Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-24
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special UnSpatCn 10 Inc Star.
BALTIMORE. October 24.-Potatoes.
western Maryland and Pennsylvania.
No. 1, per 100 pounds. 2.40a265; east
ern shore of Maryland and Virginia.
2.40a2.65: New York and New Jersey,
2.25a2.50; native or nearby, 2.25a2.50;
all sections, No. 2. 1.50a1.75: do. No. 3,
15a1oo; sweets North Carolina, No. l.,
shore and Virginia. 3.O0a3.25; yams. all
sections. No. 1. 2.50a2.75; sweets and
vans. No. 2. 1.25a1.75; native or near
by. No. 1. 3.00a3.25; do, native, per
basket, 40a75.
Green fruits-Apples. large. smooth,
No. I. per barrel. 4.00a4.50; do. ordi-
nary mixed. No. 2. 3.00a3.50; do. west
ern Maryland and Pennsylvania
packed. No. /, per double-headed bar
rel. 6.00aS. 90; do. No. 2. 4.00a5.00; do,
per hamper. 1.50a2.5O; do. all varie
ties per box, 3.0Oa4.00: cranberries.
per barrel. 7.00a7.50; grapefruit. per
crate, 2.25a4.0O; grapes, all varieties.
per small basket. 24a25; pears. New
York Bartletts, No. l. per barrel. 9.o0a
bushel, 2.50a3.50; do. Seckels. No. 1.
per barrel, 12.00a14.00; do. No. 2. 500
a1o.00: d. per bushel. 2.75a4.o0; do,
nearby, per basket. 50a75; do. per
barrel. 3.5Oa4.50: pineapples. per crate.
4.00a7.00: ounces. No. 1. per bushel
1.5Oa1.75: do. No. 2. 1.ooa1.25.
h., Vegetables STABLES ,; Beans, green. per Pc
limas. per bu.. 2.OOa2.5O; hul!ed, per
h.. 14a15: Broccoli, native, per bas-
ket. 25a35. Beets, per bunch. 21aa3.
Cabbage. native, per 100. 3.00a6.00.
Carrots native. per bunch. 21sas.
Caulihower Maryland and Virginia.
large, per bunch, 5Oa60; rough, per
crate. 3.00a4.00. Corn. native. per
doz.. 15a35. Lettuce, New York, fancy,
per box or basket, 1.75a2.00; do. ma
tive. per bu., 60a1.10. Onions. Mary
land and PENNSYLVANIA. No. 1. per 100
each. 2a6. Peppers. native, large. per
basket, Isaac Radishes. native. per
bunch. 2a21h. Spinach, native, per
bu:: l5a :: Tomatoes, native. per
sosaa1.15: do, yellow. per basket; 90
per basket, 25a35. Savoy cabbage,
per bu.. 50a60: chestnuts per h., s
a10: per bu.. 4.80a6.00.
Flour-Quotations, per bbl.. in 9S-
emit. 10.55a10.75; winter straight, S.75a
1925; spring patent, 12.00a12.25;
spring straight, 11.5Oa11.75; rye flour,
medium to choice, 6.75a7.75; corn
meal. per 100 lbs. 3.50a3.75; city mills.
Ss-lb. sacks winter patents, 12.15;
1855: spring patent, 1855.
The above quotations on city mills
-four are jobbing prices.
Receipts. 1850 bills, including 49,
S65 bbls. for export.
Wheat sales-Small bag lots. by
sample. at 2.10. 2.15. 2.1S, 2.20, 2'2l,
2.22 per bushel.
Cob corn quoted at: White, 6.0oa
$50: yellow. 6.00a6.50 per Dbl. for
carloads.
Track corn-Yellow, No. or bet
ter. 1.55 per bushel, nominal.
Corn sales, none.
Oats-No. 2. IS; No. 3, 77h.
Rye-Range of prices: Bag lots OF
nearby, as to quality. 1.00a1.50; No.
western export. no quotations.
Hay and straw-No change.
HoesnRecepts' 1900 ko higher hssSr
II. 65a1325; medium. 12.65a13.25; light.
125oa1s.15; light lights, 125oa12.S5;
heavy packing sows. smooth. 12OOa
1850; packing sows, rough, 11.75a
1900; pigs. 12.00a12.75.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; slow
choice and prime, 1s.75a1s.4o; medium
and good. 11.00a16.50; common. S.50a
HOO; light, good and choice, 14.00a
1885; common and medium. lisa
400. Butcher cattle, heifers. 6.75a
1850; cows, 6.65a13.00; Gamers and
1900: feeder steers. 7.00a13.25; stock
err steers, 600a1O.75; western range
steers. 7.75a15.50: cows and heifers
6OOa13.00.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 head; steady;
lambs, 12.50a15.75: cuns and common
s5Oa12.25; ewes. medium. good and
choice, 6.75aS.50; culls and common
8. 0Oa6.50; breeding, 6.75a12.50.
CHICAGO, October 24.-General com
mission house buying, together with ti,
advance today in the corn market
Forecasts of rain or snow were bull
jish factors and so, too. were current
estimates indicating shortage OF
potatoes and meats. Prospects OF
government move to end the shipping
tie-up at New York counted also as
a stimulus to buyers. Opening prices
which ranged from - to IN higner;
with December 1.25A to La 70 ano
May, 1928 to 1899, were followed by
moderate further gains.
CORN Open. High. Low; Close
December %. 1.25A 1.2sh 1 2a 1.2s 20