, sl.65@1.75;
Yorks. 2A inch minimum. S1.1O@1.25;
21s-inch minimum, S1.35 1.4O; 2% inch
minimum, s1.5O@ 1.SO: Grimes, "a inch
H.2501.S5: Black Twigs 2N inch mini
mum, S1.i5@1.25; 2h-fnch minimum,
Sl:S5 l.40: 2%-inch minimum. $1.4O@
16o; Delicious. 2k- inch minimum. $40
2%-inch minimum, S1S5@2; Golden
Delicious. 2A-inch minimum, $3.50
l;85; 2h-inch minimum, s1.5O@1:75;
* Inch minimum. $1s5@1.9O; Wine
minimum, S1.s5@1.75; 2%-inch minimum,
$18502; Ben Davis. 2A inch minimum
75@S5c; 2h-inch minimum, $1.1O@1.25;
starks, 2A-inch minimum. sOc@s1; .2h-
minimum, $3.50 @1.50: Timber Twigs.
~ -nch minimum, &1@1.1O; 2I5-inch
minimum. $1.3S@1.4o.
CabbaGe-No carlot arrivals; 8 broken
SUPPLIES moderate; demand moderate;
market moderate; market steady. Flor
ida, 1h-bushel hampers pointed type,
freight receipts, fair condition, 75@S5c;
tic round type. few sales, S1.00; 1h-
bushei hampers, domestic round type,
packed locally, 75c6S1.00; New York,
5o.Ib, sacks I, Dan Danish type sOSs5G; USt';
Carrots|one California arrived; 2
broken and ! unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
crates S134@1.4O; Pennsylvania, busheI
baskets topped, washed. $1.00.
CauliflOwer--No carlot arrivals; l
broken car on track. supplies light; de-
mand moderate: market steady. Cali
fornia. crates, $2@2.25.
Celery-No car lot arrivals; 3 broken
cars on track Supplies moderate; de-
stronger. Florida, 1O-inch crates, indivi-
dually washed and preceded, 40 dozen.
$2.75@3.25, fair condition, $2.25 @2.6O.
Lettuce-Three California arrived; 8
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; .1fnrni demand m&dsEats;
crates iceberg type, 6-dozen, $3.50 $50;
6-dozen. S4@4.50.
OniOns-One Indiana, New York ar
rived: car diverted; broken and 4
unbroken cars on track. Supplies mod
crate; demand moderate; m a r t
stronger. Fifty-pound sacks U. s. No. /:
Michigan and New York, yellows $40 a
1.5o, small $1.25; Colorado, Valencias,
inches and larger, 81.
Peas-No carlot arrivals: no cars on
track. Supplies very light; demand
light: market steady. Florida, bushel
hampers, reconditioned, $2.5O@3; Texas,
bushel hampers, $3.50.
POtatOes-Three Maine arrived: 1 bro
ken and unbroken cars on track. Sup
plies moderate: demand moderate: mar
/: Maine, Green Mountains, $2.75@2.9o;
New York Round Whites, $2.60@2.65;
truck receipts, $3.50; Pennsylvania. un-
classified. Russet Rurals. $250; U. s.
No /, branded sacks Russet Rurals,
$2.6O@&65; few $2.75: Idaho, Russet Bur
banks, 81; few $4.25; fair condition,
$3.S5: Florida. bushel crates, Bliss Tri-
umphs, U. s. No. 1. 81.
spinach-Four Texas arrived; bro
ken and 4 unbroken cars on track. Sup
plies moderate; demand moderate; mar