Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-26
Grain, Produce and Live Stock
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

| GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
| BALTIMORE Md, August 2s (Spe-
-Potatoes-Maryland and Vir-
ginia- No. 1, per barrel, 3.50a4.00: No.
2 and No. 3. 1.5oa2.00: do. No. 1 south
ern. 3.50a4.0o; do. No. 2 and No 3. so
a2.o0; York river. No. l. 3.5oa4.O0: DO,
No. 2 and No. 3. 1:soa2.oo; native
ais: do. No. 2. 1.50a1.75; do. No. 3,
75a1.00: do, sweets. No. l, per barrel,
7.0oa7.50: vans, No. 1, per barrel. 800
a6.00; do. sweets and yarns, No. 2, 800
! a4.00.
! Alphabetically harvested. No. /. per
| barrel. 3.5Oa400; do. No. 2, 2.00a2.50;
No. I hamper. 1.25a1.5o: do. No. 2.
| 50a1.00; do. native, per basket. 25a6O.
| Peaches. per crate, No. 1, 1.25a2. 90;
per basket, scars; beans. per blu. bas-
! ket, green. LOCALES; stringless LISA
l.50; limas, per bu. basket, 75a1.25:
| 100, 1.5oa3o0: cucumbers. per basket,
26aS0; eggplant per basket, 40a50; let
| tuce, native, per basket, 40a50; on
! ions, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsyl
vania, per 100 pounds. 1.50a2. %
squash. per basket 15a25: corn,
Maryland and Virginia. per dozen, 8a
Is: peppers. native, per basket, 26a25.
Tomatoes. native. per basket. 3oa
80; do, packing stock, per bushel, As
a50; beets. per 100 punches, 2.00a3. 90 :;
carrots, per 100 punches, 3.ooa4.e0;
buck leberries. per quart, 28a25.
Watermelens. selects. per 100. $500
a5o,oo: do, prime. 1a.00a2o.0o; do,
culls. 7.00a10.60
Canta loupes. eastern shore Mary
land and Virginia, crate, 75a1.25; do,
pony, 50a15; native, per basket, 40a
rs; pineappIes. crate, 5-o0a7.O0; pears.
native; per basket. 40a75; do, bartlett.
l .00al.10; plums, per pound, 3a5; dam
mi
Wheat-Midday quotations: No.
red winter. spot, 2.70; No. 2 red win
ter. spot. quoted at go per bu.: No.
Il red winter. garfcky, spot, at Isl
per bu.; August wheat. at 2.61; Sep
TENDER wheat, at 2.e1A per bu.;
sales-Bag lots nearby wheat. by
2.35 and 2.40 per blu. Cargo Of I'M
graded No. red winter, garlicky.
at 2.61 per bu.: cargo of ungraded No.
3 red winter. garlicky, at 2.57 per bu.:
garlicky, at Esq per bu.
Track corn-Yellow, No. 2 or better.
at 1.60 per bu. nominal.
Contract corn-Spot. at 1860 per bu.
Cob corn--No quotations.
Sales-None.
Rye-Nearby. 100 to Els per bu:
No. western export, spot, at Els
per bu.
Oats-No. white, so per bu. asked;
No. 5, 70 per blu. asked.
Hay-Standard timothy. $500 No.
|2 timothy, 34.00a3450; No. timothy,
%. 00a30.o8; No. light clover mixed.
25.00a27 90; No. I clover mixed. $500;
No. clover mixed, 22.00a26.00; sam
Pile hay. 1S.00a22.0e.
Straw-No. straight rye. 2o.oo;
No. >, 17.0Oa1S.00; No. / tangled, 1900;
a. 40
1900: No. 2, s.ooa1o.oo; No. l oat.
1 500: No. ,, 4.e6a14.5e.
CHICAGO, August Is - Wheat
started u to ! lower today. with
cash house selling a fair amount of
December early which was regarded
as hedging against country purchases
in the southwest.
buying. The decrease of around
1850 bushels in supplies of passage
the past week had some effect on the
sentiment. After December had
started at 2.321s to 2.33 and March
at ASK. rally quickly set in with
la fairly broad trade. and carried
prices upward.
September corn acted tight at the
start today on scattered selling. but
there was a good class of commission
house buying and the early loss was
more than regained. After opening
Der. 1.43k to la, December. 1.1SA to
|I19A the market began to pick up
strength.
Oats started firm with prices up
h to " above yesterdays fnish, with
September, SIX to 67k. and Decem
September delivery by cash houses
which added additional strength to
the market.
Provisions were stronger with hogs,
initial quotations being up II to 40
above yesterdays close.
steady; eastern cobblers. 5.25 per bar
rel; jersey cobblers, sacked. 3.25a3.4o
per cwt.; Minnesota early Ohios, ESQ
a3.oo.
December wheat showed a firm un-
dertone, although the best prices were
not maintained. because of the weak
ness in other grains The March de-
livery was under pressure. and at the
close there was wide spread be-
tween the two deliveries. Prices at
the finish were unchanged to 11s
lower. with December 2.33k to 2.33 y
and March 2.2S.
Efforts to advance corn prices met
selling on all bulges and the market
weakened quickly. the finish being
well toward the low point. with prices
" to % lower. September being
1.1sE to l'+s and December 1'1s to
Wheat. No 2 red. 2.55a2.56ls; No. 2
hard. 2.54a256.
Corn, No. mixed. 1.63a1.64; No. 2
yellow, 1853.
Oats. No. white. 71a71X: No. 3
white, 6Sk a70h.
Rye, No. 2. 2.03a2.03H.
Barley. 1.10a1.12.
WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close.
December %. 2.32k 2.35 2.S2 2.33A
March ...... 2.29h 2.S0h 2.3Sh 2.8
CORN
September =. 1.43h 1.45h 1.42h 1.4e%
December -. 1.18A 1.3o1a 1.1sX 1.19
OATS
September -. .s7h s7M .esN ssx
December -. 81 .67B .66h .66H