Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-09
Grain, Produce
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.


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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Md, August (SpeciaD.
I-Potatoes-Maryland and Virginia. No.
l. per Dbl, 4.50a5. so; do, No2 and No. 8,
1-50a250: do. No. l, southern. 4.50a5. 25
do. No. and No. 3. 1.50a2.50; York
river. No: l, 44.5oa5.25: do, No. and No.
100 lbs. 2.75a3 IS: do. No. 2. 1,25a1 50:
yams No. l, per Dbl. 1o.ooa11. 90.
Apples-Early June. No; !. per Dbl:
hamper. 1.ooa1,25; do. No. 2, 50a75.
Peaches-Per crate. No. 1, 1.O0a2.00:
do, per basket, 75a1.25;.
| Beans-Per bu basket. green. 6oaS0:
stringless 60a1.00; do, Hmas. per basket.
l 00a1.5o.
Cabbage-Per 100. 1.ooas. 90. cucum-
bers-Per basket. 15a30, Eggplants-Per
| basket, LOCALES Lettuce-Native, per
basket, &21.00. Onions-Maryland and
Virginia and Pennsylvania, per 100 lbs,
1.25a1. 80. Squash-Per basket, 15a30..
Corn-Maryland and Virginia. per doz.
! 15a40. Representative, per basket, 35a
| so.
| Tomatoes-Native. per basket. 3oa4o:
DO. packing stock. per bu.. 55a65 Beets
Per 100 punches, 20Oa35o Carrots,
per 100 lunches. 2.00a3. so.
! Watermelons-Per car. :eo.o0a350. 90.
| Huckleberries-Qt., 20a25. Blackberries
ct. 15a30.
| Cantaloupes-Eastern shore Maryland
and Virginia. per crate, 2.50a2.75: DO,
pony, 1.o0a1 IS; native, per basket. GOA
$50. Currants-Per at, sails. Pineapples
Crate, 3.00aS.00. Pears-Native, per
basket, 5Oa1 90 Plums-Per h., 3a5.
| Wheat-Midday quotations: No. 2
red winter spot, quoted at 2.69 per
bu.: No. red winter, garlicky. spot.
at $50 per bu.; August wheat. at $50;
fSeptenber wheat, at 2.5S NJ
! Sales-Bag lots nearby wheat. by
sample. at 2.25 go. 2.s5. 2.4o and 2.45
per blu.
Cargo Of No. red winter. garlicky,
| spot. at Isl per bu.: car lots of No. 2
! red winter, garlicky, spot, at 2.59A
and $50 per bu.
Cob corn-Yellow, No. or better
at 1.s3.
] Track corn-No quotations.
Sales-None.
| Oats-No. ?, white, a SO per bu.;
| No 3, at 81 per bu.
Rye-Nearby sample. at It's to 200
! per bu.: No. ?, western, 2.15 per bu..
sales.
Hay-No. 1 timothy, 1900: standard
timothy. $500: No: 2 timothy. S5.o0a
$3.50; No. ) timothy. 25.O0a30.00; No.
| / light clover mixed, 32.00a33.00; No.
| 2 light clover mixed, 29.00a31. 90 No.
1 clover mixed, 31.00; No. clover
mixed, 24.0Oa29.o0; sample hay, 1000
a24.O0.
straw-No. 1 straight rye. 1000; No.
,. 14.0Oa14.5o; No. ! wheat ll:ooa
90: No. 2 9O0a1O.00; No. l oat,
1900: No. ?, 14.00a145o.
CHICAGO, August 9.-Higher prices
for wheat resulted today from Euro
pean war developments. Buvlns,
however, was of only scattered Sort
and the advance was not Wen iiidih
tanned ,
Rain reports from Illinois largely
counterbalanced in the corn market
the bullish effect of war tax: A1ter
opened unchanged to 2la hlehef' III
Guiding September at l.4s!5 TO ~
and December 1.23& to 1.24A. prices
bulged all around, but theh ioSl heo'
ly all the advance.
oats we're governed by the action OF
corn. starting Is to q higher. Septem-
her 1914 to 1917, hardening sun more,
ard then receding to below the initial
figures. ..n+
nroyisions steady. Demand, however
was lacking.
which had a decided bearish influence
!! on corn, depressed wheat also, put "
a less degree. The market CLOSED easy
at the same as Yesterdays nn ana s 20
cent lower, with December 20 -
| and March 2.33 u.
The corn market suffered sharp
break later on rumors or an arms nus
tice, Prices closed unsettled, Aa2E
| net lower. with September, 81 Las % d
i1.44h and December i.sz sai,s'' Close
Karen RsssR0ef ...:: 49,. SO sss $50 2.s5 1854
S Ssss$Sss. 1 l:ss II 9s i:i LEX
E psss%Sss 7 7ss * 7ss 81 ~ *
NEW YORK, August s-Flour-
LIARS: spring clears, 10.00a1l.00; WIN
ter straights. 11.00a11.5o; Kansas
straights. 2.5oa13.50.
| Pork-Dull; mess. 33.ooa34.oo' LAM
~ I,ardwsleady; middle west, 1s.1oa
| 1920. +irre.1
ISIS rs" Refined-ouiet; fine granu-
Hated, 21.00a22.o0. ,,,.
Futures were less active cary dy.n I'VE
tbe easier ruling of the spot marke y
Prices at midday were about ~ TO ~
ipoints higher, on trade buying.
! CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
| CHICAGO. August 9 Omitted states
| Rnreau of s).-Cattle-.Re
ca;nts $4,000 head; good and choice
staers steady to a shade higher; early
| TOP. 17.1o; bulk. choice, 16.2oa1o.so,
good beeves. 15.ooai5.7a; g5a s
Steady, mostly 9.5oa1450; first Mon
tana run on saley bulls. steady to
strong stna bologna, e5oa7 50; good and
choice cows, strong, 1o:ooa125o: can n.
n nars 4'0oa4.50; in-between grades
Slow, 6.OoaS5O; calves. slow to lower;
general trade. so cents ITS lows. lo"sl steady
| 20 n 10 eents higher: poorer grades up
most M St early top. 1892 bulk ii light eh
| and butchers. 15:soal6.25: ou a.s. paeH "a
ing sows, 14.Ooa14.4o; pigs STEADY 10
| higher. oe mn haod. choice
sheep-Receipts. 26.ooo mead: ea di,re
LAWS and western sheep, Is to IS lower;
n naod Montana Nor wethers, SIS; feeders
s steadv: good to choice feeding lambs,