The Washington times., 1937-06-02
Washington Produce
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY
prices paid shipperS-Net fob. d. C.)
By the United States Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics

iS@I7c; Leghorns, l4R15c: ROSTERS. 1Oc.
Chickens: Crosses, 21922c; Rocks. Vir-
ginia, 22@23c; Delaware, s21 n @22 C :
Leghorns. pounds, 1Sc; less than
pounds, 1sc. Turkeys: Old hens, $50
17c; old TOMS 13@14c.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in Large Lots by Original Receivers
sales to A. NJ.
L. C. L. Express Arrivals
CalifOrnia-66 lugs avocados.
south Carolina - 296 bushel baskets
cucumbers; so 32-quart crates dewber-
ries; 40 bushel baskets peaches; rs bushel
baskets squash; 5S bushel baskets snap
bean.
FIOrida-5O busheI baskets cucumbers:
81 buhel baskets eggplant: so bushsl
lugs mangoes; 20 bushel baskets par
sley; 3S bushel baskets Okra; 50 bushel
baskets peppers; 251R bushel baskets
pepr ers; 81 bushel baskets sauah; ~
crates tomatoes.
North Carolina 10 24-quart crates
blueberries IS 32-quart crates dew
berries; "a bushel baskets peaches: 50
baskets squash; "a 24-Quart crates straw
berries; 36 5-peck baskets snap beans.
Unknown Origin-22Sc Scrates mixed veg
PennsyIvanla - 100 3-pound baskets
mushrooms.
Virginia-5 barrels watercresS
Apples-No carlot arrivals; no cars on
track. Supplies moderate; demand fair;
market about steady. Maryland, Penn
syvyania. virginia and West Virginia !;
Bushel baskets, U. s. No. !: Winesaps,
minimum. $4,000; 2h-inch minimum.
few. fsie'y2 s2.sS; Romes. sn sh % einch minimum.
ssSass f:E ;5s mni%1m %ninT% ssssS
2.s5; Ben Davis, IN Inch minimum. s1.15
@L25; 2h-inch minimum, $1.S6 i;5o;
IN Inch minimum, $3.50 1.6b; Yellow
1.S5; 2h-inch minimum. $2@2:25; an
inch minimum. $2.35 @2.5O; Golden De-
licious, IN Inch minimum, $2@2.25; 2h-
inch minimum, $2.5OQ2.65: Gapos. AZ
$1.5OQ1.65; 2% Inch minimum. $500
LIS. Cartons: Virginia, West Virginia,
Pennsylvania and Maryland, fancy: Stay
mans itas sSSS2SG i1Ss sass aSs
S2.75@285: ass $1.75@2; AlbemarIe Pip
pins, 16Os. size l, s2.35 $50; lbs, y: s.
No; /, $3.50; Winesaps, 1S0s. fancy, $40
fancy. S2.S5; few $3.50; fancy, Golden
DelicioTs' 11as, !s,SSSs?5o; LowryIs + 6Os 1SOs'
iGSSG Winssaps. 1855 1855, sa.s56s.s5; 15os. ss.sS .
@2.65: 113s, $2.65@2.75 Romes, 1888,
:2;1o@2;2S; 1855. S2S6@.S5; iiss. $50;
4VVS anu ldA AOlB SS'VV ~" OO-
licious, 1855, fancy, $2.75; 113s, fancy.
sass; zoos mad larger. $2.75@3.
Asparagus-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
crates, dozen punches: New Jersey, me-
dunn to large size, S1.5O@2.25: small
size, $1.25; Delaware, medium to large
size, $1.25@1.75.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Truck receipts moderate; sup
plies moderate; demand moderate; mar
ket steady. North Carolina, IL bushel
hampers, Pointed type. 5OQ65c; few
higher.
Carrots-No carlot arrivals: / broken
car on track. Supplies moderate; de-
Western-Iettuce crates. s4@4S5. few
higher: Texas. bushel baskets. 81:
CauliflOwer-No carlot arrivals; 2
crate; demand fair; market steady. Cal
ifornia, crates, best, $1.60@1.75. poorer
low as $3.50.
Celery-One Florida arrived: broken
and unbroken cars on track. Sup
plies moderate; demand fair; market
steady. Florida, 1O-inch crates, individ-
ually washed, "a -3-dozen, $3.5O@3.75;
4-10-dozen, $5.5O@3.75; few, 81; poorer
low as $2.5O; California, "a crates, in
dividually washed, 3-4-dozen, $3.50 q
3.75.
Lettuce-Two California arrived; s
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand fair; market
steady. California, Western crates, Ice
berg type, dozen, mostly fair quality
| $3@3.5O; few higher; dozen. $2Q2.25.
OniOns-Two Texas arrived: broken
and 3 unbroken cars on track. Supplies
| moderate; demand fair; market steady.
Texas, 5O-pound sacks. yellow Bermudas,
U. s. Commercial, 1.6b.
PeaS-No carlot arrivals; broken car
on track Track receipts moderate; sup
plies moderate; demand fair; market
steady. Eastern Shroe, Virginia. bushel
hampers, 9Oc@$1; California. bushel ham,
pers. Telephones, 81.
POtatOes-Three South Carolina ar
rived; broken and 4 unbroken cars on
track. Old stock: Supplies moderate;
demand moderate; market steady.
Maine. 1OO-pound sacks Green Noun
$3.50. New stock: Supplies fairly lib
eral: demand slow: market dull. Soutn
Carolina, stave barrels, Cobblers, U. $.
No l. ssgss6 rfSck few hignsr Eseer,t, light
supplies lgiht; demand fair; market
stronger. Twenty-four-quart crates, Vari-
Gus varieties, narby sections Virginia.
$1.75 Q2.50 per crate.
TOmatOes-No carlot arrivals; 3 broken
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
liberal; demand moderate: market
steady. Florida, lug boxes, green. ripes
and turning wrapped, SKIS and larger
Texas lug boxes, green, ripes and turn
ing wrapped, 6xS and larger, &2@2.5O;
SKI. S1.5O@2.
WatermelOns-No carlot arrivals; 1
broken car on track. Supplies light;
demand fair; market about steady.
Florida. Tom Watsons. 32x34-lb. average,
81; 2S-SO-lb. average, 80@S5c.
Mixed VeGetables-No carlot arrivals;
broken cars on track.
Snap BeRnS-No Carlot arrivals: no
cars on track. Truck receipts moderate:
supplies moderate; demand fair; market
steady. North Carolina, bushel hamp-
ers green, round and flat types, 81; few
higher.
Lima Beans-No carlot arrivals; 1
broken car ntrack. Supplies moderate;
| demand fari; market slightly weaker.
Florida, bushel hampers. $25o@3; poorer
low as $3.50.
Eggplant-supplies light demand fair;
ehoiee ehaiss. ss2SS1so~ sagSS s~%S'' poorer lower
Squash-Supplies liberal; demand slow :;
market dull. South Carolina bushei
hmapers Yellow Crooknecks and white
wra nned. 5O@75c.
Cucumbers-No carlot arrivals: no
mand fair; market steady. Georgia and
South Carolina, bushel baskets, fancy,
$2.5O@3; choice. $1.5O@2.
COrn-No carlot arrivals; broken
car track. Supplies moderate: de-
mand fair; market about steady. Flor
ida. standard crates, 5 dozen, $500
AIS; fair condition, $202.25.
size. $1.50@2; few $2.5O@3.
BIaCkberries-North and South Caro-
lima, 24-quart crates, S1.5O@2; 32-quart
crates, $1.5O@2.5O perS crate.
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