The Washington times., 1937-01-09
Local Produce
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY

prices paid shippers-Net F. o. b.
Washington
BY the q. 8. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
EgES-Market weak. Mild and open
weather increasing fresh egg production
in nearby sections. Receipts moderately
receipts, 25 to 25h cents; Hennery
whites. 2s to 2614 cents. Government
graded and dated white eggs (Net
prices paid shippers, F. o. B. Washing
TOM: U. s. extras, large 2s cents; u
standards, large, 27h cents.
Live POUltry-Market generally quiet
and steady. Fowl: Colored heavy, 16 to
Is cents; leghorns, to II cents. Chick
ems: Virginia Rocks, broilers and fryers,
Is to 20 cents: Delaware crosses, 1S to
20 cents. Guineas: Young, 2 pounds and
up, 40 cents each; under pounds 70
TO 80 cents each; old guineas, 20 to Is
cents Turkeys: Young hens, II to 20
cents; Young Toms under 10 pounds II
cents; 20 pounds and over, is cents: No.
2's, IL cents: old hens, IA cents; old
' FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in large lots by original receivers
Sales to a. m.
l., C, L. Express Arrivals
FlOrida-44 Jugs avocados; 10 Iugs
lines: 81 bushel baskets green peas;
S5 IL -bushel crates pepers; 1 32-quart
refrigerator strawberries; 81 SO-pound
crates tomatoes.
Unknown Origin-SS crates mixed
fennSyivania-1H s-pound baskets
south CarOlina-44 bushel baskets
Virginia--s barrels watercress.
Apples-One Washington arrived; i
unbroken car on track. Supplies mod
Bushel baskets, U. s. No. !, virginia
staymans IA inch minimum, S1.1o@
1.15; 214-inch minimum, $3.50 a. l.SO; ~
imum, $1.65@1.75; Grimes h-lnch
minimum. s1@1.15; 2h-inch minimum
$1.25@1.S5; 2% Inch minimum, I.35@
2I-inch minimum, Si@1:16; ,21s s-inch
minimum, $1.85@i.5O 2% inch mini
num- &l;5o@1;SO Utility, all sizes 75c Q
$1.26; Black Twigs' 2A-inch minimum: nI m
24 inch minimum. $1.4O@1.SO S-inch
zes"i 1i5es, 75icos1:as; Delicious, inch
mum, $1.75@1.S5; H-nch minimum. 81
@2.Io; Golden Delicious 2h-inch min
imum, $1.25@1.35: 2%-inch minimum,
$50; Jonathans: 2A inch minimum; :1d5
@1.25: 21a-inch minimum. s1.36@ so;
Timber Twigs, 2h-inch minimum, SOc@
81; 2h-inch minimum, $1.25 a 1.35.
vania and Virginia, combination extra
fancy and fancy. Delicious, $1.75 q 2.25;
Staymans, $1.5O@2 Grimes, $3.50 a 1.65,
as to size; grade. Delicious 1'So@
Cabbage-Three New York, Pennsyl-
vania, / South Carolina arrived; q !
broken and 10 unbroken cars on track.
Truck receipts moderate; supplies lib
eral; demand moderate: market steady.
South Carolina, 11A-bushel hampers,
pointed type. freight receipts, 81; truck
receipts packed locally, 75c: New York,
5O-lb. sacks domestic round type, zoe.
] broken
car on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand light: market steady. California,
Western lettuce crates. dozen, $2'5oQ
275; fair condition, $2.25.
CauliflOwer-No -carlot arrivals:
broken cars on track. Supplies moder-
ate; demand moderate: market steady.
California, crates, $3.50.
CeIery-No carlot arrivals; broken
ears on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady. Cali,
fornia II crates, individually washed
and preceded, $2.75@3; few higher
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies liberal; demand moderate;
type, 5 dozen: California, s8@ 3.25; Art
zona, S2.75@S; Florida, 1h-bushel ham
OniOns-One New York arrived;
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track
Supplies moderate: demand moderate;
market steady. Eo-pound sacks. y: 8.
Utah. valsncias, inches and larger,
S1.1O@1.15.
Peas-No carlot arrivals; 1 broken
and / unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand moderate; market
steady. Bushel hampers California.
Telephones. large size, $S3S.25, small
size $2@2.25 Florida, small size, $1.S5.
POtatOes-One Idaho, Maine a New
York pennsylvania arrived; broken
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand moderate; market
steady. 10O-pound sacks, U. s. No. 1:
New York, round whites. sass OATS:
Maine, Green Mountains So; Idaho, Rus
set Burbanks SS.40@3.50; Florida. mar
ket weak, bushel crates Bliss Triumphs,
U. 8 No /. $1.5O@1.75.
Spinach-No carlot arrivals: . broken
and / unbroken cars on track. Truck
receipts moderate; supplies moderate;
demand moderate: market steady. Bushel
baskets: Texas, 75@s5c; Virginia, 500
sweet PotatOes-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Supplies moderate: de-
mand light; market steady. North Gallo
s1OO; fair quality, 75@S5c; MARYLAND,
Jersey type. U. s. No. I. SOc@*1.
TomafOes-one Florida arived un-
demand light: market dull. Florida. lug
boxes, green, ripes and turning, wrapped
wide range in quality and condition
all sizes; soc @s1.6o according to condi-
kets. 75c.
Mixed VeEetabIes-No earlot arrivals;
Z broken cars on track.
Lima Beans-supplies light; demand
pers. $2.50@2.75.
Snap Beans-No carlot arrivals;
broken car on track. Truck receipts
moderate; supplies liberal; demand light:
market weak. Florida, bushel hampers,
green. flat type, $16125; few, $3.50;
Round Stringless, $1.75; few. So.
market dull. Florida, hushel hampers,
white wrappAd, small size. A12Sa 20;