The Washington times., 1938-05-11
Washington
Produce
prices paid shippers-Net F. o. B.

prices paid shippers-Net F. o. B.
Washington
BY the q. s. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
Washington, d. c., Wednesday, May IL
Eggs-Market tending toward weak
day. Government graded and dated eggs
Whites: U. S. extras, large, 23i2 cents
U. S. extras, mediums, 10 cents; U. s.
standards, large, 81 cents; U. S. stand
ards, mediums, 17is cents. Nearby un.
graded eggs: Current receipts, whites
10 to 1919 cents; mixed colors, Is to ISL
cents,
Live Poultry-Market steady and un.
changed. Fowl: Colored, heavy, 10 to
q cents; No. rs, Is to is cents; Leg.
horns, Is to Is cents ROSTERS IL cents.
Chickens: Virginia Rocks, broilers,
lbs. and less, 81 to 90 cents; flyers, 20
to % cents; roasters. 20 to 30 cents: No
Crosses. broilers, 2 lbs. and less, 20 to
% cents; flyers, 20 to 81 cents roasters
22 to "a cents; No rs, Is to Is cents;
mixed colored fryers, II to 20 cents;
Leghorns, broilers. Ia lbs. and less, ID
to Is cents: IL lbs. and up. 10 to 81
cents. Turkeys: Old hens, 10 to 20 cents
old toms, II cents; No. Us. Is cents.
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Delaware-12 crates asparagus.
Florida-35 bushel baskets cuCumbers,
32L bushel baskets lines. AZ oushel ba
kets lima beans, So bushel baskets pep
pers, Is crates mangoes, 10 bushel has
kets parsley, % bushel baskets okra.
California-4S 2O-lb. boxes mixed citrus
fruit and avocados.
North Carolina-25 5-peck baskets let.
tuce, 20 24-quart crates blueberries, IL
24-quart crates dewberries, 2 24-quart
crates cherries.
south Carolina-22 S2-quart crates
dewberries, 80 bushel baskets green peas
81 bushel baskets squash, SO bushsl
baskets snap beans.
Unknown Origin-37 crates mixed
Vegetables, % 20-lb. paper boxes lines
Pennsylvania-124 BIB. baskets musb
rooms.
Apples-No carlot arrivals: unbro
ken car on track. Supplies liberal; de
mand fair: market about steady. Bushe
baskets, u. S. No. 1: Maryland Penn
sylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
Staymans, 2h-inch minimum 800 SOC
minimum, 75@S5c; S-inch minimum, 9Oc
few higher; Black Twigs, 2H-inch mini
mum, S0@55c; 21s-inch minimum, so a
65c: 2s4 inch minimum. SIS a zoe; 3-inct
minimum. 4O@5Oc; 24-inch minimum
55665c, few lower; 2,1s Inch minimum
756s5c; ~ Inch minimum, S561. few
higher: Golden Delicious, "a inch mini
mum. 50@65c, few higher, 2l5 Inch min
imum. 65@75c, few higher, 2%-inch
M nimum, S5c @$1; 3-inch minimum, 81 a
Ito; Delicious, 2A-inch minimum, 500
75c: 2h-inch minimum, 75@9Oc; "a
inch minimum, SOILS; 3-inch mini
mum, S1.15@1.25. Boxes and cartons:
and Virginia, U. S. No. /:
stay ,n ~ inch minimum 5o@Soc
minimum, 75@S5c; 3-inch minimum. 9Oc
q 81; scalded stock, ESQ soc; Pippins,
1908, s5@9Oc; lips, $1@1.15; 96s, $1.35;
Lowrys 1908, s5@75c; 112s, s5g9oc: Dos,
9Oc @&1; sOs-1OOs. $1.25 Obs wasty, so
a 75c. as to size Delicious 113s-16Ss. "Oc
a S1.S5; SOs-1O0s, $1.5O@1.75: Golden De-
licious, 113s-16Ss, 75c 6$1: Sss-1OOs. $1,2S
@1.6O: Romes, 113s-1SSs, 1@1.1O; 72s-
zoos, $3.50 C grade: Delicious.
75s Isl, as to size.
Asparagus-No carlot arrivals: no cars
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
moderate: market stronger. Pyramid
crates, dozen crates New Jersey. very
large size S2@2;2S; large size. $3.50
?; medium to large size. $1.S0@1.T5;
medium size, $3.50; Delaware, all sizes,
$1@1.75.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals: no cars
on track. Supplies liberal: demand mod
crate; market steady. South Carolina,
2-DuSlel hdmpeFs OOuleSIlC MUM
type. 40@50c.
Celery-one Florida arrived broken
and 1 unbroken cars on track. Supplies
liberal: demand moderate: market
steady. Florida, Florida standard and
l6-inch crates. trimmed tops, Individual
ly washed, $40 dozen, $2.4O02.50, few
higher, few low as $2@2.25.
Lettuce-Three California arrived; 8
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
California, market steady, western
crates Iceberg type, 5-dozen, $4.5O@5;
South Carolina, market steady. Eastern
crates Iceberg type. S1.75 G2.25; mostly.
81; North Carolina, market weaker
5-peck hampers Big Boston type, $50
Oils.
Onions-One Texas arrived: . broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate: de-
mand moderate; market steady, Texas,
50-lb. sacks yellow Bermudas, u. S. COM
mercial. $1.55g $50; few poorer stock,
$1@1.25.
Peas-No carlot arrivals: no cars on
track. Supplies light; demand moder-
ate: market weaker. North Carolina,
bushel hampers, 81, mostly 9oc.
Potatoes-Old stock: Two Maine ar
rived; unbroken cars on track. Relief:
One Maine arrived; 2 unbroken cars on
track. 1OO-lb. sacks, U. s. No. /: Maine.
Green Mountains. 81: 40 so; Idaho
Russell Burbanks $4,000, few higher.
New stock: Two Florida arrived; ? cars
diverted: 2 broken and unbroken cars
on track. Florida, doublehead barrels
Sparkling Rose. U. s. No. l, 500 so.
mostly $325; Katahdins, U. s. No. J.
$56S25. mostly 1925.