Evening star., 1922-02-23
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

bAl-IIMDkE, February 23 tSpeclalD.
Potatoes. white. 100 lbs, l.75a2.l5;
No. 2. 75a1.OO; $50 lbs, 3.OOa3.25; No. 2.
l..5a2.00; sweets and yams. bbl.. $50
a5.U0; No >, 225a2.50; bu., 1.50al.15:
No .. 50a15; beans. hamper, 4.00a5.50:
beets. bunch. 5a7; cabbage, hamper.
lo0aI25; carrots. bunch, 5a7; cauli-
flower. crate. 2.25a2.75; celery, doz..
soa1.25; crate. 2.50a3.50; cucumbers.
crate, 3.00aS.00: eggplants. crate. $50
a5.5O; horseradish, bu., 4.00a5.00; kale,
bbl., 1.25al.35.
Lettuce, basket. 150a350; onions.
oyster plants, bunch. sag; parsnips.
bu.. 3-25a1.50; peas. hamper. 5.O0a6.50:
peppers. crate, 3.00a4.50; spinach. bbL.
1oCa4.25: squash. crate, 4.00a5.00; to-
natoes, crate, 2.50a5.50; turnips. bas-
ket. 40a50
Apples, packed. bbl.. 5.00as.0o: No.
2. 5.0o0a6.5O; bu.. 1.5Oa2.75; box APPLES.
?, 5-00aS.50; bu., 1.50a2.75; box apples.
grapefruit. box, 2.50a3.50 oranges. box.
4.5oa5.00; tangerines. strap, 4.0Oa9.QO;
straw berries, ct, 55a60.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. l red winter. spot no
quotations; No. . red winter, spot.
1.44Li
Sales-Bag lot of nearby, at wharf.
at LIS per bushel.
Corn-Cob corn. old, yellow. quoted.
o-o0do-iV per corn.
30; No. corn, spot, ~ per bushel:
track corn, yellow, No. 3, domestic or
better, - per bushel.
SaleS-Bag lot of white delivered,
90 per bushel: l.2o0 bushels of No
yellow. at wharf, zoe per busheI.
Oats-W White. No. =, AL. per bushel
No. }. z6i2 per bushel.
RHe-Nea-bE, "5al."a per bushei;
No. western export spot, 1li2. per
bushel: No 3. no quotation.
1S.GGa21.eO for good to choice timo-
! thy and mixed hay: market frmer
Straw-No. ] rye. nominal. lJga;
No. J wheat. tangled. 11.00; No. oat,
nominal. 1".00al1.50.
CHICAGO, February 23.-Although
wheat showed setbacks in price at
the opening today, the market soon
rallied and scored a substantial ad-
| vance. The initial depression was due
10 rams IN the portion of the winter
wheat crop territory where drought
i had been long continued, Active buy
ing set in. however. on the decline
and with quotations at Liverpool and
at RuenoS Aires displaying conlpara-
TIVE strength AN upturu in values
i here was quickly brought about The
] "it tninS. which varied from 12s to
I lower. with Ma LAB To l43L, aud
July I22l. to 1.24Ia, WIS followed by
a rise TO well above Tuesdays finish
'"rn aSccnded 10 a u.w nigh prIce
record for the crop. Indications were
sac /" r"'At to =. material iacTeasr Ia
the arrival Of corn here. After OPEN
!,rS = If to 'is up. May 63"s to 81,
! the market took Il general upward
swing.
Oats went higher with corn. start
! ing - lower to Il gain. May ak to
IL X. and then rising all around.
Despite hesitating start. provisions
,, advanced in response TO the action Of
grain and hogs.
fotatoes-SliShtly stronger; re-
! ceirtS, iS cars; total United States
shipments. !2l cars two days); Colo
, rado sacked brown beauties mostly
100 cwt.; Wisconsin sacked round
whites, 1.S0a2.oO cwt: Minnesota
sacked round whites. l.7OalS5 cwt.;
Minnesota sacked Red Rivers, 2O5
cwt; ldaho sacked russets, 35a245
= cWt.
subsequently. persistent selling on the
part OF commission houses led to re-
newed wheat weakness. which Was still
more or less prevalent al the finish.