The Washington times., 1937-03-27
Washington Produce

Washington Produce
EGG AND POULTRY MARKET
prices Paid shlppers-Net r. o. H
WashingtOn)
BY the U. s. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
EgEs-U. s. Government graded extras
large, 4 cent lower. Other grades
cents; hennery whites, 22h to 20 cents
| Government graded and dated white
eggs (net prices paid shippers, I. o. b.
| Washington): u. s. extras, large, 251h
cents; U. $. extras, medium, 22h centsa
| U. s. standards, large, 23h cents.
Live POuItry-Market nervous, bu6
prices unchanged. Fowl: Colored, heavya
IL to 1s cents; Leghorns. 1s to u cents
Chickens. Rocks and crosses: All Sizes
21 to 23 cents; Leghorns. y pounds and
up, 20 to 81 cents. Old GuineaG rs tS
| 30 cents each. Turkeys: Young hens, II
| to 20 cents: young toms, Is to IT ceRtsS
No. q, IL cents; old hens IL and %
cents.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in large lots by original receiEsFa
sales to $500 A. M.
L. G. L, Express Arrivals
South CaroIinar-1S crates asparagus
CalifOrnia-42 lugs avocados.
FlOrida-1S 6-peck baskets lettuce, IL
| bushel baskets lima beans, IL lugs limeA
| 1S bushel baskets squash, S0-quart re"
| frigerator strawberries, is bushel bas-
| kets snap beans.
North CarOlina-27 5-peck baskets let
tuce, II bushel baskets radishes.
Michigan bushel boxes mint.
Massachusetts--1S bushel boxes mimi
Unknown Origin-26 crates mixed
| vegeta bles.
Pennsylvania-71 s-lS. basket mush-
| rooms.
Wst Virginia-5 bushel boxes waters
| cress.
Nirginia-2 barrels watercrssS
Apples-No carlot arrivals; 3 broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate; market steady. BusheI
baskets, u. S. No. /: Virginia, Stay
mans. 2h.inch minimum, s135 @1.6o:
minimum $1.75 a 1.S5; Yorks, 2h-inch
minimum. s160@ LIS; 2%-inch mini
mum, s1.65 Oils; Paragons, 21a-incA
$1.6O01.75; S-inch minimum, $1.75 a
| 1.S5; Cands. "a Inch minimum, 81; IN.
inch minimum S1S5; inch minimums
s1.35@1.5O; Lowrys, 2a-inch minimum.
s1.5O@1.65; 2N-fnch minimum, $500
1.65; 2%-inch minimum, $1.65 few s1.75:
Winesaps 2A-inch minimum, $1.75; pa.
inch minimum. s1.S5@2; 2&-inch min
imum. s215@2.25; Black Twigs, 21s.
inch minimum, $1.6O@1.65; 2%-inch
minimum, $1.65@1.75; S-inch minimum.
s1.75@I I;s5. Boxes: Maryland. Pennsyl-
| Staymans, S1.85 a 2.25; Delicious. $1,000
2.25; Paragons $1.5O@1.75, as to size
| ASparagus-No carlot arrivals; no care
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
| moderate; market about steady. South
| Carolina, pyramid crates. dozen bunchea
colossal! SS.5OG5; fancy, 1904; choice
| $26275.
Cabbage-one Florida. South Caro-
| lima, 81 m1.10 New York, 5O-lb. sacks
Danish type. TO- 75c.
| CarrOts-No carlot arrivals; no cars on
| track. Supplies moderate; demand I'm od-
| crate; market about steady. Texas. half
| lettuce crates 31a-dozen, S1.35@1.40 few
| higher: California, Western lettuce crates,
| 6-dozen, $S@325, poorer low as sass.
CauliflOwer-one California arrived:
broken and ! unbroken car on track.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
| market steady, California, crates, $3.50
| Oils, mostly $1.65 Oils.
| CeIery-No carlot arrivals; broken
cars track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady. Flor
ida, 1O-inch crates, individually washed
and preceded. 4-1O-dozen, &3.25Q3.50.
few 1855; XX's, SO.
POtatoes-Two Florida arrived; 2 bro
| ken and 13 unbroken cars on track. Sup
| plies moderate; demand moderate; mar
ket steady. 1OO-lb. sacks. U. S. No. /;
Maine. Green Mountains, s2.SS@275:
Pennsylvania, Round Whites, $2.35 62.4Oi
Idaho Russet Burbanks, $3$.65@3.75:
poorer $3.50; Florida. Bliss Triumphs.
bushel crates, U; s. No. l, s2.15@2.3S;
U. S. No. 2. $2@2.15.
Lettuce-No carlot arrivals: broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate: market steady. Ari-
| zona, Western crates Iceberg type. 81
dozen, $6@6.5O, few $6.75; sos. $6Q6.25,
| few higher.
Onions-one indiana arrived; -un-
broken cars on track. Supplies moders
5O-pound sacks. U. s. No. 1: Michigan.
New York and Ohio, ysllows, $1.159
I25. few higher: coiorado Valencia''
3 inches and larger, $1.85@2.
RI lnf Is
car on track Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market about steady.
Bushel hampers, telephones: California.
Suaify 9tiaHS AN and Condition, SHD ssg5@s5c. i
SpiDach-No carlot arrivals; 2 broken
cars and unbroken cars on track.
market stronger. Bushel baskets:
Texas. 90c3$1; Virginia, Norfolk Sec
ton, S5@75c.
mand light; market slightly weaker.
Florida. S6-pint crates. S5.6O9S, per
crate.
Sweet Potatoes-No carlot arrivals:
no cars on track. Supplies moderate;
demand fair; market slightly weaker.
North Carolina hushel baskets; Puerto
Ricans,, $l.15@t.25; Maryland, anne
Jersey type. U. S. No. l. $3.50 1.S5.
few higher bushel baskets, Nancy
Halls, $1.15@1.25.
broken car on track. Supplies light; de.
mand moderate; market stronger. Flor
ida lug boxes green, ripes and turning.
wrapped, 6x6 and larger, wide range in
quality and condition. best. $500 a $780,
few fine quality, and condition, $1.0O,
fair to ordinary quality and condition,
$1.50@2.5O.
Mixed Vegetables-one Texas arrived;
| 2 broken cars track.
Lima Beans-Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market about steady.
Snap Beans-Suppies light; demanG
moderate; market steady. Florida.
bushel hampers, green. Flat and round
types, $3.0O@3.50.
Eggplant-Supplies very light; de"
mand fair: market about steady; Flor"
ida, IL -bushel crates. Choice, fair qual:
ity and condition, $1.50@2.OO; busheI
baskets, $1.25@1.50.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand mod"
crate; market stronger Florida on g
busheI crates, green. Fancy $4,000
S75; choice. $1.75 G2.5O ,
squash-supplies moderate; e. demand 9apc.
ida, bushel hampers, white wrappee'
$l75@25O; Yellow Crooknecks. $S@S75s
Oranges-One California, Florida ar"
| rived; / broken and unbroken cars ON
track Florida, boxes, No. l, $500 No.
2, $2.5OO4, as to size.
Grapefruit-One Florida arrived; un"
broken car on track; Florida boxes No
LemOns-No carlot arrivals; no cars
! on track California, boxes, No. !, $3.50
nj. No 2 $5.50@6, to size.
Pineapples-Cuba, crates, $40 $50.
Turnips-Georgia, crates. Sl.75 02.
HOneydews-Chile, crates, standards