The Washington times., 1938-02-10
prices paid shippers-Net fob. d. c.
By the United States Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics


Agricultural economies
Thursday, February 10. 1888
Eggs-Market steady at unchanged
prices. Government graded and dated
U. S. Extras, mediums, 19c; u. S. Stand
ards, large. 20c: U. S. Standards medi-
ums, 1Sc. Nearby ungraded eggs: Cur
rent receipts, 171a.91Sc whites. 1S1s o
Live PouItry-Market steady at ull-
changed prices. Fowl Colored, heavy,
17G 2lc; No. Is, 1S014c; ,L0shorns, lac;
roosters, 12@13c. Chickens: Virginia
crosses, 1S9 zoe; mixed colors 14916c.
Young turkeys: Hens, 25029c; toms. 20
@27c; No. Is, zoe. Guineas, pounds
and over, 50960o each; under pounds,
over. ESQ soc; slips and underszes. 22Q
S3c.
L. c. l.. Express Receipts at
Washington, D. C.
Florida-Receipts, ~ Jugs avocados;
S6 lugs lines; IL bushel-baskets parsley;
baskets peppers; So bushel-baskets snap
beans; 22 30-lb. crates tomatoes.
CalifOrnia-Receipts, "a 2o-lb. crates
mixed citrus fruit .
Unknown OFigin-Receipts, 20 crates
mixed vegetables.
PennsylTania-Re 2e4 S-lb. bas-
kets mushrooms.
Michigan-Receipts. 3s 55-lb. cartons
Thubarb.
Virginia-Receipts. barrels water
eress.
Apples-Commercia Washington
arrived; l broken and l unbroken cars
on track; Relief-One West Virginia ar
rived; unbroken car on track. Bushel
baskets, U. S. No. /, Supplies liberal: de-
mand moderate; market steady; Mary
land, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
60G6Oc; 21a in. minimum, 65Q75c; 2%
in. minimum, rs Q9oc: Yorks. 2h in
minimum, 4oc. 21a in. minimum, so a
66c. 2% in. minimum, 6Sg75c; Black
minimum, 60965c. ~ in. minimum
75c; spyS. IN in. minimum, 675c
az in. minimum, 759s5c; Delicious
an in. minimum 65 5976c. ~ in, mini
mum, Soc9sl; Golden Delicious. 2A
e69soc. Boxes and Cartons: Pennsyl
vania and Virginia. Combination Extrs
Fancy and Fancy: Delicious, 1l3s-150s.
Delicious. 1lss-1SSs, 11.16@1.S5. sos
100, &l.409I.5O: staymans, 113s-15Os
91.1o01.25. SOs-lOOs. $1.25@1.35; Para
gons. 113s-15os, $1.1O@1.15; sOs-1oOs
?125gIS6: Eomes. 113-1sSs; Fancy
Grimes. Fancy, 6o075s. as to size; {
grade: Delicious, $1@1.1o; Paragons
90c@$1, as to size.
BF0ccOn-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies light; demand mod
mostly around $2.5O; Texas, $2.25@2.5O
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals: 2 broken
cars on track Market steady. Florida
] 1-16-bushel crates Domestic Round
type, $3.50; New York, 5o-lb. sacks Dan
fish type, $1.40@1.5o.
CeIery-No carlot arrivals; broken
cars on track. Florida, Florida standard
and l6-inch crates trimmed tops, in
dividually washed, S-6 dozen, $2.25 q
2.50; $40 dozen. $2@2.25: ks, $3.50.
Lettuce-One Arizona, 1 California ar
rived; 2 broken and unbroken cars or
track Market steady. California, West
ern crates Iceberg type. 6-dozen, &2.2I
02.50: fair condition, SO.
OnlOns-Two Minnesota arrived:
0nbroken cars on track. Market steady
6O-Ib Sacks. u. S. No. l. Yellows
Michigan. New York and Ohio, $500
i.76; Valencias Colorado, 2-S incnes
0is5@1.75; 3 inches and larger, 81.
PeaS-Supplies insufficient to quote.
epinach-Two Texas arrived; 4 broker
and 4 unbroken cars on track. Marke
steady. Texas, bushel baskets, savo!
type eSc fair condition, 70@75c.
Sweet POtatOes-No carlot arrivals; n
ears on track. Supplies moderate; de