The Washington times., 1938-02-04
REPORT ON EGG AND LIVE
POULTRY MARKETS

POULTRY MARKETS
prices Paid shippers-Net F. o. B.
(Prices Paid Shippers-Net F. o. b.
BY Q. S. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
EEgs-Market wear in sympathy with
sharp declines at other Eastern markets.
Prices u to IL cents lower. Govern
ment graded and dated eggs: Whites,
U. S. extra, large, 22c; U. S. extras, me-
diumA 19c; U. S. standards. large, zoe;
U. s. standards, medium, 1Sc.. Nearby
Ungraded eggs: Current receipts, 1Sc;
Live POultry-Market about steady at
unchanged prices. Fowl: Colored, heavy.
II @21c; No. IS. 914c; leghorns, 15c:
ROSTERS, 12@13c. Chickens: Virginia
rocks 1S@2Oc; Delaware rocks and
young turkeys: Hens. rs 029c; toms, %
% 27c; No. 2s, 2Oc. Guineas: lbs. and
over, 58@6Oc. each; under lbs. avg
SOc each. Capons: lbs. and over, ESQ
3Oc1s slips and undersizes, 22@23c.
L. C. L. EXPRESS RECEIPTS
FlOrida-54 lugs avocaros; IS lugs
lines, 10 bush baskets parsley, % S-lb.
okra: 80 bushel baskets peppers, l 81
pint refrigerator strawberries, 46 bushel
baskets snap beans, Is S0-lb. crates to-
matoes.
vegetables.
Pennsylvania-254 s-lb. baskets mush-
rooms.
Michigan-85 55-lb. cartons rhubaro.
Maryland-12 bushel bags watercress.
virginia. barrels watercress.
AppIes-No carlot arrivals; i broken
and 1 unbroken cars on track. Bushel
baskets U. S. No. /, supplies liberal;
land, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
Virginia, Grimes, 2A inch min, 40c;
AZ inch min: 6o@6Oc; ~ inch III min, in
inch min, so@s5c; ~ inch min. 70S q
- inch min, SOc@sl: * inch min
S5c 81 inch aaGa mn T"iES $685. 81 nHR % nS
min, min 7o@75c; Delicious: IN inch min,
TO975c 2h inch min, s1@1.1O: Golden
Dfot9sSs 81, s% aeh inch %p min Soc II nHe
Boxes and cartoons: Pennsylvania and
Virginia. combination extra fancy and
fancy, Delicious, 11Ss-15ec,. !$1.25@1.S5i
Delicious, 11Ss-15Os, S1.1o@1.25; zoos and
larger, $1.25G1.5O: Staymans, 113s-15Os.
11.IO@1.35; zoos and larger. $1.25@1.5o:
larger 1:5O@1.S5; Psragons: lI3s-15OS,
c grade. Delicious; soc dS1:
BrOCcOli-No carlot arrivals; 1 broken
ear on track. Supplies light; demand
moderate; market steady. California,
era tes. $2.50@2.75.
Cabbage - One Florida arrived: 1
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
p9Or1da, 16-DuSHel ndTupSTSS pOlhlSu IyPS'
3i5O; Texas, "a Western crates, domes-
tic round type, $3.50; New York, So-lb.
aaeks, Danish type. $1.35 @1.5O.
Celery - Three. Florida arrived: .
broken and / unbroken cars on track.
Market steady. Florida, Florida stand
ard crates. individually washed, 4-1o
dozen, $2@25O; California, u crates. in
dividually washed, S-6 dozen, S2.25@ ESQ.
leftuce-One California arrived;
broken and upbroken cars on track.
Arizona and California, Western crates,
iceberg type, 8 dozen, S2.2592.75;
mostly $3.50.
OniOns-No carlot arrivals; unbroken
car on track market slightly stronger.
Tifty-pound sacks, U. s. No. /. Yellows:
Nchigan, New York and Ohio 6O@75c,
I inches and larger, $1.65 Oils; Valen-
cias, Colorado, 2-3 inches, S1.7S;
inches and larger. 81.
Peas-No carlot arrivals: 1 broken car
on track Marke tsteady. Florida,
busdnl hampers. $1.50@175.
spinacf1-Two7 Texas arrived; 1 broken
and 2 unbroken cars on track. Market
weak. Texas, bushel baskets Savoy type,
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