The Washington times., 1937-10-13

DAILY REPORT ON WASHINGTON
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKET
prices Paid shlppers-NOt r. o. B.
Washington)
BY the q. s. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
EgRs-Market quiet and unchanged.
Government graded and dated eggs:
whites: U. S. extras, large, 27hc; u.
S. extras, mediums, 2Shc; U. S. Stand
ards, large, S4c; U. S. standards. me-
Current receipts. 2562Sc; whites, 500
32c.
Live Poultry-Marget slightly unset
tied on chickens with prices fractionally
lower Lower" on s.. some ne classes Fowl; coloTsd,
horns, 14@1sc; ROSTERS, 12@1Sc.
Chickens: Rocks and crosses. less than
2 lbs, 27@2Sc; "a to an lbs, ESQ 27c:
lbs. and up, ZIG CSC; mixed colors, 20
G:as souta'T 5 s $685. o TGFfs' to
IS lbs, 2S@25c: No. Is, 2Oc.. GuineaS 2
lbs. and over, 5O@6Oc each; under 2
lbs, 4Oc each.
L. L. L. express receipts.
=, FlOrida--72 Tugs avocados, 81 luSe
lines, 81 bushel baskets okra, IL bushel
baskets squash.
North Carollna-sS, h-busheI baskets
okra.
Tennessee-12 h-bushel baskets okra.
Virginia. barrels watercress.
PennsylVaniA-1A baskets mushrooms.
CalifOrnia-35 boxes figs.
Origin UnknOwn-41 crates mixed
vegetables.
Apples-Two West Virginia arrived, 1
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track
Bushels: Supplies liberal, demand slow,
market dull. Maryland. Virginia, West
Wealthys, k-inch minimum, 500 soc;
2A-inch minimum, 60@75c. Grimes, 2A-
inch minimum, 6O@sOc; 2h-inch mini
mum. 75Qs5c. Mcintosh, 2k.inch mini
mum, 50@60c; 2h-inch minimum, 75c
@$1. Yorks, ~ inch minimum, Soc;
2h-inch minimum, 60@75c. staymans,
az inch minimum, 5O960c; 2h-inch
minimum n 910 s5@75e: sh-lnGh minimum,
mum. soc; "a inch minimum, 65@75c.
Delicious, az inch minimum. so @ SOC
licious, IN Inch minimum, soc: 2h-inch
minimum, rs Q85c. Northwestern green
ings, 2 inch minimum, SO@SSc; IN
inch minimum 75@s5S. RsmbCs ~
S5@90c. smokehouse. 2H-inch mini
mum, soc; 2h-inch minimum, 75@S5c.
Winter bananas, IN inch minimum, 40
@50c; 2h-inch minimum, 6O@65c; IN
inch minimum, 6O@65c; 2h-inch mini
mum, rs q S5c. Boxes or cartons, Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania, delicious, com
bination extra fancy and fancy, $1.25
@2: grade. $1@1.40. Grimes, fancy,
s1@1.5O. Mcintosh, fancy. S1@1.5O as
Beans (Lima)-supplies light; demand
and. bushel hampers $S0S.25.
Beans (Snap)-Supplies moderate: de-
mand light; market slightly stronger.
Maryland bushel baskets Round String
less, $1@1.25. South Carolina, bushel
hampers green flat type, $1.25.
Cabbage-One Pennsylvania arrived;
broken and / unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket steady. Pennsylvania. 50-lb. sacks
domestic round type, 75c; red cabbage,
S5c; Savoy type, soc.
CarrOts-one California arrived. 2
broken cars on track. Supplies moder-
fornia, Western lettuce crates punched,
$2.75@3. Pennsylvania, bushel baskets,
topped. washed, 75c per dozen punches,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. light; demand
light market slightly weaker. Long
Island, crates, $2.75@3.
Celery--No carlot arrivals; broken
to read 3 California. Supplies moder.
ate: demand light: market steady. New
York, " crates, washed, 3-6 dozen, $225
S2;5o; fair condition ton ST. .u-,,,.s. o
broken and unbroken cars on. track:
Supplies Eastern stock light; demand
light; market steady. Michigan. r.
quart climax baskets, Concords, 4bc
New York. 2-quart climax baskets. U. s..
No. I, Table Concords, 15c; cartons con-
tanning ~, 2-quart baskets. Concords.
$3.50 Oils. California, Tugs, Thompson
Seedless and Tokays, $1.25 @1.5O; Ribiers,
$1.50@1.6O.
Honey Dews-No carlot arrivals: 2
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track
Supplies moderate: demand light mar
ket steady. California, standard and
pony crates all sizes mostly around $3.50.
Lettuce-One California arrived: 8
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies LIBERAL demand slow: market
dull. California western crates iceberg
type 5-dozen. $2.25@S; fair condition. So.
OniOns-Two Michigan arrived: Q
broken and / unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar