The Washington times., 1937-12-08
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY
Prices Paid shippers. Net FOB. Wash
ington. BY the U. S. Bureau Of
A.


Prices Paid shippers. Net FOB. Wash.
ingtOn. By the U. S. Bureau of
Agricultural Economics
Eggs-Msrket quiet and unchanged
With undertone continuing steady to firm.
Government graded and dated eggs:
Whites, y. S. extras, large. S2c; U. S.
extras, mediums, 24c; U. S. standards,
22hc. Nearby ungraded eggs: current
receipts, 26927c; whites 29a SOc.
Live Poultry-Market irregular. Tur.
keys mostly firm, but chickens weak and
gale; No. 2's, 13014c; Leghorns, l4d
lee; roosters, 12d 13c; chickens, Vir-
ginia Rocks, all sizes. 2S926c; Della
colors, zoe. Turkeys, young hens, 22a
SSc, rev at premium: young toms,
sOg2lc' a Few at a premium; No. rs,
16@lTc; old hens and toms, 1s919c.
Guineas, lbs. and over soc each; under
lbs, 4Oc each. Capons, lbs. and over
2s@3Oc; slips and undersizes 22@25c.
Compiled by the Market News Service,
Bureau of Agricultural Economics)
l.. C. l.. Express Receipts at Washington,
ID. c., Wednesday, December 8
FlOrida-45 lugs avocados, SO lugs
lines 10 bushel crates lines. 36 bushel
baskets okra, Al bushel baskets string
beans i9 bushel baskets parsley, 80 80
South CarOlina-1O 5O-pound bags pc
cans.
Nirginia-7 barrels watercress
Pennsylvania - 216 S-pound baskets
mushrooms.
Unknown Origin-42 crates mixed vege-
CalifOrnia-SS boxes figs.
Apples-One Virginia. 1 Washington
arrived; l car diverted: 2 unbroken
cars G on track. Bushel baskets. .. S.
crate: market steady: Maryland, Penn
sylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
Staymans' 2A inch min. 65175c: az
inch n !, min sl@1.15: 2% %-inch min. s1.25
St .So; .jD:h Grimes ,1r ?1 inch min. 5O@6oc
SS0@85c; Wealthys. 2H-inch min soc:
2hs-inch min. sO665c. Yorks az inch
min. 500 SOC: 2la-inch min. 65975c:
~ inch min. S09soc: smokehouse, az
LILO; Baldwins, III inch min. 7S9s5c;
2ls inch min. soSs5c; az Inch MIN min,,
81 81 g,T5s; ,n" sPys' 25 inch min. 75@S5c
~ inch min, sO@65c; 2N-inch min
IS @ 75c; Delicious, "a inch min, $50
gOG; 2h-inch min. $1.15@1.25; Golden
Delicious, 2h inch min mostly around
min. si:25 @i35 Black Twigs. IL inch
min: 60Q65c; 2b-tnch min, 750S5c;
~ inch min, $4,000; 3-inch min.
mostly around 81: Wnesaps, Pinch min.
Go9 66c; 2h,inch min, 75@9oc; Para
gons 2k-inch minimum. S5@90c: 2%-
inch minimum. mostly around 81 Bo-
NUNS 2A-inch minimum, 75c; 2h-inch
minimum IS @90c. Boxes and cartons
virginia and Pennsylvania. combina ton
to 1888, i.S5 @1.5O; 1855 to 113s. $3.50
q 65: zoos and larger $1.750I.s5;
Staymans, 1888 to 1855, $1.2591.4O: 1855
tT to dlS% $1.8S9i5o; zoos and larger
125s, $1.15@1.s5: 11Ss. $1.35@1.4O: zoos
ana larger, 81 Oils; Romes, 1858 to
lbs. $1.S5@ 1.5O: zoos and larger. S165
Oils c grade, Delicious, $1.15615O as
Mixed Vegetables-No rarIot arrivals
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track
snap Beans-No carlot arrivals: no
cars on track. Supplies light; demand
moderate: market stronger Florida
hushel hampers. stringless Black valen-
Peppers-supplies light; demand light:
market steady; Florida, lh -bushei
Squash-Supples light; demand light;
market steady. Florida. bushel ham,
pers, white wrapped. S1.75
Cucumbers-Supplies insufficient to
Lima Beans-supplies light: demand
hampers, S2.75n3.
Okra - Supplies very light; demand
light; market steady. Cuba, 6-basket
crates. So
Cabbage-one South Carolina arrived:
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track
supplies light; demand light; market
steady. New York and Pennsylvanis.
5O-pound sacks, Danish type, SIS d 9Oc,
CarrOts-No carlot arrivals; 2 broken
cars on track. Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. California, west
ern lettuce crates, punched. $3.15@325.
Pennsylvania, bushel baskets topped,
washed 75@S5c.
Celery - One California arrived;
broken and 6 unbroken cars on track,
Supplies moderate: demand light. mar
ket steady. California. half crates. in
dividually washed, 3-6 Dozen $25O9275,
few higher.
Lettuce-one Arizona. California
arrived: broken and unbroken cars
on track. Supplies liberal: demand
Ilght; market steady. California. West