The Washington times., 1937-01-07
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY

prices Paid shlppers-Net f, o. B.
Washington
BY the U. s. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
ErRs-Market Irregular. Prices frac-
tionaily lower on some classes of Gov
ernment graded eggs. Current receipts,
IS to rs cents; hennery whites, rs to 2I
cents. Government graded and dated
white eggs met prices paid shippers,
Z. o. b. Washington): U. s. extras, large,
2Sb cents; U. S. extra, medium. 26h
cents; U. S. standards, large, zS cents
Live POultry-Market generally quiet
uuiet and steady. Turkeys firmer. Fowl:
CoIored, heavy, 16 to IS cents; Leghorns,
to II cents. Chickens: Virginia Rocks,
broilers and fryers. IS to 20 cents; Della
ware crosses, 10 to 20 cents. Guineas.
Young, 2 pounds and up, 40 cents: under
3 mounds 25 to 30 cents each; old
guineas, 20 to IS cents each. Turkeys:
Young hens, II to 20 cents; young toms,
under 10 pounds, II cents; 20 pounds and
over is cents; No. 2s, IL cents; old hens,
IA cents old toms, II cents.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in large lots by original receivers
Sales To $500 A. NJ.
L. G. L. express arrivals.
FlOrida-45 lugs avocados, 80 lugs
lines. 10 bushel crates lines II bushel
baskets okra, IS bushel baskets green
peas. "a 40-lb. crates peppers. 20 bushel
baskets squash, 32-quart refrigerators
strawberries, so SO-lb. crates tomatoes.
CaTlfOrnia-24 Tugs aocados.
Unknown Origin-36 crates mixed vege-
Michigan-4O 55-lb. cartons whubarb.
North CarOIina-22 bushel baskets
salad green's.
Apples - One Washington arrived: 1
unbroken car on track. Supplies mod
crate demand light; market steady.
Bushel baskets, U. S. No. 1: Virginia,
Grimes ,2A inch minimum, $1@1.15;
mi R1 25NO1 An sta "
mans, 2h-inch minimum. 3I15@1.25;
2h-inch minimum, $1.35m1.50: 2& inch
minimum. $1.50@1.S5; 3-inch minimum,
$1.65@LS5; Delicious, "a inch minimum,
1.s5; 2% %-inch minimum. $1.90@2; Golden
Delicious, "a inch minimum $1.2561. IS;
2h-inch minimum. $500 1.65; 2%-lnch
minimum, $1.65@1.S5; Yorks "a inch
mum. $1.35; 2%-inch minimum. $3.50;
Black Twigs. 2K-inch minimum. $1@
Ito: 2h-inch minimum, $1.3511.4o;
2% inch minimum. $1.4O@1.50; Starks.
minimum. S1@1.25; 2%-inch minimum,
S1.35; Jonathans 2h-inch minimum,
$1.15@1.25: 21s-inch minimum, 1880
$50: Timber Twigs, 2h-nch minimum,
Oc@S1; 2h-inch minimum. $1.25@1.35;
boxes an dcartons: Maryland, Pennsyl-
vapia and Virginia combination extra
fancy and fancy: Delicious. S1.7502.25;
Staymans, $1.5O@2; Grimes, $1.50@ 1.65,
as to size: grade: Delicious, $50 a
1.75; staymans, S1.35@1.6O, as to size.
PotatOes-ons Idaho. 2 New York ar
rived; broken and 10 unbroken cars
on track Supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady. 1OO-pound sacks,
U. s. No. l: New York. round whites,
sass; Maine, Green Mountains. 81;
Idaho. Russet Burbanks s3.4O@3.5O; !;
Florida, bushel crates Bliss Triumphs,
U. S. No. /, market weak, $1.75; few, 81.
Cabbage-Four New York arrived: 3
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Truck receipts moderate; supplies lib
South Carolina. l Y bushel crates pointed
type. freight receipts, 81: truck receipts,
packed locally 75c: Ne wYork, 5O-pound
sacks domestic round type. 7o675c.
CarrOts-No carlot arrivals: 1 broken
car on track. Supplies moderate; de-
Western lettuce crates 6-dozen, $2.5O@
ais
CauIifIower-one California arrived; 3
broken and / unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light: mar
ket steady. California, crates, $3.50.
Celery - One California arrived; 2
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket steady. California, "a crates, in
dividually washed and preceded, $2.75
@s8.
Lettuce-One Arizona, California ar
rived; broken and 2 unbroken cars on
TRACK. supplies HDeFdl' ueHldnu lBh''
market steady Arizona, western-crates
Iceberg type. 5-dozen, S2.75.
OniOns-One New York arrived; 1
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate demand light; market
steady. 5O-lb.. sacks, U. s. No l; New
York. Yellows, 75@S5c; Utah, Valencias,
3 inches and larger $1.10@1.15.
Peas-One Florida arrived: broken
and l unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand light; market steady.
Bushel hampers: California, Telephones,
large size. $3@S.25; small size, $2.25.
Florida, market weak, small size, $1.25
Q1.5O
Spinach-Two Texas arrived: broken
and unbroken cars on track. Truck
receipts moderate; supplies moderate;
demand light; market steady. Bushel
baskets: Texas S5c; Virginia, 6O@66c
Sweet POtatOes-One South Carolina
arrived: l unbroken car on track. Sup
plies moderate; demand light; market
steady. North Carolina, bushel baskets,
Puerto Ricans, 9Oc c6$1; fair condition, rs
6S5c Maryland (Anne Arundel county,,