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

BALTIMORE. September 9 Especially.
Potatoes. white, bushel. 1.75a2.00:
100 pounds. 2.25a2.5o: Nos. 2 and 8. b0a
LBS; sweets. barrel. 2.50a350. Vans.
bunch. 2aa. Cabbage. head. 4aS. Car
rots. bunch. 3a4. Celery. crate. ASA
800. Corn. dozen. GALS. Cucumbers.
basket. 40a50. Elephants. basket, 20.
Lettuce, bushel, 50a100.
Lima beans. bushel. 75a1.00. Onions.
bushel. 1.50a1.75. Peppers. basket, 20
a25: Squash. basket. 15a2o. Tomatoes,
basket. 35a7O: bushel. 20. Apples, bar
rell. 2.5Oa4.5O: bushel. 1.25a2.5O.
Cantaloupes. basket. 75a1.00; crate.
1.25a2.24. Damsons. pound. 7a8: Grapes.
common common basket oasS 1soa175 Peaches es
Seckeis, 75a1.Oo; common, 5Oa75.
Plums. bushel. 3.00aA.00.
Watermelons. selects, per 100. COCOA
5000; primes. s.0oa12.oo; culls. 4.00a
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. red winter. spot, 1.40
per bushel: No. red winter. spot,
1.39: No. red winter. garlicky. spot.
september wheat. 1.2sA per bushel;
October. 1904; cargoes on grade: No.
1.21A: No. 4. 1.16A: No. S. 1.10M.
Sales-Cargo of No. 2 red winter.
garlicky, spot, at 1.27A per bushel:
cargo Of No. 5 red winter, garlicky,
spot, at 1.10l.
Corn-cob. new. yellow. $500 and 3.e5
per barrel in car lots: contract corn.
spot. Sc; track corn. yellow. No. or
better. domestic. IS; no sales.
Oats-No. 2 white. new. 47a47h: No.
white. new. as to weight. 44a45h.
Rye-Bag lots Of nearby rye. as to
quality. 1.Ooa1.10 per bushel: No. 2
western export, spot. 1.17A per bushel;
No. 3. no quotation.
Hay-Receipts Of new hay yester-
day were 25 tons.
There is a fair demand for the bet
ter grade of new hay arriving in
sound condition. with bulk of sales
within range of SIC to $50. Low
grade hay hard to move even at sharp
discounts.
Straw-No. I straight rye. nominal:
No. 2. straight rye. nominal; No.
wheat. 1900; No. 1 oat. 145oa15.0o.
CHICAGO. September s.-Wheat
opened to 2h cents lower on the
board Of trade today. May showing
the most decline. A bearish construc-
tton placed on the government report.
which showed a larger yield of spring
wehat than was expected, had the de-
pressing influence. Selling was rath-
er general at the start, but under 1.S1
for December there was fair COM
mission mouse buying. DeceHDeT du-
vanced uRder this to around 1872. when
other free selling by a local house
checked the advance. September open
ed at 1881, December at 1.31 to 1.31 "
and May at 1851 to 1861.
The market suffered another set
back and an hour after the opening
September was off y from the open
ing. December l Y to lower and May
1A to 2A off the opening. Corn was
off II to 1 at the opening on selling
induced by the government report.
September opened at SAN to 54A 4; De-
cember at 54% to 54es and May at
59A. The market stayed within rath-
er narrow limits and was unchanged
an hour after the opening.
Oats early followed the course Of
other grains, opening Y to y lower.
with September at 36H. December at
4Oh to 40A and May 44A to 44%.
Later the market displayed some
slight strength. and an hour after the
opening had gained from a shade to
y over opening figures. Provisions
were lower early. Trade was small
and local. Local packers were sup
porffn1 October lard at a decline.