The Washington times., 1938-03-29
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices paid shippers-Net #. o. B.

EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices paid shippers-Net II. o. b,
Washington
BY the q. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
Washington, d. c., Tuesday, March "a
EgEs-Market steady Prices I'M
changed. Government graded and dated
eggs: Whites: U. S. extras, large, 21h
cents; U. S. extras, medium. 1871 cents
U. S. Standards, large, 10 cents; U. S.
Standards, mediums, II cents. Nearby
ungraded eggs: Current receipts, II
cents; whites, 17h to Is cents.
Live POultry-Market slightly stronger
with prices cent higher on some
classes. Fowl: Colored, heavy, IS to 20
cents; No. rs, IA to is cents; leghorns,
IA TO Is cents; ROSTERS, 10 to 10 cents
Chickens: Virginia Rocks: Broilers, 2
pounds and less, II to % cents; fryers
Il to 20 cents; roasters, % to "a cents
Delaware Rocks and crosses: Brolers, 2
pounds and less, % to 20 cents; flyers,
y to % cents; roasters, % to 20 cents.
Mixed colored fryers, is to 20 cents;
leghorns broilers, y pounds and up,
is to 20 cents. Old turkeys: Hens, 20
TO rs cents; toms, 20 to % cents.
L. C. l.. express receipts at Washing.
ton, ID. c., Tuesday, March 80, 1888.
crates
"a bushel crates radishes.
OhiO-63 1O-lb. baskets dollhouse Gu
cumbers.
FIorida-S6 bushel baskets cucum-
bers, IS 5-peck baskets lettuce, u bushel
baskets parsley, 70 s-lb. baskets toma-
toes, Is 35-lb. crates okra, as bushe
baskets quash, 9 bushel crates squash.
North CarOlina-5O 5-peck baskets let
tuce, So bushel baskets radishes.
TnEnnUn 0FiUfn-9Q
vegetab les
Pennsylvania-124 3-lb. baskets mush.
rooms.
New Jersey-24 S-lb. baskets mush-
rooms.
Michigan-S5 55-lb. cartons rhubarb.
West Virginia. bushel boxes water
cress.
Virginia. barrels watercress.
Apples-Commercial: No Carlot arriv-
ais; l unbroken car on track. Relief: No
carlot arrivals; l broken car on track
Bushel baskets, U. S. No. l, supplies lib
eral; demand slow; market dull; Mary
land, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
staymans, 2A-inch min. soc,
. Inch min. 60 a 65c, 2%-inch min. SIS q |
Use; Delicious, PA -inch min. 5O@6Oc
? inch min. rs S5c: Yorks, k-inch
min. 4oc, 2i2-inch min. 5Oq6Oc "a inch
min. 609 65c Black Twigs, "a inch min
40 Q50c, 212-inch min. SO Csc; Romes,
2 4 inch min. Soc, 1a-inch min. 500 Csc;
JOiutn DELICIOUS, u -lnCn min. on " QUO,
2 Z inch min mostly around 75c; Wine
saps, Pinch min. Acc, 2i4-inch min. 500
SOC. 2A Inch min. 10000; Baldwins,
? I inch min. ACC, 215-inch min. so a SOC,
2 y inch min. 6O965c; spys, 2ls-inch
min. 6O965c, "a inch min. 65@75c;
SIS q 75c: Boxes and cartons: Pennsyl
vania and Virginia. combination extra
fancy and fancy. 113s-16s, S1.109I35.
s0s-1Oos, $1.5oG1.65; ParaEons, 113s-
n Inn |
Fancy: staymans, 11Ss-15Os, coca s11O;
s0s-100s, $1.25@1.4O; Romes, 11Ss-125s,
s11091.25; 72s-1OOs, s1.25 also; C
Grade: Delicious, 90c 6s1.OO: Paragons.
15c, as to size; U. S. No. /: Pippins, lips
1908 S1.OO91,25.
BroccOli-Two California arrived; 1
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies light: demand light: market
weak. California, crates, $2,259 2.5n.
Asparagus-Market steady. Tru2k and
pyramid crates, dozen punches. large
size, S4@4.25: medium size, $39325;
small size. $262.25.
Cabbage-Market steady. No carlot
arrivals; broken car on track. Florida,
domestic round type, l Z -bushel hampers,
truck receipts S11O; packed locally, S5c
q 81; freight receipts $1.1O@1.15.
Celery-Market steady. No carlot ar
rivals; I broken cars on track. Florida,
16-inch crates, trimmed tops, individu-
81 IS Oils; Florida, standard crates,
tops, individually washed.
freight receipts, 3-6 dozen, $2@2.25.
POtatoes-Market steady. Three Flor
ida, 1 Idaho, 8 Maine arrived; broken
and 10 unbroken cars on track. 1OO-lb.
sacks, U. S. No. 1: Green Mountains,
SO 61.65; New York, round whites,
$1.S5 a LAO; fair condition, 1925; Idaho.
Russell Burbanks, $685. Florida. mar
ket slightly stronger, bushel crates Bliss
Triumphs, u S. No. l. $1.7562.1O.
Lettuce-Market steady. No carlot ar
rivals; s broken and l unbroken car on
track Arizona, Western crates Iceberg
type, doz. $4.50@475.
OniOns-Market steady. One Indiana 1
arrived; / unbroken car on track. SO-lb Il
sacks. Fellows U. S. No. /: Michigan,
Minnesota and New York, 90c9$1; In
diana, mostly around s1.10. II
PeaS-No carlot arrivals; l broken car
on track. California, bushel hampers
Telephones, 1925.
SpinaCh-Market steady Truck re-