The Washington times., 1937-11-29
WASHINGTON PRODUCE

Eggs-Market about steady. Princes
unchanged. Government graded and
dated eggs: Whites: U. s. extras. large,
S6hc; U. s; extras. mediums 2sc; u. s.
mediums, 24c. Nearby ungraded eggs:
Current receipts, 2s@29o; whites, $40
sac; premium paid on fancy lots of
larger sizes.
Live POultry-Market quiet. Turkeys
receipts too small to establish quotations.
13@14c: leghorns, 14016c; roosterA 12@
13c. Chickens: Rocks and crosses, all
sizes. use; mixed colors, zoe. Capons.
pounds and over, 2s@3Oc; slips and
and over, SOC each; under 2 pounds. 4Oc
each.
FIOFida-132 Iugs avocados; 50 lugs
lines; 20 bu. crates lines; ~ bu. bask.
squash; IS bu. bask. snap beans; 80 bu
crates eggplant; 1s bu. bask. parsley;
20 32-quart crates kumQuats.
Virginia-5 barrels watercress.
Pennsylvania-1S4 3-lb. baskets mush-
rooms.
% crates mixed vegetables.
GeOrgia-2O 5o-lb. sacks pecans.
CalifOFnia-36 boxes figs.
Ohio 225 10-lb. baskets hothouse
stock tomatoes.
Apples Two Washington arrived;
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Bushel baskets, u. S. No. l, supplies lib
eral; demand light; market stedRy;
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
West Virginia, Grimes, az Inch mini
mum, 60@65c; 2h-inch minimum, $50
75c; 2A-inch minimum, mostly around
75c; Staymans, IN A-inch minimum, $50
75c; 2h-inch minimum, $50 soc; az
inch minimum, S191.10; Yorks, IN inch
65@75c; ~ inch minimum, 75@85c; De-
licious, 2A-inch minimum. $50 9Oc: an
inches minimum, S1@115; Golden De-
licious, 2A-inch minimum, 75c; "a inch
minimum, SOc@$1; Black Twigs, 2h-
inch minimum, so9S5c; IN inch mIAi-
85@9Oc; 2Ainch minimum, $50 S5c;
Wealthya ,2K-inch minimum. 50@6Oc;
2h-inch minimum, S5@75c; boxes and
cartons Pennsylvania and Virginia, COM
bination extra fancy and fancy: De-
llcious. 1855 to 113s, $1.S5@1s5; zoos
and larger, $1.75@1.9O; C grade, all sizes.
$1.10@1.35;. Staymans, 150s to 1883, $l.25
@1.50; zoos and larger. S1.65@1.75;
Golden Delicious, $1:25@ q LIS; Romes'
1855 to 113s, $1.S5@1.4O; zoos and larger,
$1.5O@1.75. Fancy: Grimes Goldens, les
to los, $1@1.50.
Mixed VegetabIes-No carlot arrivals;
1 broken car on track.
Snap Beans-One Florida arrived; l
unbroken car on track. Supplies liberal;
demand slow; market weak. Florida,
bushel hampers, Bountifuls, $1.10@1.16;
stringless Black Valentines $1.25 @ 1.50.
Peppers-supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady. Florida, 1h-bushel
sf.7sS2sG' sfIHssj ee"' tS"''' ''~'''' 'n'
squash~supplies light; demand light;
market steady. Florida, bushel ham
pers white. wrapped and Yellow Crook
necks, $1.25@1.50.
Eggplant-Supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady. Florida, h-bushel
crates, $3.50: small size, $1.5O@2; bushel
hampers small size, 75c a 81.
Cucumbers-SuppIies light; demand
light; market steady. Florida. bushel
baskets $2.5O@3; fair qualiyt, $1@2.
on track. Supplies light: demand light;
market steady Hothouse stock: Ohio,
S-pound baskets, $1.25@1.So, according
to size.
OI1ra and Lima Beans-supplies insult
ficient to quote.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals: broken
and 1 unbroken cars on track. Truck
light; market steady. Virginia. IA
bushel hampers, domestic, round type,
packed locally. S59S5c. New York, So
pound sacks, Danish type. 7O@sOc.
Carrots-Two California arrived; 1
broken and / unbroken cars on track.
Supplies light; demand light; mar ket
steady. California. Western-Iettuce crates,
el baskets, topped, washed, 75c.
Celery-Three California arrived; 4
broken and unbroken cars on track
Supplies moderate. demand light; mar
ket steady. California, y crates, individ-
ually washed. s-b dozen, $2.6o@?.7b.
Lettuce-Nine California arrived; 6
Supplies liberal: demand very light; mar
ket weak. California, Western crates
Iceberg type, dozen, $50 3.25.