Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-16
Grain. Produce and Live Stock
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

VA CAxxxS i VuO&O
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, July 16 (SpeciaD.-
Potatoes-Maryland and Virginia. No.
l. per Dbl. 1o.50a11.5o: de-. No. 2
5.00a6.00: do. No. 1 southern, 1O5oa
11.50; do, No. 2. 5.00a6.0o. YORK
river. No. /, 10.5oa11.oo; No 2, 5.oea
Apples-Early June. No: l. per Dbl,
l hamper. 1.50a1.75; No. 2. Local IS.
Peaches, per crate, No. |. 2-ooa3.25;
do. fair to choice. 1.15a2.o0. Chez
ries. per h.. 5a25. Beans, per basket,
sqa7s 3d. per per basket
100 punches. 3.ooa4 90 Cucumbers, per
basket, 75a1.00. Elephants, crate, 1.50a
800. Lettuce. native, per basket. 25
ais. Onions. Maryland, Virginia and
P Dem per 100 lbs Ss
Squash. per basket. s5a4o. Corn, Mary
land and Virginia, per doz., 10a45.
Peppers. per crate. 2.50a3.o0.
Tomatoes. native. per five-eighths
basket. s;o "s 20 Beets; per 100 100
punches. 300a4.00.
Watermelons. per 100, s5.ooa7o. 90.
Asparagus, green. No. l. per doz., $50
a3.00: No. 2, 1.50a2.O0 do. white, No.
1. 200a2.50: do. No. 2, 1.00a1.50.
Huckleberries. per Of, 25a3o. Black
berries. per qt.. 16a27. Raspberries.
Of. 14a30. Gooseberries, per h.. 10
Cantaloupes. standard, per crate.
flats. 1.5oa1.75. Pineapples, per strap,
75a1.oo. Currants. per at. 15a2o.
Potatoes weaker; receipts, 40 cars;
Virginia. 12.75a13.50 bbl; Kansas
early Ohios 6.65a6.so cwt.; Oklahoma
7.25a7.5O
lb sacks carload lots): Winter pat
ent. 13.25a13.75; winter straight. 1925
a12:75; spring patent. Asa 500;
straight, 13.o0a13.75; rye flour. me-
dunn to choise. S.S0a11.15; corn meal.
per 100 lbs. 4.50a4.75: city mills win
ter patent, 14.25; city mills blended
patent. 1873; city mills spring pat
ent. 1923 !The above quotations on
Receipts, 1870 bills. including 1927
bbls. for export.
Wheat-Sales. bag lots of nearby
new, by sample. delivered. 2.75. $50.
2.S2. 2.S5. $50. 2.s2. 2.93. 2.94. 2.95 and
2.96 per bu.: cargoes sample grade,
Midday quotations-No. 2 red win
ter wheat. spot. sos per bu., nominal
Cob corn-Prime nearby yellow, 900
a9.25 per bbl.: nearby ear corn. 900
per Dbl. for prime white and yellow
Track yellow No. or better, fol-
domestic, no quotations.
Corn sales-Bag lots of white deliv-
| cred. 100 per blu.
Oats-Range of prices: No. white
1927 per bu., nominal; No. white
| 1.26 per bu.. nominal.
Rye-Range of prices: Bag lots Of
| nearby rye. as to quality. 1.9Oa2.1(
per bu.; No. 2 western export spot
2.4o nominal per blu.
Hay-No. 1 timothy. 400; stand
ard timothy, 1900; No. 2 timothy
42.00a42.50; No. 3 timothy. 3400a3S.00
No. / light clover. mixed. 39.00a40 90
No. 2 light clover. mixed. s g. ooass- 90
clover, mixed. 33.0Oa35.00; sample hay
| 20.00a25.0o.
| Straw-No straight rye. 1000
No. 2, 17.00a1S.0o: No. tangled. 1900
No. 2, 14.O0a1450: No. l wheat, 1900:
1900: No. 2. 10.00a11.0o; No. oat
1900: No. 2. 14.ooa14.50.
| CHICAGO, July 16.-Extraordinar r!
weakness developed in the wheat marke
TODAY and prices made steep descent
The December delivery, in which mos
of the trading centered, fell more thai
| 10 cents bushel before showing sign
Of a rally. There was a notable iacl
of buying orders. Bearish weather re
ports from the northwest and talk o
money scarcity explained, in some de
gree, the action OF the market A par
Of the selling was said to be on forelgl
account. Opening prices, which ranget
| from the same as yesterdays, nnlsn Q
j9B lower, with December ESQ ~ az. 6S
and March 2.74. were followed by {
| further decline to $50 for December
and then a reaction to 2.62.
| In the corn pit, there was active sell
J ing on the part of the same commits
sion houses that were conspicuous OF
i the bear side yesterday. Demand wa.
!! lacking, except from shorts. After open
ing. 1N down to IN advance, including
September. at 1.50 to 1.50h. the whole
market declined sharply, but later re
covered most of the loss.
! Oats weakened with other grain. Sep
TENDER opened n Off to u up. at rs
to 76A. declined to 1878 and then turned
| upgrade.
| Provisions were steady to firm il
| sympathy with an advance in the hot
| market
| DAIRY MARKET.
| BALTIMORE. Md. July 16 Especially
Arrivals by boat-Poultry. live chick
ems, spring, II lbs. and over, SIS; do.
springs, IL to IL lbs. so; do. springs
liz lbs, As; do, white Leghorns. 4os
so; do. old ROSTERS, h.. %: old hens
lbs. and over. 50; do. small to me
dunn. 80; do. white Leghorn hens. 81
Ducks, muscovy, h., 27a2S; do. whit
Pekins, per h.. 29a3o; do. puddle, ID.
| 2Sa29; do, smaller. per lb.. rs; do.
spring, lbs. and over. 40a42. Pigeons
old, pair. 35a40; do, young. pair. 35a40
Eggs-Loss off; western Maryland
| Pennsylvania and nearby, doz. 44a45
eastern shore Maryland sand Virginia
doz. Hats West Virginia, doz.. 43s