The Washington times., 1938-03-10
WASHINGTON PRODUCE

(Prices paid shippers-net fob. Wash
ingtOn.) By the U. s. Bureau of Agri-
cultural Economics, Washington, D. C.,
Thursday, March 10, 1888.
Eggs-Market nervous, but prices un-
changed. Government graded and dated
eggs: Whites, U. S. Extras, 2o1ac; U. s..
ards, large 1sc; U. s. Standards, me-
diums, 1Shc. Nearby ungraded eggs:
Current receipts, 1S01shc; whites, IT
Live RSultEy1Msrk't steady to,d1s% to tl.%
heavy, 1S@2Oc; No. rs, 13@14c; Leg
horns, 14@1Sc; roosters, 12@13c. Chick
ems: Virginia Rocks, 19@21c. a few
weighing lbs. and over; 22c; Delaware
Rocks and Crosses, 19@21c; mixed col
Csc. Capons: lbs. and over, 2s@SOc;
slips and undersizes, 22@2Sc.
L. c. L. express receipts at Washington,
d. c., Thursday, March 10, 1888.
FIOrida-sI Iugs avocados, 100 5-peck
hampers lettuce, IL lugs lines, IS s-lb.
baskets tomatoes, As bushel baskets pep
pers, 20 bushel baskets, squash, 81
bushel baskets snap beans, 80 S0-lb.
Unknown OrigiD-53 crates mixed veg
etables.
PennsyIvania-154 3-lb. baskets mush-
rooms.
radishes.
Michigan-I5 55-lb. cartons rhubarb.
North Car0lina-12 bushel baskets
salad green's.
VIrginia-5 barrels watercress.
Apples-No carlot arrivals; no cars on
track Bushel baskets, U. S. No. l:
Supplies liberal; demand moderate; mar
ket steady. Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vir-
ginla and West Virginia, Staymans, IA
inch min, 5O@6oc; ~ inch min, 7b@
sGc; s& ,re5 sSimi5 m %H soSs5e: ncS min
75a SOC. Golden Delicious. 2k k-inch min,
soc; 2h-inch min, 75@Soc; 2%-inc h
min, IS q sOc. Yorks. 2 inch min, 4oc;
s. Zoe. % Black Twiss, s&:inch min.'
60@65c; 2%-inch min, 65@ 75c. Romes'
500 SIC; "a inch min, 70@75c: Bald
WINS 2h,inch min.' So9S5c; 2%-inch n
65c; IN inch min, Use. Winesaps, 2-inch
min, 40@5Oc; 2A-inch min., 6O@ @65c;
2h-inch min, IS @S5c. yellow Newtowns,
az Inch min., soc; 2h-inch min 65 q
75c.. Paragons, 2h-inch min, 5O@ soc;
tons: Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
Virginia, Combination Extra Fancy and
Fancy: Delicious, 11Ss-16Os, $1.1O9 rs;
S9s10O' s195 @1s5 s5,Gs. staymsns 1lss
S0s-1OOs, 3I.85@1.6o. Paragons, 11Ss-125s
S1@1.1O; sOs-1OOs, 81 25@1.5O. yellow
MeTtSTns 11Ss' 12s u 8. No; l grade, de
;1:ssS1.5O! Fancy: 1owrys, SOS, 81 q
1.1O; 112s, $1.1O61.15; 96s. $1.35 @1.40;
C Grade: Delicious, 9Oc as. Paragons,
75c@$1, as to size.
BrOccOli-One California arrived; one
broken and one unbroken cars on track.
Supplies light; demand light; market
weaker. California crates, $3@3.25.
Cabbage-Market about steady. No
carlot arrivals: three broken cars on
track. Florida, 1h-bushel hampers Do
81. 1.1O@1.25; truck receipts, sOcQ$1; New
York, 5O-lb. sacks Danish type, $1.5O.
POtatOes-Market steady. Three Flor
ida, one Idaho, two Maine, two New
broken cars on track. 1OO-lb. sacks, U. s.
No. /; Maine, Green Mountains, $500
1.6O; New York, Round Whites, $1.25:
Idaho, Russet Burbanks, $1.75 q .SS;
Florida. bushel crates Bliss Triumphs,
U. s: No. /, $1.25 @1.S5.
Celery-Market steady. Three Florida a
arrived; three broken and three un-
broken cars on track. Florida. Florida
standard and 16-inch crates trimmed
tops. individually. washed, 3-s dozen,
Lettuce-One Arizona arrived;
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Market steady. Arizona, Western crates
Iceberg type. 6-dozen, @2.75, few, So;
poorer, $3.50.
Onions-Market steady. No carlot ar
rivals; unbroken car on track: Mich
igan and New York. 5O-lb. sacks, Yel-
lows, U. s. No. 1, $1.25@f.S5.
Peas-Market steady. No carlot ar
rivals; 2 broken cars on track. Florida,
bushel hampers, large podded varieties,
$4,000; small podded varieties $500
1.65; California, bushel hampers. Tele-
phones, SO.
spinach-No carlot arrivals; 2 broken
cars on track. Market steady. Texas,
bushel baskets, Savoy type, 60675c;
South Carolina, bushel baskets, Savoy
type, 6O070c.
Sweet P0tatOes-Market steady. No
carlot arrivals: l unbroken car on track.
North Carolina. bushel baskets, Puerto
Ricans, $1@1.15; Maryland. Anne-Arun-
del county, bushel hampers, Jersey type,
soc @$1.
strawberries-Market slightly stronger.
No carlot arrivals; no cars on track.
Florida, 36-pint crates, 12@13c; hold.
overs. 10@12c per pint.
TOmatOes-Market stronger. No car
lot arrivals; 1 broken car on track.
Florida. lug boxes rinaa and turn