Evening star., 1919-02-28
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE Md Eehruarv o

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, February 2S Il
pm. quotations).-Pota White
western Maryland and Pennsylvania
per hundred pounds, 200a2.25; do
New York, per hundred pounds. No j
2.0Ga210; do, eastern shore, Maryland
and Virginia. McCormicks, 1.50a1 SIS
do. Jerseys, per hundred-pound sacks,
2. 2.00a2.10; sweets, yellow North Caro-
shore, Maryland and Delaware, per
barrel, 750aS.50; do, York river, per
barrel, 750aS.50; yams, fancy bright,
per barrel, 6.5Oa7.50.
Vegetables and green fruits-Apples,
eastern shore, Maryland. per barrel,
loose, 4.50a5.50; New York state, per
barrel, No. /, S.00a11.50: do, western
Maryland and Pennsylvania packed,
barrel, 7.50a1100; do, No. 2, barrel.
5.50a7.50. Beans-F'lorida, per basket,
green, 4.50a5.o0; do, per basket, wax,
9.50a4.00.
$50; do. New York state, per ton,
Danish, 30.o0a35.o0. Celery - New
York. per dozen, 150a2 90 Cucumbers
Florida, per basket. 500a6.50. Egg
plants-F1orida. per crate. 4.50a6.0 90.
Grape fruit~Flo5ida, per box, s-5oa 5o
$50. Lettuce-F'lorida, per basket,
headed, 3.50a6.00. Onions-New York
and western, per hundred pounds,
2. 2.50a3.50: do. Maryland and Pennsyl-
yania, per hundred pounds, 2.50a350.
Oranges-Florida per box. as to size,
400a4.50. Peppers-Florida. per crate,
4 400a7.5O. Squash-Florida, per crate,
4.00a5.90 Spinach--Norfolk, per bar
rel. 4.00a5,50 Strawberries-Flor
per quart, refrigerator, 50a75. Toma-
toes-F1orida. per carrier, fancy
0a Ttrrr 1iyaS hrtC h
3Oa4O.
.(Arrivals by boat}: Poultry-LiYe
chickens, young, large. smooth, h.,
3sa40: do. young. rough and shaggy,
ID, 34a35; do, young, by express,
Ssaso;. do. old roosters,. pound, 23a24 !;
horn hens, lb., 35a3s. Ducks-Mus-
covy and mongrel, young, h., 3Ja36;
do white pekings, young, lb.. 39a40;
do. puddle, 3 Y lbs. and over, h., 3sa
SO; do. smaller, poor. lb.. 36a37; Tur-
do, gobblers, lb., 3sa4o; do, old toms,
H., -35a36; do. crooked breast, poor.
h., 32a33. Pigeons old. pair, 35a40;
do, young. pair. 35a4o. Guinea fowls
Young. over * lbs. each, LOO; do,
old. each. 60.
Eggs-Western Maryland, PennsyS-
vania and nearby, dozen, 40a41; east
ern shore, Maryland and Virginia,
dozen, 49a41; western Ohio, dozen, 40a
Al; West Virginia, dozen. 40a41;
southern North Carolina, dozen. 3Sa39.
Butter-Creamery west separator,
extra, 55a56; firsts, 53a54; do. prints,
half pound. extras, 56a57; firsts, 54a55;
do, prints, one pound, extra, 5Sa57;
firsts, 54a55; nearby creamery extras,
54; firsts, 40; dairy prints, Maryland
and Pennsylvania extra, 36a3S; firsts,
34a36; store-packed frsts. 35; rolls,
In nd nd nj fra
ssa40; do, West Virginia extras, 34a
S5; do, Ohio extras, 34a35.
Flour quotations. per barrel, in nine
ty-eight-pound sacks Carload lots)-
Winter straight. s.50as.75; spring
dunn to choice, 7ooaS.75. Cornmeal,
per 100 pounds. 3s5a4o0. City mills
winter patent, HOS; city mills winter
straight, 1890: city mills blended
patent, 11.30; city mills spring patent,
1130
The above quotations on city mills
-four on jobbing prices.
Receipts. 2.51s barrels; prices un-
changed.
No wheat sales.
Cob corn quoted at-White. 6.10; yell
low, $50 per barrel for carloads.
Track yellow corn-No. 3, for domes-
tic delivery, quoted at 1.3S per bushel
Corn-Sales small bag lots. white,
1.s0 per bushel; bag lots yellow, 1.40
on Wnar1.
Oats-standard white, 81: No 3
white. 66.
Rye-Range of prices. bag lots Of
nearby rye, as to quality. 1.V5a1.3o per
bushel.
Hay-No. / timothy, $3.50: standard
timothy, 29.50a30.50: No. 2 timothy,
2S.5oa29.00; No. timothy. 25.00a27. 90 !;
No. ! light clover, mixed, 27.50a2S. 90;
No. / clover. mixed, 26.00a27.50; No. 2
clover, mixed. 24.00a25.50; No. 1
clover. 1000: No. 2 clover, 23.o0a24. 90; /;
No. clover, 20.00a23.00.
Straw-No. l straight rye, 17.00a
1900; No. 2 straight rye, 16.0oa17 90 !;
No. ! tangled rye. 1900; No. 2 tangled
rye, I3.0ea14.00; No. 1 wheat, 13a00a
1850; No. 3 wheat. 12.00a12.50. No. 1
oat, 15.00a16.0o; No. 2 oat, 12.50a13.oo.
CHICAGO. February 28.-Strength
developed in the corn market today
owing to unfavorable weather. Open
ing quotations, which ranged from
the same as yesterdays finish to 1
higher, with Mas 1..3% to 1.24A and
July 1-2o to 1.20h, were followed by
a moderate setback, and then an up
turn higher than before.
Oats ascended with corn. After
opening unchanged to Il off, with
May SO to 59s, the market sagged a
little, but soon scored substantial
gain.
Provisions rallied sharply from an
initial break. Brokers who as a rule
represent packers did the buying