The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-13

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Washington. By the United States Blu
reau of Agricultural Economics, Wednes'
day, April 10, 1888:
Eggs Market steady at unchanged
prices. Government graded and dated
eggs, whites, U. S. extras, large, 2Sc;
ards, large, faye; u. s. standards, me-
dunn, 1shc. Nearby. ungraded eggs.
current receipts. 1S01Shc; whites II
@l7hc.
Live Poultry - Market about steady;
prices unchanged. Fowl, colored, heavy,
2OQ22 No. rs, 15@16c; Leghorns Is
q 16c; ROSTERS, 100 1sc. Chickens, Vir-
ginia Rocks, broilers, 2 pounds and less,
22@23c: flyers, 22@ 2sc; roasters' SS@
and crosses, broilerS, . pounds and less.
22@2sc: fryers, 22@2Sc; roasters, 23@
24c; No. 2s. 15@16c; mixed colored
flyers, $50 zoe; Leghorns, broilers, IN
pounds and less, 1Sc; IN pounds ana
up, 200 21c. Old turkeys hens' zSWZOc'
. toms, 20@2Sc.
L. c. L. EXPRESS RECEIPTS
South Carolina-53 crates asparagus;
81 bushel baskets green peas.
Florida-19 bushel baskets cumcum-
bers; 36 crates eggplant; II b-peck bas-
kets lettuce: IL bushel baskets parsley |;
So s-pound baskets tomatoes; 10 bushel
baskets okra; 35 bushel baskets peppers;
80 30-pound crates tomatoes.
4 North Carolina-35 5-peck baskets let
tuce; "a bushel baskets radishes; IL "a
quart crates strawberries; so bushel
| basket turnips with tops.
California-65 20-pound boxes mixed
citrus fruit and avocados.
Unknown origin-22 crates mixed veg
etables.
Pennsylvania -l5S 5-pound baskets
mushrooms. re,
Michigan-45 55-pound cartons rhu-
barb.
|
Apples-No carlot arrivals; no cars on
track. Bushel baskets, u. s. No. 1, sup
plies liberal; demand light; market
sSs and %sst 84rns
inch minimum 4O@5Oc, an inch mini
mum SO@65c. 2%-inch minimum $50
S5c;. 'Yorks, ~ finch minimum 5@40c,
minimum 6O@65c; Delicious, 2K-inch
minimum 6O@65c, 2h-inch minimum SIS
q soc; Golden Delicious, IN inch mini
75c, AZ inch minimum 75gsSe: Black
lTwigs. h-inch minimum 6O@60c, az
inch minimum 60@65c; Winesaps, Pinch
minimum 4O@50c, 2A-inch minimum so
low Newtons, 2k-inch minimum 500 soc,
2h- inch minimum 65@75c; Baldwins,
"a inch minimum 4O@50c, 2h-inch
minimum $4,000. h-inch minimum 40
q SOC; Paragons, 2hinch minimum so
@S5c; Lowrys, 2hInch minimum 400
SOC. 2ls-inch minimum So@65c, 2&-inch
minimum 70475c. Boxes and cartons,
Pennsylvania and Virginia. combination
extra fancy and fancy: Delicious. 11S-
15Os &1.1O@1.55, SO-1oOs $1:50@1:7S;
a1.5o; q. S. No. /. staymans CSC Q 81 !:
Pippips 16Os 81, lbs $1@1.1O. 96s $1.15
@1.25; Lowrys, 1905 9Oc @$1, lbs SIG
lao, 9ss &.15@1.25; Northern spyss dl2s
Grade {, Delicious, SOC OSLO; Paragons,
75c@$1, as to size; fancy, Golden Deli.
cious. 11s-1sss 7sc@$1.1O' sO-1OOs s1.26
Potatoes-Three Florida. , Maine. !
New York arrived: car diverted;
broken and . unbroken cars on track
Market steady. 1O0-pound sacks, U: s
No. /: Maine, Green Mountains, $1.5o9
1.65; New York, round whites, $1.S5 q
lao; Florida, market slightly weaker
bushel crates Bliss Triumphs, U. s
No. /. $1.4O@1.6O; double-head barrels
spaulding Rose. u. S. No: l, &4.25@4.5o
Broccol-No carlot arrivals; broken
car on track. Supplies light: demand
light; market steady. California, crates
$2.25 @2.50; faircondition, 81.
Asparagus-Market weak. No carlot
arrivals; no cars on track. Truck re
ceipts light. South Carolina, pyramid
crates dozen punches, large size 1915 g
q white i: $685. SG medium Size' ss'2S@
Celery-one Florida arrived: broker
cars on track. Market slightly stronger
Florida, Florida standard crates, indi
u Nuudly WdShouB 90 uOHenS buoSLiS
around $3.50.
Lettuce-Market steady. No carlo
arrivals: broken and l unbroken car
on track. Arizona, western crates, Ice
berg type, 5-dozen, $6.5O@75O; Califor
MIA, western crates, Iceberg type, s
onions~Market steady. No carlo
arrivals; / unbroken car on track
Texas, 5O-lb. sacks, Crystal White Wax
U. s. commercial, $2@215.
Peas Market steady. No carlo
arrivals: broken car on track. South
/ Carolina, bushel hampers, $1.25@2.
Strawberries-Market slightly stronger
Truck receipts light; North Caroline
holdover, fair condition, $2.5O@3.
Sweetpotatoes-No carlot arrivals
no cars on track. Truck receipts
moderate; supplies moderate: demand
light: market steady. North Carolina
bushel baskets. Puerto Ricans, $1@1.1Oi
fair condition, 75@S5c; Maryland Anne
Arundel county, bushel hampers, Jersey
type, 90c @$1,
Tomatoes - Market slightly weaker
Three Florida arrived 5 broken and
unbroken cars on track. Florida, lug
boxes, ripes and turning, wrapped. 6x6.