Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-04
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. Md. August (Spe-
cial )-Potatoes. Maryland and Nir-
ginia. No. 1, per barrel. 4.75a5.5o; do,
No. and No: 8: 1.5oa2.5o: do; No
No 3, l.50a2.5o; York river, No. l.
50a5. 25; do. No . and No. 3, 1.50a
$50: do, native white. No. /. upper
90 Tbs. :. 5oa3,oo do. No. 2. 1.o0a1.5o:
do, sweets, new, No /, per BARREL
IL. 00a1400.
sooas.5o; do, No. ?. 2.ooa2.5o; No /,
hamper. LOCALES; do. No. 2, 5oaI5 !;
peaches, per crate. No. l. 1.00a2.Oo:
do. per basket, 75a1.25: beans. per
basket. stringless. 9oa1.1o; do. limas
per basket. 1.oOa1.5o; cabbage. per
100, l.50a3.50: cucumbers. per basket.
l9a5o eggplant. crate. 1.o0a1.25; let
tuce. native. per basket. 40a75; onions,
Maryland and Virginia. and Penn IN
squash. per basket. 15a30; corn,
Maryland and Virginia. per doz. 1oa
40: peppers, native. per basket. 3oa 40.
tomatoes, native. per five-eighths
basket. scars: do, culls. 25a35; beets'
per 100 punches. 2.0oa3.0O; carrots,
per 100 punches. 2.00a3.0O.
Watermelons. per car. 0.00a330.oo !;
huckleberries. quart. 20a25; blackber-
ries, quart, 15a25: celery. New YORK,
per bunch. 75a1.25.
DdHtdlOupeS, eastern SHoTe MAI 10 ~
and Virginia. per crate. 2.O0a2. SO; do,
pony, 1.00a1.50; do. native. per bas-
ket. 1.00a1.50; currants. per quart, 5a
10; pineapples, per crate. 2.5oa' 90
pears. native, basket, 50al.0O; plums,
per Id. 3a5
Wheat sales. none.
Midday quotations-No. . red win
ter. spot. quoted at 2.63 bid per blu. :
No. red winter. garicky, spot at 2.o2
bid per bu.: August wheat at 2.5l,
nominal; September wheat at 2is,
Track corn, yellow. No. 8. at 100
per bu.
Oats, No. . white, at % per bu.: No.
3. at 81 per bu.
Rye. nearby sample, at 10 to 100
Hay-No. l timothy, 1900; standard
timothy. $500; No. timothy. 35,o0a
$3.50; No. timothy, 25.00a3o.oo; No.
l light clover mixed 49, 00a33.00; No.
- light clover mixed, 29.OOa3l.00 NO.
I clover mixed. 31.00: No. clover
24.O0.
straw-No. straight rye, 20 90; No.
=. 14.O0al450: No. ! wheat 11.00a
1900: No. 2. 9.o0a1Oo0; No. l oat, 1900;
No. ,, l4.00a145o.
CHICAGO. August wild f1uctua-
tons in price with trading on a large
scale made the wheat pit today the
unmistakable chief center of inter-
est on change Heavy selling at the
start due to disturbing financial re-
ports, including sharp fresh break
in sterling exchanges smashed wheat
prices down as much at 14ia. The APP
parent absence of the British royal
commi ssion as buyer had a fur
Their depressing effect Word. how
ever. of large export sales to other
European countries led soon to de-
Il ,,,.t. ~. n
ranged from to I41H lower. with De-
cember ZIG to 2.22 and March as
to al. were followed by upturns 10
2.27 and 80, respectively. and then
by a moderate new setback.
Corn was governed by the changes
in wheat. but kept within normal
limits. After opening 4 off TO = ad-
vance, including September at Az to
LAB and December 1857 to l.26, the
market underwent a material sag.
Oats followed corn. opening . to p
up: September Il to II rs, and tnen
developing weakness.
Strength of hog values sustained
provisions. The market, though. was
neglected.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. August 4 Omitted States
Bureau of Markets) .-Cattle-Re-
ceipts. 5000: slow. early sales, steady;
weighty cows. Gamers and bulls,
firm: medium grades she stock. slow:
early trade steers, 1878: bulk. good
and choice. 1525a16.50; grassy cattle,
95oaI4.50; bulk COWS. 5.50a10.00; can
ners. 4.O0a4.50; calves opened slow. at
l5.0Oal6.75 on best vealers: stockers.
steady.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000 head light
and medium active, mostly 10 to 10
higher; others slow; steady to 10
higher; top. 1920; bulk light and
butchers, 14.10ai6.10; packing sows,
I350a13.So. Pigs strong to % higher
Sheep-Rcceipts, $4,000 head; slow.
steady to lower, western lambs ed
clining most; fat lambs. l4.5o; bulk,
1900 ala 90: best fat ewes. $50: good
Montana wethers, 925: choice feeder
lambs 1900.