Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-15
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. October Is tSpeciaD;;
Potatoes. white. western Maryland
and Pennsylvania. No. l. per 100
pounds. 2.0Oa2. 25; eastern shore Mary
land and Virginia. No. l, 2.ooa225:
native and nearby. No. 1. 2.00a2.2 5;
all sections. No. 2, 1.25a1. so: No. j,
75a1. 90. Sweets, eastern shore Mary
land and Virginia, No. /. per barrel.
3.15a4.25: native and nearby, 3.73a425:
do, No. 2, 1.50a2.O0: No. 3. 1.0Oa125;
2.50a3.0O; No. ?. 1.50a2.00. No. 8, 1.00a
1.25. Beans. green, per bushel goa
100. Stringless, 90a1.00; limas. $50
a3.00: hulled. per pound, 1Sa20.
Cabbage, per 100 heads. 4o0aS.00.
Caulifiower per barrel. S.00a9.00. Gel
per crate, 2.75a3.75. Carrots, per 100
lunches. 4.0Oa5.O0. Spinach, per
bushel. 4Oa5o. Beets per 100 punches.
4.0Oa450
| Corn, per dozen, 15a20; elephants.
| per basket. 40a50; lettuce. per basket.
and Pennsylvania. yellow, 100 pounds.
1.2aal.50; eastern shore of Maryland
| and Virginia, bulk. 100 pounds. 1.o0a
LIS: peppers. per basket. 35a40; to-
| matoes, per basket. 25a50; packing
plants, per 100 punches. 6.00aS.00;
broccoli. per bushel, 25a30; pumpkins.
per 100. 4.O0a9.O0: brussels sprouts.
per quart. 15a3o; parsnips, per bas-
ket, 60.
| Apples. standard, all varieties, No
1, per barrel, 4.0Oa5.5O; do. No. 2. ESQ
ALSO; loose unpacked. No. l. per bar
| rel. 1.50a2. 90: do, No. 2. LOCALES; do,
per 100 pounds. 50a1.00; crabapples.
per bushe1, 2.25a2.75; grapes, Concord,
| per twenty-pound basket. l.60a1 IS;
Concord. per small basket, 26a27; Nj
! agaras. 24a25; Delawares, 24a25; can
taloupes, honeydews, per crate. 200
a2.25; do, pink meat, flats, 75a1. 90:
peaches. per basket. 1.0oa1.50; per
| crate. 2.00a3.00; cranberries. per bar
| rel. 9.00a10.00: grapefruit. per crate.
| 5.O0a6.00; pears nearby varieties. per
barrel. 1.25a175: New York Bartletts
and Seckels. per barrel. 7.00a9. 90: No.
| 2. 4.00a6.O0; ounces. per barrel. 6.0oa
| 500; do. per bushel. 2.50a275.
MIDDAY QUOTATIONS.
Wheat-No. l red winter, spot, ZAP:
winter. garlicky spot. 2.24; October,
2.24: November. 2.25.
Wheat sales-Bag lots of nearby, by
sample, 1.95a2.00
Corn-On track. yellow. No. or bet
| ter. at LIS. nominal.
Oats-No. 2 white. at So per bu.;
No. 3 white. at 81 per blu.
Rye-Bag lots of nearby rye, as to
quality. I.95a2-00 per bu; No. 2 west
ern export, spot at ~ per bu.
HayaNo. l timothy inominan.
$3.50: No. timothy s2.5Oa33.oo; No 3
timothy. 26.00a29.oo; No. 1 light
clover. mixed. 31.00a31.50; No. light
| clover, mixed. 29. 00a3O.00; No. l clover,
mixed, 30.00a30.50: No. 2 clover.
| mixed, 26.ooa2s.oO; sample hay, 1000
Assoc.
Straw-No. /. nominal; No. 2
straight rye. nominal; No. 1 tangled
rye, 1900: No. 2 tangled rye, 1900;
No. 1 wheat, 15.ooa16.oo; No. wheat
| 13.0Oa14.00; No. l oat (nominaD. 1900
a1s.5o No. oat. 16.00a17.00.
CHICAGO. October 15-Absence of
export demand in the United States,
together with word that government
pressure was being brought to bear in
Canada to increase the crop move
ment there. had depressing effect
today on wheat prices here. Trade
was very light, less than on any prior
day this week. Opening quotations,
with December 2.o6a2 o6% and March
2.02 ha2.03. were followed by a slight
sag and then, by a fresh downturn
lower than before.
Corn was easier with wheat. After
opening unchanged to 4 lower. in
Guiding December at S65s aS6A, the
market underwent a moderate fur
Their sag.
Oats were relatively steady, but
dull. opening unchanged to u higher.
December Sc, and then relaxing a
little.
Higher quotations on hogs strength
| ened provisions.
action of President Wilson in re-
gard to the call by Gov. Allen of Kan
sas for an embargo on imports of
wheat from Canada and in regard to
Gov. Aliens charge of unfair trade
pra ctices had a decided bullish effect
later Foreign buying of corn was
also, stimulating factor, as well as
word of big buying of wheat on the
Pacific coast for Great Britain. The
market closed excited. So to 10% net
higher. with December 2.171a to 2.1Sk
| and March 2.12n to 2.13.
Subsequently export business in
corn. together with big bulge in
wheat values. led to an advance in
the corn market. The close was
strong. : to ga net higher. with De-
cember S9ls to S9A.