Middletown transcript., 1917-10-27
The MARKETS

INGW 4(4S1As = AAA AVE- -
Western, s1.s71s New York.
Corn-Spot steady; No. 2 yellow,
$2.O2; No. 2 mixed, 81, ci f New York.
Oats-Spot steady; standard, 66hc.
Butter Creamery higher than
extras, 044h; do extras (92
score), 4SA043A; irsts. 41A@43;
seconds, 40.
Eggs-Frssh gathered extras, 45@
46; extra firsts, 43@44A; firsts, 400
AZ; seconds, 37h@39; State. Pennsyl-
vania and nearby Western hennery
whites, fl.e to fancy, 65@6S; State.
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
browns, 5t@55.
Cheese. State, fresh, specials, 24h;
do, average run, 23k@24.
Live Poultry - Chickens, 20@21;
fowls, 20@23; turkeys, 20.
PHIL ADELPHIA. - Wheat - Gov
ernment standard inspection: No. 1
red, So 27; No. l soft red, $2.25; No. 2
red, 1924; No. 2 soft red, $2.22; No. 3
red, s2,21; No. 8 soft red, $2.19; No. 4
red, SALT; No. A soft red, s2.15; white
wheat. relatively same price as red.
MIXED wheat, &c Off. No. 5 wheats.
red Or soft, and Sample" will be
bought on their merits, but in no case
at above 1c under No. 4.
Corn-Western, No. yellow, $2.1e
@2.15; do, No. 8, do, nominal; do, No.
4, nominal; do, No 5, do, nominal.
Oats-No. white, new, IS IL k@66c;
standard, white, new, 64k@65; No. 8,
white, new, 64@64k; No. 4, white,
new, 53@64.
quality, 21@24c; roosters, 1920;
spring chickens, not Leghorns, accord.
ing 10 quality, 21@23; white Leghorns.
1901; ducks, Pekin, 21@22; Indian
Runner, 1920; spring, 22@23; tur-
keys, 22@26; guineas, young, per pair
weighing 1902 lbs apiece, 90c@$1;
smaller sizes, 70@80; guineas, old, per
pair 60@65; pigeons, old, per pair
25@a0; do, young, per pair, 2O@24.
Butter - Solid-packed creamery
fancy. specials, 46hc; extra, 44R q
45h: extra firsts, A; firsts, 431s; sec
onds, 42@42k; nearby prints, fancy
48; average extra, 46@47; firsts, 44@
As; seconds, 42@43; special brands OF
prints, jobbing at 51@54.
Eggs-Nearby frsts, $3.50 per case
nearby current receipts, $3.50 pei
case; do, seconds, $10.95@11.25 pei
case; Western frsts, $3.50 per case;
do, firsts, $3.50 per case; do, seconds,
s10.95@11.25 per case; fancy selected
carefully candled eggs were jobbing at
50@51 per dozen.
Cheese New York, full cream,
fancy, June, 261ac; specials, higher;
do, do, fresh made, best, 25a @26; do
choice, 25@25h; do, fair to good, 24@
241A.
BALTiMORE.-Wh difficulty
in marketing contract wheat at the
government prices of 1922 for No. 2
red soft spot and 1924 for No. red
winter spot.
Corn-Carlots of No. 8 yellow corn,
old, for domestic delivery, are quot
able at So per bu asked on spot. Cob
corn-A few struggling bag lots of new
cob arriving, and quotable at from
$3.50 to 81 per bbl for prime nearby
yellow on spot.
Rye-No. 2 Western, spot, export
s186@1.87; bu; bag lots nearby rye
as to quality, $1.75@1S5.
Hay-No. l timothy, $27; standard
timothy, $3.50; No. 2 do, do, $26; No
do, s22@24; No. light clover mixed
s25.50@ @96; No. 2 do, do, do, $24.50@
rs; No. / clover mixed, s2450@25;
No. do, do, $21@23; No. clover, $50
@21; No. 2 do, $17@19; No. 8 do, $11
OLA.
Straw-No. straight rye, $16.50@
II; No. 2 do, do, s15.50@16; No. ]
tangled do, s12.50@13; No. 2 do, SIG
11.5O; No. wheat, s10@1O5O; No.
do, $9@9.50; No. / oat, $10.50@11; No.
2 do, $9.50@10.
Eggs-Maryland, Pennsylvania and
nearby, 42c; Western, AZ; West Vir
ginia, AZ; Southern, Al.
Live Poultry-Chickens old hens, 4
lbs and over, 23@24c; do, old hens,
small to medium, %; do, do, white
Leghorns, %; do, old roosters, 14@
Is; do, springers, large, %; do, do.
small to medium, %; do, do, white Leg.
horns, %; ducks, young Pekins, 3h
lbs and over, 22@23; do, do, puddle,
do, do, %; do, do, smaller, do, do, 200
81; geese, nearby, 1920; do, West
ern and Southern, 17@18; turkeys,
young, lbs and over, %; do, old. %;
pigeons, young, per pr, 20; do, old, do,
20; guinea fowl, young, 1k lbs and
over, each. As; do, do, do, IL lbs aver
age, do, 5000; do, do, do, smaller, do,
25030; do, do, do, old, do, 30@35.
Potatoes - Western Maryland and
Pennsylvania, choice round, $1.40@
1.50; do, long, do, s1.35@1.40; New
York and Jersey, s1.40@1.50; Eastern
Shore and Virginia, $125@1.40; New
York and Jersey, per 50-lb sack, $3.50
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