The Washington times., 1938-04-05

DAILY REPORT ON WASHINGTON
EGG AND LIVE POULTRY MARKET
prices paid shippers-net FOB. Wash.
By the United States Bureau Of Agri
cultural Economics, Washington, ID.
Eggs-Market steady. Prices un
lchanged. Government graded and dated
eggs: Whites, U. S. Extras, large, 21c
U. S. Extras, mediums, 1sc; U. S. Stand
ards, large, 1S1zc; U. S. Standards, medi
ums, Is nc. Nearby unEraded eggs: Cur
rent receipts, 1SG16hc; Whites, 17a
ll7hc.
Live POultry-Market stronger and Il
higher than quoted on some classes
Fowl: Colored, heavy, 19@21c; No. Is
l5@l6c; Leghorns, 15@16c; BOOSTERS
I12913c. Chickens: Virginia Rocks, broil
ers 2 pounds and less, 28@24c; friers
$50 FAC; roasters, 24c; No. Is 15@16c
Delaware Rocks and crosses Broilers
pounds and less, 23c; friers, 23c; roast.
ers, FAC; No. Is, is a 16c; mixed colored
friers, 10000; Leghorns, broilers. Ia
pounds and up, 5000; old turkeys;
hens, 23Q25c; toms. zoo 23c.
L. C. L. EXPRESS RECEIPTS
South CarOlina-7O crates asparagus;
So bushel baskets green peas.
Florida-17 bushel baskets cucumbers
25 crates eggplant; IS 5-peck baskets
lettuce; IL bushel baskets parsley; 81
| bushel baskets okra; % baskets peppers:
pound crates tomatoes.
North CarOIina-32 5-peck baskets let
| tuce; 81 bushel baskets radishes.
CalifOrnia-36 2O-pound boxes mixed
citrus fruit and .avocados. 80
Unknown Origin-3S crates mike d
vegetables.
Pennsylvania 154 S-pOund baskets
mushrooms
Michigan-45 65-pound cartons rhu-
barb.
Virginia-5 barrels watercress.
Apples-No carlot arrivals; l broken
car ON track. Bushel baskets, u S. No.
1, supplies liberal; demand moderate;
market steady. Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia and West Virginia, SLa~mans,
2A-inch minimum, 50060c; 2h-inch
minimum, 60Q65c; %-inch minimum,
759s5c; Yorks, IN inch minimum, $50
4Oc; 2h-inch minimum, 4O@5Oc; *
inch minimum, GOOSE; Romes. IN inch
65c; 2%-inch minimum, S5@7 6c. Bald
wins, 21s-inch minimum, 10000; z%-
inch minimum, 65075c; SpyA 2h-inch
minimum, 4o@50c; 2%-inch minimum,
60q65c; Ben DAVIS * inch minimum,
S5c; 2hinch minimum, 4Oc; 2%-inch
minimum, Soc; Winesaps, Pinch mini.
mum, 40c; 2A-inch minimum. 500 soc;
2h-inch minimum, 60965c: Delicious,
* inch minimum, 50@6Oc; 2h-inch
minimum, 75@85c; Golden Delicious,
214-inch minimum, SOC; 2h-inch mini
mum, 6O065c; Low Us, az inch MINI
mum. soc; 2h-nch minimum, SO@65c;
2&-inch minimum, 65975c; Paragons,
IN inch minimum, SOC; IN finch mini.
mum, 60@65c; tx inch minimum, $50
75c. Boxes and cartons Pennsylvania and
Virginia, combination extra fancy and
fancy, delicious, 1916, $1@1 IS; So
zoos, &1.25@1.5O; fancy. staymaLs, 3d.
1855, $1@1.1O; SS-10Os $1.:5@l.25;
Golden Delicious, l''-150s, 75c0$1; so
zoos, .$1.25 @1.50; Romes, 11S-13ss, SIC
10; 72-lOOs, $1.25@1.50; Paragcls, 113-
1905, 75s@$1; S0-100s, $1@1.25: G grade,
Delicious, 75c@ PSI, as to size.
BrOccOli-No carlot arrivals; broken
car on track. Supplies light; demand
moderate: market steady. California,
crates, s2.5O@2.75; fair condition, 81
92.25.
on track. South Carolina, pyramid
crates dozen punches, large size, $3.25|
93.S0; small size, $1.259 1.50.
Cabbage-One South Carolina arrived
/ broken and / unbroken cars on track.
Truck receipts liberal. South Carolina,
mestic, round type, packed locally. $50
soc. Florida, l u -bushel hampers, domes-
tic. round type, 81. Market steady.
Celery-Market steady. No carlot ar
rivals; broken car on track. Florida,
standard crates, individually washed. 8
to s dozen, $2@2.50: mostly $2.1502.25.
Lettuce-Market stronger. Ono Ari-
iona arrived; = broken and Q unbroken
cars on track. Arizona, Western crates.
Iceberg type, dozen. $S.5O@7. mostly
$3.50; poorer, Sc.
Onions-Market slightly stronger. No
carlot arrivals; no cars on track. Mich
igan and New York, 50-pound sacks, yell
lows, U. S. Is, many showing sprouts,
$191.25.
Peas-Market about steady. No car
lot arrivals hrnkan
Bushel hampers Mississippi, mostly
around So; Georgia, $2.25@275.
Potatoes-Market steady. Two Fla.
Me. | N. Y. arrived; broken and
sacks, U. S. No. 1: Maine. Green Noun
tains $1.5oQL6o; New York, Round
Whites, $1.35; Idaho. Russet Burbanks.
$1.75 @1.so; Florida, bushel crates. Bliss
Triumphs, U. s. No. I, $1.5O@1.65.
Spinach-Market steady. Nearby sec
lions truck receipts liberal; bushel bas-
kets, mostly around SOC.
Observation-Disclosures steady. Nothing
fresh arrived; Florida, followers. fair
condition. 3s-pint crates. boise per
pint.
Sweet Potatoes NO carlot arrivals;
no cars on track. Supplies moderate;
demand light; market steady. North
Carolina. bushel baskets Puerto Ricans,
TOmatOes-Market slightly stronger.
One Florida arrived; broken and q
unbroken cras. on track. Florida, lug
boxes green. ripes and turning wrapped,
freight receipts, 6xs, s1.75@2. mostly
$1.75; SKI, $50. Truck receipts, SKIS,
$1.40@1.75, few 50, mostly Sits; 6x7,
s125@1.5o, mostly $3.50; boat receipts
via Baltimore, some slack pack, 6x6
and SKI, $1@1.5O.
Mixed VegetabIes-No carlot arrivals;
2 broken and 1 unbroken cars on track.
Snap Beans-Market weak. No carlot
arrivals: / broken car on track. Florida,
bushel hampers Bountifuls, $1.25; Round
s5c@S1.
Peppers-Market steady. Truck re-
ceipts light; Florida, 1h-bushel crates,
California wonders, medium to large
size. $2.25 @25o; bushel hampers, $50.
Squash-Truck receipts moderate; sup
plies liberal; demand slow; market weak.
Florida, bushel hampers, white wrapped
and yellow, 81.
Lima Beans-Supplies very light; de-
mand light market steady. Florida,
bushel hampers. $a.25Q3.75.
Eggplant-Supplies light, demand mod
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