The Washington times., 1937-11-24

EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices Paid shippers-Net F. o. B.
Washington
BY the q. 8. Bureau OF Agricultural
Economics
Eggs-Market unsettled, with u. 8. ex-
tras / cent lower. Other grades I'M
eggs: Whites: u. s. extras, large,
36kc; u. S. extras, mediums, 27c; U. s.
standards. large, sac; U. s. standards,
medium, S4c: Nearby ungraded eggs:
Current receipts. 2S029c; whites, 80 a
sac; Carrying premium paid on fancy
lots, particularly larger sizes.
Live Poultry-Market unchanged with
practically no turkeys being bought to-
Colored. heavy. $50 21c; No. Is, 13@14c;
Leghorns, 14@16c; roosters, 12@l3c.
Chickens: Rocks and crosses, all sizes,
Csc; mixed colors, 20@21c. Turkeys:
Hens, young. 2a@24c; toms. young 22c;
No. Is, 17@1sc. Old turkeys: Hens and
toms, zoe. Guineas, 2 lbs. and over, soc
each; under lbs, 4Oc each.
L. G. L. EXPRESS ARRIVALS
FlOrida-74 Tugs avocados. SO Jugs
lines, So bushel baskets, squash, II
bushel crates eggplant, 80 bushel crates
peppers.
GeOrgia-5 5o-pound bags pecans.
Virginia. barrels watercress.
PennsyIvania-265 3-pound baskets
mushrooms.
Unknown OrigIn-45 crates mixed veg
etables.
CaIifOrnia-42 boxes figs.
Apples-Commercial; no carlot, ar
rivals; 1 broken car On track; RELIEF one
Pennsylvania arrived; / unbroken car
on track. Bushel baskets, U. s. No. /,
supplies liberal; demand light; market
ginia and West virginia. Staymans az
inch minimum. 6O065c; 2h-inch mimi
mum, $4,000; 2%-inch minimum, soc
@s1; Yorks, 2N-inch minimum SOC;
2h.inch minimum, SSG75G; 2%-inch
inch minimum, soc; 2a-inch minimum
Use; ~ inch minimum, so a S5c; Delici-
Gus, 2h-inch minimum, 75@ S5c; Az
nch minimum, S1.1O@1.l5; IN inch
minimum, $1.10@1.15: Grimes, very few
sales, 2h-inch minimum, soc; 2h-inch
minimum, 65975c: 2%-inch minimum,
rs S5c; boxes and cartons. Virginia
fancy and fancy: Delicious, $1.35@1S5;
staymans, S1.250175; Golden Delicious,
$L25@1.75; Grade: Delicious, $l.l5@
$50.
Mixed Vegetables-one Texas arrived !;
1 broken and l unbroken cars on track.
Snap Beans-Supplies light: demand
light; market steady. Florida, bushel
hampers, Bountifuls, $2@2.25: String
less Black Valentines, $2.50@3.
Okra and Liba Beans-Supplies insult
ficient to quote.
Peppers-Supplies light: demand mod
crate; market steady. Florida, h-bushel
crates, green, So.
squash-supplies light; demand light !;
market steady. Florida. bushel hampers,
white, wrapped. S1.2501.5O.
Eggplant-suppiies light; demand
light; market steady. Florida, III
bushel crates, SO.
light; market steady. Florida, bushel
baskets, $2.50@3.
TOmatOes-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies light; demand mod
crate; market steady. Texas, via Balti-
more, lug boxes. ripes and turning wrap
ped, 6x6 and larger. S4@4.25; Florida,
lug boxes. green, wrapped. SKIS. $3.50.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; l I'M
broken car on track. Truck receipts
moderate; supplies moderate; demand
and Pennsylvania, 50-pound sacks Danish
type, 75c; Virginia, IL -bushel hampers,
domestic round type, S5c.
CarrOts-No carlot arrivals; 2 broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market steady. California,
Western lettuce crates punched, $275@
800; Pennsylvania, bushel baskets,
topped, washed, 75@S5c.
Celery-One New York arrived; bro
ken and unbroken cars on track. Sup
ket steady. California, " crates, indi-
vidually washed, 3-5 dozen. $2.75; New
York, % crates, washed, S2@2E5.
Lettuce - One California arrived; 6
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market steady. California, Western
crates, Iceberg type DOZEN $393.50;
mostly 1925.
OniOns-One Indiana arrived: un-
broken car on track. Supplies moder-
ate; demand moderate; market slightly
stronger. Fifty-pound sacks. U. s. No.
1: New York, Fellows, $1.S5@1.4O;
Idaho and Washington, Valencias 3
inches and larger, $1.4O@1.50.
Peas-No carlot arrivals 1 broken car
on track. Supplies light; demand light:
market steady. California, bushel ham,
pers, Telephones, $2.50@3.
POtatOes-Seven Maine arrived: 5
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market steady. One hundred pound
sacks, U. s. No. 1: New Jersey. Cob