The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-10
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY

6ON AMI LIVE AOODAN1
prices Paid shippers-Net #. o. b.
BY US. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Eggs--Market firm at unchanged
prices. Current receipts, $50 2Sc; whites
best quality, 27@2sc; ordinary quality;
25 a CSC; government graded and dated
white eggs. u. S. extras, large, S5hc
U. s. extras, mediums 2shc; U. s.
Live Poultry-Market quiet but steady.
Fowl: Colored, heavy, 10000: No. 2s,
13@14c; leghorns, 14@15c; ROSTERS, 10
6I2c. Chickens: virginia rocks, 2S@
ern, 28@25c; reds, ESQ 25c; leghorns, 20
@24c. Turkeys: Hens. 10 to u pounds,
23c; toms, II to Is pounds, 21c; broil-
ing turkeys, az pounds and up, % q Csc.
Guineas, young, IN to pounds, sOc@
81 q pair.
L. C. L. Express Receipts
FIOrida-54 Jugs avocados; 20 bushel
crates. avocados; 70 Tugs lines; 12 bushel
baskets parsley; "a bushel baskets okra.
California-ls 12-pound boxes figs.
North CarOlina-60 a-bushel baskets
okra; % bushel baskets snap beans.
Maine-16 s2-quart crates blueberries.
Unknown Origin-17 crates mixed vege-
Pennsylvania 4-pound baskets
Tennessec-27 h-bushel baskets okra.
Virginia-5 barrels watercress.
Apples-One Virginia arrived no cars
on track. Truck receipts moderate;
supplies liberal: demand moderate: mar
ket steady. Bushel baskets, U. s. No.
1: Maryland, pennsylvania, Virginia and
West Virginia, Wealthys, 2k-inch min.
minimum, 6O@65c: 2k-inch minimum, IS
@s5c; Grimes. 2H-inch minimum. 500
soc; 2h-inch minimum. 754S0c; IN
inch minimum, 90c9$1; Mcintosh, ~
imum. 90c@$1: 2%-inch minimum, 81 10
@1.25: Jonathans, Pinch minimum. 40
@50c: 2k-inch minimum, 75c; 2h-inch
minimum. 81 @1.1O: Northwestern Green
inch minimum, 75c @S1: Delicious. 2h-
inch minimum. 9Oc0S1: 2h-inch min
imum, S1.2501.35: STAIRS, A-inch min
inum, 699SOc: 2h-inch minimum. Is
mostly around Use; 2-inch minimum, 20
@6oc: boxes: Virginia. Mcintosh. fancy
$1.50@1.75, as to size: delicious fancy,
$1.75@2.25; C grade, $4,000, as to size.
OniOns-one Michigan, New York
on track sSpees sn6
Yellows, Y. $: No. j. Indiana. Mime Mime
sofa and New York 81 I T%aSd senn lSes
and larger. $1.75@2.
Peaches-No carlot arrivals; broken
car on track Truck receipts moderate moderate
market steady. Maryland, bushel
baskets, EIbertas, U. s. No. 1, 2-inch
minimum, H.25G 1.5o; Pennsylvania1'
s.. No. 1, 21a-inch minimum. $1.75@2;
from storage, ordinary to fair condi-
PeasWNo carlot arrivals; 3 broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady. Bushel
hampers, Telephones, Idaho. S2.25 02.56;
California, $2.75: Colorado, $2.25.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals: no cars
nOhf anTNnIiaa
light: demand light; market STEADY:
Nearby sections bushei baskets, domes-
tic, flat type. 60@65e: Pennsylvania. s.
peck hampers, Savoy type. very few
CeieryNTwo New York arrived: !
broken and 1 unbroken cars on, track.
Supplies light: demand moderate: mar
ket steady. New York, 2-3 crates. in
dividually washed. S-S dozen. $1.760
225.
Lettuce-Two California arrived: q
broken and unbroken cars on track:
Supplies light; demand moreate; market
stronger. California, Western crates,
fair condition, s4.5o@t. poorer lower:
Ohio, 1S-quart baskets. 75c. =. -
POtatOes-No carlot arrivals; broken
car ON track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate: market dull. 100-pound
vania. sOc@$1: New Jersey, s5c@$1,
few $1.10: Long Island, bushel baskets
Bakers, $1.25.
Sweet POtatOes-Truck receipts mod
crate: supplies moderate: demand slow;
market weak. North Carolina, bushel
baskets. Porto Ricans and Jersey type,
75c: MARYLAND. hushel' baskets Jersey
Mixed Vegetabies--Ne cArlSe arrivals;
3 broken cars on track.
Snap Beans-Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate; market steady. Penn
sylvania. bushel hampers, green, flat
type, 5O@75c; round stringless, 81.
Lima Beans-Supplies light: demand
moderate; market steady. Long Island,
bushel hampers. $2.5O@3. .
CucumberS = Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market steady. New York,
bushel baskets, $11.25.
HOneydews-Two Colorado arrived: 3
broken and unbroken cars en- track.