Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-05
PRICES Of FOODSTUFFS
IN BALTIMORE MARKET

BALTIMORE, Md. March 4.-Wheat-
Easier; spot No. red, LIS spot NO.
2 red western. 1.21A March No. red.
11ss4; April No red, 1.1S&.
Steamer No. red, 1.12A: receipts,
1O4,07e bushels; exports, 24s,6o6 bush
els.
Corn-Easier; spot contract. Tx;
March, TN; April, TN; steamer mixed.
74h: receipts. s1.307 bushels; exports,
97.025 bushels.
oats-steady: standard white. 4sh;
No. white. ~ asked: No. white, ~
asked; receipts. 1878 bushels.
Rye-Firm: No. western export.
ssass; receipts, 1858 bushels.
Hay-Firm: timothy and No. 1 clover
mixed, unchanged.
Grain freights-Firm; steam to
Liverpool, per bushel, and picked por1s
per quarter, unchanged.
Flour-Receipts 2,503 barrels. includ-
ing 1926 barrels for through shipment:
winter clear, 4.75a5.10; winter straignt,
6.2oa5.s5; winter patent. 5.soae.so;
spring clear. 4.95a5.3O; spring straight.
5.45a5.so; spring patent. 5.soas.2o; city
mills best winter patent. SIS; city
mills blended patent. SIS: city mills
high grade straight. 6.s5; city mills
extra, 4soa5.3o: city mills spring pat
emit. 6.s5. Rye four. medium to choice.
5.s5a5.s5. Cornmeal. per 100 pounds
180a1.90.
Eggs-Market firm; Maryland ana
Pennsylvania and nearby firsts, "a;
Eastern Shore. Nd: and Virginia:
Wss; u vrs MssteFa r.t eho F :ea,n:ra
(North Carolina) firsts. 20.
Butter-Creamery, fancy. 3sha37; do.
choice. 33a35; do. good. 33a34 do.
prints. ssas7; do. blocks. sSas7; do.
sylvania rolls. %: do. Ohio rolls. 2oh
AL; do, Maryland, Virginia and Penn
sylvania dairy prints. 1920; process
butter. 24a25; store packed. 1914.
Chickens-Young. average run. 2oa21;
do. winter. 2 lbs. and under. 23a25; do.
young. rough. shaggy: 14a15; do. old
hens, heavy. fat. 17a171a: do. small to
1oa11 Dueks-Muscovy and Mongrel.
17a1s: do. white Pekings. 1sa2o.; do.
Indian runners, 17a1S: do. Puddle,
large. Young. 19a20. Geese-Maryland
western. 1sal4. Turkeys-choice young
hens. 26a27; do, choice. young COB
blers, 24a25: do. old toms. 20. Pigeons
Per pair. old. 26a30: do. young. 25a30.
Guinea fowl-Each. young, II lbs. and
soa4o. wa '' w. ''''
Dressed poultry-Prices per pound:
Turkeys. fancy. small hens. 27a2s: do,
mixed hens and gobblers. 25a26; do.
Straight, young. 1sa2o: do. mixed
young and old. 17a1s: do. old roosters,
11a12. Ducks-Choice. fat. 19a20. Ca
pons-seven pounds and over. 27a2s:
kaaS Der ae tons s e. 1osa
rye. 1900; No. 2, 12.ooa11.6o; No. 1
tangled. 11.0oa11.5O; do. No. 2, 1000:
No. 1 wheat, 7.00a9.00; do. No. 2, 7.5oa
| 500; No. / oats, 10.0Oa1050; No. 2, 800
| as5o
Mill feed-Prices per ton: Spring
| bran, 23.50a24.00; flour to white mid
dlinss twestern). 29.00a32 90; western
1ida rs 2s;s 90 city mills mid
middlings. 2s.ooa3o.oo; city mills win
| ter bran. 26-00a2e.50.
Vegetables and green fruits-Pota-
| toes. white. eastern shore. McCormicks,
per bushel. soa1.oo; do, Maryland and
Pennsylvania, per bushel. 1.o5a1l6; do,
a115: sweets. yellows. eastern shore,
Maryland, per barrel z.o0a225: do.
eastern shore, Virginia. per barrel. 15o
a1;1b: do. Delaware. fancy per barrel.
barrel. 1.75a2.oo; do. hampers, per bas-
ket, 65a75: yams. North Carolina. No.
l. per barrel. 1.75a2.0O. Apples nearby.
loose-packed. per barrel. 2.0oa3.50: do,
western Maryland and Pennsylvania,
green. per basket. 2.ooa25o: do, wax,
per basket, 1.75a2.25;; do, pearl. per
basket. 1.75a2.oo. Cabbage. old, New
York state per ton: ls.Ooa2o.oo: do,
new, Florida, per basket. LOCALS; do.
New York and Florida, per crate, 2.25a
ESQ. Celery. Florida, per crate, 2.00a
800. Cucumbers. per basket, 4.ooa4.5o.
Elephants. per crate. 1.5Oa300. Grape
FRUIT per box. $50. Horseradish. per
box. 1.75a2.00. Kale. per barrel, 5oa75.
Lettuce. per h-barrel basket, 1.0oa1.76,
Onions, yellow. western Maryland and
Pennsylvania. per bushel. 75al0o; do,
western. per 1oo-lb. sack. 15oa2.25.
Peas. per basket. 2.o0a2.25. Peppers
per crate. 1.6oa2.o0. Spinach, per bar
rel, 1.0Oa2.50. Strawberries, refriRer-
ator. per quart, 2oa26. Tomatoes. fancy,
| ripe, per crate. 2.25a2.50; do. choice. per
crate. 1.50a2.o0 Turnips. per bushe
box. 25a35.