Middletown transcript., 1917-10-20
THE MARKETS
NEW K.-Rye-Steady; No. 2

| OatS-Spot weak; Stanudiu' W.
Butter = Creamery, higher than
extras, 44A @45hc; creamery, extras
(92 score), 441a; frsts, 43@44A; Sec
onds, 41k@42A.
Eggs-Fresh gathered extras, 4oW
SOC; extra firsts, 1904; frsts, 39hW
41h; seconds, 37k@39; State, Penn
sylvania and nearby Western hennery
whites, fine to fancy, 62@66; State,
PENNSYLVANIA and nearby hennery
browns, 4S@52.
Cheese-State fresh specials, 25h@
36c: do, average run, 25A @2512.
BALTIMORE. -Wheat-Steady IN
ouiry for nearby wheat. Bag lots sold
at S1.936210 per bu. Contract wheat
readily marketed at the government
prices. No. red soft spot, S2.22; NO.
red winter spot, $2.24.
-Corn-Prime old nearby yellow on
spot at SO per bbl. Contract corn Is
lifeless and prices nominal in absence
of business.
Oats-Standard white. Csc; NO.
white, 64@64k.
Hay-Timothy-No. 1, $26. Stand
ard timothy, S25@25.50; No. do,
s24.5O@25; No. 8, do, s2O@23. Glover
mixed-Light, No. 1, $24: No. 2, $3.50
$3.50. Clover mixed-No. 1, $23; NO.
2, $2O@22. Clover-No. 1, $20@z1;
No. 2, s17@19; No. 8, s11@14.
Straw-Straight Rye, No. 1. $16.50@
II; No. 2, $1550@16. Tangled-No. l.
s125O@1S; No. 2, $11@11.50. Wheat
No. ], s1O@105o; No. 2, $9@S.5o'
Oats-No. 1, s1O5O@11; No. 2, $3.50
@1O.
Butter-Creamery, fancy, 46@46R;
do, choice, 45@46; do, good, 44@441 "a ;
DO. prints, 46@47; do, blocks, 45@46;
ladies', 3S; Maryland and Pennsylvania
rolls. 81; Ohio rolls, 56@361s; West
Virginia rolls, 36@36k; storepacked'
35; Maryland, Virginia and Pennsyi
vania dairy prints, 81.
Live Poultry-Chickens- hens,
lbs and over, 2S@29c; do, do, small
to medium, 27@2S; do, do, white Leg
horns. 27@2S; old roosters, 1906;
springers, large, 2S@29; do, small to
medium, 2S@29; do, white Leghorns'
27M2s. Ducks-Young Pekings, S1s
lbs and over, 24@25; do, puddle, DO,
do. do, 23@24; do, muscovy, do, do, do,
23@24: do, smaller, 21@22. Turkeys
Young, 7 lbs and over 2S; old, 2s.
Pigeons-Young, per pair, 20; do, Old,
do, 20. Guinea fowl-Young, IL IDS
and over each, As; do, IL lb average
do, 5000; do, smaller, do, 25@So'
Eggs-Maryland, Pennsylvania and
nearby frsts, 41@42c; Western firsts
r 1m42: West Virginia firsts, 4O@4l;
e Southern firsts, 40.
D Calves-Choice, handyweight veals
f per lb, 16c; good veals do, 15@15R
i heavy. fat veals, 14k OBS; heavy
v smooth, fat calves, per head, $25@30;
heavy. rough calves, do, $15@1S; small
e thin calves, do, 5000.
f Lambs and Sheep-Choice, fat sheep
f per lb, S@9c; spring lambs, choice
= fat, do, do, 16@16h; fair to medium
grade lambs, do, 14Ql5.
Il Beef Cattle-First quality, per ID
n e69b: do, medium, do, 708. Mill
9 COWS. choice to fancy, per head, $50Q
i 65: do, common to fair, do, S3O@4O.
O Live Pigs-As to size, per head, So @
# 45O. Shoats, as to size, $5@6.50.
n PHILADELPHIA. - Wheat - Gov
O. ernment standard inspection: No.
q red. 1927; No. 1 soft red, $2.25; NO.
- red. 1924: No. 2 soft red, s222; No.
!. red. s2.21; No. 8 soft red, $2.19; NO
\. red. s2.17; No. 4 soft red, s2.75; white
wheat, relatively same price as red
q. mixed wheat, &c off, No. wheats
,f red or soft, and sample" will b.
g bought on their merits, but in no cas-
q. at above 1c under No. 4.
=, Corn-Western No. 2 yellow, $2.10
Els: do, No 8, do, nominal; do. Nc
:, 4 nominal: do, No 5, do, nominal.
:. Oats-No 2 white, new; 5k@66c
~ standard, white, new, 64R @65; No.
~ white, new, 64@64E; No. white. new
n 63@64.
49, Live Poultry-Fowls, as to size an
% quality, 21@24; roosters, 1920
spring chickens, not Leghorns, accord
=, Ing to quality, 21@23; white Leghorns
" l9@21; ducks, Pekin, 21@22; Indial
.. Runner, 1920; spring, 22@23; tul
- keys, 22@26; guineas, young, per pail
~ weighing 1902 lbs apiece, 9Oc@$1.Oo
:. ~ smaller sizes, 7O@SO; guineas, old, pc
~ pair, 60@65; pigeons, old, per pair, 2
20 OPS; do, young, per pair, 2O@22.
- Butter Solid-packed creamery
fancy, specials, 46Ac; extra, 44k@
45R; extra firsts, A; firsts, 43k; SET
= onds, 42@42h; nearby prints, fancy
4S; average extra, 46@47; firsts, 44Q
~ IS; seconds, 42@43; special brands Q
prints, jobbing at 51@54.
40 Eggs-Nearby firsts, $12.60 per cast
We nearby current receipts, $3.50 pc
Mt case; do, seconds, $10.95@11.25 pc
as case; Western frsts, $3.50 per case
he do firsts, $3.50 per case; do, seconds
in $1O.95 @1125 per case; fancy selected
vo carefully candled eggs were jobbing q
of 50@51c per dozen.
Cheese - New York, full cream
R. fancy, June, 26hc; specials, higher;
he do, fresh made. best, 25A OPS; d.
ct, choice, 25@25k; do. fair to good, 24Q
re- PAX,