The Washington times., 1938-07-16
Washington Produce
prices Paid shippers-Net FOB.
WaShlngtOn)
BY the U. 9. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics

BY the U. 8. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
Eggs-Market firm. U. s. extras
large, 1c higher. Nearby eggs. un.
changed with premiums being paid for
and dated eggs: Whites. U. s. extras
large 22hc; U. 8. extras, mediums
26hc; U. s. standards, large, 26c; u. s.
standards, mediums, 23c; U. s. trades
22c.. Nearby ungraded eggs: Current
2Ok @21c.
Live Foultry-Market full steady
Fowl: Colored, large, pounds and up up
Is, 15S14c: ieghorns. iso15c; roosters
1O@11c. Chickens: Virginia Rocks
No 2s 1S@15c: Delaware Rocks and
17@19c; No. rs, 13@14c; mixed coloretd
flyers, 16@17c: leghorns, broilers. all
Sizes 15@17c. Turkeys, old mems: zoci
old toms, 17@1sc: No, 2s' 15% S,nu lSG;
ton, ID. c., Saturday, July 16, 1888.
Florida-36 lugs avocados, az Jugs
lines, "a bushel baskets okra.
South Carolina-36 busAel baskets
peaches, "a 24-quart crates huckleberries.
North Carolina-22 h-bushel baskets
okra, 35 bushel baskets okra, rs bushel
ba skets lima beans, so bushel baskets
peppers, S6 24-quart crates huckleberries.
Unknown Origin-3O crates mixed
vegetables.
Virginia-5 barrels watercress.
New Jersey-10S 24-qt. crates bIue-
berries.
Peaches-No carlot arrivals; broken
and 2 unbroken cars on track. Marke'
slightly stronger. Wide range in quaiity
and condition, bushel baskets, U. 5. NO
l. Georgia, Elbertas' 1%-inch mlnImI, so q,
1.75; 2A inch minimum, si.76; best.
S2@2.25; Bellies, / Y inch minimum, 76c
North Carolina, Elbertas, 1%-inch min
mum, $1@1.25, few 76c; 2-inch MN, MN
imum, $1@1.5o, mostly I;26; zHiVfr ~. Vfrl
ginia, Bellies, ~ inch minimum: SIG
1.25; 2-inch minimum, $1.25 @ 16O; zA'
inch minimum, $1.76@2, mostly, &1.76o
Watermelons = Market steady: one
broken and unbroken cars on track *
south Carolina, Tom Watsons: S-oV.
pounds average 45@5Oc: S4-SS-pounds
average, 65@75c: fair quality, 32-popn1Gls Gls
average, As soc; truck receipts; ~ nonuds Du5S
per 1OO-melons: Georgia, 2S-SO-ponnans nn
average, $3O@4O; Cuban Queens, 1880.
hounds average, $25@3O; 2S-32-pounds
average, $3OQ35; 34-pounds average
$35; South Carolina, 34-36-pounds aver
age, $40: Kansas Earlys' z0-pounos
rivals: no cars on track. Bushel bas-
kets, U. s. No. /: Maryland, Pennsyl-
vana, Virginia and West virginia,
Transparents, ~ inches MINIMUM so SSe;
minimum, 9Oc@$1; Red Asthachans, ~
inches minimum. 5O@6Oc; 2h inches
minimum, 75@S5c; Early Harvest, "a
inches minimum, 5OQ6Oc; ~ inches
minimum, 75c; STAIRS ~ inches mini
mum, 5O@6Oc; IN inches minimum
IS @75c; 2% inches minimum. S6@ Soc
Henry Clays, 2 inches minimum. S6 @ 4oc
~ inches minimum, soc; IA inches
minimum, 75c.
Cantaloupes - Market about STEADY.
Two North Carolina by express arrived; ;
6 broken and unbroken cars on track
salmon Meats; Arizona, jumbos. 36s
and ASS, $3.75@4; iumbos. 36s, 1925 :;
North Carolina. Ridgeway section, poor
quality; standards, SOC SOG@:i lat SO; nnShs; best
hampers, 75@85c.
Honeyballs-No carlot arrivals: bro
en& car on track Market steady. Cali
fornia, jumbos, 36s and ASS, $3.50.
Honeydews-Two California arrived;
broken and 3 unbroken cars on track
crates So to 12s, $4,000.
Celery-No carlot arrivals. l broken
car on track. Market weaker, II crates
washed: California, Az
$l.4O@15O, few lower.
Cucumbers-Market steady. Eastern
Shore Maryland. bushel hampers, U. S.
No. /, 5O@75c.
Lettuce-Two California, ! New York
arrived s broken and unbroken cars
on track Market weaker. Western
crates Iceberg type: California, 5-dozen'
$4@5; New York. Eastern crates Big
Boston type, 75c@$1, mostly 90c, ordi-
nary quality and condition, 5O975c; Ice
berg type, 75c @$l.
Onions-No carIot arrivals, no cars on
track. Market steady. Eastern Shore
Virginia. 5O-pound sacks Yellows, U. S.
No. !, 75@9Oc, best, 81.
Peas-No carlot arrivals, broken cars
on track. Market slightly stronger.
bushel basket. $2.1b92.25;
New York, bushel basket, $3.50.
Potatoes-Relief: One Virginia arrived
2 unbroken cars on track. Market
weaker Virginia, Cobblers. u s. No.
/, stave-barrels. $1.75, 10O-pound sacks
9Oc a $1.1O, mostly s1.
Tom atoes-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Market weaker. Lug boxes:
North Carolina, ripes and turning
wrapped, 6x6 and larger, 50675c;
Georgia. ripes and turning wrapped, 6x6
and larger, wasty. many leaky. SOC;
Eastern Shore Maryland, truck receipts,
12-quart climax baskets, ripes un-
wrapped, 500 soc; local, truck receipts,
poor quality, bushsl baskets soc 021.