The Washington times., 1938-04-02
Washington
Produce

prices paid shippers-Net T. o. b.
Washington
BY the S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
Washington. d. c., Saturday, April ;
Eggs-Market weaker and u cent
| lower. on nearby unEraded eggs. Govern
ment graded eggs steady and unchanged
Government graded and dated eggs
Whites L. S. extras, large, Il cents
U. S. extras. mediums, IS cents; u. s
standards, large, 1871 cents; U. stand.
ards, medium, 16h cents. Nearby un'
graded eggs: Current receipts, 16 to Is "A
cents; whites, II to 171a cents.
Live POultry-Market steady at un.
changed prices. Fowl: Colored, heavy
IS 10 20 cents; No. rs, IA to Is cents;
Leghorns, IA to Is cents; ROSTERS, IL
to 10 cents. Chickens: Virginia Rocks.
broilers, lbs. and less, % to 20 cents:
fryers 81 to % cents: roasters, 90 to "a
cents; Delaware Rocks and Crosses:
Broilers, lbs. and less. % to 20 cents:
fryers, 20 to % cents; roasters, 20 to
"a cents; mixed colored fryers, II to 20
cents: Leghorns. broilers, IN lbs. and
up, Is to 20 cents. Old turkeys: Hens,
% to IS cents; toms, 20 to % cents.
L. c. L. Express Receipts at Washing.
ton. d. c., Saturday, April 2. 1888.
South Carolina-71 crates asparagus;
IS bushel baskets green peas; IS bushel
baskets radishes.
Ohio-35 10-pound baskets dollhouse
cucum bers.
FlOrida-Ss crates eggplant; 81 5-peck
baskets lettuce; ~ bushel baskets pars-
ley: II bushel crates okra; IS bushel
baskets peppers; 70 bushel baskets
pound crate tomatoes.
North Cardinals 5-peck baskets let
tuce; AZ bushel baskets radishes.
CalifOrnia-4s 20-pound boxes mixed
citrus and avocados.
vegetables.
Pennsylvania 21O S-pound baskets
mushrooms.
Michigan-sO 55-pound cartons rhu-
bart.
VirEinia-S barrels watercress.
Apples-No carlot arrivals; / unbroken
car on track. Bushel baskets, u. S.
No. l, supplies liberal: demand slow;
market dull. Maryland Fennsylvania
Virginia and West Virginia. Yorks, az
mum. 400 soc: 2%-inch minimum, 500
65c; Black Twigs, 2k-inch minimum,
40 a soc: 23-inch minimum, 50Q60c;
Staymans, 2kinch minimum, soc; a.
inch minimum. 4095Oc; 2h-inch mimi
mum, 5O665c; winesaps. pinch mimi
mum. 400 soc; ~ inch minimum, 500
65c: 21a-inch minimum. 10000; Deli
ciouS IN inch minimum, 60@65c; az
inch minimum. 769S5c; Golden Deli
minimum, so 65c; 2%-inch minimum. rs
a 90c: Baldwins, 2h-inch minimum. 40c;
2h-inch minimum. 5o@65c: spys, 21a-
inch minimum, 5o@60c; 2%-inch mini
num- 65@75c; yellow Newtowns. PA
inch minimum. 5O@6Oc: 21s-inch mini
mum, 65@75c; Ben Davis. ~ Inch
minimum, 4Oc; 2a-inch minimum, soc;
~ inch minimum, 60955c; Lowrys,
2A-lnch minimum, soc: 215-inch mini
mum, SO@65c; Paragons h-inch mini
mum. soc: pa Inch minimum, 65@75c.
Boxes and cartons: Pennsylvania and
Virginia, combination extra fancy and
fancy, Paragons. 11Ss-15os, $101.1o: sos
zoos, $1.1O@125; Delicious, 11Ss-16Ss,
H.1S@1.S5; SOs-1Oos, $1.5O@2; fancy,
@L65; Golden Delicious. 112s1s3s, SIG
1.25; sss-1O0s. $1.4o@1.75; grade. Para
CONS, 75c; Delicious, s5c@$1.10, as to
size; U. S. No. /, Pippins, 112s-160s,
81 g 10; 96s, S1.2591.35.
car. on track Supplies light; demand
moderate: market steady. California,
crates, S2.25 q $50, fair condition, $40
broken car on track. Truck receipts
moderate; market steady. South Caro-
lima, pyramid crates. dozen punches
large size. $2.50@3.5o, medium size
m I1.f gS s. 80. small SIZE '1's' o 1'7S
Cabbage-Market slightly weaker. No
carlot arrivals: 2 broken cars on track.
Truck receipts liberal. South Carolina,
truck receipts, i 17-bushel hampers, do
nestle round type, packed locally $50
soc.
Celery-one Florida arrived; 5 broken
cars on track. Market dull. Florida,
Florida standard crates, individually
washed, S-6 dozen, $2@225, mostly So
friP AH in
dividually washed, $40 dozen, $3.50
1.75.
Lettuce-Market stronger. Four Ariz-
ona arrived; broken and unbroken
iceberg type, dozen, $5.50@6; poorer.
Onions-Market steady. No carlot ar
rivals; no cars on track. 5o-lb. sacks,
yellows. U. S: No. l, many showing
81; Indiana, S1.1o.
Peas-Supplies insufficient to quote.
POtatOes-Market steady. One Florida,
? Maine, 2 New York. 1 Pennsylvania
arrived; broken and IL unbroken cars
Maine, Green Mountains, $1.50@1.60;
New York, Round Whites mostly around
s1.35; Idaho Russell Burbanks, $1.759
2; Florida. market weak, bushel crates
bliss Triumphs, U. S. No. /, $500
1.75.
Spinach-Market steady. Truck re-
ceipts light: Virginia, bushel baskets,
50955c.
Observation-Disclosures, i Louisiana ar.
rived; no cars on track. Market slightly
stronger. Florida. 36-pint crates. 149
15c, per pint.
Sweet PotatOes-Truck receipts rode-
rate; supplies moderate; demand light;
market steady. North Carolina, bushel
baskets, Porto Ricans, $1@1.10; Mary
land, Anne Arundel county, bushel
hampers. Jersey type and Nancy Halls,
75c.
TOmatoes-Market steady. One Flor
ida arrived; . broken and / unbroken
cars on track. Florida, lug boxes, ripes
and turning, wrapped, SKIS. $1.25@1.75;
SKI, S191.25; TIKI, 81.
Mixed Vegetables-No carlot arrivals;
broken and unbroken cars on track
Snap Beans-No carlot arrivals; /
broken car on track. Market steady.
Florida. bushel hampers, Bountifuls,
Si:259 $50; Round Stringless, $500
Peppers-Market steady. Truck re-
ceipts light; Florida, bushel hampers.
green $1.25@1.50.
Squash-Truck receipts liberal; sup
plies liberal; demand slow; market dull.
Florida, bushel hampers, white wrap
ped; and Yellow, $1@1.25.
Lima Beans and Eggplant-Supplies
insufficient IN uuote