The Washington times., 1938-03-09
prices paid shippers-Net +. o. b.
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BY the U. s. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics

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BY the U. 8. Bureau OF Agricultural
Economics
Washington. d. c., Wednesday. March .
EgEs-Market steady at unchanged
prices. Government graded and dated
eggs: Whites, L. s. extras, large, 2Oh2
cents; L. S. extras, mediums, 1872
cents; L. s. standards large, 1871 cents:
L. s. standards. mediums, 161a cents.
Is to 1612 cents; whites, II to 1712
cents
Live POultry-Msrket steady to firm
at unchanged prices. Fowl: Colored.
heavy, IS to 20 cents; No. rs, - to IA
cents; Leghorns. IA to 16 cents; rOOsters.
12 to IL cents. Chickens: Virginia Rocks,
19 TO q GENTS; a few weighing lbs.
and over, % cents; Delaware Rocks and
Crosses, 1S to 81 cents; mixed cOlors.
"a to Il cents. Old turkeys: Hens. 23
- - cents. Capons: lbs. and over,
70 to so cents; slips and undersizes
- /" - cents.
L.. c. l.. EXPRESS RECEIPTS
OhiO-Thirty-two 1O-pOund baskets hot
house stock cucumbers.
F1Orida-Forty-four 5-peck ba skets let
tuce so bushel baskets lima beans. IL
bushel baskets parsley, 68 S-pound bas-
kets tomatoes, 80 crates peppers.
Unknown Origin - Thrty-two crates
mixed vegetables.
PenDGyIvanIa-One hundred and forty
four 3-pound baskets mushrooms.
Michigan-Forty-four 55-pound cartons
rhubarb.
Apples-No carlot arrivals; / broken
and one unbroken cars on track Bushel
baskets, L. 8. No. l, supplies liberal; de-
mand slow; market dull. Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Nir-
inio mi,
@SOc; 2la-inch minimum, 750SOc; ~ =
inch minimum, IS 5@90c; Delicious, "a
inch minimum. 6O065c; 2h-inCh mini
mum, 10000; Golden Delicious, "a
inch minimum, 60c; 2h-inch minimum.
5@8Oc; 2%-inch minimum, S5N SOc !;
Yorks, 2A-inch minimum, 4Oc; IA inch
minimum. 50@6Oc; 2&-inch minimum,
SIS @7Oc; Black Twigs. 2A-inch minimum,
so 65c; 2%-inch minimum, 65d7Sc;
Romes, 2t4-inch minimum. 400 soc; 21a-
inch minimum, 60@65C; 2A-inch mini
mum, 70@75c; Baldwins 21a a-inch mini
mum, 6O@65 2%-inch minimum, IS q
Use: Spys, 2i7-inch minimum. 60a 65c:
20 inch minimum. 75c; Winesaps 2
inch minimum, 400 soc; "a inch mini
mum, 60065c: 2l2-inch minimum, $50
S5c; Yellow Newtowns. 2K-inch mini
mum, soc; 217-inch minimum, IS q 75c;
Paragons. pa inch minimum. 50G soc !:
- inch minimum, 60@65c. Boxes and
cartons: Pennsylvania. Virginia and
w est virginia, COnDlDatlOn extra fancy
and fancy-Delicious, 113s-16E. $1.10G
1925: SOs-1O0s. $1.356165; Staymans,
113s-15Os, $1G1.15 8Oc-1O0s, $1.25 al. 80;
Golden Delicious, 11Ss-l63s. $1Q1 10; sos
zoos. Sl.S5@16O; Paragons, 113s-125s,
s1@1.1O; SOs-1OOs. $l.25@1.5O; Yellow
Newtowns 112s. L. s. No. 1 grade. sl.15
q 1.25; S6s L. s. No l grade. 1880
/ so: Lowrys. fancy. 1900. $1@1.1O: 112s,
$1lO61l5; 96s. $1.35d1.4O: C grade,
Delicious 9Oc@$1; Paragons. 75c0$1,
as to size.
BrOccoli-No carIot arrivals: 1 broken
car on track. Supplies light; demand
slow: market steady. California, crates,
$32563.50.
Cabbage Market steady No carlot ar
rivals; 3 broken cars on track Florida,
y -bushel hampers. domestic round
type. freight receipts mostly around
s1,15: truck receipts. 81; New York,
5O-pound sacks Danish type. $50.
Celery-Market steady. Two Florida
arrived: broken and unbrOken cars
on track Florida, Florida standard and
16-inch crates, trimmed tops. individ-
ually washed S-s dozen. $225d25O.
Lettuce-Market slightly weaker. No
carlot arrivals; : broken and un-
broken cars on track. Arizona, Western
Gratis Iceberg type, dozen, S2.75;
few. So.
Onions-Market steady. One Mich
igaL arrived: l broken and ! unbroken
cars on track. Michigan. Minnesota.
New York and Ohio, S0-pound sacks
Yellows, L. $. No. |. &1.2501.35.
Peas - Market steady. No csrlot
arrivals: l broken and unbroken cars
on track Florida. busheI hampers.
small podded varieties. &1.SO61.75:
ICalfornis, bushel hampers Telephones.
So
Pot s-Three Idaho, Maine
arrived; car diverted; broken and
Ill uBbroken cars on track. 1O0-pound
sacks, u. S. No. l. Maine, Green Noun
ltains, S1.50G so; New York. Round
Whites, SIPS d1.S5; Idaho. Russet Bur
banks, $1.7541.S5; Florida, bushel
crates Bliss Triumphs. L. S. No. !, $1.25
9l.35. Market steady.
SPlnach-Market steady. No carlot
arrivals; / broken and l unbroken cars
on track. Texas, bushel baskets, Savoy
type. so d 75c.
Sweet POtatOeG-MarkPt steady One
South Carolina arrived upbrokep carr