Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-24
Grain. Produce and Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
The wholesale market prices this
morning ranged about as follows:
Eggs-strictly fresh, SIS; average re-
ceipts, 53a54; southern, 50.
Live Poultry-Roosters. per h., 2S;
turkeys, per h., 3sa43; chickens,
spring. per h.. ISAAC; hens. per lb.. 3oa
IS; keats, young. each, 5oa60
Dressed Poultry-Fresh killed spring
chickens. per h.. 46a4s: hens. per h..
80; ROSTERS, per lb., IS: turkeys, per
h.. 45a50.
Live Stock-Calves, per h., Is; lambs
11a13; sheep. 5a6.
Green Fruits-Apples. per Dbl: GOA
$50: per box. 75a2.0o: California
lemons, per box, 3.00a3.50: pineapples.
6.00aS.00: California oranges, 6.0oal. 81;
grapefruit, 6.00a7.0o; peaches. per crate
1.50a3.50.
Observation-Disclosures. No. 1. per Dbl.
beans, per basket. 1.0oal.5o; per bbI 81
2.Ooa4. 90; eggplant. per crate. 75al o.;
cabbage, per bbl., 75a1 90; beets, nearby,
per 100. T5a1.00; lettuce, nearby. per
crate, 50a1.00: lettuce, New York, per
crate. 1.ooa1.5o; celery per o. doz,, s sh
per crate, 4Oa5O; spinach, per Dbl, l.ooa
$50: peppers, per basket. 40a5o; toma-
toes. per box, 25a75; onions, per crate.
1.0Oa1 so: cucumbers, 1.00a2.00 per oas-
ket; cantaloupes, 1.00a3.00 per crate.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Md, August "a (Spe-
Maryland and Nir-
ginia, No. /. per barrel. 3.5oa4.0o; No.
and No. 8 150a2.00: do, No. l,
southern. 3.5oa4OO: do. No. and No.
5. 1.5oa2.O0; York river, No !. s,5 ~
400; do. No. 2 and No. 3. l-ooa2.oo'
native white. No. l., per 100 pounds
3. 75a1.O0; do, sweets. No. 1. per bar
rel. 5.o0a6OO; yams, No. /. per barrel
4.5oa500; do, sweets and vans, NO. =
3.0Oa3.5O.
Apples. early harvested. 40. ]. per per
No. !. hamper, 1.25a1-50; do. No. 2,
50a1 90; do, native, per basket, 25a6o'
Peaches. per crate. No. 1. LOCALS; do;
per basket. 50a75. Beans, per bushel
basket. green, LOCALES; stringless.
1.ooa1.4o. Limas. per bushel basket; 70
AIS; do h ,on per poun cnc al o
basket. soaso. Lettuce. native, per
basket, 50a75. Onions. Maryland. Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania. per loo
pounds. 125a1.5O. Squash. per basket,
l5a25. Corn. Maryland and Virginia
basket 15a25.
Tomatoes, native. per basket. 25a4o;
do. packing stock, per bushel. 4Oa
521h. Beets. per 100 punches, .o0a3 90.
Carrots. per 100 lunches. 3.O0a4.00.
Huckleberries, per quart. 20a25.
Watermelons. selects, per 100. 35.o0a
5000; do, prime. 1S.00a25.00; do, culls,
10.00a15.00.
Catalogues. eastern shore. Mary
land and Virginia crate. 75a1.0o: do,
pony. 35a50; native. per basket, 40a75
Pineappies, crate, 4.00aS.00. Pears,
native, per basket, 4oa75: do. Bartlett,
1.0Oa1.25. Plums, per pound. Sa5. Dam
sons. native. per pound, g.
wheat-Midday quotations. No. l
red winter, spot. 2.6zh; No. red win
ter. spot, quoted at 2.66k per bu:: No.
red winter. garlicky, spot, at 2.57h
September wheat. at EST bid per bu.;
October. 2.57 bid per bu.
Sales-Bag lots nearby wheat, by
sample. at 2.10. 2.15, 2.2o. 2.25, 2.27.
$50 and 2.35 per bu. Car lots Of No.
red winter at 2.67 per bu.
Track corn-Yellow, No. 2 or better,
at 1.60 per bu.
Oats-No. white. so per bushel
sales: No. 8. 20 per bushel.
Hay-Standard timothy, $500; No.
timothy, 34.00a34.50; No. timothy
23.0ea26 90; No. / light clover mixed
90. OOa30.00; No. light clover mixed
25OOa27.00: No. / clover mixed, 2S.oo;
No. clover mixed, 22.Ooa26.oe; sam
pie hay, 18.00a22.Oo.
Straw-No. l straight rye. 1000; No
., 1Ho0a1S00: No. l tangled. 1900
No. 3, 1400a14.50; No. l wheat, 11.0Oa
1900; No. 2, 9,00a10.00; No. 1 oat
1900; No. 2. 14.00a145o.
CHICAGO. August "a.
Wheat later showed considerable
strength, December going to GOOD
premium over March. partly due to
closing of spreads. The close was
very strong with prices at the high
point, showing a net gain Of to =
cents, December being 2.32@4 TO 2.Sa
and March 2.31.
Corn fulfilled the expectation of the
pit element and rallied. due to short
covering, there being good class OF
buying of September and the market
closed firm at a net advance of y
cents to cents, with September
1.45A to LAG and December. i.2oA to
1909.
WHEAT Open. High. Low: S n.se
December -. 2s 2.33 ".264
March ...... 2.27 a.311a la .31
CORN 400,
December -. isl, IN 1.1s LOS.
OATS o.-
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