Evening star., 1921-04-20
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, April 20 (SpeciaD. -
Potatoes-White per cwt., LOCAL. %
McCormcks. 75al.1o: cobbIers. 1O0a
l.25; No: 2, 4oa5o; Florida, naw. per
barrel. 3.ooas.OO; sweets. per barrel
4.00a4.50: yams, 4.00a4.50; No. and
culls. 2.50a3.00. Beans, green. pearl
and wax, per crate. 3.00a4.50. Beets
per bunch. 5a10. Asparagus. per doz-
3a4. Cabbage, per crate. 1.50a2.25
Cucumbers, per box. 3.GGa4.00. Gel
cry. per crate. 2.50a3.00. Eggplant
per crate. 3.00a6.00. kale. per bushel
2oaoo. Lettuce, per basket, l:3oa3.oo
Onions. per cwt., 1.5oal.75. Peppers
basket, 25a5o. Spring onions. per
100 bunches, !oa1J. Spinach. per
bushel, 40a60. Peas. per basket, 80
a4.00. Tomatoes, per crate, 1.30aS.0O.
Apples, per barrel. 3.00a6.o0; per box,
L 3oa3.oo; loose. per cwt 1.ooa 80.
fruit, per box, 2.00a3.5o. Straw ber-
ries, per quart, 10a3o.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. : red winter, spot, 1.49
No. : red winter, garlicky, spot 1.3s
bid; April. 1.39; May, 1.Ss.
Sales-S61 bushels of No. 3 red win
ter, garlicky. at 1.3O per bushel.
Corn-Cob, new. yellow. 3.5oa3.60 per
barrel in cargoes; contract corn. spot
7O12 April. 701.; No. 4. 671s; track
corn. yellow. No. 3, or better. -.
Oats-No. . white, As; No. white {
46.
Eye-Bag lots of nearby rye. as to
quality, 1.30a140 per bushel: No.
western, spot. 1.44l y per bushel; No. B.
l.41 y per bushel.
ard timothy. 23.0Oa23.50; No. timo-
thy. 22.00a22.50; No. 3 timothy, 14.50a
1900: No. light clover, mixed, COCOA
1850; No. light clover. mixed, 16.00a
a19.o9; No. 1 clover, mixed, 1s.0oa
1900; No. , clover mixed, 14.ooa17.o 90;
No 3. 1l.00a13.00: No. clover. l5.00a
1900; No. clover, l2.00a13.00: No. 3,
10.ooal1.50: sample hay. 11.00a14.00.
Straw-No. l nominal: No. . straig hit
rye. nominal; No. l tangled rye. 100
No. . tangled rye, 1900; No. wheat,
13.00a135O; No. . wheat. 12.00a12. so
oat, 16.00a17.00.
CHICAGO. April 20.-Descents to
new low price records for the season
continued in the wheat market today
Favorable crop reports had bearish
influence. Absence of any aggressive
buying. however, was the main de-
pressing factor. Opening prices
which varied from the same as yes
terdays finish to Il advance. with
May. LII a TO LIZ a ana july Luz TO
103L were followed by material
setback all rounI and then something g
of rally.
Further export business gave firm
ness to the corn market. After open
ing Il to Il higher. INCLUDING July at
59R to so, the market eased down
temporarily. but then rallied above
the initial range in some cases.
Oats were governed by the action
of corn. starting Il off to h up, July
37ss to BIZ. and after a slight sag.
scored gains all round.
Lower quotations on hogs tended to
pull down provisions.
Potatoes-Weak: receipts. As cars;
northern white. sacked, 90a1.oo cwt
bulk. 95a1.05 cwt.: new Florida. No.
7.25a75O barrel; No. ,, 5.e0a5.25 bar
rel.
Later sharp wheat upturn re-
suited from scattered reports OF
domestic crop deterioration and from
advices that because of drought the
yield of wheat in the Punjab. the most
important wheat section Of India.
would be cut down half. The close
was strong. ~ to 4 net higher. with
May 1851. to 1.25a. and July LOS Y
to 1.05la.
The corn market was also strength
ened by predictions that as the sea-
son progressed a tremendous farm
consumption of corn would be re-
vealed The close was strong. 2h to
81 net higher, with July 62k to