The Washington times., 1937-02-08
Washington Produce
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY
prices Paid shIppers-Net +. o. h
Washington
BY the L. 8. bureau Of Agricultural
Econnmica)

23 &c.
Live POultry-Market steady at un-
changed prices. Fowl: Colored, heavy.
Is lSc; Leghorns, 1Od12 Chickens:
Virginia Rocks, broilers and fryers, IS
a 2lc Delaware Crosses, 1sa2Oc.
4Oc each; under pounds rs a soc each;
old guineas, 2O625c each. Turkeys:
Young hens, 19G 2Oc: young toms. under
l9 pounds, is 16c; 90 pounds and over.
15c; No. IS, 12c; old hens lac; old
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales In large lots by original receivers.
Sales to 3 a. m.
l.. c. L. Express Arrivals
South CarOlina-3O crates asparagus
California-65 lugs avocados.
Florida-22 lugs lines; IS 4s-auart
okra; AZ bushel baskets peppers; 81
bushel baskets squash; 80 36-pint
crates strawberries.
Unknown Origin-15 crates mixed veg
Pennsylvania-154 S-lb. baskets mush-
rooms
Michigan-4O 55-lb. cartons rhubarb.
North Carolina-27 bushel baskets
Virginia. barrels watercress.
Apples-One washingt arrived; 1
broken and . unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate: demand moderate;
market steady. Bushel baskets u. S.
No. /: Virginia, Grimes, 24-inch mini
mum, $191.lO: 2h-inch minimum. 3l25
S1.25 2ia-inch minimum $1.4O@l5O:
2% inch minimum, $5O91.65; Yorks. an
inch minimum. S1.1O@115; 2h-inch
minimum. s1.35@ 1.4O; 2%-inch minimum,
$3.50 I6O; Delicious, 81. inch minimum.
81: 35 91.4O; 2k-inch minimum, 1880
1856; Golden Delicious, 2h-inch mini
mum, &1.2591.35; 2H-inch minimum.
1S5; starks. 2I inch minimum, sCc@sI:
2A-inCh minimum, S1.15 41.25; az inch
minimum, 1885, @1.4O; Ben Davis az
mSm nGh I1mq w;0ssSS. 75Ss3S 3%ipsR inch mini mini
num- Sl.35; 212-inch minimum, $1,000
l.s5; Black Twigs,. 2H-inch minimum.
s1,1oa1 11.25; ela-inch minimum, S1,35;
POtatOes-One Idaho, Maine, l Penn
sylvania arrived; broken and un-
broken cars on track. Supplies moderate;
demand moderate: market steady. 100
Mountains. s275 $3.50. few So; Pennsyi-
vania, russet rurals. unclassified. $3.50.
few L. S. No. l. branded sacks. S9.75
Idaho. 1OO-pound sa cks Russet Burbanks.
U, s. No. /, s3.S5Hi Florida, bushel
crates Bliss Triumphs U. S. No. /.
Cabbage-Two Florida. New York ar
rived; 1 broken and 4 unbroken cars on
track. Truck receipts liberal; supplies
liberal; demand moderate; market
steady. Florida. IL bushel hampers
pointed type, freight receipts sOc@S1:
truck receipts, packed locally. S509Oc.
South Carolina. ~ bushel hampers, do
mestic round type, 75c. New York, So
pound sacks Danish type, 5O@65c.
CarrOts-No carlot arrivals; 1 broken
car on track. Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. California,
Western-lettuCe crates. $250+2.75;
Texas, half-lettuce crates $1.4O@1.5O;
Pennsylvania. bushel baskets, topped.
washed. S1.10.
CaulifIOwer-Two Calf arrived;
broken cars on track. Supplies moderate;
demand moderate; market steady. CALI
fornia. crates, $2.25.
Celery-Two Fla. arrived; broken and
. unbroken cars on track Supplies mod
crate demand light; market steady. Flor
ida. 1o-inch crates, individually washed
and preceded, 4-1O dozen, $1.75 @2.OO.
few $225.
Lettuce-Ffve Calf. arrived; 3 broken
moderate: demand moderate: market
steady. California, Western crates Ice
berg type, 5-dozen. S5.25 $3.50, few high
er. 75'c and sos, $3.50
OniOnS-One Indiana, 1 Michigan. I
New York arrived; broken and 4 un-
broken cars on track: 5O-lb. sacks. U. s.
No. /, Michigan and New York, Yellows.
medium to large s5@9oc.
track Supplies light: demand light:
market steady. Florida, bushel ham
pers. S2.9O93.
Spinach-Two Texas arrived: . broken
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate: demand moderate: market
steady. Texas, bushel baskets 9Oc 81.
Strawberries-One Floria by express
arrived; no cars on track. Supplies
ida, crates 1O@12c per pint
Sweet PotatOes-One North Carolina
arrived; ! unbroken car on track. Truck
receipts moderate; supplies moderate;
North Carolina bushel baskets, Puerto
Rtcans, best socGS1; poorer lower:
Maryland. Anne-Arundel county bushel
hampers Jersey type, U. S. No. l. 9oc
6$1.
Tomatoes-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies light; demand light;
market steady. Cuba, lug boxes, ripes
best. $2.25: fair condition, $1.5o92.
Mixed Vegetables - One Georgia, ,
Texas arrived; > broken and un-
broken cars on track.
Lima Beans-No carlot arrivals; ! un-
broken car on track. Supplies light;
demand light; market dull Florida,
bushel hampers, $S@S.25.
broken cars on track. Supplies moder-
ate; demand light market steady. Flor
ida, bushel hampers. green flat type, So
@250;. fair. condition. $1.75;. round
stringless, $2.5OG3.
Squash. Cucumbers and Okra-Practi-
cally no supplies on the market.
Peppers-supplies moderate; demand
light; market wear. Florida. 115-bushel
crates. green, best, $3.50; fair condition.
$1@1.25.
EgEplant-supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady. Florida, IA
bushel crates best, So; poorer, lower;
bushel hampers, s1.25.
Kale-supples moderate; demand
bushel ba skets. $50
Collards-Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market steady. Virginia,
bushel baskets, 35@4Oc.
SnloA.-GnnO1ies 1iphts
mand moderate; market steady. Virginia.
bushel baskets, soc.
Oranges-Two Calf, 2 Fla. arrived;
1 broken and unbroken cars on track.
Florida, boxes. No. l, 3.0O92.75, NO. J.
$25O93.OO, few $3.25.
Grapefruit-Four Fla. arrived
broken and 4 unhroken cars on track.
Florida, boxes, No. /, $500, few, $2.25;
No. ., $1.756 200
LemOns-California, boxes. No. l,
S65OI7.OO; No. ., $6.OOG6.5o.
Tangerines-Florida, As bushel boxes.
81 .O0m 1.25.
broken car on track California, drums,
$2.75 a 800. few higher.
Rhubarb-Michigan, 5-lb. cartons
40+ soc.
Parsley-Texas, n crates, $1.s6.
Beets-Texas. z crates, 81
Parsnips-Pennsyl lvania, Il -bushel bas-
kets. soc.
Turnips bushel baskets.
Radishes-Texas. u crates. s1.s5.
ShaIIOts-Louisiana, 25c per dozen
punches.
Watercreas-Rushel baskets: Virginia,
75aS5C; nearby sections, S5d 75c.
Honey Dews-Chile. standard crates,
lis. $3.50
Mnshrooms-Ma Maryland. 3-lb. baskets,
5NT AOC.
Rananas- car arrived I unbroken
car on track.
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