The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-20
Washington Produce

prices paid shippers-Net F. o. B.
Washington
BY the L. s. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
Eggs-Buying prices for today's de-
livery unchanged. Government graded
and dated eggs December 2O): Whites
U. s. extras, large. Ale; U. S. extras
mediums, S3c: U. S. standards, large,
sec; U. s. standards, mediums, 28hc;
unsraded eggs: Current receipts, whites
3OG gle; mixed colors, crosse.
Live Poultry-Market steady. Fowl
Colored, all sizes. 15c; No. rs, 10@12c;
broilers and fryers. all sizes, 16@18c:
No. rs, 12@14c. Delaware Rocks and
Crosses, broilers and fryers, all sizes,
100 1Sc; No. 2's. 12G14c: mixed colored
fryers lac; No. 2's. II a 12c. Capons, Z
to 8 lbs, 2OQ23c: Slips, 16@1Sc. Tur-
keys, young hens, CSC; young toms, 24c;
No. 2's. $50 2Oc; old hens and toms, zoe.
Guineas, lbs and over. sec a pair:
under lbs, 4Oc a pair.
L. C. L. EXPRESS RECEIPTS AT
WASHINGTON
Florida-6O Alb. Jugs avocados 20
Jugs lines, II bushel baskets peppe S, IS
bushel baskets eggplant, 4 bushel mistle-
toe, 20 30-lb. crates tomatoes. 72-pint
refrigerators strawberries.
PennsylVanla-l4S BID. baskets muSn-
rooms.
Virginia-5 barrels watercress.
North Carolina-21 bushel baskets mis-
tletoe.
Unknown Origin-59 crates mixed
vegetables.
Apples-Market steady. Two Washing
ton arrived: unbroken cars on track.
Bushel baskets, U. S. No. l.: Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia, Grimes 2h inch minimum, $50
S5c; Finch minimum: $lg11O; * inch
minimum, $1.25@1.35; Staymans, IA
inch minimum. $4,000: 2h-inch mini
mum, '$1.25@135; 2%-inch minimum,
$1.5OQ1.65; Yorks. "a inch minimum, 50
@65c; 212-inch minimum, $101.1O; "a :
inch minimum. $l1O@1.25; Delicious
minimum, $1.5o@1.65; Golden Delicious,
2h inch minimum 81; 2Ia-inch mini
mum. $1.25@1.S5; 2as inch minimum.
81. 40Q1.5O; Black Twigs, IN Inch mini
mum, soc; 2A-inch minimum. &1.1O@
lis; 2E-inch minimum. s1.35; Wine
saps Pinch minimum, 6O065c; 2A-inch
minimum, $1.1O@1.15; 2h-inch mini
mum, $1.35; Bonums. Pinch minimum,
soc: 2h -inch minimum. 90cQ$1: IN
inch minimum. $1.25. Boxes and car
tons. Pennsylvania and Virginia. De-
licious. combination extra fancy and
fancy, 113s-1G3s $1.6O@1.S5: SOs-1OOs.
$1.9O@21O; Grade. $1.25015O as to
size. Fancy: Grimes, 11Ss-125s, $50:
Jonathans, ll3s-16Ss $1.5091.75; Stay.
mans. 113s-150s, $.5O@1.65; 72s-1OOs
S1.75@2: Golden Delicious. 113s-163s,
81 so 91.75; 8Ss-1Oos, $1S5@2.
Broccoli-Market steady No carlot
rivals; l unbroken car on track. Cali,
fornia, crates, dozen, $39325.
| BRUSSELS Sprouts-Market steady. Nc
carlot arrivals: l broken car on track
California; 25-lb. drums, $2@225.
Cabbage-Market steady One New
York, Texas arrived broken and
unbroken cars on track. T uck receipts
| liberal. New York, 5O-lb sacks Danish
type 40c: Texas. half-western crates
domestic round type. &l35: Virginia, IL
bushel hampers, Flat Dutch. packed
locally. mostly around soc.
Cauffiower-MarkPt steady No carlot
arrivals; broken and . unbroken car,
mostly $1s5
Carrots-Market steady One Calf. ar
rived broken and unbroken cars or
punched. $3.50 Texas. half western
crates, $3.50; Pennsylvania. bushel bias
kets. topped, washed 9Oc
Celery-Market steady One Calf,
y. Y. arrived; l car diverted. broke,
and unbroken cars on track Californ a
crates, individually washed. 81 dozen
S2a $50; Florida, Florida standarc
crates and 1s-inch crates, S-dozen. I,
ks, $2.5Od2.65.
Lettuce-Market steady Four Ariz. ar
rived; broken and unbroken cars OF
track. Western crates Iceberg type
Arizona. 5-doZen, A50d5. 6-dozen. SIS 2
$50; California. 5-dozen. best, $3.50
Big Boston type, 2-dozen, $3.50,
Onions-Market steady. No carlot ar
rivals: ! unbroken car on track. Sn-lb
isacks, U. s. No. /, Fellows, New York