Evening star., 1917-05-20
PRICES Of FOODSTUFFS
IN BALTIMORE MARKET

BALTIMORE, Nd, May 1s.-Wheat-
Inactive and higher; spot No. red'
3.19, nominal; spot No. 2 red western.
3.21. nominal; May No. red. s.1s, nom
inal: steamer No. 2 red, 3.02, nominal;
receipts, 71,773 bushels.
Corn-Firmer; spot contracts, 1.78h
May. 1.7sh; receipts, 57.474 buhels;
exports, 373.S57 bushels.
Oats-Steadier; standard white. TN /;
No. 8 white. 76ha77; receipts, 1856
bushels.
Rye Firm; No. 2 western export.
2.35; receipts, 1858 bushels.
Hay - Steady; No. l timothy un-
Grain freights-No quotations,
Flour-Receipts, 11.493 barrels, IN
ment. Winter clear, 12.s5a12.s5; winter
slSssh.i 1s soai4.io. Spring clear, i2soa1s.so
spring straight, 14.00a14:25; spring pat
ent. 14.soa15;so: City Mills, as winter .at pat
1850; City Mills high-grade straight.
1475; City Mills extra, 11.50a12.00; City
Mills spring. 1850. Rye -four, medium
to choice. l225a1s.o5. cornmeaa' 100
lbs., 4.O5a4.15.
rye, 15.5Oa1s; do, No. 2. 14.5oa15; do.
No. tangled, 12a13; do, No. tangled,
1o.50a11. So No. l wheat. 9as.50; do.
No; ?, sas.5o; No. 1 oat' loa1l; do.' No.
Mill Feed-Prices per ton. spring bran'
Eggs Market, steady: Maryland:
aHd Nd and
ssH: western (ohio) firsts, s2h; West
Carolina) firsts. 81.
Butter-Separator, extra, 4oa41' hrsts'
2sa49 extra ns 4ea4l Ia Tsrs rsts ssa4S satS
Dairy prints, Maryland. Pennsylvania
and Virginia, extra. 30a31; flrsts. 29a
80. Store packed firsts. 29a30. Rolls.
Maryland and Pennsylvania. firsts, 2sa
30: do, West Virginia firsts. 29a3o.
Live poultry-Prices per pound un-
less otherwise stated. Chickens. win
ter, 2 lbs. and under, lb. 35a40; do,
spring, N to 11s lbs. ID, 42a45; do.
l lb. and less. 3sa4o; do, old hens
lb., "a; do, old roosters, lb., 12a1a.
Ducks, young Muscovy and mongrel.
lb., 16a17; do, young White Pekings,
lb., 17a1s; do, Indian Runners, lb., 16a
small, poor, h.. 15a1s Pigeons. old.
pair. s5; do. young. pair. 15a16.
Vegetables and green fruits.-Pota-
toes-White. western Maryland and
PenEsylvania. bushel. s.2sas;4o; do.
bushei, 3.00a315; nearby, bushel box.
3.0oa325; new. Florida, primes. barrel.
9.50a100O; do, seconds. do. 7.ooaS. 90;
Eastern shore Virginia yellow. barrel,
$50 a5.00; do. eastern shore Mary
land and Delaware. barrel. 3.50a6.00;
do. hampers. basket. 2.OOa2.25. Yams.
large. bright. smooth. barrel. 45oa5:o 90.
4.ooa5.5o: do. No. 2. barrel. 3:ooas.75.
Asparagus. Maryland and Virginia,
No. I. dozen. 2.o0a2.75: do. No. 2. dozen.
1.50a1.80. Beans. Florida, green. basket.
southern. bunch. 4a6. Cabbage. Florida,
crate, 6.00a7.00; do. Norfolk. barrel.
a6oa5. 90; do. Charleston. crate, 1;o0a
Gucumbers. Florida. basket, 1;s5al.5
Eggplants. Florida. crate. 2.00a2.5o.
Grapefruit. Florida, as to size. box. 2.25
a3.00. Horse radish. native. box. 1.50a
1.75. Kale. Norfolk: barrel. Local: 50.
1.5o; do. Florida. basket. 1.ooa1.50.
Onions, new Texas. crate. 2.00a2.25;
spring 100. 1.90a2.00. Peas. Florida,
basket, 1:5oa2;o0: do. North Carolina,
esste easks soase sppsEe Norfoh of,as has
tons. basket, 25a50; do, do, long red.
basket, 75a1.00. Rhubarb, nearby, 100
lunches. 1.b0a2.00. Spinach, Norfolk
barrel. 1.5oa2.50; do. native. bushel box,
Strawberries. eastern shore. Va. quart.
12a15: do, Rappahannock. quart. Sa12:
do, North Carolina. quart. 10a15. To-
matoes. Florida, fancy, ripe, carrier,
2.25; do, ordinary. carrier. 1.50aI75.
Fresh fish-Prices per pound unless
otherwise stated. Bass. large. 15a1s:
carp, 4a5: founders. Gas; spots. small
to medium, barrel. 2a2.50: herring. bay,
per 100. 1.25a1.b0; salmon trout, 12a15:
shad. North Carolina. roe. each. 9ocas1;
do. buck, each. 45a50: do, bay, roe. each.
s0a1.0o; do, buck. each. 45a50; rock. boil
ing. 12a15: do. medium, 12a15: do. pan. IL
a15: white perch, large. Sal0; do. medium.
6a6; yellow perch. large, Sa10; do, ma
dium, 4a5: mackerel, southern. 12a15:
Tailors. large. 12a16; do, medium. 6as;
catfish. 5a6: green pike, native. 15a1s:
eels, medium to large. 5as. CLAIMS, per
100. 65a70. Hard crabs. as to quality.
barrel. 4.50a5.50. Soft crabs. as to size,
dozen, 60ca$1. Snappers. SAT. Frogs.
large, dozen, counts, 1.75a2.