Evening star., 1921-03-09
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, March (SpeciaD.-
Potatoes. white. per 100 pounds, lisa
1.25a1,40: No. 2. 50a75: sweets. per
barrel, 40Oa6.0O: yams, 450a5.50; No.
2 and culls. 2.50a3. so; beans. green,
pearl and wax, per crate, 3.00aS.00;
beets. per bunch. Sac.
Cabbage, per ton, 15.00a1600: cauli-
flower. per crate, 2.50a3.25: cucumbers,
per box. 7.00as.oo: celery. per crate,
2.75a325: eggplants. per crate. 5.00a
700; kale, per barrel. 1.25a1.75: let
tuce. per basket. 1.25a3.25: onions, per
100 pounds. 75a1.25: oyster plants per
bunch, 7aS; parsnips. per bushel. l-25;
peppers. per crate. 4.0oa5 SO: radishes,
per bunch 3a4: savoy cabbage. per
bushel, S5a90; spinach, per barrel, 1.50
a2.75; peas. per basket. 3.5oa40o.
Tomatoes. per crate; 2;ooa6:5o: tur-
nips, per bushel. 1.25a1.50; apples. per
barrel. 3.50a6.50; box apples, per box,
l 5Oa3.0O; loose, per 100 pounds, 2.25a
2.75.
Oranges, per box, 3.00a4.00; grape
fruit. per box, 2.5oa450; tangerlnes.
per strap, s.0oa10.O0; cranberries, per
barrel. 20.00a25.00; Strawberries, per
quart. 35a40.
Selling Prices nt Noon.
Wheat-No red winter spot. Isl
nominal: No. red winter, garllcky,
spot. 10 nominal; March, ITO noml-
nal; May, 1.7412 nominal.
Wheat sales-None.
Corn-Cob, new. yellow, 4.3oa4.5o
per barrel, in cargoes; contract corr,
spot. s. nominal per bushel; March
corn. 81 nominal; track corn, yellow
No. 3 or better. Sc per bushel
Rye-Bag lots of nearoy rye, as 10
quality. 150a1.60 per bushel: NO.
western export, spot. l.63 "A per puSh-
el.
Hay-No. / timothy. nominal: stand
ard timothy. 25.00a2550; No. timo-
thy. "a 00a2450: No. 3 timothy. l1.ooa
- zoo; No. / light clover mixed. 20 ooa
$3.50; No. light clover mixed. l9.oUa wa
% 90; No. ! clover mixed. 2looa.e.o0'
No. clover mixed, 16.50a2O.o0: No; 3.
13.6Cal6.00: No. ! clover, II .3oa24.5o'
No. clover. 16.5Oa20.00; No. 3, l3.ooa
1900; sample hay. 10.00al5-0o.
Straw-No /. nominal; No. straight
rye. nominal: No. ! tangled rye. l1-oo,
No. tangled rye. 1900; No. ! wheat
l3.O0a13.5O: No. wheat. IL 2.0Oal2.5o;
No l oat (nominaD, 1S.00alS.50; No.
oat, 1600a17.G0.
CHICAGO. March 9.-Fresh setbacks
in the price of wheat resulted today
from the government report showing
much larger reserves than had been
looked for. On the downturn, how
ever, bears displayed caution, as with
the government report out OF the way
the market might respond quickly
to any bad crop news. Besides, there
were signs that some export business
had been brought about by the drop
in values. Opening quotations. "hlch
ranged from to 80, lower, WIN
March 1.65 to 1885, and May. l'' Z
to l.57 were followed by moderate
rally from initial bottom figures. Corn
took the same course as wheat. After
opening 81 to IA lower. includins
Nav. at 69I to 69hs. the market re-
covered II little
Oats were weak with cereals. start
ing II to "a al down: May. a i2to ~ a ,
but then reacted somewhat.
Despite higher quotations on hogs,
provisions reflected the decline in the
price of grain.
The corn market bulged at the last
when wheat jumped upward. Ihe
close was nervous. ss to 34as net
higher. with May. 7lh to 71A
Subsequently. a sharp wheat advance
took place. owing more or less TO
smallness of country offerings and TO
talk of a new emergency tariff Dill
The close was unsettled. Il TO net
higher, with March, 1874 to l.6s, ana
Nov 5QS, so