The Washington times., 1938-12-05
Washington Produce

BY the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
prices paid shippers-Net F. o. B.
Washington
Eggs-Market irregular. &c lower or
L. 5. extras, large, lie higher on U. s
extras, mediums; steady on others Gov
eminent graded and dated eggs: Whites
U. s. extras, large, 4Oc; U. $. extras
mediums, 32c; U. s. standards, large
36Izc: U. s. standards, mediums, % nc
U. 5. trades. 27hc: pullets, csc. Near
by ungraded eggs: Current receipts
whites, 31032c; mixed colOrs. 2S@29c
Live Poultry-Market steady. Fowl
Colored. all sizes. 17@1Sc; No. rs, 10 q
lac; roosters, 1O@11c. Chickens: Vir
ginia Rocks. broilers and flyers, al
sizes, 1S@19c; No. rs, 12@14c. Della
ware Rocks and Crosses, broilers and
fryers all sizes, 1S@19c; No. 2's, l2G
lac: mixed colored flyers, Is % 16c; No
rs, 11@12c. Capons, to lbs' Is Q
csc; slips, 1601Sc. turkeys, young hens
10 to 10 lbs, 23@24c; young toms, IL
lbs. and up. 2O022c; No. rs, $50 1sc
old hens, 10000; old toms, $50 zoe
Guineas, 2 lbs and over soc pair
Florida-Fourteen Jugs avocados. "a
bushel baskets okra, IL h-bushel crates
lines. 10 32-qt. crates kumquats, 1 81
quart crate refrigerator strawberries.
Pennsylvania-109 BIB. baskets mush'
North Cardinals 1OO-lb. sacks
pecans.
Unknown origin-s4 crates mixed vege-
tables, 10 h-bushel baskets lettuce.
California-22 20-lb. crates chayotes.
Apples-Market steady. One washing.
ton arrived; unbroken cars on track.
Bushel baskets, U. S. No. /: Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
Grimes, 2A-inch min, $4,000; 2h-inch
min. $1@1.15; 2%-inch min., $3.50
1876. Delicious, az inch min. $1.15@
l.
min, 75@S5c; 2h-inch min, .$1.25@
135. 2%-inch min. $1.40@1.6O. ~Yorks.
~ Inch min.. Use; 2h-inch min, SIC
10. 2%-inch min, $1.1O@1.25. Golden
Delicious, A-inch min., 5000, 2h-inch
Boxes and Cartons: Pennsylvania and
Virginia, Combination Extra Fancy and
Fancy Delicious 113s-163s, $1.5002; 72s-
zoos, $2@2.25. Fancy: staymans, 1875
150s. $1.35 OILS: 72s-100s $1.S5@2. Gold
en- Delicious, 11Ss-114s. $1.50@1.75, SSs-
$1.5O@1.S5; 11ss-125s S1.76.
Broccoli-Market steady. No carlot
arrivals: l broken car on track. Cali
fornia, crates, S3@s.5O.
Brussels sprouts-Market steady. No
carlot arrivals; ! broken car on track
California, 25-lb. drums. mostly around,
$3.50
Cabbage-Market steady One New
York arrived: 1 broken car on track
New York, 50-lb sacks Danish type, 40
Case; Virginia, 15-bushel hampers do
mestic flat type, 6O@S5c
Carrots-Market steady. One Cali
fornia arrived: broken and / unbroken
cars on track. punched: California,
Western crates. 1915; Texas, half-West-
ern crates. $1.5O01.75.
Cauliflower-Markets steady. No carlot
arrivals; l broken car on track. Cali
fornia. crates, $2.25@2.5O.
Celery-Market weak. Five California
arrived; broken and 5 unbroken cars
on track n crates. individually wash ed.
California, 3-6 Dozen $2.25@2.50; New
York. 4-6 dozen. $1.5O91.75.
Lettuce-Market steady. Three Cali
fornia arrived: 6 broken and 5 unbroken
cars on track. California. Western
crates Iceberg type, 5-dozen. $3.50; g.
dozen. $3@3.5G.
onions-Market steady. One New
York. California arrived; 2 unbroken
cars on track. 50-lb. sacks. u s. No. l.
yellows, New York, $1.10; small size. soc
6$1: Michigan. $1.10; Sweep Spanish,
inches and larger. Colorado $f.25 80
Peas-Market steady. No carlot ar
riva.s: no cars on track. TruLk receipts
very light Florida, bushel hampers
fair quality, $313.25.
Potatoes-Market firm. One Idaho
4 Maine arrived; unbroken cars or
track. 100 IL sacks. s. No. /, Cob
blers: Pennsylvania $1650175; New
jersey. 81 so; Russell Lurbands, Idaho
$225.
Lima Beans-Market steady. Cuba
bushel hampers, fair quality. 81.