Evening star., 1940-03-28
Washington Produce

Washington Produce
rr1sT RUTTEF-2a ET score tubs ao'a l-pouna
score, tubs, 30; l-pound prints. 30l2: "a
pound prints q: 81 score tubs, 29A:
i4-pound prints, 30; 50 score. tubs. 2sl2;
l-pound prints. 20; i4-pound prints. 29i2;
rs score tubs, 2s; l-pound prints "s'2;
LIVEsTOCK-Calves, 10; lambs, 10.
Other pTrss teday
Prices paid net OBJ wsshlnEtoa f 'et'''e
EGGS-Market about steady on graded
eggs and weaker on current receipts. Prices
from G5 sradns March e3 sESs tsSatea
U S. extras. large 21-222; u S, extras. me-
dd,um1ss: 17-lsls: y: $; Standards, large.
larfe is iSes1is & 0ei exIras, s. N MEDIUMS efras
LIS: U S. standards, large, l7I2-1a;
trades l4-lG. For nearby ungraded eggs
-Current receipts. whites. 1861 mixed
LIVE PoULTRY-Market steady. Fowl,
ccolored, all sizes, IA to II; No. IS. II to
II LeehornS 10 to y. BOOSTERS. to Q;
ChickenS S, .,Jn Virginia Rock, % bIoilsrs and
Delaware Rocks and crosses. broilers and
Tyers; all 81 sizes, 1 to ~; No IS to l3
turkeys, 0iC. toms Ih. mems. IL. Guinea
pound; old. 10 pound. Capons, s pounds
and over, 20 to %: few higher No. 2s and
slips. Is to Il.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Compiled BY the market news SECTION Of
s am. on this mornings wholesale market
IN less & than a carlot quantities:
light Blshel baskets and i's-bushei boxes boxes,
U. S No, /. Maryland. Pennsylvania. Viz
EInia tnnh an and West Virginia s,aymans, ~
53-l00 .'.-3 inches. .l.l0-l l5, Yorks,
St,inch a. MINIMUM 65-55: 2la-inch MN
sca!ded, all sizes. 75-s5 Black wigs,
mum. I.nnUu-l,l5: Delicious, 2i.-inch min
l35; ripe, wasty, all sizes, 75-I 90: Golden
Delicious. 2!4-inch minimum 15-s5; 2i2-
imam ineh mnimpm g lHnlao Wndsao; s1..neh min
mum ! .0o-l 10: .l2-inch minimum l.35-
!, %; &C Grimes 2L.-inch minimum. 6o-s5;
mum. ,oo-l 90: ripe and scalded mostly so
Bushel boxes and cartons. fancy. Penn
mans Syyana vTEina and M West yTsIns stay
cious, !l3s-i6;}s, j .50-l IS: 53-l0os, 10
1.15; ripe. all sizes, oo-1 .25; Golden De-
sos-loos, / .5o-I IS; Paraeons 1i3s-13ss.
ia poTAToEs&ma4fet f Jess. 2,l 4s Steady old stock
Mountain. Mountains. SIZE 4. 2:25; Katahdins and
SepDsS4s SeH Yo4S neh wR,es memum 30
a,.5; Idaho Russet Burbanks 80: Wy
O. S No. i. ISL 90: new Stock. florida,
bushel crates. Bliss Tr;umphs. u S. No.
/, 2.60-2.65; fair condition. 80; l2-inch
minimum. 2.35-2. 40; size B. very few sales.
BRocCoL1-Market steady. Arizona.
hsts cABgaGE3ma4ks, f5sjsS GH4S5 s,,,b,,v weaker
Truck receipts liberal. Florida florida, 1la-bushei
ceipts, packed locally, 100; bushel ham
= cELERY@Market steady. Florida, Flor
ida standard and l6-inch crates. trimmed
tops indivldually washed. As dozen, = 800
AVOCADoS-Market steady. Truck and
express receipts light. California hats'
REETs-Market steady. Texas. halt
crates, hunched. mixed car, 1.15:
LETTUCE-Market steady. Arizona, l.
A. crates. Iceberg type ; dozen. on-4 25;
80: fair condition. 100
FLoWER-Market, about steady.
California. pony crates. 1.65-1.15.
L. A. crates punched. $50; Pennsylvania,
bushel baskets. topped. washed, 5000.
ONION Prices STEADY.
sas2S 0N1qHsMsrkst vedW 5eady 2oDosndd snd
Ohio. 200; New York, 200; small size.
1,s5; sweet Spanish, 3 inches and larger,
PEAs-Market steady. Bushel hampers.
California. pole peas, 3 300-325; Florida
smali-podded varieties. ordinary condition,
Strawberries steady Truck
13; mostly 12-l2l2; holdovers, fair condi-
1.Gs SWEET e per roTAroEs-Market ~ steady.
Carolina. Nancy, Halls, y. s: No. /, ! 90
1;ln; fair condition, 1855: Virginia, Nancy
TOMATOES steady Truck re-
ceipts moderate Cuba. lug boxes, green,
5 5n?s aRa !u5nnE eaT.ohs con scnanns 2S
10 lpound cartons, Io0-l so. mostly
coLLARDs, RAPE. TuRN1P GREENS
GREENS-Market steady. Truck receipts
y very ~ light; South Carolina. bushel
ee5 Nsss,Ha xsrk and TyHs vskns
0uShsl sPiNAeaMaTfet safkels 5Sa7' steady Truck
type Texas best, 90; fair condition.
ASP Rssu NGtet sssGn %saP 64S Rxp3ess
and truck receipts light California, pyra-
mid crates: dozen punches, green extra
+ fO-O.OU. SeleCt. 4.-D-4 .OU. extra
very light South Carolina. unclassihed,
MUSHROOMS Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania, 3-pound baskets, $3.50: mostly
PARsNIPs - Pennsylvania, h-bushel
, RaUBARB-Michisan 5-pound cartons,
,rsia1 Ga1c9Rg-END1vEs- R9 California. L. A.
PAPSI Tv-Texas - crates. 25-1 30
ORANGES S,-Florida, boxes, 2;Oo-2,75;
California, boxes. 2.50-30o as to grade
GRAPEFRUIT-Florida. boxes, LOO
hher sr:s Texas snd boxes sae pnk x Mests
LEMoNsScaliforniia boxes, No /.
4e91 eRApHsareentjne rq N9 iao-as" so-pound luss.
VSTicaS HoNrYpEWschiie, ya5sssss Standard crates
'S r1NEAppIEs@caba, II LAP Es2 e crates, a5o-soo
according to condition
SHALLOTS-Louisiana. barrels $50;
per dozen punches. 50:
Carlot Arrivals. Diversions and Trsck Of
Fresh Fruits Is. and xeEetablss: h1;s.s
BRoccoL1ZExpress, one North Carolina
arszfs 5Ts broken esao saEs on arrSa 1Tfss
CAULIF1OWER-N carlot arrivals; one
br9ksn end cnro On tva sef
cars on track.
GRAPEFRUIT-One Florida arrived; two
uphroken cars on track.
LETTUCE-One Arizona arrived; seven
broRen ord two urN.oken cars on track.
ONIONS--One New York arrived; two
brc'-~7 "-'' three "r-roken cars on rack
ORANGES-Two Florida arrived one
car diverted. four broken and IA unbroken
cars on track. Relief: No carlot arrivals;
one unhroken car on trek
pEAS-No -carlot arrivals: one broken
and one urhroken cars on track
POTATOES-o'd stock, two Idaho. five
Maine arrived four broken and IA un-
broken cars on track: new stock, no carlot
arrivals: no cars on track.
SPINACH-One Texas arrived; two
broken and one unbroken cars on track
BANANAS-No carlot arrivals; one
broken car on track
MIXED VEGETABLES-Two California
one Texas arrived; two broken and four
unbroken cars on track.
TOMATOES-No carlot arrivals; one un.
broken car on track.