The Washington times., 1937-03-10
EGG AND POULTRY MARKETS
prices paid shippers-Net +. o. B.
WashlngtOn)
By the o. 9. Bureau of Agricultural

prices paid shippers-Net F. o. B.
WashInEtOn)
By the o. 9. Bureau of Agricultural
Economies
ERgs-Market barely steady on most
grades. U. S. Government graded stand
ards Y cent lower. Current receipts, 81
to 81. cents: hennery whites. 2lH to 20
white eggs met prices paid shippers,
{. o. b. Washington): U. s. extras large,
24h cents; u. S. extras, mediums, 20h
cents; U. s. Standards, large, 21h cents.
Live Poultry-Market steady at un-
changed prices. Fowl: Colored, heavy, Is
to Is cents; leghorns, ii to 13 cents.
Chickens: Rocks and crosses, under 3
lbs, 20 to 20 cents; over 3 lbs, 23 cents.
Guineas, young, lbs. and up, 40 cents
each: under lbs, rs to 80 cents each;
keys: Young hens, 10 to 90 cents; young
toms, under 10 lbs, Is to II cents; 20
lbs. and over, Is cents; No. 2s, IL cents;
old hens, IA cents; old toms, IA cents.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales In Large Lots by Original Receivers
Sales to A. M.
Less-than- Carload Express Arrivals
South CarOlina-Receipts, Is crates
asparagus.
CalifOrnia-Receipts,4 ~ lugs avocados.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., IL lugs avocados;
19 bushel baskets cucumbers; AZ crates
eggplant: 100 5-peck baskets lettuce; II
lugs lines; 27 1h-bushel crates peppers;
q bushel baskets squash; 150-pint
refrigerator strawberries; 36 bushel bas-
kets snap beans; 20 30-lb. crates to-
matoes; - 8-lb. baskets tomatoes.
Unknown Origln-Receipts, SO crates
mixed vegetables.
Pennsylvania-Receipt 124 3-lb. bas-
kets mushrooms.
Michigan-Receipts, ~ 66-lb. cartons
Apples - One Washington arrived; 2
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar
ket steady. Bushel baskets, U. S. No. L:
imum. $1.65@1.75; 2h-inch' minimum,
31.S5 @2.oO: 2%-inch minimum, S2.10@
2.2b; Dinesaps, 2A-inch minimum. $1.65
Oils; 2h-inch minimum. s1.9O@2OO;
grade, .$l40@1.75, as to size Ben Davis,
2A-inch minimum, s0c@$1; 2h-inch
minimum, $1.25 @ 1885: 2%-inch minimum,
;1;S5; stsrks, 2A,inch minipum;, SIG
minimum. $1.4O@1.5O; staymans. az
minimum: $1.5o@1.65; 2% inch minimum,
S5@1.S6; S-inch minimum. ripe, also
@1.75; scalded stock, all sizes. 81 @1.50;
Yorks, 2A.inch minimum, $1.15@1.25;
2h-inch minimum, $1.4O@150; 2% inch
minimum, $1.50@1.65: scalded stock, s5c
Q$l:25. as to size: Black Twigs. 2H-inch
s14O@1.5o; 2%-inch minimum. 1850
1.75; utility grade, some scalded, $40
100 as to size; Delicious, IN inch min
mum $l.65@1.75;. az inch minimum.
$50; utility grade, s1.35@1.75, as to size !;
Paragons, 2A A-inch minimum S1.3561.4O:
2h-inch minimum, S1.50@1.6O; 2%-inch
minimum m $,6o@I75; s-inch minimum,
Si;s5; 2h-inch minimum. s1.50@165;
~ inch minimum, $1.SO@1.75; utility
grade. $1.16 @1.50, as to size. Maryland,
Pennsylvania and Virginia. boxes: Com
cious $2:26@2.5O: staymans, Si.7592.25;
Golden Delicious. S2@235. c Grade:
Delicious. $1.95@2.oO: staymars. $1,000
It's; Golden Delicious, &1.75 @1.sO. Car
mans. .1.s5@ 200; Golden Delicious, $40
iss: Grimes Golden. ES; n: siiS@iss sSitinS@hss $3.50
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals: broken
moderate; market slightly stronger.
Domestic round type. Florida. ~ bushel
hampers, packed locally, $1.25; Texas,
half-lettuce crates. $1@1.15; New York,
80 pound sacks, Danish type, 7o@75c.
CarrOts-No carlot arrivals: no cars on
track. Supplies moderate: demand light
market steady. California, western-let-
tuce crates, S2.75@3; Texas. half-lettuce
CauiiflOwer-one California arrived: ,
broken cars on track. Supplies moder-
ate; demand light: market steady. Cali
fornia. crates. $1.75@2; poorer lower.
Celery-No carlot arrivals: broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate: de-
mand light; market steady. Florida, 10
inch crates. individually washed and pre-
cooled. 3-10-dozen, $32563.75.
Lettuce-Two California arrived: bro
ken and unbroken cars on track. Sup
plies moderate: demand light; market
steady: California Western-crates Ice
berg type, 5 dozen, $5.50@6; dozen,
$4.75@525.
OniOns-No carlot arrivals; Q unbroken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market steady 5o-pound
sacks. U. S. No. / Indiana, Michigan and