Evening star., 1921-05-14
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. May Il tSpeciaD.-
Potatoes. white. No. !. per cwt.. soa
LOO: cohb!ers. s0al.oo; Mctormicks.
65as5; No. .. 4oa55; new. barrel. 2:o0a
500; sweets. per barrel. 3.o0a6.oo;
yams, 3.0Oa550 Beans. green. pearl
and wax per hamper. 2.b0a3.50. Beets.
per bunch. 5aS. Asparagus. per dozen.
2.ooa5.oo. Corn. per crate: @.ooa4.oe
bers. per box. 350a5.50. Eggplants.
per crate. 3.50a50O Kale. per bushel.
50a60. Onions. per cwt.. 1.00a1.25. Peas,
per basket. 250a35o. Peppers. per
crate, S.50a5,oo. Spring onions, per
bushel 5Oa75. Radishes. per 100
bunches. 50a5 SO Rhubarb. per 100
punches. 5.5Oa6.50. Tomatoes, per
crate. l00a4.50. Apples. per barrel.
400as.00; box. l.50a4.n0; loose. per
3O0a6.00. Oranges. per box. 3.50a6.00
Straw berries. per quart, loa3O.
Closing Prices Today.
Whoat-No. red winter. spot.
l.G3: No. . red winter, garlicky, spot.
l.i9: May, 1.49.
Sales-Bag lots Of nearby, by sam
pie. at 1.2Oa1.25 per bushel
Corn-Cob. prime, yellow, 400 per
barrel in car lots; contract corn, spot.
corn, yellow, No. 3 or better. -S
.oats-No. white, 49I2a50; No. 3
white. As
1sye-Bag lots of nearby rye. as to
quality. l.30al.40 per bushel; No. !:
western, export. spot. 1.52l2 per
bushel No. 3, 1.491a per bushel
Hay-No. timothy. nominal; stand
ard timothy 23.00a23.5O; No. timo-
thy, 220Oa22 so; No. timothy, 1450a
1900; No. 1 light clover mixed. COCOA
20.1o; No. light clover. mixed, 1900
800 /; No. l clover. mixed. 1s.0oa
1900; No. clover. mixed. l+.00al7.00 ;
No. }. lI.o0al3.00; No. l clover. 15.00a
1900; No. , clover. 12.O0al3.OO; No. 3,
1O.o0a1I.50; sample hay. ll.0Oal4.00.
Straw-No. !. nominal No. = straight
rye, nominal; No. tangled rye 100
No. tangled rye. 1900; No. l wheat
1".00al5.3o; No. wheat, I2.00a12.50
No. ! oat. nominal. 1S0Oa1S.50; No. 2
oat, 1G.0Oa17.0O.
CHICAGO. May 14.-Passage Of the
| Tincher bill by the national House
of Representatives was generally
aScribed as the reason for "A weak
opening Of the Chicago Board of
Trade today. Wheat started from
to cents off, with May leading the
decline. Reports of rain in some
parts Of Oklahoma helped the initial
movement
Crop reports. coupled with claims
of frost in Nebraska, led to buying
by commission houses. and prices
| Siafltu 10 HuCluate rapidly. Later
| there were denials Of Nebraska frost
| damage.
May wheat opened to pa lower at
| 1.4l TO l.4li. July being LA to
| LA 4. which was IA to 1i2 cents
| below yesterdays close. After the
/ first drops, the rallies carried May to
! 1.42%i. but at the end Of the first hour
! it was down again to 1.41.
| Corn was governed almost entirely
| by the action Of wheat. July opened
| September started u to "a lower at
/ CAS- to G47s.
| oats followed corn and wheat. July
| starting q to q lower at 80 to 393s
Provisions were firm. despite the
| grain reCpSSiOns, because of optimis-
| tic trade reports from packers. Open
| ing prices were generally a fraction
| higher but trade was light.
| PotatoeS-Old. slightly weaker: re.
| ceiptS, five cars; northern white. bulk
| 100 to 10 per hundredweight: new
| steady. Texas triumphs. 4.25 to 4.5'
| per hundredweight; Louisiana whites
| $50 per hundredweight.
| Fresh drives continued until tn,
market appeared oversOld and hare
rallies carried prices up to about yes
Itcrday's final figures. The close saw
May net unchanged at 1874 to J.
and July only u cent net lower a
115A 70 II.
Corn followed wheat down Slowl.
and rose slugsishly in the final rallies
| July ended 2, to = net lower at 81 3
to G2R. September's closing of 81 3
to 64&, was Is to p below yesterday
|