The Washington times., 1939-01-27
WASHINGTON PRODUCE
BY the U. s. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics

BY the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics
(Prices Paid Shippers-Net F. o. B.
Washington
Eggs-Market weak; prices lower
Government graded and dated eggs
(January 2O: Whites, U. s. extras,
large. 2Oc: u s. extras mediums, 16c;
U. S. standards. large. 1sc; U. S. stand
ards. mediums, 15c: U. g. trades, lac.
Nearby ungraded eggs: Current re-
ceipts. whites 16@17c: mixed colors, Is
916c.
Live Poultry-Market steady: Fowl:
Colored, all sizes. 16@1sc, few higher:
No 2s. 1o@12c; leghorns, 120 13c; roost-
ers, 1OQ11c. Chickens, Virginia rocks
No. 2s 12013c. Delaware rocks and
crosses: Broilers and fryers, all sizes.
l6Q17c: No. Is. 12d13c. Mixed colored
fryers, lac Capons: 7 lbs, and up. 20
a 2Sc; slips and small sizes 1s9 zoe.
Guineas: lbs. and over soc a pair.
L. c. L. EXPRESS RECEIPTS AT
WASHINGTON
"a bushel baskets peppers; IA bushel
baskets beans, 12O 10-lb. baskets toma-
toes.
Californa-41 u5-lb lugs) avocadoS
Michigan-36 S5-lb boxes rhubarb.
Pennsylvania-122 S-lb. baskets mush-
rooms
Aiabama-22 bushel boxes watercress.
Ohio-32 1O-lb. baskets hothouse to-
matoes
Unknown origin-42 crates mixed
vegetables Il bushel baskets radishes
Apples Market steady. one 'ltganiS on
Bushel baskets. L. s. No. /: Maryland
Pennsylvania. Virginia and West Vir.
ginia Grimes. "a inch min.. rs S5c. IN
inch min, 81. 2N-inch min: sl9l.iS, :
min, 75@SSc: 2ls-ineh min. u;1O@
lis; "a inch min, H.15@l.25; U. T.
Utility 0c@S1, as to size; staymans
2h inch min. zoe 81: 2fs-inch MN,
{. {. s s. Utility. 75c @si IS as to size; De.
inch min, $l.4O@15o 2%-inch min.
$1.6O61.75; U. s. Utility. s0c $1.S6. as
to size; Golden Delicious: 2A-inch min
inch min. $1.4O@1.5O, ripe and wasty,
all sizes 75c@$1; Black Twigs, 212-inch
min, S1.15G1.25: 2%-inch min, 81. rs q
1885, 3-inch min. S1.S5 @14o; U. $.
Utility, S5c@s1.1o, as to size; Winesaps, = s.
1?5; 2h-inch min, s1.35Q1.5o; u. ..
Utility. soc 0$1, as to size; Romes, N
inch min. 75c; 21s-inch min, Sl9llO;
2%-inch min. S1.15@1.25; 3-inch min,
min, IS @ soc; .9,ineh min. si,15S l;g5;
inch min. $l26Q1.35; %-inch min.
S1.35@1.45: 3-inch min. $40 q so; U. 5;
Utility, $191.aS: as to size. Boxes and
lcious. Combination Extra Fancy and
Fancy, ll3s.16Ss. $1.5O01.76; 8Os-1OOs,
$IS5Q Q2.1O: c grade S135@1.6O. as to
size; Staymans Fancy. 1!3s-16os, Sl.4O
S1s5 72s-IOO,, si75@1isS; gdia:n G.ntoa: grade
Fancy, 1l3s-15Os, &1.40@1.SS; SSs-l09s
$40 q $50; 72s-100s. $1.6O@1.65; c grade,
$1.25@l4O. as to size; Winesaps, Fancy
1.S5; zoos and larger, &2@216.
Broccoli--Market steady. No carlot
arrivals; no cars on track. Texas, crates,
81. IS q $50.
carlot arrivals; no cars on track. Cali
fornia. 25-pound drums, 81.
Cabbage-Market steady. One Florida,
Texas arrived; l broken and 4 un-
type Texas. 1la-bushel hampers 81;
Florida. truck receipts, packed locally
ia a-bushel hampers S5c; freight receipts,
81; New York, 5O-pound sacks, Danish
type, 35@40c, mostly 35c.
Carrots--Market slightly weaker. No
carlot arrivals: broken and / unbroken
cars on track. California. western
crates, punched. 50; Texas: half-western
crates $l.55U Low; PennSylYanla' pusnel
baskets, topped washed $50 90c.
Cauliflower-Market slightly weaker
No carlot arrivals: 3 broken cars on
track. Arizona and California, crates,
1850 $50.
Celery-Market steady. One Califor.
mia, Florida arrived 4 broken and
unbroken cars on track. Florida, stand.
ard and 1C-inch crates, trimmed tops
washed, S-10 dozen, $2.5O63; XX's $22E
92.5O:, California. u crates. individually
washed, BAN dozen, S2.5093: 5-6 dozen
I$2.25@2.50.
Lettuce-Market weak. No carlot ar
rivals: 8 broken cars on track. Califor
mia. western crates, iceberg type. mostly
around SO; 1 dozen, S275@3
Onions-Market steady. One Michi
gan. Ohio arrived; I unbroken cars or
track 50-lb. sacks, U. s. No. /: Vel
| lows, Ohio. $12O@1.25: New York, me