The Washington times., 1938-07-12
Washington
Produce
(Prices Paid shippers-Net FOB.
WashingtOn)
By the q. 8. Bureau of Agricultural
EcOnOmica

Eggs-Market steady at unchanged
prices. Government graded and dated
eggs: Whites, U. s. extras large, 31hc;
Y. s. extras, mediums, 26hc; U. S. stan.
diums. 2Sc; U. s. trades, 22c Nearby
ungraded eggs: Current receipts, whites,
S2@22hc; mixed colors, 2O1a 921c.
Live Poultry-Market steady and un.
changed. Fowl: Colored. large, pounds
and up, Is S@2Oc: under pounds, $50
16c: No. rs, 12@14c; leghorns, 149
16C; roosters. 1OQ11c. Chickens: Nir
ginia Rocks, broilers and fryers, all
sizes, 19@2Oc; No. 2's, 13@15c. Della
ware Rocks and Crosses: Broilers and
fryers, all sizes, 1S@1Sc; No. rs, 1870
lac; mixed colored fryers, 16@17c leg
horns. broilers, all sizes, 15@ tic. Tur-
1sc: No. 2's, Is @1Sc.
L. c. L. Express Receipts at Washington,
ID. c., July IL
.Florida-S6 lugs avocados: Al lugs
fines; 81 bushel baskets okra; 119 90
pound crates pineapples.
South Carolina-32 bushel baskets
peaches: 55 3O-pound crates tomatoes;
d 24-quart crates kleberries.
North Carolna-35 15-bushel baskets
okra; 1876 3O-pound crates tomatoes;
80 busheI baskets lima beans; As crates
Unknown Origin 40 crates mixed
Delaware -27 sO-pound crates aspa-
ragus.
Apples-No carlot arrivals; NO cars on
ket steady. Bushel baskets, U. S. No
/: Maryland, Virginia and West Vir
Einia, Transparents, 1A-inch minimum
best 400 soc. ripes 20@4Oc; 2-inch mini
inch minimum, 5c@$1.1o. Virginia,
Henry Clays, 2-inch minimum, 4Oc; IA
inch minimum, 5O@75c; Red Birds, IN
inch minimum, 65@75c: Strawberry, y
minimum, 65@75c; IN inch minimum,
60@65c. Eastern crates: Virginia, De
1icous, U. S. No. l. 2A Inch minimum
9Oc q 81; 212-inch minimum, $1.10@1.25;
~ inch minimum, $155. Winesaps, U.
s. No. l, 2h inch minimum, $1.1OQ % 1.25
~ inch minimum, $1.35@1.50.
Asparagus-Truck receipts very light
Delaware, pyramid crates, dozen punches
&l61.50.
Cantaloupes-Market slightly stronger
One Arizona, 2 California arrived:
broken and . unbroken cars on track
California, salmon meats, jumbos ASS, 81
@45O jumbos 36s $35O@4, standards
S6s, $40 80; North Carolina, truck re
ceipts. Hales best, standa rds 45s, very
ordinary condition, 5Oc9$1.25, 2-3 crates
fair condition, 65@75c.
Honeydews-One California arrived: ;
broken and unbroken cars on track
Market stronger, California, jumb'
crates, 6s to 12s. $175@2.5O. mostly $:
@2.25, standard crates, 9s and 12s. SIT:
q 20, mostly 81.
Honeyballs-One California arrived;
unbroken car on track. No sales reported
Carrots-One California arrived:
broken car on track Market steady
pennsylvania. bushel baskets. topped. 81
Ohio. 24-quart baskets soc; California
Western crates $3.25@3.5O.
Celery-No carlot arrivals: broker
ears on track. Market about steady
n crates invidiually washed. California
S-4a dozen. $2.5O@2.75. mostly $2.75
Pau New York hoZpn 81 ~
02.5O, mostly $2@2.25.
Peaches-Market steady. One soutl
Carolina arrived: I broken and un
broken cars on track. Bushel baskets
Z. s. No. l. Georgia, Elbertas. Y incl
minimum. $1.25 poor condition, 81;
inch minimum, $1.5O@1.75; "a incl
minimum, $1.75 o.; North and soutl
Carolina, Elbertas 2-inch minimum. 81 u
Hneya. 1h-fnch minimum. fair condition
81; storage stock. 2-inch minimum, $1.S
01.65, according to condition
Tomatoes-No carlot arrivals; un
broken cars on track. Correction on Mon
days track should have read l broker
and unbroken cars on track. Nortf
and South Carolina market steady. lut
boxes green and turning wrapped, 6X'
and larger. $11.25: poor condition, 500
Soc: Tennessee. Georgia and Virginia
market slightly weaker, lug boxes, greer
and turning wrapped, 6x6 and larger
31@1.26
Cucumbers-Market about steady. NJ
carlot arrivals; no cars on track. East
ern shore Maryland, bushel hampers. U
S. No. 1, 55@75c; Pennsylvania, bushe
baskets, U. s. No. 1, SO@75c.
Lettuce-One New York arrived;
broken and 1 unbroken cars on track
Market steady. Western crates Iceberl
type. California, Watsonville District
5-dozen, $50 $50; mostly. $3.50: few, IS
New York, 5-dozen; Eastern crates Bill
Boston type. $1.25.
Onions-No carlot arrivals: no cars oil
track. Market stronger, Eastern Shor
Virginia, 50-lb. sacks Yellows U. S. No
1, 90c @$1.10.
Corn-New Jersey and Virginia,
dozen bags $101.25. mostly $1G1.10.
Feas-One Idaho arrived; broker
cars on track Market about steady
Bushel hampers Telephones: Idaho
$1.75; Washington. $2Q2.25.
Potatoes-Relief-One Virginia al
rived; no cars on track. Market stead
for sacks, slightly weaker for barrels
Cobblers, u. s. No. 1: Norfolk Section
Virginia. and North Carolina stave bal
reIs, $l.75i few $1,S5; 1OO-pound sacks
$191.10.
spinach bushel basket
S5c0$1. mostly SOC.
Cherries-California and Washington
q5-lb.- Iugs, $2@225. ,
Plums and Prunes-California, 4-baske
flats, $1.75 2.25.
Lemons-California boxes, No, l. $54
9, few higher; No. 2. $465.
Beans-Pennsylvania bushel basket,
green flat type, S5@9Oc; round string
less. 75c.