The Washington times., 1937-08-31
Washington
Produce
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY


prices paid shippers-Net r. o. b
By the U. s. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
EgEs-Market steady to firm. U. s.
Government graded. extras, large, 1hc
higher. Nearby, ungraded, current re-
ceipts, hc higher. Current receipts,
2Oh 632c; hennery whites, best quality,
3s@2Tc; ordinary quality. 24@2Sc. Gov
eminent graded and dated white eggs:
U. S. extras, large, s5c: U. 8. extras,
mediums 27hc; u. 8. standards, large
27hc.
Prices mostly lie higher. Fowl: Col
f I.sSor heavy i.Sisa ROSTER Ss
Chickens: virginia Rocks. IS @2Sc; Della
ware crosses 2s92sc; Southern. gao
use. Reds, 23@25c; Leghorns, 22@24c.
Broil;ng turkeys. az pounds and up;
FLORIDA-3S Tugs avocados; 81 Tugs
lines; % Jugs mangoes; IL bushel bas-
kets okra.
North CaFOllna-4e S-bushel baskets
okra; 80 bushel baskets okra; IS bushel
baskets snap BEAM.
Tennessee-I7 h-Oushel baskets okra;
Unknown Origin - go crates mixed
Pennsylvania - 14A 4-pound baskets
mushrooms.
Virginia-5 barrels watercress.
AppIes--No carlot arrivals; no cars
supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market slightly Stronged; Maryland.
Pennsylvania, virginia and West Viz:
ginia, wealthys, SA-inch minimum, 50
STAIRS, 2H"inch minimum. sO9s5c; 2h-
inch minimum, 75@s5c; %-inch mini
mum, 90c0S1; Transparents, 2A-inch
minimum, 65@75c; Pinch minimum, 50
@Soc; Rambos, 2h-ineh minimum, 70
inch minimum, $1@1.25; Northwestern
Greetings, 2h-inch minimum, 75@S5c;
az inch minimum, s0c @$1; 3-inch min
imum, 31@1.10: Maidenblush, 2A-inch
s5G75c; Grimes. sK-inch minimum, so
@65c; 2h-inch minimum, s5@90c, few
81; smokohouse, 2A-inch minimum, SO
060c: 2h-inch minimum. 759Sbc.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; broken
car on track. Correction add yesterdays
report-one New York, 1 Virginia ar
rived; 2 unbroken cars on track.) Truck
receipts moderate; supplies moderate;
demand fair; market slightly weaker.
Pennsylvania, domestic, flat type, IN
bushel hampers SOC; 5-peck hampers
75@sOc; Virginia, 5o-pound sacks, do
mestic. flat type. 75c.
Celery-One New York arrived; bro
ken and / unbroken cars on track. Sup
plies moderate: demand moderate; mar
ket steady. New York, 2-3 crates, indi-
vidually washed, 3-6 dozen, $2@2.25; few
$3.50.
broken and / unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate:
market steady. California, Western
mostly -; New York, Eastern crates Big
Boston type, 2 dozen, $1@1.25; Eastern
crates Romano, 60@7Ec.
Onlons-No carlot arrivals; ! broken
moderate; demand fair; market about
steady. 5o-pound sacks, yellows, u s..
No. i: New York, $1.05@1.10; poorer,
800; Indiana, $1.O501.15. Illinois,
Peaches-supplies moderate: demand
kets, Elbertas, U. s. No. /, IN inch
minimum. $1@1.25; Pinch minimum,
75c@s1: X inch minimum. 5O@75c;
Hales. U S. No, l, IN inch minimum.
$1@1.25: inch minimum, 75cQ$1;
Delaware, bushel baskets, Elbertas, U.
s, No. l, 2-2A INCHES. 9Oc@ $1.
rived; one car diverted; two broken
and two unbroken cars on track. sup
plies moderate; demand moderate; mar
ton. s1.75@2: Idaho, $1.S5 q 1.SO.
POtatoes-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Truck receipts moderate; sup
plies moderate; demand moderate; mar
ket about steady. 1OO-pound sacks cob
blers. u s. No. /: New Jersey, $1.15 q
1887 Pennsyivania, $1.10@115.
SweetpotatOes-No carlot arrivals: NO
cars on track. Supplies light; demand
fair; market about steady. North Caro-
lima, bushel baskets red Yams, 81; Mary
land, bushel baskets goldens, U. s. No.
1, $1.15@1.25.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady. Viz
melons. selects. $2O@s5; primes, $50
Is; culls, sos; truck receipts, street
saIes-Tom Watsons. $3.50 pounds aver
age, 50@60c.
Lima Beans-Surplies moderate: de-
mand moderate; market slightly weak
ware and Pennsylvania $1.75. poorer
snap ,Beans-supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate; market steady. New
Jersey and Pennsylvania, bushel ham,
pers, green, flat type. 81 1925: Mary
land. bushel hampers green round type
Cucumbers - Supplies moderate; de-
mand slow: market dull. New York
and Pennsylvania, bushel baskets, 500
75c.
crate; demand moderate; market slight
ly weaker. California, Turlock section,
Jumbo crates, Is to IS. $1.75@2: stand
ard crates, IS and 12s, $2@2.25.
Oranges - One California arrived: 2
broken and 4 unbroken cars on track
grade and size.
LemOns-Californ boxes, No. i. IS
@8.5O; No. rs, $7.5OQS.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.