The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-30
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY
prices Paid shippers-Net f. o. b.
Washington


Washington
By tthe United States Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics
Eggs Market about steady at un-
changed prices. Current receipts, 19 "a %
zoe; hennery whites, 20h 921c. Govern
ment graded and dated white eggs met
prices paid shippers, (. o. b., Washing
toni: U. s. Extras. large, 23hc; U. s.
Extras. mediums, 1s%c; U. S. Standards
Live Poultry - Market steady at un-
changed prices. Fowl: Colored, heavy,
1870 lee; Leghorns, 14Q15c. Chickens:
Rocks, 22024c; crosses, 219 23c; Leg
horns, TX 10 ~ pounds and UP, 200
21c; smaller sizes, 1Sc. Old guineas, Is
63Oc each. Turkeys: Old hens, 16Q1Sc;
old toms, Isle.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Sales in Large Lots by Original
Receiyers-Sales to 8 A. NJ.
L. c. L. Express Arrivals
South Cardinals crates asparagus !;
IL bushel baskets parsley; 246 bushel
baskets green peas.
CalifOrnia-14 Jugs avocados.
FIOrida-12 bushel baskets cucumbers;
II bushel baskets okra; II bushel bas-
kets green peas; % ushel baskets pep
pers; rs busheI baskets squash; 10
bushel baskets snap beans; 80 SO-lb.
crates tomatoes.
North CarOlina-17 bushel baskets egg
plant. 90 b-peCk baskets letJuCes AZ "a
quart crates strawberries.
OhiO-100 1O-lb. baskets tomatoes.
Unknown Origin-21 crates mixed
vegetables.
Pennsylvania-7 BIB. baskets mush-
rooms.
Michigan-1O 55-lb. cartons rhubarb.
West VirEinia-6 bushel baskets wa
tercress.
virginia. barrels watercress.
AppIes-No carlot arrivals; 2 broken
and l unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand moderate; market
steady. Bushel baskets, U. S. No. /:
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
West Virginia. Winesaps, IN inch mini
mum. $1.S5@2; 2h-inch minimum, $2.25
02.35; 2%-inch minimum, $2.35 92.50;
Ben Davis, "a inch minimum, SLIGO
1925; 2h-inch minimum, $1.35 @l.5O;
Delicious, 2A-inch minimum, $1.9O92;
IA inch minimum, S2.25@2.50; yellow
Newtowns, 2k-inch minimum H.75@
1856; 2h-inch minimum, $2.15 2.26;
az inch minimum, $1.5O@1.65; h-inch
n .sSals5; stay Sng 2E-ineR MINIMUM MINIMUM
$1.65 Oils; 2h-inch minimum, $2@2.25;
2%-inch minimum, &1.S5@2; 3-inch mini
mum, S2@2.25; Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia and West Virginia: Boxes,
fancy as to size: Staymans, $2@2.35;
Delicious, $2.35 12.15; Golden DELICIOUS
$2.2502.5O; Romes. $2@2.5O; Winesaps,
$2.25Q2.5O; Paragons, $2@2.25: scalded.
$1.6561.75. Cartons: Fancy, as to size,
Lowyrs $1.7502; Staymans, $2.25 @2.35;
No. /: Staymans, $2@2.25; Delicious,
fancy, S2.5O@2.75; Winesaps fancy, $2.25
02.S5.
Strawberries-One Louisiana, by ex-
press arrived; l broken car on track.
approximately 700 crates, North Caro-
lima, by truck, arrived. Supplies light.
demand good. market steady. North
Carolina. 24-qt. crates, various varieties,
truck receipts, showing effects of rain,
considerably green, $3.50@3.75, few best
81, per crate, very few higher.
POtatOes-Two Maine arrived; 4 broken
and unbroken cars on track. Old stock:
Supplies moderate, demand moderate,
market slightly stronger. United States
No. 1, 1O0-b. sacks: Maine, Green Noun
tains, .2562.35; Idaho. Russet Bur-
banks. SO. New stock: Supplies light.
demand moderate, market slightly
stronger for good stock. Florida, double
head barrels, Spaulding Rose, United
states No. l, $4.5OQ5, few higher, poorer
lower.
Asparagus - No carlot arrivals: .
broken cars on track. Truck receipts
light; supplies light; demand moderate
market steady. South Carolina, pyramid