Evening star., 1939-10-16
Washington Produce

washington TIOOuCe
BUTTER-9O score. 1-pound prints, 81:
81: 1-pound prints, 80: l4-pound prints. 33.
.MEATS-Choice beef. Is; good beef l6-
Ia; calves. 10; spring lamb. O.: veal. 10
ham, 22-23; smoked skinned ham, "a
large slSoked skinned ham, 20-2l; bacon,
sliced, 2s; BACON piece. 23' compound, 10:
sao-e 60: S Ilghl piss. i4o-i6o poqansds. as
4o poundi i7oG p9H5ndf2 25ooo Bounds S9
5.75-6.25: calves good grade, 10 down;
lambs: 9 down; buck lambs; go less; sows.
52ol5 %; stays 4.lo down; weightier
From Agricultural Marketing Service
Prlses ICES ce paid net fob; Washineton;
current receipts, whites stronger; mixed
gSsdsd Ts1,s, i In Washinston !@oetqPEPeE @ lel@ 81
mediums, "a. U. S. standards. large. u;
Y: s., standards, mediums. 81: U. S. trades,
IL U. s. pullets "a For nearby ungraded g q
mixed colors. 1920.
LIVE PoULTRY--Market steady Fowl
10: ROSTERS . Chickens-Virginia Rocks
broilers and fryers. all sizes. l7-ls; No; IS
mixed colored fryers. Is. Turkeys-Youne
toms ,n : pounds s. and up. II; young hens
undersizes. Is. Young guinea keats, 194
pounds and up, 1920 pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Compiled by the market news section OF
Agricultural Marketing Service Sales to
s m. on this mornings wholesale market
in less than carlot quantities
APPLEs-Market, steady. Truck re-
b1shel bo
kets and Eastern crates. U. S. No. /:
Grimes; Jonathans, Yorks and Bonums'
2l4-inch minimum, 1870: 212-inch mini
cold storage 1915 higher; Staymans and
Delicious, 2la-inch minimum. I5-1 0o'
toneh dn1 minimum. sSl 1S; inch mini
and West Virginia. bushel boxes. combina-
tion extra fancy and fancy: Delicious,
and zoos ana aTTs4 s 'na aFts5
Grimes, iess and larger. U. S. No. l.
AAvocADos.Truek and express receipt:
and fats, rs and 1ss. 1890; very few
higher; ripes, so; ventilat ted crates. 1.25-
5e sx hghfT Sushei baskets 100
type: tyr PennsyIyania' 5;Deck Hampers. 700 90;
S 0"sE hs" buh xeHe Rensasd pasaed
PERSIAN MELoNs-Market steady. CAL
IS, 1.?5-2.0O; standard flats, IS. mostly
around l.5o; pony crates. Us to IS. LOO
CARRoTs-Market steady. Truck re-
punched. 325-3.5o. New YORK and Penn
sylvania. bushei baskets, topped, washed,
topped, washed, 40; splint baskets, Ia
dozen, punched, SO
CELERY--Market slightly stronger,
crates and lU-iDrh ludiYidua 1iy
washed, IS dozen 1851 so; 1 iosiy mostly
around l.5o' few higher; 2/3 crates, in
receipts light, New York table. stock
cartons containing tai X on 2oa9art baskets
garas, l2-auart climax baskets. 1880
mostly around 40; 2-auart climax baskets
+ aTsss issSs1s sps STEADY do1sn
$50. few higher; dozen, 4.50-5.00.
LIMEsmMarket MES. a.a,.t about steady. Truel
bushel lugs and cartons. various varieties
oNToNsSSMarket Steady Truck Re:
7a-s5 fair quality. so; white broilers, u
s, No. !. 50-pound sacks, mostly aroune
Colorado, 50-pound sacks sweet Spanish
| 3 inches and larger U. s. No. l. 1.15
PEARs-Market about steady, Trucl
kets and boxes. Seckels, U. S. No. /. 1890
bushel baskets Bartletts Y. $; No; 1. 1.75
around arc S" so o'iei'oi's' y . No l. nios'i'
PEAs-Market slightly, weaker, califor
MIA. bushel hampers, 2.50-2 so. mostl!
Potatoes Are Steady.
POTAToES--Market steady. Truck re
No /: Pennsylvania, Cobblers and Ka
IS, few best higher; New jersey, Chip
coSbiers. D0i.t 195-i ,' .75;, New YORK S roune
ton, ] ,,eo-l.7o; idaho. Russet Burbanks
SWEET POTATOES dull
Truck receipts I Bushe baskets
| mostly around s5, few lower.
SNAP BEANsLMarket slightly stronger
Truck receipts moderate Maryland tary bushe
. lima sEANsMarket A Aslig@htly @ weaker .
hhampsergs. ordinary quality and condition
sshts srensfs
3asbf Marx m0stly sshs fs'9 Weaker
Truck Fecspts stp light New YoTf
s51 1$o; New YORK; bushels. trimmed: SO. ~
pound npda dTams. s.75es 90; mostly a75. fev
Observation-Disclosures. crates, 12s
RARssL1Esy@sNsw ,1sI1 s:,s, Jersey and Pennsylvania
cAULIFLoWER-N York, double
ausMlu5ygH MuygHRooMsCMa1yland g tsC liS: and pennsy
vania 3,pound climax baskets: 4o-75:
kays. 1.25-1 .35; Ribiers, 1.35-1.4O.
boyss' ToSIy mestIy around 80. ..as -.
Ssos 4. 90 zoos e5-4 So some NO No T frui 1
Of larger size, and fine quality hieher;, Flor
49, stsndsrd crates and boxes
@ s@.7b ssSs sss zoos, zoos a.75os ~ 90 2oS S'''
6os 9RAPEFRUITFSTisa e sgs standard boxes
NO T sseL N1 Sts5aa5d boxes
PINEAPPLES-c crates, 3os. Ret
PRuNEsMNew York Italians, "a bushels
r RAbTsHEsMohio. tsN h9snel l. quart baskets, 40
'cucuMBERs-Florida, bushels. 1.75'
RoMA1NE-New York Eastern crates
16 heads best, 75-1.o0: poorer. 50-75
l0f NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6fasfPsts 1s-bushel bas
cRANgERR1EsINew Jersey. s5-poune
APpLEs.commercial two Washington
one west Virginia arrived; three unbroker
cars on track Relief, three Washington
arrived: three broken cars on track.
broken and two unbroken cars on track
CELERY-Two New York arrived; twt
broken and one unbroken cars on track.
one broken and three unbroken cars OF
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