Evening star., 1921-08-10
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. August 10 Especially.
-Potatces-White, new, barrel, ESQ
a5.25: 100 pounds. 1.25a3.25; bushel,
90a200: sweets, barrel. 2.5oa6.o0;
yams. 450a5.OO; beans, bushel. Goa
1.1O; beets, bunch. 2a3; cabbage. head,
5a12; carrots, bunch, 2a3h; celery,
crate, 5.00a6.00.
Corn-Dozen, Sa28; cucumbers. bas~
ket, 25a35; eggplants. basket, 50a65;
lettuce, bushel, 1.00a1.50; lima beans.
bushel, 1.O0al.25; onions, bushel, 1.25a
150: peppers, basket, 15a25; squash,
so: bushel. 90a1.05. -
Apples-Barrel. 3.ooa6o0; hamper.
1.5Oa2.25; blackberries. quart, 20a3O'
cantaloupes. basket, 3Oa5O; crate, 75a
1.25; damsons. pound. s; grapes. COM
mon, basket, 1.25a1.50; huckleberries,
quart. 2Oa25.
Peaches-Basket, 1.25a1.50; crate,
2.O0a2.5O; pears. bartlett. basket, 1.2s
also; common. basket, 50a1.O0 wa
termelons. Maryland and Virginia,
per 100, 1O.00a50.00.
Selling Prices mt Noons
Wheat-No. red winter. spot. 1.34 "
per bushel: No. 2 red winter. spot
1881; No. 2 red winter. garlicky.
August wheat. 1854 per bushel:
September, 1.27: cargoes on grade, No.
1.1sA: No. 4, 1.1sA: No. 5. 1.o7A.
Sales-Bag lots of new wheat, as TO
quality and condition, 100, LOS. LA.
lis and LII per bushel.
Corn-Cob, new, yellow, 3.S0a3.S5 per
barrel; for white, Is to 20 per harrei
spot, 6sk; track corn. yellow, No
or better domestic, IS.
Oats-No. white new. 43; No. 3, AZ;
old oats bring premium OF from 10
per bushel over new.
New oats are selling at about to
Rye-Bag lots of nearby rye, as to
western export. spot; 1.1o& per
bushel: No. 8, no quotation.
Hay-For good quality of new nay
1900 to 1000 per ton: Hot and bad
order new hay is hard to move.
Straw-No. / straight rye. nominal !;
No. 2 straight rye. nominal; NO. l
tangled rye, 1880; No: tangled rye
14.50; No. l wheat, 1900; No. wheat,
1900; No. l oat, nominal, 1880 to
1900: No. 2 oat. no quotation.
CHICAGO, August 10.-Government
confirmation of big damage to crops
led to higher prices in the wheat
market today. Buying was genera
at the start On the consequent
bulge in values, however, proft-tak-
ing sales broadened out. Initial quo
tations.s which varied from 1 to IN
higher. with September 1.24A TO
I.251a and December 1.2SA to 1.29,
were followed by a moderate setback,
though not sufficient to wipe out all
the gains.
weakened corn. After opening to
y higher, including September, at
ssh to 5Sk, the market receoeo TO
well below yesterdays finish.
oats paralleled the action of corn,
starting y to " higher. September.
37A to 37h. and then undergoing
material sag.
weakness in the hog market pulled
down provisions.
Potatoes, weaker; receipts, 4s cars;
Virginia eastern shore Irish cobbleIs,
c. .25a6 so bbl.; Kansas early Ohios. sack
ed. 2.25a24O cwt.: Idaho. $50 cwt: Ken.
lucky, 1.65 cwt.; Nebraska, S.2oa3.eo
cwt.
subsequently, material wheat dealings
were registered owing to free selling on
the part of strong interests. together
with apparent slowness of export de,
mand. The close was heavy. IL to "A
net lower, with September LIZA to LIZ
and December Ian to LBS.
December corn delivery toucned the
lowest level yet this season. The close
Vas weak, 13h to net lower. with Sep.
tember 56N to 56% and December 55B