The Washington times., 1938-03-31
WASHINGTON PRODUCE

Prices Paid Shippers, Net. F. 0. B.,
Washington, by the United States Bureau
Of Agricultural Economics, Washington,
ID. c., Thursday, March 81, 1888.
Eggs - Market steady at unchanged
prices. Government graded and dated
eggs, whites, U. s. extras, large, 21c;
U. s. extras, medium, 1sc; U. s. stand
ards, large 1she; U. s. standards, me
current receipts, lie; whites. I'm @1Sc.
Live Poultry - Market steady at un-
changed prices. Fowl, colored, heavy,
is a zoe; No. 2s, 14@15c; Leghorns, 140
16c; ROSTERS, 12@13c. Chickens, Vir-
ginia Rocks, broilers, 2 pounds and less,
22@23c; fryers, 2192sc; roasters, ESQ
broilers, Q pounds and less, 22@2Sc;
fryers, - q 2Sc; roasters. 23@24c. Mixed
colored fryers, 1S@2Oc; Leghorns.
broilers, 1% pounds and UP, 1s@ zoe. Old
turkeys, hens, 23@25c; toms, 2o@22c.
L. c. l.. Express Receipts at Washing
ton, ID. c., Thursday, March 81. 1898.
South CarOlina--173 crates asparagus
81 bushel baskets radisheE.
FlOrida-44 lugs avocados 5S bushel
baskets eggplant, 81 5-peck baskets let
tuce. 81 lugs lines, IL bushel baskets
parsley, 81 bushel crates okra. 46 bushei
baskets green peas, Sc bushei baskets
peppers. 35 bushel baskets snap beans, SS
30-pound crates tomatoes, rs bO-pound
crates eggplant.
Californla--26 2O-pound boxes mixed
citrus fruit and avocados, II 12-pound
boxes mixed citrus fruit and aVocados.
North CarOIina-76 5-peck baskets let
tuce "A bushel baskets radishes.
Unknown Origin-4s crates mixed
vegetables.
PennsyivanIa-214 s-pOund baskets
mushrooms.
New Jersey-24 s-pound baskets mush.
| rooms,
Michigan-A 55-pound cartons rhu.
barb
Virglnia--5 barrels watercress
AppIes-One Washington arrived, un-
broken cars on track. Bushel baskets,
U. S. No. /, supplies liberal, demand
slow, market dull; Maryland Pennsyl-
vania, Virginia and West Virginia: Yorks,
2hinch minimum, S5@40c, 2h-inch min
s5c; Black Twigs, A-inch minimum,
40 o@6Oc, 21k-inch minimum, 5O@6Oci
Staymans, "a inch minimum, SOC, 2h-
inch minimum, 65@75c; Romes. IN.
inch minimum, 4O@5Oc, 2h-inch mini
mum, 6O665c; winesaps, 2-inch mini.
mum, 400 soc, 2R-inch minimum, 75@
soc, 2A-inch minimum, 60@65c; Deli
cious, 2A-inch minimum, 60@65c; 2h
inch minimum, 75GS5c; Golden Deli.
cious, 2A-inch minimum, SOC, 2h-inch
minimum, 60@65c, 2%-inch minimum,
75Q90c; Baldwins, 2h-inch minimum
4Oc. 2h-inch minimum, 50@65c; Spys,
az inch minimum, 5O@sOc. ~ inch
minimum, s5@75c; yellow Newtowns,
IN Inch minimum, 50@6Oc, 2R-inch min
imum, 65 @75c; Ben Davis, 2h-inch mini.
mum, 40c, 2l2-inch minimum, SOC, IN.
inch minimum, @55c; Lowrys, IA Inch
minimum, SOC, 2h-inch minimum, 500
65c; Paragons, 2A-inch minimum, soc,
2h-inch minimum, 65@75c. Boxes and
cartons, Pennsylvania and Virginia, COM
bination extra fancy and fancy: Para.
gons, 113s-15Os, $1@1.1O, 8Os-1OOs $1.1O@
1925; Delicious 11Ss-163s, $1.15@1.35,
SOs-1OOs, $1.5OQ2; fancy, Romes, 113s-
1855 $1@1.1O, 72s-1oOs, $1.25 @ 1.S5;
Golden Delicious. 113s-163s, S@1.25,
75c: Delicious, S5c@$1.1O, as to sizes
U. s. No. 1, Pippins, 112s-16Os, $101.10,
96s. $1.25@1.35.
BrOccOli-No carlot arrivals: 2 broken
cars on track. Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. California crates
Asparagus-Market steady. One South
Carolina arrived; 1 unbroken car on
track. South Carolina, pyramid crates
dozen punches, large size, $50; pale
$2.25@E5o; small size, $1.7592.25
Cabbage-Market steady. No carlot
arrivals: 2 broken cars on track. IN
packed locally: Florida, 81; South Caro-
| lima, 75c.
Celery--Markot steady. No carlot ar
rivals; broken cars on track. Florida
Florida standard crates. Individually
washed, 3-6 dozen, $2@2.25.
Lettuee-Market steady. One Arizona
arrived: broken and 3 unbroken cars OF
track. Arizona, Western crates, Iceberg
type, 5-dozen, $4.5O@5.
| OniOns-No carlot arrivals; no carr
on track. 60-lb. sacks, Yellows, L. s. No
!, many showing sprouts, Michigan
Minnesota and New York, 9Oc@$1: In
diana, $1@1.10.
POtatOes--Market steady. Maine ar
rived broken and 12 unbroken carr
on track. 1O0-lb. sacks, u. 8. No.
Maine, Green Mountains, $1.5o@1.sOi
New York, Round Whites, mostly around
$1.35; Idaho. Russet Burbanks. 1850
100; Florida, bushel crates, Bliss Tri
umphs, U. S. No. i. markes weak. $1.st
| 01.75.
Peas-No carlot arrivals; broker
car on track. Supplies insufficient t.
quote.
Splnach-Market steady. Truck re-
ceipts liberal. Virginia, bushel baskets
400 SOC; nearby sections, DusheI bas
kets, 25@4 40c.
Observation-Disclosures slightly weaker