Evening star., 1922-01-07
and Live Stock
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, January z (SpectaD.
Potatoes. new, $50 pounds, 3.50a3.75;
No. .. i.ooai.s5. Sweets and yams. bar
rel. s;ooa4.25: Nc. 2. 2.ooa2.2b; bushel.
s.0oaa.Oo Beets. 75a1.o0. Broccoli.
6Sshei. 40; Cabbage, ton' so;GGaso; !9;sS 5000 90.
bsrrel. s.oea4.so.' azas' Celery, atIe; DOZEN. 75s
1:5o. Cucumbers. crate. 6.00as.oo. Egg
plants. crate, 2.50a3.50. Horseradish.
b4shel. 4.ooa4.5o. Kale. 1.o0a1.25. .o
Lettuce. basket, 1.ooa2.25; Onions. 100
oysterplants. bunch. sasI:' Psrsnips.
pers. hamper. l.ooas.50. Radishes.
bunch. sa4 Savoy cabbage, bushel. 80
ats. Spinach. bushel, 1.50a1.75. Squash.
, crate. S5oa4.6o. Tomatoes. crate. 800
Apples, packed, barrel. 6.0oas.0o; No.
2. 4.00a5.O0: bushel, 1.50a2.50: box
apples, 2.00a4.00. Cranberries, barrel,
so;ooa35.o0. Grapefruit. box. 2.ooa
ines. strap. 5.00a7.50. Strawberries.
quart, 70a75.
- Closing Prices ut Noon.
wheat-No. red winter, spot, no
quotations; No. 2 red winter, spot,
1.17N; No. red winter, garlicky.
corn-cob corn, old. yellow. quoted
at $50 per bbl.; No. corn, spot. So;
No corn, spot, 81 per bu:: corn yell
bu. asked.
sales--Bag lot Of yellow. delivered.
63 per bu.
oats-White. No. 2. 45a45h per bu.:
No. 3, 42aa43h per bu.
western export. spot, 80; No. 8. no
quotations.
Hay-Receipts, 2s tons. The demand
for desirable quality Of timothy and
! mixed hay is fair at a range Of 1900
ate and ample for trade wants.
Straw-No. l rye. nominal, 1890;
No. 1 wheat, tangled. HOO; No. 1
oats. nominal, 11.00a11.50.
CHICAGO, January Trade was
light and the wheat market was
easily Influenced in the early pro-
ceedings on the Chicago board Of
changed to 1s lower. with May 1:10h
, to LIN and July 1.004saI.00s to
1.00M. The pit traders were inclined
to be bearish. but support developed
for May at Ill and under. One local
authority said that the expected
try should be the determining factor
in the market, but another pointed
out that the efforts to rehabilitate
! German and Russian purchasing
power was likely to have consider
able effect on this country. Export
demand was slow.
| Corn was in demand for the sea-
board. and with outside markets out
bidding Chicago for country offer
ings local handlers raised their offers.
The opening was practically un-
changed, with May 53h assn to 53A
and July 54as. At the end of the
first hour both options were up, Y. ,
Oats opened " higher and shared
| in the strength of corn. May opened
at 3SNa3sS to 3SA and gained y
before feeling any reaction.
Provisions reflected the higher
prices for live hogs, which command
ed the best prices since last October.
Lard started ~ to 10 higher. with
May the leader at 9.22.
Potatoes-Receipts. 90 cars; total
United States shipments. 562 cars;
| market, steady. Wisconsin sacked.
1.95a2.10; Minnesota sacked and bulk.
; 19Oa2O5: Michigan sacked, 1.95a2.05;
Idaho rurals, 2.10a2.20.
Reported failure of an eastern ex-
port house had some effect later. but
toward the close increased milling
demand caused rally and final
wheat prices were strong at about
| the high point of the day. May
closed at 1.12% to 1:12H and July at
1.01H to 1.O2.
Coarse grain held a firm undertone
| throughout the session. Corn closed
at 63s to 539sa53N for May and ssh
for July,