Evening star., 1940-03-07

pared with TOO the previous week
and GAS a year ago.
1910. 1889. 1898. 1897 1896
E,sh- Low --- 65.5 55 5ssss 55.aa s sS.5 go $50
Washington Produce
BUTTER-s3 score. tubs, 3lha: l.
pound prints s2 PRINTS nIin, 39
:: aHs sc s3usa seors etn 80
l-pound prints, 30la: h4-pound prints. 81 !;
90 score. tubs 80; 1opound prints, 3o1a;
5ls.: % IS score. ] tubs. s5ls pO pound Prints. i
So l1vEgsTockmDcsv;es Hs9gae Drcnsf; so'i ion lambs o.
piss. i@o-14o pounds, 4 !o-4 s5: I4o-1s0
pounds; 4;95.5.2o; l60-21o pounds. 500
3,,2o3.45; whole undressed calves, l0la-
From Agricultural Marketing Service
EGGsWMarket steady; Tor eggs candled
and graded in Washinston March ~ T. s.
ex,Ta eams Ia srEe 90 ssDssra ssnIs g. s>se extras
standards. mediums; Is: U. S. trades, IA;
Tor nearby ungraded eggs. current receipts.
"sf LIVE ,G fe9fs stesds 70 fowl
colored. all sizes. Is to II cents; No. 2s. II
to l3 Leghorns. u TO l.: roosters. TO 10:
ers, all sizes, 10 to 30. No. IS. ] to 49,
Delaware Rocks and crosses. brollers and
fryers all sizes. & to 80; No. IS / to 49,
to Is: old. 10: young hens, 10 pounds and
up ~; old, 12 to l3; young guinea keats,
la pounds and up. l6 pound. old keats,
10 a pouno; capons. 8 pounds and over. II
to %; No IS and slips. l6
Fruits and Vegetables.
Compiled by the market news section of
Asrlcuitural Marketing. Service. Sales 70
am on this mornings wholesale market
APPLES-.Market steady. Truck receipts
| moderate. Bushel baskets and lt.-bushel
boxes Y; s; No, !: MaryIand, Pennsyl-
mans, 2bz-inch minimum, l l00-I IS: 2s.-
inch minimum. l.10-l .25: 3-inch minimum,
i 10: 1913 inches l.15-i.a5: BLACK Twiss,
2is-inch minimum. COL 90; 2'4-3 inches.
I.Io-i.25: Delicious, 2.-inch minimum,
Golden Delicious. aA-inch mininunss ,sb- S.,
90 213-inch minimum. l;00-l 10; Jqpa-
m,n,au 1hans .neh saho mnimsm s3ls sAeh
imum, I.oo-l 10; 21a-Mch minImum, l.sb-
S5 Hnshel boxes @ and ND, cartons E Pennssl-
l;40-l %: DELICIOUS. Il3s-l Gas j 35-l .69:
se5loos eod.n $685. sco ripe 4, sizes, go
40; sss-1oos, I50.l 10; Romes 1856
I5os 12s-lss: 72s,19os. 5o-i;55 Para
sonS' 1ios-1oes' 1.~o-loo' o4S-1UOs' LOO
nPorAroEs-Markes steady. Old stock:
HH1ndredDOGnd HorE GonOG ln,ae sacks No / Nsy
ysaia, katahdins. : sia:&5; round Whites,
so;i 0s oo MaiRs Green Mopn.sins; size
banks. s.@5-s,s5: mostly s.s5. New New stock: o
Truck Rss ,eceip1s Tz,sht light F!orisa 6pshsl
BRoccofI-Market steady California
and Texas: half crates. mixed car, 800.
bushel hampers. domestic round type
freight receipts. best 90; fair condition,
s Wess S saeHs Danish S fSps
500.
CAULIFLowER-Mark steady Cali
f'Fnf GEhER9yMs1sss s2ny fsaEss dal S2 Florida 1e-
saed nsa dfFaes a4 do1sn ammea TOPS doaen 81
a yocxpos@MazEet steady. Truck re-
ssR!s ea!syn:s msde5ass Eats Florida 1s'-l7''
cratsSi nSIaMs 6gnchsd ed ni mixed car; 17S.l S..
osd SACKS se ssouf ysoss ssfsSy New sS
York and Ohio. ] ISL 30: sweet Spanish.
3 inches and larger. Colorado and Idaho.
-. pEAs--zMarket steady. California. pole
Strawberries dull Truck
mostly holdovers, $3.50 per pint.
Sweet Potatoes Dull.
SWEET POTATOES dull. Truck
Carolina. Puerto Ricans COL 90; Nancy
EEs Essern s's shore Tysna saefto Ran
1888
EGGPIANII,Market steady: Supplies
cUcuMBERs@Market ea STEADY. ss Supplies pile;
very sa suos 1ushe .eads sTsts Express
via New York City lo-pound baskets and
cartons. containing 10. 1-pound cartons.
LETTUCE-Market about steady. Ari-
s.$s;a is; eedossn sss.$sS. '001eA'
ys ssss sssa' soTIoi TSft ssss9s. ssss5s
I.1z s1 yeas Truck re-
0ui9SE TGRSiP shske's oRgENs gems Market steady.
Truck receipts lisht; North Carolina.
0usas spRoy%aTfet Roi}S sna TO- steady
Truck receipts very light. South Carolina,
0uinss hHsbeRssMarket eefasss eS steady Truck re-
eeipots very light. Virginia, bushel baskets.
. : sPINxcH-Mszke. steady, Texas.
L. 4 crates punched, s.ss:s.7s; Pennsyl:
oah,dc ooSAea oasAeto' toppeo' easieu'
MUSHROOMS MARYLAND AND Pennsyl-
yyaniia a-pound baskets. 3o-75. mostly
=. Par: nARsN1ps Y 8; PENNSYLVANIA. hs-bushel
1920; Washington, 15-pound boxes. fancy,
l.25-1.3o: extra fancy, 1.35-1 40; choice.
oRANoEs-Florida. boxes, /. 1.5o-a5o. as
California. boxes. 2.50-3.00. as to grade and
GRAPEFRUTT-Florida boxes 125-2.eb
higher; Texas, crates. Pink Meats s.5o-
LEMONS California. boxes, No. 1, 45o-
500; aoNEyiE3seS,. MS & aso-e oG as to size
= GRAPES 70 Argentine. 2s-pound luss,
black and yhits varieties, a.5o-s.oo.
buRehed RApdsG1eelor'da' sdsi 90 12-auart baskets
TURNrPs-Pennsylvania, M-bushel b.s-
PEARs-oregon. boxes. dAnjous. 2.2b-
PiNEAPPfEsG Crates, 3.5o-4.oo.
PARSLEY-Texas. n crates. 1.25.
Carlot Arrivals. Diversions and Track.
APPLES-Two Washington arrived; one
0FSssa sna v3 cafo cars 1n Es' one
'GsAR cARRoTs4No 10 mo- carlot arrivals; nye
0re9Hs9 SHULso%Rone isEs " tEasa California srrived
one broken and one unbroken cars on track
CELERY-One Florida arrived; one
broken car on track.
GRAPEFRUIT-One Florida arrived; one
unbroken car on track.
LEMONS-No carlot arrivals: one un-
broken car on track.
LETTuCE-No ,carlot arrivals; eight
broken and one unbroken car on track.
MIXED CTTRUS-One Florida arrived:
one broken and one unhroken cars on track.
ONIONS-One New York arrived: two
broken and two unbroken cars on track.
ORAN0ES-One California. three Florida
arrived; two broken and IS unbroken cars
on track.
PEAS-No carlot arrivals: one car di-
verted; two broken and one unhroken cars
on ra,TaE1iors rdasEi -r~o Main. an. s.- wv.
arrived; two broken and nine unbroken
cars on track.