The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-10-29
WASHINGTON PRODUCE

EEEs-Market just about steady at un-
changed prices. Government graded
and dated eggs: Whites: U. S. extras
large, Ahc; u. S. extras, mediums. ale;
standards. mediums, Csc. Nearby I'M
graded eggs: Current receipts. ESQ 2Sc; ,
whites. SO q sac, varying premium paid
on fancy lots, particularly larger sizes
Live POuItry-Market quiet and un-
changed. Fowl: Colored, heavy, 1870
22c; No. IS, 13@14c; leghorns, l4Q l6c;
ROSTERS, 12@13c. Chickens: Rocks and
20 a3% pounds asa CSC; pounds and
UP. 2792Sc mixed colors, COG 22c.
Turkeys: Hens, 1OG12 pounds, 24@ csc;
and old turkeys. zoe. Guineas, pounds
and over, soc each; under pounds 4Oc
each.
Compiled by the Market News Service,
Bureau of Agricultural EcOnOmtcs)
L. c. l.. Express Receipts at Washington,
Friday, October 20, 1887
FIOrida--64 Tugs avocados, 81 lugs
lines, 10 bushel boxes lines, 90 bushel
baskets SQUASH, 81 bushel baskets okra.
II bushel baskets parsley.
North CarOlina-12is bushel baskets
okra
Virginia. barrels watercress.
Pennsylvania -l32 5-pound baskets
Unknown Origin-44 crates mixed veg
etabes.
CaIifornia-27 boxes figs.
South CarOlina-56 bushel baskets snap
beans
Apples-Two Washington arrived;
broken and unbroken cars, on track.
Bushel baskets, U S. No. l, supplies
liberal; demand modeTate; y msFRes
and West Virginia, Staymans, ~ men
minimum, 500 65c; 2l2 inch minimum
sOGS5c; "a inch minimum, yOc q -.
Grimes 81. inch minimum. 60@65c; "a
II, n 00C . 81 inch mini
mum, $1qI.1O. Delicious, inch mini
mum, mostly around 75c: "a inch mini
num- $1Dl.1O. Golden Delicious. 2A inch
minimum, 6O@65c; "a inch minimum,
9Oc q 81. Smokehouse. 2h inch minimum.
so q soc; 2i2 inch minimum, Is S5c; 2@t
inch minimum, 9Oc 9sl. Rambos. ~ inch
minmum rS S. ISc; ~ i inch Minimum
5Oc 2la inch minimum. 6Oq65c. Black
Twigs, 2ia inch minimum, mostly around
75c; 2X inch minimum, $4,000. Boxes
size; combination extra fancy and fancy,
Delicious $1.35 a.: Golden Delicious'
1880 1856; Staymans, $1.25 a 1.S5.
Fancy: Grimes. $I1O@150: Mcintosh,
siIO@1.6O; C grade. Delicious SLIGO
Lima Beans-Supplies very light: de-
mand light; market weak. Long Is |
land. bushel hampers $3.75@4
Snap Beans-Supplies moderate; de- |
mand moderate; market steady. Bushel |
hampers: Virginia green, flat type. best. |
81; poorer, 81; round. mostly around
$3.50; Florida. round stringless, SEQ |
225. few best, S25OI3.
CabbaEe-One Pennsylvania arrived; ! |
broken car on track. Supplies mod |
crate; demand moderate; market steady. |
5O-pound sacks, Danish |
type rail receipts mostly around sec; |
truck receipts soc.
Carrots-One California arrived; l l.
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies light; demand moderate; mar
ket steady. California, Western-lettuce
crates, punched. S2.9OMS; Pennsylvania,
bushel baskets. topped. washed. 75c.
CauliflOwer-No carlot arrivals;
broken car on track. Supplies light; de-
nand moderate; market steady. Long
Island, crates, $1.75g2.
Celery-No carlot arrivals: 2 broken
ears on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady. New
York washed. % crates. $2.2Sq2.7;
a crates IS dozen. $2G2.25.
Grapes-Three California arrived: 1
EAR unloaded; cars diverted; broken
and unbroken cars on track. Eastern
stock: Supplies moderate; demand very
slow; market dull New York, 2-quart
climax baskets Concerns, 12T12lac
California. Tugs, Thompson Seedless.
S1.5O61.75: Tokays. $1.35d1.50.
Honey Dews-No Carlot arrivals: 1
broken car on track. Supplies light; de-
nand light; market steady. Standard
and jumbo crates. all sizes: Colorado,
s.7501, according to condition. Cali
fornia, S1.75@2.
Lettuce-Two California arrived: car
diverted; 10 broken and 3 unbroken cars