The Washington times., 1937-12-11
DAILY REPORT ON WASHINGTON
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices Paid shippers-Net F. o. B.
WashingtOn)
By the o. 8. Bureau Of Agricultural
Eronorvatra

Economics
ERKs-Market steady to firm. U. 8.
extras. mediums and U. S. Standards,
large, Government graded and dated
U. S. extras, mediums, 25c; U. s. Stand
ards, large, 30c: U. S. standards, me-
dium, 22hc. Nearby ungraded eggs:
Curren receipts, 2s@2Sc; whites, 29Q sOc.
Live POultry-Market full steady to
firm on turkeys; receipts light. Fowl
colored, heavy. 1870 zoe; No Is. 1s@iIc;
leghorns, 14@16c: roosters, 12913c.
Chickens: Virginia rocks, all sizes, % Q
26c; Delaware, rocks and crosses. 2s@
YUSDr StS mixed Ssn. e0STs is@:oe few Turkeys
premium; No. Is, I5@i7o; old hens and
toms, l8Gl9c. Guineas, q lbs. and over,
SOC each; under 2 lbs, 40c each. Capons,
lbs. and over, ESQ 3Oc; slips and under
sizes, 22@25c.
FlOrida-64 lugs avocados; IS lugs
lines: 36 bushel baskets squash; "a
bushel baskets okra; Il bushei baskets
string beans; 1s bushel baskets parsley
20 bushel baskets peppers; / 21-pint
crate strawberries; 46 5-peck baskets
lettuce.
VirEinia-5 barrels watercress.
louisiana barrels escarole.
PeDnsylvania - 234 S-pound baskets
mushrooms.
Unknown Origin--4s crates mixed veEe-
tables
CalifOrnia-SS boxes fiEs.
Apples-No carlot arrivals: / unbroken
car on track. Bushel baskets, U. S. No.
ate; market steady. Maryland, Pennsyl-
vanta, Virginia, and West Virginia,
Grimes, very few sales, 2k inch mini
mum bO@6oc: 2h-inch minimum. 65@
75c; Staymans 2k-inch minimum. 500
75c; h-inch minimum, .$.9O@1; 2%-inch
minimum. $1@1.10: York. az inch mini
mum, soc: h-inch minimum, $50 75c
2a-inch minimum 10000: Black Twigs,
2h-inch minimum. 60Q65c; 2h.inch
minimum. 75@S5c; 2% inch minimum,
IS q s0c; 21a-inch minimum, $1.15@125.
Golden Delicious, 2K-inch minimum, 65 a
7Sc; 2h-inch minimum, 3.90@1; 2%-inch
minimum, $1.1O91.15. Boxes and car.
c:ous. 1sss@125s, S1.s5@1.s5: 115s, s1.S5
Oils; zoos and larger $1.75@1.S5; Stay.
mans, 1Sss@125s. .$1.25@1.5O;. 113s, $3.50
gl,SO: zoos and larger, :i.S0@i.7S
113s. $1.5O@1.65; zoos and larger S1.S5
OILS: fancy, Grimes, S1@1.35, as to size.
Mixed Vegetables-No carlot arrivals
l broken and l unbroken cars on track
snaB Beans-No carlot arrivals; .un
light: supplies light; demand light
market steady. Florida. bushel hampers
stringless Black Valentines, a2.5O@Sj
PeppersSsupplIes light; demand light
crates. green. fancy, $3.50@4.
Okra-Supplies light: demand light
market slighly weaker. Cuba, 6-basket
crates, $2.5O03.
CucumbersEsupplies very light; de
mand light: market steady. Florida
EEEplant--supplies light; demand
lisht; market .tesGy: Florida IN
OuIhS Llma GseeT Been,No ssrIot arrivals, nm
broken car on track Supplies light; de
mand light: market steady. Cuba
bushel hampers. S2.50@3.25: California
35-pound crates, $s0s2S.
Squash-SupplieR insufficient to quote
Cabbage-One New York, South Caro-
lima arrived: broken and unbroker
cars on track Supplies moderate; de
mand light; market steady. Five-pecl
hampers. pointed type. packed locally
South Carolina, $1@1.25; Virginia. 75c
New York. 5O-pound sacks, Danish type
s1.Oo.
CeIery-one New York arrived: 4 bro
ken and unbroken cars on track. Sup
plies moderate: demand light: market
steady. California, y crates. individ
ually washed, 3-S dozen. s2.509275.
Lettuce--No carlot arrivals: broFer
steady. California. western crates, ice
berg type, 5-dozen, $25o@3, poorer
| Sl.50M2
Onions-One Minnesota arrived
broken and unbroken cars on track
Supplies moderate; demand light: mar
ket steady. 50-pound sacks, us. No.
Minnesota and New York. yellows
$40 061.50; Idaho and Washington
valsncias, a-inches and larger, $1.4Od
1850.
Peas-No carlot arrivals: broker
cars on track. Supnlies moderate. de
mand light; market steady. Bushel