Evening star., 1921-08-24
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, August "a Especially.
-Potatoes, white. new. per bbi,
l.75a200; 100 lbs, 2.25a2.75; Nos. 2
ana 8. 50a125; sweets. bbl.. 4.0oao.oo;
yams, bbl., s.o0a450; beans. bu., 7oa
LAO; beets, bunch, 3a3A; cabbage
head, 4as; carrots. bunch. 3a4; celery,
crate. 2.75aa.25.
Corn, doz., sails: cucumbers. basket,
a0a50: eggplants, basket. 2Oa2a' let
tuce, bu., 1.00a1.50; lima beans, bu.'
75a1.0O: onions. bu., l.oOal.o5; pep
pers. basket, 20a25: squash, basket
2Oa25; tomatoes, basket ooaeo' Du''
LIS.
Apples, bbl. 2.50a4.50: bu., 1.50a3.0 90:
cantaloupes, basket, 4Oa75; crate, LOO
a175; damsons. lb., Z; grapes, COM
mon, basket, 1.25a1.50.
Peaches. basket. 1.50a1 10: crate.
!. .J0a3. 90: pears. Bartlett. basket, !oo
alas; seckels. 75a1.O0: common. 50a
Is; plums. bu., 2.0Oa3.00: watermelons.
selects. per 100. 20.00a25.0o: primes.
s.00al2:00; culls, 3.00a5.o0.
Selling Prices Mt Noon.
Wheat-No. / red winter. spot. 1.31A
per bushel; No. red winter spot,
1907; No. red winter, garlicky.
spot, 1909.
August wheat: 1903 per bushel;
September, LIN; cargoes on grade
No. red winter. garlicky, 1.19h: No.
8. 1.13%: No. 4. 1.os&; No. S. 1.o3 z.
Sales-Bag lots of nearby at 80, 80.
s5. LOS, 1.lo. i.l2 and LIS per bHshel.
Corn-Cob. new. yellow. $50 per
barrel nominal; contract corn. spot,
65A; track corn. yellow. No. or bet
ter. domestic. IS and II per bushei.
Oats-No. 2 white, new. Az: No. 3
white. new, 371s. Old oats at
Rye-Bag lots of nearby rye. as to
western export, spot. 1.osA per
bushei; No. 5, no quotation.
Hay-Receipts of new hay yester-
day were 81 tons. and sold on an
average of 16a20 per ton. according
to quality and condition. Generally
good order there is fair sale: All
hay arriving in bad order is sacrificed.
CHICAGO. August 24.-wheat was a
shade easier at the start today, but
soon developed steadiness on reports OF
additional export sales of go, 900 bushels
since yesterdays close. Local profess
sionals turned to the buying side. but
houses tended to check advances.
Initial prices were LITE to 1.17& for
September and 1.19 to 1.19is for De-
cember. Selling orders came out at
around 1.SU 1Or DeCenDeF.
Oficial trading was started in the
May option and first figures of 1.23. OF
about cents over December, repre-
sented carrying charges.
Corn trading was in fair volume and the
early transactions were marked by Sep
TENDERS strength. which went from Il
under to u over December. Opening
prices were " higher. with September
53l. to 53n and December 53A to 53A.
Gains Of "a cent were recorded in the
first hour.
Oats were firmer after opening un-
changed, with trade mainly local. Sep
tember started at "a to 34h and De-
cember at 81 to 37ls.
Provisions reflected higher prices for
hogs. Most of the transactions were
in lard, with October option as leader.
First prices were from 5 to 20 points
higher than yesterdays close.
Potatoes weak: receipts, 146 cars;
Colorado. Idaho and Utah sacked. 2.40a
:75: Minnesota, early Ohios. 2.00a2.25;
Nebraskas, 2.25a2.50.
Additional export wheat sales
brought the total to around a million
and a half bushels for the two days
and encouraged buyers. all options
ranging generally higher. until even
ing up at the end brought the market
back to near yesterdays close. Final
prices were lis to 1.1SA for Septem-
ber, 1.19 to 1.19A for December and
12A for Nav.