The Washington times., 1937-03-04
WASHINGTON PRODUCE
EGGS AND POULTRY MARKETS
prices paid shlppers--Net T. o. b.

EGGS AND POULTRY MARKETS
prices paid shlppers--Net T. o. b.
WashingtOn)
BY the U. 8. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
EgRs-Market about steady at un-
changed prices. Current receipts, 81 to
21h cents: hennery whites, 21h to %
cents. Government graded and dated
white eggs met prices paid shippers,
{. o. b. Washington: u. s. extras. large,
24 cents: U. s. extras, medium, 20 cents;
U, $. standards, large. FIX cents.
Live POultFy-Market generally steady.
Is to l scents: leghorns. IL to 13 cents.
Chickens: Rocks and Crosses, under 3
lbs, 20 to % cents; over lbs, 23 cents.
Guineas, young, . lbs. and up, 40 cents
old guineas. 20 to 25 cents each. Tur-
keys: Young hens, 10 to 20 cents; young
toms, under 10 lbs, 16 to II cents; 20
lbs. and over Is cents; No. 2's IL cents
old hens, II cents: old toms, II cents.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales In Large Lots by Original Receivers
Sales to 800 A. M.
L. @. L. Express Arrivals
CalifOrnia-72 lugs avocados.
FlOrida-29 bushel baskets cucum bers,
45 crates eggplant; 175 5-peck baskets
lettuce; 4S bushel baskets lima beans;
rs lugs lines; 20 bushel baskets okra
15O-pint refrigerators strawberries; IS
3O-pound crates tomatoes; 110 S-pound
baskets tomatoes
Unknown Origin-46 crates mixed vege-
tables.
Pennsylvania 127 s-pound baskets
mushrooms.
Michigan-5T S5-pound cartons rhu-
barb.
Virginia-Five barrels watercress.
Apples No carlot arrivals; l un-
broken car on track. Supplies liberal:
demand moderate; market stsa y.
Bushel baskets U. s. No. 1: Virginia,
las: 2T-inch minimum, $500 i;s6; ;
IN inch minimum, $1.65@1.75; utility
grade and showing scaId S1@1.5O. as to
size; Yorks, 2H-inch minimum, S1.1O@
inch minimum, s1.6o@1.75; utility show
ing scald. s5c@S1.4O, as to size; De
licious.. 2K-inch minimum. $3.50 @1.S5;
2h-inch minimum. $l;sO@2: 2% inch
OILS, as to size; Golden Delicious, az
inch minimum. -&L7591.S5; 21a inch
minimum, S2@2.15; 2%-inGh minimum,
$2.25 @2.35: Winesaps, "a inch mini
s1.9O@2; inch minimum, s2.1O@2.25;
Ben Davis. 2h-inch minimum. soc @$1;
h-inch minimum. $1.O5@125; ~ inch
minimum, S1.35 q 1;5o; Paragons.. 2A-
nHh mfhimam minmH% s55@is9 X inch TSh mSi
mummum. s1.65@1.75; S-inch minimum.
$1.75 61.S5; few 81. Boxes and cartons:
Maryland, Pennsylvania. Virginia and
West Virginia, combination extra fancy
and fancy. Delicious, $2@2.50; Staymans,
$1.75@2.25; Golden Delicious, 1850
2.S5; Paragons. $1.6O62. Grade: De-
licious. $1.65 @1.9O; Staymans. $500
LIS; Golden Delicious. $1.6501.85;
Paragons $1.40@1.75.
POtatOes-One Idaho, 7 Maine arrived !;
3 broken and . unbrOken cars on track.
Supplies moderate demand light; mar
ket slightly weaker. 100-pound sacks,
U. s. No. 1 Maine. Green Mountains,
$2.65@2.75, few higher; New York,
round whites, mostly around $3.50;
Pennsylvania. russet rurals. unclassified,
$240@2.50: Idaho, russet Burbanks, u.
S. No. 1, $4@4.25, few higher Florida,
bushel crates Bliss TriumphB u. s. No. /,
$2.25 fair condition, $1.S5.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; broken
and l unbroken cars on track. Truck
receipts moderate; supplies moderate;
demand light; market steady. Domestic
round types: Florida, IL bushel ham
pers truck receipts, packed locally $50
SOc; Texas. half-lettuce crates, 81; New