The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-23
DAILY REPORT ON EGG AND LIVE
POULTRY MARKETS
prices paid shlppers)

DAILY REPORT ON EGG AND LIVE
POULTRY MARKETS
prices paid shippers)
BY the U. s. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
Eggs-Market full steady at un-
changed rrices. Government graded and
dated eggs: whites: u. s. Extras. large
3sh cents; u. s. Extras, mediums. 2Sh
cents; u. s. Standards, large, 31h cents;
U. s. Standards, mediums, 24h cents.
Nearby ungraded eggs: Current receipts
Live POultFy-Market on spring chick
ems just about steady. Fowl showing
wide variation in prices due to differ
IL to % cents; No. 2s, 10 to II cents;
Leghorns, IL to is cents: BOOSTERS. 10
to 10 cents. Chickens: Virginia Rocks.
2S to 80 cents; Delaware Crosses, % to
20 cents: Southern, 23 to rs cents; Reds,
23 to rs cents; Leghorns. 90 to g
cents. Turkeys: Hens, 10 to IL lbs. %
cents; Toms IL to Is lbs, Il cents:
5roing turkeys ~ I iOsi o SnG S sOo 70
81 a pair; under Q lbs. 10 to so cents
L. g. L. Express Receipts.
FlOrida-47 Tugs lines 81 Tugs aVo-
cados, 81 bushel baskets okra.
North CaFOlina-45 h-bushel baskets
okra, IS bushel baskets okra.
Tennessee-17 h-bushel baskets okra.
ViFginla-SeVen barrels Watercress, 81
bushel baskets peaches.
Pennsylvania-21O baskets mushrooms.
CaIifOrnia-4S boxes figs.
Origin UnknOwn-51 crates mixed
vegetables.
AppleS-No carlot arrivals and no cars
on track. Bushels-Supplies moderate.
Demand light; market steady. Mary
land. virginia; West Virginia. P eM'ssb
T1n n g. & &c. No sine %'' piS 3sSsSe
Grimes Grim * inch min, 500 Sc. sHzineh
min. $50 sOc, 2%-inc h min. 9oc @$1;
Delicious, :A:i1ch min, S5@TSc' ~;
GI.5O; Jonathans, ~ inch min, 500 SOC,
"a inch min, 75@S5c; Mcintosh, az
inch min, sO9S5c, 2h-ineh min sSc g
Dos, az inch min. IS 72e ~ inch
min, IS q zoe, 3-inch min, $191.10; Bon
ums, pinch min. 400 soc. 2A inch min.'
Ss9S5c S,incih min co STySG sstra
fancy and fancy. $1.50@2, c grade, i;2b
also; Mcintosh fancy, 1925 q l'7O;
Grimes fancy, s1:25 Oils as to size
supplies ppHssST @oderate. Dsmand light. mar
ket steady. Pennsylvania, 6-peck ham
pers Domestic Round type, SIC 9:1;
ssT0y yt tyRe and sSf msS sS
Domestic Round type, 60@65c.
Celery-Four New York arrived. two
broken and four unbroken cars on track
Supplies moderate. Demand hBht' maj
ket steady New York, 20 crates in the
rough, $1.S5@2; u crates washed, S-S
dozen. So: few $2.25.
Lettuce-T hree California arrived
seven broken and four unbroken cars on
track Supplies moderate. Demand slow,
market weak. California, western crates
Iceburg type, 5-doZen, 1926 $50: fair
condition, S2.5O@3. New York. eastern
crates, Big Boston type, 2-dozen. 75c.
OniOnS-No carlot arrivals, two broken
and one unbroken cars on track. Sup
plies moderate. Demand light market
slightly stronger. Indiana and Mime
sofa. 50-lb. sacks FELLOWS, U. S. No: 1,
$1.15@1.25. Idaho, 50-lb. sacks, Valen-
cias, U. s. No. /, inches and larger
PeachesGone New York arrived, 1
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies light. demand light, market
steady. Pennsylvania. bushels U. 8. No.
1, Elbertas Pinch minimum: I.so@
LIS; 2A-inch minimum, N.75 700.
Maryland, bushels U. s. No. Elbertas
2Ki inch minimum, $1.00@1.5o, mostly
$125.
Peas-One Colorado arrived, 3 broken
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate. demand light. market steady
Idaho. bushel hampers, Telephones
$2.15@225, few, $3.50.
PotatOes-One Ida. arrived, I'M
broken car on track. Supplies moderate,
demand light, market steady. 100 Cob
blers, New Jersey, u. s. No. 1, $1.10@
LIS. Pennsylvania, U. s. Commercial