Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
Grain. Produce and Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

Grain, Produce
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
Eggs-Strictly fresh. per doz,. -:
average receipts, 90; southern, ~.
Live poultry-Roosters.. per 10: ~
turkeys, per h., so; chickens, sprins'
per H., 34a35; hens, per lb.. 81; Keaes'
young. each. 30a40.
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed spring
chickens, per h., 35a3S; hens. per ID.
"a; ROSTERS, per h., %; turkeys. per
H., 55a5S.
Pork-Dressed, small, 10; medium. 15a
Is: heavy. 10a13.
Live stock-CaIves, per h., 16aII;
lambs. l0a11; sheep. 3a6; hogs, 111a.
Green fruits-Apples. per Dbl, s:oos
pies. per crate. 6.00asO0. California
oranges. per crate, 4.25a5.00: Fiorioa
oranges. per crate. 4.00a5.0o. Grape
fruit. per crate, 3.50a5.00.
Observation-Disclosures, nearby. No. i,
per bbl., 3.00a3.25; do, No. 2, I.zaal.to,
northern, per sack, S-2oa3;so' s~ re
2, 1.5oa2.oo; yams. :.ooa4; 90; Let
tuce, Florida, 1.00a1.50. Celery, per
doz.. 50a1.0o; New York celery. 4:oea
500; California, 6.00a6.50. Romano let
tuce. 75a1.25: Squash. per Dbl; 1:5Sa
200. Cymblings. per crate. F1orida'
s.50a3 90. Spinach, per Dbl, 4.o0a4 SO.
Peppers, per basket, 7.00as.OO. Tona-
toes, per box, 6.0Oas.00. Onions, per
sack, 1.75a2.09. Brussels sprouts. per
quart. 15a25. CranbeEries. 1900 per Dbl.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, December 20 (Spe-
ciaD.--Potatoes, white, western Mary
land and Pennsylvania, No. !. per 100
lbs, 1.50a1.75; eastern shore of Mary
land and Virginia cobblers, 1.50al.6O;
McCormicks. 1.20a1.30: native and
nearby. No. /. 1.5oa1,75; all sections.
No. 2, 50a75. Sweets, eastern shore of
Maryland and Virginia, No. 1, per Dbl,
3.00a4.eO; native and nearby. 3.O0a4.O0;
No. 2, 1.5Oa2.00. Vans, all sections,
No /, per Dbl. 3.00a3.50; No. 2. 1.50a
200.
Beans. Florida. green. per hamper,
2.5oa4.0o; do. pearl and wax; 2:ooa
800. Horseradish, per bu., 4.00a5.e0
Cabbage. Danish. per ton, 15.o0a20: 90
Caulifiower. per crate. 1.5Oa2.25. Gel
cry, washed. per bunch. 50a90; rough.
per crate, 2.50a3.00; do, native, per
bunch, Gas. Carrots. per 100 lbs
1.0oa1.50. Spinach. per bu.. 1.ooa1. IS
Eggplant, per crate. 5:o0a7:o0
cabbage. per bu., 6sa75. Squash,
Florida. per crate. 3.00a35o Onions,
western Maryland and Pennsylvania,
yellow, 100 lbs, 100a1.25; eastern
shore Maryland and Virginia, bulk,
per 100 lbs, LOCALS. Peppers, per
crate, 5.O6a7. 90. Ka!e. per bbl. Nor
folk, 1.50a2.00. cucumbers, Florida,
per crate. 6.00aS.00-
Tomatoes. Florida. fancy. per crate.
s.0oa7.Oo: choice. 5.o0a5.50. Oyster
plants. per 100 lunches. 7.00aS.00.
Broccoli. per bu.. 5oa60. Brussels
bu.. S0a1.00. Turnips. per basket 40a
SO. Pumpkins, per 100, 1.00a2.00.
Apples, all varieties, No. l, per Dbl,
3.OOa6.00; do. No. 2, 2.50a3.50: do.
loose, per 100 lbs. 1.25a1.5o; box ap
pies. per box, 2.00a3.50.
berries, per bbl. 14.00a16.00. Grape
fruit. per crate, 250a4.0o. Tangerines,
per strap. 4.O0a5.00. trawberries,
Florida, per qt., 80.
Selling Prices nj Noon.
Wheat - No. 1 red winter. spot,
1887 per bushel; No. red winter,
spot. 1.ss; No. 2 red winter. garlicky,
spot, 1.S2A per bushel; December.
1.s2A per bushel; January, 1.s2% per
bushel.
Flour-A reduction of so per barrel
on both City Mills winter patent and
City Mills spring, patent was an
nounced today.
Corn-Cob, new, yellow. 4.0oa4.05
per barrel in car lots; track corn, yell
low. No. 2. old or better. 1902 per
busheI; track corn, yellow, new do
nestle. 9S per bushel.
Corn sales-Bag lot of No. 4 yellow.
81 per bushel; bag lot Of new yellow
mixed. at wharf, IS per bushel; bag
lot Of No. 5 mixed, at wharf, "a per
bushel.
Oats-No. .. white, 50 per bu.
asked; No. white s. per blu. asked.
Rye-Bag lots Of nearby rye. as to
quality, 1.50 and 1.65 per bu.: No. 2
Hay-No. l timothy tnominaD. $500
a2S.50: standard timothy. 26.5ea27: 90;
standard, No. 2, 25.50a26.0 90: No. 3. tim
othy. 21.00a23.00: No. light clover.
mixed. 25.50a26.00: No. 2 light clover.
q. 00a23.00; No. clover mixed, $500
az. 90: No. 2 clover, 210oa24.00; sam
I.ple hay, 17.00a21.00.
Straw-No. / nominal; No. 2 straight
rye, nominal: No. tangled rye, 1900;
14.5oa15.o0 No. wheat. 1s.ooa13.5o;
No. oat (nominaD. 18.00a1S.5o; No. 2
oat, 16.00a17.00.
CHICAGO, December 29-Wheat
tended downward in price today.
beaHshly affected by absence of any
oish VI 40" OApOiI oNcAhOCS' DS0
preston Of the cotton market was
also an element of weakness in the
1 wheat trade. On the other hand,
country clearings proved extremely
light. Opening prices. which ranged
from Y to IL lower. with March 1.62
to 1.62H and May l.57 to 1.57A. were
follow ed by moderate further declines
and then something Of a. rally.
Deliveries on December contracts
eased the corn market After open
ing unchanged to " higher. with May
1914 to 1875, prices showed a DOWN
ward slant
oats were steadied by some inn
provement Of shipping demand, the
market starting unchanged to Is
higher, and later hardening a little
more.
Provisions lacked any aggressive
support, and were inclined to sag.
WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close.
March. $1,000. Lee 1.66x 1.61h 1861.
May. ....-..-.. 1.57 1.6lN LOCI 1.6IE
s nsy: Isl 4: 81 st; 7ss 81: 5:s
July. IS .4sis AZ .4s1s
NEW YORK. December 2s.-Flour
easy; spring patents and Kansas
straights, s.75aS.50; spring clears, 7.25
ATS; winter straights. 8.50as.0O.
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