The Washington times., 1937-07-20
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY
prices Paid Shi~Ders-Net FOB.
Washington

BY the U. 8. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
Eggs-Market steady to firm. U. s.
extras. mediums. Nc higher. Current
receipts 2O@21c; hennery, whites. ,22@
white eggs: U. S. extras. large, 27hc;
U. s. xtras, large, 27hc; U. s..
standards, large, 2Shc.
Live POultry-Market quiet. Prices
lie; few at IS cents; No. Is, 13c;
leghorns, 12@14c; No. Is, 10c: roosters,
i0c. Chickens: Crosses, zoo 21c; Rocks,
2 hpounds and over. 21@ 22c; leghorns,
2 pounds, 18c; less than pounds, Ice.
Q14c.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in Large Lots by Original Receivers
Sales to $500 A. NJ.
L. C. L. Express Receipts
Virginia-25 bushel baskets apples;
5 barrels watercreess.
FlOrida-26 Tugs avocados; 46 Jugs
lines: rs Tugs mangoes; As busheI bas-
kets okra; rs bushel baskets peppers.
CaEfCrnia-Ss Tugs avocados; 4s 12-
North CarOIina-27 bushel baskets Gu
cumbers: IS bushel baskets lima beans;
"a h-bushel baskets okra; 81 bushel bas-
kets squash.
South CarOlina-27 bushel baskets Gu
cumbeers; IS bu5hel baskets lima beans;
100 bushel baskets peaches.
New Jersey-25 24-quart crates blue
berries; 20 16-pint crates blueberries,
Unknown Origin-24 crates mixed vegO-
tables.
Pennsylvania - 1875 4-pound baskets
mushrooms.
CantaIOupes-No carlot arrivals; 1 bro
ken car on track. approximately 900
Carolina
rived. Western stock: Supplies lnsuffi-
ficient to quate. Southern stock: Truck
receipts liberal: supplies liberals de-
Carolina. Salmon Meats, standards, 24s
TO 46s, Ridgeway section, labeled, $3.50
2; mostly $1.75: unlabeled, $1@1.50;
mostly $1@1.125.
HOneyballs-No carlot arrivals: 1
broken car on track. Supplies light; de-
mand light; market about steady. Cali
fornia, jumbos ass. $2.755@S; ass, S.;
standards m6sI Ass. $275.
broken cars on track. Supplies moder.
ate; demand light; market steady. Cali
1ornla standard and jumbo crates, IS
to rs, S1;26@1.5o.
Celery--No carlot arrivals; 8 broken
m m fair; market steady. New York,
Y crates, individually washed, dozen,
M.259?; 2h-4 dozen, $2@2.25; Michigan
Lettuce-One California arrived: 7
broken and 8 unbroken cars on track.
supplies moderate; demand slow; mar
k E weak; California, Western crates.
Iceberg type, 5-dozen, $3@325, few
higher ordinary to fair condition, $1.75
@25O; New York, Eastern crates, Big
Boston type. 2-dozen, 5O@6Oc.
Onions-No carlot arrivals; unbroken
car on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand slow; market steady. 5O-lb: sacks,
Yellows, U: S. No. !: New Jersey, 81;
Pennsylvania. S5c.
Peaches-No carlot arrivals: no ears
on track. Truck receipts moderate: sup
plies moderate; demand moderate: mar
ket steady. North Carolina, bushel bas-
kets Bellies and Hileys, U. S. No, /. IN
inch minimum. $?;25H2.5O: 2-inch mini
num- $2.7b%S; 2A-inch minimum, $40
S.25; y bushel baskets. 1%-inch mini
mum, soc; 1%-inch minimum, $1,16: q
inch minimum, $1.25; South Carolina,
bushel baskets Elberias, U. s. No, /,
IN inch minimum, $30S.50: Bellies. U.
s. No. /. 2A-inch minimum, $2.5003,
few high as $3.50; skies Elbertas, U. s.
No. /. medium to large size. $2.5O@3.
PeaB-No carlot arrivals; broken
cars on track. Supplies light: demand
fair; market steady. Bushel hampers,
telephones: Colorado, $1.75@2; Washing
ton. $2@21O
POtatOes-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track commercial relief-no carlot
arrivals: broken cars on track. Sup
plies, moderate; demand, moderate;
market, slightly stronger Eastern