The Washington times., 1938-05-09
WASHINGTON PRODUCE

Inland moderate; market weaker. Norfolk
Section Virginia. 24-Quart crates, various
varieties inferior condition some Ieaky
wasty $1.50G3.50, good quality hold
overs, S4u4.5O.
Potatoes-Old stock: . Idaho Maine
arrived: , unbroken cars on track. Re
lief > Maine arrived; unbroken cars
on track. 1OO-lb. sacks, Z. s. No. /:
Maine. Green Mountains, St.4O@ $50;
Idaho, Russet BurbanKs, &1.7502; new
stock: 3 Florida. ] Texas arrived;
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Florida, double-head barrels, Spaulding
Rose, L. S. No. /, $31S.5O mostly 1925
Katahdins, $3.25 Alabama and Georgia,
bushel crates. Bliss Triumphs, u. S. No.
II, $1.I561.25. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market steady.
Tomatoes-Two Florida arrived; I'M
broken cars on track. Supplies mod
crate: demand moderate: market steady.
| Florida, lug boxes, ripes and turning
wrapped, 6x6, $1.50d1.75, few 81; SKI,
S1.256150.
Mixed Vegeta bles-No carlot arrivals;
II broken car on track.
Snap Beans-No carlot arrivals: /
broken car on track. Supplies miderate :;
demand moderate; market weaker. Flor
ida, Georgia and South Carolina, bushel
hampers, green, flat type, 75c @$1.25,
mostly 81; round stringless, $1@1.25.
Peppers-Suppies moderate; demand
moderate; Florida, bushel baskets, Cali
fOrnia Wonders, $1Q1.5O.
Lima Beans-NO Carlot arrivals; !
broken car on track. Supplies moderate;
demand moderate; market weaker Flor
ida bushel hampers, $l.75 q $50 mostly
$2.25.
Squash-Truck receipts light; demand
moderate: market stronger. South Caro-
lima. bushel hampers, white wrapped
81 1.2j, few 75ci Yellow, $l.25Q1.5O'
few 81.
Eggplant-Truck receipts light; de-
mand light; market weaker. Florida,
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Cucumbers-Demand moderate; mar
ket weaker. Florida, bushel baskets,
S2.5O@2.75 few lower. =.
Carrots-One California arrived: ?
crate; demand moderate; m r X e
stronger. Texas. half-westsrn crates
$1.25; California, western crates, $50
Sass.
Cauliflower No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Supplies moderate: de-
California, crates, 81.
Beets- Norfolk section Virginia. hot
house stock crates. $1.25. South Caro-
lima, crates, $1G1.1O.
broken and unbroken cars on track.
California. boxes. $SQ3.5O. Florida,
standard crates s26@; 2-bushel crates
$2@3: standard boxes, $2@@
Lemons-California, boxes, $696.75,
few higher
PineappIes-Puerto Rico, crates. $50
$50 few higher.
Honeydews - chile. crates. jumbos.
$2.7jm3 few higher
Grapes-Argentina. 2O-pound Tugs, 81 n
so, few lower.
Avoca dos alifornia. flat crates. u.
s. No. 1, $500 3.9C, poorer stock, S2q
Spinach-Local soc per bushel.
Radjshes-Local. 70 per bunch.
ushrooms-Delaware and Maryland,
3-pound baskets, 25m sc. mostly soc. :,
I.imes-Florida, persian lines, u
bushel. $2.5OG3.
Corn-One Florida arrived: unbroken
car on track Florida. crates. S262.5O.
Kale-LoCal. 40c per bushel.
Romaine-North Carolina. 5-peck ham
pers. sl@1,25. few $17OG1.75.
Mangoes FLORIDA. fiat crates. May
dens, $263. mostly $3.50.
prices paid shippers-net T. o. b.. Wash
tural Economics. Washington, D. C.,
Monday, May g. 1888.
Eggs-Market firm. Cove m t
graded and dated eggs: Whites: U. s.
Extras. large, 2312c: T. :. Extras. med
iums, 19c: L. s. Standards large 21c:
L. s. Standards, mediums, 17lac. Nearby
ungraded eggs: Current receipts, Whites,
19619c. Mixed CoIors. 1S@1Shc.
Live Poultry-Market steady. Fowl:
Colored. heavy, 800 21c: No. 2's, Is a 16c;
Leghorns, 15@16c: ROSTERS. f2c. Chick
ems: Virginia Rocks. brolerS, lbs. and
less. 81 ORC; fryers, 2Om?2c; roasters,
% a @3c; No. rs. 1561Sc; Delaware
Rocks and Crosses: Broilers. lbs. and
less, 2O422c; fryers 2O0"1c: roasters.
fryers. 17@2Cc: Leghorns. broilers, ~
lbs. and less. 1601Sc: IA lbs. and up,
19m21c. Turkeys: Old heus 19@20c;
Old Toms lie: No. 2's 15c.