Evening star., 1922-01-05
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICES.

Eggs-Strictly fresh. per dozen: IS;
average receipts, 42a43; southern: 40.
Live poultry-Roosters, per ID, "
| turkeys. per h., 45a46; chickens, spring,
per lb., 2Sa3O; keats, young, each, ooaoo'
| fowls. 27a2S.
Dressed poultry-Fresh-kill spring
chickens, per lb.. 30a32; hens. per h.,
2saso: ROSTERS. per h., 20; turkeys. per
Pork-Dressed, small, per h., 1lal2:
Live stock-Calves, choice. per ID.
l2sa1S; lambs. choice. per h., shs; live
hogs. per h., 9.
Green fruits-Apples, per bbl.. s.ooa
1850; per bu. basket, 2.50as.25; west
lemons. per o; box. 5:5oas. 90; California
oranges. per crate. 6.50a7.50. Grape
fruit. 3.5Oa450. Florida oranges. 4.Ooa
800. Tangerines. 4.00a5.00.
egetables-Potatoes, No. l. per
bbl, s.75a4 90: per sack, s.7sa4.o0;
Lettuce. nearby, per crate. Local. SO:
southern. per crate. 1.50a3.00. Gel
cry. per doz.. 75a1.25. Romaine let
tuee, d;25a2;oo. cymblings, per ooz erase' de
Cabbage, $25as5o per cwt. Cucum-
bers. 3.O0a6.0O. Elephants. per crate.
4.00a5.O0. California tomatoes. per box
g. 5Oa4 90 per basket. Sprouts. 20a25 per
quart. Peppers, per crate, 5.00a6.O0.
COTTON MARKETS..
NEW YORK. January 5.-Yester-
days advance was followed by re-
newed nervousness in the cotton
market at the opening today owing
to weak Liverpool cables. declining
foreign exchange rates and Liver
pool, New Orleans and Japanese SELL
ing Rumors of business troubles in
Manchester, England. evidently ex-
erted an unSettling influence and aft
er opening barely steady at a decline
showed net losses of 81 to 20 points,
with March selling at 1885 and May
at 1885
January. 1855; March, 1852; May,
|dS04; July. 1850. and October. 1910.
Private cables said the trouble re-
ported in Manchester was not serious
and would probably be tided over. but
Liverpool showed continued weakness,
closing at the lowest prices of the
day. and the market here was under
considerabl pressure of Liverpool.
local and Wall street selling There
account of the decline. which carried
March contracts off to 1924 and May
to 1866 in the noon hour, or 3S to SO
points net lower. Southern spot ad-
vices complained of poor demand. but
according to reports received here
in the hands of farmers.
LIVERPOOL, January 5.-Cotton,
spot, in good demand, but business
moderate: prices steady: good mid
ding, 1904; fully middling, 11.64:
middling, 11.29; low middlfng. 1909;
good ordinary. S.54; ordinary, 7.79.
Sales 5000 bales, including $500
cluding $500 American. Futures closed
easy; January, 1897; March. 1921 /;
May, 1880; July. 1858; September.
1923; October, 1901, and December,
9.S3.
NEW ORLEANS, January 5.-A
much lower Liverpool market than
due and reports of a cloth firm failure
in Manchester caused a drop of 20 to
% points in the price of cotton in the
, first half hour of trading here today.
March fell off to 17.42. The market
was steadied by private bureau fig
ures of 100000 bales as the total
ginning to the 1st of January in the
| south, indicating a reduction of but
/ $4,000 bales during this last ginning
period.
DAIRY MARKETS.
! BALTIMORE, January 3 (SpeciaD.- -
Live poultry-Turkeys, pound, 35a40;
old toms. 80; poor and crooked breasts.
! 25; chickens, 2Sa32; thin and white
leSiioIiS. -Vd-o, olu HeIlS, -od0V, SHidii
and white leghorns. 22a24; old roosters.
15a16; ducks, 20a2S; geese. 23a2S
pigeons, pair. 20a25: guinea fowl. each
25a50. Dressed poultry-Turkeys, 35s
40; old toms, 80; poor and thin. % !;
chickens. 25a30: old roosters. l6als;
| capons, 30a3S; ducks, 25a30; geese,
24a2S.
| Eggs-Loss off; native and nearby,
firsts, dozen. 4sa5O: southern. 47a4S.
Butter-Creamery. fancy, pound
ioa43; prints, 43a45; nearby creamery.
3sa39; ladies. 2Sa30: rolls. 24a2S; store
packed, %; dairy prints. 25a2S: process
butter, 35a36.
CHICAGO, January 5-Butter-
Lower; creamery extras 35: firsts
90 dc q. %