The Washington times., 1938-02-18
DAILY REPORT ON WASHINGTON
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS

DAILY REPORT ON WASHINGTON
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices Paid shipperS-Net FOB.
WashlngtOn)
BY the q. 8. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, Washington, ID. C.
Eggs - Market steady at unchanged
prices. Government graded and dated
eggs: Whites, U. S. Extras large, 22c; ;
L. s. Extras, mediums, 1900; U. S.
Standards, large, zoe: U. s. Standards,
mediums. 1sc. Nearby ungraded eggs:
Current receipts, 17h G1Sc; Whites, 1Sh
@19c.
Live Poultry-Market steady at un-
changed prices. Fowl: CoIored, heavy,
l7@20c; No. rs, 13@14c; Leghorns, lac !;
BOOSTERS, 12@13c; Chickens: Virginia
Rocks, 10000, few weighing 4 pounds
and over, 21c; Delaware Rocks and
Crosses, 1S@ zoe: Mixed Colors. 14@16c.
Young Turkeys: Hens 25@29c; Toms,
% a 27c: No. Is, 20c. Guineas, 2 pounds
and over, 50@60c each; under 2 pounds,
900 soc each. Capons: pounds and
23c.
L. 9. L. EXPRESS RECEIPTS
FIorida-Fifty-four Iugs avocados; IL
baskets parsley; IS S-pound baskets to-
matoes: 81 crates peppers: 81 bushel
baskets snap beans; 80 SO-pound crates
tomatoes.
California - Twenty four 20 pound
crates mixed citrus fruit.
Unknown Origin - Thirty-four crates
mixed vegetables
Pennsylvania-Two hundred and forty.
five S-pound baskets mushrooms.
Michigan-Fifty-five 55-pound cartons
Ehubarb.
Yirginia-Five barrels watercress.
No
rivals no cars on track. Relief: No
carlot arrivals; / broken and unbroken
cars on track. Bushel baskets. C. s.
No. 1, aupplies liberal; demand moder-
syIvania, Virginia and West Virginia,
Staymans, 2A-inch minimum, 60@65c
2la-inch minimum, 75@S5c, 2%-inch
minimum, s5@9Oc; Yorks 2A-inch mini
mum. 4Oc, h-inch minimum, 5O965c;
Black Twigs, k-inch minimum, soc
2h-inch minimum. 6o@Sbc, 2%-inch
minimum; Delicious, 2k-inch minimum,
Golden Delicious 2A inch minimum, 50
m65c, 2h inch minimum, $50 S0c; Bald
wins, az inch minimum. 4Oc, 2h-inch
minimu%ss sOSssg, !inoS sDys nh1m IhtnGh %in 7sn
Grimes. 4o@S6c. as to size: boxes and
cartons: Pennsylvania and Virginia. com
bination extra fancy and fancy; Deli @
sT.5Se1.75; Golden Delicious, II as-l sos
SiS5@I.35. 8Os-1OOs, $1.4O@165: Stay
mans. 11Ss615Os $1.15@1.25. s0s-1OOs
S1.25@1.4O: Paragons. 11Ss-16Oa $1.1b@
i25; 8Os-15Os $1.25@1.4O; Romes 11Ss
125a' $1.25, 72s-1oOs. $1.35-1.65: C grade
delicious s19L1O; Paragons, SOc@&1
as to size.
Broccoli-No carlot arrivals: no car,
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
moderate: market steady. California
crates, S25O@2.75.
CeIePy-Market steady. Three Florida
arrived: 1 broken and unbroken car'
an track. Florida. Florida standard anC
16-nch crates trimmed tops, individual
" washed. 3-4 dozen, $2.25@25O; 81
dozen, $2.25.
Cnbbage-Market steady. One Texai
arrived: broken and unbroken cars
ON track. Florida. / II bushel hampers
Pointed type, s1.75; truck receipts
packed locally, $3.50; Texas, Y crates
Domestic Round type, $3.50; Savoy type
81 IS; New York, 5O-pound sacks Dan
ish type, $1.40@1.5o.
Iettuce-Market steady. One Cal
ifornia arrived; broken and un
brohe0 ears on track California, West
ern crates Iceberg type, 6-dozen, $3.50
275, fair condition. $2.25; Florida, East
ern crates Big Boston type. dozen
S125: AZ bHshel hampers, $4,000.
OuiOus-Market steady. One Minnesoti
arrived; / broken and 1 unbroken car
on track E0-pound sacks. u. S. No. 1
Yellows: Minnesota New York and Ohio
S15H@1,60. Valencias: Colorado, 81