Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-15
Grain, Produce and Live Stock
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Md, December IS
Especially .-Potatoes-Whit western
Maryland. Pennsylvania No. /. per
100 lbs, 1.50a1.65; eastern shore,
Maryland and Virginia cobblers, 1.40a
and nearby No. l. 1.5oa165; all sec
lions, No. 2. scars. Sweets. eastern
shore Maryland and Virginia, No. L.
per Dbl, 2.50a4.00; native and nearby,
3.50a4O0; No. 2. 1.5oa2.0o. Vans, ali
sections No. l. per bbl., 3.00a3.5O; No.
hamper, 2.50a3.50. Horseradish, per
bu.. 5.00a6.O0.
Cabbage. New York domestic, per
ton. S.00a10. 90. Caulif1ower, per crate,
1.50a2.0O. Celery, washed. per bunch,
60a90; rough per crate, 3.00a4.50; ma
tive per bunch. SAL. Carrots per 100
lbs, 1;5oa1.75. Spinach. per bu., sea-
40: Eggplant, per crate. 6.0oaS.00.
Tomatoes. Florida. fancy. per crate.
5.00a6.00; choice, 4.0oa4.50. Oyster
plants, per 100 punches. 7.00aS CO.
Broccoli. per bushel, 40a50. Brussels
sprouts. per quart. 19al5-& Parsnips,
per bushel. 9oa100. Tslrnips. per
basket 40a50. Pumpkins, per 100,
Apples, all varieties, No. /. per bar
rel. 3.00a6.50; do. No 2, 2.50a3 SO:
do, loose, 100 pounds, 1.00a150 box
apples. per box. l.75a3.50. Oranges,
per box, 2.00a3.5o. Cranberries, per
barrel, 15.00a20.eo. Grapefruit, per
crate. 2.O0a4 90 Tangerines. per
strap, 5.ooaS.0O7.
Wheat-No. 1 red winter. spot,
1863; No. 2 red winter. spot. 1.95:
No. 2 red winter. garlicky. spot, 1924
i.s4N.
Wheat sales-None.
Corn-cob. new, yellow. AIS per
bbL in car lots, on track: old or bet
ter. yellow, No. 2. ssas9 per blu. asked
for car lots.
Corr sales-None
oats-No. 2. white. 61as1s per
bushel: No. 3. white. 5sa5sh per
bushel.
Rye-Bag lots of nearby rye. as to
quality. 1.50a1.65 per bushel; No
western export. spot, 1.72 u per bushel.
Hay-No. ] timothy (nominal), 80. so
a31.O0; standard timothy, 29.50a30.00 /;
standard, No. 2. 2S.50a29.00; No. 3
yer, mixed, 2S.00a28.50: No. ! clover,
mixed. 25.00a26.00; No. 2 clover. mixed.
23.00a25.o0; No. / clover, 26.o0a27. 90 ;
No. 3 clover. 2l.o0a24.0o; sample hay,
17.00a22.00.
Straw-No l. nominal: No straight
No. tangled rye. 1900: No. l wheat.
14.50a15.00: No. 2 wheat. 13.00a13. so +;
No. / oat (nomina), 1s.ooals.5o; No.
oat. 16.00a17.o0.
CHICAGO, December Is. - Wheat
dropped quickly in value today as a
result Of radical enlargement. Of the
government estimates of the 1920
yield of grain. On the decline. how
over, there was good buying attrib-
uted to the seaboard. Trading in
May delivery of wheat began today.
and as expected the price was at a
moderate discount as compared with
March Opening quotations. which
rnged from IN to 8 lower. with De-
cember 1.64k to 1855 and March 1904
to 1853, were followed by moderate
rally in some cases.
Corn. like wheat, underwent set
back in price. After openinsat %
to 2ss lower. including May at 10h to
TN, recovered somewhat. but then
Oats weakened with other cereals.
starting y to / down, May 4sA to
4sA, and later sagging more.
Depression of grain and hogs had
bearieh effect on provisions.
NEW YORK. December 15.--Flour-
Firm; spring patents and Kansas
straights, 9.O0a950; spring clears, 7.50
$500. Buckwheat, easy; milling, '2.eo
Pork-Easy: family. 4o.ooa45.oo.
Lard-Easy; middle west, 1A.Soa
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, December 15-Hogs-
Receipts, 10000 head; lights. active;
others, slow. mostly 10 cents higher
generally bidding lower than yester-
day; top early, 9.25; bulk, e.ooa9: Is
pigs, 10a15 higher; bulk, desirable
9oa130 pound pigs. s.10a9. 25.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head; beei
steers. active and steady: early safes
stock uneven, steady to weak: can
ners, weak to Is lower: sales, 2!ba
1916; bologna bulls, strong, choice
kind. 6.25; calves. steady; best vealers
1000; stockers and feeders, steady to
strong.
fat classes and feeders, steady; others
dull; early top fat lambs to shippers
and city butchers, 1910: early pack
Ing, top. 11.s5: wethers. s.25; fat ewes
$50: few early sales feeder lambs
10.50a10.75.
DAIRY MARKET.
BALTIMORE. Mo- December Il
Especially ARRIVAL by boat: Chick
sns-Youns. large. Per pogsnsd dss, s5a "a
old roostera. IS; do. eSA hens. over
I pounds. 25a2s; do. smali. lsa24: do.
white leEhorn hens, 22a24; DO. young
white leghorns. "a. Ducks, moscow.
young. per pound. 81; white pekins
young. 80; do. puddle 2sa2s: do,
nma1lsr. poor. %, Turkeys, choice.
per pound. 43a45: do. poor. thin. asa
80. Geese, Maryland and Virginia.
fat. heavy, per pound. s1as2; do.
southern and western, 2sa3o: Kent
Island, 34a35. Pigeons. per pair. old.
35a40: do, young, 35a40. Guinea fowl.
Young large each b0.' do ANAL 40.
do, old. 80.
Dressed pouitry-rurkeys. choice to
fancy, per pound, 47a4s; do, mixed
hens and gopbiers. 42a4s; d.. poorly
dressed. thin, seaas. Chickens, choice
young. s6a2S, do, mixed. young and
old. 28n2S, Ducks. choice, fat, soas2
Geese, choice. fas nearby. s4a35i
southern and western. 32a33.
Eggs-Western Maryland, Psnnsy1-
vania and nearby firsts. per dozen
7SaS0i eastern shore of Maryland and
Virginia frsts. 78as0, western firsts
76a7N. Weat virginia Arzts TRa5S,