The Washington times., 1937-12-06

DAILY REPORT ON WASHINGTON
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices Paid shippers-Net #. O.'B.
Washington)
BY the q. 8. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
EEEs-Market quiet and UNCHANGED.
Government graded and dated eggs:
whites, u. S. extras, large, 32c; U. s. ex-
tras mediums 2Ac: U. s. standards,
22hc. Nearby ungraded eggs: current
receipts 26@27c; whites, 2s@30
Live POultry-Market about steady.
prices unchanged and largely nominal.
Fowl: Colored. heavy, $50 2lc; NO. zs,
lac. Chickens: Rocks and crosses. all
sizes, 25c mixed colors, 20c. Turkeys:
Young hens, 22@23c young TOMS 2O@
21c; No. 2s 16@17c; old hens and toms.
lS@19c. Guineas, lbs. and over, SOC
each; under 2 lbs, 4Oc each. Capons:
Z lbs. and over, 2s@30c; slips and under
(Compiied By the Market News Service.
Bureau OF Agricultural EcOnOmicsl
L, G, L. Express Receipts at Washing
tom, d. G., Monday, December 8, 1887
FIOrida-75 lugs avocados, ~ .lugs
lines, So bushel baskets SQUASH. 70
parsley, IS SO-pound Jugs tomatoes, IL
32-quart crates kumQuats, 120 bushel
south CaroIina-5 5O-pound bags pecanS.
PennsyIvania - 2S4 s-pound baskets
mushrooms.
UnknowH Origin-3s crates mixed veEs-
tables.
CalifOrnla-25 boxes figs.
AppIes-One Washington arrived, 1 car
diverted, broken and / unbroken cars
on track. Bushel baskets, u. s. No. /,
supplies liberal. demand light, market
stsIay sDs and W., %rrn YSrS
%'S'%o s5@71e; wsaftSys eSGSS sR-lnc5 minimum,
soc; 2h-inch minimum, 65c; Black Twigs,
2h-inch minimum. IS@SSc; GSidsn g Pc
inch minimum. soc @t1; 2%-inch mini
mum, s1.15@1.25; Delicious, az inch
minimum. sOc@$1; 2h-inch minimum,
7se llS r@ea Ko%s'' sAnoS minimum minimum
mostly around soc; 2h-inch minimum,
Mixed vegetabIes-on Texas arrived;
1 broken and unbroken cars on track.
Snap Beans-No carlot arrivals;
broken car on track. Supplies light; de-
mand light; market weak. Florida, bushel
hampers, stringless Black Valentines,
&1.25@1.50.
Peppers-supplies light: demand light;
market steady. Florida n -bushel crates,
green, Fancy, $4,000.
Squash--supplies light; demand light;
market steady. Florida, bushel hampers,
white, wrapped, 1880
Eggplant and Cucumbers-Supplies In
sufficient to quote.
Okra-supplies very light; demand
light; market steady. Cuba, via New
York city. bushel hampers, SS0S.5O.
TOmatOes-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies light; demand light;
market steady. Florida, lug boxes, green,
wrapped, 6x6, 500 $50, fair quality, $3.50
@2.50; Ohio, hothouse stock S-lb. baskets,
medium size, $1.S5@1.5O, large size, $1.16
@1.25: small size, 7O@90c.
Lima Beans-Suppiies light; demand
light; market steady. California, s5-lb.
crates &3.25@3.50.
Cahbage-Four New York, South
Caroliaa arrived; broken and un-
broken cars on track. Truck receipts
light; supplies light: demand light; mar
ket steady. New York, 5O-pound sacks,
Danish type. 7s@S0c.
Lettuce-Four California arrived; 0
broken and unbroken cars ON track.
Supplies liberal; demand light; market
steady. California, Western-crates lee
berg type, S dozen, $2.50@2.75; few, 50;
fair quality $2@2.25.
OniOns-Two New York, I Ohio ar
rived; unbroken cars on track Sup
steady. Fifty-pound sacks, U. s. No. /:
Minnesota, Yellows. $1.40@1.5o: New
York, $1.25@1.50; Idaho and washing
tom Valencias, 3 inches and larger, $40
CarrOts-ons California arrived: 8
demand light; market steady. California,
Western-lettuce crates. punched, S3.25.
Spinach - Truck receipts moderate;
supplies moderate: demand light: mar
ket steady. Virginia, bushel baskets,
Savoy type. 65@75c.