Evening star., 1921-10-20
Drain, Produce and Live Stock
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

BALTIMORE. October 20 tSpeciaD
-fotatoeS, new, 100 pounds, 3."5a
$40; No. >. 2.60a2 %. 100 pounds. 225
a2.15; No. :, 1.25a15G; sweets and
yams, barrel, ".25a3J0: No =. 1.0oa
1.1o; bushel. 75a1.op; basket. 35a5a;
beans. bushcl. 60a1.0G beets, bunch.
2l2a31 u; broccoli. bushel. -0a25: cab
baSe. ton. 5p.0uaiG.V0: carrots. bunch.
celery. dozen. 35aI5; crate. 2.3Ua5.0o.
Corn. dozen. 15a3o; cucumbers.
bushel, l.5ca2.5o: eggplant. basket,
25a35; lettuce. hush"l, 21a50; lima
beans, hushel. 1.5ha1.75; 100 pounds.
2.ooa 90; parsnips. buShcl. 1Jal. 90; :;
each. 5a1": Savoy cabbage. bushei.
65a15; spinach. bushel. 15aH5: toma-
toes. basket, 4oao5; turnips. basket.
65a7G.
Apples. packed. harreI, a.5oa7.5o;
No. >. 3.50a5,o". husheI. l.0"a2 - ::
pies. 2.25a2.'5; clanherries, barrel,
IL. n0a 300.
Grapes. basket. 22a52: twenty
pounds, 1.25a1,5n: grapefruit, box.
5.5dai.2J; oranges, 4.r"a5.jU; pears,
bushel. 125ai.oo; ounces. bushel,
2.U0a3.50.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No l r-d winter. spot. n"
Quotations; No. . red winter. spot,
Ito: No. 3. los: No. > red winter
garlicky. spot. 1."".
October wheat, 1.oo.
November wheat, Les.
, Sales uone.
Flour-There WAS reduction of
25c per barrel on all city mills flour.
torn-New yellow cob corn IS quot
ed at 80 per barrel for GcterrcI
si1
track corn. yellow, No. or better,
domestic, 90.
Sales-Bag lot of white, fiycut, at
wharf at 10 per bushel.
.. Oats--No white, new. i4af5: No.
3 white, new. as to weight. i2ai3.
Rye-Bag lots of nearby rye, as to
quality, soaI.GV per bushrl. No ;
western export, spot, 81 q per busheI;
No. ). no quotation.
Hay-No receipts; range is Still
16.00a21.U0 per ton with very little
demand. Low grade hay is not wanted
at any price.
Straw-No. straight rye. nominal:
! No. > straight rye. nominal; No. l
wheat, 1890; No. oat. l4.5oal5.oH.
CHICAGO. October 2Q.-Wheat
scored 1t moderat" rally today chiefly
as Il result OF covering 10y shorts.
Predictions in some quarters that IA
general railroad strike would yet he
:tNtrttt counted SfbllicN llsIi as Il btli
ish factor BeSt tdes. hope was cX-
pressed for a fair export business to-
day Opening prices. which varied
from unchanged figures to ! l. high
er, with December 1.d4 to l.ui@. and
May 10Si. to lilo. We're followed by
numerous changes within the initial
range.
corn and oats raralleled the action
of wheat. Corn started IS to LAS
up. December 4J&. to 10 IS. and then
continued to harden.
oats were Is higher at the outset,
December 32ia and later scored addl-
tional gains.
Provisions reflected the tirmness u
grain despite doWnturnS IN hoS val
ueS-
! CHICAGO. October 20.--A favorable
outlook for the tanning trade. Coupled
with a warning against speculation, was
! EXPRESSED today by Harry [. Th1ycf,
president of the Tanners Council of thu
, United States. which opened It's annual
! me citing here.
, rsin.ss for the remainder OF 1921 viii
show continued improvem' Mt. There Is
! already evidence Of more demand Tor
medium and lower grade shoes. rms
will stimulate greater production ana
have a stabiliZing effect upon the IN
dustry However. great care must be
! used in every detail of production
( sueculation must not be indulge IN,
f; and every effort must be made 10 stab
| iliZe business.
| THE manufacturers in TINS country
! for some wears to come must calcula te
F., or a smaller margin of proft, necessi-
| tating economies in every department
of their plants.
! CHICAGO. October 20.-SubSequent'
! ly the wheat market made furthe'
| ascent. Influenced more or less by
| nrospective reduction of winter wheat
| acreapes. but export call was rather
| SLOW. and prices declined in the lat,
/ dealings Closing quotations We're un'
settled. at the same as yesterday
| finish TO /, higher, December. 1.O3 Il
to l.O4, and May. los Il to Los "a.
Better shipping demand from New
| England helped to sustain the corr
! market at the last. Prices closed
| firm IS to Is net higher, with Decem-
| Der. 4G.
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