The Washington times., 1938-02-21


By the United States Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics
Monday, February 81, 1888
Eggs Market steady at unchanged
prices. Government graded and dated
eggs: Whites, u. S. Extras. large. 22c;
u. S. Extras. mediums, 19c: U. 8. stand
ards, large, zoe; u. S. Standards. medt-
ums. 1sc. Nearby ungraded eggs: Cur
rent receipts, 17h DISC; whites. 1Sh o
Ice.
Live POultry-Market steady at un-
changed prices. Fowl: Colored. heavy
ITO 2Oc; No. 2s, 1s@14c; Leghorns. l4c;
ROSTERS. 12@13c. Chickens: virginia
and and over. V@Sf; Sfc; Delaware Rocks and
crosses, 10000; mixed colors, 149l
Young turkeys: Hens. 25@2sc; toms.
2S@ 27c; No: 2s. zoe. Guineas, POUNDS
40 soc each. Capons: pounds and
over. 2S0 3Oc; slips and undersizes' a2@
' L. c. L. EXPRESS RECEIPTS
FIOrida-s2 Iugs avocados, IS 5-pack
baskets lettuce, 20 Jugs lines IL bushel
baskets parsley, 1874 s-lb. baskets to
matoes, Il bushel baskets peppers. 4s
busheI baskets squash, 80 bushel baskets
snap beans.
CaIifornia-I5 2O-lb. crates mixed
citrus fruit and avocados.
Unknown Origin-34 crates mixed
vegetables.
PennsyIvania-2sS s-lb. baskets mush-
MIchigan-55 55-lb. cartons rhubarb.
ADMINISTRATIONS Maryland arrived; !;
NO carlot arrivals; no cars on track.
bushel baskets, U. S. No. 1, supplies
liberal; demand moderate: market
steady; Maryland, Pennsylvania, vir-
ginia and West virginia, staymans. an
inch min, 5o0SOc; h-inch min, $50
s5c; 2N-inch min, s5@sOc; Black
Twigs, az inch min, soc; 2hinch min,
so q 65c; 2% inch min. 65@75c; Yorks,
2 Y inch min. 4Oc; 2h-inch min, 500
S5c; Golden Delicious, 2H-inch min;
60075c; 2h-inch min. mostly around
81; Delicious, "a Inch min, 6597bc;
2k inch min, $1@11O: spys. 2h-lnch
min. 65@75c; 2% %inch min, 750s5c;
1eS BeIdwn' mn sS 9cn R0me. %n; DeS min
soc: 2h-inch min. S5@75c;. Grimes
IS @ SOC, as to size; Boxes and cartons:
Pennsylvania and Virginia. Combination
Extra Ea1eg snd Fsncy Delicious 1lss
staymans. 113s-15os, $1.15@1.2s; sos
1885, $1.1O@1.4O; SOs-100s. $1.5001.65:
Romes, 113s.125s, &1.150 rs; 72S-10os.
1875; SOs-1O0s, S1.25@15O: c Grade: De-
licious, $101.1O; Paragons, sOc@$1. as
to size.
BrOCoOli-No carIot arrivals: no cars
on track. supplies Ignt; demand nRnIS
market steady. California. crates. 32.75.
Cabbage-Market weaker. Four Flor
ida arrived; S broken and 4 unbroken
cars on track Florida. n bushel ham
pers Pointed type. freight receipts. S1.15
q 1.25: truck receipts. packed locally,
81 O1.10: Texas u western crates. Do
mestic Round type. S1.25: New York.
6o-lb. sacks. Danish type $1.25@1.35.
CeIery-Market dull. Two Florida ar
rived; broken and 3 unbroken ears on
track. Florida, Florida standard crates,
individually washed. S-S dozens. $202.35,
few. .$2.50.
Lettuce-one Arizona. California ar
rived: 7 broken and 5 unbroksn cars on
track. Market slightly weaker. Cali
fornia, Western crates Iceberg type,
5-dozen, S25O@2.6o' fair condition.
$2@2.25.
OniOns-Market slightly weaker. One
Michigan, 2 New York arrived; 1 broken
and 4 unbroken cars on track. 5O-lb.
New York and Ohio. $3.50; valencies,
Colorado, 2-3 inches.N $1.60@1.65; 3
inches and larger. $1.75.
Peas-Market steady. No carlot ar
rivals; 2 broken cars on track. Florida,
bushel hampers $1.75@1.s5: California,
bushel hampers, Telephones. SO.
POtatOes-Market steady. Eight Me-.
Fla. arrived: broken and 13 un-
broken cars on track. 100-pound sacks,
y; 3: No: 1; Maine: Green Mountains:
cial, $1Q1.1o: U. s. No. I. $1.25: New
Idaho. Russet Burbanks, $1.s5: Florida.
busheI crates, Bliss Triumphs, U. s. No.
spinach-Market steady. Four Tex.