The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-01
WASHINGTON PRODUCE

WAS6INOIC
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices paid shippers-Net FOB. WASH
lngtOn.) BY the q. 8. Bureau Of Agricul-
tural Economics.
Eggs-Market weak on nearby un-
graded eggs, and about steady on Gov
Government graded and dated eggs:
Whites, u. s. extras, large, 21c; U. 8.
extras, mediums, 1Sc; u. s. standards,
large, 1890; U. S. standards, mediums,
161ae. Nearby ungraded eggs: Current
receipts, 16 "a 017c; whites, 17Is DISC.
Live POultry-Market steady at I'M
changed prices. Fowl: Colored, heavy,
18@ 20c; No. 2, 14@15c; leghorns, LAG
16c; roosters, 12@13c. Chickens: Virginia
Rocks, broilers, lbs. and less, 22Q23c;
fryers; 81 @23c; roasters, 23@24c; Della
ware Rocks and Crosses, broilers, 2 lbs.
and less, 2202Sc; fryers. 22@23c roast
ers, 23@24c: mixed colored fryers, Is q
zoe; leghorns, broilers, / a lbs. and up.
10000. Old Turkeys: hens, 23@25c;
toms, 20@22c.
ID. c., Friday, April 1, 1888
South CarOlina-55 crates asparagus.
FlOrida-10 Jugs avocados: S6 bushel
baskets eggplant: 81 5-peck baskets let
tuce; 50 bushel baskets peppers: 4s
hushel baskets snap beans.
North Carofna-SS 6-peck baskets let
CalifOrnia-4S 2O-lb. boxes mixed citrus
Unknown origin-17 crates mixed
PennSyivania-22O s-lb. baskets mush-
rooms.
Apples-No carlOt arrivals; broken
and ! unbroken cars on track. Bushel
demand light: market dull. Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia. YOrke, ~ inch minimum S5@ 4Oe
minimum 50 SOC; Black Twigs. ~ inch
minimum 0@5oc, 2h-inch minimum so
96oc: staymans 2h-ineh minimum sos
2h,inch mlnilnpm s. 9 7Sc; Romes' ~ :
mum 6O@65c: winesaps, 2-inch mini
mum 4O@5Oc, ~ Inch minimum 500
65c,. Sh-inch minimum 7SSSoe: Deli
inch minimum 75@s5c; Golden Delicious
A-inch minimum soc, 2h-inch mini
mum so@65c. 2H-inch minimum $50
;2h;ineh minimu q s. 90 Ss9s; spys' 4.
mum 65@75c: yellow Newtons. 2Ainch
minimum 50@6Oc: 2h,inch minimum IS
4oc, sh-ineh minimum soc, SA-inch
mum Soc .2,h.insh minimum go SO@s5e;
Far aragOns sea7 minimum nun, SOC Sd ~
tons, Pennsylvania and Virginia, COM
bination extra fancy and fancy, Para
gons, 11s-16os s1911o; So;1oos sl@le5:
10 72-1O0s s1.2601.65; Golden De
licious, 113-163s &19125, ss-100s $1.4O@
5c6s1.1o, as to sizes, U. 9; No: !.
PippinS. 112-1SO &101.1o. sSS s.s6
BroccOIi-No carlot arrivals; 2 broken
cars on track. Supplies light: demand
light; market steady. California, crates,
$2@225.
broken car on track. Truck and express
Carolina, pyramid crates, dozen punches,
large size, S2.7S@3.50; medium size,
$22593; small size, $4,000. mostly
Cabbage-Market steady. One s. C..
arrival; broken and unbroken cars
on track. Truck receipts liberal. South
Carolina, truck receipts, II -bushel ham
pers Domestic Round type, packed To-
cally, 10000: Florida, 1h-bushel ham
pers, Domestic Round type, 81.
Celery-Market steady. One Florida,
2 New York arrived: . broken and un-
broken cars on track. Florida, standard
crates: individually washed, S-6 dozen,
Lettuce-Market slightly stronger for
best stock. Two Arizona arrived; s
broken and unbroken cars n track.
s dozen, IS; fair condition, $3.50.
OniOnS-Market steady. One New
York arrived; / unbroken car on track.
6o-lb.. sacks. yellows; U; No. /: many
York. Soc@S1; Indiana, Sl@1.1O.
Peas-No carlot arrivals; no cars on
track. Supplies insufficient to quote.
POtatOes-Market steady. Two Flor
ida, Maine. New York arrived; 4
broken and 10 unbroken cars on track.
1oO-lb. sacks, u. s. No. !: Maine, Green
Mountains, 81 6O@1.60; New York, round
whites. $1.s5: fair condition, &1:2SQ1.sO;
Idaho, Russet Burbanks, $1.75@2; Flor
ida, market weak; bushel crates. Bliss
Triumphs, u. 9. No. /, $3.50 81 .S5:
Spinaef1-Market weak. Truck re-
csipts liberal. Virginia, bushel baskets,
Strawberries slightly weaker.
Truck receipts light; Florida, S6-pint
Sweet PotatOes-Truck receipts mod
market weak. North Carolina, bushsl
baskets Puerto Ricans, $1@1.10; Mary
land, Anne Arundel county, bushel
hampers, Jersey type and Nancy Halls,
'TiomatOes-Markst steady. Two Flor.
ida arrived: 3 unbroken ears on track.
FLORIDA. Ing boxes, ripes ana turning,
wrapped, Sx6' SLsS@1.5O' few s1.76;
M aiixed V VV;esSDe;tables-one Texas arrived
broken and unbroken cars on track
snap Beans-o On. Florida la. arrived; l
Florida, bushel hampers Bountifuis,
1880 1885, Round stringless, $500
i.75: Giant stringIeSs, 75c@e1.25.
PeppeFS-Market steady. Truck re-
cefpts light; Florida, IN busheI crates,
California Wonders, medium size. 1850
2; World Beaters, medium size, $l.75s
Squash--T r C X receipts moderate:
supplies liberal; demand slows market
duh. Florida, bushel hampers. white
wrapped and yellow, S101.25.
Lima BeanG-Truck receirfe light:
supplies light; demand light; market
slightly stronger. Florida. busheI hsmp-
ers, $2.25@2.60.
Eggplant-Supplies very light; demand
light; market steady. Cuba. IN bushel
crates $3.50.
Cucumbers-suppIiss very light: de-
mand light; market dull. Florida, bushel
hampers, medium size, S2.60@3.
CarrOts--Two California. / Texas ar
rived; . broken and 4 pnbroken cars on
track. California, Western crates,
punched, $20Z25.
CsuliflOwer-Twc California arrived; .
broken ana unbrolxen cars on track.