Evening star., 1922-02-20
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICES.
Eggs-strictly fresh. selected. per

a15; heaVy, Sail.
hiys .toekcaIyes ;. choice; peg psa1s a.
Green fruits-Appies. per bbl., 6.ooa
1880: per bu.. basket. 2.5Oa3:25; west.
ern. per box. 275a4.50. Caiifornia
oranges: per crate. 5ooas.oo: Grape e.
fruit. 3.5oa4.5O Florida oranges. A.bo
a6.00. Tangerines, 3.50a4.50. .....
getablesAPotatoes. No. l. per PEI
bbl.. 3.5Oas.75; per sack. 315aa.Xo,
ceispse ceepS psr daz ps5 ffa!
crate, 3.0oa4Oo. Spinach, per b6i.
2.00a5.o0. Onions. per ioo,lo: sacK t
sooas9o csb6aEe 7Sas 7M1snlants Rsr ea per
Florida, s.5oas.5o. Beans. 5.ooas.oo
per basket. Sprouts. 25a35 per quart
Peppers, per crate. 3.00a4.0O. kaie,
2.00a2.25.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. February 20 (speciaD.
Potatoes, white, 100 pounds. l.75a
325a3.50: No. 2, 2.0Oa2.25; sweets and
vans. barrel, 4.5Oa5 90; No. 2. 2.25a2.5o;
bushel, 1.5Oal.75: No. 2, 50a75. Beans
hamper. 4.00a6.00. Beets. ouhch. oaI'
Cabbage. hamper. GOA l.ZS. .ai,ots, Us
q.
2.75. Celery, dozen, s0a125; crate.
2.75a3.75. Cucumbers. crate. 3.ooaS.oo.
Eegplants. crate. 3.O0a5.50. Horserad-
ish, bushel. 3.50a4.0O. kale. oarre!
1.35a1.o0.
Lettuce, basket. 2.o0a4.00. Onions,
100 pounds. 6.O0as.50; No: :, 3:ooaa:oo.
Oysterplants, bunch. Sa9. Parsnips.
bushel, l.oOa1.5O. Peas. hamper. 5.ooa
$50. Peppers, crate, 3.O0a5.00. Spin
ach, barrel. 2.5oa4.25. Squash. crate.
4.0Oa5O0 Tomatoes. crate, 250a6.oo
Turnips. basket. 3oa50.
Apples. packed. barrel. 6.00as;o0;
No. 2, 5.O0aS.50: bushel. 1.5oa2.75; box
25.00a40.O0. Grapefruit. box. 2.50a3.5O
Oranges. boxs 4.OOa5.25. Tangerines.
strap, 5.0Oae.Co. Strawberries, quart
55a65.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. / red winter. spot. no
quotations: No. . red winter spot. 1.4f;
No red winter. garlicky. 1.42.
Sales-Bag lot OF nearby. at wharf, az
1.35 per bU.
Corn-Cob corn. old. yellow. quoted.
325a3.30 per bbl.; contract corn. 6S; No
4 corn. spot. G6ia per bu.: track corn
yellow. No. 3, domestic or better. 70aIl
per bu.
No. 3. 461a per bu.
Rye-Nearby. s0a1.00 per bu.: No. 2
western export, spot. nominal, LIZ
per bu.; No. 8, no quotation
Hay-Receipts, 90 tons: range Is
1890 to 2l.OO for good to choice tim
othy and mixed hay: market firmer:
Straw-No. l rye. nominal, 1890;
No. wheat, tangled. 100; No. 1 oat.
nominal, 10.00,1l.50.
CHICAGO. February 20.-Sew high
price records for the season were
in "a L.
Crop damage reports from the south
west. together with fresh upturns in
Liverpool quotations. appeared to be
chiefly responsible. According to field
advices. each day without rain or
snow in Kansas has been adding to
conditions in Oklahoma were worse
than had heretofore been generally
believed. Opening prices. which
ranged from IA to 21s higher. with
May, 1.42a1.42A. and July, 1.25a1 .2S.
were followed by decided further
gains and then a moderate reaction
Corn and oats ascended with wheat,
corn starting q to / higher. May.
63A a631.. and then making slight
further advance.
In oats the opening was u to y
higher. May, 41ha41H. and later
there were some additional gains.
Provisions followed the upward
Later the advance was resumed and
closing wheat figures were the high
est of the day. Reports that Ger
many was purchasing huge quanti-
ties of Argentine and Canadian
wheat, and that Japan was also in the
market as a buyer did good deal to
accelerate the upward swing Of val
ues, especially for May delivery. The
finish was strong, 4 to 6A net higher.
with Nav 1.46K to 1.46h and July
1.27A to 1.27h.
Corn as we'll as wheat touched new
high price record for the season. An
nouncement of a decided increase of
check the upturn Of the market. Corn
closed firm. u to u net higher, with
May 63l2 to 631sa63ss.
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NEW YORK. February 2o.-Flour
unsettled: spring patents, 7.90as.5O:
spring clears, 5.75a6.25: soft winter
straights. S:25as:75; hard winter
Canadian. 22o. Pork. quiet: mess,
25.00a25.5o; family, 27.ooa2s.o0.
Lard, steady; middle west, 12.00a
1910.
DAIRY MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. February 20 (Spe-
cial):-Liye poultry-Turkeys, pound:
STATS; old toms, 35; poor and crooked
breasts. 80; young chickens. soa35;
white leghorns, %; shaggy and thin,
22a23: old hens. 23a26: small and
white leghorns, 22a23: old roosters.
16; ducks. 23as2; geese. 22a30; poor
and thin. 1Sa20; pigeons, 3Oa35 /:
poultry-Turkeys. pound, s5a4s; old
toms. 35a38; poorly dressed and thin.
80; chickens, 27a30; old roosters, II;
capons. 35a42; small slips, 80; ducks,
2Sa32; geese, 22a25.
Eggs Qoss off)-Native and nearby,
firsts, dozen, Al; southern, 40.
Butter-Creamery.f fancy, pound, 80
a40: prints, 40a42: nearby. creamery,
35a36; ladies, 24a26; rolls. 20a23; store
packed, 1S; dairy prints, 2Oa23; proc
ess butter, %.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. February 20 Omitted
States bureau of markets).-Cattle-
Receipts, $1,000 head: beef steers and
fat she stock, mostly steady; spots
weak; early top, SIS; bulk beef steers,
7,OOaS.00; bulls, steady to strong: bulk
bolognas, 3.s5a41O: fat bulls. largely
4.35a4.75; calves, slow; quality, plain
early sales about steady; stockers and
feeders firm.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head; fairly
active. mostly 10 cents higher than
Saturdays average; most big packers
holding back; top, 1850 for sorted
1SO-pound averages: bulk, 10:O0a1O.5O:
pigs, 25c higher; bulk desirable 100 to
12O pound pigs, s.50a10.00; some
strong weights up to 1925.
Sheep-Receipts, 22, 900 head; opening g
slow: sellers generally asking hieher: