The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-05
Washington Produce
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY
prices Paid shippers-Net f. o. b.
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cent lower. Only few nearby un-
graded eggs bringing top quotations.
Current receipts, 1sh01O cents: hen
merry whites. 1000 cents. Government
graded and dated white eggs met prices
paid shippers (. o. b. Washington: U.
S. extras, large, % cents; U. s. extras,
mediums, 10 cents; U. s. standards,
large, 20 cents.
Live PouItry-Market steady at I'M
changed prices on Rocks and crosses, but
lower on Leghorn broilers. Colored
fowl firm and mostly l cent higher.
Leghorns, II and Is cents. Chickens,
Rocks, % to "a cents; crosses, Fl to 70
cents; Leghorns, II to IS cents. Old
guineas. % to 80 cents each. Turkeys:
old Hens. 1s to Ii cents: old TOMS IL
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in Large Lots by Original Receivers
Sales to A. NJ.
L. c. L, Express Arrivals
South CarOlina-16O crates asparagus;
81 bushel baskets green peas.
Delaware-37 crates asparagus.
California; Tugs avocados.
FlOrida-36 bushel baskets cucumbers;
~ Tugs lines; IL bushel baskets parsley;
81 IL -busher crates peppers; 40 bushel
matoes; 81 s-pound baskets tomatoes.
North CarOlina-124 5-peek baskets
lettuce; 81 bushel baskets salad green's;
Unknown origin ia crates mike d
vegetables.
PennsyivanIa-125 s-pound baskets
mushrooms.
AppIes-No carlot arrivals; 1 unbroken
car on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate market steady. Bushel
baskets. U. S. No. L: Maryland Pennsyl-
vania, Virginia and West Virginia, Wine
saps ~ Inch minimum, $1.1O@ rs; 2
inch minimum, $1.25@1.S5; ~ inch mini
mum. $4,000; 2h-inch minimum, $2.35
@25O: Ak inch minimum mostly around
$3.50 Yellow Newtowns, 2A-inch mini
mum, $1.65 Oils; 2h-inch minimum, 81
@215: IN inch minimum, $2.25 @235;
Ben Dsyis; 2A-ineh minimum s5:1S - q
Golden Delicious, 2A-inch minimum.
$1.75: 2h-inch minimum, $2@2.25; az
inch minimum, s2.5O. few higher: Para
CONS 2h,inch minimum s1.S6@2; IN
minimum. $2.25: few higher: staymans,
2A inch minimum, $1.6501.75; 2h-inch
minimum, @$2@2.25; 2N-inch minimum,
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bination Extra Fancy and Fancy: De-
1icious, $225@275; Golden Delicious,
$2.25@2.75; c Grade: Delicious, $2@2.25;
scalded, $1.S5@1.75; Romes, Extra Fancy
and Fancy. 1913 size, $?@2.15: 125 size;
s216@2?5; 11a size, s2.25@2.S5; sSs and
larger, $3.50: Staymans, Extra Fancy
and Fancy, s2.2S@2.5O; sca1ded. $1.75@?;
winesaps Extra Fancy and Fancy, 1853
size, $2.25: 1908, $2:25@2;S5; 1855 $2.S5
sed Ss b fsii1s s sSs Sart 11ss
S225@2.5O: Delicious, 1905, 1925 q 2.5O:
lbs, $2.5O@2.75; 96s. $2.75, few higher;
Lowrys 1SOs. $1:75@1s5: 112s, I.sS9
@a,s5; las. s2.25; winesaps Fancy,
1905, $225@2.35; 112s, $2.3502.50; yell
low Newtowns, U. s. No. l, 1905, 81; IFS
Strawberries - Approximately 800
crates North Carolina by truck arrived.
Supplies very light: demand good; mar
ket steady. North Carolina, 24-quart
crates. various varieties. wide range in
condition, best $3.5O@4, few high as
$3.50; poorer $25O0S; holdovers, fair
condition, $2.5O63 per crate.
Celery-Two Florida arrived; broken
and 8 unbroken cars on track. Supplies
Florida, individually washed. 101inch
crates and 16-inch crates, wire bound,
$40 dozen, $1.75@2, few $2.25; XX's'
$1.2S.
cars on track. supplies liberal; demand
light: market steady. Arizona and Cali
fornia, wide range in condition Western
crates. Iceberg type, 5-dozen, best. $40
4.25. few $4.5O fair condition, $S@S.5o,
Potatoes-Five Florida, Maine ar
rived; broken and 9 unbroken cars on
track. Old stock: Supplies moderate;
sacks. U. S. No. /: Maine, Green Noun
tains. $2.25; Idaho, Russet Burbanks,
So. New stock: Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. Florida double
head barrels, Spaulding Rose, U. S. No.
J. $3.50, fair condition, IS.
Asparagus-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies light; demand light;
market slightly stronger. South Caro-
lima, pyramid crates, dozen punches, CO.
lossal, $3@3.5O; fancy, $292.50; choice,
CabbaEe-one South Carolina arrived;
I unbroken car on track. Truck receipts
light; supplies light; demand light; mar
ket slightly stronger. South Carolina,
IL -bushel hampers. pointed type, packed
locally, $1.25.
Carrots-No carlot arrivals; 1 car d.
verified; 2 broken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand light; market steady.
California, Western lettuce crates, $40
$3.50; Texas, bushel baskets, $1.75.
CauliflOwer-Two California arrived;
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket about steady. California, crates, $40
2.10.
Onions-No carlot arrivals; broken
car on track Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. Texas, 5O-pound
mudas, $1.6591.75; Crystal White, Wax,
$1.75.
Peas-Two South Carolina arrived; .
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Truck receipts light; supplies moderate;
demand light; market about steady.
South Carolina, bushel hampers, $1.10@
125; fair condition. S5c@$1.
TOmatOes-No carlot arrivals; : cars
diverted; / broken and unbroken cars
on track. Truck receipts liberal: sup
plies liberal demand light; market
steady. Florida, lug boxes, green and
turning. wrapped, SKIS and larger, $2.5O;
81.5O@2; 7x7. 1@1.25.
Mixed Vegetables-No carlot arrivals;
2 broken cars on track.
Snap Beans-Supplies very light: de-
mand moderate; market steady. Florida,
bushel hampers, Round Stringless $3.50
@3.25; few, $3.50.
Lima Beans-supplies insufficient to
EEgpIant-supplies very light: demand
light; market steady. Florida, 11s-bushel
crates. fair condition, .$2@2.5o.
COrnIsupplies insufficient, to quote.
light; market steady. Virginia, bushel
OranEes-one Florida arrived; 1 car
diverted; l broken and unbroken cars
on track. Florida. boxes No. /, $50
SIS No. 2, S2.75@4. as to size.
Grapefruit - No carlot arrivals:
broken cars on track Florida, boxes,
s2.756S25: No. ?, $2.25@2,75, as to size.
LemOns-Californa. boxes. No. /, So
q S,75; No. 2 S5,5o96 as to size
FOneydews-Chile. crates S262.50
observation-disclosures, boxes, S2@25o.
PineappleS - Cuba crates, S3935o,
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