Evening star., 1922-02-16
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICES.


dozen; doa' n +'; average receipts Al; south
Live poultry-Roos'ers.. per H.. is:
turkeys, per h.. 40a45: chickens.
spring. per ID. sca35; keats, young,
each. 60a60; fowls. 2s.
spring chickens. per lb. s2asa: hens.
per lb.. 2s; roosters. per 10. 20:
turkeys. per H.. 45a5o; keats. young.
pork-Dressed. small. per Id. 1sA
a13; heavy. Sail.
Live stock-caIves. choice. per lb.
i2al2h: lambs. choice. per lb..' 12al3:
live hogs. per h.. 1oz.
Green fruits-Appies. per bt;.. 6.ooa
1880; per bu.. basket, 2.5oas;S5; West
lemons. per box. s.eoa7:oo: California
oranges: per crate. +5.e0a6.0c. Grape.
fruit. S.s0a450 Florida oranges. 4.5o
a6:o0. Tangerires. s.50a4.5o.
NeEe.ahies-Potatoes. No J. per
ss seses possss pesstess ppr per <sS sSs
Lettuce. southern. per crate. 1:5oas6o
Celery. per doz. l.5GaI.75. Romaine
lettuce. 1.25a2.oo. Cymblings. ,psr
STase ons 90 3So Spinach ner sssk sS
cucumbers. sooas. 90. Egeplants. pe-
Florida. s,5OaS,5o. Reans, 5coas.o9
ner basket. Sprouts. 2aaS5 per quart.
Pepsers. pc: crate, S.ooa4.0o. kale.
DAIRY MARKETS..
BALTIMORE. February 16 Especially.
Poultry. alive-Turkeys. To-. 36a45:
old toms. sa: poor and crooked
breasts. 60: young chickens. soas5:
hens. 24aa6: small and white. leg
horns, 23a24; old roosters. 16; ducks,
2Sa32: geese. 23aS0: poor and thin.
15a20; pigeons. pair. S0a36: guinea
fowl. each. 30a60. Dressed-Turkeys
h., 40a4S: old TOMS. 35a3s: poorly
dressed and thin. 80; chickens. 27ss0:
old roosters. II: capons. 3sa<2: small
slips. 80; ducks, 2sa32: geese. 22a25.
Eggs-Loss off, native and nearby
Ersts. doz.. Al: southern. 40.
Butter-Creamery fancy. lb-. SSa:e;
prints. s9a41; nearby creamery. S4a
35: ladies'. 2Sa2s:. rolls. 2oa2s; store
packed. Is: dairy prints, 20a23;
process butter. 2sas0.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK, February 16.-There
was good deal of realizing in the
cotton market at the opening today.
The Somewat sisS sesetienasy showins s1
maintain early advances. increased
the disposition of longs to take
profits in the local market, and. after
opening at decline OF to Is points,
active months sold about 1e to 81
points. below last nights closing.
with May touching 17.4e and July
1891.
Futures opened steady: March, 1888:
May. 1880; July, 1900; October. 1857:
December. 1915. -.
NEW ORLEANS. February 1s.-
While cables were better, than due and
hnW - Ye.
spot bu:iness after hours yesterday.
the cotton market today opened only
moderately higher on the near months
and then tapered off rapidly under
heavy realizing sales from the long
side. From 1885 on March. which was
market fell to 1866 on that month,
which was II points under yesterdays
close. According to gossip in the spot
department, transactions late yester-
day totaled about 1000 bales.
Futures opened steady; March.
1889; December, 1873.
LIVERPOOL. February 1S.-Cotton
spot. good business, prices steady;
good middling, 1896; fully middling,
1886; middling. 1921; low middling.
s.2S; good ordinary. sol; ordinary,
7.26. F.
Sales, 10000 bales, including 1900
American. Receipts, 1000 bales; no
American. Futures closed quiet and
steady: March, 1000: May. 10.0e;
July. 1902; October, S.74; December,
$50; January. s.57.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, February 16 Omitted
States bureau OF markets)
ceipts. 10000 head; beef steers. steady
to strong early top. 500 bulk beef
steers, 1.H0aS.10; fat she stock, calves
and stockers and feeders. steady;
Gamers and cutters. weak to lower;
bulls. strong; bulk fat she stock, 4.35
a5.75; bulk beef bulls. 4.25a4:50; 'bo-
lognas, largely z3.75a4.00.
Hogs-Receipts., $1,000 head; fairly
active. mostly Is to rs higher than
yesterdays average; big packets
holding back; top. 10.40 on $50 to 180
pound averages: bulk. s.s0al0. 80: pigs.
mostly Is to SO higher; bulk desira-
some stronger weights. s.5oale.oo.
Sheep.-Receipts. o,o00 head: SLOW.
steady to strong: sellers mostly ask,
ing higher; fat lambs to packers.
carly. 15.00af5.25; best not sold; good
shorn lambs. 1900; -choioe. handy
weight ewes. S.35. -, - u = =