The Washington times., 1937-02-09
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY

EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY
prices Paid shlppers-Net F. o. B.
Washington
By the q. s. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
EEEs-Market steady to firm. Prices
on nearby ungraded eggs Il cent higher.
Current receipts, Ia to % cents; Hen
merry Whites, % to 23l3 cents Govern
ment graded and dated white eggs (Net
prices paid shippers F. o: B. Washng-
extras, mediums, 20 cents; U. S. Stand
ards large, 2Sh cents.
Live POuItry-Market steady at un-
changed prices. Fowl: Colored, heavy, l6
to IS cents: leghorns 10 to II cents
Chickens: Virginia Rocks, broilers and
fryers, IS to 81 cents. Delaware Crosses,
IS to 20 cents. Guineas, young pounds
to 30 cents each old guineas, 20 to 25
cents each. Turkeys: Young hens, 10 to
20 cents; young Toms, under 10 pounds.
Is to Is cents; 20 pounds and over, Is
cents; No. rs IL cents; old hens. IA
cents; old Toms. IA cents.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in large lots by original receivers.
Sales to 8 a. m.
L. c. L. Express Arrivals.
South CarOlina-12 crates asparagus.
CalifOrnia-54 lugs avocados.
FlOrida-22 lugs lines: 10 S2-quart
crates kumquats: 12 bushel baskets pars-
ley: II bushel baskets okra; 36 bushel
baskets peppers; 81 1la-bushel crates
peppers; 80 bushel baskets squash: So
S-lb. baskets tomatoes.
Unknown Origins crates mixed veg
etables.
Pennsylvania-15s alb. baskets mush-
Michigan-4O 55-lb. cartons rhubarb.
North CaroIina-22 bushel baskets
salad greens.
Apples-No carlot arrivals. uR-
broken car on track. Bushel baskets
U. S. No. /; Supplies liberal; demand
moderate; market steady. Virginia,
Staymans, IN inch minimum, $l.16 @
1.25; 212 inch minimum, S1.4011.5O; IN
inch minimum, $1.5O@1.65; 8 inch mini
mum. $1.65@1.75; Yorks, "a inch mini
mum, 81 10: "a inch minimum. $1.35;
~ inch minimum, $1.5O@1.6O; Grimes,
2A inch minimum. S1Q1.1O; 21a-inch
inch minimum. $11O01.15; 2h inch
minimum, $1.35@1.5O; "a inch mini
mum. mum $50 g 1.6S; WNinesaps' ~ :nSn Ei
mimimum mmm s5o 81 i inch inch Minimum num-
$1.S5 @ 100; Ben Davis, "a inch mini
mum, 75QS5c; 21a inch minimum. 81 q
lis "a inch minimum. $115Q1..S;
Limber Twigs, "a inch minimum, coca
81; ga Inch minimum, 1850 40.
Boxes. virginia West Virginia and
Pennsylvania. Delicious, Fancy, $1.759
2.25, C grade $l50@1.75; Staymans,
Fancy. $1.6OQ2, grade $l.40 @1.6O;
Golden Delicious, Fancy. $1.75 c
grade s1.5OQ1.75.
POtatOes-Four Maine. l New York 2
Pennsylvania arrived; s broken and 10
unbroken cars on track. Supplies mod
crate; demand slow: market dull. 100
lb. sacks, U. S. No. l. Maine, Green
Mountains, $275@2.S5, few higher;
Pennsylvania, 100-lb. sacks. Russet Ru-
rails, unclassified. 81. 5OQ2.6O few u. S.
No. l, branded sacks, $2.75; New York,
1OO-lb sacks Round Whites. U. S. No.
I. &2.6OS2.65; Idaho Russet BurbanSs,
U. S. No. l, 1OO-lb. sacks, $3.S5@4;
U. s. No. l. $4,000
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; 1 broken
and l unbroken cars on track. Truck
receipts liberal; supplies liberal; de-
mand moderate; market steady. Florida.
112 bushel hampers, pointed type, freight
receipts, 9OcG$1; truck receipts. packed
locally, s5@9Oc; South Carolina, N
bushel hampers, domestic round type,
fair quality, 50660c; New York, so
pound sacks. Danish type, soc; few
higher.
CeIery-No carIot arrivals; broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de"
mand moderate; market steady. Flor.
ida, 10-inch crates, individually washed
and preceded, 4-1O dozen, $1.75 Q2.2o'
xXs, s1.25 @1.5O.
Carrots-No carlot arrivals: broken
car on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady. Ca IL
fornia Western lettuce crates, $3.50 %
275; Texas half lettuce crates S1.So;