Evening star., 1917-09-09
PRICES OF FOODSTUFFS
IN BALTIMORE MARKET

BALTIMORE. September S.-Flour-
Receipts, 24.73S barrels. including 1916:
barrels for through shipment Quota
tions below. per 1876 pounds. in wood
Winter, clear. new, 9.50al0.00; winter
straight new, lO.15al0.40: winter. pat
ent. new. 1O.75a11.O0: spring, clear. old
1O.56a11.O6; spring, straight, old. IL. 10a
1890: spring, patent. old. 12.50a12.s5
city mills. best winter patent, 1875: city
mills. blended patent, 1900; city mills
high grade straight, 1900: city mills
extra, 10.00a10.50; city mills. Spring &
1900 Rye flour. medium to choice. II o.
a1I75. Cornmeal, 10O-pound sacks, 5.0t
, a5.25
Wheat-Receipts. 22.3sS bushels. con
sisting Of 1s,60o bushels western ant
2.7Ss bushels southern: shipments from
elevators. 2s.140 bushels; stock in ele
vators, 562.732 bushels. The marker
opened quiet. No. spot. red. 224
Corn--Receipts. 2s,SsS bushels. consist
ing Of 2s,Sss bushels western and bush.
els southern; shipments from elevators
SsS.371 bushels; stock in elevators. 1885,
S62 bushels. Cob corn. $50. The market
opened easier. Spot. 200.
oats-Receipts. 1ss.47s bushels; with
drawn from elevators. 65.337 bushels
stock in elevators. s07.s61 bushels. Stand
ard white. 651sa66: No. white. 65a65Is
Rye-Recefpts. 16.e15 bushels: with
drawn from elevators = bushels: stock
| =.
new western. 1.Ss. Bag lots. as to quail
ity and condition. 1.5Oa17o.
Hay-Prices per ton: No. ! timothy,
20. 00a20.5 80; do. No ,. 1900: No. ,. l5.00a
1850; light clover. mixed. 1880: do. No.
l, s.ooas.5o; do. No. ). 15.0oals.5o: No 8
clover. 16.00a17.00: do, No. 2. 13-50a14.5O
do. No. 3. 900a11.0O. Eastern hay scales
Timothy. lS.00a20. 90: mixed. IL. GOALS. 0o:
clover. 15.0oa 1900. Northwestern hay
scales-Corn. 500 Dbl.
Sfra w-prjces per ION No
rye, 1700a11.50: do. No. ,, 10 00a 16.5 so; do.
No. l. tangled, 200; do. No. =. tangled,
0.50a1 ]. so; No. ] wheat. s.0oa950: do.
No. 2, S.00as.5O: No. l oat 10 5OalI 90; do
No. 2. 9.00as.50. Eastern hay scales-Rye.
straight. 16. 00a 49, 90: wheat, S.00a9.00.
Mil feed-Prices per ton: Spring wheat
bran, 3o. 00a3s.0o. and western middling
46. O0a47.00
Live poultry-Prices per pound, un-
less otherwise stated. Chickens-Young.
large. by boat, 80: do, large. by express.
2Sa30: do, medium, 21a2S: do. small.
e7a2s; young white leghorns, e7a2S; old
hens. pounds and over, 25a26; do.
small to medium. 24a25: old white Leg
Young Muscovy and Mongrel. 19a20:
do. young white Pekins. 20a21: Indian
Runners. l7a1s; spring. 81. pounds and
over, 20: do. smaller. poor l6al'. Plg-
eons-Oid. pair. 90; do. young. pair, 20.
Guinea fowls-Young, ia pounds and
up, each. 35; do, smaller %.
Eggs-Market firm, loss off, Maryland.
Pennsylvania and nearby. 40; Eastern
Shore, Maryland and Virginia. 80: west
ern (Ohio), 80: West Virginia. 3S; south
ern North Carolina). 81. The market
very strong: western. firsts, case count,
80: candled, 40.
Butter-West. separator. extra. 42a4$
first. 39a40. Print, y pound. extra, 42a
AZ: firsts. 39a40; do. l pound. extra 42a
43: do. firsts. 39a4o: nearby creamery.
39a4O; firsts, 3Ia3S: daily prints. Mary
land, Pennsylvania ana Virginia. extra.
3Sa37: frsts. a5a36: store-packed, iirsts.
So.
Potatoes-White. Eastern Shore Mary
land primes, barrel. 3.00a3.25: Eastern
Shore Virginia. barrel. 3.0Ca3.25: Rap
pahannock No. /, barrel. 2.75a3.00;
nearby. No. |. bushel box, l. ioal p
Sweets. new. yellows. No. !: barrel,
550a400. yamS. Virginia and Maryland,
No /, barrel. 2.,5a3.0O.
Green fruits and vegetables-Apples.
Maryland and Virginia. fancy. barrel,
2OOao so; do. small. barrel, 1.00al l-25 !,
bushel. 100 Beets. native. bunch. 11s
az Cabbage. New York state. dozen,
2Oa5C. Cantaloupes, Potomac. crate. 40
a60: Eastern Shore. crate 4oaso; Anne
Arundel gems. basket. S5a5o. Corn
nearby. sugar. dozen. 1Oal5. Cucum-
bers. native, basket. 20a3o. Damsons.
Maryland and Virginia, basket. '5aso
Egxplants. nearby, per peach basket,
o5a30. Euckleberries. Maryland and
Virginia. quart. 11a12. Lettuce, New
York, box or basket. l.00al23: native
bushel box, 25a5O. Lima beans IN hui,
bushei hamper, LOCALS; hulled. pound
l0a1l; in hull. L. basket. 4oa9O. Onions.
ca stern shore, Maryland and virginia. yel-
low. basket, 15aS0; barrel. 250a2 I5'
western. yellow. bushel. 1.1oal2o; Mary
land and Pennsylvania. yellow. bushei.
local 10 Peaches, mountain. open car
rier. 1. .O0a1 80; ordinary. fs-basket 30a5O;
choice. M-basket. 5oa65: bushel basket.
LOCAL 90; eastern shore. Maryland and
Virginia, basket. 30a50; box. 5oa15: car
rier' 75aao. Pears, eastern shore. Bartlett.
y basket, 50a75: eastern shore. seckei.
basket, 40a50. Peppers. native, basket,
25a3O. Plums, basket, 4Oa50. Squash, ma
tive. basket, 1ea15. Tomatoes. eastern
shore. q bs-basket, 3Oa35; nearby. y s-basket.
40a50; nearby. bushel. Local. 10. Water
melons Maryland and Virginia. per 100,
Sa25.
Fish, oysters crabs. clams-Butterfish
barrel, s. 00alO 90: carp. pound. 5a7: crocus.
barrel. 5.0Oa6 90; founders. pound. Gas;
gray trout. large. barrel. 1000a12.00; sal
mon trout, pound. 12a15: rock. boiling,
pound. 16a1S; medium. pound. 16a1S; pan.
pound, 12a1b; white perch, large. pound.
l2a15; medium. pound. 5a6; yellow perch.
large, pound, 12a15; medium. pound 6aS;
mackerel, pound, 16a20; pompanoes.
pound, 25a30: tailors. large. pound. 12a15;
medium pound, 6aS; catfish, pound, 4a6;