Evening star., 1922-10-18
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock
WHOLESALE MARKET PRICES.

and Live StOCk
WHOLESALE MARKET PRICES.
A decided firmness in the butter
and egg market was reported this
morning. Butter has advanced from
one-half to / cent pound this week,
while an advance of from l to cents
a dozen for eggs was reported.
There has been no break in the
meat market, which remains strong
and active, and the poultry market
also is firm.
A few cling peaches, the first of
the season. were received yesterday.
The supply was so small that dealers
did not quote prices. but the price
was much higher than usual, due 10
the short crop.
Reports from New York told OF
prospective additional shipments OF
Elbertas to the local market, but
the demand for them is not great ana
prevailing low prices promise 10
continue.
Large receipts of lettuce, both New
York and nearby stock. Elutted the
market, and sales were made as low
as 10 cents q crate. Other Fege-
tables are plentiful, but the market
is not overStocked.
Eggs-Strictly fresh. selected. can
died. per dozen. 43ai4; average re-
celpts, A.; southern. Al.
Live poutry-Roosters. per lb, 10;
turkeys, per h.. So; spring chlckens.
Der Ib., 27a2S: keats, young, each, ooao''
fowls, %.
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed spring
chickens. per h.. 33a35; hens. per lp.'
2sa30; roosters. per ib., ~; ns tufhess'
per lb., .45a50: keats. young. each, 6oa ~.
i've t-tr
-; medium, per h., 12al2i2: thin. per
lb.. 6a9. Lambs. choice, per ID, lJ' IL. .
pigs, 3.00aS.00 each; live hogs, per ID.
Green fruits-Apples. new. per bpl.'
l.o0a5.I5; per bushel basket, nearoy;
5oal 30; delicious, No. |, per bpi:, -; .;2o ~
oranges, per crate, S.00ai0.00. Lemons
per box, 5.00a7.00. Peaches, per bashTt l.
2.ooa3.0o. Cantaloupes. R"ch!io:u3,
pinks, flats. l.0Ua1.o honeydewS, I-'Va
10.
Observation-Disclosures per bbl. NO;
1. 2ooa2.!u; per sack. Ooa-4o. ~.
ooa 90. Sweet potatoes. North Cafo-
lima. l.16a..oo; nearby. Iooa2.2. L;e.-
tuce, per crate. J0al.00. Romano let
tuce, 1.10. Cymbings. per crate, Iva
20o. Onions. per sack, 13oa2eo. LAP
bage: West Virginia, 1.13a2.e0 per hnI-'
nearby, cabbage, per bbl, 1-oo2 !: 40
Cucumbers. per bu., 1.o0a2.50. Egg
plants, per crate. .5al.25. Tomatoes
per bu. box. nearby. .oa2.o0. Beans,
3.06ai.5" per bbi. Peas, 2.G0a3o1 per
basket. iepIerS. per crate. ."al "p
crate. s";.1.9"; per bbl.. 1.5"ae.oo Lima
beans. per at, iGa56. c"lrry, per doz-,
ova 10. Corn, lJa4v per doZ
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Md. October Is tSpc-
ciaD .-Iotatoes. white. 100 pounds.
5Oa1.2G; 40 pounds. 75a1.60; sweets
and vans. barrel. ..-5al50; beans,
bushel, 15a1.ob: lima beans. bushel.
2.00a2.56: brrts. 100. -.0Ga3.9o; broccoli.
bushel. cGa2J: cabbage. 100, 3.4ea6.oo:
corn. Gozrl!, 20a22; carrots. he. 80"
a3.56: celery. dozen. 41as9: rauli-
flower. barrel. 3.0oa5.oo: cucumb"rs.
bushel. 2.50a3. 90: egsplantS. basket.
51G.5: lettuce, bushel. 1Jal.U0: onions.
100 pounds. 1.00a!..I: oysterplants.
100. 3.ooa1.oo; pumpkins, 700. 3-ena
90: peppers, basket, .Jao0. spinach.
bushci. 4oa5O: squash. basket, Goa 80:
tomatoes. basket, t0aS5: packing
stock. bushel, 15al.oo; turnips- basket,
sJai0.
Apples. packed. barrel. 2.,oa5Ho:
husheI. l25a1.a0; loose. barrel. 1.oV&
10: busheI. 2.0oa2.25: cranberries.
barrel IU.O0aI1.0h: damSons and
~
pound basket. .0al.rn; grapefruit,
box. 30Ha4.50: peaches, basket. 5Qd
.oa: bush.l. 1.0oa2."h: pears, basket,
l5aiG bushel. 1.00a2..J.
Selling Prices at I2:3O.
Wheat-No. / red winter. spot. no
quotations; No. > red winter. spot.
l227s; No 3. l2Sis; No. red winter.
garlicky. LOS: No. winter. gar
Ickv, snot. l.U4;s per buShel; October,
lae7s: November, no bid.
Salcs-I:ag lots. at s3a9t.
Corn-Coh. loo per barrel, contract.
spot. S6ai per bushel; No corn, IS;
No. g. no quotations; track corn, yell
low. No. or better, 90 to 81 per
bushel.
Oats-White. No. =. 5d per bushel;
No. 3, %.
Rye-Nearby. s0aS5 per bushel: No.
>. western export spot. stl4 per bush
tl; No. =. no quotations.
Hay-IseceiptS, 10 tons; market firm
for fair to good timothy ut 7S.o0al9.o",
and fair TO good mixed. l5.ceal 90
per ton.
Straw-No / tangled rye. 1a.ooa1e.oo; {;
No. ] wheat. 9.5oaIe.no; No. oat.
nominal, l-.oeal2.o".
Chicago. October Is.
Potatoes weak on white, steady on
early Ohios: receipts, 12l cars; total
United States shipments. 1.2iS: Min
resota bulk round whites. 9!a1."6 cwt.;
dark and pcely, S0aS5 cwt.: Minnesota
sacked Red River ohioS No. ]. o's.
ll5 cWt.; Wisconsin sacked and bulE
round whites goal .h5 cWt.: unr!aSScG.
>naN5 cWt.; North Dakota sacked Red
River phioS, l.o5al.l5 cwt.: south l'a-
kn:a sacked early Ohics, lpeal,po
cWt.
Heavy protit-taking on tn" part Of
holders brought about 4 late setback
in the value of wheat today. The
realizing appeared to he based largely
on belief that something of II re-
action was natural in view of the
sharp advances of late. Prices closed
unsettled. :. 10 IL. net lower. with
December l.13%I to 1.155s and May
1.l2iZ to LIES.
WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close.
Doe .........1.l5 LIZ. l.lSS4 LIE.
May 1.l3'a 1.1ias l,l2la ll2la
Jny .........1.o55s 1.o6ai Ioi14 loi g
Dec. ...... .ssas .Ga1. @si .s7as
May ..... 80 .G7li Is IS
July ......... .69ii .d1lt .G''s .Gs
VI Dec. ...... .io'a .4aa4 41la .4:1.
May ......... .i.a- .i3@s ~ -
July ......... 1875 .4nl. .33it 50 :
LAED-
oc: ...... .10?o 1897 1oao loa5
Ian. ....... $50 81 9.5a 800
RIBS
DAIRY MARKETS.
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