The Washington times., 1938-03-22
prices paid shippers-Net f. o. b.
Washington
By the Q. 3. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics

Washington
By the Q. 8. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
| Washington, u. c., Tuesday, March 22
EgEs-Market stronger and higher oil
current receipts. Government graded ant
dated eggs: Whites, u. S. extras, large
/ 21ls cents; U. S. extras, mediums, Is /.
cents; U. S standards, large, 19 cents
! U, s. standards mediums II cents
Nearby ungraded eggs: Current receipts
II to 17ia cents; whites, IS to 1sh
cents
Live PouItry-Market steady will
prices l cent higher on some classes
Fowl; Colored, heavy, Is to 20 cents
No. 2's, IA to Is cents; leghorns, IA Il
Chickens: Virginia Rocks, broilers, lbs
and less, 21 to % cents; fryers, II to 2'
cents; roasters, % to % cents; Della
ware Rocks and Crosses, broilers lbs
and less, 21 to % cents; fryers. 21 tc
22 cents; roasters, 20 cents; mixed col
ored fryers, II to 19 cents; reghorns
broilers, q lbs. and up, IS to 20 cents
Old turkeys, hens, ~ to rs cents: toms
20 to - cents.
l.. C. l., EXPRESS RECEIPTS
South CarOIina-46 crates asparagus
81 bushcl baskets radishes. ..
FIorida-15 crates eggplant; 65 D.
neck baskets lettuce; 12 bushel baskets
parsley - DuSneL baSNSAS RNbRNtHf
bushel baskets snap beans
California; 1Spound boxes avo,
cados and mixed citrus; S5 l5-pound
flats avocados and mixed citrus.
Unknown Origin-34 crates mixed
Pennsyivania-144 S-pound baskets
mushrooms.
New Jersey-24 3-pound baskets mush-
rooms.
Michigan-4O 55-pound cartons rhu-
barb.
Maryland-12 bushel bags watercress.
Virginia-5 barrels watercress.
AppIes-One Washington arrived; 2
unbroken cars on track. Bushel baskets;
U. S. No. /, supplies' LIBERAL demand
moderate; market steady. Maryland
ginia: Staymans, 2A-in. min. 40 q 4oc,
21a-in. min. 500 65c, 2A-in. min, 65Q
75c; Yorks, 2A in. min, 40c, h-in. min.
5Oo Black Twigs, 2l4-in. min. 4Oc, "a
in. min, 5O96Oc; Romes, 2h.in. min.
4Oc, 2Is in. min, 5O@65c: Delicious. "a
in. min. 500 65c, 2h-in. min. Is soc;
Golden Delicious, "a in. min. soc, 21s-in,
min. 65075c; Winesaps, IA in. min. go
665c, 2-in. min. 40 SOC, 21a-in. min.
65Q 75c; spys,. 2hA-in; min 6oq Soe. n+s. "a
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Nir,
ginia, Combination Extra Fancy and
Fancy: Delicious, 11Ss-150s $1.1O q i;26'
SOs-16os. s1.85@1.5O; Staymans: 1lSs. IS:
l5OS. 81 To- i 6US-luUS, Sl'Io ~ A'oO'
Romes, 11Ss-125s. sOs @s1, s6s-1oos, $1.I5,
64s-sss, $1.35915O; Paragons. l1Ss-l5Os'
COS 81, SOs-1OOs. S1@1.25; Pippins,
U. S. No l, 1908, s1@ LIS, 112s, $1;l5@ @
1925, 96s, $1.25A1.55: Golden Delicious,
i13s-15Os' s16115 sOs-1Oos, $1.25@ LAO;
Northern spys. U. S. No. /, 112s. 9Os @ 81.
e6s, SG110, 72s SIPS; c Grade: Deli
cious, S5s@$1; Paragons, S5q 9Os' as to
BroccoIi-No carlot arrivals; broken
liCb
moderate; market steady. Texas, crates
S2756S, fair condition, $3.50.
POtatOes-Market steady. Commercial
6 Maine arrived; broken and un-
broken cars on track; Relief Mime
sofa arrived; / broken and I unbroken
cars on track. 1OO-lb. sacks, U. 8. No. l;
Maine, Green Mountains, mostly around
s165; New York. Round Whites, Sl.S5
614O, mostly $1.35; Idaho, Russet Bur
banks, $1.75@1.9O; Florida, bushel crates
Cabbage-Market steady. No cariot
arrivals; broken car on track. Florida,
I 'a-bushel hampers, domestic R?und
type packed locally, 90c c9$1; freight
receipts, $1.1o@l15. u,o.
Celery-Market steady. No carlot
arrivals: l broken and 3 unbroken cars
on track Florida standard crates. and
16-inch crates, trimmed tops. individ-
ually washed, $1.75Q2:
One Arizona arrived; broken and
unbroken cars on track. Arizona
Western crates, Iceberg type, 5-dozen'
$3.5O@4.
Onions-Market dull. No carlot
arrivals; 8 unbroken cars on track;
5O-pound sacks, U. S. No. 1, Yellows:
Michigan, Minnesota and New York, 81,
few $1.1O; Indiana, $1.10.
Asparagus - Supplies insufficient to
quote.
Peas-Market steady. No carlot ar
rivals; l broken car on track. Florida,
bushel hampers, large podded varieties.
$1.75@2.OO; California. bushel hampers
Telephones. $3.O0@3.25.
Spinach-Market weaker. One Texas
arrived; l broken and l unbroken cars
on track. Bushel baskets. Savoy type:
South Carolina. so a soc; Texas. soc.
Strawberries-Market steady. Florida
per pint.
SWeetpOtatOes-No carlot arrivals; no
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand light; market steady. North Caro-
lima, busheI baskets Porto Ricans, $1.O0
Oils.
TOmatOes-Market steady. Four Flor
ida arrived: unbroken cars on track.
Florida, lug boxes ripes and turning
wrapped, 6x6, truck receipts, $3.50
$50; freight receipts. $1.5041.75 SKI,
truck receipts $1.OO@1.25.
Mixed Vegetables-No carlot arrivals;
Z broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
Snap Beans-Market steady. Florida,
bushe hampers, Bountifuls, $1.25 @ so;
Round StringIess $4,000.
Peppers weak. Florida. ~
dium to large size, $3.50; bushel ham
pers, 75c@$1.
Squash supplies light; demand light;
market steady. Florida, bushel hampers,
whites, wrapped, $3.50; Yellow, $1.50@2.
Lima Beans-Supplies moderate: de-
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