The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-03-28

DAILY REPORT ON WASHINGTON
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
Prices Paid shiPPers-Nes Z. D. b.
BY the q. o. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
EgGs -. Market steady: prices un-
changed Government graded and dated
eggs. white u. 8. extras, large, 21hc;
U. 8. extras, mediums, 1Skc; U. 8. stand
ards, large, Use; u. 8. standards, me-
diums tic. Nearby ungraded eggs:
Current receipts, tic; white, 1701sc.
Live POuItry-Market steady with prices
1c higher than quoted on some classes
Fowl: Colored. heavy. $50 zoe; No. %,
14@15c: leghorns, 14@16c; BOOSTERS, 40
lac. Chickens: Virginia rocks, broil-
ers. 2 lbs. and less, 21@ 22c; fryers,. 21@
22c; roasters, 22@2Sc: Delaware rocks
and crosses. broilers, . lbs and less, II
q 22s; fryers 81 q 22c; roasters, 22c; mix
ed colored flyers, II @19c; Ieghorns, broil-
ers. / y lbs. and up. 10000. Old tur-
keys: Hens, 23@2sc; toms. zoo 22c.
L. C. L. EXPRESS RECEIPTS
South CarOIia-95 crates asparagus; -
FlOFida-17 Tugs avocados; IS bushel
baskets eggplant; II bushel baskets
parsley; 73 s-pound baskets tomatoes:
% bushel crates okra: IS bushel baskets
peppers; So bushel baskets snap beans;
OhiO-36 10-pound baskets hot-house
stock cucumbers.
North CarOlina-54 bushel baskets let
tuce; Al bushel baskets radishes.
Calif0rnia--48 20-pound boxes mixed
citrus fruit and avocados.
Unknown Origin 81 crates mixed
vegetables.
Pennsylvania ala s-pound baskets
mushrooms.
VMichigan-s5 S5-pOund cartons rhu-
barb.
VirRinia-5 barrels watercress,
Apples-Relief, / Maryland arrived:
unbroken car on track. Commercial,
Washington arrived; unbroken cars on
track. Bushel baskets, U. s. No. /:
Supplies liberal; demand moderate; mar
ket steady; Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia, Staymans, 3k-
inch minimum, Soc: 21a-inch minimum,
60@65c; Yorks, 2A-inch minimum, 35@
minimum, 500 CSC; Romes, 2K-inch min
imum, 4Oc; 2h-inch minimum, so@6Oc;
Black Twigs, az Inch minimum, SOC;
2h-inch minimum. so q SOC; 2%-inch min
lmum, 60@65c: Baldwins. 2A inch mini
mum. 4oc: 2h-inch minimum, 50@sOc:
Spys 2h-inch minimum, soc; ~ Inch
minimum, 6o@6Sc; Delicious, 2N-inch
minimum, 60@65c; 2h-inch minimum,
75@s5c; Golden Delicious, an inch mini
mum, soc; 2h-inch minimum, 65@75c;
Winesaps, 2-inch minimum, 40c; TX Inch
minimum. 5o@S5c; 2h-inch minimum,
tnum, soc: 2M-inch minimum. 5o@6Oc;
Lowrys, 2A-inch minimum, 40c: 2h-inch
minimum, 60@65c. Boxes and cartons,
Pennsylvania and Virginia, combination
isSc, sIS1.s5; soS-ioos. si.sSoi!5S;
S0s-10Os, $1.25@1.40; Paragons, 113s-
1905, sOe @$1; sos-10os. $1@I25; Stay
mans. 113s-15os, $1@1.10; sos-1oOs. $1.25
@1.s5: winesaps, 13ss-21ss. s0c @$1.25
D..
fancy Romes, 115s-1sss, $1@1.10; SIS
zoos, $1.156150; U. s. No. /: Pippins,
t12s-16Os, $191.25; 9Ss, $1.25; Lowrys.
I12s16Os. 90c@1; S6s, $1.1O@1.16; G.
grade, Delicious, 75c@$1; Paragons, IS
@s5c, as to size.
BrOccOli-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies light; demand light;
market slightly weaker. California,
cartes, $2.25@2.75.
Asparagus = Market steady. Express
lima, pyramid crates, dozen punches,
large size, $3.5O@450 medium size, IS
0a.25: small size, $2@2,50.
Cabbage-Market steady. One Florida
arrived: broken car on track. Flor
Ida. III -bushel hampers. domestic round
receipts. $1.15@1.2S; South Carolina. IA
bushel hampers pointed type. truck re-
Ceiery-Market steady. Four Florida
i
on track; relief. Florida arrived: 2
cars on track. Florida. Flor
ida standard and 16-inch crates,
trimmed tops, individually washed.
truck receipts. .S-S dozen, fair quality,
s125@1.50; ks, $1@1,25: Florida,
tandard crates. individually washed.
eceipts. S-6 dozen, $2@2.25.
Lettuce-Market slightly weaker. Three
Arizona arrived; 6 broken and I'M
broken cars on track. Arizona. western
crates Iceberg type, 5-dozen. $500
AIS; mostly, $3.50; fair condition, SAC
4.25.
OnlOns-Market steady. No carlot ar
rivals; l unbroken car on. track. 50-lb.
sacks, yellows, U. S. No. /: Michigan,
Minnesota and New York, s0c@$1; In
diana, $1@1.1O.
Peas-Market steady, No carlot ar
rivals; / unbroken car on track. Cali
fornla, bushel hampers Telephones,
$3.50 Florida, supplies insufficient to
quote.
RetatOes-Marlzet steady. Che Idaho.
Z Florida . Maine arrived; broken and