The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-12
Washington
Produce
prices paid shippers-Net r. o. b.
Washington
BY the U. 8. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economics

Economics
Warrington, d. c., Thursday, May IL.
Eggs-Market steady to firm. Gov
eminent graded and dated eggs: Whites,
u. s. extras, large, 23h cents; U. s.
extras, mediums. 10 cents; U. s. stand
ards, large, 81 cents; U. S. standards
mediums, FIN cents. Nearby ungraded
eggs: Current receipts, whites, 10 to
'1Sh cents; mixed colors, IS to 1871
cents.
Live Poultry-Market steady. Fowl:
Colored, heavy, 10 to 81 cents; No. 2's
Is to is cents; Leghorns Is to 16 cents;
ROSTERS, ~ cents. Chickens: Virginia
20 cents; fryers, 20 to 20 cents; roasters,
% to 80 cents No. 2's, Is to Is cents:
Delaware Rocks and Crosses, broilers, 2
lbs. and less. 20 to % cents; fryers, 20
to 81 cents; roasters, % to "a cent;
flyers, II to 20 cents; Leghorns, broilers,
u lbs. and less, 16 to IS cents: IN
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 ARRIVALS
Delaware-12 crates asparagus.
North Carolina-2i bushel baskets
beets; 81 5-peck hampers lettuce; IL
24-quart crates dewberries; 24-quart
crates Strawberries; S2-quart crates
California-4S 2O-pound boxes mixed
citrus fruit and avocados
FIorida-15 crates mangoes: 80 bushel
baskets parsley; 40 bushel baskets cucum-
80 bushel baskets okra; IS bushel
baskets squash: 81 bushel baskets snap
South Cardinals 24-quart crates
,n.b. aSTSrs ' Essn peas
20 bushei baskets snap beans.
Unknown Origin-A4 crates mixed veg
etables.
Pennsylvania-141 s-pound baskets
West Virgipia-s bushsl boxes water
melons
VirEinia-5 barrels watercress.
car on track. Supplies liberal, demand
fair. market steady. Bushel baskets
U. 8. No. 1: Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia and West virginia, StaymanA
IA inch minimum, 5O@60c, 21s-inch min
imum, 65@75c, 2%-inch minimum. 76@
S5c, S-inch minimum, soc, few higher:
Black Twigs, 2A-inch minimum: 5OQ
5Sc 2k-inch minimum, 60065c, IA linen
minimum, 65@70c, 3-inch minimum, IS
0S5c; winesaps, Pinch minimum 4oQ
soc, 2A-inch minimum, 55Q6Sc, lew
lower, 2h-inch. minimum. 75@S5c, 2%-
inch minimum, S5c@$1, few higher;
Golden Delicious, az Inch minimum
50@S5c, few higher, 2h-inch minimum
S5@7se, few higher. * inch mi nj! pa
licious. 2kinch minimum, 60075c, ?fa-
inch minimum. 75@sOc, 2%-inch mini
mum, S1.1O@1.15 3-inch minimum, $1.15
@1.2s. Boxes and cartons: Pennsylva-
mia ana Virginia, U. s. No. Il: Pippins,
/ sos, S5@9Oc, 112s, .1.10@1.15, 96s. $1.S5
Lowrys, 1905, S5@75c, 112s, s5@sOc, 81
@11O. Fancy: Staymans. 113s-15Os, 90c
@$1, SOs-1O0s, $1.25@1.S5, wasty, 500
75c. as to size; Delicious 11Ss-1SSs. 9Oc
@S135, s0s-1OOs. $l.SO@1.75; Golden De
licious. 11ss-16Ss, 75c@S1, SSs-1O0s, $1.2S
OIL so: Romes 113s-13Ss. $1@1.10. 7?s-
zoos, $1.25@1.7s; c grade: Delicious, Toe
@$1. as to size.
Asparagus-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies liberal; demand mod
crate: market stronger. Pyramid crates,
dozen lunches: New Jersey. very large
size, $3@3.5O; large size, $S@3.25: me
dunn to large size. S2Q2.5o; medium
size, $1.75@2: Delaware, all sizes. $500
2.25: mostly 81.
Cabbage-For relief-One South Caro-
lima arrived; unbroken car on track.