Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-29
PRICES Of FOODSTUFFS
IN BALTIMORE MARKET

Wheat-Receipts. 1929 bushels. con-
sisting of 1904 bushels western and
1853 bushels southern; shipments from
elevators, $40 bushels; stock in ele-
vators, l,372.1s0 bushels. The market
opened firmer. Spot. soft red, 2.3o.
Corn-Receipts, 76.140 bushels. con-
sisting of 1850 bushels western and
$50 bushels southern: shipments from
elevators, s2,ss3 bushels: stock in ele-
vators, 1853 bushels. Cob corn quot
ed at $40. The market opened firm
Spot, 2.20.
oats-Receipts. so.7H bushels. az
bushels: stock in. elevators. 1,2Ss.51t
bushels Standard white, 81 asked; No.
3 white. 81 asked.
Rye-Reesipts: 10 bushels SIS stock ss in
ern. old. No. 2. 2.ss asked Bag lots,
as to quality and condition. 2.o0a2.20.
Hay-Prices, per ton: No. timothy.
10 50a20.0O; do. No. 2. 1900; do. No; .,
14O0a16.00; light clover, mixed. l7.O0a
1880: do. No. i, 1880; do. No. 2, l2.6oa
L. 00a1350; do, No. 3, 8.0oa10.00. East
ern hay scales-Timothy, 1S.00a20.0o;
mixed, 16.o0a1s.0O; clover. 15.ooa1s.o0.
straw-Prices per ton: No. ! straight
do, No. 1 tangled. 12.00a13.00; do. No. 2
tangled. 10.5oa11.50: No l wheat. s.0oa
$50; do. No. 2, 7.50aS.O0; No. oat. 1000
all 90: do, No. 2. s.0oas.5o. Eastern hay
SCaleS-hye, lo.VVd1c.VVs
Mill feed-Prices per ton: Spring
wheat bran, 37.00a3760; western mid
ding. 47.00a4760.
Live poultry-Prices per pound unless
otherwise stated. Chickens-Sprins. IN
to . lbs, 27a29; do, IN to IN lbs. 26a27;
do, ID. and under, %; do, young White
Leghorns. IS; do. old hens, heavy. y;
do, small to medium, 81; do, old ROSTERS.
12a13. Ducks--Old Muscovy and nonsrel.
al do
puddle. old, 15a16; do, spring. 81 lbs.
and over, 20a21; do, smaller. poor. 11alS.
Pigeons-Old, per pair. 20; do, young. per
pair. 20.
Esss-Market steady, loss of; MARYLAND.
shore. Maryland and Virginia. 80: western
(Ohio). 80: West Virginia. 81; southern
North Carolina). 30: western fresh. count
cases. 341aa3o: candled, &c.
Butter-Separator. extra. 40; irsts.
isaac. Prints. II -pound. extra. 40a41:
f,rsts. 3Sa3s; do. l pound. extra. 4oa4l;
do. firsts. 3Sa3s: nearby creamery. 36a
81: hrsts. 35aS6: dairy prints. Maryland.
Pennsylvania and Virginia. extra, 3Sa
Potatoes-New. Norfolk and Hamp-
ton. per barrel. 3.00a3:50 do. eastern
shore. Md. prime. per barrel. 3.0oaS.50;
do. eastern shore. Virginia. per bar
per barrel. 2.50a2.7s; do. Rappahan-
mock No. /. per barrel. 3.Ooa3.25; do.
No. 2s. LOCAL so: DO, nearby. per bushel
box. 1.00a1.10.
Vegetables and green fruits-Apples.
early harvest. fancy. per barrel, 2.00a
$50: do small. per barrel. LOCALE %: do.
per ~ barrel basket. 1.00a1.25. Beans.
by boat. per basket. foa15 native. green
bushel. 75a1o0. Beets. Norfolk. per
bunch. 1a1 "a native per bunch, 1a1 y
lackberries. southern, per quart, liza
~ eastern shore of Maryland per quart.
Sail. Cabbage. eastern shore of Vir-
einia. Per crate. 5oa6o; native. per 100
1.5oa2.O0: York river, per barrel. So
Catalogues. South Carolina. per crate
75a1 so: Geo-f-ia. per crate. 75a1.50:
Corn, Rapiyahannock. per dozen, 7a1o:
eastern 81 ore of Maryland per dozen, 50
~: Baltimore county. per dozen. 1eaIS.
Cucumbers. native par hastet. I5a2e:
Maryland ard Virginia. per barrel goa
100. Curra nte. Maryland and Viz
Norfolk, per crate, 2.50a3.oo Huckle-
berries. southern. per quart 12a1i:
Maryland and Virginia pc" quar-. 10a
II. Kals-Native nsr bashel box H.
a1.0o; native, per 'hushei hox. 25a5o.
Onions-Texas-R Bermuda. per crate, ITO
a1.25; Rappahannock, ye!loT, per
basket 75a1 90; do, per barrel. 2.50a
2.75: do. white, per barrel. 2.0na2.50.
Peaches-Southern. per crate. 2.Ooa2. 80:
MaTyiAHu anu virgin per pds"et, ~
a5O. Pears Mang Eliz., per basket.
75a0O. Plums-per quart. sc. Rhu-
barb. nearby, per 100 punches. 50a1.OO.
squash-Native, per basket, 1Oa15. To-
matoes-Potomac, fancy, per carrier.
5Oa75; do, choice, per carrier. 40a50;
do, ordinary. per carrier. 25a30; Rap
pahannock. per crate, 40a80: native,
per u basket. 4Oa6O. Watermelons
Florida and Georgia, per 100. 15.OOa
5000.
Fresh Fish-Butterash. per bbl.. 1000 |
a12.oo; carp. per h.. SAT; crocus. per
Dbl: e:ooas,o1; founders. per H. H., 5a aS
salmon trout. per h.. sa1o; rock. boil |
ing. per h.. 1sa2o; medium. per h.. goa
20: pan. per lb:. 2oa22; white perch.
6as; yellow perch. large. per ID. 12a15;