The Washington times., 1937-03-02
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY
prices Paid shippers-Net FOB.
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BY the q. s. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economies
EEgs-Markeat steady to firm; retail
demand more active. Prices on U. S.
Government graded extras, large, Nc
higher and standards, nc higher. Cur
rent receipts, 81 @21Ac: hennery whites
ala @22c. Government graded and
dated white eggs met prices paid ship
large. 24c; U. s. extras mediums zoe;
U. S. standards, large, 21%c.
Live POultry-Market steady at un-
changed prices Fowl: Colroed, heavy.
Rocks and Crosses, 2O622c; a 1-cent pre-
MUM on some broalers and roasters.
Guineas, young, pounds and up 40c
each; under . pounds, 25@Soc each; old
hens, 1962Oc young toms, under 10
pounds, 16Q17c: 20 pounds and over,
15c; No. IS. 12c; old hens. lac; old
toms lac.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in large lots by original receivers.
Sales to 8 a. m.
L. C. L. Express Arrivals
CalifOrnia-54 lugs avocados.
F1Orida-32 bushel baskets cucumbers;
IS 5-peck baskets lettuce; 81 lugs lines;
Is S2-quart crates kumquats; l 1S0-pint
Unknown Origin-1s crates mixed veg
etables.
PennsyIvania--174 s-lb. baskets mush-
rooms.
North Carolina-22 bushel baskets
radishes.
Michigan-54 55-lb. cartons rhubarb.
Virginia-5 barrels watercress.
AppIes-No carlot arrivals; broken
and / unbroken cars on track. Supplies
MI fn. nd ndo fa orlF Faf
slightly stronger. Bushel baskets, U. S.
No. /: Virginia, tSaymans, 2A inches
minimum, S1.25@1S5; 2k inches mini
mum, $1.5O@1.65; ~ inches minimum.
scald, s1915O, as to size: Yorks. 2H
inches minimum $1.1O@l.25: 2h inches
minimum, S1.40@1.50: 2% inches mini
mum, $1.SO@175; utility, showing scald,
inches minimum, S1.5O@1.65: ~ inches
minimum, $4,000: * inches minimum,
$40 2.25; utility grade $I25Q1.75. as
to size; Golden Delicious. 2K inches mini
s2@2.15: 2% inches minimum. $3.50
2.55: Winesaps, 2A inches minimum,
S1.6O@1.75: IN inches minimum. $1,000
2; ~ inches minimum. $2.10@225;
800; 2h inches minimum, .1.O5@1.?5;
tx inches minimum. $1.359 91.50: Para
gons. 2h inches minimum, $1.15@1.25;
2h inches minim. 81. so $50: 2% inches
minimum :Is5@1;T5: 2, inches mini;
cartons: Maryland. Pennsylvania, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia, combination
extra fancy and fancy: Delicious $2@
EOS; Staymans. s1.75@2.25; Golden De-
licious. s1.s5@2.35; Paragons, S1.sO@2;
grade: Delicious, $1.65@1sO: Stay
mans. $1.5O@175; Golden Delicious $1.65
@1.SS; Paragons. $1.4O@1.75.
Cabbage - Two Florida arrived; 2
broken and unbroken cars on track
TrnclF raceinfS nd Arafa Sunnlioa
crate: demand moderate: market steady
omestic, round type: Texas. half let
tuce crates, 81; Florida, 1h-bushel
hampers, truck receipts, packed locally
Danish type. s5175c.
CarrOts-No Carlot arrivals; 1 broken
car on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate: market steady. Texas
Western lettuce crates, &2.75.
CauliflOwer - No carlot arrivals; 3
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track
Supplies moderate: demand light mar
fair condition, S1.25@1.50.
Celery-No carlot arrivals: 3 broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate de-
mand moderate: market steady. Flor
ida, 1O-inch crates, individually washed
and preceded. S-s dozen, $S.50@S,75.
LettuCe-No carlot arrivals: 1 car d.
verted; broken and unbroken cars
on track. Supplies moderate: demand
moderate; market steady. California,
Western crates. Iceberg type, 5 dozen.
$5.2565.50: fair condition $4.50@5; s
dozen. $4256450: fair condition, 81;
Florida. ia-bushel hampers, Big Boston
type. $1.75.
OniOns-No carlot arrivals: 1 unbroken
car on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate: market steady. Fifty
pound sacks. S. No. 1: Indiana, Michi-
gan and New York yellow, medium 10
large size. $1.4O@1.5o: small to medium
size, $1.S5: Colorado, Valencias, s inches
and larger, 81.
Peas-No carlot arrivals; no cars on
track Practically no supplies on the
market
POtatoes-one Florida, Maine ar
rived; 3 broken and unbroken cars
moderate; market steady. 1Oo-pound
sacks, U. s. No. /: Maine. Green Noun
tains mostly around $2.75; New York.
round whites, $3.50; truck receipts,
$3.50; Pennsylvania, Russet Rurals,
U. S. No. 1, branded sacks, $26O@2.S5;
unclassified. $3.50; Idaho, Russet Bur-
banks. $4M4.25: few higher: Florida,
bushel crates Bliss Triumphs. u s.
No. l.: $2Q2.16; few $2.25; fair condi-
spinach-No carlot arrivals; ? broken
moderate: demand moderate; market
steady. Texas, bushel baskets. 500 9Oc.
Strawberries-No carlot arrivals: no
cars on track. Truck receipts light:
supplies light demand slow market
weak. Florida, 36-pint crates. 1791Sc
per pint.
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-