The Washington times., 1938-01-13
prices paid shippers
BY the L. ;. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics

BY the l. -. bureau oil ARFlculluEH
Economics
Washington. d. C., Thursday, January IL
Eggs-Market generally steady tc
firm. Government graded eggs l cent
higher. Others unchanged. Government
gra ded and dated eggs: Whites, u. S.
extras large, 26k cents; L. S. extras,
med ums, 247 cents; u. S. standards,
large. 25la cents; L. S. standards, med
Iums -2ia cents Nearby ungraded eggs:
Current receipts, 22la to 23 cents; whites,
- to 24i2 cents.
Live Poultry-Market about steady al
lunchanEed prices. Fowl: Colored, heavy
II to 20 cents: No. 2's, 9 to IA cents;
LeEhorus. II cents; roosters, IL to l3
cents, Chickens: Virginia Rocks. % to
g cents; Delaware Rocks and Crosses,
20 to % cents; mixed colors, Is cents.
Young turkeys Hens, 25 cents few
at a premium; toms, 2S cents, few at
a premium. Guineas, lbs. and over, so
to so cents each; under lbs, 40 to So
cents each. Capons, lbs. and over, rs
to 80 cents slips and undersizes, % to
25 cents.
Florida-Receipts, As lugs avoCados; q
bushel-crates avocados; 20 lugs lines; q
bushel-basiets peppers l2 bushel-baskets
parsley; l 15o-pint refrigerator straw
berries 56 bushel-baskets beans.
acknowledgements, "a lugs avocados.
Unknown Origin-Receipts, 81 crates
mixed vegetables.
Pennsylvania-Receip 246 BIB. bas-
kets mushrooms.
MiChigan-Receipts "a 55-lb. cartons
North Carolina-Receipts, 20 bushel-
baskets salad green's
Nirginia-ReCeipts, barrels water
cress.
Apples-One Washington arrived; l
unbroken car on track. Bushel baskets,
U. S. No. /, Supplies liberal; demand
moderate; market steady. Maryland,
Pennsylvania Virginia and West Nir-
ginia, Grimes, "a inch minimum, 4O4
soc; 2lZ-nch minimum, 500 soc; "a =
inch minimum, IS q 75c; Staymans, 2A- .
inch minimum, 5O@6Oc; 2l2-inCh mini
mum. $1d1.10, Yorks, "a Inch minimum
mostly around SOC; 212-inch minimum
so q 75c: 2% inch minimum, S5QSOc;
Black Twigs, 21a inch minimum, $50
75C. 20 inch minimum, rs q S5c; Delic-
ious, "a inch minimum. 754S5c; 2l3-
inch minimum, $1.1O9I15; Golden
Delicious, 2it-inch minimum, 65 a I5c;
2l2-inch minimum, 90cQ 81; 2%-inch
minimum, S110@1l5; Romes, 212 inch
minimum, 65G75c; ~ inch minimum,
So 09Oc; Utility grade, various varieties,
Is q Csc, less Boxes and cartons: Penn
sylvania and Virginia, combination extra
fancy and fancy, Delicious, 1l3-l3Ss,
$1.3591.65; 72-1O0s, $1.65Q1.75 Stay
mans, 113-15Os, S1.2591.5O; 72-1OOs, $3.50
@1.65; Paragons 1l8-15Os, S1.25@1.5O;
113-15Os, $l.159l.4o; SO-1Oos, s1.5O9165;
Romes, 113-15Os, $1.15 .35; 72-0Os, $50
@1.65; C grade, Delicious, Sl.10W1.35;
Paragons, $1q1.25, as to size; fancy,
Grimes. $16125. as to size
Mixed Vegetables-One Texas arrived; ;
4 broken cars on track.
Snap Beans - No Carlot arrivals;
broken car on track. Supplies light;
demand moderate; market steady. Flor
ida, bushel hampers, Bountifus, 50 a
%. StrinPless Rlack Valentines S250
@3.
Lima Beans-supplies light; demand
light; market steady. Cuba, bushel ham
pers, S4.25U4.5O.
Peppers-Supplies light; demand light;
market dull. Florida, l "a -bushel crates,
green, $3.50 a 81 bushel hampers. Cali
fornia Wonders, $292.25; World Beaters,
$1.75.
Squash-supples light, demand slow,
market dull Florida. bushel hampers,
white, wrapped. $1.2592.
Eggplant - Supplies light, demand
light, market steady. Florida, / y bushel