Evening star., 1921-08-26
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, August 26.-fspe-

BALTIMORE, August 26.-fSpe-
lciaD-Potatoes. white, new, per bbl..
1.75a2.O0: 100 lbs. 2.25a2.15; Nos. 2
and 3, 5Oal.25: sweets. Dbl. 4.00a5.00;
vans, bbl., 30Oa450: beans. bu.. 75a
| lao: beets, bunch. 3a3ia; cabbage
head. 4aS: carrots. bunch, 3a4; celery,
crate. 2.75a3.25.
Corn, doz., SAILS: cucumbers, basket
4Oa5O: eggplants. basket, 26a25; let
tuce, bu.. IOOal50; lima beans. bu.,
75al.OO; onions. bu.. 1.5Oal63: peppers.
basket 2Oa25: squash. basket. 20a2o; !;
; tomatoes. basket. 60aS5: bu., 1.13:
Apples. bbl.. 2.5oa4.50: bu., 1.5oa
800: cantaloupes. basket, 4oa1': crate
!, !. .00al.15 damsons. lb.. I; grapes. COM
mon. baskets. 1.25al.5O.
| Peaches. basket. 1.5oal.1o; crate.
| l 5Oa3. 90: pears. bartlett. basket .ooa
l25; seckles. 75al.00; common, 3oai';
plums, bu.. 200a3.0n: watermelons. Sc
/ lectS. per 100. 20.00a25.oO; primes,
S.00a12 90: culls. 3.00a5.o0.
| Selling Prices nt Noon.
! Wheat-No. l red winter. spot, l.3'
"a: No. red winter, Garlicky. spot
1.21a.
| August wheat. 1918. per bushei;
September. 1.22A cargoes on grade
No: red winter VII garslckXy, ar u " l'So oi 80
| Sales-Bag lots of nearby at ~.
i1.1Oa115 per bushel
! Car lot of No. > red winter. spot,
1854 per bushel.
| Corn-Cob. new. yellow. nominal;
contract corn, spot. So y: track corn,
yellow. No. 3 or better, domestic, 15a
Oats-No. white. new. 41,:: No. ,
white. new. 37a37ls. Old oats AT
! premium.
Rye-Bag lots of nearby rye. as TO
quality, so to 10 per bushel: NO. :
western export. spot. Ill per bushei;
No. 3. no quotation.
] Hay-Receipts of new hay Nester-
| day were tons. and sold on an aV-
erage of l6.OOa20.O0 per ton. accord
ing to quality and condition. Gen
erally speaking new hay arriving Is
lample for all trade requirements.
straw.No ! straight non;ns, RYE: nom,na' So
tangled rye. 1850: No. 2 tangled rye
1880: No. wheat. 1850: No. oat
mammal. 1850 to 1900: No. oat. nc
Quotation.
| CHICAGO. August 26.-Wheat fiuc-
tuated rapidly in the opening trades
on the board of trade today. The starr
Twas unchanged to \ higher. with Sep
i1.22 and May 1.25A. The small ad-
vance. caused mainly by scattered To-
cav buying brought out increased OF :
ferings and a reaction OF II TO >.
| followed. Professionals Douehl VI,
this break. sending prices upward
again. At the end of the first hour
lprices were Y to y above the opening
Corn started Ia higher and was reia A.
lively firm despite announcements OF
enormous receipts in the market For
the four days this week the receipts
have been almost five times as much
las for the corresponding period last
wear and 100000 bushels over last
week. Reports of heat damage IN
certain Kansas and Nebraska dis
tricts helped the futures. Opening
prices were 54k for September. % "
to SAN for December and 5s1s for
may
Oats reflected the corn conditions
starting relatively unchanged to 1s
higher, with September 34h, Decem-
her 3s and May 41H.
| Increased bullish sentiment engender-
ed by the export credit bill kept wheat
nrices on the upgrade until near the
close. when realizing sales took them
below yesterdays finish September
! ended at 1.19S4 to 1.20. December at LII
to 1.21k and May at 1.24k. w
| Removal of hedges against miiiion
bushels of export corn sales helped the
futures market. The close was firm al
a fractional net advance. with Septem
her 54Ia to 54s and December 54H to
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