Evening star., 1940-12-16

Sl4 4.04l ,945 compared with the pre-
vious period.
Washington Produce
rr18 E score tubs as a5 pound
prints as; 81 score e tubs 'i65f4l; j pound
prints, 37hs: i4pound prints, 3734 SO
.cpound pr.nts 81 PD * Score, '6 tubs i5 q; q
., L1VEsTocK-callyyes, q; sprlne, lambs,
120-l40 pounds, 5.00-5.50; l4O-ls0
pounds. 5'27@.o0; ;o% lso-22o ,I pounds 55o-
3.50-4 50; calves 9.50-1O.50.
From Agricultural Marketing Service
Priees paid net fob. Washngton: ..o,
stale sraaed eggs weaker Steady on on
Prices paid for Federal-state graded eggs
received from grading stations December
cents: u. S, extras, mediums. -26-27; U. S.
standards. large. 29-31;- U. S. standards.
mediums. 23-25; U. S. trades 1920.
extras, mediums, a6-27; U S standards,
large 29-30: U S. standards mediums,
1925; U. S trades. 1920. For nearby un-
LIVE PoULTRY-Market steady. Fowl
Gol9red all sizes 15-l6; No 2s lGji cs;dt
ems Virginia irii Rocks broiiers and fryers
all sizes, 1919; No. 2s 1914; Delaware
Rocks and crosses broilers and fryers: all
fses bens al szes N0 No nrkfzs as young young
toms all sizes ills No Is. l5 o,,6at Gnineas 3o
s pounds and up,. %; No. IS and slips. l g.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Compiled BY the Market Nows Section Of
Agricultural Marketing Service. Sales to
$ am. on this n,orningS wholesale market
~ Express receipts OF fresh fruits and
FLoeRIDA-a7 lues avocedos; % lpss
baskets peppers; - bushel baskets okra; 30
bushel baskets snap beans 10 t32-ouart
crates k"muuats ] G2-plno refrigerator
WEST VIRGINIA. bushel boxes water
VIRGINIA barrels watercress
CALIFoRNIA-12 15-pound) lugs av4
Cd IiSo5u1s1ANA-- barrels shallots.
TEXAS-10 t25-pound baskets mistle-
NORTH cARoLINA-22 bushel baskets
GEORGIA. t50-pound, bags pecans.
PENNsYnWAN1A-294 (3-pound) baskets
MicHiGAN-1o t2o-pounN baskets
III UNKNOWN oR1o1N-4e crates mixed
sefssrVeS ArTiVais. diversions and track of fresh
APPLEs--Four Washington arrived, one
CARBAGE-Two New York arrived; two
unbroken cars on track.
CAULFLoWER-One California arrived:
two unbroken cars on track ,a ..
broken and four unbroken cars on track.
GRAPEFRUIT-Tw Florida. one IeSaS
arrived. two unhroken cars on track Re
lief; Three Florida arrived: three unfro-
Asi IEMoNsnone No ne = California arrived; one
un5EokTn car on track Arizona one Cali
fornia arrived; five broken and seven un-
broken cars on track.
MIXED CITRUS-One Florida arrived
oNIoNs-one New York. one Utah ar
rived: one broken and four unbroken cars
ol' oRANGEs-Three California. ten Flor
ida arrived; four broken and ten unbroken
PEAs-one California arrived; one un-
NY PoTAToEsIFour -Four. Maine arrived: one
Re RGhsn Fodr Rod n9s New Ya4S @
sPiNAcH-No carlot arrivals two
0FeNSf sfES % s5aso South Carolina arrived
~ MIXED vsiEqFTABLEsLTwo Texas ar:
iiNcn Sih VI ohSii aA4N WV oiiSioNN4A S1Ao
" gRoccoL1-No carlot arrivals; two
0F2hsH sRnsgfIs SCI on sPRo6rsNo sEaSt earlot ar
TABLE GRAPEsSone California ar
rived; one broken and two unbroken cars
vi TASNGER1NEs-one Florida arrived; one
unsT9seR car on track steadv Truck
Virginia and west virginia, bushel baskets,
n mum Nc oe siaeE nes TTis5s nmum 15nnh m56 a6
ito; Grimes. 214-inch minimum, Cots:
2'a-inch minimum. $500; .22s-inch mini
l,00-1 10: ,o'4-inch minimum, l.10-1 Is;
sinsh B chm, mn!ngm 25 nsb stagmans mum aig?h s
cious, 2h-inch minimum, 1901 10: pa
inch minimum 35-l so: Golden Delicious.
2+onch minimum Mn IS, 2ia,ineh ;nS mlnimpm N I'm:
inch minimum ,a0-1o0. lls-bushel boxes.
10 l. min mGln'9sh 5ihch 81 alin mnimdm, mn
i,?s5-4o; Jonathans, 81 in. min, Is: ~:
inch minimum. 0o-1. 10: 2s4-inch mimi
mum, IN un s5,1 90: }f'iI s}sinch minimum. i .s5-
l:25: adif-inch minimum, o. :$5-l 80;
Grimes, 2A-inch minimum. 60-75; 212-
inch minimum, 9o-1,0o: 274-inch minimum,
1901 Y%orks' % 2h-inch minimum; l,19-
Virginia and west Virginia, bushei boxes,
western style, fancy: MCINTOSH, 113s-I5os,
Combination ., s No; and u. S: fancy:
1;l0,125; Delicious, 113s-l63s, 1.5O-1 -;
l,35;;1G 40; staymans, 1l3s-l5os, 1:4o-1 IS:
s4solo3ss 511 3s' R9mfs S6af 1l8s-l'os mostly so
PoTAToEsGoid stock: market steady.
Truck. receipts light. 1oo-pound sacks.
Hew n e2sey NG eobbers * Mane dhb
pewas, $50; 10-pound sacks. Green
Noun, Mountains. & No $50 Idaho 100
crates, Bliss Triumnhs, U S: No. 1. 1856
200: U. S. No. l, size B, 1.75.
Lettuce About Steady.
LETTUcE-Market about steady. L. A.
dition, dozen, 2.75-3.25: 6 dozen, $50;
Arizona 5 dozen, ,3.5O-3,75.
GARRoTsMarket steady California
300: bushel baskets, topped washed, New
York. 90; PENNSYLVANIA, rs.
cABBAGEMMarkst M steady Truck r Re; E;
canse' cailye 4o.5o: New YorS, 5o-pound sacks,
Danish type, 40-5O; Florida. 11a-bushel
Arrii cAULIFIoWERGMareet fSvFi4s @ Steady. Crates,
/ dozen, Long Island, storage stock 1.50;
California. SOL .65.
AVOCADOS-Market steady. Express
and truck receipts light. Florida. fats,
iBRoccecoL1-Market dull. Crates Cali
fornia. 2 dozen, 800; Eastern Shore Vir-
cELERY-Market steady California, u
225..2 so: New York, 2s, crates, in the
trimmed tops. 6-s dozen 2.25-2.5O
PEAS-Market steady. Truck receipts
light Bushel hampers. Florida, 2 50-2 .65:
fair condition. 200; California, 325.
ONIONS-Market steady 50-pound
sacks; y; s; No. l, yellows, New York;
inches and larger; Utah, 1.5o71 50.
er:: Truck receipts very light, Florida.
36-pint crates. 20-25 per pint for very
few sales
sWEETs-Marke steady Truck re-
ceipts light, Bushel baskets. U. s No. l,
North Carolina. Puerto Ricans, 1.25-1.35:
Virginia, Nancy Halls. $50.
TOMATOES-Market steady. Truck re-
ceipts light. Florida. lug boxes, ripes and
turning. wrapped, 6x6. 2.00-2.50: 6x7,
1.25-1 50; fair condition, 75-1.00
SNAP BEANS-Market about steady.
Truck receipts moderate Florida, bushel
hampers. Black Valentines, 1.40-1.60
LIMA BEANS-Market steady Truck
RECEIPTS light. Florida, bushel hampers,
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