Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-08
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICES.

Live stock-calves. choice, per lb.
8; medium. Z; thin. sac. Lambs. choice
per h.. Is. Live hogs, per h., II.
Green frp p "A per .aas nS w Ssaa
ern. per box, 275a4.50. California
oranges, per crate, 7OOa75o. Lemons
per box, 5.00a600. Grapefruit, per
box se1 s5ea5.oo. Florida oranges, 7.ooa
Observation-Disclosures, No. l. per
per crate, .O0a3 90. Romaine lettuce,
2.00a2.50. Cymblings, per crate. 3.00a
800 Onions. 100-ib. sack, 10.o0al1 SO.
CABBAGE, new per ewt. 2.ooaS 90.
per crate, 4.00a5.0o Tomatoes. per
box, Florida, 25oa35O Beans. 3.Goa5. no
per basket. Peppers, per crate, 2.3Oa
49, Kale. 5oa1.OO.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, April (speciaD.-
200; No. 2. 75a1.0o; new potatoes,
barrel, 5.0OaS0O: sweets and yams,
barrel. 2.50a450; No. 2, 1.75a2 90;
bushel, 1.25aL.75; No. 2. 50a75; aspara-
gus, dozen. 3.00a6.00; beans. hamper,
2.00a4.50; beets, bunch, 3a5; cabbage,
hamper, 1.15a1.40; carrots. bunch. 3
IA; cauliflower, crate. 1.50a2.00; celery,
dozen, 1.15a1.40; crate. 3-00a4.50; Gu
cumbers, crate. 3.oOa5.50: elephants.
crate, 1.50a4.00; horseradish, bushel,
1.50; kale. bushel, 30a50.
Lettuce, basket, 1.50a2.50; onions.
100 pounds. S.00a10.oo; No. 2. 5.00a
500; spring onions. per 100. 1.25a1.5 so;
parsnips, basket. 25a35; peas, ham
pers, 3.5oa5.00; peppers. crate, 2.50a
500; radishes. basket. 1-25a2 so; rhu-
barb, bunch. 9al0; spinach. bushel. 20
aS0; squash, crate, 3.00a4.00; toma-
toes, crate, 1.50a3.25.
Apples, packed, barrel, 6.o0a9.00; No.
2. 5.O0a6.50: bushel. 1.75a275; box APP
pies, 2.24a3.75; grapefruit. box, 3.00a
500; oranges, box, 5.00a7.00; straw
berries, quart, 40a50.
Closing Prices at Noon
wheat-No. 1 red winter, spot, no
quotatioA; No red winter. spot,
1854; No. red winter, garlicky,
spot, 1.34A
sales-Bag lots of sample grade of
winter gariicky at Ito, 1.12, LIS and
LA per bushel. Bag lot of nearly. at
wharf, at Ito per bushel.
Corn-Cob corn, old, yellow. quoted
g. so per bbl.; contract corn. spot, 67A
No. corn, spot, IS track corn, yell
low, No. domestic, better. 20.
Sales-Bag lot of white. delivered,
. white, at ga per bushel; 1.4oO
bushels of No. 3 white, at 66A per
bushel; 720 bushels of No. mixed, at
67A per bushel.
oats-White No. 2. 45a45k per
bushel; No. 8, 44a441s per bushe1.
Rye-Nearby. 90a1-o0 per bushel; No.
western export, spot, 1.0sl2; No. 3, no
quotations.
Hay-Receipts, So tons; range is
1900 to 21.00 for good to choice tim
othy and mixed hay; market firm;
supply on hand ample for trade.
Straw-No. tangled rye, 1880; No.
l wheat, HOO; No. l oat, nominal,
11.00a11.5o.
DAIRY MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, April s (SpeciaD-
Poultry-Live, young chickens, pound
37a3S: rough, STACEY and thin, 27a30;
winters. 40a45; spring, 55aso; old hens,
43a45; young gobblers, 36aSS; old
toms. So; poor and crooked breasts,
25a30; ducks, 2Sa35: pigeons. pair, Asa
so; guinea fowl, young, 70a75; old,
4Ga45
Eggs-Loss off. native and nearby
firsts, dozen, "a; southern, 22a23; duck
eggs. 30a32.
Butter-Creamery. fancy. pound, 37a
50; prints, isaac: nearby creamery,
33a34; ladies. 24a2e; rolls. 2oa23: store
packed, 20; dairy prints, 20a23; process
butter, 25a27.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, April s.-(U. S. bureau
of markets)-Cattle- 500
head; compared with week ago,
practically steady on all classes ex-
cept calves, which closed 50a75 lower,
weeks top: yearlings, s.35; matured
steers. s-25; weeks bulk prices on
beef steers, 7.25as.40; beef cows and
heifers, 5.25a6.75; stockers and feed
ers, 6.35a7.25; veal calves SOOaS75;
Gamers and cutters, 335a425.
Hogs-Receipts, $500 head: active,
mostly 5 to 10 higher than yester-
days average; some medium and
heavies up more; shippers bought
1000 head; close strong; good clear
ances; top 1885; bulk, 10.35a10. so;
pigs, nominally steady.
Sheep-Receipts, $500 head; to-
days receipts practically all packer
direct. Compared with week ago,
best handyweight lambs steady to
rs lower; weeks bulk prices on fat
wooded lambs, 15.50al6.50; shorn,
13.00a13.75; wooded ewes, 9.0oa10. 90;