The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-06
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKETS
prices Paid shlppers-Net f. o. b.
Washington
By the United States Bureau Of
Agricultural Economies

Agricultural Economies
Eggs-Market barely steady. Receipts
include more low-quality eggs. Govern
ment graded and dated eggs: Whites,
mediums N. Ii % Sc iS 'n Standards, large
21c: U. S. standards mediums, 17i3c
Nearby ungraded eggs: Current receipts
whites. 19919hc; mixed colors, $50
1870.
Live Poultry-Market steady. Fowl
1Sc; leghorns 15G1ec; ROSTERS, 12c
Chickens: Virginia rocks, broilers, lbs
and less, 21@23c; fryers 2Oq zee
coasters r:s 22924e; No. Is I5SiSc. De Ella
rossters, s2@24c; No. 2s, 15@1sc; mixed
colored flyers, 179 zoe; leghorns, broil
ers; ~ lbs. and less, 1s@1Sc: ~ lbs
19c; old toms, lie; No. 2s 15c.
Delaware-S2 crates asparagus.
Florida-17 Tugs avocados. 20 bushe
| baskets cucumbers Is crates eggplant
| 10 Tugs lines ~ bushe1 baskets parsley
81 bushel baskets peppers, IS bushe
baskets squash.
| North Carolina-41 5-peck baskets let
quart crates strawberries, 50 bushel bas
kets green peas.
California-4S 2O-pound boxes mixed
citrus and avocados.
vegetables
South Carolina-SS bushel baskets
| green peas, IL 50-pound crates squash
2s bushel baskets snap beans.
Georgia-27 bushel baskets snap beans
| Virgfnla-5 barrels watercress.
Apples-No carlot arrivals; no cars or
track. Supplies moderate; demand mod
crate; market steady. Bushel baskets
U. S. No. 1: Maryland, Pennsylvania
Virginia and West Virginia, Staymans
min
| 75c; ~ inch min, $50 9Oc; inch min.
$1@1.10; scalded, all sizes, 25050c
Yorks, IN inch min, Acc; IN inch min;
5O@6oc; ~ inch min, $50 75c; incl
"a inch min, 6O@65c; "a inch min.
S5@9Oc; "a inch min. s1.1o@l15;
25Q soc. Golden Delicious, "a inch min:
soc; "a inch min, 65@7Oc; ~ incl
min. 31@1.1o: inch min. s1.15@ 1;26
wasty. 25@5Oc. winesaps, inch min:
4Oc; "a inch min, 60Q65c; "a incl
min. 75@S5c; 2% inch min, $l@1.10
wasty, Esq soc. Romes IA incn min.
4O@ soc; "a inch min, 65@75c: ~ Incl
min. rs q soc: inch min, soc a 81. Para
CONS, "a inch min, soc; pa inch min.
Csc; 2% inch min. 75@S5c; inch min.
9Oc @$1, scalded. IS q soc. Boxes aud car
tons: Pennsylvania and Virginia, U. S
@s1; 9Ss, S1@1.25. Pippins, 1908, $50
soc; liz. &1Q1.15; 96s. $1.35. Lowrys
1905, S5d75c; lips. S5@9Oc; sOs. $1d
10. Fancy: Staymans, 11Ss-15Os, 90c
81; SOs-1OOs, $1.25@1.35, wasty, 5O@ 75c
as to size. Delicious, 113s-163s, soc
135: SOs-1OOs. $1.50@1.75. Golden Deli
cious 11Ss-163s, 75c@$1.1O; SSs-1O0s
s1.25@1,6O. Romes. 11Ss-13ss. S1@1.1O
72s-1OOs $1.25@1.75. C Grade: Delicious
75C @$l, as to size.
Asparagus-No carlot arrivals: nc
cars on track. Supplies moderate de
mand moderate; market about steady
| Pyramid crates, dozen lunches New
Jersey very large size $2@2.25, large
size S1.75, medium to large size 81 q
LIS, medium size S1.25 01.5O. Delaware
all sizes. 81 @1.75.
Cabbage-Relief: No carlot arrivals
| I unbroken car on track. South Caro-
lima. n -bushel hampers. domestic round
type, 40@50c.
Celery-One Florida arrived; 3 broken
and l unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate: demand slow: market steady
Florida. Florida standard crates, indi
vidually washed, SO dozen, $2@2.25, few
high as $3.50.
Lettuce-No carlot arrivals: 4 broken
and l unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate; demand moderate; market
| about steady. California, Western crates
Iceberg type. 5-dozen $5Q5.50, few S.
6-dozen $4@5.50. South Carolina, East
ern crates, $292.50 mostly $2.25. North
Carolina, 5-peck hampers Big Boston
type. S2@2.50, mostly $2.25.
| Onions-No carlot arrivals; broker
and ? unbroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate: demand moderate; market