Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICES.

EggS-Str1ctly fresh, selected canoieo'
per dozen. 26a27: average receipts, 20;
southern. %.
Live poultry-Roosters, per h.. IL;
turkeys. per lb.. 36a3o: chickens. WIN
ter. per lb.. 40as0; spring chickens
per h.. 5oa6o; keats, young eacn'
o0aSO; fowls. IS.
Dressed killed WIN
ter chickens, per h.. 40a46: mems, ~.
lb., 30; ROSTERS, per h.. 20; turKeys'
per h. ssa4o; keats, young; eacn. a.. eo H.
1oE; medium. shso: thin thin. ,o os.:
Lambs. choice. per h., Is. Live noss'
per h.. 10.s. ....
Green fruit-Apples. per Dbl. 5000
s.V0; per Blu: basket, 2.00az.1e; weseer o ~
per box. 2.75a4.25. California oranges
ss.5oa4;5o. Grapefruit. per box s,e S:C IVA
$50. Florida oranges, 7.50as.5o. straw
berries. southern, sa22: homegrown
bly, Xssss1s,sro'1 Ito sack ok Nc i
New potatoes. per Dbl. No. !. s;S oos
500; No. 2. s.ooa3.5o. Sweets, 4:ooa
$50. Yams. 3.0oa4.00. Lettuce. south.
ern, per crate. 75a1.25: Romano
i ela,. on,ons pef crate.
G GaeSnSs; ns ss;oas Pss Gss
plants, per crate. 3.00a3.50. Tomatoes.
per box, Florida, 3.00a4.50. Beans,
1.00a3.00 per basket. Peas, 2.60a4. 90.
Peppers. per crate, 2.6oa3.50. keie. Qua
1.25. Asparagus, per doz., 1.0OaS.oo.
Spinach, per bbl.. 1.00a1.60.
DAIRY MARKETS.
BALTIMORE, May 20 (Special).-
Live poultry-Spring chickens, h.. Is
ass; small and white leghorna, 35alo;
young winters. 40a45; old hens, 29a30:
small and white leghorns. 36a2S; old
roosters. 10; ducks. 2oasa; small and
poor. 1sa1s; pigeons. pair soa4o.
nrsts, dos, IS; southern. 23a24.
Butter-Creamery, fancy, h., IS;
prints, s9a42; nearby creamery, S6a37;
ladies', 26a2s; rolls 2sa25; store pack
ed. 22a23; dairy prints, 2sa25; process
butter, 27a2s.
CHICAGO, May 2o.-Buttsr-Lower:
creamery extras, "a; firsts, 3oha3sh ;
seconds, 28a2s: standards, "a.
Eggs-Higher; receipts. 80. 145 cases:
firsts, 24aa4h: ordinary hrsts, 22a
22h; miscellaneous, 23a23h; storage
packed. extras. Ssh; storage packed
.Poultry-Alive. lower; fowls. 25;
broilers, 40a48; roosters, IAN.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, May 20 Omitted States
bureau of markets)-Cattle-R
500 heads; compared week ago, beet
steers, 10a15 higher; she stock. mostly
steady; Gamers weak; bulls, 16a25
lower; veal calves unevenly steady to
90 higher; choice calves up most
stockers and feeders dull, weak to
lower; top beef steers for week, s.26:
weeks bulk prices beef steers. us
as, 60; stockers and feeders. 7.00a7.75;
meaty feeders, 800aS.b0; butcher she
stock, 5.90a7.15; Gamers and cutters,
s.sOaI.75; veal calves. 9.00as.75.
Hog@Receipts. 5000 heads; mar
ket steady to strong with Fridays
average; quality considered; spots ga
10 higher; top, 100; bulk, 10.6oa
1O.95; shippers took about 1.400
heads; followers light; pigs strong.
mostly 9.50a10.00; packing sows
weak, 10a15 lower.
Sheep-Receipts, $500 heads; hve
doubles choice 80 and "a pound shorn
lambs, 1275a13.00; sheep and spring
lambs quoted Arm; compared week
ago, fed lambs and fat sheep mostly
7Sai. 90 lower: spring lambs. 60a76
lower; feeder ends and culls. a6.5o
lower; closing top spring lambs
1900: feeders around 1926; bulk
shorn lambs, 11.50a12.50; bulk fat
ewes. s.ooa7.oo: extreme heavies
down to 400.