The Washington times., 1937-11-06
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY
MARKETS
prices Paid shippers-Net F. o. b.
WashlngtOn)
BY the Unlted states Bureau Of


Agricultural Economics
Eggs-Market full, steady to firm;
United States Government graded eggs
mostly 101hc higher. Government
graded and dated eggs: Whites, United
States extras, large, 451ac; United States
standards, large 39c; United States
standards, mediums, 26c. Nearby un-
graded eggs: Current receipts. 29@SOc;
whites, 34Q 35c, varying premium paid
on fancy lots, particularly larger sizes.
Live POuItry-Market quiet and prices
quoted today largely nominal. Fowl:
ieghorns, 1i@isc; roosters, 12@ lac,
Chickens Rocks and crosses, less than
lbss 27@2Sc; "a to ~ lbs. 25@26c;
lbs. and up, 27Q2Sc; mixed colors, 2O@
@2Sc; toms, II TO IS lbs. 20@21c; No.
2s and old turkeys, 17@1sc. Guineas, 2
lbs. and over. soc each; under 2 lbs,
FlOrida-54 lugs avocados; 70 lugs
lines; 21 bushel boxes lines; AZ bushel
baskets squash SO bushel baskets okra;
II bushel baskets parsley; 20 bushel
North CarOIina-12h bushel baskets
okra; 30 bushel baskets turnip greens.
Virginia. barrels watercress.
PennsylVania - 1855 3-pound baskets
Unknown Origln-44 crates mixed vege-
tables
California; boxes figs
beans; ?2 bushel baskets radishes.
Georgia 1O0-pound sacks pecans.
Apples - Commercial No carlot ar
rivals; l broken and unbroken cars on
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
Bushel Baskets, u. S. No. /, supplies
liberal; demand light; market steady:
Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia, Staymans, 2A-inch mini
mum, 6O@65c: 2h-inch minimum, $50
9Oc; "a inch minimum, 81 lis; Grimes,
2A-inch minimum, 60@75c; 2h-inch min
imum. S5QsOc; ~ inch minimum. 75c
oil: Yorks, IN inch minimum, soc: ga
inch minimum, S5975c; 2%-inch mini
mum, S5@9Oc; Black Twigs, 2h-inch
minimum, Use: 2%-inch minimum, $50
9Oc; Golden Delicious 2A inch minimum,
inch minimum. S1.10@1.15; Delicious
2A-inch minimum, 75@S5c; 2h-inch
minimum, sOc@&1; wealthys. 2A-inch
minimum. SOC; 2h-ineh minimum. 80
5O@6Oc; 2a-inch minimum, 75@S5c;
2% inch minimum, 9Oc@$1: boxes and
cartons: Virginia and Pennsylvania, De-
licious, combination extra fancy and
extra fancy and fancy, $1S6@1.75;
Golden Delicious, combination extra
fancy and fancy, $1.25 OILS; grade:
Delicious, 31.1561 so; staymans, $40
Lima Beans-supplies light; demand
light: market steady. Supplies light:
demand light; market steadQ. Virginia,
bushel hampers, &2.50Q3; fair condi-
tions 81.
snap Beans-supplies light: demand
light: market steady. Florida. bushel
hampers. green, flat type, $2@2."5;
round type. $2.5O03; South Carolina,
bushel hampers. green, flat and round
stringless. $2.25@S.
Cucumbers-Supplies light; demand
light: market steady. Florida .bushel
baskets, best, $2.25@3.
Okra-Supples insufficient TO quote.
Eggplant - Supplies light; demand
light; market steady Florida, Ia
bushe1 crates, $4@425; bushel hampers,
$2.75@3.
Peppers - Supplies light: demand
light; market steady. Florida, bushel
hampers. green, SO.
Cabbage-One New York arrived: 1
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
| Correction Fridays report should have
read: No carlot arrivals; l broken car
on track. Supplies moderate: demand
| slow; market weak. Pennsylvania. So
lb. sacks Danish type, 5O@6Oc.
CarrOts-No carlot arrivals: broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand light: market steady. California.
western-lettuce crates, punched. $2.5O@
2.75; Pennsylvania. bushel baskets bas-
kets, topped, washed 75c.
| CaultflOwer-No carlot arrivals: no
cars on track. Truck receipts moderate;
supplies moderate: demand light: mar
ket steady. Long Island, crates. $3.50
15O. fair condition, 81.