The Washington times., 1938-03-21
Washington
Produce


EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices paid shippers-Net F. o. b.
Washington
BY the U. s. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
| Washington, ID. G.. Monday, March 21
1888
Eggs-Market firm. Prices unchanged
Government graded and dated eggs
| Whites: U. S. Extras large 21la cents
L. $. Extras mediums, is cents; U. S
Standards large, 10 cents; U. S. stand
ards, mediums, II cents. Nearby ungraded
eggs: Current receipts 16 to 1914 cents;
Whites, II to 17ll cents.
Live POuItry-Market slightly stronger
with prices cent higher on some classes
| Fowl: COlOred, heavy, Is to 20 cents
| No. rs, II to 1G cents; Leghorns, "a to
I16 cents; ROOsters II to 13 cents. Chick
ems: Virginia Rocks: Broilers, lbs. and
| less II to % cents; Fryers, 81 to %
cents; ROasters % to 23 cents; Delaware
Rocks and Crosses: BroilerS, 9 lbs. and
less 81 to 90 cents; Fryers, 81 to %
cents: ROasterS. 22 cents; Mixed Colored
Flyers. Il to 10 cents; Ieghorns, Broil-
ers ia lbs and up. is to 20 cents.
Old Turkeys: Hens, 90 to 25 cents; Toms,
20 to % cents.
L. c. l.. Express Receipts
South CarOlina-77 crates asparagus
As bushel ba askets radishes.
FlOrida-24 lugs avocados: II lugs
lines; II hushel baskets parsley; 165 s.
pound baskets tomatoes; IL bushel bas-
kets okra; As bushels baskets peppers:
4i bushel baskets squash; 81 bushel
baskets snap beans; S6 50-pound crates
tomatoes.
California-4S 15-pound crates avoca-
does and mixed citrus.
Unknown Origin-44 crates mixed veg
etabes.
Pennsylvania - 22O S-pound baskets
mushrooms.
North Carolina % bushel baskets
radishes.
MichiEan-54 55-pound cartons rhu-
barb.
VirginIa-12 barrels watercress.
Apples-Two Virginia, one Washing
ton arrived two unbroken cars on track.
Bushel baskets, U. s. No. /: Supplies
liberal; demand moderate; market
steady. Maryland. Pennsylvania, Nirgi-
mia and West Virginia: Staymans, "a
inch minimum, 400 soc: 2h inch mini
mum, 5Og65c; 2% inch minimum, $50
IS. Yorks, "a inch minimum. 4Oc; ga
inchi minimum, sec. Black Twigs, "a
inch minimum 4Oc; 2ia inch minimum,
50d 6OC. ROmes, "a inch minimum, 4Oc;
2l2 inch minimum, 50665c. Delicious,
"a inch minimum, 6O965c; 2h inch
minimum. rs "a 9Oc. Golden Delicious, "a
inch minimum. soc; 2Iz inch minimum,
65 a 75C. Winesaps, Pa inch minimum,
50 a Csc; . inch minimum. 400 soc; "a
inch minimum, 65 a 75c. Spys, 2I2 inch
minimum, 5O@ 60c; "a inch minimum,
sea 65c. Boxes and cartons: Pennsyl-
vania, Virginia and West Virginia, COM
bination extra fancy and fancy: De
licious, 113-15Oc, $1.10Q1.25: S0s-10Os,
81: IS a 1.5O; Staymans' 11$s-l5Os' $40
lis, SOs-1OOs $l.25O135; Romes. lbs
1858. 9Oc@$1; 96s-1OO, $1.15; 64s-SSs,
81 rs also: Paragons. 113s-15Os, $9OG$1;
1Os-100s, 81 61.25; Pippins. U. s. No. l,
1908. $1@1.15; 112s. 81 1901 1.25; 96s,
$1.2561.35: Golden Delicious 113s-15Os,
Spys. U. $. No. l, 112s, 9OcG$ S6s,
$1@1.1O; 72s, $1,25; c Grade: Delicious,
S5cG$1; ParagOns, S5I soc, as to size.
BrOccOli-No carlot arrivals; broken
car on track. Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady. Texas, crates,
$2.75G3.
Cabbage-Market steady No carlot ar
rivals: / broken car on track. Florida,
! u bushel hampers domestic round type,
truck receipts, packed locally, 81; freight
receipts, $l.1O@1.15.
CeIery-Market about steady. No car
lot arrivals; broken cars on track.
Florida, Florida standard and 16-inch
washed. AS dozen. &l.75@2.
Lettuce - Masket slightly stronger.
Four Arizona arrived; car diverted; I
broken and 4 unbroken cars on track.
Arizona. Western crates Iceberg type. o
dozen, S3,25 @3.75, mostly $3.50 a 3.75.
| OniOHs-Market dull. One New York
arrived: / broken and unbroken cars
on track. Fifty-pound sacks, YelIows, U.
$. No. /: Michigan. Minnesota and
New York. $l6 1.10; Indiana s1.io:
rivals; broken cars on track. Florida,
bushel hampers, large podded varieties,
$1T5: California, bushel hampers, Tele-
phones, $3@3.25.
Potatoes = Market steady. Three
| Idaho York
arrived: s broken and II unbroken cars
on track. Relief-Three Minnesota ar
rived: unbroken cars on track; 100
pound sacks Y. $. No. /; Maine, Green
Round Whites, mostly around Si.35;
Idaho. Russet Burbanks, $1.75@1S5;
Florida, bushel crates. Bliss Triumphs,
U. S. No. l. $1.a5 LAO.
ASparaEWs-Market steady. South
! Carolina, pyramid crates, dozen punches,
large size, SS.5O04.5O; medium size,
$2.5O@3; small size, $262.5O.
SpInach-Market steady. No Carlot
arrivals; broken cars on track. Bushel
baskets Savoy type, South Carolina,
60 @ 65c; Virginia, soc; Texas, 50675c.
Observation-Disclosures steady. No car
lot arrivals: no cars on track. Florida.
36-pint crates. Plant City, 10c; Starke,
I12kc per pint.
sweet POtatOes-No carlot arrivals;
no cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand IlRnt, market Sleduy. busuel bds-
kets Delaware, Jersey type. 81: North
Carolina. Puerto Ricans, $161.15.
TOmatOes-Market steady. One Florida
arrived; unbroken cars on track. Flor
ida. lug boxes ripes and turning wrap.
ped, 6x6 truck receipts, $1.25 al. SO;
freight receipts. $1.50@1.75; SKI, truck
receipts $161.25.
Mixed VegetabIeS-One California.
Texas arrived: 4 broken and nnbroken
cars on track.
Snap Beans-Market steady. One Flor
ida arrived; / unbroken car on track.
Florida. bushel hampers Bountifuls,
$12561.75; Round Stringless. $3.50 a ?.
PepperR-Market steady. Florida, "
bushel crates, California Wonders. med
ium to large size. &1.5O@2; small size,
75c 6S1.25.
Squash-Supplies light: demand light;
market steady. Florida. bushel hampers,
white, wrapped, $1.5O@1.75: Yellow, $3.50
o..
Lima BeanS-Supples moderate de
mand moderate; market steady. Florida,
bushel hampers. $3.50.
Egg PIant-Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady. i -bushel
bushel crates: Florida, $292.5O; Cuba
S22562.5O.
KaIe-Supplies light; demand slow
market weak. Virginia, bushel baskets
4O@45c.