The Washington times., 1938-03-16
WASHINGTON PRODUCE

prices paid shlpperS-Net r. o. b.
WashinetOn) BY the U. 8. Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics, Washington.
ID. c., Wednesday, March 10, 1888.
EEgs-Market steady to firm at un-
changed prices. Government graded
and dated eggs: White; U. s. Extras
I7hc; U. s. standards, large, 1shes
U. S. Standards. mediums, 16kc. Nearby
ungraded eggs: Current receipts, lS0
lShc; Whites. 17@17hc.
Live Poultry-Market steady to firm.
Some premiums still paid on roasting
few at 2lc; No. Is, 1s014e; Leg
horns, 14@1Sc; Roosters 12@1ac.
Chickens: Virginia Rocks: Broilers 2
pounds and less, 20@21c fryers, 209
Crosses: Broilers, pounds and less,
81 o 22c; fryers, zoo @eic; roastsrs. s2c.
Old turkeys, hens. 23026c.
South CarOllna-1S2 crates asparagus.
FIOrida-17 luEs avocados; 1856 6-peck
baskets lettuce; Is bushel baskets pars-
bushel baskets peppers; 80 bushel bas-
kets squash; 30 so-pound crates toma-
CaIIfOrnia-54 lugs avocados and
mixed citrus fruit.
Unknown Origin-4S crates mixed
PennSyivania--1s4 s-pound baskets
mushrooms.
Michigan-4O 55-pound cartons rhu.
barb.
VirginIa-5 barrels watercress.
Apples-One Virginia arrived; broken
and / unbroken cars on track. Bushel
baskets: u. S. No. /, supplies liberal;
| demand light; market steady. Mary
land, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
Virginia, staymans. o. inch minimum,
5066Oc; 2h-inch minimum, $50 isc;
Yorks. 2H inch minimum, 4oc; 2hinch
minimum, 5O060c; Black Twigs, 2h-
inch minimum, 4O06Oc; 2h-inch mini
mum, 50060c; 2&inch minimum, 500
S5c Golden Delicious. 2A-inch minimum,
soc; IN Inch minimum, mostly around
75c; Delicious, zhinch minimum, 500
csc; 2h-inch minimum, 7s9s5c; Bald.
wins, A-inch minimum, soc; 2h-tnch
minimum. S0@e5c; spys, IN Inch mini
mum, 5O@B0c; 2%-inch minimum, 600
2h-inch minimum, 75@S5c: Paragone
2k inch minimum, soc; 2h-inch mini
mum, soc; 2% inch minimum, IS q &C
Boxes and Cartons: Pennsylvania, Nir'
ginia and West Virginia, combination
i50s. S1.lO0125; 8Os-iOOs, 1850 1.5Oi
staymans. 113s-150s, $1@1.15; S0s-10os
S1.25@1.s5; Romes 113s125s. 9Oc@ 81
S6s-100c, $1.1S; 64sSSs, $1.35@1.5o; Para.
gons, 11Ss-15Os, 9Oc q 81; SOs-10os S11o Q
| - ,.
I12s, S1.15@1.25; sSs, $3.50 1.sS; Golden
Delicious, 113s-150s, $1@1.15; S0s-100s
$1.2501.5O; Northern Spys. U. s. No. l.
| 112s, 90c@$1; S6s $1G Ito; 72s. S1.2bi
C grade, Delicious, s5c9$1; Paragons
SIS q soc, as to size.
BrOccOli-No carIot arrivals; broker
car on track. Supplies moderate; demand
light: market steady. Crates. California
SO; Texas, $2.75@3.
CabbaRe-One Florida arrived:
| broken and unbroken cars on track
Florida, 1h-bushel hampers Domestic
Round type. packed locally 75c; freight
receipts, $1@1.15; m&rket dull.
CeIery-one Florida arrived; broken
and / unbroken cars on track. Market
weaker. Florida, Florida standard and
| 16-inch crates, trimmed tops. fndiVid'
ually washed, all sizes, $1.7502.25.
Lettuce-Market slightly stronger:
Four Arizona arrived; broken and
unbroken cars on track. Arizona e est; a;
ern crates Iceberg type, dozen' 1926
@3.75. mostly. $3.50.
OniOns-Market dull; Michigan,
New York arrived; broken and un'
broken cars on track. Michigan, Min
nesota and New York. 5o-lb. Sacks 1et
lows, U. 8. No. /, $191.15.
Peas-Market about steady. No carlot
arrivals: / broken ana 1 unbroken cara
on track. Florida, bushel hampers
large podded varieties. $1.6o@1;7b; Cali
| 1Ornla, DuSneA Ad"POASB 1OASbAAO~S'
S2.75@3.
splnach-Market steady. No carlot
arrivals; 3 broken and 1 unbroken cars
on track. Bushsl baskets, Savoy. type
Texas, 65@75c; South Carolina, bO0 OSc
Observation-Disclosures weaker. No car
lot arrivals; no cars on track. Florida
36-pint crates, 10011c per pint.
Sweet POtatOeS-No carlot arrivals
no cars on track. Truck receipts moder
ate; supplies moderate: demand slow
market dull North Carolina, bushe
baskets, Puerto Ricans, $1@1.15; Mary
land (Anne Arundel county,, bushe
hampers, Jersey type, 75c-$1: Della
ware, bushel baskets, Jersey type, 81
Il POtatOes-Market firm: Maine
New York arrived: broken and Is un
broken cars on track. U. 9. No.. 1
l0O-lb. sacks: Maine, Green Mountains
Sl.65@1.65; New York, Round Whites
:1.SS: Idaho, Russet Burbanks, 11.75 g
1855; Florida, busheI crates, Bliss TIL
umphs, u. s. No. /, 81. o 1.35.
TOmatOes-Market steady. One Flor
ida arrived; 1 unbroken car on track
Florida, lug boxes. ripes and turning
wrapped, 6x6. truck receipts, $1.26
1.5O; freight receipts. $3.50 a LIS
Sx7. truck receipts; $Ig1;Ss; /; trstEatt E1t>~E< e
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