The Washington times., 1938-02-05


WashingtOn)
By the Z. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
Eggs - Market about steady at un-
changed prices Government graded and
dated eggs: Whites, U. s. extras, large
22c; U. S. extras, mediums, 19c: U. 5.
standards, large, zoe; U. S. standards
mediums, 1Sc. Nearby ungraded eggs.
Current receipts. 1Sc; whites. 1sc.
Live POultry-Market about steady at
unchanged prices. Fowl: Colofed. heavy,
17@ 21c; No. 2s, 13@ lac; Leghorns, 14c;
roosters, 12@13c. Chickens: Virginia
Rocks 18@2Oc; Delaware Rocks and
crosses, 1s@ 2Oc: mixed colors, 14@16c.
Young turkeys: Hens. 25@29c; toms,
% q 27c: No. Is, 2Oc Guineas, pounds
and over, 500 soc each: under pounds,
400 soc eaGh. Capons, pounds and nd
@23c.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
L. c. L. Express Receipts at Washing
ton. d. c.. Saturday, February 5, 1888.
F1crida-44 lugs avocados, Is lugs
lines. bushel baskets parsley, -
bushel baskets okra. p bushel baskets
36 S0-pound crates tomatoes.
CalifOrnia-12 2O-pound crates mixed
citrus.
Unknown Origin-ss crates mixed
Pennsylvania -245 S-pound baskets
mus hrooms.
Michigan-45 55-pound cartons rhu-
barb.
MaryIand-15 bushel bags watercress.
virginia. barrels watercress.
Apples-Commercial no carlot ar
rivals; / unbroken car on track; relief,
2 Virginia arrived: / broken and un-
broken cars on track. Bushel baskets,
L.. s. No. /, supplies liberal; demand
light; market steady. Maryland. Penn
sylvania, Virginia and West Virginia,
Grimes, 2A-inch minimum, 4Oc; 2h-
inch minimum, 50@6Oc; 2&-inch mini
mum, 6O@65c; Yorks 2A inch minimum,
inch minimum, 7O@75c Staymans, 2A-
inch minimum, 60@65c; 2h-inch mini
num- 90c @$1; 2%-inch minimum. $1.10
Oils: Black Twigs, "a A-inch minimum,
soc; 2h-inch minimum. 6O@65c; 2%.
inc minimum, 70@75c; Delicious, 2A'
inch minimum, 7O@75c; 2h-inch mini
mum, $1@1.1O; Golden Delicious, 2A'
inch minimum, soc; 21a-inch minimum,
Boxes and cartons: Pennsylvania and
Virginia. combination extra fancy and
fancy. Delicious, 11Ss-15Os, $1.25@1.S5;
zoos and larger, $1.S5 Q.5O; Golden De.
larger, $1.25@1.35; staymans, 1Ss-15Os,
$1.1O@1.35: zoos and larger, S1.25 5@1.5O;
Romes. 11Ss-13Ss. $1.15@1.S5; zoos and
larger, $1.50@.65; Faragons, 113s-15Os
l lAl.lBW lUUS ana larger, Sl.OO W 14U
C grade Delicious, 9Oc@$1.
BrOccOli-No carlot arrivals; broken
car on track. Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. California, crates
$2.5O@2.75.
Cabbage-Two New York arrived;
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track
Market slightly stronger. Florida, III
bushel hampers. pointed type, $15O6
1.65; New York, 50-lb. sacks Danish
type. $1.35@1.5O.
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cars On track. Florida. Florida stand
ard and 1S-inch crates, trimmed tops
4-1O dozen, $2@2.50: California. u
crates, individually washed, SIS dozen
Lett1ce-Three California arrived;
broken and 4 unbroken cars on track
Market steady. Arizona and California
Western crates, Iceberg type, dozen
s2.2S@2.75; Florida: Eastern crates, Bis
Boston type. S5@9Oc.
OniOns-One Indiana. 1 Minnesota.
Ohio arrived: broken and unbrokeI
cars on track. Market steady. 50-pount
sacks U. s. No. 1: Michigan. New Yorl
and Ohio, Yellows, s1.s5 Oils; Colorado
valencias, 2-S inches, $175; inches anc
larger, 50.
POtatoes-one Idaho. Maine arrived
broken and unbroken cars on track
Market steady. 1OO-pound sacks, U. s
No. /: Maine, Green Mountains, $1.35 q
l.40: Pennsylvania. Cobblers, $1.15@1. rs
New Jersey. Cobblers. $1.25; New York
Round Whites. $1.2o@1.25; Idaho. Rus
set Burbanks, $3.50 100; Florida
busheI crates Bliss Triumphs, u s
No /, $1.S5@2; L. S. No 2, $1.5O@1.6
PeRs-No carlot arrivals; no cars o.
track. Market steady Florida, bushe
hampers, best, sl.75@1.s5, fair cond
tion, $3.50.
Spinach--No carlot arrivals: 4 broke
and / unbroken cars on track. Marke
, steady. Texas, bushel baskets, Savo
/ type. S569Oc.
SweetpOtatoes - One South Carolin
. arrived; car diverted; no cars o
track. Supplies moderate; dsman