The Washington times., 1938-03-07
Washington
Produce
prices paid shIppers-Net f.o.b. n. C.)
BY the United States Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics
MOnday March = 102R

changed prices. Government graded and
dated eggs: whites: L. s. Extras. lars.,
: s. standards. large. 1shc; U. s. stand
ards. mediums, 1870. Nearby unEraded
esgs; Current receipts. 1s916hc'
at unchanged prices. Fowl: Colored
heavy, 1S6 2Oc; No IS 13614c: Leg.
horns, 14m Ice; rOosters, 100 &c. Chick
ems Virginia Rocks, 100 21c. a few
weighing 4 pounds and over. PC; Della
. ware Rocks and crosses. 19@2lc; mixed
colors 14d17c Old turkeys: Hens, ESQ
25c. Capons: pounds and over. asa
soc; slips and undersizes, 22d csc.
ton. ID. G., Monday, March !, 1898.
south Carolina - Three crates aspara-
gus.
Florida - Twenty-four bushel baskets
lima beans; IL bushel baskets parsley;
80 S-lb. baskets tomatoes; boxes mint;
u bushel baskets okra; As bushel bas-
kets peppers; As bushel baskets squash;
s. hushel baskets snap beans; 36 S0-lb.
crates tomatoes.
LOuisiana-Six barrels shallots
TeXas-Twelve IL bushel crates lines
Unknown Origin - Thrty-six mixed
PennSyIVania-Two hundred and fifty
four 3-lb. baskets mushrooms
MiChigan-Ffty-six 55-lb. cartons rhu-
barb.
North Carolina - Twenty-Five bushel
baskets salad green's.
Apples-Two Virginia arrived; 2 un-
broken cars on track. Bushal baskets,
L. :. No. l, supplies LIBERAL demand
light; market steady; Maryland. Penn
sylvania. Virginia and West Virginia, |
Staymans, 2l4-inch minimum, 60Q65c |
2I2-inch minimum mostly around. 75c: |
lorhs, 2i4-inch minimum, 40c; Zh-inch
minimum 5On 6Oc: "a inch minimum, |
| GOW Soc; Black Twigs. 2l2-inCh mini |
mum, 6On6 Csc; 2%-inch minimum, IS q |
| zoe; Delicious, k-inCh minimum, s. o. |
Ijc; 2l2-nch minimum. S0cG$1; Golden
Delicious, 2h-inch minimum. 5OG6Oc, |
| , u inch minimum, rs S5C; ROmes, az |
inch minimum, 40G soc; 21z-inch min
imum. jOu 6jc. Boxes and Cartons: Com
bnatiOn extra fancy and fancy: De-
Iicious. 113-15Os. &.25G1.50; SO-1OOs, |
$1.5Om Los; Golden Delicious, 113-150s, |
mans 11%-l5Os. $1.1Od1.25; SO-lOOs, S1.35
a so; paragOns, 113-15Os, $.1O@1.15;
SO-lOOs, sl.2501.S5; Romes, 1925,
&l.lO; 72-lOOS $1.25615O; e grade,
Delicious. $l~1.lO; Paragons, s5G S0c,
BroccoII-One Cal. arrived; broken
and l unbroken cars on track. Supplies
light; demand light; market steady. Cal
| ifOrnia, crates. S3.25.
| Cabbage-Market steady. One Fla.
arrived; > broken cars on track. Florida,
In bushel hampers domestic round type,
truck receipts, 9Oc6$1 New York. so
| pOunu SACKS, DdnlSn W pc. SlfU.
Celery-Market steady. Commercial
| 2 Fla. arrived: ? broken and l unbr0ken
cars on track; relief: One Fla. arrived
l broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
Florida. Florida standard crates. individ-
ually washed, 3-S dozen, &2.25 q 2 so.
| LPtture-Market about steady. Four
Ariz. arrived: s broken and unbroken
cars on track. Arizona and California
Western crates, Iceberg type 5-dozen'
Onions-One Iii, / Mimi, n. Y, /
Chic arrived; 5 unbroken cars on track.
SOLD. sacks, U. No. l; Michigan,
$1.2561.4O; Colorado, Valencias, 8 inches
and larger. Sl.5O@1.75 Market steady.
Peas-NO carlot arrivals; l uhhrESen
car on track. Market steady. 80 la,
&1.5O62OO. poorer, $1.OO; California,
bushel hampers: Telephones, $500.
Spinach-Market weak. Two Texas
arrived 4 broken and 2 unbroken cars
on track. Bushel hampers. Savoy type:
Texas so a 75c; Georgia, South Carolina
and virginia. 5O@SOc.
Sweet Potatoes-Market steady. No
carlot arrivals; l unbroken car on track.
North Carolina. bushel baskets. Puerto
Ricsns. $1@1.15; Maryland, Anne Arun-
del county, bushel hampers, Jersey type.
9OCG$1
Potatoes-Market steady. Two Fla,
5 Me. l N. Y. arrived; l broken ana
- unbroken cars on track. 1OO-pound
sacks, u. No; 1: Maine Green Noun,
ldiIS. Sl.OUWI Low I've" IOTh. IOuHu
whites 31.9501,35: Pennsylvania. Cob
bIers. $1.25; Idaho, Russet Burbanks.
S1.75@1.S5 Florida. bushel crates. Bliss
Triumphs. I. s. No. l. $1.25 91.4o.
StrawberrieG-Market weak. No car
lot arrivals: no cars on track. Florida.
36-pint crates. 12@14c. per pint.
TOmatOes-Market steady. No carlot
arrivals; no cars on track Florida, lug
boxes. green. ripes and turning. wrapped.
6x6 1925 1.50: SKI, $1@1.25; 10-pound
baskets. 50G75c.
4 broken and unbroken cars on track.
receipts liberal: Florida. bushel hamp-
ers. Bountifuls. N.5O91.75; Round
StraingIess, $500 2.25.
Peppers-Market steady. Florida, II
bushel crates. California Wonders, med
ium to large size, S225 ? so, small
size. S1.5OM 200.
SauHSh-suppliea moderate; demand
slow; market steady. Florida, bushel
hampers white, wrapptd. $1.25 a 80;
Yellow. $1.75Mz.O0.
Lin" Bea"s-SGpplies moderate: de-
bushel hampers $2.OOq225.
Eggplant - Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. Florida, IN bushel
crates. mostly around $2.5O.
KaIe-Supples light: demand light;
market steady. Virginia, bushel bas-
kets soc.
CoIiardS-Supplies moderate; demand
light; market steady. Virginia, bushel
CarrOts-No carlot arrivals: no cars on
track. Supplies light; demand light;
market nsSdS steady. GslfTrHia TrH western
ern crates. &1.25@1.S5; Pennsylvania,
bushel baskets, topped. washed. 65 q 75c
CauIiflOwer-Two Cal arrived: 2 bro
ken and unbroken cars on track. Sup
PLIES moderate; demand moderate: mar
Iket slightly stronger. California. crates.
$1.6Od1.75.
Parsnlps - Supplies light; demand
(. ~. iva,
bushel hampers 4O@5Oc.
Hanover Salad - Supplies light: de-
mand light; market steady. Virginia.,
bushel baskets, 6O675c.
BeetS-Texas. n crates, $1.15 OILS.
Brussels SprOuts-California, 25-pound
, drums. $2.7593.
Mushrooms = Maryland and Pennsyl-
vsnia. 3-pound baskets S5$75c:
EndiVeS - Belgium, 10-Pound boxes,
Rhubarb-Michigan. E-pound baskets,
% n 50c. as to grade.
~ TurniP..Ts1ss n,s :; sso 's-orate' ".s5; GeOr-
= Turnip Greens-Texas. y crates. 7Sc.
ShaIIOts - Louisiana, soc, per dozen
punches.
ParsIey-Texas, II crates. &1.15
Mustard-Texas, y crates. 81.
Radishes-Texas, u crates, $3.50.
AvOcadOs-Flat crates: Florida. 75c6
S125: California. $1.5O@225 mostly 81.
OranEes-Relef: Two Florida arrived
unbroken cars on track. Commercial:
One California arrived; 2 unbroken and
5 broken cars on track. Florida, stand
ard boxes, &1.50@225; 2-bushel boxes,
$1.75d2.25. to grade and size.
Grapefruit-Five Florida arrived: 1
broken and unbroken cars track.
Florida. boxes, I.5O6225, as to grade
! and size
LemOns-Caifornia,b boxes No 1, $50
$50: No 2 $4m45O as to size.
Tangerines AS bushel boxes,
81 25d l.5O.
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