The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-29
DAILY REPORT ON WASHINGTON
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
PriceS Paid shpipers-Net +. o. B.
Washington
By the U. s. Bureau Of Agricultural
Economies

ECONOMICS
EEEs-Market steady to firm. Gov
eminent graded large extras and stand
ards n cent higher. Other prices un
changed: Government graded and dated
eggs: White, U. S. extras, large, 23hc
U. s. evtras, mediums, 19c: U. s. stand
ards, large, ale; U. S. standards me
diums, 17hc. Nearby ungraded egs
Current receipts, white, 19Q19;2c
mixed colors, 1S@1shc,
Live Poultry-Market barely steady
Fryers, l cent lower. Fowl: Colored
horns, 15@16c; ROSTERS, 12c. Chickens
Virginia ROCKS. broilers, lbs. and less
22@2Sc; fryers 20@22c; roasters, 22d
FAC; No. 2s 15@16c; Delaware rock,
and crosses, broilers, 2 lbs. and less, ::
@23c; fryers, 219 22c; roasters, ESQ 24c
No. Is, 15@1Sc: mixed colored flyers, II
12Oc; leghorns, broilers, / "a lbs. ant
less 1Sc; Y lbs. and up. 20G21c. Tur
keys: Old hens, POS; old toms. 1sc.
WASHINGTON, d. C., APRIL2S
Delaware32 crates asparagus.
South Carolina-37 crates asparagus
IS bushel baskets green peas.
North Carolina As bushel basket
beets; 81 5-peck baskets lettuce; 80
quart crates dewberries; So bushel has
kets radishes: So 24-quart crates straw
berries; 40 bushel baskets turuips will
tops: 80 S-peck baskets romaine.
Florida--25 bushel baskets eggplant
IL bushel baskets parsley: 81 s-pount
baskets tomatoes a bushel baskets
snap beans; 36 3O-pound crates toma
toes
Unknown Origin--36 crates mixed veEe
tables.
Michigan-15 55-pound cartons rhu
barb.
VirKinia-Five barrels watercress.
Apples-No carlot arrivals; no cars or
track. Bushe1 baskets, U. s. No. !, sup
plies moderate; demand moderate; mar
ket steady. Maryland Pennsylvania
IN inch minimum, 4O@50c; 2h-incf
minimum, 65@75c: 2%-nich minimum
90c@$1: 3-inch minimum, $1.109 lib
scalded, all sizes, 25@ soc; Yorks, "a
soc; "a inch minimum. 6O@75c; scalded
all sizes, 25@35c; Dowrys, "a inch mini
mum, 400 soc; 2h-inch minimum 60
S.; %-inch minimum 75@S5c; Bia2l
Twigs, "a inch minimum, soc; 25-incl
minimum, 6O@S5c; 2%-inch minimum
Golden Delicious PA Inch minimum
soc: 2h-nich minimum, 65@75c; "a
inch minimum, rs @S5c, few high as 81
S-inch minimum. $1.10@1.15; Delicious
~ inch minimum. 65@75c; 2h-inch min
imum, 65@75c; 2h-inch minimum, s0c
81; ~ Inch minimum. $3.50 3
inch minimum S1.35@1.5O: Winesaps, 2
inch minimum, 40c; inch minimum
90 a 65c; 2n-inch minimum, S6@ 9Oc; IA
inch minimum. $1.15 @125; Paragons
mum, 60@65c; 2%-inch minimum. rs
9Oc; 3-inch minimum, soc @$1; Romes
az inch minimum, 4O@5Oc; IA incl
minimum. 60@65c; ~ inch minimum
So a 9Oc: 3-inch minimum. soc q 81, Boxe
and cartons: Pennsylvania and Virginia
70 nd
S1.35@1.s5; 72s-SSs, $4,000; fancy
Golden Delicious, 11Sa-163s, 75c % S1.25
Sss-1O0s, $1.25@1.s5; c grade, Delicious
S5c@$1.1O; Paragons, 800 S5c, as to size
u. S. No. 1, Albermarle Pippins, 160c
75@85c; 1928 $101.1O; Sss. S1.2591.35
fancy and U. S. No. /, staymans, 125c
1888 75c @$1.25; 100s-113s, $1.15 @ !. 80
72s1sSs, $3.50 Romes. 113s-13Ss, 81 a
1925; 72s-1O0s, $1.50@1.7S.
Aspara gus-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
slow; market slightly weaker. Pyramid
crates, dozen punches: California, $2d
$50, according to size and condition
Delaware, $1@1.75, according to size and
condition.: New Jersey, very large size
S1.75@225; mostly 81; large size, $50 q
2; mostly $1.75; medium to large size
$150@1.75; medium size, $3.50 $50.
Cabbage-Relief: No carlot arrivals;
broken car on track. supplies moderate
demand moderate; market steady. soutf
Carolina, 1h-bushel hampers, domestic
round type, 40 "a soc.
Celery-One Florida arrived; 6 broker
and 1 unbrowen cars on track. Suprltet
moderate: demand moderate; marke
steady. Florida, Florida standard crates
individually washed, S-6 dozen, $40 2.25
few high as $3.50.
Lettuce-Three California arrived
broken and 3 unbroken cars no track
Supplies moderate: demand slow; mar
ket weaker California, Western crates
Iceberg type, dozen, $3.50 q $50; 6
dozen, $45O@5.5O; North Carolina, 5
peck hampers Big Boston type, $1@2
ONIONS-Two Texas arrived; 1 cal
diverted 2 unbroken cars on track. Sup
ket slightly weaker. 50-lb. sacks, Y. s
Commercial. Texas. Crystal White Wax
$1.75 @1.s5; New York, Fellows, U. s
No. 1, 81.
PEAs-No carlot arrivals; 2 broken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; de-
South Carolina, bushel hampers, 81 d. rs
POTATOES-Old stock: Three Maine
arrived: 1 broken and 2 unbroken cars
on track. Supplies moderate: demand
U. s. No. /: Maine, Green Mountains
81. 50@1.60: Idaho, Russet Burbanks, 5:
@2.10. New stock: Three Florida ar
rived; broken and unbroken cars on
track. supplies moderate; demand mod
crate; market about steady. Florida
barrels, Slaulding Rose, U. s
No. l. 1915; bushel crates, Bliss Tri
umphs, U. s. No. 1, $1.40.
Observation-Disclosures receipts moder.
ate, demand moderate, market steady.
North Carolina, 24-quart crates. various
varieties, 1904, mostly $3.50; holdovers
$z@2.75.
Sweet Potatoes-No carIot arrivals, nc
cars on track. Supplies moderate, de.
mand moderate, market weaker. Bushel
baskets: North Carolina, Puerto Ricans.
75c @$1; Nancy Halls, 81.
Tomatoes-One Florida arrived, 1 car
diverted, unbroken cars on track. Sup