Evening star., 1939-10-27
Washington Produce

BUTTER-oo score, l-pound prints, 81
tub 30; i.-Dound prints. 81 % score. tub
"a l-Dound prints. 81; '4-pound prints
.MEATs-Choice beef. IS. GOOD beef, 1e-
down; pork loln. ,@o-2l; smoked regular
G iarae smoked stinned 1 ham SH's0 s"ai nAn bacon
sliced, 2s; bacon, piece, %, compound, 10,
L1vEsTocK-Piss lso-l4o pounds
.:o-a4o pounds elo-6.6o; 25o-ao1
less; sows. 52o-5 50; stays 40 down,
weightler sows 4.lo-5.lo
From agricultural marketing service
Prices paid net fob. Washngton.
EGGsIMarket steady, For eggs cand!ed
1Rd W6,s sracsd IN Washinson October p p
-; U S. standards mediums y u s
trades .1.ao j; U. pu!lets' a. For nearby
LIVE FoUITRYWMarket MA 81 Slightly weaker
on fowl and Delaware Rocks and crosses:
sizes IS TO ID: some premiums paid for
heavy hens. pullets colored, l6 to II: No.
IS ~ to l3: Leshorns. hens and pullets.
No. 2s. -; Delaware Rocks and crosses,
'2ae Droers and fryeTs l6 to II No rs ~:
!.
Young toms, 10 pounds and up is to. Il:
young hens. 10 pounds %. No IS hens
and tons - under sizes md Is Y9uns
pound: old keats. - pound.
Fruits and VEGETABLES
Compiled by the Market News Section OF
Agricultural Marketing Service. Sales 70 $
m on this mornings wholesale market
in less than carlot quantities:
APPLES-Truck receipts moderate Mar
ket. steady. Maryland. Pennsylvan!a. Vlr-
sinia and West Virginia busheI baskets
and Jonathans, .i.-ineh minimum. 6o-75;
2'2-inch minimum. $500: 22.-nch MN
!mum, 9o-l l5; staymans and Golden De-
inch minimum, :O5-l 20; "as-inch mini
mum. l.lo-l .:5: Black .Twigs and Yorks,
Delicious. ,l4-inch minimum 800; 2i2-
inch minimum l.1o-l Is: 2a4-inch min
Imum pnun s5,l 40 few lower Bushel boxes;
Golden Delicious, U. S. No. l and Staymans,
combination extra fancy and fancy. loss
aT5E Heay nFFe exsra
and aas. fancy .Ias I63s and larger, 1.35-1.5o;
flats, 12s and lss.. 75-1 90, mostly $50:
ripes 5000; ventilated crates and bushel
CABBAGE--Truck receipts moderate
Market slightly weaker Virginia. domestic
round type, 5-peck hampers, fair quality,
peck hampers, domestic round type. fair
mostly around so; New YORK 5o-pound SC oirri
proXXimately 20 pounds net, red type, l.35-
W. tcARRRs,oTs-Trucs RI, u receipts light Mar
bunched. 3on-3,25; New York and Penn
syyyanla' y ma nushel baskets topped washed
into
Market slightly stronger. New York in
oly, dlyidualiy washed. s q crates and lo-inch
sIaes szss mostly NOS ao1sq sround *" ms i9g hsher s2e
few lower, 4, crates in the rough. rough large large
LAP. H2-l -; California, "a crates individ-
aRAPEsNTruck receipts very light; too
LIE aEETTucE.Market 1..sE.- ar strong for good
fornla, no good quality and condition
stock on market: L. A crates Iceberg type
, , 1 dozen very, Door quality and condition.
PA 75;, fair quality and condition. 5 90
sondit0n f9ne ao4sn 25-4 so A: crates Iceberg
5,12, few higher: New Jersey and New
York, Eastern crates Big Boston type. .
oozen. 1alr quallty and condition. 1890:
generally good quality 100-I 335 mostly
L1MEs-Truck and express receipts very
hight Market very dull: too few sales to
Onion Prices Steady.
oNIoNs-Truck receipts moderate. Mar
ket M STEADY 5o-p9und Slne sacks, y. S. No
higher best s5 New YORK White nHeo3 boilers ees
tar fair quality and condition. 1.o0-1 Is: Red
Sweet Spanish. inches and larger II5-
PEARs-Truck receipts light too few
u PEAs-Market stronger. California,
busheI SnI i.amEs hangers 10 ,15-3.oO: few hisher.
uirpa, pGdAIoES-Truck .toaS RECEIPTS moderate.
l: New York. Round Whites generally
good quality and condition, So best.
f.n n5 New jersey GobRiers I75-l 80 very
p.o l:15 fey , higher, mostly ! 1:70-1.75; Idaho,
RusSy5 sWEET gur0an5f PoTATd2s22ruc. I52e2 r.,a,nt
kets MARYLAND, North Carolina and Vir-
type, type 5o-o4 ,:u. best eo Nancy Halls, mostly
MIXED VEGETABLEs-No carlot ar
rivaIs al. two eroksn rNs cars, cars on track .
Ms1se sNAP aBaa Esssen ssd4 sh
Maryland bushel hampers. green. fiat type.
ordinary to fair quality and condition. l 90
80 Florida bushel hampers. green, fiat
LIMA BEANS AN smTruck E,s' receipts very light;
market ABOUT STEADY. Eastern SnOre Mary
land huSho' hampers 300.
TOMATOES-Marke about steady. Cali
fornia, lug boxes, green. ripes and turning
wrapped, ~ and larger. l.oo.2.5o. ac-
TURNIPS-Pennsylvani punches, 90
80, per dozen trimmed l2-bushels 25
OKRA-Florida. bushel hampers, $50
300.
CHEsTNUTs-1taly. imported. pound,
QUINCES-New York. bushels, / .oO-125
GRAPES-California 2S-pound lugs, Al
merias. 200; Tokays, 1.25, seedless. 900
2 so: Empress. 1.25-l .35: Cornichons, 1.5O:
PERsIMMONs = California, 2O-pound
lugs 25-1 so, few lower
TANGER1NES-Florid +5-bushel bound
oRANGEs.california, STANDARD boxes,
344s, 2.0O-2.25; 2sss. 2.5O-2.75; 25Os, 500
I 90. few higher; Florida standard boxes,
snd. snd s.bushe! boxes, 324s.o lO0.ls25' sa5'
2. 1880, very few higher.
LEMONS-California, standard boxes
Nc. l: 6;O0-7 90. No. 2, 5,50-6O0.
SQUASH-Florida, bushel hampers, yel-
low, ;o0-1 so: white. 1.25-1.50.
ACORN SQUASH-New York, bushels,
90-1.00.