Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-07
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.


The wholesale market prices TINS
morning ranged about as 1olio"s'
Eggs-Strictly fresh, 4sa5o; average
receipts, As: southern, AZ.
Live Poultry-Roosters,p per H., %;
turkeys, per lb, 3Sa43; chickens
spring, per h., 45a4S: hens. per ID
36a37; keats, young, each. 7oa75
Dressed Poultry-Fresh killed spring
chickens, per h., 46a50; hens. per To-,
80; BOOSTERS, per h. 26: turkeys, per
h., 45a50.
Live Stock-Calves. per h.. 15ale;
lambs, "A; sheep, 5a6.
Green Fruits-AppIes. per Dbl, 2: o9a
$50; new, per box, 75a1. so; Cah1ornia
g. OOaS.0 California oranges. 60OaEoo:
grapefruit, 6.0oa7.O0; blackberrieeso. . Per ca
qt.. 25a30: peaches. per crate. 2.ooa4.oo'
Observation-Disclosures, No. 1. per Dbl.
5.O0a5.50; do, No. 2. 2.50a3w "; sSrlns
beans. per basket. 1.01a1.50; nearpy,>per
bbl~s5oa5 eggplant per crate "a. h :. .na
nearby, per 100, 2ooas.oo; lettuce:
nearby, per crate, 50a1.00; lettuce. New
York, per crate, 1.00a2.00; celery, per
doz:, f5a1O0; romaine lettuce. l.ooa
1.25; squash. per crate 4UaoV. spsim s
Spinach, per Dbl. 75a1.oo; peppers.
per basket. 50a1.00; tomatoes. per box o
50a75. Texas onions, per crate. l.Ooa
so: cucumbers, 1.O0a2.00 per basket;
cantaloupes, 1.00a3.5O per crate.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE August Especially =
Potatoes--Marylan and Virginia, NO:
/. per barrel 4.50a5.5O; do. No and
No. 3. 150a2.50; do, No. l southern,
4.50a5.25: do, No. 2 and No. g.. 15oa
$50; York river, No. l, 4.50a5.25; 90,
40 at
white. No. /, per 100 pounds, 2.75a
s25: do, No. 2. 1.25a1.5o; do. sweets,
new. No. /, per barrel, 10.00a12.00;
vans. No. /. per barrel. 1o.ooa11.oo.
Apples-Early June: No. 1. per per bar r .
rel, s.ooas.5o; do; No: 2. :2'ooa2.Se;
5oa75. Peaches-Per crate. No. !. 1.ooa
2. 90; do. per basket. 75a1.25. Beans
Per bushel basket, green, 6oaso:
strineIess, 60a1.00; do. .limas, per
basket. 1.00a1.5o. Cabbage-Per 100.
100000 GuGamoess[ bssket DasS oes
iS5' Lettnce-Natiye. per basket.
Seal 90. Onions-MaSyland and vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania. per 100
pounds, 1.25a1.5o souash-Per
basket, 15a30. Corn-Maryiand and
Virginia. per dozen. l5a4o. Peppers
Tomatoes-Native. per basket. soa
g. Reets-Per 100 punches, a.ooa
$50. Carrots-Per 100 punches. 2.oon
$50.
Waterme!en-Per car. 100000
$4,000. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 2oa25.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 15as0.
Cantaloupes-Easter shore Mary
land and Virginia. per crate. a.50a
Ats: do. pony, 1.5oa1.75: native. per
basket, 90a1.5O. Currants-Per
quart, Gals. Pineapples-Crate, s.ooa
500, Pears-Nntive, per basket, 50a
100. Piums+er pound. 3a5.
CHICAGO, August 7.-Unexpeeted
rains in Illinois and other states
overnight caused sharp break in
wheat prices at the opening of the
market today. At the start initial
auo,atiens were Of ~ to 81. cents,
Marcia ass, There was little rally
ing power displayed, prices for
time lowering about the opening
figures
Corn followed the course of wheat,
opening prices ranging from u to
3M cents net lower, with September
IA to Las and December 124 to
1.a5. The trade became active on
the way down when liquidation got
under way. Some stop orders were
caught on the decline, but fair sup
port developed from shorts and com
mission houses, which caused a
Oaty declined in sympathy with