The Washington times., 1938-07-25
Washington Produce
DAILY REPORT ON WASHINGTON
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
(PriCes Paid Shippers-Net #. o. B.
WashingtOn)
By the u. g. Rureau Of ARP1cuItuPA

EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices Paid Shippers-Net #. o. B.
Washington
BY the o. 8. Bureau Of Agriculture
Economics
Eggs-Market trifle weak, ami a
cent lower on ungraded current receipts
Government graded and dated eggs
Whites U. s. extras large, s2hc: U. s.
large, zee; U. s. standards, mediums
23c; U. 8. trades, 22c. Nearby ungraded
eggs: Current receipts, whites, large
22hc: mediums, 21h @22c; mixed colOrs
Live Poultry-Market steady and un.
changed. Fowl: Colored, large, lbs
and up. 17@1sc; under lbs. 15@16c;
No. Is, 12@14c; leghorns, 13@15ci
roosters, 1O@11c.. Chickens: Virginia
zoe; No. rs, 13@15c. Delaware rocks
and crosses. broilers ana fryers. all sizes
17@1sc; No. Is. 13014c: mixed colored
flyers, 16@17c; leghorns, broilers al
sizes, 16@17c Turkeys: OLD hens. zoe
L. G. L. express receipts at Washing.
ton. d. c., Monday, July 25, 1898.
Florida-44 lugs avocados, IS lugs
lines. 20 bushel crates lines. IS bushel
baskets okra.
North Carolina-46 M-bushel baskets
okra, 20 bushel baskets olxra. SO bushel
baskets lima beans, 45 bushel baskets
peaches.
Unknown Origin-29 crates mixed veg
etables.
Virginia-5 barrels watercress,
Tennessee-17 h-bushel baskets okra.
Appdes-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Market dull. Bushel baskets,
U. s. No. /: Maryland Pennsylvania.
Virginia and West Virginia, Transpar-
ents, 1%inch minimum, 40c; 2-tnch
$1.1O@1.15; Duchess. 2A- inch minimum
5O@60c; 2h-inch minimum, 75@9Oci
Rambos, ~ inch minimum, 5O@6Oc; IN.
inch minimum. 759S5c: 2%-inch mini
Wealthys' 2A inch minimum. 60065ci
2h-inch minimum. 75@s5c; 2%inch
minimum. 9Oc@$1.
Cantaloupes-Two Arizona, Califor
mia freight; North Caroline, express
arrived; 3 broken and unbroken cars
fornia, salmon meats, standards 36s
$3.2503.5O; South Carolina, bushel ham
pers, Hales Best, 81; North Carolina
bushel hampers, green and pink meats
meats. standards, all sizes, soc @$1.
Honeyballs-No carlot arrivals:
broken car ON track. No sales reported
Honeydews-Market steady. One Cali
cars on track. California. standard and
jumbo crates, all sizes, $1.5o@1.76
Peaches-one South Carolina arrived
| Dronken ana unDroken cars on
track. Market weaker. Truck receipts
moderate. Bushel baskets, U. s. No. l.
North and South Carolina, Elbertas, IL
inch minimum. ST. Pinch and az Inch
minimum. many showing brown rot
$1.2501.5O: generally good quality and
condition. mostly around $1.75: storage
stock showing rust: Virginia, Car
mans. 2-inch minimum and 2A-incE
minimum. 75c @s1: Rochesters. 1A-inch
and 2-inch minimum. 75c@$1.
| Watermelons-No carlot arrivals; nc
cars on track. SNorth and South Caro-
lima, Tom Watsons, 26-2S-lb. average
35 % 40c, 2s-3O-lb. average 4O@50c; Can
onballs 35-40-lb. average SOC, 30-36-lb
average 40c, 28-30-lb. average soc: truck
receipts bulk per 100 melons, 25-3O-lb
average $25@30, 30-32-lb. average $40 @
40. mostly $35. Cuban Queens. 2s-30-lb
average, mostly $50; rattlesnake melons
| 34-36-lb. average $40
Cucumbers-No carlot arrivals: no cara
on track. Market steady. Bushel bas-
kets: Eastern Shore Maryland. 5O@75c.
mostly around 75c. Local. good quail
ity. 81, II bushel hampers fair quality,
40c.
Celery-No carlot arrivals: 1 broken
car on track. Market steady; v crates,
individually washed: Western N 70 W
York, fair quality, $1@1.5O, good quail
ity. $2@225; Eastern New York. SIC
$3.50.
Mixed egtables-Ons California ar
rived; broken car on track.