Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
PRICES OF F0ODSTUFFS
IN BALTIMORE MARKET

BALTIMORE, Md. February 20
Wheat-Firmer; spot No. 2 red, 1928
bid; spot No. red western, 124h;
February No. red, 1923; March No 2
ceipts, 90,482 bushels; exports, 429,2s9
bushels.
Corn-Firmer: spot contract, s0a
February, S05s March, sou: April, 81
steamer mixed. 772s receipts, 51,519
bushels.
Oats-DuIl; standard white. 81 asked;
No. white, 40 asked; No. white,
461z asked: receipts. 1903 bushels.
ny Easier; No; western export,
Hay-Firmer; No. ! timothy, 21.0oa
21.50; No. l clover mixed, 1850
Grain freights-Firm; steam to Liv-
erpool, per bushel. unchanged; picked
ports, per quarter, unchanged
Flour - Receipts, 1886 barrels, in
Guiding LABS barrels for through ship
ment. Winter clear, 5.05a5.40; winter
straight, 5.5oa5.65; winter patent, 5s5a
go; spring clear. 5.3oa5.65 spring
6.65; city mills best winter patent, 100;
city mills blended patent. ITO; city
mills hiEh-grade straight. $50: city
mills extra. 5.10a5.5U; city mills spring
choice, 5.50a6.00. Cornmeal, per 100
pounds, 1.S0a1.90.
Straw-Prices per ton. No l straight
rye. 1900; No. 2. 12a12.5o; No, / tangled,
lial1.Jo, do, No =. 1000; No. / wheat.
1a9: do. No. >, 7.5oaS; No ! oat, Ioa
1880: No. 2, sa9.50.
Mil feed-Prices per ton: Snrine
bran. 20 oGa2i -four to white mid
d!ings 1western. 29a32. western mid
| dIings. 255oa2s; city mills middlings.
29.00a3o.o0; city mills winter bran.
| 26.0Od26J0.
Eggs-Market firm; Maryland and
Pennsylvania and nearby frsts. 81;
] l. Mo-
| irsts. %; western (Ohio) frsts, %;
West Virginia firsts, 90; southern
| (North Carolina) firsts, o.
Butter-Creamery. fancy. Sc; do,
prints. 35a37; do. blocks, 35a37; do, ladies',
z2a23; do, Maryland and Pennsylvania
! rolls. %; do, Ohio rolls, 2la22: do.
Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania
dairy prints, l9a20: process butter, 24a
Is; store packed. 1872.
! Poultry-Chickens young. average
run. 19a20; do. winter. . lbs and under
| 22a24. do, young, rough, STACEY, LA
Is; do. old hens. heavy. fat IS: do.
small 10 medium. Is; ducks, Muscovy
lsa2o; do. Indian Runners, 17a1s; do,
/ Puddle, large, young, l9a20; geese,
Maryland and Virginia. l5a16; do,
southern and western, 13a14: turkeys,
young sobblers, 23a24. do. old toms.
| 20 pigeons. pair, old, 25a30; do young.
25a30; guinea fowl, each, young, u.
lbs. and over. 60a65; do, small, 50a55:
do, old. 25a30: turkeys, fancy. small
hens, 26a2I; do, mixed hens and COB
blers. gags; do, poorly dressed. thin,
20a22: chickens, straight young, 19a20;
do, mixed, young and old. 16a17: do.
old roosters. llal2: ducks, choice. fat,
19a20: capons, pounds and over, 26a
81. do. smaller, 24a25: do. slips, 20a21.
| Vegetables and green fruits-Apples
| nearby. loose packed, barrel. 1.O0a1.50
! do. New York state packed, barrel
| 2.00a3.50: do, western Maryland and
Pennsylvania packed, barrel. I75a215
| Beans. green, basket. 1.50a2-25; do.
wax, l.75a200: do. pearl. 1.5Oa1.75. Cab
| bage. old. ton, 10.00al2.00: do, Florida
| new. basket, 90al.IO. do, eastern York
and Florida, crate, 1.75a2.00. Celery
| Florida. crate. 2.00a3.O0. Cucumbers
| basket. 4.00a4.5o. Elephants, crate
1.50a2.25. Grape fruit box, 2.00a275
Horse radish. box, l.75a2.0O. Kale, bar
rel. soa75. Lettuce. Florida. half-bar-
rel basket. 1.00a1.75. Onions, western
| Maryland and Pennsylvania. yellow
bushel. 75al25: do. western. 100-pound
sack. 1.50a2.25. Oranges. Florida. as te
| size. box. 2.00a2.50. Peas, basket, 2.00a
2.25. Peppers, crate. 1.50a200. Spin
ach. barrel. 50a1.50. Strawberries
Florida. refrigerator. quart. 25a30. To
matoes. fancy. ripe, crate, 2.25a2.75;
do. choice. crate. l.50a2.00. Turnips
bushel box. 25a35.