The Washington times., 1937-01-05
Washington Produce
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY
prices Paid shippersANet FOB.
Washington

Washington
BY the q. s. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
Eggs-Market weak. Prices y to lie
lower. Nearby production increasing
and receipts heavier. Current receipts
2502Sc: hennery whites, 26@27c; Gov
ernment graded an ddate white eggs
(net prices paid shippers, fob. Wash
ington): U. S. extras, large. 2sc; U. 5.
extras, mediums, 26c; U. S. standards
Live PouItry-Market generally quiet
and steady. Fowl: Colored, heavy, Is q
1Sc; leghrons, 9@11c. Chickens: Nir-
ginia Rocks, brolers and fryers' $50
zoe; Delaware Crosses, $50 zoe. Guineas,
young pounds and upward, 4Oc each;
under 2 pounds, 25 to 30c each; old
guineas, 20025c each. Turkeys, young
hens, 1s019c; young toms, under ~
pounds. 15c; 20 pounds and over, $50
17c: No. as, 12c: old hens. lac; old
toms, lac.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in Larg Lots by Original Receivers
Sales to $500 A. NJ.
L. c. L. Express Arrivals
FlOrida-54 lugs avocados; As 5-peck
baskets lettuce: % iugs lines; 20 bushel
baskets okra; SIS bushel baskets gren
peas; As bushel baskets squash: % bushel
hampers snap beansi so SO-pound crates
tomatoes.
OallIOrnla-S6 rugs dVOCauOS.
Unknown Origin-5S crates mixed vege-
tables.
PennsyIvania-1A three-pound baskets
mushrooms.
Michigan-45 55-pound cartons rhu-
barb.
VirEinia-Fivs barrels watercress.
Apples-No carFot arrivals; no cars on
track. Supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady. Bushel baskets,
U. S. No. /: Virginia. Grimes. 2A-lnch
minimum, $1@1.15; 2h-inch minimum,
$1.35Q1.4O; staymans. 2h-inch mini
mum, $1.15@1.25; 2a-inch minimum,
&1.S591.5O; 2%-inch minimum. s1.5O@
licious, 2A-inch minimum, $3.50 q 1.60:
A-inch minimum. $1.75@LS5; ~ inch
minimum, $4,000; Golden Delicious,
2A-inch minimum, $1.25 @1s5; 2hs-inch
mum, $1.65@1:s5; Yorks. 2A-inch mini
mum, $1.1O@1.15; 2h-inch minimum.
$1.35; 2%-inch minimum, $50; Black
Twigs, 2A-inch minimum, $1@1.10; IN
minimum. s1.40@1.5o; starks. 2H-inch
minimum, 9Oc@$1: 21A-inch minimum,
$1@125; ~ Inch minimum, $1.S5; Jona-
thans, 2A-inch minimum, $1.15@ 1.25;
Twigs, A-inch minimum, sOc@$1; "a.
inch minimum, $1.25@1.S5. Boxes and
cartons: Virginia, Maryland and Penn
sylvania, Combination Extra Fancy and
Fancy: delicious, 81. WE.Lo; Staymahs'
s1.5O@2; Grimes, $1.5O@1.65, as to size;
Grade, Delicious, $1.50@1.75: Stay
mans, $1.35@1.6O, as to size.
POtatOes-Seven Maine, New York.
2 Pennsylvania, Texas arrived; broken
and is unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand moderate; market
steady. 10O-lb. sacks, U. s. No. /: New
York, Round Whites, $2.50@2.65; Maine,
Green Mountains. $2.90@3; Pennsylvania,
Round Whites, $2.6OQ2.75; Idaho. Russet
Burbanks, $3.25 SO. Florida market
weak. bushel crates Bliss Triumphs, U.
S. No. l, $1.s5Q2.
Carrots = One California arrived; 2
broken and l unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate demand moderate;
market steady. California, Western let
tuce crates 6-dozen, $275, fair condition,
$3.50; Pennsylvania, bushel baskets
topped, washed $1.1O; Texas, half crates
$3.50.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; 3 broken
and l unbroken car on track. Truck re-
ceipts liberal; supplies liberal; demand
moderate; market steady. South Caro-
lima, l n -bushel hampers Pointed type,
freight receipts, $1.05Q1.15: truck re-
ceipts packed locally, 75@s5c; New
York, 5O-lb. sacks Domestic Round type,
75c.
CaulifIOwer-No carlit arrivals; 8
broken and l unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market steady. California, crates, $500
1B.
CeIery-One California arrived; car
diverted; 3 broken and 1 unbroken cars
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
crates, individually washed and pre-
cooled, $2.5002.75, few higher.
Lettuce-One Arizona arrived; 6 broken
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
liberal; demand moderate; market
steady. Arizona, western crates. Iceberg
type, dozen. $2.75. few higher.
Onions - No carlot arrivals; 2 broken
and ! unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand moderate; market
steady. Fifty-pound sacks, U. s. Is.
lencias, 3 inches and larger, $1.1O@1.15
Peas-No carlot arrivals; 3 broken and
/ unbroken cars on track. Supplies mod
crate; demand light; market steady.
large size. s8@8.25; small size, $2.25;
Florida, small size, S1.2561.5O.
Spinach-Two Texas arrived; 1 broken
and un6roken cars on track. Supplies
liberal; demand moderate; market
steady: Bushel baskets, Texas, sOQS5c;
Virginia, 6O965c.
Sweet PotatOes-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Supplies moderate: de-
mand light; market steady North Caro-
lima. bushel baskets PVerto Ricans,
Maryland, Anne Arundel county, bushel
hampers, Jersey type, U. S. Is, 90c@$1.
IomatOes-One Florida arrived; 1 un-
broken car on track. Supplies moderate;
hSLldhO SAO" maj net uull WlOe
range in condition, lug boxes, green,
ripes and turning wrapped, 6x6, $500
?; few higher; poorer, soc d$l.
Mixed Vegetables-one Texas arrived;
Snap Beans-One Florida arrived; 8
broken cars on track. Supplies moderate;
demand light: market steady. Florida,
bushel hampers, green, flat type, s1.75Q
3i@I.25 round stringless. S2@S.25.
Lima Beans-Supplies light demand
light; market steady. Cuba, bushel
hampers holdovers fair to. ordinary con-
sa les renorted to quote.
SGuaSh-Supplies light: demand light;
market steady. Florida. bushel hampers,
white wrapped, s1.5O@2.OO.
market steady. Florida, Y -bushei
fair condition, S1.25.
Eggplant - Supplies light; demand
slow; market steady. Florida, 1is-bushel
C1cumbers-Fresh arrivals too few
sales reported to quote
Okra-Practically no supplies on the
market,
awberries-supplies light; demand
frigerators and crates, 16-1Sc per pint.
Oranges-Correction, Mondays report
should have read l broken and 2 un-
broken cars on track instead of . un-
lot arrivals; broken and . unbroken
ears on track Florida boxes. S22563
as to grade and size.
Grapefruit - Correction. Mondays re-
on track instead of l broken and 2 un-
broken cars on track. Today-No car
lot arrivals; broken cars on track
Florida, boxes, Sl.5O@2.2S, as to grade
and size.
Lemons-Cslifornia boxes. No. /. $50
$50 No. 2, $41450.