The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-18

DAILY REPORT ON WASHINGTON
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKET
prices Paid shippers-Net +. o. b.
WashInEton)
BY the u. s. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics
Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 1888
Government Graded and dated eggs;
Whites. U, 8. extras, large, 2sc; U. 8.
extras, mediums, ale; u. 8. standards,
large, 31hc; u. 8. standards, mediums
lshc, Nearby, ungraded eggs: cur,
rent receipts, whites, 10000; mixed
colors, 1s019c.
Live Poultry-Market steady. Glasses
which advanced yesterday are back on
same basis as Monday. Fowl: Colored'
heavy, 10000 No. %, lS0lSc; leg
horns, 1501sc; ROSTERS, 12c, Chickens:
virginia rocks brSlsgs, lbs ana 1Ss
aSc: No. %, $50 1sc; Delaware rocks and
crosses, broilers, ; lbs. and less, 81 .
2sc; flyers, 21@32c; roasters, 3202Sc:
Mo %, l6@l7c; mixed colored flyers, II
is0iSc; IN lbs. and up. ls@2lc. Tur-
keys: Old hens, 1910 2oc; old toms, lie;
No. %, 1Sc.
L. c. l.. Express Receipts
Fiorida-aS bushel baskets cucumbers;
81 Jugs lines; 20 Tugs manEoes;, AZ
busheI baskets Okra; 46 bushel baskets
pepper; 2S bushel baskets squash; 30
bushel baskets snap beansh IS 3O-lb.
crates tomatoes.
South Carollna-12 32-quart crates dew
berries; IL h-bushel caskets peaches; 81
bushel baskets green peas; ITO bushei
hampers squash; IS bushel baskets snap
beams
North Csrolina-2S 24-quart crates
blueberries; 50 bushel baskets squash
al bushel baskets snap beans.
California-4S 20-lb. boxes mixed citrus
fruit and avocados.
Pennsyivania-124 S-lb. baskets mush'
rooms.
on track. Supplies liberal; demand
moderate: market about steady: Bushel
baskets. U. S. No. l. MARYLAND, Pennsyl-
vania, Virginia, and West Virginia,
Staymans, 2H-inch minimum, 50@6Oc;
u inch minimum, 65@75c; 2%-inch min
imum, 90c @$1; 3-inch minimum. 81 @
Ito; Paragons, ~ inch minimum, 500
soc; 2h-inch minimum. So@60e; ~
minimum, 4O95Oc; 2h-inch minimum,
6O@65c; 2%-inch minimum, $50 SSc; De
liciOus, 2h-inch minimum, IS 10 soc; IA
inch minimum, $1@1.1O; az Inch mini
mum. 3l.2S@1.35; 3-inch minimum, 81 90
@1.65; Golden Delicious. 2A inch mini
mum. soc; 2h-inch minimum 500 S5c;
eX-inch minimum, SOc@&1; 3-inch min
imum. 3l@1.15: Boxes and cartons:
Pennsylvania and virginia, combination,
U. s. No. l, and fancy: Staymaus. 11Ss-
15Os, 90c@$1.2S; sOs-lO0s. $1.26@1.S5
ParaEons, 11Ss-15Os, 75c@$1: sSs-1OOs,
sOc 6s1.1o; Golden Delicious i13s-1SOs.
7Sc@S1: SS-100s. S119@1.25: Romes,
113s-1Ssa s0c@$1; 72-1o0s, Sf.25@1.S5
Com bination extra fancy and fancy: De
licious, 11Ss-1SOs, $1.25@1.S5; SSs-f0os,
1.65@1.75.
Asparagus-No carlot arrivals: no
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de.
mand light: market weaker. Pyramid
crates, dozen punches: New Jersey. very
large size, $3.2513.5O: large size. S2.7S
@3: medium to large size. $2.25 m2.50:
medium size. $1.7592. Delaware. all
sizes, $1.5O02.75. mostly 50.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals! no cars
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
slow; market steady. South Carolina
hampers Domestic Round type, 4Oc.
Cantaloups-No carlot arrivals: no
cars on track. Too few sales to quote.
Celery-One Florida arrived: ( broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
mand moderate: market steady. Florida
Florida standard and 16-inch crates,
trimmed tops, individually washed, $40
dozen. poor quality $2@2.25, good quail
ity. $2.40@2.50, few $2.F5.
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
light; market weaker Florida. crates,
$l.5O62; mostly, $i.75.
Lettuce-Four California arrived; 9
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand moderate !;