Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-15
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARK

The Wholesale market prices this
morning ranged about as follows:
EGGE-Strictly fresh. IS; average
receipts. a.: southern, 43.
LIVE POULTRY-Rooster per lb.,
IS; turkeys. per h., 40a46; chickens,
spring. per lb.. s0as5: hens. per h., SEA
81; keats. young. per lb., 75aS0.
DRESSED POULTRY-Fresh-k killed
spring chickens. per h.. 9oa1.00: hens.
per h.. 50: ROSTERS. per h., 2S; tur-
keys. per lb.. 45a50.
LIVE .STOCK-Calves. per h., II;
lambs, 20a22; sheep, 8al0.
new, 4.O0a10.50: boxes. 2.6oa4.25; Cali
fornia lemons, per box, 4.0Oa4.50; pine
apples. 5.00a7. 90; Florida oranges. 500
a1O.OO; grapefruit. 5.00a7.50; strawber-
ries. pint, 20: quart, 32H.
vEGETABLES-P Florida.
new, No. 1. per bbl., 15.o0a15.6o: do.
No. 2. per Dbl. 13.ooa13.5o; western.
bbl, 11.0oa12.00; string beans. per
basket. 1.5oa3.5o; lima beans. per bas-
ket, Florida. 6.0oa7.50: eggplant. per
crate, 35Oa5. 90; new cabbage, per bas-
ket. Florida, 2.00a2.5O; cabbage, South
Carolina, per crate, 6.00a6.50; beets.
Florida. per crate. 2.5oa3:2b; lettuce
per crate. 1.ooa3. 90; celery, per doz..
l50a2.0o: romaine lettuce. LOCAL 20:
squash, per crate, 3.00a4.00: spring
onions, 2.50a3.00 per 100 bunches;
sweet potatoes. 8.00a9.00; vans. 40oa
$50; spinach. per Dbl. 2.50a3.O0 Flor
ida peppers, per crate. 6.0oaS.00: Flor
ida tomatoes, per crate. 6.00aS.o0:
Texas onions, per crate. 3.00a3.50; as
paragus, per doz., 1.00a5.00.
DAIRY MARKET.
BALTIMORE, May Is fspeciaD:-
Arrivals by boat: Poultry-Live
chickens. young. large. smooth. 10.
5Oa55: do. young. rough and Stacy:
h.. 40; do. winter. two and q nan
pounds and under. 60a65: do. spring;
ROSTERS. h.. 20a21: do. old hens. over
four pounds. h., SO; do. small to me-
dunn. h.. Sc; do. white Leghorn
hens, H., as Ducks. Muscovy and
mongrel. h.. 32as3: do. white Pekins,
h., Sass; do, puddle. h.. 50; smaller.
poor. h.. 80. Pigeons. old: pair n,,,a 4sa
fowl. young, each. IS; do. old. each.
ERrs-western Maryland and Penn
sylyania nearby, doz., 42a43: eastern
shore, Maryland and virginia do =:
42a4s: West Virginia. doz,. . 4sa4s'
Butter-Creamery. west separator
extras. 62a63: do. prints. extras; ga ~.
65: nearby creamery extras, esaeo;
dairy prints. Maryland, Virginia and
Pennsylvania extras. 40a42; store,
packed flrsts. 80; rolls, Maryiand w ama
Pennsylvania extras sasaa ssa do OH Ohio e1.
tras. 3Sa39: process butter. b2a54.
NEW YORK, May 15.-Butter-
Firm, receipts, 1906 tubs; creamery;
higher than extras, 63a63h u: extra w
score). 62a62h: firsts (8S to VI scorel'
5Sa61 X: packing stock. current MAKE
No. 2, 40a403e. 40 "a,
Egee-Irregular: receipts. S2,3oi
1s1s: do. firsts, 46ha4S: fresh gath
cred extra firsts. 47a4S: do, nrsts, ga
46H: state Pennsylvania and nearby
western hennery white. firsts to extra
S1a53: do. brown extra, 51a52; do,
gathered brown and mixed colors'
46a50.
state, whole milk flats, held. colored
and white. specials, 31aS2: do, aver
age run, 30; state. whole milk Hats.
current make. white and colored. spe-
Gals, 28a29; do, average run. 2oa1t Z.
Pcultry-Live not quoted; dressed,
steady and unchanged.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, May Is Omitted states
bureau of markets). = Cattle Re-
ceipts. $500 head; slow. Compared
with a week ago: Prime heavy
weight beef steers. rs to 40 lower;
others steady to 25 lower; fat cows
and heifers mostly % lower; Gamers
steady to lower: little change in tat.
heavy bulls; bolognas. SO to Is lower:
bulk veal calves steady to Is lower:
lights, So to 100 lower: stockers and
feeders mostly % lower.
Hogs-Receipts. 10000 head; mostly
25 lower than yesterdays average:
top, 1880; bulk, light. 14.50a14.65:
bulk. ESQ pounds and over. 13.60a14.25:
pigs, % to so lower: bulk. desirable
kinds, 13.00al3.50.
sheep-Receipts. 500 head. direct to
packers. Compared with week ago:
Rest lambs mostly 100 lower: others
/ 90 to $50 lower. with spots off more:
sheep scarce; market around SO high
err than last weeks close and about
so lower than this weeks opening.