Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-06
Philadelphia Markets
GRAIN AND FLOUR

WHBAT--Receipts, o13i bush. Tho mar.
ket was unchanged. Quotations were aa
follows: Car lots in sport elevator. roy-
ernment standard inspection, standa rd
prices. No. red winter. 81. so; No. 1 north.
ern spring. $3.50; No. 1 hard winter, a.. 40
No. red winter. garlicky. s2.37; No. 1.
red, smutty. 81. 80: No. red. garlicky and
smutty. s2.34. The United States Grain Cor
poration's purchases of wheat are based on
wheat. &c under No. 1 /; No. 8 wheat DC un.
der No. I; No; 4 wheat. iOc. under No. /;
coRN1-Receipts. Gsii S bush Trade was
quiet, but supplies were small and prices
anS ioestSS !Esg' ,Ss s to Quality G
oArssReeeipts. 1o.s73 bush. The markc,
Sb,s os% ' y No. TO lGSRitSnNS SRitS ,i q
IF'fiouR-ReSeipts, 200 barrels barrels and 7oi GOO
pounds in sacks .co Most q the limited bust
below The limits sY' Of the nils "oTG The svfsESe foo%
pSstsS ns SerS !, ths Pos Sa0ts,ons in Per o6 rs
sssrSya SO Oil hard wlntor slPashi dT fG
sI2@ 1850, do short patent. siaSi3'Soi
Snort patsat ST. @BfisePS r. rs
fancy spri3g, az and city mills patent, family
RYE FLOUR was dull and unchanged.
We quote at $9Q9.25 per barrel in sacks.
PROVISIONS
There was a light jobbns trade and some
Beet in sets smoked and air, dried, Soc
b. SSss Is y s$ss$s sss
boiled, bonelese. 3ec: picnic shoulders, s. p.
enrSefd nSfl loose % 29c 90, smosed 2lG; bellies IN
DAIRY PRODUCTS
BUTTER--Tradc was quiet as usual on
Saturday, but offerings were lisht and the
market ruled firm: The quotations were a. O.
ss sfsIDs 81 ss sis ss 10 SHBs' SSS '51
FAYE sTT' to Eood 81 S prints R SStGs
at 10 875c for fancy and at 80 I2c for
BGGs-The market developed a Rrmcr
tone and prices advanced 00c per case, with
demand readily absorbing the limited offer.
$3.50 per crate; nearby current receipts
80; western extra firsts, $500; western
a6 G2c per dozen; soutistn $40 pei
case, S9d st9rSso esss nom,nal Ind s,a ,r,
demand Vas only ans
New York Whoie.nilk fsts, held fancy aoi7
SSoe; specials higher; held. fair to good
sin whole.mi fats. held, fancy. 29l5 @30c
speSSaIs specials higher; held fair to good good SSs& S2oc
POULTRY
LIVE-Trade was slow. and the market
was barely steady. Quotations: Fowl n. fine
fat. 3s040c: do inferior. 80 G3Ic; broilinE
chi chickens fancy soft,meated weghng s,snn u sr g.:
ss nsS sRcfs sRTnS g. ss
soc: strggy young roosters, 30q32c: ole
roosters. 20 2ec; ducks, white Pektn. @ @ttg
4Bc: do, Indian Runner, 400 42c; do. MUS
coyy. s0g82c; turkeys. so@45c; pigeons pei
ptREssEDIFinc desirable sized stock wa'
well cleaned up and firm. Quotations
3h lbs. 3703sc; Weighing 3 lbs. 33g35c
fowls fresh-kiled in bbls., dry-pcked-
weighing 3ik lbs. 40 a7c; woighng lbs l66Ss:
BrSsrs Jersey. 5Ty:RaGkEs%d 5SSg?S SsS Do Do
western. dry-packed weighing ~ 02 lbs
apiece, 4sd SOC. Roasting chickens, western
dry-packed. in bbls.--WelEhing lps, & anS nt
over apiece. "a @ 35c; weighing 3 lbs. apiescce
"a a 35c: weighing. "a lbs. apiece Al g i2c
II lbs, and under to doz., per lh; is9boc
IS to % lbs; to doz.. per ID; 4S "a SOC; 20 =,
30 lbs to doz. per 10. a9@4 42e; 81 TO "
10 doS.. pGr ID. s7@ 3sc; 40 to ~ lbs. e
dog, per lb.. 37@8sc; As lbs. and over t,
SeS;, 3p@ 4oc cap9ns. western, ss,,% we!ghiiSnI iSg
apiece. I sS T &c; Weighing . lbs. apiece. SOC
weighing 5 lbs. apiece. 4sc. turkeys. near
by. fancy. $50 SOC; do. nearby. fair 70 good
SO a 55c: do, western. fancy, 0SW0 0oc: 30
do. fair to good 53d 55c; do. old toms. 5lc
Ducks. western. 3s@40c. Geese. westerr
fancy. 80 q 33o; do do. fair to good. ESQ 30c