The Washington times., 1938-05-17
Washington
Produce

prices paid shIppers-Net F. o. b.
Washington
By the U. S. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economies
Washington, ID. c., Tuesday, May IL.
Eggs-Market firm with all quoted
prices higher. Government graded and
dated eggs: Whites: U. S. extras, large
IS cents; U. S. extras mediums, 81
cents; U. S, standards, large, Ia cents;
L. S. standards, mediums. 1917 cents
Nearby ungraded eggs: Current receipts
whites, 10 to 20 cents; mixed colors,
Is to 10 cents.
Live Poultry-Market firm and higher
on some classes. Fowl: Colored, heavy,
Is to 20 cents; No. rs is to Is cents;
Leghorns, Is to Is cents; ROSTERS, ~
cents. Chickens: Virginia Rocks, broil-
ers, lbs. and less. 81 to 80 cents; fry
ers, II to % cents; roasters. % to "a
Rocks and Crosses: Broilers, lbs. and
less, 81 to % cents; fryers, 81 to %
cents; roasters, % to % cents: No. 2's,
16 to II cents: mixed colored flyers, II
to 20 cents; Leghorns, broilers, IN lbs.
and less Is to Is cents; TX lbs. and
up, 10 to 81 cents. Turkeys: Old hens
10 to 20 cents; old toms, II cents; No.
rs, Is cents.
L. c. L. EXPRESS RECEIPTS AT
WASHINGTON
South Carolina-65 bushel baskets
squash, So S2-quart crates dewberries. 8
bue hal hosk at
kets peaches, 81 bushel baskets beans,
% bushel baskets cucumbers.
Florida-2O bushel baskets okra, AZ
bushel baskets peppers. 20 lugs lines, "a
bushel baskets eggplant, 80 3O-lb. crates
tomatoes.
California-48 2O-lb. boxes mixed citrus
fruit and avocados.
Pennsylvania-11s 3-lb. baskets mush-
rooms.
Unknown origin-21 crates mixed
vegetables.
North Cardinals bushel baskets
green peas, % bushel baskets beets, SO
1-peck baskets lettuce.
Apples-No carlot arrivals; no cars on
rack, Supplies liberal; demand improv-
ng; market steady. BusheI baskets, |
Virginia and West Virginia Staymans, |
2 u inch minimum, 50@6Oc; 2h-inch
minimum, 65@75c; 2%-inch minimum, |
'0c@$1; S-inch minimum, SOLO:
9aragons, A-inch minimum, 5O@6Oc; |
2 u inch minimum, 60@65c; ~ inch
4O@50c; 2A-inch minimum, so
065c; A-nch minimum, 75QS5c; Gold |
m Delicious 2A Inch minimum, soc; !
1s-inch minimum, 60@65c: 2%-inch |
minimum. 9Oc@$1: 3-inch minimum, 81
Oils; Delicious, IN Inch minimum, Use;
u inch minimum, 9Oc0$1; 2%-inch
minimum, $1.1O@1.15; 3-inch minimum,
i115@125. Boxes and Cartons: Penn
ylvania and Virginia, combination U. s.
70. 1 and fancy, Staymans 11Ss-150s,
'Oc @$1.25; SOs1O0s. s1.95 @1.S5; Para
IONS, 11Ss-15Os, 75c@$1; SSs-10Os, 90c@
1.1O: Golden Delicious. 113s-150s, 75c@
Il; Sss-1OOs. $1.1e@1.25: Romes, 11Ss-
IS, 90c@$1; 72s-100s, $1.25 a 1.60; COM
,ination extra fancy and fancy. Deli
,ious, 113s-15Os, $1.2S@1.35; SSs-1oOs,
i1.65@1.75.
Asparagus-No CARROTS arrivals; no
ars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
nand moderate: market slightly weaker
pyramid crates, dozen punches: New
Jersey: very large size. 1926 a S:7S; large
2.5O@2.75; Delaware, all Sizes $1.5OG
, mostly $2@2.50.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals; no cars
IN track. Supplies, moderate; demand
low; market steady South Carolina
md Eastern Shore Virginia, Y -bushel
hampers Domestic Round type, 4Oc.
Cantaloupes-No carlot arrivals; no
,ars on track Too few sales to quote.
Celery-Cne Florida arrived: l car di-
verified; 3 broken and 1 unbroken cars
IN track. Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market stronger. Florida
Florida standard and 16-inch crates
tops, individually washed, 30
lozen poor quality, $2@2.25; good quail
ty. S2.4o@2.50; few S2.75.
Corn-One Texas arrived; | broken and
unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate: demand moderate; market
teady. Florida, crates. $1.7S q FPS;
Lettuce-Four California arrived: .
Supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market steady. North Carolina and New
Jersey, Eastern crates, Big Boston type
I5c q SIPS, mostly 81; California, West
ern crates, Iceberg type. dozen, SAG
I.50.
Onions-one Texas arrived; 2 broken
and unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate: demand moderate; market |
steady. Texas, 50-lb. sacks, yellow Ber-
mudas, U. S. Commercial, $3.50 Q1.6S:
poorer. $1.25@1.35.
Peas-No carlot arrivals; no cars on
track. Truck receipts light; demand
light; market about steady Bushel
hampers: North Carolina and Virginia,
h followers, 75c@$1 mostly soc; fresh
arrivals, North Carolina and Virginia,
s11OQ1.25; California, $2@2.35.
Potatoes-Old stock. 2 Maine arrived
broken and unbroken cars on track
U. S. No. Is 10O-pound sacks, Maine
Green Mountains $1.6O@1.75: Idaho, Rus
set Burbanks, $2Q2.25. New stock,
arrived; broken and un-