Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
PRICES Of FOODSTUFFS
IN BALTIMORE MARKET

| BALTIMORE, Md, May 5.-Wheat-
Quiet and frmer: spot No. red, 3o6
spot No . red western. 3.06: May NO
red 500; steamer No. red, ISL re,
ceipts. 67.575 bushels: exports, S96.42t
bushels
| Corn-Quiet and firmer: spot contract
1.10ls; May, 1.7o1.; receipts, SOS bush
els
oats-steady: standard white. Is
asked; No. white, - asked; receipts
| S.122 bushels.
Rye-First No. western export, 215
bid; receipts. 1870 bushels. exports
| 1923 bushels.
Hay-Steady.
| Grain. freights-No quotation.
Flour-Receipts 1924 barrels. includ-
| ing 6.557 barrels for through shipment
| Winter clear. 11.30a11.s0; winter
straight. 1205a1e35; winter patent
12.55a1295; spring clear. l6oal2.le;
spring straight. 12.10a12.35; spring pat
ent, 12S5a1335; City Mills winter pat
ent. 1925: city Mills blended patent
1850; city Mills high grade straight
1900; City Mills extra. 11.23all.5O: CITY
Mills spring, 1850. Rye flour, medium
| to choice. 11.75a12.5o. Cornmeal, 100
lbs. 3.95a405.
Straw-Prices per ton: No. l straight
rye, l550a16.OO: do. No .. 14.5Oa15.00:
do. No. l tangled, 13.00a13.0o; do, No.
tangled, 10.50a11.50: No. / wheat. 9.o0a
$50: do. No. .. S.00as.50: No. l oat.
10.00a11.00: do, No. ,, 9.00a9.o0.
Millfeed-Prices per ton: Spring bran,
4e.o0a4IOO western middlings, 41.00a
4S.uu
Eggs - Market weak. Maryland.
Pennsylvania and nearby firsts. ~
Eastern Shore. Maryland and Virginia
tirsts. 50; western tohiol firsts., 80:
West Virginia firsts. 81; southern
North Cardinal tirsts. 81
nj
S9a40; extra i0ai1; firsts. 39a4o. Blocks.
2 lbs. extra, i0a41; tirsts. 3aa4O. Dairy
prints. Maryland. Pennsylvania and
Virginia. extra, Soa3l; firsts, 29aso.
Maryland and Pennsylvania firsts IVA
80: do. West Virginia firsts, 29a30.
Live poultry-Prices per pound un-
less otherwise stated. Chickens. winter.
2 lbs, and under. lb.. ISAAC: do. spring;
IL to liz lbs, h.. 42a46; do. lb. and
less, 4oa42: do. old hens. heavy, h.. "A:
do. small to medium. h.. "a: do, old
BOOSTERS. h., 12a13. Ducks. young Mus
covy and mongrel, ID. l1a1S; do, young
White Pekins. ID. 1sa19; do, Indian
fat, 11a1S: do. small. poor. lb.. 16al Z.
Pigeons, old, pair, IS; do, young, pair.
35.
Vegetables and green fruits-Pota
toes. white, western MARYLAND and
Pennsylvania. bushel, 2.75a2.S5; do,
do. Eastern Shore. Maryland and Nir-
ginia, No. /, bushel. 2.60a2.75: do, near
by, bushel box. 2.60a2.15: do. new. Flor
ida, primes barrel, S.50a9: do. seconds,
barrel, 7.00aS.00; do. hampers, bushel.
25Oa2.15. Sweets. Eastern Shore. Va,
yellows. barrel. 4.50a5.00: do. Eastern
Shore, Maryland and Delaware, barrel,
5.00a6.0O. Vans, large, bright, smooth.
45Oa50O Apples. New York state. No.
/. barrel. 4.oOa6.oo: do. No. 2, barrel.
3.0Oa3.50. Asparagus. Maryland and Vir-
ginia. No l, dozen. 1.S0a2.25; do, No. ?,
barrel. 1.25a150. Beans. Florida. green,
basket, 1.50a2.O0; do. pearl. basket, .25a
$50; do. wax. do. 1.75a2.00. Beets, Flor
ida, bunch. Sal. Cabbage. Florida, crate,
7OOas 90; do, basket. 3.00a4.00 Celery.
Florida crate, 1.50a2.00. Cucumbers,
Florida. basket, 1.50a2.00. Elephants.
Florida, crate. 200a3.00. Grapefruit.
Florida. as to size, box. 2.25aS.oo.
Horseradish, native. box, 1.5oa1.7o-
Kale, Norfolk, barrel, 1o0a1.5O. Let
tuce, North Carolina, basket. 1.25a1 SO;
do. Florida. basket, 1.25a1.5o. Onions.
new Texas. crate. 2.25a2.50. Oranges,
Florida, as to size. box, 2.50a3.50. Oys-
ter plants, native. bunch. 4a5. Peas.
Florida, basket. 1.50a2.00; North Caro-
lima, basket, 1.75a2.00. Peppers. Flor
ida, crate, 3.OOa4.00. Radishes, Norfolk,
buttons. basket. 25a5o: do. do, long red,
basket. 75a1.oo. Rhubarb. nearby, 100
punches, 1.oOa200 Spinach, Norfolk
barrel, 150a250; do. native, bushel box
65a75 Squash. Florida. crate. LOCALS
Strawberries, AFlorida. refrigerator
quart, 10a15: do. do. open crate. 1Oa15i
do, North Carolina, quart. 10a1S. To-
matoes, Florida, fancy. ripe. carrier
300a3.5O; do. do, choice, 2.25a2.75: or
binary. 1.75a200