Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-02
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. August (SpeciaD.-
Potatoes-Maryland and Virginia. No
|. per barrel. 5.ooa6.oo: do, No. 2 ant
No. 3, 1.5oa2.5o: do. No. l southern
5.ooa5.5o; do. No. 2 and No. 3. 1.5os
$50; York river, No. 1. 5.00a5.50: do.
| No. 2 and No. 3, 1.5Oa2.50: do, native
white, No. L. per 100 pounds. 25os
300; do. No. 2. 1.00a1.50: do, sweets
new. No. 1. per barrel, 500.
Applicability June. No. 1, per bar.
| rel. 3.00a3.50; do. No. 2, 2.00a2.50; No
1. hamper. 1.00a1.25: do. No. 2, 5Oa75
| Peaches-Per crate, No. l, 20Oa3 90
do. common. 50a10o
| Beans-Per bushel basket. green
| scars: do, per basket. wax, 30a60
stringless. 75aso; do. Imas, per basket
: 1.00a1.25.
Cabbage-Per 100. 2.00a4.o0
Cucumbers-Per basket. 15a35.
| Elephants, crate, l.5oa2.50. Lettuce
native. per basket. 40a75. Onions
Maryland. Virginia and Pennsylvania
per, 100 lbs. 1.5oa2.oo. Squash. per
| Virginia. per doz.. .15a45. Peppers. ma
, tive, per basket, 40a50. Tomatoes. ma
/ tive. per five-eighths basket. 90a1.O0;
! do. culls. 4oa6O. Beets. per 100
! punches. 2.00a3.00. Carrots. per 100
i punches, 1.50a3.OO. Watermelons. per
%; blackberries, at. 16a"4; raspber-
| ries, qt., 14a3O. Cantaloupes,. eastern
shore Maryland and Virginia, per
crate. 1.50a2.00; do. pony, 75a1.00; do,
native, per basket. 1.50a175. Currants,
per qt.. 10a15. Pineapple. per strap,
50a1.00. Plums. per h.. 3a5.
sample. $50, zoo. 2o5. 2.1o. 2.15. Eli,
2.2O, 2.25 and $50 per bushel.
Cargo of August wheat at 2.44 per
bushel.
grain market for the past few days
| it is impossible to quote prices with
any degree of accuracy, as the mar
ket is practically at standstin.
Hay-No. l timothy. 5000: standard
timothy. $500; No. 2 timothy. 37.00a
l light clover mixed. 34.00a35.0o; No.
~ light clover mixed. 31.00a330O; No.
II clover mixed, $500; No. 2 clover
mixed. 24.00a29.00; sample hay. 1900
Ia24.0O.
straw-No. l straight rye. 1000; No.
1900; NJ. 2. s.o0a10.oo: No. l oat,
1880; No. 2, 14.00a14.50.
oats-No. old. 100 per bushel
asked; No. 3 old, 80 per bushel asked.
Rye-Bag lots of nearby. $50 to zoo
asked. No. western export spot, 200
asked.
CHICAGO. August at took but
little buying today to hoist values in
the wheat market At first scattered
selling on the part of commission
houses led to a brief setback. Alb
sence. however, of any important
fresh liquidation made bears cautious
prices had been reached for at least
the time being. Initial quotations.
which ranged from 3 to 5is lower,
with December 2.o6h to 2.os. and
March EOS ia. 2.0Sk. were followed by
a rally to well above Saturdays fin
ish.
Dry weather likely to bring about
crop damage had a bullish effect on
corn, despite downward trend at the
outset in sympathy with wheat. After
starting unchanged to l u off, includ-
ing September at 1881 to 1.34A and
ket scored decided general advance.
n WHEAT Open pen High Lev oss: Sl ,ss:
March ......... 2.os 2.17h EOS 2.l5
December .... 1.isls 1.as3s l.lsk 1.ssas
S Ssssssssr & & 81 81 IL 81. s sss
NEW YORK. August 2:--Flour-
Weak; spring patents, 12.25a13.25;
spring clears, 10.50a11.25; winter
straights, 1L7SaI2.5o.
Pork-Dull; mess, 33.0oa34.00; fam
lily, 47.00a49.00.
Raw sugar firm; centrifugal, 1880:
refined steady; fine granulated. 21.o0a
22.50.
Futures were a little more active this
morning and the undertone was firm
er.. due to the steadier feeling in
Cuba, where it was said that large in
terests were inclined to hold the re-
n.ainder of their supplies for higher
prices. There was scattered cover
ing and buying by trade interests,
with prices at midday about 20 to As
points net higher.