Evening star., 1939-08-31


with 68 the previous week, and 60.4
a year ago.
Range OF recent years:
1899; 1898 1887. 1896. 1e34-5.
Low E5sn ga SO 81 s$.5 s$5 sstt.S 5s:d 5s.5
Washington Produce
tub. IS; l.-pound prints. y; 81 s. score, e,
tub, 26; i4-pound prints. IS
-MNEAIS-choice beef, IS good beef 10
10 down; pork lon, 2o-2l smoked reeu-
lar ham, 2223: smoked skinned ham. "a;
large, smoked skinned ham. 1921; bacon.
sliced; IS, bacon, piece, 49, compound, 10;
sfocK-pigs 1eo-14o pounds,
6"5 80 SO lght PIGS l49-l5o d" poands.
pounds. 5.90-6lo; 25O-3o0
pounds, 5.5o-6.oo; calves. good grade, 1oIa
down lambs, .si2 down; buck lambs, 20
weightier sows, 3.0o-4.00,
From Agricultural Marketing Service.
Prlses zee = paid 3 net fob Washineton:
and Graded in Washington August 3IJ:
Whites, U. S extras large 20; U. S. extras,
mediums, "a. U, S. standards, large, %;
i: U, S. puiIets. a. For nearby Vi unsraded 81 AIDED
eggs: Current receipts, whites 1874 TO 10;
miXfd fdr coIorS; IGT,, l6,, IL to L..
eolorsd, ali sizes, IA to Is No Is. 10 to
II; Leshorns. 10 to ! !; roosters, 3 to 10.
Chickens. virginia Rocks. hroilers and fry
e ers. all sizes ls to ~; No. ,. ,l2i;2 TO -;
fryers, all sizes. II to Is: No IS. l2: mixed
coiored frvers, IA; Leghorns, broilers all
sizes. II.
Fruits and Vegetables
Compiled by the market news sections of
Agrlcultural Marketing, Service. Sales TO
am on this mornings Wholesale market
APPLES-Market dull. Truck receipts
liberal. Bushel baskets and Eastern crates;
virrlna sfAia' No Rambos, 1b5s Aea 5fs-inch MsS,
minimum. 6O-75 3-inch minimum, 1870:
Grimes sh-ineh minimum $3.50 2la-inch
90: Mcintosh 2A-inch minimum, 6o-75:
2'2-inch minimum. s5-1 90: 2'4 Inch min
imum; / l.0O-I25 other varieties. ali sizes,
AvocADosExpqesss a5eSsoqs 20 suass reseipts Florida
cABBAGE-Market about steady. Truck
reeeipts moderate. One New York arrived
hampers. domestic round type fair quality.
50; Pennsylyania: bushel hampers. do
eraes ppnT 50 Bounds NeT net Yo55 da
cANTALoUPEs-Mark about steady.
Truck, receipts light. One Colorado arrived
track Colorado, green meats, jumbos. o7s.
. 5oo.75: 36s. 300-3 25: standards. ASS.
: 5o-s 90; pink meats, iumo, fats. as. 90:
pink meats 90 Indiana, standards, los.
=, HoNEyDEws-Market about steady.
NS Sl,,r carlot arrivals. four broken and no un-
crates IS to as. So, of@o% 3 caiforns, tanoo
'ur,sG HT51ss S, -; few sn.ut hieher
broken cars on tract California Los An
i,tls selss crates, punched best, 300. few
condition lowers
GET ERy-Market pbout steady Truck
rece,nts moderate One New York ar
on rived: two two broken end no unbroken cars
viduaily washed, all sizes. 81 o. s.e accord cord
ing to quality end condition; as crates
invdualv washed. .125-1 so
reeel1t. eRAPEMaTset slightly weaker Truck
r. track. Table stock; Maryisnd and ID Della a.
Sets sa1ond and Nssass r. o oa
overripe. 100; 12-auart climax baskets
DeaVares' cSndg,;de con1ords and Nagaras: fair
max baskets Delaware concords and Della
LET1UcE..Market about steady. Truck
four Srofen and dhs @ nsnFn
on track caIifornia Los Los Aneeies eee crates ses
Iceberg type, 5 dozen. 4.Oo-425, accord
ins W. to quality: dozen; 3;50--4 90: New
dozen. 1.O0-1.15
LIMES--Merket about steady Express
receipts; zee Florida quarter boxes and car,
SSsss Sashs Ksyss sfses 5es NO %os sTouas
to oN1nNs oSHa1lts ms snd r.si size .+.,au -,
55oksn Is & sars On TRACK New yerk @ iSS Se-pound u
oadlnaiy oadKs ysews eusty 80 No. l. eS-7S poor to
TraeE Tsssiets 5eTa west sn'Y vlrsinis He'vfF T
baskets Ebertas s and ssyShis Hales Z s No. Sosnfi
2,nch minimum best mostly around / 90:
2la Inch minimum and up, 1.15-1.25; few
v,I PIEARsLTruck EI1 receipts moderate: New
L, ripe. I.50: half-bushel baskets Bart
!s''s No. fair no auav oG ia5 90 vTsnia ssfas and
Maryland. bushel baskets, Seckels, U, 8.
No pFAsIs.sst J. a.59I1S9o; sto.dv rno co,ou
rived: three broken and no u unbroken ea0 cars ar
on track. Colorado, bushel hampers, 1.15.
Potatoes Are Steady.
POTATOES receipts moderate
10o-pound sacks, Cobblers, u. s. No. AZ /:
MARYLAND. Pennsylvania and Virginia mar
sey; market slightly stronger. 100 pound
SWEET PofATossMrruicki EST u ''' receipts
ken or unbroken cars on track. Market
bushel baskets. Porto Ricans, u. s. No. /
anS afS ho abou9 sssav
Owens ,Grays, few sales, 25-35 pounds, 20
35 35o each. Maryland and Virginia bulk, per
pounds, 12.5o-15. .0o 3o-4o pounds, 5000.
MIXED vEeETAgLEs-No carlot arriv-
srsck ars; Two broken and no unoroken cars on
SNAP BEANs-Market stronger for best
stock stock ; Truck receipts moderate. Pennsyl-
green green. nat type fair quality, 75-l 90.
bushsl nI,sn han hampers rs and bushel baskets, green,
LIMA BEANs-Market about steady.
Truck receipts moderate 1ew Jersey,
emsx mGstk 6alkets GROUND 5G Chic
and Maryland shelled, ny per quart
fet.n fet steady aSSk New York burlap sacks,
.sPINACH-Market steady. Truck re.
celpts moderate. New York bushel baskets
l l:OO-1.25. Ohio. 12-quart climax baskets,
BEET gEETsmgirginia. g. gira punches, a-2h.
1.75. A''o-
CUCUMBERS-Penn bushel bas-
kets best, 1.25. s"'
RADISHES- 12-quart climax bas-
Atsii BR1ssRIs tssPG; spRours-Nsw York, quarts.
17h California. 25-pound drums, .. 80.
ROMA1NE-New York, crates, les, S.
OKRA-North Carolina and Florida, ".
ton.
-. GRAPE@Calnornia, 2s-pound luqs
Thompson seedless. 1.00-1 rs. Ribiers, / 40.
1.50.
4. PRUNES-Washingto and Oregon, II
bushel (2S-pound baskets. italians. 1,25,
GRAPEFRu1T-Cuba. standard boxes