The Washington times., 1937-02-25
Washington Produce
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY
prices paid shippers, net fob. Wash.l
By the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural


prices paid shippers, net fob. Wash.)
By the u. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
Eggs-Market weak; prices 4 to
eggs. Current receipts. ZIG lhsc' hen.
merry whites. 211a 622c; Government
graded and dated white eggs met prices
paid shippers, fob. Washington) U. 5.
Extras, large, 23c; U. S. Extras, mediums,
| 2O1ac; L. S. Standards large 22Ac.
Live POultry-Market steady at un-
changed prices. Fowl Colored, heavy.
15@ 1Sc; Leghorns 11@1ac. Chickens:
MUM on some oroilers and roasters.
Guineas, young, pounds and up. 400
each; under pounds, 25QSoc each;
%6uns hens yoGh9 toms gS:
der 19 pounds, 166917c: 20 pounds and
over. 15c; No. 2s, 12c; old hens, lac;
old toms. lac.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in Large Lots by Original Receivers
Sales to 500 A. NJ.
L. c. L. EXPRESS ARRIVALS
South CarOlina-12 crates asparagus
CalifOrnia-42 lugs avocados.
FlOrida-32 bushel baskets cucumbers.
12O 5-peck baskets lettuce; 80 lugS
lines, 16 bushe baskets parsley: IL 81
quart crates kumquats; "a bushel bas-
kets SQUASH; 2 SO,qusrt refrigerators
beans; 81 s-pound baskets tomatoes.
Unknown Origin-47 crates mixed veg
etables.
PennsyIvania-1s5 S-pound baskets
Miohigan-S4 55-pound cartons rhu-
barb.
Apples-Two Washington arrived;
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies liberal; demand light: market
steady. Bushel baskets, U. S. No. /:
Virginia, Staymans. "a Inch minimum,
$1.35 q LAO; 21a-nch minimum, $500
1.65; IN inch minimum, $l65 @l.75:
utility and scalded. $I@1.50, as to CON
dition; YOrks 2h-inch minimum, S1.1b
@1.25; 21a-nch, $1.4On1.5O: 2%-inch
minimum, $3.50 Od1.65; scalded and de-
"a inch minimum, sl.25@ 2h-inch
minimum. S1.4Od1.5O; %-inch mimi
mum. $500 Los: S-inch minimum, $1.60
Oils; Delicious, "a inch minimum,
utility grade, S1.25G1.75, as to size:
Golden Delicious, A-inch minimum.
$l.6OQ1.65 21s-inch minimum, $1.s5 "a;
S-inGh sh minimum. s216S2;25: Wi11tesapS
minimum, $1.75@1.9O: 2%-inch mint-
mum. $1.9Od2.15; utility grade, 1850
l.6O. as to size; Ben Davis, 2A-inch
minimum, $1al.1G: 2h-inch minimum.
size; Lowrys. 2h- Inch minimum. $1.250
i.S5; 2A-inch minimum. 81 so a 1.65: Y.
inch minimum, $1.65@1.75 utility grade
mum, s1.5O@1.6O; 2%-inch minimum.
Sl;SO a 165; S-inch minimum. s1,75Q
1.S5; various other varieties 2h-inch
minimum. $1@1,35; 2h-inch minimum.
81. S5 a 165. Boxes and cartons: Virginia,
West Virginia. Pennsylvania and Mary
land, combination extra fancy and fancy
225; Golden Delicious. $1.s5 @2.S5; Para,
gons, $1.6092. C grade: Delicious, &1.sS
@1.9o; staymans, $1.5O@1.75: Golden
Delicious $1.6591.S5: Paragons, $1.4o@
Cabbage-ons Florida arrived; 3
broken and 4 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light: mar
ket steady. Domestic Round type: Flor
ida, ! 1h-bushel hampers truck receipts,
S5c @S1; Texas half-yettuce crates, $1s10
Oils New York, 5O-lb. sacks Danish
type. mostly around Toe.
CarrOts-No carlot arrivals; broken
car on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market steady. Texas, half.
lettuce crates. S$1.35.
broken and 4 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate: demand light: mar
ket dull. California. crates, $S1.75.
Celery-Two Florida arrived; broken
moderate; demand light: market slightly
stronger. Florida. 10-inch crates. individ-
ually washed and preceded, $3.50.
Lettuces - One California arrived; q
broken and / unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket steady. California, Western crates,
Iceberg type, 5-dozen. s5@5;25; few.
dozen. $4.25a4.5O: fair condition, 81.
OniOns-One New York arrived;
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
8. No. /: Indiana, Michigan and New
York. YelIows. $14001.5O; fair condition,
$1.15 @1.25: Colorado, Valencias. inches
and larger. 81.
Peas-No carlot arrivals: no cars on
track. Supplies very light; demand
slow; market steady. Fqlorida, bushel
hampers. storage stock, fair condition.
POtatOes-Seven Maine arrived;
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket steady; IOO-pTund sacks Y; s; NJ No
few higher; New York, Round WhiteA
$2.6o@265: Pennsylvania, Russet Rurals
unclassified, $3.50, U: S. No. !. $2,eoI
ida, bushei crates, Bliss Triumphs U. 8.
No. l. 50: fair condition, $1,S5.
Spinach-No CARROT arrivals; broken
and unbroken cars on track: Supplies
moderate; demand light: market steady.
Texas, bushel baskets. 759S5c.
Strawberies-No carlot arrivals: no
cars on track. Truck receipts light;
supplies light; demand good: market
1sc, fair condition 15c per pint.
Sweet POtatOes-No carlot arrivals; NO
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mana llgnts market STEADY. IaEo~
lima, bushel baskets, Porto Ricans, $50.
few 81; Maryland, Anne Arundel county,
bushel hampers Jersey type, U. s. No. l.
90c 6$1.
Tomatoes-No carlot arrivals; broken
car on track Supplies light: demand
light; market steady. Florida, lug boxes
green, wrapped. 6x6 and larger, $1.5092s
few ripes. wrapped, $2.25; SKI, green.
$1.25d1.5o
Mixed VegetabIes-No caroc arrivalas
8 broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
Lima Beans - Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. Florida, bushel
hampers. $494.5O
Snap Beans No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track Supplies of good stock
light: demand light; market steady.
Florida, bushel hampers green. flat
type, mostly fair to ordinary condition.
s1.5O@2,5O. according to condition.
Eggplant-Supplies very light: demand
ida, IL -bushel crates. $2.5O@8.
Peppers--supplies light, demand light:
market steady, Florida, 15<bqshei
pers, green. s1.25915O.
sQuash-supplies very light; demand
light market steady. Florida, bushel
hampers. white wrapped. $3@S.5o: yel-
Cucumbers-suppltes very light; de-
mand light; market steady. Cuba.
crates. $4645O.
Kale-suppltes liberal; demand slow;
soc.
COIlards-supplies liberal: demand
slow; market dull. Virginia. bushel
baskets. soc.
Oranges-One California arrived:
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
Florida boxes. No. 1, $35064.25; few
$3.50; No. ., $393.5o. as to size.
Grapefruit-One Florida arrived:
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
Florida. boxes. No. 1, $292.25; No. !.
S1;75@2, as to size.
$50; No. .. $515.5O.
Observation-Disclosures As bushel bas-