The Washington times., 1938-07-28
Washington Produce
prices paid shippers-Net
+. % b. WashingtOn)
BY the U 5. Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics

20 to 2OIa cents.
: Live Poultry-Market steady and
lower on few classes. Fowl: Colored,
large, pounds and up, II to 10 cents
IL to IA cents; leghorns, 13 to is cents
roosters, 10 to IL cents Chickens: Vir'
ginia Rocks: Broilers and fryers. all
sizes, Is to 19 cents: No. 2's 1S to IL
cents Delaware Rocks and Crosses:
\ Broilers and fryers, all sizes, II to 1S
cents; No. 2's 1S to IA cents; mixed
colored fryers, Is to II cents; leghorns,
broilers, all sizes, Is to Is cents. Tur.
keys; Old hens, 20 cents: old toms, II
cents.
L. c. L. Express Receipts
Florida--56 lugs avocados 10 luEs
lines, As bushel baskets okra.
South Carolina-45 bushel baskets lima
beans 26 bushel baskets peaches, Sc 80
ipound crates grapes.
North Carolina-72 bushel baskets lima
beans, As h-bushel baskets okra, 20
bushel baskets okra, 1856 crates canta-
| loupes.
Unknown origin-33 crates mixed veg
etables.
yirginia-5 barrels watercress.
New Jersey-5O 24-quart crates blue
Apples-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track Market steady. Bushel bas-
kets, U. S. No. /: Maryland, Pensyl-
vania, Virginia and West Virginia,
| lldHSpdIentS lHCHeS minimum, % "
75c; "a inches minimum, IS q 9Oc
STARS, "a inches minimum, 6O@65c;
"a inches minimum, 75@S5c; 2& inches
minimum, S5c Q$1; ripe, 25@4Oc, as to
size; Wealthys, inches minimum. 400
soc; "a inches minimum, 6OQ65c: 2h
inches minimum, S0QS5c: IN inches
minimum, 90cQ$1; Duchess, 2A inches
minimum, soc; 2h inches minimum, SIS
Q76c; ~ inches minimum, IS q soc; ripe,
25C; Rambos, 2k inches minimum, $50
I75C. 21h inches minimum Sh 0o
inches minimum, $1.15@1.25; Rambos,
"a inches minimum, 66 6Q75c; 2h inches
minimum, 50 soc; 2% inches minimum,
vi @ :25; inches minimum. $1.S5.
| Observation-Disclosures about steady.
Two Arizona arrived: / car divereted; 8
| broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
Arizona, Salmon Meats, jumbos, 36s,
$3.50, few higher.
Honeyballs-No carlot arrivals; 1 bro
ken car on track. No sales reported.
| Honeydews-Market steady. One Cali
| fornia arrived: broken and unbroken
cars on track. California, standard and
jumbo crates, all sizes, $1.5OQ175,
Cantaloupes (AdditionaD-North Caro-
lima, Ridgeway section, Salmon Meats,
standards. all sizes, Oc@$1, few higher
Eastern Shore Maryland, Salmon Meats,
| 2LS crates $1.15; South Carolina, Green
Meats, bushel hampers. 75c.
Carrots--Market weaker. No carlot
arrivals: broken cars on track. Cali
| lolHld' " eSleEn crates, DunChed, 1880
@275; New York, bushel baskets,
topped, washed. 75c.
Watermelons-Market steady. No car
Tot arrivals; no cars on track. Truck
average s25 q 80, 3o-32-lb. average 5000
4O mostly $35; Cuban Queens, 2O-SO-lb.
average, mostly $50; Rattlesnake mel
ons, 34-56-lb. average, $40.
Celery-No Carlot arrivals: broken
car on track Market slightly stronger.
Western New York, % crates, punched
and in the rough, S1.75; y crates. in
dividually washed, $2Q2.5O: Eastern
New York, 4 crates, individually
washed fair quality and condition, 81
Cucumbers-Market stronger. Eastern
Shore Maryland, bushel baskets 75c0
81, fair quality. 65c.
Lettuce-Market weaker. Two Califof-
mia arrived; broken and unbroken
cars on track California, Western crates
$2So02.75; New York. Eastern crates
Big Boston type, 2 dozen, 6O@75c, pooI
quality and condition, 40 "a soc.
Market stronger. No carlot
pound sacks. Yellows, U. s. No. /, East
ern Shore Maryland, Iar quality and
'condition, 50@6Oc: Pennsylvania, best
S5c q$1, fair quality. 75c; New Jersey,
fair quality. 6O@75c.
Peaches-Market slightly stronger. No
carlot arrival, l broken car on track
Bushel baskets, U. S. No. /: North and
South Carolina, Elbertas, 2-inch mini
mum, $1.75@2, fair quality and condi-
ton, $3.50, 2A inch minimum, $2@2.25;
tion. $1.25@15O; Elbertas, inch mini
mum, fair quality, $1@1.25; U. s. No.
l. 2-inch minimum. $2@2.25.
Peas-One Colorado. Idaho arrived,
broken and unbroken cars on track.
Market steady. Bushels, Washington,
baskets, $2.75; California, hampers, $225
@2.5O.
Potatoes-No carlot arrivals, no cars
on track. Market slightly weaker: 100.
pound sacks. U. s. No. l, Eastern Shore
Cobblers. H.10@1.25. very few higher
l$2.5O. -
Tomatoes-No carlot arrivals: no car.
on On track; Market steady. Eastern Shore
Maryland and North Carolina, lug boxes
rlpes and turning, wrapped, Is @ 25c, few
as high as soc; local. ripes, unwrapped
bushel baskets, 5O@6Oc. u -bushel bas
kets, Csc. few high as SOC,
Mixed Vegetables-No carlot arrivals;
l broken car on track
Beans-Market about steady. BusheI
baskets: Eastern Shore Maryland green
Fat type. fair quality. soc; Pennsylva
green: Flat type and Round Stringless
75c@$1, fair quality CSC.
Lima Beans-Market slightly strong
er. Bushel hampers: Eastern Shore
Maryland, fair quality, $3.50; best, 81.
gl;6S; q ~, , few few high as So; New Jersey
Feppers-Market weaker. North Caro-
| INA INA and pennsylvania. bushel baskets
cauliflower-No carlot arrivals; n,
Sweets-No carlot arrivals; no cars OF
track. Bushel baskets: Georgia, re,
l ana yellow yams $3.50: New Jersey
;; Req yams. $l.85 1.5O; Louisiana. Puert,
}. Virginia. bushel baskets, Puerto Ricans
{ U. s: No. !, $1@1.1O. Market steady
| Caobage-One Virginia arrived; un
l broken car on track
/ Oranges-One California arrived:
, broken and 1 unbroken cars on trac
California. boxes. S3@3.5O; Florida, stan
dard boxes. storage stock, S125lD2. so
mostly s1.7S92 on best stock.
on track. California, boxes, No. /, $5@
!. 5.25: No 2. $4@4.25, WV
Limes,Florida. Persians. Y boxes
poor poor q quality low as SOC, best s1@1,25
n cars on track. Florida. standard boxes
storage stock, fair quality, S1.25@2.
uaai9t. caai69bage,MoPennsylyania. bushels, fai
according to condition.
Plums : California. 4-baskets flat.
S.6o q 225. according to variety an
condition.
. Nectarines-California, 4-baskets flat.
Pears-California, 4S-lb. boxes. Bar
A let's, $3@3.25: no carlot arrivals; 1 ca
diverted; no cars on track
Apricots-California, 2O-lb. lugs, SIS
. Pineapples-Florida, crates, $3@35O
Cuba, crates, $3.50
# Beetss-Local Virginia. 10000, pc
" dozen bunChes
vocados-Florida, flat crates, 75cd
81; ventilated crates $2625O Cubs
ventilated crates, $2@25O
Mushrooms-Pennsylvania, Bib. basil
cts 40 a lie accnrdinn