Evening star., 1916-08-27
PRICES OF FOODSTUFFS
IN BAL LT|MORE MARKETS

BALTIMORE, August 2b.-F lour-fte-
ceipts, 1O.60S barrels. including 9.297
barrels for through shipment. Winter
clear. old. 62Oa6.55; do, straight. old.
6.65a6 50; do, patent, old. 7,2oa1.4o;
spring clear. 6.65a7.o0; do. straight,
725a150 do, patent. 7.65aS.o0: city
mills best winter patent. $40; do,
blended patent S.55: do, high grade
straight. 7.70: do. extra. 6.2sat5o; DO,
spring patent S.55. Rye flour, medium
to choice, 5.l0a6.30. Cornmeal, per lvp
lbs, 1.90a2.00.
Wheat-Receipts. 2o7.714 bushels.
consisting of 1858 bushels southern
and l92,071 bushels western: shipments
from elevators. 166,S26 bushels; stock
in elevators. 1.so1,1SO bushels Ihe
market opened easier. as follows: Spot,
1.51: No. western. 1.62 q A.; August. l.5t,
and September 1.5IA.
Corn-Receipts, 25.927 bushels, consist
ing of 25.o27 bushels western and Soo
bushels new southern: shipments from
vators. 2367SS bushels. Cob corn was
quotabIe at -- a barrel Prime sail or
yellow corn quotable at 93a94 The mar
ket opened steady. Spot and August,
931s
Oats-Receipts, 12s.S22 bushels; with
drawn from elevators. 1879 bushels;
stock in elevators, 351.556 bushels Prices
were: Standard white, 51a5114: No. 3
WnlIe, 5Ua1Uig, NO. : Wlit'', 'os'tAie1sii -
white, 1lsa52: No. ) white. 5o13a51.
Rye-Receipts, 126 bushels; withdrawn
from elevators. 100IS bushels: stock IN
elevators, 93,62s bushels Prices We're:
No rye, western, export l25al.-9;
bag lots. as to quality and condition, GOA
Los.
Hay-Prices, per ton: No. ! timothy,
1900: do, No. ?, 165oa17; do. No. 3,
12.00a12.50: light clover, mixed, 16.00a
1885, do. No. /, 15.0Oal5.5o; No. 2. 1000
81 n o,
/. nominal. 10.0oa11.50; do, No. 2, 1000
a1o5o; do, No. 3. 1900.
straw-Prices. per ton: No. ! straight
rye, 1900; No No z o l2;ooaiS.oo; ga, No. 70 30.
No. / wheat, S.ONaS.50; do. No. 2, 1.50a
500; No. oat, 9.o0as.5o; do, No. 2, S.ooa
$50.
Mill feed-prices, per ton: Spring
diings Cwestern), 2s.00a32.00; western
rniddlings. 25.o0a25.50; city mills mid
dlings, 24.5Ga25.00; city mills white
middlings. 29-Ooa3o.oo; city mills win
Eggs-Market frmer: Maryland. Penn
sylvania and nearby firsts. IS: eastern
shore Maryland and Virginia firsts, IS:
western (Ohfo) firsts. 2S; West Virginia
firsts, 26. The market for, western eggs
very strong: western fresh. case count,
2S. and candled. 29aso
Butter-Separator. extras, Sla32; do.
frsts, 3oa31; do. lib. extras, 552a33
frsts, sDa31 Blocks. 2-lb., extras. 31a32;
frsts. 29a3O- Dairy prints, Maryland and
Pennsylvania and Virginia; extras, 2sa24
firSts, 21a22. Store-packed, frsts, %.
Live poultry-Prces per pound unless
otherwise stated Chickens, young. lbs.
average, 22a23 do, smaller 2l; do,
white leghorns,, 2oa2l; do; old hens,
17a1s; do. old roosters and stays. I0a11.
Ducks. white Pekings, young. 15a16; do,
Indian runners. young, bali; do, spring,
over "a l6s; l.; do smaller nano lSa14. na,r
20. Guinea fowl. young, l lb. and over.
each, 5oa60: do, under 1 lb., each, 40;
do. old. each, 25.
Vegetables and green fruits-Pota-
75aS5; do, Rappahannock, barrel, 2.50a
$50: do, eastern shore, Virginia barrel,
2.50a2.75: do, nearby. bushel box. 85as0.
Sweets. eastern shore, yellows. barrel,
Vans, large. bright. barrel, 1.75a2.00.
Apples. Early Harvest, fancy. barrel.
1.25a1.5O; do. small. barrel. 1.0oa1.25;
do. half-barre1 basket, 4oa60. Beans.
native. bunch. 2a3. Cabbage. native.
100. 3.5oa5.oo. Cantaloupes. Anne Arun-
del, basket, 25a60. Celery, New York,
bunch. 25a4o. Corn, nearby. sugar.
dozen. 1oa14. Cucumbers. native. bas-
ket, 5oa6o. Damsons, Maryland and vir-
ginia. 4-s basket, 60as5; do. barrel.
4.00a4.50. Eggplants, native, basket,
4oaso Lima beans. peach basket. 4oa
50s do, hamper. 125a1.50; do. bushel,
s0a1.00. Lettuce. native, bushel box,
25a40: do, New York. basket or box,
75a125. Onions. Virginia, yellow, bas-
ket 90a1.oo: do. yellow, barrel. 300a
3:25; do. white. barrel, 225a2.75; do.
Maryland and Pennsylvania, yellow,
bushel. 1.25a1- 80. Peaches. mountain,
carrier. 1.5oa2.25; do. AS basket, 4oa75:
do. eastern shore. Maryland. yellow.
low. basket, 5oa65; do, white. basket.
35a50; do. carrier rs; do. mountain,
bushel basket. 1.25a1.75. Pears, eastern
shore Bartlett, As basket. 50as0; do,
hamper. 1.z5aL60; do. Seckel. basket,
5oa60- Peppers, nearby. basket, 30a35
Rhubarb. native. bunch. 1a2 Squash,
native. basket, z0a25. Tomatoes, Anne
Arundel, ripe, basket, 25a40; do, east
ern shore. ripe. basket, 15a20. Water
melons, selects, 100, 20.00a30.o0; do,
primes, 100. 12.0oa1s.00; do. culls, 100,
6.00a10.e0.
Fresh flsh-Prices per pound unless
barrel. 5.o0as.o0. Founders. 3a5. Gray
trout, large. barrel 10.00a15.00: do,
small to medium. barrel. 5.00a6 90. Sal
mon trout. Gas Star or butterfish, bar
rel. 400a7.00. Rock, boiling, 1Sa2o; do,
medium. 15a18; do. pan, 12a15. White
perch, large. Gas; do, medium, 3a4.
Perch. yellow. large. 8a10; do, medium,
4a5. Mackerel, southern. sa10. Tailors,
large. 12a16: do. medium. 6aS. Catfish,
2a3: Green, pike, native. 15a1s. Eels,
medium to large. 4a6- Clans, 100, 65a
20. snappers sash. Hard crabs. -four
barrel. 2:ooaS.oo. Soft crabs, dozen. as
n atZe 20aA0