The Washington times., 1938-03-03
Washington
Produce

- u WA WV
prices paid shippers-Net fol-
WasIiingtOnD
By the U. s. Bureau of Agriculture
Economics.
Wellington, D. c., Thursday, MarcI
8, 1888.
EREs-Government graded eggs un
changed. Current receipts heavy mostl!
at lower prices reported.
Government graded and dated eggs
Whites, U. s. Extras .arge, 21c; U. S
Extras, mediums, 1Sc; U. s. Standards
large. 1sc; U. s. Standards, mediums
17c. Nearby ungraded eggs: Curren
recelpts, 16 to 16h cents; Whites, j
to 17h cents.
Live POulrtry-Market firm. Price,
higher on some classes.
FOwi.colored' heavy. 1s@aoc: No
Roosters, 12@1Sc. Chickens: vireinis
Rocks, 19@21c; Delaware Rocks anG
Crosses 19@21c; Mixed Colors, 14@17c
Old Turkeys: Hens 23@25c. Capons
pounds and over, 2S9SOc; Slips and
undersizes, 22@23c.
L. c. L. Express Receipts at Washington
d. C.. Thursday, March 3, 1888.
North CarOlina-Two bushel broccoli
Indiana-One hundred and fifty IL
pound baskets hothouse stock cucum bers
FlOrida-Forty-two 5-peck hampers let
| tuce; IL bushel baskets squash; II bushe
| baskets snap beans.
Cal1fOrnia-Twenty-siX 20-pound crateI
| mixed citrus fruit.
OhiO-One hundred 10-pound basket!
| hothouse tomatoes.
Unknown Origin-sixteen crates mixed
| vegetables.
Pennsylvania-one hundred and forty
| four 3-pound baskets mushrooms.
Michfgan-Twenty-two 55-pound car
| tons rhubarb.
West Virginia-Fourteen bushel boxeI
watercress.
AnnNAa-Na lAk oHrfN olos hrA al
car on track. Bushel baskets, U. s
No. /, supplies liberal; demand moder
ate; market steady. Maryland. Penn
sylvania, Virginia and West Virginia
staymans. 2A-in. min 6O@SOc; 2A-in
Yorks: 2A-in. min, 4Oc;, 2h-in. min.
50 soc; 2%-in. min. 65@75c; Black
Twigs. 2h-in. min, soc; 2h-n. min.
6O@65c; 2A-in. min. S5@75c. Deli
cious: 2A in. min, 65Q75c; 2h-in. min.
90c0$1. Golden Delicious: IN in. min.
soc; 2h-in. min, $1,000. Romes: 2A-in
min., 4Oc; 2h-in. min., 6O@65c; 2H-in
min, 70@75c. Wlnesaps. 2-in. min, soc
81 in. min., mostly around 75c; 2h-in
min. soc c@$1. Baldwins, 2A.in. min.
s0@5 sh,in: min: sS@sS; spys
min, mostly around 75c. Grimes, al
sizes. 5o@6Oc. Boxes and Cartons
Pennsylvania and Virginia: Combination
Extra Fancy and Fancy: Delicious, 113s
l6Os, $1.25@1.5O. Sos71o0s. $1.5o@1.75i
staymans. 113s-15Oc, $1.15 Q1.25, Sos-10os
S1.35@1.50; Golden Delicious, 11Ss-5Os
$1.15@1.25, SOs-10Os, $15O@1.75; Romes
Fancy, 113s-15Os, $1.1O@1.15, 1855, $1.Sl
@1.50; Delicious, c Grade. $1@1.1O, al
to size. a1--.--..s. - -.
BrOcco1i-No carlot arrivals; one
broken car on track. Supplies light
demand light; market steady. Texas
crates. fair condition, $3.50; California
Gates, 2S.15@S.25.
arrivals; one car diverted; one broken
car on track. Florida, " bushel hamp-
ers domestic round type, truck receipts
packed locally. 81; freight receipts. $1.1C
Oils; New York, 6O-lb. sacks Danish
CeIery-Market steady Three Florida
arrived; four broken and one unbroker
cars on track. Florida, standard crates
Individually washed. y dozen. $2.25 q
Lettuce-Market steady. One califor
mia arrived: eight broken and three un
broken cars on track. California, West
ern crates Iceberg type, 5-dozen, $2.5(
@275: fair condition. $2.25.
rivals; one car diverted; one broker
and one unbroken cars on track. 5O-lb
sacks. U. S. No. /; Michigan, Minnesota
New York and Ohio. yellows, $3.50
h49; few $l.6O; Colorado, Valencias, 3
1 Peas-Market steady. No carlot ar
rivals: broken car on track. Florida,
oushel hampers. small podded varieties
$3.50 OILS; California, bushel hampers
Telephones, $500
Spinach-Market dull. No carlot ar.
rivals; broken cars on track. Bushel
baskets, Savoy type, Texas, 60@75c
Virginia, soc.
Sweet POtatOes-Market steady, No
carlot arrivals; no cars on track. North
Carolina, bushel baskets, Puerto Ricans,
nnndifinn No Ma Ia
sey and Maryland. Anne Arundel county.
bushel hampers Jersey type, 90c0$1.
POtatOes-Market dull. One Florida, 2
Maine. / New York arrived; 4 broken
and . unbroken cars on track. 1O0-lb.
sacks, U. s. No. l, Maine. Green Noun
tains. $1.5O@1.60: New York, Round
Whites, mostly around $1.35; Pennsyl-
vania, Cobblers, $1.25@1.30: Idaho, Rus
set Burbanks, $1S5; Florida. bushel
crates Bliss Triumphs U. S. No. l,
$1.2501.35.
Strawberries-one Florida arrived: i
unbroken car on track. Supplies light;
demand light; market steady. Florida,
36-pint crates, 15c per pint.
TOmatOes-Market steady. One Fla.
arrived; / broken and / unbroken car
on track Florida, truck receipts, lug
boxes. ripes and turning wrapped. 6x6,
81. Is @1.5O, few best, $1.75; Ski $1.OO 20
1.25.
Mixed Vegetables-No carlot arrivals;
UEOAoH ana CdlS Oh LldSh'
Peppers-Market steady. Truck re-
ceipts light; Florida, u bushel crates,
California Wonders, medium to large
size. $2.2502.5O.
Lima Beans-supplies light; demand
slow; market weak. Florida, bushel
hampers. &2.OO@2.25; Cuba. bushel
hampers. $1.5O@1.75.
Eggplant - Supplies light: demand
slow; market dull. Cuba. IL bushel
KaIe-supplies light: demand slow;
market weak. Virginia, bushel baskets
COlIards-supplies light; demand slow
market weak. Virginia, bushel baskets
Carrots-one California arrived; :
unbroken cars on track. Supplies moder
ate: demand moderate: market steady
California, Western crates. punched
S2.5o; Pennsylvania. bushel baskets
topped; washed. 65@75c.
CauliflOwer-No carlot arrivals:
| broken and / unbroken cars on track
Supplies moderate; demand moderate
market steady. California. crates
Parsnips = Supplies light; demand
slow; market steady. Pennsylvania, u
bushel hampers, 4O@5Oc.
Landcress - Supplies light; demand
light; market weak. Maryland. bushe
Beets-Texas. u crates. S1.1O@1.15.
RhubaFb-Michigan, 5-pound cartons
| 40m soc.
Brussels sprOuts-California. 25-pound
drums. $275@3.
ParsIey-Texas. y crates, $1.15@1.25
Turnips-Maryland. bushel baskets, soc
Endives - Belgium, 1O-pound boxes
$1.75.
AyOcadOs-Flat crates: Florida, 75c q
$1.25; California. $1.7592.25.
Oranges-No carlot arrivals; unbro.
| ken and 4 broken cars on track. Relief
2 Broken cars on track. Florida, 2-bushel
boxes, $1.75@2.25. standard crates, $3.50
@225, as to grade and size.