Evening star., 1940-04-18
Washington Produce


Washington Produce
n.ls b. ILrt-aa l,4-a -yote tubs 2974; 1-pound
Etdni prints SO 3o7.; 4-poana prlne4, %"'4 ~
l-pouna plinrs, -; l4-poyna prints, - ?:
W score, tuoS, 2a,4; I-pounQ prinJS, 2SS4;
i.-pound prints, 29'4; SO score, TUBS, IS;
14-pound prints. 2s94
LlVEoToCk-Calyes, .l0l2: lambs. 1ola;
pounds. 4.75-5,0o; loo-210 pounds. BOO
30: 22u-24U pounds, 4.1o-5.UU: sowS.
Ero wnoie undfe,seG calves l0-ll
PRICES pala net lob Washlngt ton:
EGGSGMarket steady. frlces paid for
Grading stations lApril isJ: Whites Whites: i. 5.' s.
extras, large 20-22 cents: u S. extras
mediums, ,I5-ls cents: u. S. Standards.
diums, I6l7 cents; IT, S. trades, 1916
cents. Browns; U. S. extras. large. 1871
GEMS: Y. .; extras. mediums, 1913 cents;
standards. mediums, 1917 cents; U. S.
trades, 1916 cents For nearby un-
eraded eggs: Current receipts: Whites I6-
LIVE POULIRY-Market STEADY. Fowl:
Colorea al sizes l5-l7 cents; No. IS. IL
- eencs Leshorps l0-l2 cents. Roosters.
- ks
66soiiers r. and fryers. all sizes 1920, cents;
eens No RoeFs and fFyeFs an sizes
!52rollerst . : pounds and up, rs cents; under
pounds, II cents Turkeys: Old: Toms
~ cents; hens, II cents. Guinea keats
young, la pounds and up, I6 cents a
pound: old, 10 cents a pound
" Fruits and Vegetables.
Compiled by the Market News Section of
= asalcu4tuIai Marketing Service. Sales to
. am. on TINS mornings Wholesale market
IN less than carlot quantities:
APPLES-Market steady. No carIot ar
aiHdt1' and no Gafs on TRACK Bushel baskets
einla. Staymans, 2l4-lnch minimum, 75a90
-a-lneh minimum, l,1O-I25; 25.-inch
mnimum lnnimum GS.1i5 Relie5o5s tnoH linen
ID, ,3o-l 90; Golden Delicious. 214-lnch min
mum ! !}H 20 90: 2i2-lnch minimum. 115-
Linen r1n9h mInim1m nun m 3?-l 40 Yorks,
mum. 6O-12, 2a4-inch minimum, 90
n: 32 Black Twlgs, 2iA-inch minimum. 90
2t2-lnch mtnlWun. I.l0-1.l5; 25I-inch
", Bushel BOXES and cartons. Pennsylvania,
Virginia ana West Virginia. U. S. fancy
Parsons, ll3s-I5os,, 1901 so: 72s-I00s,
! 90 90; komes. 1881 pos, 4ti-l So
Is 20 lo9s. l:65-l.55; Delicious. ii;}s-i sos,
l;t5; Golden Delicious 1851 sos, j, So
Ito ,,3-S sss-l19s. l;s5-l.90.
F0IAIOhs-Old STOCK. market steady
one one Idaho Two Maine, one New York ar
riVea; SIX broken and nine unproken cars
on track; loO-pound SACKS. u S. No, l.,
Maine :! AN, Green Mountains. slze A, 225-
minimum, ON 5462.5V: New York. 5aed roasd
whites. 9U-2 90; Idaho. husset Burbanks,
-iio2-s;'o; -io2;d. new new stock, market STEADY, two
broken cars on track. Florida. busiel crates,
BllsS I IIrlumphs u. S. No. |, 2.0O-225.
+. .AspARAiGUs-Market .,AIaAi steady. No car
EXPRESS receipts light. South Carolina,
pyramid crates, dozen punches, green,
Colossal, l.5o.2.25; fancy. I,25-i.75;
AvocADos-Market steady. One Cali
fornla arrived: one unbroken car on track.
Express receipts light. California, fats,
cABBAGE-Market steady. One Flor
ida arrived: one broken and one unbroken
e1dS;ds ea5S On 1rack; ss Truck receipts liberal.
rouna type, lladed. l %: packed locally.
l.0o-l 10; South Carolina, IA -pushel ham
p@ers @ pointed type, packed locally, few
CELERY-Market dull No carlot ar
rlvals; three broken ana two unbroken cars
ntrack. florida. riorlaa standard and
l6-ncn crates, trimmed tops, individually
washed. $40 dozen. l.25-l.15.
BEEIS-Market steady. No carlot ar
rivals; one broken car on track Texas,
half crates. punched, best, l.25, fair con-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES about steady.
One California arrived, no cars on track
CaHi95nia; GnI5 I, a1;re pony & crates 2o0-2l0:
fornia arrived one car diverted; two
broken and one unoroken cars on track.
CahIornla L. a. crates, punched, 300.
best stock One California arrived: three
broken and one unbroken cars on track;
l. A crates, Iceberg type, mostly ordinary
500; California. 4-5 dozen. few sales,
Onion Prices Steady.
ONIONs-Market steady. No carlot ar
Gya tTad s9Sn snd aeEs
yellows, Michigan New YORK and Ohio
225-2.35; sweet SPANISH, inches and
iieht. Florida, bushel hampers. small
TRAWBERRiEs1Markes s. iss' Steady. stead No
receipts hgh Forda R HS 5Spnt S ira'e Crates s
o SWEET E21r'anf PoFAToEsRaTket 12 ssr Nan! steady
Truck receipts light; North Carolina and
MIXED VEGETABLEs-one California
arrived; two broken and one unbroken cars
arrivals broken esr on au tac N0 fa5Gs Truef
receipts liberal; Florida. bushel hampers.
HsRas cEanaS oTdnary con eondon hlaek
l.5o-2.oo; Tendergreens, 2.00-2.25; mostly
LIMA BEANs-Market dull. Supplies
very light: Cuba. bushel hampers. ordi-
nary ynnT eondition, 2:5o-3.0o.
R caba ssfady Crates suppss sreea
SQUASH steady. Truck re-
caipts t;i light; Florida, bushel hampers.
200.
UCUMBERs-Market steady. Truck
fsfe'pSS far osats sh 1oG1a 0ushel Baskets
- ToMSA1ToEs-Market steady. Supplies
very very light h. .Repacke,d 1Q-peund cartons,
lug, lug boxes 9e ripes and turning, wrapped,
KALE@Market weak. Nearby sections,
TURNIP GREENs-Market steady. Truck
receipts light, Virginia, bushel hampers,
:, RAPE-Market steady. Truck receipts
lieht Virginia, Norfolk section, bushel
sections ot Maryland and virginia, ssiSl bushel
'sPINAcH-7Market steady: no carlot ar
ton. bushel baskets. IS.
oRANGEs--one Florida arrived; three
Reiief-No cariot arrivals; one ne broken and and
AVOCADOS|One California arrived;
one 1sRHses5 NJ tFsGk and
vania, 3-pound baskets, 1850. according
to condition: best. mostly 3O-45
ORANGES-Florida, boxes, 2. .50-3. so as
to grade and size: California, boxes. 2.75-
GRAPEFRUIT-Florida boxes. 900
800: few. special marks, higher, as to
grade and size.
LEMoNS-California boxes. 3.75-45O.
as to grade and size
HONEYDEWS-Chil crates 1.75-2 90.
poorer lower.
GRAPES lugs. various varie-
ties. . 00-225
TURNIPS-South Carolina, punched,
4-4K,
RADISHES-North Carolina. bushel bas-
kets. punched, 90.