Evening star., 1921-04-16
and Live Stock
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. April 16.-Potatoes.
white. No. l. per cwt.. 1.00al.25; cob
ble1s. O0a1.10: McCormicks. goal 90:
No. ,. 40a50: sweets. per barrel 3.aOa
500; yams. 3.50a5.0O: No. and culls.
2.50a300. Beans. green. pearl and
| wax. per hamper. 2.5oa4.30. Beets. per
bunch. 5aS: asparagus. per dozen.
3.00a5.50. Cabbage, per hamper. ] JUa
LEO. Cucumbers. per box, 3o0a4.50.
Celery. per crate. 2.50a3.00. Eggplant.
per crate. 3.OOa5.0O. Kale. per bush. -
a40 Lettuce, per basket, 1.25a3.0Q.
Onions, per cwt.. 1.30a1.1o. Peas. per
basket. 2.50a4.00. Peppers. per crate.
| 3.O0a5.00. Spring onions. per 100
! punches. 50a75. Eadishes, per basket.
, 1.00a1.50.
Tomatoes. rer crate. 150a6.25. Spin
acA. per bushe!. 4oa5o. Rhubarb, per
bunch. 3laa41a.
Apples. per barrel, s0oa6 90: box.
15oa3.5O: loose. per cwt.. l.o0al.'o.
! Grapefruit. per box. 2.o0a4oo.
! Oranges. per box. COASTS. Straw
! berries. per quart. 17l2a35.
Closing Prices.
Wheat-No. . red winter. spot.
| 1875: No. red winter. garlicky.
SPOT. 1.3s bid; April. 1.3s; May. 1.3s
bid.
sales-Car lots of No. red winter.
1 u. d
bushel: 5000 bushels of May wheat
at 1.34A per bushel: 10000 bushels
of May wheat at 3SA per bushel.
! a reduction of soc per barrel on all
western winter and spring grades
! fiours is announced.
! Corn-Cob. new yellow. 360a3.6J
per barrel in carsoes: contract corn.
spot. GS9s: April. 6Sts; track corn.
yellow. No 3 or better. 90
Sales-Car lot Of contract spot at 6S
+ per bushel.
oats-No white, As: No. 3 white.
Rye-Bag lots of nearby rye. as to
quality. 1.30a 40 per bu.; No. , west
ern. spot. 1.5l per bu.
Hay No. l timothy. nominal !:
! standard timothy. 23.O0ao3.5o: No. ,
timothy, 2ao0a225o: No. 3 timothy,
14.5ca19.o0; No. l light clover. mixed.
2O.e0a2O so: No. light clover. mixed.
, 16.00a19. 90; No. l clover. mixed, 1900 L
/ 1900; No. 2 clover. mixed. 14.O0a
! 1900; No. 3. 11-0oa13,co: No: l Glove.
No. 3, 10.00a11.5o; sample hay. 11.00a
14Or
straight rye. nominal: No. i tangled
rye. 1900. No. tangled rye. 1900;
No. l wheat. 13.ooa13.5o: No. 2 wheat.
1850; No. 2 oat. 16.0Ca17.00.
Chicago, April l6.-PaSSaSe or the
! emergency tariff bill by the national
House of Representatives. sent al;
grain futures skyrocketing at the
-opening of the Chicago Board of
shown in the 'July position. with
{, wheat 2h cents, corn a full cent and
oats half cent higher.
| In I'll" wheat pit MAY opened IL
to "a higher at 1.24a1.25: July was ,
to 21a higher at 1.0Sa1.oSA. The
| peak for May wheat brought out
! plenty of selling orders however. and
| the top prices were not maintained
; A London report quoting a special
| government report on India to the
| effect that the drought would wipe
F., out exports this season served to
, steady the market "a around 1.24E
4 for May.
| Corn. oats and provisions were all
| strong at the start. July corn opened
at 60Aa60H. but quickly dropped
! back to 60ss. where the market
steadied. May started "a higher, at
at 63ta63A.
+ Oats showed less tendency to jump.
and that grain was proportionatcly
! steadier July opened II to q higher
at 37la a37%. then advanced to the
General trade conditions helpea
provisions. In July options pork
started 25 higher at 1885. and lard
end ribs each Is higher. with 1892
, Provisions showed frmness. the
! tariff bill and improved labor situa-
! tion in England overcoming an easier
| tone in hogs. July lard closed at
! 1860. a net advance of more than
! forty points.