Evening star., 1940-02-29

Washington's Birthday week, but
total loadings fell off less than
usually expected over the holiday.
The Associated Press seasonally
adjusted index of loadings, based on
l929-30 as 100, advanced to 10, COM
pared with 695 the previous week,
and 63.S year ago.
1910. 1889. 1898. 1897. 1934-36.
Eos H'sh' - s@aS 5ss:s 81 ss$$SS ss:S s:S
Washington Produce
nriB{ guTTERE gE score tubs, ss1 lpound
,SSs; SIs,, ss Sspna Prints ;s: q; eeSpa
g.. TIPS e PRINT:
s. s. score; ' tubs: @ ssGs; d i:pound Dnts Drints
q; ,,U ,A,poGna prints: 27H,,;,
eoS:5 sn s;isss
Prices paid net FOB. washinston;,
nea5S sss lo.ss ss.sg
Fl & iRS WS.. sI.ded
ards, mediums is; i. US 5. trades. i; + l.. 'Po For
nhtes niatsy %xes ess soeq receipts
LIVE PoULTRYNMsrfet steady. Fowl.
eolored, all sizes. 1915; few higher. No.
enetens @ Rock; s4ueis 9S .nd
ware Rocks and crosses, broilers and flyers.
or.d ifs fsers 1913 Turkeys. yoans o@s s0a
Is pounds and UP. 1913; old. 10: young
hens, 10 pounds and up, ls; old l2-13
s pounds and over. 1890; No. 2 and
slips, 16.
Fruits and VEGETABLES.
of pe 2srleuiaursl al M Msrkeiins service. eeS ssies
market in less tim carlot quantities.
APPLEsEMarket steady. Truck re-
Sips y4na nd w, vT. bbe
and ~, bushel boxes, U. S. No. /: Stay
mans, 2h-inch minimum, 1875; 2I3-
inon msm minIm9m aincb minm nin, ah-
lao; Yorks. 2A-ineh minimum. 65:75.
2ts,inch minimum DOL 10: 2s4-3inches.
s!ssk s.ineS ahss minimum neh 1ionn1b n6dp
scalded; all sizes. 1856; Golden Delicious.
2h-inch minimum. l1l0-i.l5; 2a.-inch
mostly sroSna S6a'than' s nes esh mnimn%
Delicious, 2A-inch minimum. 1.OO-l.lO;
Tpe III .1es soa1s psnnsy,.n'o Sondns 9
eaTtona. @ d fancy. % staymans, i1ss.lbos. s5-
isss S soss s!iSS: pseiess sos
PoTAToEs---Aarket steady: 100- pound
:hs :as 81. sG s.Rs Rs..hdaa 6dfsn aGna nea
Ra% hl9se pennsyissnis ~; SsS k k.sssin. aa I us
su4S.nts s s' sanc.aS New New stoef ssRfo sf
receipts light Florida. bushel crates. Bliss
TriypWphs; rpphso leO;a H.-s.. ,r.,.,x ,.ror..r
for best stock. California, half crates,
0e; ss.s, ast s.s..s ss.s cEss SSss
sacked ioesily; SS.Ss: New YoTf. 81
sssfs Psasa 'yRsh sshy
Sunehed. a:75-s.oa; bushel baskets, topped,
cAULIFLowER-Mark steady. Cali
fornia: pony crates: 100 ,s,.,,uu
tops 3-4-dozen. 300; 6-lO-dozen. $50;
Texas. 2.26-2.50; standard crates. 4-dozen,
..;a, AvocApos.MaEks, 2s, steady; 1y; Truck re- rs.
2I5; nerida; 3s5-l55 !,:.dx srnn,,.. v.,,
car. l.75.
Onion Market Dull.
.. oNIoNs--MaEket dull. 5o-pound sacks
U. 8. No, |. yellows, New York. truck e.
sweet sweet spanish. 5 inches ana l.rs.r. Colo:
PEAs-Market steady. California
'ushs sThAwBEsR1Es heBRs1s1 aafkes 2ss ..h,
stronger. supplies very light. Florida
3espins sMr frises pSriP s. Per pint au,,. .r,c.
receipts light. Bushel baskets Eastern
shore virsInia: Nancy Halls; Is; Golden,
N,ncr snd roEso Hsi EissnI sens 90 North
LIN LIMA Ai; BEANsHM.rket S.:l1 steady. Cuba.
bushel hampsrs, fair condition, $50. :,
0usa5{ aass' :tssds Cub.
bushel crates 1901 so.
sslpts iisS rs1id. iseaey Ssskess
l pound; i,l. oo;l59; So .uu,.,x ... :,
A., crates, Iceberg type: Arizona. 5 dozen.
3.50.3:7b: dozen. 2.75-3.00: California
desfn kafnMsrt.t si1st 90 st.,dv rruct r.c.,nt,
lisht. v!rsinis. Norfolk section, SusRe1
coLkARDsL steady, T.yck re-
0eF6fs T6kniP ni'tsis aslESM.rket ss .tead, Truck
.fcfS sus ahs Eastern iss oonaon shss %
."P SPINACH HSsHf Msrfes SLIGHTLY ss.ksr. e.
Texas. bushel baskets, Savoy type $500,
v.n $685. .se no:'
TURN1Ps h-bushel bas-
RHuBARB-washinston. 15-pound boxes,
,25-1.35; Michigan. 5-pound cartons. 40
oRANoEs-Florida. boxes 2.oo-s.oo. as
oRAPETRUTT-Norid boxes. 1.25.
200 Is e .f.Ss and Iz size: fey fey special no
= TrMoNss ss - c:lits1S}. II . boxes, No. l.
-NEcTARINEs@chile: boxes, 1902 90:
PARsNIps Pennsylvania, h-bushel
PHEArP1Es-cuba, crates, $780, 90.
PEAR-Oreson. boxes, d'Anjous. 200
PARsIEY--Texas. " crates. 125.1 so.
Arrivals. Diversion. sHd nd, Trssk ssa. Of
APPLE8--one Washington arrived; one
CABBAGE-No earlot arrivals: three
snS o1s ssos :lrv.s sai; Sn tss ssses
ofeas1 ea1raIo%mao 6sEs VI sl.ss carlo. arrivals;
three broken and two unbroksn cars on
cELERY-ons Florida arrived; two
LETTUCE-One Arisona arrived: three
broken and three unbroken cars on track.
ONIoNS-one New. York arrived: two
ORAN0Ee-Four Florida arrived: one
car. diverted: one broken and four un-
PEAsENo carlot arrivals: two broken
cars on track,
PoTATOEsEoad stock. one idaho, four
Maine arrived; four broken and eisht
unbroken cars on track: new stock one
Florida arrived: one unbroken car on
track.
SPINACH-Two Texas arrived: two
broken and three unbroken cars on track
MIXED VEoETABl.ES-One Califonis
arrived. i've BROKEN and one unbroken cars
on track,
AvoCADo6-one California arrived: one
unbroken car on track.
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