The Washington times., 1938-01-12
Washington
Produce
(Prices paid shippers-et r. o. b.
Washington
BY the U. s. Bureau of Agricultural


BY the U. s. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
Washington, u. c., Wednesday, Jams IL
EgEs-Market quiet and unchanged
Government graded and dated eggs
Whites, U. s. extras, large. 25h cents
U. s. extras, mediums. 23h cents; U
s. standards, large, 245 cents. u. S
standards, mediums, 22h cents. Nearby
ungraded eggs: Current receipts, 22b Il
% cents; whites. "a to 24h cents
Live POultry-Market about steady a
unchanged prices. Fowl: Colored, heavy
II to 20 cents: No. rs, 13 to Il cents
Leghorns, IA cents; rosters, IL to /;
cents. Chickens: Virginia Rocks, 90 Il
% cents; Delaware Rocks and Crosses
20 to 30 cents: mixed colors, is cents
Young turkeys: Hens, 25 cents, a few
at a premium; toms, % cents. few Al
premium. Guineas, lbs. and over
so to so cents each; under ? lbs, 20
to so cents each. Capons, lbs. and over
% to 80 cents: slips and undersizes. %
to 25 cents.
L. c. L. EXPRESS RECEIPTS
MichiEan-2 bushel boxes mint, 10 SIS
Id. cartons rhubarb.
Unknown Origln-12 crates mixed
vegetables.
South Carolina bushel baskets rad
ishes.
FlOrida-2O bushel hampers snar
beans 80 30-lb. lugs tomatoes.
West Virginia-S bushel boxes water
cress.
virginia. barrels watercress.
Apples-No carlot arrivals; / car di
verted; no cars on track. Bushel bas
kets, U. S. No. /. supplies liberal; de
mand light; market steady. Maryland
Pennsylvania. Virginia and West Vir
ginia, Grimes, 2h-inch minimum. 400
soc; 2i5-inch minimum, 5O060c: 2&
inch minimum, ESQ 75c: Staymans, "a
inch minimum. 60@65c; 2h-inch mini
mum, H@1.1O; Yorks, 2h-inch mini
mum, mostly around SOC; 2h-inch mini
mum, 6O@75c; IN Inch minimum, $50
9Oc; Black Twigs. "a h-inch minimum
65@75C: ~ inch minimum, 75@S5c; De
licious, 2h inch minimum, 75@s5c: 2h
inch minimum. $1.1O01.15; Golden De
inch minimum. 9Oc@$1 ~ %-inch mini
mum, $1.10@1.15: Romes. 2h inch mini
mum. 50 @75c; 2% inch minimum, IS a
99 5o 0t es yErsds REss Hd 5r9Ts sSTr. PsnS
sylvania and Virginia, combination ex
ira fancy and fancy: Delicious, 113s
1883. 1880 1.65; 72s-1oOs. S1.6591.75
staymans. 13s-15Os; sL.25@1.5o; rs
s1.25 @i.5O; 72s-ioOs, s1.5o@1s5; Golden
Delicious, 113s-15Os, S1.1501.4O; sos
zoos, $1.50@1.65 Romes, 113s-156s. 81 Is
@1.35; 72s-1O0s. $1.5O@1.65; C grade
1.25, as to size; fancy, Grimes, S19
PotatOes-Two idaho, 10 Maine arrived
s broken and IS unbroken cars on track
Market steady; IOOlR; sacks; u s. No
around $40; Pennsylvania, Cobblers
$1.25; Idaho, Russet Burbanks. $1.S5 a
100; Florida, bushel crates Bliss Tri
umphs, U. s. No. /, $1.75 @1.s5.
Mixed Vegetables-No carlot arrivals
car diverted: = broken cars on track
Snap Beans-No carlot arrivals;
broken car on track. Supplies light; de
mand light: market steady. Florida
bushel hampers, green, flat. type, $2.2I
@2.50: stringless Black Valentines, 50
Lima Beans-supplies light; demand
light; market steady. Cuba, bushe
Peppers-supplles light; demand light
market steady. Florida. 1 Il bushel crates
green, green; fancy. mostly around $3.50
Squash-Supplies light; demand slow
market dull. Florida. bushel hampers,
white, wrapped. $1.5O@2.
Eggplant - Supplies light: dema nd
lght market steady. Florida, bushel
hampers. $1.5O@1.75
ket.
CabbaEe-Three New York arrived; 3
broken and unbroken cars on track
Supplies moderate; demand light; mar.
ket steady. Florida, / \ -bushel ham
pers. pointed type, packed locally, $1.10;
Texas. Western crates, domestic round
type, $1.25: New York, 50-lb. sacks, Dan
ish type. $1@1.10.
TOmatOes-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies light; demand light
market steady. Florida, truck receipts
lug boxes, green. ripes and turning
wrapped, SKIS, S2@2.5O; SKI, $1.5o@2
poorer. lower.
Celery-One Florida arrived; 2 broker
t.,
liberal: demand light: market slightly
weaker. Individually washed: Florida
1O-inch crates and 16-inch crates
trimmed tops, $40 dozen, $t.5O@2.4O.
KaIe-Supplies moderate: demand mod
crate; market steady. Virginia, bushel
CaulifIower No carlot arrivals: nc
cars on track. Supplies light; demand
light: market steady. California, crates
81 so: fair condition. $1.35.
CarrOts-No carlot arrivals: broken
and 1 unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand slight: market steady.
California, Western crates, punched, 81 50
oars; Pennsylvania, bushel baskets
topped, washed, 75c: Texas. half Western
crates. punched, $1.50.
car on track. Supplies light; demand
light: market steadv. California, crates,
mostly around S22S.
Landcress- light: demand
moderate; market steady. Virginia,
bushel baskets, soc.
Lettuce-Three California arrived: Z
broken and 8 unbroken cars on track.
Western crates: Arizona, 5-dozen, 81 so
OATS; California. 4-dozen, $2.2592.50
OniOns-One New York arrived; 2
broken and unbroken cars on track
Supplies moderate: demand light: mar
ket slightly stronger. 50-lb. sacks. U. S.
No. /, Yellows, New York and Ohio,
.5O@1.6O: Michigan. $1.5O@16O: few,
7O@SOc; 2 inches and larger. $1.75;
Colorado, Valencias, 3 inches and larger,
$4,000.