Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS,


Potatoes-White. western Maryland
and Pennsylvania. No. 1, per 100 lbs.
1.50a1.65: eastern shore Maryland and
Virginia, cobblers, 1.40a1.50; McCor-
| micks. 1.20a125; native and nearby
No. 1. 1.50a1.65; all sections. No. 2
5oa7s. Sweets. eastern shore Mary
land and Virginia, No. /. per Dbl. ESQ
a4.00: native and nearby, 3.50aA. 90;
lNo. 2. 1.50a2.00. Vans. all sections
No. l. per Dbl. 3.00a3.5O; No. 2. 1.50a
100 Beans Florida. green. per ham,
per. 25oas.5o. Horseradish. per bu..
Cabbage. New York domestic. per
tor Sooal0. 90: caulifiower. per crate,
1.6oa1.0o; celery, washed, per bunch.
5Oa90; rough, per crate. 3.00a450; ma
tive, per bunch, SAT; carrots. per 100
pounds. 1.5oa1.75: spinach. per bushel.
60a7o: eggplant per crate. 6.ooaS.oo;
s.ooas.oo: choice. 4.ooai.so: oyster
plants per 100 punches, 7.ooas.0o:
broccoli, per bushel; 40a50: brussels
sprouts, per quart. 10a16: parsnips. per
bushel. soaho0; turnips. per basket.
4oaso: pumpkins. per 100; 10, ooaao;oo.
Apples.All varieties, No; l. per bar
rel. 3.0oa6.b0; do. No. Q, 2.50a3. so; do.
loose. 100 pounds. 1.00a1.50; box ap-
pies. per box. 1.75a3.50.
Oranges per box. 2.O0a3.s0: cranber-
ries. per barrel. 1s.ooazo.oo: grape
f-ait. per crate. 2.00a4.O0: tangerines,
per strap. S.0oas.00.
NEW YORK. December 1s. Flour
Easy; spring patents and Kansas
straights, s.75as.2b; spring clears, 7.25
ATS; winter straights, 8.25a3. 49, Lard
Weak: middle west. 1s.ssa14.0b.
selling Price 1t Neon.
whest-No. red winter. spot,
1.e5x: No. 3 red winter. spot, 1.95;
No. } red winter, gariicky.s spot 1.82h
par -bu.: December. Is3M: January
"a WSeat ssie.-None.
bag lots Of nearby by sample
- red winter. Eariicky. spot. 17s per
cornAcob. new. yellow. AS per
Dbl. in car lots, track corn. yellow.
No. ; or better: 1.0e per blu.
Corn salee--None.
No. 3 white. 50 per busheI.
Rye-Bag lots Of nearby rye. as to
quality, l.60a1.e5 per bushel: No. 2
western export, spot: 1.7eha171 per
'1 assLNo. timothy tnom.n.l>. $3.50
.ai,3S: standard timothy. 70: 5o..o.oo:
standard. No. z. zs.smss.oo: No. 3
yer. mixed. zs.eoa1e.so; No. 1 clover.
mixed. 2s. o0azs.oo; No 2 clover. mixed.
2s.ooaas.eo; No: l clover. ss.ooa27.oo;
No. : clover. 31.ooaz4.oo; sample hay,
6traw-No. 1. nominal; No. 2
straight rye. nominal: No. l tangled
rye. 100: No. 3 tangled rye. 1900:
No. wheat. 14.5oa15.o0: No. . wheat.
1a.ooa13.6e: No. oat {nominal), 1S.00a
1880: No. . cat. 16.00a17.00.
CHICAGO, December 16.-Weakness
aax ? in
owing more or less to bearish opin-
ions current regarding the economic
outlook. The influence OF the govern
ment crop report continued also as q
handicap to the bulls. On the de-
clines, however. there was free buying
Opening prices, which varied from I'M
changed figures to ~ higher. with
March 1854 to 1.5sh and May 1874 to
1.S5. were followed by sharp down
turns all around and then something
Of a rally.
Corn sasged with wheat. May and
July corn touching the lowest level
changed to y of. including May 50 to
6sA, the market underwent a general
setback before beginning to recover.
Increased country offerings had a
depressing effect on oats. Prices start
ed 4 lower to shade higher. May
4th " ftHs du0 eASh 6idAu0A4y oc-
seconded.
Provisions went downward with
grain and hogs.
DAIRY MARKET.
BALTIMORE. Md. December 16
(Special).-Arrivals by boat: Chick
ems. young. large. 25a26; do. small,
26a2e; poor. 23a23; do. old BOOSTERS.
Is: do. old hens, over lbs, 15a26:
do. small. 22a24; do, white leghorn
hens. 22a24: do, young white leg
horns, "a: ducks. Muscovy. young. 81;
do. White Pekins. 30; do, puddle,
2sa2S: do, smaller. poor, Is: turkeys,
choice hens, 44a45; do. young COB
blers. 43a44; do. old toms. ~: do,
poor and crooked breasts. IS; geese,
Maryland and Virginia. fat. heavy, 81
a32: do. southern and western, 28a3O;
Kent Island. fat, 34a36; pigeons. per
pair, old. 35a40:: DO, young, ISAAC;
guinea fowl. young. large, each. so;
do. SMALL 40: do. old, 80.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys, choice to
fancy, per pound, 47als: do, mixed
hens and gobblerE, 45a46; poorly
dressed: thin. ssass. Chickens. young.
26a2s: do. mixed. young and old, 26a
Is; old ROSTERS. 20. Ducks. choice.
fat, 30a32. Geese. choice fat, nearby,
SASS: southern and western, 32as3.
Eggs Western Maryland. Pennsyl-
vanin and n0Arbv f1rgta ner dozen "a