Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-13
Grain. Produce and Live Stock
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.


BALTIMORE. October 10 Especially.
Potatoes, white, western Maryland
and Pennsylvania. No. /. per 100 lbs.
, .00a3.25; eastern shore Maryland and
Virginia, No. l. 2.00a2.25; native ana
nearby, No. /, ..U0a2.25; all sections
No. >, 1.25a1.5O; No. 3, 7oa1.o0. Sweets,
eastern shore Maryland and Virginia,
No. /, per bbl., 3.75a4.25; native and
nearby, 3.75a425: do, No. ,, 1.50a2.oo;
No. 5, i coal .25; yams, all sections, No
II. per Dbl. 2.5Oa3.o0; No. ,, aoa2.oo
No. 8, LOCALS
Beans, green. per bushel, 90al.00;
stringless. 90al.0o; limas, 23oa3.oo'
hu1led. per lb.. 1sa20: cabbage, per
100 heads, 4.OoaS.0O; cauliflowcr, per
bunch, 50a75; rough. per crate, 2.Ioa
3.75; carrots, per 100 punches. 4.00a
500; spinach, per bushel, 4oa5O; beets,
per 100 punches. 4.00a $50: corn. per
dozen, 15a2o; elephants. per basket,
4oa50: lettuce, per basket. 1,o0al.9o:
onions, western Maryland and Penn
sylvania, yellow, 100 pounds. LISA
$50; eastern shore of Maryland and
Virginia. bulk. 100 pounds. LOCAL. !;
peppers, per basket, 35a4O: tomatoes,
per basket, 25a50; packing stock. per
bushel 5oaSO; do. small yellow. per
punches. e.oOas. 90: broccoli. per bushel,
25a3O: pumpkins. per 100. 4.0oa?.o gu: :
brussels sprouts. per quart, l5aao.
parsnips. per basket. 90.
Apples. standard. all varieties No.
l, per Dbl. 4,ooa5:5o; do. NO. :. ava
1.50a2.o0: do. No. ,, LOCAL. do, per
100 lbs. 5oa1.00. Crabapples, per bu..
225a275 Grapes. Concord. per 2o-ip
basket. l6Oal.65: Concord, Per small
basket, 26a21: Niagaras, 24a2o; Dela
wares, 24a25. Cantaloupes. honey :
dews, per crate. 2.0Oa2.2o: do.' Pihn
meat flats. 75a1.00.
Peaches. per basket. 1.00a1.50: per
crate. o.00a3.0o. Cranberries. per DOL.
9.00a10.O0. Grapefruit. per crate DIV
asoO. Pears. nearby varieties. per
Dbl. 1.25al.75 New York Bartletts ana
Sickles. pcr Dbl. 700ae.O0: No. ,, 400
$500. Ounces. per Dbl, 6.0Oas.oo; do''
per bu.. 2.50a2.15.
Midday Quotations.
whcat-No. / red winter. spot. -;
No. > red winter. spot, 24S; NO. reu
winter, garlicky, spot. ..26':; OCTOBER
2a6I; November. 2.21'a
Wheat sales-Eas lots of nearby. by
sample, 10, l.s5. l.eo, 2.oa and 10
per blu. Carsoes of No. red winter
gar!icky, spot. 2.26t2 per bu.: car iot
No. > red winter, garlicky. spot. 80 =
per bu.; car lot November, $50 =
per Blu. .
better, at LA and lis per bu
Oats--No. white. at 6214ab3 per
bu.: No. white. at 61a611- per bu
Rye-BAs lots of nearby rye. as 10
quality. l.95a2.o0 per bu.: No. west
ern export spot, AT 1883 sales.
Hay-No. I, timothy ,nom III al.
ss.5oa34.o0: standard timothy. @Seoa
NJ.
timothy. aS.00a2s.00; No. i!sht
clover mixed. s1.ooa31.5o; No. light
clover mixed. 2s.0Oa30.00; No. clover
mixed. 80. ooa3050; No. clover. mixed.
a6.ooa2soo; sample hay. 2o.ooa.aoo.
Straw No. l. nominal; No.
straight rye. nominal; No. l tanstea
rye, 100; No. tangled rye, 1900;
No. wheat. l5.ooa160 90: No. wheat.
1..oUal4.0o: No. 1 oat (nominaD. le-oo
alS5O; No. . oat, 16.00a1,.eo.
CHICAGO, October l3-Wheat prices
today in Chicago reflected the decline
of values yesterday in the northwest
while the market here was closed.
Later. however, something of a rally
took place here in connection With
gossip that one of the largest mlllefs
in the United States had made an in
vestigation which showed that domes
tic producers were holding between
IS and 20 per cent of their wheat
Opening prices which ranged from
IA to > cents lower, with December
2.05a2.06. and March. 2.01 2a2,02.
were followed by moderate upturns
from initial bottom figures.
Corn went lower with wheat. There
was general selling in small amounts
by commission houses. After opening
II. off to rs advance including De-
cember at S61iaSG%4, the market un-
derwent sag all around,
Oats were easier as u result of the
weakness of other grain. starting
a cents to !. cent down, December
56a561i, and displaying but little
power to recover
Provisions sympathized with cereals
despite higher quotations on hogs.
NEW YORK. October 13.-F'lour.
firm: spring patents and Kansas
straights. 11.25a11.75: spring clears,
e.50a10.25; winter straights, 9.75a10.5O.
Lard. barely steady; middle west,
26.5ea20.60. Other articles unchanged.
The market subsequently scored a
sharp advance, stimulated by reports
of farmers agitation for higher prices
and by announcement Of seriously ad-
verse crop conditions in Indiana. The
market closed nervous. ! !. to pa net
higher, with December 2.09L to 2.10L.
and March 2.05% to 2.06.
The corn market hardened with
wheat. Prices closed unsettled. o%
net lower to Is advance. with Decem-
Der S67s to 81.