The Washington times., 1938-07-09
Washington Produce
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices paid shippers, net fob. Washing
tOn.) By the U. s. Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics

EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices paid shippers, net fob. Washing
tOn.) By the U. s. Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics
Eggs-Market firm and higher on all
classes. Best quality eggs very scarce
Government graded and dated eggs;
Whites, U. s. extras. large, 31hc; U. s.
extras, mediums, 2Shc; U. s. standards,
2Sc; U. s. trades, 22c. Nearby ungraded
eggs: Current receipts, whites, 22@22hc;
mixed colors, 20@21c.
Live Poultry-Market steady and un-
and up, 10000; under lbs, $50 16c;
No. 2. 12@14c; Leghorns, 14@ lee; roost-
ers 10@11c. Chickens, Virginia rocks,
STos5s S0 iaS y'Ff AL ssss 4ock. 1sSS sSG
crosses, broilers and fryers, all sizes, 1S o.
19c; No. 2. 13@14c; mixed colored fryers,
$50 lie: Leghorns, broilers, all sizes. Is
17@1sc: No. 2, 15@16c.
L, c. L. Express Receipts at Washing.
ton, Saturday, July Q
Florida-55 lugs avocados; So lugs
mangoes; 4S lugs lines; AZ bushel bas-
South Carolina-5s bushel baskets
tcukes: 40 crates cantaloupes: 20 bushel
baskets peaches; 20 A-bushel baskets
peaches; 12S 3O-pound crates tomatoes; !;
crates cantaloupes.
North Carolina-35 u -bushel baskets
okra; 10 SO-pound crates tomatoes; II
bushel baskets tomatoes; so bushel bas-
kets lima beans; u 24-quart crates
huckleberries.
California-20 10-pound crates figs.
Unknown Origin-22 crates mixed vegO-
tables
New Jersey-4O SO-pound crates aspa-
ragus.
Delaware-25 3O-pound crates aspara-
gus.
Cantaloupes - One Arizona, 1 Cali
fornia arrived; s broken and 1 unbroken
cars on track. Western stock: Market
steady. Eastern stock: Market weaker.
California: Salmon Meats, jumboe 86s,
Arizona, salmon Meats, jumbos ass,
1915; few 81; jumbos 36s $3.50; few
1915; standards 45s, $326. Truck re-
ceipts: South Carolina, Hales Best.
6ushel hampers large size, 10000;
Best. bushel hampers 65@S5c.
Honeyballs-No carlot arrivals: no
cars on track. Market about steady.
California. jumbos 27s, $2.75@3; jumbos
S6s. $3@S.25; jumbos 46s, $S.25@3.5O.
Honeydews-one California arrived: 2
broken cars on track. Market slightly
weaker. California, jumbo crates, s to
S. $2@2.26; standard crates 9s and 12s,
Peaches-Market slightly weaker. No
carlot arrivals; broken and / unbroken
cars on track. Truck receipts increas-
ing. Georgia. bushel baskets Elbertas,
u. S. No. 1, 1%-inch minimum, $1.25;
2-inch minimum, $1.5O1.75; few So; 2A-
inch minimum, $1.7502; h-bushel bas-
kets Bellies, U. s. No. 1, Pinch mini
mum. 6Oc; South Carolina, bushel bas-
mum, $1@1.25; few, $1.5O; 1N-inch
minimum, 75c@$1; North Carolina,
bushel baskets, Hileys, U. S. No. /, 1%-
inch minimum, 81; 2-inch minimum,
$1.25 @1.4O; .Elbertas, U. S. No. 1%-
inch minimum. $1@1.25; Pinch mini
mum, $1.25 1.5o; few, $3.50; Bellies. u.
s. No l. IN inch minimum, $1.25; 3
inch and 9A-inch minimum, mostly,
$1.5o; h-bushel baskets, Bellies, and
Elbertas, U. S. No. l. 2-inch minimum,
SIS @75c.
Watermelons-Three Georgia, 1 South
Carolina arrived; 1 broken and un-
broken cars on track. Truck receipts
moderate; market about steady. South
Carolina, Tom Watson, 3S-4O lbs. aver
age 75c; 1894 lbs average, soc; 30-32
lbs.' average, 45c; 25-2s lbs. average,
35c; Cuban Queens, truck receipts, 35-4O
lbs. average, 40c; 3O-S5 lbs. average. S5c;
25-lbs. average, 20@25c; Georgia. Tom
watsons truck receipts, 1885 lbs. aver
age, Assoc; S0-lbs. average, S5@4Oc;
Cuban Queens, 3O-35 lbs. average, 400
soc; $3.50 lbs. average, S5@4Oc.
Apples-No carlot arrivals: no cars on
track. Truck receipts moderate; mar
ket slightly weaker. Bushel baskets, U.
s. No. 1: Maryland, Virginie and West
Virginia, Transperents. U. S. No. I, TX
inches minimum, 45@5Oc; 2 inches mini
mum, 4O@6Oc: few, 750S5c; az inches
minimum, 75@S5c; few, 81; Virginia,
Henry Clays, 2h inches minimum. 75c;
2h inches minimum. 75@sOc: Duchess
U. s. No ], 2h inches minimum, 75@
S0c; 2N inches minimum, 65@75c; straw
berry. Ia to 2 inches, lOc.
Asparagus-No fresh receipts; hold
overs quality and condition deteriora-
ting, New Jersey. pyramid crates, dozen
punches, very large size, $2@E25; large
size, 81 1@1.5O; madium size, $I@i.25.
Carrots (Relief)-One Virginia arrived :
broken car on track. New Jersey,
bushel baskets topped, market slightly
weaker, 81; Ohio. 24-quart baskets, mar
ket steady, SOC.
Celery-No carlot arrivals: / car di-
verted; ! broken car on track. Cali
fornia market steady, h-crates, indi-