The Washington times., 1938-08-03

WASHINGTON EGG AND LIVE POUAr
TRY MARKET
prices Paid Shippers-Not F. o. B.
WashintgOn)
BY the U. s. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
Eggs Market steady. Government
graded and dated eggs: Whites, U. 8.
extras, large, saw cents; U. s. extras,
mediums, 2Sh cents; U. 8. Standards
large. IS cents; U. 8. standards. me-
pullets. II cents. Nearby ungraded eggs;
Current receipts, whites, 81 to % cents !;
mixed colors, 10 to 20 rents.
Live Poultry-Market weak and prices
large, lbs. and up, 1S to IS cents;
under 5 lbs, Is to 16 cents; No. 2,
IL to 1S cents; Leghorns, 13 to II
cents; roosters, 10 TO II cents. Chick
ems: Virginia Rocks, broilers and fryers,
all sizes, 1s to 10 cents No. 2s, 1S to "a
cents. Delaware Rocks and crosses !:
Broilers and fryers, all sizes. 1914 to 1871
cents; No. rs. Is cents; mixed colored
fryers Is to II cents: No. 2s, 10 to IL
cents Leghorns. broiIers, all sizes. IA
to Is cents. Turkeys: Old hens, 20
cents; old toms, II cents; few broilers,
small. Is to 20 cents.
l.. G. L. Express Receipts at Washington
Florida-17 lugs lines. u bushels
North Carolina-1S bushels okra, 81
crates cantaloupes, IT bushels peaches
New Jsrsey-4O (1S pint) crates blue
berries.
Tennessee-12 bushels okra.
Virginia-2 barrels watercreEs.
West Virginia-7' boxes watercress.
Texas-7 bushels lines.
Unknown-25 crates mixed vegetables,
Apples-Market dull. Truck receipts
moderate. BusheI baskets: U. s. No +
Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia,
Transparents . inches minimum, SIS d 75c,
~ inches minimum, S5@9 Rambos.
~ inches minimum, 75@s5c, ~ inches
minimum, 81 @1.1o; Wealthys. inches
m minimum, 4Oc, az inches minimum, so
@6Oc. ~ inches minimum, 75@s5c;
STAIRS, 2k inches minimum, So6S0c, az
inches minimum. 750SOc: Porters, 2h
inches minimum, 75c; 2% inches mini
mum, 85@90c.
cantaloupes-Market steady. No car.
lot arrivals: broken cars on track.
Arizona. jumbo crates. 3Ss and ass, Sal.
mon inD1 ho, Meat" eat ss6O@3.75. california,
jumbos, ASS. &s.75@A Delaware, "a
crates. 24s, 75c @S1 mostly 75c.
Honey Dew-Market steady. One
AriSona rarived; 2 broken and un-
dard and jumbo crates. So to I2s SI.75
carrots--Markst slightly stronger. No
esTiSt aHSerIin arrivals: l broken car on track.
SoAANNA " 0oIOEu Gates, DunCAeQ, 30,
Eennsylva bushel baskets. topped,
-, celery-Markst steady. No earlot ar
rivals: rivals: broken car on track. New
Ss.hsd 81. psyiEsalii p.nnsylyanis. ( sFsts: sFstss:'
punched. S dozen, $3.50. New York, x
crates. Individually washed, fair quality.
M.26@1.5O. Michigan, hiEhballs. 500
Lettuce-Market steady. -Four califor-
MIA arrived: . broken and . unbroken
cars on track California. Western
cnaait,o crates, !cessrg type as dozen, So; fair
dition. &1Q1.50. New York, Eastern
cIates' Big Boston type, dozen, 50
:, e opion:7Msrkst auu: No carlet ar
receipts moderate. New Jersey, SO
pound sacks. yeilows, U. s. No. /, 7Sc;
Psaehss-Markst steady. One virginia
csiptS moderate: ,virEinia. busheI bas-
mini, minImu@; r. :hh5S;S1;!s; s. ;; inches mini:
minimum, s2.25@2.5O; bushel baskets,
Bellies U. 8: No; /, inches minimum.
SSg2SS: bushel baskets Champions,
Peas-Market steady. One Idaho ar
rived: broken cars on track. Bushel
hampers, Telephones, Colorado, &2.250
$50: Washington. SETS.
Observation-Disclosures steady. Truck
receipts light. Virginia, truck. bulk per
100 melons: Cuban Queens. 2s-30-pound
average. SIS q 80; Tom Watsons, 1880
pound average, $4,000; Dixie Bellies,
so-pound average, $20; Owen GrayA SS-
pound average, $35.
Mixed Vegetables-No carlot arrivals
2 broken cars on track.
Cauliflower - Supplies insufficient to
quote.
Tomatoes-Nearby, y bushsI baskets
soc.
Snap Beans-Market steady. Truck re-
sSipts moderate, Pennsylvania bushOl