Evening star., 1922-10-26
Grain, Produce '
and Live Stock
WHOLESALE MARpET ppTcEs
!OLESALE MARPET PRICES

ana Live oIOCH
WHOLESALE MARPET PRICES
With the exception Of lamb and
eggs. there was little change In the
wholesale market this morning.
higher. are selling slowly at abou,
Soc. while storage remains steady
Fresh eggs are coming In slowly.
Butter Ia Arm at the same prices OF
last week.
A carload OF Iceberg lettuce from
OF from $3.50 to $6 a crate. Local
lettuce 10 going Off the market as
10 that from New York state. Other
vegetables remain unchanged. al
though there are plenty OF white and
sweet potatoes Fruit is steady.
The poultry market is literally
supplied. The situation is slow and
prices are dragging
meats also are dragging. as there
Is lack of demand. Too much me-.
ket. while good remains scarce Pork
is stronger and lambs are three or
-FOUR cents higher than last week.
,EgSs-Strictly fresh. selected. can
cleo. per dozen, As; average receipts,
46; southern. 49,
Live poultry-Roosters, per lb.. is; 4
turkeys. per lb.. 3sa4o: spring chickens, ,
per TO-. 26: keats. young. each, 5oa6oi
fowls 25a26.
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed spring
CHICKENS. csick per lb.. 3saas: hens. per ID,
per lb.. 46a60: keats. young. each. eos!o.
Live stock-Calves, choice. per lb..
~: medium. per H.. 13al3h: thin, pei
10, Sa9. Lambs. choice. per ib., 1S; I've
pas'' 1a sooas.oo each; live hogs. per h.
Green frui,s-Apples. new. per bbl,.
1ooa5;7 10: per bushel basket. nearby:
ga 90: delicious. No: l.. per Dbl; 15e
aS0o: per box. 3.0oa3 so. California
a.. 50. Lemons. per box. 7.00as 90. Grape
fruit. 3Sea4.00. Peaches. per baske'
l.0oa2.5o. CantaIoupes. honeydews, l.0'
al.75
veEetables-Potatoes. per bbl: No,
2.ooa2.5o: per sack. 2.ooae. so: No. 2
lima. 1.6oa2.oo; iearDy. l-Soa22s. Le;-
tuce. per crate. 50a1.00. Romaine let
tuce. 1.5o. Onions. per sack. l.5oae 90.
Cabbage. northern. 1.75a2.00 per bni;;
Gen,ses GsarDy es6Dsgs' per 6Sl Sl3 20 ExS
plants. per crate. 1.00aL50. Tomatoes,
per bu. box. nearby, 2.00a4.50. Beans,
southern. 2.00a3.00 per basket Peas,
3.oOa4. 90 per basket Peppers. per crate,
.5al.50. kale. per bbl, 15al.25. Spinach
per bbl., !. GOAL. 80. Lima beans, per a.,
i0a60. Celery, per doz.. 5oal.OO.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Nd. october IS (Spef
cia) white. 100 lbs. 5oS
1.25: $50 lbs. 75a2.0o: sweets, bbl-
1.ooaI5o: basket. loaso: vans, Dbl
125al50. Beans. bu.. 75a1.00: lima
beans. bu., 2.00a3.00. Beets, 100, 2.0os
800. Broccoli. bu., 20a25; cabbage,
savoy, bu.. 60a15. Carrots. 100. 2.oVs
$50
Celery, doz. 4Oas0. Caulifiower, bbl.
40oa6.oo; eggplants. crate, 3.coa$:5e
Lettuce. bu.. 75a1.oo. onions. 100 lbs,
Pumpkins. 100, 3.00as.0O. Peppers
basket 20a40. Parsnips. bu., s6aSo
Spinach, bu, 40a50. Tomatoes. baskei.
75al 90: yellow. basket. 20a25. Tur-
nips, basket. 25a35.
Apples, packed. bbl.. 2.00a5.00; bu.
5oa1.2s: loose. bbl., l.ooa:,oo: bu.. 500
Is: basket. 25a5o. Cranberries. bu.
225a2.5O: bbl.. 10.ooal1.00. Grapes. 20
lb basket. s5aso. Grapefruit. box
3.0oa4.oo. Pears. basket. 15a55: bu,
l.00a3.oO. Oranges, box, Sooa5.oo.
Selling Prices at 1890.
wheat-No. red winter. spot. no
quotations; No . red winter, spot
l.31, nominal: No. 3. 1857: No.
red winter. garlicky. l192.. nominal
tober. l.19S November, no bid.
Sales-Bas lots OF nearhv by sam
pie at 80. LOO, l.02 and los.
Corn-Coh, new yellow, SIS per
barrel: contract. spot. s3is p''
bushel: No. corn. s4a4: No. 4. no
quotations: cracked corn. yellow, No.
or better. 80 per bushel asked.
Sales-Bag lots of nearby white, at
wharf at 15aS5 per bushel.
Oats-White. No. 2, Sc per bushe!
ask ed: No. 3. SIS asked.
Rye-Nearby. soas0 per bushel; No.
bushel No. 3. no quotations.
Hay-Receipts, 3S tons: market firm
for fair 10 good timothy al Is 90,
20 90, and fair to good mixed. 1900
aI7.00 per ton.
Straw-No. l tangled rye. 1S.ooa
1900: No. l wheat, s.50al0.oo; No.
oat, nominal, 12.o0al2.5o.
TODAY'S CHICAGO PRICES.
CHICAGO. October 26.-Althouci
prospects Of enlarged receipts led 'c
something of decline in wheat
prices today at the outset. the mar
ket soon scored an advance. Order.
whit have been issued regarding y
better distribution of box cars were
interpreted as meaning that facilities
for quicker movement of grain to pr
mary terminals might soon be in op-
Grafton. However. bulls were IA
vored by higher quotations at Liver
pool. and there was continued lack OF
j
opening. which ranged from y off TO
Il UP. with December and May both
at LIE to l.llhs. was followed by
slight general setback and then b.
an upturn all around
Corn fuctuated with wheat. After
opening II lower to like advance
December 65fs sa6sis. the corn mar
ket wavered little and then made .
moderate gain.
Oats were firm from the start. open
ing hto Aai4 higher. December Al to
Al Is. and later continuing to harden.
Persistent commission house buying
together with absence of any aSgres-
sive selling was feature and coz
siderable notice was takeE of reduc-
ton of 10000, 600 bushels in estimates
of the Australian exportable sur
plus. Profit-:aking on the part OF
holders weakened the market at the
last. Prices closed unsettled at thek
same as yesterdays finish to hsc'
higher. with December and May both
1.1lS4 TO l.llb.
WHAT Omen High, Low Close