The Washington times., 1938-07-29
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
(Prices Paid shlppers-Net f. o. b.
WashingbOn)
By the United States Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics

BY the United States Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics
Eggs Market steady. Government
graded and dated eggs: Whites, U. s.
aiam: iTiTa aFs: ssSs 'tn' = t.ndsrd s9' .Ta: %:
2sc; u. s. standards. mediums, 2Sc; U. S.
trades, 12c. Nearby ungraded eggs:
GTTTsn' srF.9 ... .:C'igs; ggsao "ns: ms:d ddrs
Live Poultry-Msrket steady. Fowl:
Colored, large. lbs. and up, 1701sc;
under lbs. 1S@16c; No. Is, 12@14c.
Leghorns. I3615c. Roosters, 1O911c
fryers, all sizes, 1S@19c; No. 2s 13015c
Delaware rocks and crosses broilers and
fryers all sizes. 17619c; No. Is. 13@14c
mixed colored fryers, 15917c: Leghorns
broilers. all sizes, 15@16c. Turkeys: Old
hens. zoe; old toms, lie.
1. C. L. EXPRESS RECEIPTS
Florida-45 lugs avocados; IS lugl
lines: 20 bushel crates lines; 30 bushel
baskets okra.
South Carolina-29 bushel baskets
peaches; 90 bushel baskets Enap beans
North Carolina-35 half bushel baskets
okra; 20 bushel baskets okra! SO stand
ard crates cantaloupes.
Unknown origin-27 crates mixed
vegetables.
New Jersey-125 24-quart crates blue
berries.
Virginia-5 barrels watercress; II
bushel baskets peaches.
Apples-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on trac. Market steady. Bushel bas
kets, U. s. No. i: Maryland, Pennsyi
vania, Virginia and West Virginia: Trans
parents. inches minimum. sSS7Sc
az inches minimum, sO9S5c: 2h
inches minimum, 75@S5c; IN inchel
minimum, S5c@$1; ripe, 26@4Oc, as tc
size; Wealthys Q inches minimum, a.
a sy.;y,
inches minimum, SO@s5c; 2A inches
minimum, sOc c@S1 Duchess, IN inches
minimum. SOC; az inches minimum, 66
075c; 2& inches minimum, 70@S0c
ripe. csc; Rambos, IN inches minimum.
$50 7Sc; ~ inches minimum, S6@9oc:
~ inches minimum, Sl.16@1.25; I
inches minimum, S1.36.
Cantaloupes - Market about steady
One California arrived; broken and /
unbroken cars on track. Salmon Meats,
jumbos, 36s and ASS: California, $3.50
4.25; few high as $3.50; mostly around
-; Arizona, $3.75.
Honeyballs-No carlot arrivals; ]
broken car on track No sales reported.
Honeydews-Market steady. No car.
lot arrivals; l broken and 1 unbroken
cars on track. California, standard and
jumbo crates, all sizes, &1.5o@1.75i
mostly $3.50.
Cantaloupes (additIona)-sal o r
crates, $1.15: bushel hamprs. $191.25
south Carolina bushel hampers, faiI
quality, 76c.
Carrots-Market slightly weaker. No
carlot arrivals: broken cars on track
California, Western crates, iced. $2.26 o
3. mostly around $2.75; fair quality
and condition, .$2.25. New York, bushe
baskets basket. t toppeS' ee washed SO076c; Dool
Watermelons-No carlot arrivals: mt
cars on track. Truck receipts supplying
the market. Market stronger. Bulk pei
LOO melons: North and South Carolina
15-2O-lb. average $50, 2S-3O-Ib. average
$50; Georgia, Cuban Queens. 2O-22-lb
average $50, So-lb, average $40, 85-lb
snake melons, 24-lb. average $40, 4o-lb
average $40. Boat receipts equivalent
to one car Virginia arrived.
Peaches--Market slightly stronger two
2broken ana unbroken cars on track
sushel baskets, u s. No. /: South
Carolina, Eibsrtas, . inch min. &1:5ot
LIS. 2A inch min: &1::76@2; North
tair quality and condition s1.25@1 50
X inch min. S1.25, 2 inch min. $I.ss@ q
1.e5; Hileys, Y inch min- $1.25, inch
s1.5o@1.75, > inch min. SAG 2.25; hall
lima, Elbertas, 2 inch min. 81, ~ inch
min. $1.10, ~ inch min. S1.25.
Potatoes-Market weaker. No CARLO
arrivals; no cars on track. 100-lb. sacks
U. s. No. /, Eastern Shore Maryland
New Jersey and Eastern Shore Virginia
GSSeisr'' Gsi,H s1@11oT California Lonl
Tomatoes-No carlot arrivals: no carr
on track. Nearby truck receipts supply
ing the market, ripes, unwrapped, !!
bushsl baskets. 25 q 4Oc; bushel baskets
Celery-Market about steady. On,
Michigan. l New York arrived; 2 broker
individually washed. New York, Western
section, $2@2.25; Eastern section. SIG
l;5o; Michigan; S2+2.25: Highballs. in
dividually washed. 50@75c; New York
Western section, 2-3 crates, in the rough
cucumbers-Marketw weaker. Truck 70
ceipts supplying the market. Pennsyl
vania, bushel baskets, fair quality. 75c
local. u bushel hampers. soc.
Lettuce-Market weaker. Two Cali
fronia arrived; broken and Q unbroker
cars on track. California, Western
crates. Iceburg type, dozen, S2.5O03
mostly $2.50@2.75; poor quality ant
condition, $2@2.25; New York, Eastern
crates, Big Bostno type. dozen. 500
76c; poor quality and condition, 25 a soc
Onions-Market steady. No carlo
70 Money to LOan-AutOs
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