Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-07
Washington Produce

Washington Produce
BUTTER-a3 score; tubs. a2la;: 11-pound
p leofe tubs i5 P9 o p RTe1 pTins i
l4-pound prints Pa: 81 score, tubs. 81
pG se09e DF Fb: d P PTnl S
I4-pound prints :3ll2; ~ score tubs. 5n
l-pound prints. 30i2; l4-pound prints. II:
!..po S p print a6is. ''0'1 - '-''' 90
LIVESTOCK - Calves. 1o'ac; SPRING
From Agricultural Marketins Service.
EGGS Market steady, Prices paid for
Federsi-siste graded esss re 1v1, fTop
mediums 227-29 cents. U S. standards.
large. 2a-3e cents: U. S. standards. me
cents Browns u extras, large. 1897
cents: U. 8 extras, mediums. 90 cents:
U s Standards; large =, $50 ~ cents y
trades. l7-@l cents. For nearby ungrsded
eggs, Current receipts. Whites. "a cents:
LIVE PoULTRYGMarket steady. Fowl:
!: cents; Leehorn hens. lo-u cents.
Rocks: Broilers and fryers. ali sizes II r
Rocks and crosses; BrolierS and fryers.
-
coIofed chickens is cents TURKEYS;
Young hens, 10 pounds and up. q cents;
young toms. ISIS pounds. i cents. 20
pounds and up. 1917 cents: No. IS. hens
and toms Is cents Guineas. young, Ia
pounds anf fruits nR ia and Vegetable fsr.n
Compiled by the Marke. News Section
OF Agricultural Marketing Service, Sales 10
= am. on this mornings wholesale market
IN less than carloi quantities
l. C. L express receipts of fresh fruits
FLORIDA-36 Tugs avocados; 81 luss
lines 20 bushels okra.
ALABAMA bushel boxes watercress;
10 l9cpo4nd lqsS perslmm3nS
VIRGINIA. barrels xstercress.
NORTH CAROLINA-"2 bushel baskets
okra: 30 z-bushel baskets okra - bushel
baskets peppers, 81 bushel baskets snap
PENNSYLVANIA-24s 3-pound baskets
UNKNOWN oRIGIN-36 crates mixed
CALIFORNIA; 1o-pound boxes hgs.
Arrivals and track Of fresh fruits and
vegeta6lss
two WASHINGTON arrived: three unbroken
cars on track. Relief: Two Maryland ar
rived SIX unbroken cars on track.
CABBAGE-Tvo New York arrived; one
CANTALoUPEs--N carlot arrivals; one
broken car on track.
CARRoTs-one California arrived; one
unbroken car on track
CELERY-Four New York arrived: three
broken and three unbroken cars on track,
broken and one unbroken cars on track.
HONEYDEWS- carlot arrivals; one
broken car on track.
broken and two unbroken cars on track.
LETTUCE-Three California arrived;
nye broken and two unbroken cars on
oN1oNs--one Idaho, one Michigan.
three New York arrived; two broken and
SIX unbroken cars on track
ORANGES-Seyen California arrived;
10 broken and y unbroken cars on track.
PEARS-Two Oregon arrived; one
Drq oxen ana two unbroken cars on track.
two broken and one unbroken cars on
TOMATOES-One California arrived:
one broken and one unbroken cars on
track.
BANANAs-No carlot arrivals; one
broken car on track
MIXED VEGETABLE S-One California
arrived; three broken and one unbroken
BRoccoLT-No carlot arrivals; one
MIXED MELoNs-No carlot arrivals;
one broken car on track.
ceas s5t Bnsbt b s,sady Truck X re-
MARYLAND. PENNSYLVANIA. Virginia and
west virginia, Grimes, 2l4-inch minimum.
6o-65; 2'a-inch minimum, $3.50: 2a4-inch
minimum. 6O-75: .ia Inch minimum -
50; Delicious. 2l4-inch minimum, $3.50:
Si a-inch minimum nin1!n Il5-l.25 staymans,
B mum: DOL. BusheI boxes: fancy:
Pennsylvania, virginia and West Virginia.
DELICIOUS; ll3s-13ss, 1.5o-1 .65; 64s-1OOs,
grade; 1.e5.l sos, Mcintosh Ie5s-15os.
llp po1 Is9 Govs 4o,i 30; 64s-lQos I65;1.75.
celpts moderate 1OO-pound sacks n 6
No. /: Cobblers. New jersey, Tolls:
TAR condition, 100: Eastern Shore Mary
b BANG l9 ar bconoltion; 90: RusSet Bur-
CANTALoUPEsD Market steady. Colo
5ado. green meats, jumbos ass o75: 36s
300; pink meats. standard fats IFS and
HoNEYDEws- steady. Cali
fornia' standard and jumbo crates all
efa3es y S5gebsd s Los AnEses
topped, washed. New Jersey, So Penn
cAgLIFLoWER-Market slightly weak
= CABBAGE-Market dull Truck receipts
saeks 5 Toq bne yPs Ssw Ds Ys
locally. $3.50: Virginia, bushels. packed
locally, fair quality, 25-35; Pennsylvania.
5opeck hampers domestic round type.
CELERY-Market steady. New York.
one-half crates: individually washed, $40
dozen, 1.25-1.15 mostly 1.50-l.15.
Lettuce Prices Steady.
LETTUCE Market steady. California,
iceberg type dozen, 3.5o,4'a5 Sei According is
to osS2nIddition; poor condition j So 90:
New York. SefioWs s5es5; idaho h N Sweet It
Spanish; 3 inches and larger, .40-1 so.
Truck receipts light. Maryland. bushel
hampers. round strinsless, $500, accord
:. LIMA BEANs-Msrket steady; supplies
light, Long Island, bushel hampers $50.
LIMEs-Market dull: Express and truck
SANS oqess'G poorep pf loaer 00SeS Per-
., PEAs AS steady, California, BUSH
e PEARs&Mar 1 slightly stronger for
best stock New YORK Bartietts' U. s.
i5o-1.75: fa-busheI baskets, 1855: bushei
No. i. Hs-bushei baskets fs. ines' mini nj
GRAPEMa mRsty s nT1dHd WEAKER axe Truck
receipts liberal. New York. Concords. L.
OF. climax baskets, 35-4O: 2-qt baskets. ia;
rs, mostly 80: cartons Containing s'o II
2.at. baskets, U. S. No. l. table mixed,
plies sht Maryla sns s sacRaset 5doHen.
SWEET POTATOES-Market slightly
weaker. Truck receipts light Bushel bas-
kets, North Carolina. Goldens. rs: Puerto
Ricans, best, LOO; fair quality. IS: Nancy
Halls. y. s. No; 1, 90: South Carolina.
bushel baskets, Puerto Ricans, 90.
SPINACH-Market steady. Truck re-
ceipts light. Pennsylvania, bushel baskets.
BROCCOLI-Market steady. Truck re-
eeipts light. Pennsylvania. crates. 100
ORANGES California. boxes Valencias.
Z,G5-3,5O. to grade and size
LEMONS-California. boxes. 3.00-5.0
as to grade and size.
BEETS-Pennsylvania, crates. 2-dozen
punches. soc: New Jersey. bushel baskets.
PARSLEY AND
mia, 1a.bushel baskets, so.