Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-23
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

cian.NPotatoes MAJ Marviand and Viz.
No 2, 3.00a4.Oo; do, No 1, southern
S.00aS.50; No. 2. do, 3.00a4.0o: York
river, No. l. s.ooaS.5o; do, No. 2, S.00a
400; do. No. 2, 2.00a2.5O.
25oa3.Oo; do, No. 2, 1.5Oa2.O 90; do. No
1. hamper. LOCALES; do. No. 2, 5oa75
Peaches, No. 1, per crate, 1.00a2.50
do. fair to choice, 50a1.50. Cherries
iper basket. 60a1.50. Beans, per bu
basket. green, 35a6o; do, per basket
bage. per crate. 50a1.00. Cucumbers
lper basket. 25a50. Elephants. crate
l 50a3.O0. Lettuce. native, per basket
25a5O. Onions. Maryland. Virginia
and Pennsylvania. per 100 lbs, l.5Oa
ZOO. Peas. native per bu., 1.o0a25o
Squash. per basket, 30a40. Corn
Maryland and Virginia. per dozen, IL
a40. Peppers, per crate, 2.5Oa30O1
| Tomatoes, native. per five-eighths
basket, 1.75a2.0O; do. culls. LOCALES
beets, per 100 punches, 2.o0a2.5o; car
rots. per 100 punches. 2.00a3.00.
Watermelons. per 100. 2O.ooa6O.oo
huckleberries, per qt.. 1Sa23; black
berries, per qt.. 12a20: raspberries
per at. 14a30; gooseberries. per lb.
10a12.
2OOa35O; do. pony. 15oa2.50; do
flats. 75a1.5O pineapples. per strap
4.00aS.00; pears, native. per basket. 81
a1.00; currants. per qt., 10a1S.
TRANSFORMATIONS per barrel in So
pound sacks carload lots): Winter
patent. 13.35a13.75; winter straight
b1225a12.75; spring patent. 1425a1 5 90
medium to choice. SS0a11.15; corr
meal, per 100 pounds. 4.6Oa4.75: city
mills winter patent. 1925; city mill.
kblended patent. 1875; city mills
spring patent. 1926. (The above
quotations on city mills flour on job.
, bling prices)
| Receipts. $3.50 barrels. including
3,542 barrels for export
Wheat sales-Bag lots of nearby
!2.72 and 2.75 per bushel.
| Midday quotations-No red win
ter wheat. spot. 3.01 bid: No. rec
winter, garlicky. spot. 2.91 bid: July
wheat. 2.9l bid; August wheat, IS.
bid: September wheat, 2.S6 bid
! Cob corn-Nearby prime yellow
800 per barrel. Track yellow. No. :
or better, not quoted.
| Corn sales-Bag lots of white al
wharf. at 10 per bu.: bag lots OF
| white. delivered, at $50 per bu.
Oats-Range of prices: No. 2 white
per Blu. asked.
| Rye-Range of prices: Bag lots OF
nearby rye, as to quality. 1.9Oa2.2s
per bu.; No. 2 western export spot
2.3S per blu. sales.
Hay-No. l timothy. 1000; standard
timothy. 5000: No. timothy, 3S.O0s
| $3.50; No. 3 timothy. 30.00a34.OO; No
l light clover. mixed, 35.0Oa36.oO: No
| 2 light clover mixed. 32.OOa34.O0; No
/ clover mixed. 34.OO; No. clover
mixed. 25.0 0a30.00; sample hay, 30 Os
| $500.
straw-No. straight rye. 1000
No. 2. 17.O0a1SO0; No. / tangled, Is. 90
No. 2, 14OOa14.5o; No. wheat, 12.Ooa
| 1900; No. 2. 10.00a11.O0; No. 1 oat
! 1900; No. 2, 14.O0a145O.
! CHICAGO, July 23-Unfavorabl,
weather in the northwest gave an up.
ward tendency today to the whea
market. The hot. moist conditions pre-
vailing were such as to increase dam
age from black rust A leading ex
| the vlrulent attack of 1904 was likel,
except in the wet lands. Openine
prices, which varied from unchanged
/ figures to y higher, with Decembel
2.5s and March, 2.63A. were followed
| by moderate general advance.
! Corn developed strength owing tt
continued buying on the part of {
| big elevator company that has of late
| been conspicuous as purchaser
| After opening Is off to " advance
with September 1.53ss to 1.54A, f1uc,
| tuated nervously, but scored substan
tial gains.
Oats went higher with corn. The
market opened unchanged to u low
er, September 77h to TN. sagged {
little more, and then rose well above
yesterdays finish.
| Provisions were without any ag.
gressive support.
| Soaking rains in western Canada
helped to ease the wheat market
later. Prices closed weak. II to / me-
| lower, with December 2.58 and March
2.62k.
| On the bulge in corn prices, longs
| sold freely, and a setback ensued. The
| close was unsettled at the same a:
yesterdays finish to ~ lower, with
September 1875 to 1891, and March
1875 to 1894.
lass.
| Corn-No. 2. mixed. 1.56a1.57; No
2, yellow, 1.571a a1.5s1a.
! Oats-No. 2. white, 97a9S1a; No. 8
| white, 90ka9611.
| Rye-No. 2. 2.25h.