The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-16
prices paid shippers-Net F. o. B.
WashingtOn)
By the U. s. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics

Economics
Washington, d. C., Monday, May 10.
Eggs-Market firm and premium be-
ing paid on occasional lots. Government
graded and dated eggs: Whites: U. S.
extras, large, Pan cents; U. S. extras,
mediums, 20 cents; U. S. standards,
large, 81 cents; U. S. standards. me-
Current receipts, whites, 10 to 1914
cents; mixed colors, IS to 1874 cents.
Live Poultry-Market steady to firm.
Fowl: Colored, heavy IS to 20 cents;
No. rs, Is to Is cents; Leghorns, Is to
Is cents; ROSTERS IL cents. Chickens:
Virginia Rocks broilers, lbs. and less,
20 to % cents; flyers. 20 to % cents;
roasters, 81 to % cents; No. Us. Is to
Is cents; Delaware Rocks and Crosses
Broilers, 2 lbs. and less, 90 to 81 cents;
fryers, 20 to 81 cents roasters, 81 to %
cents; No. 2's, Is to Is cents; mixed
colored fryers, IT to 20 cents; Leghorns,
broilers, " lbs. and less, 16 to Is cents
IN lbs. and up, 10 to Fl cents. Turkeys:
Old hens. 10 to 20 cents; old toms. II
cents; No. rs, Is cents.
L. c. L. EXPRESS RECEIPTS AT
WASHINGTON
Delaware-22 crates asparagus.
North Carolina-24 bushel baskets
beets, So 5-peck hampers ROMAN, 20 L.
quart crates huckleberries, IS bushel
baskets green peas, AZ bushel baskets
snap beans.
Fiorida-52 bushel baskets cucumbers.
81 Tugs lines, rs bushel baskets peppers.
20 bushel baskets parsley, Al bushel
baskets, Oklahoma, 81 bushel baskets
SQUASH 35 3O-lb. crates tomatoes
South Carolina-31 bushel baskets GU
cumbers. 81 32-quart crates dewberries.
Sc bushel baskets squash, IS bushel
baskets snap beans.
Calfornia-64 2O-lb. boxes citrus and
9Vocados
Pennsylvania-154 BIB. baskets mush-
rooms.
Virginia-5 barrels watercress.
Apples-No carlot arrivals: no cars or
track. Supplies liberal; demand improv
ing; market steady. Bushel baskets, U
S. No. L: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vir
ginia and West Virginia, staymans
az inch min, 5O@6Oc; 2h-inch min.
s. a 75c; &-inch min, 9Ocg$1; S-inch
min, 81 @1.iO; Paragons, IN inch min;
6o@6Oc; 2h-inch min. 60@65c; 2%-inct
min. 75@85c; Lowrys 2Ainch min.
40@50c; 2h-inch min, 60@65c; ~ inch
min, 75@S5c; Golden Delicious. IN
inch min, soc: ~ inch min, 60@65
"a inch min, 90cQS1; 3-inch min, 81
inch min, 9OcQ$l; ~ inch min.
S1.1O91.15; S-nch min, $l15@1.25
Boxes and Cartons: Pennsylvania ant
Virginia, Combination U. S. No. ant
Fancy: Staymans. 11Sc-150c, 90c@ $125
s0s-10Os $1.25 Obs; Paragons, 113s
1908 75c@$l; SSs-1OOs, 9Oc@$11O
Golden Delicious, 113s-15Os, 75c@$1; SIS
zoos, $1.1O@1.25; Romes, 113s-13Ss
90cQ$1; 72s-10Os, S1.25 Q1.65; Combina
ton Extra Fancy and Fancy: Delicious
11Ss-15Os, s1.25Q135; Sss-1OOs, S1.65 q
LIS.
Asparagus-No carlot arrivals; no car
on track. Supplies moderate; demand
moderate; market stronger. New Jer
sey, pyramid crates, dozen punches
very large. $3.50, few 81; large, $S.25 a
$50; medium to large size, S2.5O@275
Delaware, all sizes. $1.50@2.75; few
higher, mostly $2%2.50.
Cabbage-No carlot arrivals: broker
car on track. Supplies moderate; d.
nand moderate; market weaker Soutl
Carolina and Eastern Shore Virginia
Ia bushel hampers, domestic, rounC
type. 40c.
Celery-S Florida arrived: broker
and 8 unbroken cars on track. SUPPLE
moderate, demand moderate, marke
about steady. Florida, standard and 6
inch crates, trimmed tops individual,
washed, $40 dozen. &2.25 Q2.75 mostl.
$2@2.50.
and 3 unbroken cars on track. Supple
moderate, demand moderate, marke
slightly weaker. California, Western
crates iceberg type, dozen, $4@4.EO
North Carolina and New Jersey easter
crates, Big Boston type, 75c Q$l25, most
ly 81.
Onions-Three Texas arrived; ! broker
and unbroken cars on track. Supple
moderate: demand moderate; marke
steady. Texas, 50-lb. sacks Yellow BeT