Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-01
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock.


RALTIMORB MARkE1S.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
. BALTIMORE, Md, February / a
pm. quetation). - White.
western Maryland and Pennsylvania
Ter 100 pounds. 2.00ae.25;, do. New
York. per 100 pounds. No. 1. 2.00a2. 20;
do, eastern shore. Maryland and Viz
ginia Mccormick, 1.50a1.75; do, Jer--
seys. per 150-pound sack. 3.T5a4.00;
sweets, yellows. North Carolina. per
barrel. S.0ea6.58: do, eastern shore.
per hamper. 2oea2. IS; do. eastern
shore Maryland. and Delaware, per
barrel. 6.50a7.00; do. York river. per
barrel, 6.50a7 90 Syams. fancy. bright.
per barrel; 5.50a6.00. Vegetables and
green fruits-Apples, eastern shore
Maryland, per barrel, loose, 2.50a3.75;
do. ordinary. 1.50a2.00: do. New York
state, per barrel, No. 1. 5.00a7.00 do,
western Maryland and Pennsylvania,
packed barrel 4.08a7.0o; do, No. z,
barrel, 3.00a4.00; beans. Florida. per
basket green. 4.00a5.00: do, per bas-
ket, wax, 3.O0a4 90; cabbage. Florida,
per basket, 1.75a2.oo; do. New York
state, per ton. Danish, 18.00a25.00;
celery. New York, per dozen, 1.00a1.75;
cranberries, per barrel, fancy. COCOA
$500: cucumbers. Florida, per basket,
5.0ea6.00; eggplant. Florida. w. crate.
4.00a5.00: grapefruit Florida. per box,
3.50a4.0e; kale. Norfolk. per barrel,
LOCALS lettuce. Florida. per basket.
headed. 3.ooa4.50: onions. New York
and western per 100 pounds. 2.00a2. so;
90. Maryland and Pennsylvania, per
100 pounds. 2.00a250; oranges. Flor
ida, per box. as to size 3.50a5.00; peas.
Florida, per basket. 3.00a4.00: pep
pers, Florida, per crate. 4.00a600
squash. Florida. per crate. 4.00a5.00;
spinach. Norfolk, per barrel, 2.50a3o0:
strawberries Florida, per quart. re-
frigerato, 5oa65; tomatoes. Florida,
per carrier, fancy, ripe, 3.5oa7.00.
Arrivals by boat: Live poultry
Chickens. young, large. smooth. H.,
33a34; do, young. rough and shaggy.
2Sa3o; do. young, by express. 33a34;
do. old ROSTERS. h.. 21a22, do, old
hens over four pounds, H., SO; do,
h.. sla32. Ducks Muscovy and
mongreI. young, H., 32a33: white
pekins. young. h.. S4a35; do. puddle,
3h pounds and over ID, S2a34: do,
blers. h.. 42a43; do. old toms. h..
40 do. crooked. breast, poor. h., "a
aS5. Pigeons-Old. pair, 25a30; do,
young, pair 25a30. Guinea fowls
Young, over IL pounds, each. a. do,
under IL pounds. each, sOa75; do.
old, each. so.
Eggs-Western Maryland. Pennsyl-
vania. nearby, dozen. 81; eastern shore
Maryland and Virginia, dozen, So;
western tOhio), dozen,. So; West Vir-
gInia, dozen. 81; southern (North Caro-
lina9. dozen. 81.
Butter-Creamery, western. sepa-
rator extra, 5oa51; nearby creamery
extras, 4sa50; firsts. 45a46: store packed
firstss 30; rolls Maryland and Penn
sylvania extras, 32a33; do. West Vir-
ginia extras. 32a33: do. Ohio extras,
32a33.
LOCAL. NEAT MARKET.
Weekly report of meat trade contii-
tons here for the week ending Janu-
airy 81 by the United States bureau of
markets:
The market is still in an unsettled
condition. but prices held in line
with last week. Demand was Just
fair for all stocks. Receipts were
about as heavy as last week. and the
depression that was, noted then still
lowered about the MARKET
The receipts. OF beef were about
as heavy as last week. The market
on strictly fresh stock held steady
and the demand was just
fair.
With light receipts of western
dressed veal nothing special occurred
The market held ON an unchanged
basis. and the feeling Displayed was
a very quiet one. The carry-over
from last week was enough to- supply
needs.
Although receipts of pork were very
heavy, dealers stated several ears
were rerouted tor keep from flooding
this market. The bulk of ARRIVALS
were fresh. loins, and prices held bare
~ steady under fairly good demand
The lamb market opened a TO Y
higher than last weeks close. ana
even with heavy receipts prices held
steady on account. of the Guod de-
mand that prevailed.
The little mutton offered sold at
So to SIS.
pork and lambs. but there will be q.
liberal one on beef, the bulk OF which
is stale anu of a very common grade
and hard to dispose Of
DNFRY AyDs PRODUCE.
CHICAGO. February 1-Butter-
Higher: creamery, 36a431k. Eggs
Lower; receipts, 1891 cases.: drsts,
4Oa40Ea: ordinary frsts, 39a29z; at
mark, cases included, ISAAC.
NEW YORK, February t-Butter-
FIrmer; receipts, 5,039 tubs; creamery,
higher than extras. 49a49 "; extras t92
score), 4Sa481x: firsts. 44aA7. packing
stock, current make, No. 2. 30a5014.
EEgs-Wealk; reieipts.. 3.a22 cases,
fresh-gafhered extras, 48a49; fresh
rathered, regular packed, extra frzts.
~ III 4S;;. do, hrsts, 46ha47; state,
PENNSYLVANIA and nearby western
heunery white. fine to fancy, 53a6o;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby mem
do, brown, 50a52; do, gathered brown
vvxiwad ofS1orz 47A49.