The Washington times., 1938-01-17
EGGS AND LIVE POULTRY
prices paid shipper, net fob. Wash
ingtOn) BY q. s. Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics


ington.) By q. s. Bureau of
Agricultural Economics
Eggs-Market continues slightly weak
with prices II cent lower on most grades
Whites. U. S. extras, large, 25hc; U. S
extras mediums, 23c; U. S. standards
large, 24c;. U. S. standards, mediums
| 22C. Nearby ungraded eggs: Curren
erceipts 225 ssc; whites, 23H @24c.
Live POultry-Market weak and lowe
on chickens. other classes unchanged
Fowl: Colored, heavy, ITO 2oc; No. rs
Chickens: Virginia Rocks, 21@22c; Della
ware Rocks and Crosses, 10 a zoe; mixee
colors, 1sc. Young turkeys, hens, % q
&c, a few at a premium; toms, 23g 25c
over, 50@6 soc; under 2 lbs, 40 a SOC each
! Capons, lbs. and over, ESQ soc; slip:
and undersizes, 22@ 23c.
| Compiled by the Market News Service
Bureau of Agricultural EcOnOmics)
L. C. L. Express Receipts at Washington
FIorida-74 lugs avocados, % bushe
crates avocados, 46 lugs lines, IL busheI
baskets parsley, Sc bushel baskets squash
CO bushel baskets beans, S5 3O-pound
crates tomatoes.
CaIifornia-3s lugs avocados.
UnkHG~'H Origin-3s crates mixed vege-
ables.
Pennsylvania 254 3-pound baskets
mushrooms.
MichiEan-54 55-pound cartons rhubarb.
Nirginia-5 barrels watercress.
Apples-One Washington arrived; /
broken and l unbroken cars On track.
Bushel baskets, u S. No. /, supplies
liberal, demand light, market steady.
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
4Od soc; 22 inch min, 50065c; Bald
wins. 2K inch min., soc; "a inch min,
65 75c; 2% inch min, 759S5c; Spys,
"a inch min, 6OQ75c; 2% inch mn.,
IS a soc: Wealthys, IN inch min., 400
3oc ~ inc inch min, 6o0S5e; & zo Winter Ter
inch min, 6O@65c; 2% inch min., $50
75c; Black Twigs, 2A inch min., 500
.65c; 2h inch min, 65975c; 2& inch
min, 75@S5c; 3 inch min. mostly around
~ inch min $50 soc: 2N inch min
$l91.1O; Yorks, ~ inch min, 4O@5Oc;
2h inch min, 60@65c; 2% inch min,
a5QS5c; Winesaps' inch min, SOC;
~ inch min, 75c; 2h inch min, $40
inch min, s1.1O@1.15; 2% inch min,
$1:25@1.35; Golden Delicious, 2N inch
min, 60Q65c; 21a inch min, S5c@S1;
~ inch min, S1@1.15; inch min,
$1.25@1.35: various varieties as to size,
Utility grade, 15@25c, less, wasty and
scalded, S5@5oc: Boxes and cartons:
Pennsylvania and Virginia, Combina tion
Extra Fancy and Fancy: Delicious, 113s-
1905, s1.35@1.50: SOs-10Os, S1.50@1.75;
Staymans. 113s-l5Os, SIPS 61.4O; SOs-1OOs,
$1.35 1.5O; Golden Delicious. 113s-15Os,
$L15@1.35: 8Os-100s, $1.25@1.6O; Para
gons, 113s-15Os, $1@1.35; SOs-1O0s, $1.35
@1.50: Fancy, Grimes, S5c@ S1.25. with
very few sales: Romes, 113s-13Ss, S1.1O@
1.25; 72s-96s, $1.50@1.65; c Grade, De-
licious, 81 1.25, as to size.
Mixed Vegetables-Four Texas ar
rived; 2 broken and 2 unbroken cars
on track.
Snap Beans-No carlot arrivals; 1
broken car on track. Market slightly
weaker. Florida, bushel hampers, Bounti-
fuls, $1.75@2; Stringless Black Valen-
tines, $262.25; few, $3.50.
Lima Beans, CucumberS and Eggplant
supplies insufficient to quote.
Peppers-No carlot arrivals, no cars on
track. Market steady. Florida, IN
bushel crates green, fancy, $3.75@4.25;
Texas, 11z-bushel crates, green, fair
quality, $2.75.
Squash-supplies light, demand light,
market steady. Florida, bushel hampers,
white, wrapped, $3.50.
Strawberries-Supplies light demand
slow, market weak. Florida, 36-pint
crates, Klondikes. 2O@22c per pint.
POtatOes-13 Maine arrived, 4 broken
and IS unbroken cars on track Market
steady; 1o0-pound sacks, U. s. No. l.:
Cobblers, New Jersey $1.25@1.SO; Penn
sylvania, 1925; New York, round whites,
s1.25; Idaho, Russet Burbanks, $1.75 a
1885; Florida, bushel crates Bliss Tri-
umphs, U. S. No. /, $1.75@2.
TOmatOes-No carlot arrivals: no cars
on track. Supplies moderate: demand
light; market steady. Florida. truck