Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-22
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

! BALTIMORE, Md, December %
Especially ,-Potatoes-White. western
Maryland and Pennsylvania, No. 1.
per 100 lbs, 1.50a1.65: eastern shore
Of Maryland and virginia, cobblers.
1.40a1.5o; McCormicks. 1.2Oa1.25; native
and nearby. No. 1, 150a1.65; all Sec
ton. No: 2, 50a75; sweets, eastern
shore of Maryland and Virginia, No. 1,
s.ooa4.0o: No. 2. 1.5oa2.0o; yams. all
sections. No. l, per bbl., 3.O0a3.50; No.
z. 1:50a2.00. Beans-Florida, green,
per hamper. 3.00a4.00; pearl and wax.
S00a3.00. Squash-Florida. per crate.
3.o0a3.5O. Horseradish, per bu., 500
a6.00.
Cabbage. New. York domestic. per
crate. 1.2sa2.oo. Celery. washed. per
bunch. 50a90: rough. per crate, 2.50a
per 100 pounds, 1.4oa1.5O. Spinach.
per bu.. 50a60. Eggplant. per crate,
Tomatoes. Florida, fancy. per crate
s 00a7.0O choice. 5.O0a5.50. Oyster
plants. per 100 lunches. 7.ooas.oo.
sprouts. per qt.. 12a1S. Psrspips, per
bu.. S0a1.oo Turnips, per basket. AGA
SO. Pumpkins. per 100. 10 0Oa3O 90.
kale, Norfolk. per bbl.. 1.25a1.5o. Pep
pers. Florida. per crate. 5.00a7.00.
savoy cabbage, per bu.. 50a65.
Apples, all varieties. No. l, per Dbl.
3,ooa6:50: No: 2. 2.50a3.50; loose, 100
lbs, 1.00a1.50; box apples, per box.
1:a5a3.50. Cranberries. per bbl., 1900
aSo.oo. Grapefruit. per crate, 2.00a4.00.
Tangerines. per strap. 5.00aS.00.
CHICAGO. December 22.-New down
turns IN the price of wheat took place
today. owing chiefly to weakness of
the New York stock market There
was general commission house SELL
ing: despite predictions Of a revival
OF business and Of tor ipd,r fvio I
activity in the near future. Absence
of export buying counted somewhat
as a bearish factor. Opening prices.
which ranged from to 2K lower.
with March 1.60 to 1.61 and May 1.56A
TO l.57. were followed by a decided
further setback.
Corn gave way with wheat. After
opening UNCHANGED to IN lower. in
Guiding May at 73& to "a. the market
continued to recede.
Oats reflected the depression of
other cereals. starting q to 1as off,
May 40 to 49A, and then sagging still
more
Higher quotations on hogs gave
some strength to provisions.
NEW YORK. December 22.--LarI-
Steady: middle west, 13.50a13.60. Other
articles unchanged.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. red winter. spot. 1876
per bu.: No. red winter. spot. 1856:
No. red winter. garlicky. spot, 1873;
December. 1888: January, 1889.
Wheat salesvNone.
Corn-Cob. new. yellow. 4.05a410
per Dbl. in car lots; track corn nom-
inal;. yellow. No: 2. old or better, SO
per bu.. nominal.
Corn sales-None.
Oats-No. 2 white, 81 per bu.; No.
3 white, SO per blu.
Rye-Bag lots of nearby rye, as to
quality. 1.50a1.s5 per bu.; No. west
ern export, spot 1.7s per bu
Hay-No. timothy (nominal): 1900
a29.50: standard timothy. 27.50a2s.00:
standard. No: 2: 2s,5oas7.oo; No. 3
clover. mixed. 2S.50a27 90; No. 9 light
clover. mixed. 24.00a25.00: No. 2 clover
mixed. 22.00a24.00: No. I clover. mixed,
81. 00a28.00; No. clover. 22.00a25.00;
sample hay. 1S.00a22.00.
Straw-No. l nominal: No. 2 straight
rye. nominal: No. ] tangled rye. 1900;
No. 2 tangled rye, 1900; No. wheat.
14.50a1 500: No. wheat. 13.0Oa13.50:
No. 1 oat (nominaD, 1S.00a18.50; No. 2
oat. 16.00a17.00.
DAIRY MARKET. /.
BALTIMORE, Nd. December %
(SpeciaD.-Arrivals by boat. chickens.
ROSTERS. %: old hens over 4 lbs. ala
80: small. 2Sa30. White Ieghorn hens.
2Sa30: young white leghorns, ?n
Ducks, Muscovy, young, 3oa31;
white pekins. ssa'a; puddle s.asa;
smaller. poor. 27a2S: turkeys. choice
hens. SASS :; young gobblers, 53a54;
old toms; 4oa42.
Maryland and Virginia fat. heavy
~H"se. asaa4; southern and western.
2Sa32; Kent Island. 35a36. Pigeons,
per pair. old, ISAAC; young. 35a40
Guinea fowl. young. large. each. so;
small 40: old 40
Poultry-Dressed: Turkeys. choice
to fancy. per pound, Sass; mixed
hens and gobblers, 55a56; poorly
dressed, thin. 42a43: chickens. young,
33a34; mixed, young and old. 32a33;
old ROSTERS. 23a24: ducks. choice. fat,
32a36; geese. choice fat. nearby, asa
SO; southern and western, 32a34
Eggs-Western Maryland, Pennsyl-
vania and nearby frsts. per dozen.
20; eastern shore Of Maryland and
Virginia firsts, 20: western firsts, 70;
western Virginia firsts. 20: southern,
hrsts. So.
Butter Creamery, fancy. per
pound. ssa5s: prints. nearby. cream
cry. 53a54; Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania. rolls, per pound. 25a30; Ohio.
24a2S: West Virginia. 24a2s: store
packed. pound, 1Sa20; Maryland, Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania dairy prints.
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