Evening star., 1922-05-13
; GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. May 13 (SpeciaD.-
Potatoes. white. 100 pounds. i.2oa
1.75; No. 2. 76a1.00; new potatoes, bar
and yams. barrel. s.o0a4.50: No. 2.
| 2.0oa2.50; bushel. 1.25al.5o; No. 2, 30
ais. Asparagus. 2.58a3.50; No. 2. LEO
also. Beams hamper. 2.00a3.e0. Beets.
bunch. 6as. Cabbage. crate. 1.75a2; 90;
Eggplants. crate. 1.eSa3. 90. Kale,
| beshel, 25a5O. Lettuce. basket. g50a
200. Onions. 100 pounds. S.5oa5.00;
No. 3. 2.5oa30o. Spring onions hun
se sFsd Psnsers sSsS crates Rsas Sasse RsS asS
! ishcs. hundred, 50a4.08. Rhubarb, hum
dred, 1.O0a4.00. Spinach. bushel. 30a
60. Squash. crate: s.ooas.5o. Toma-
toes. crate. -1.50a3.75.
No. 2. 4.5oas,50: bushel. 1.5oa2.s5; box
apples. e.25as.75. Grapefruit. box.
3.oOa4.50; oranges. box. s,Ooas.00.
Strawberries. quart. 12a16.
Closing Prices at 1 O'Clock.
Wheat-No. l red winter. spot. no
quotations.: No. 2 red winter. spot,
as, lash; N No. 2 red i.. winter, e ,, garlicky'
Sales-Baglot of nearby by sample
at 1.35 per bushel.
Corn-Cob corn. old. yellow. quoted
$50 per barrel: contract corn, spot,
TOSS; No. { corn, spot, 69h; track
corn. yellow. No. or better 72h
, ais.
bushel: No. 8, 4sa4sls per bushel
Rye-Nearby. s5a1.O5 per bushel;
No. western export. spot. 1.19 y:
NO. 3, no quotations.
Hay-Receipts. IL tons: range is
lS.oOa21.0o for good to choice timothy
| and mixed hay; market Arm; supply
on hand ample for trade.
i Straw-No. l tangled rye, 1900; No.
l wheat. l1.50a12.00; No. / oat. nomi-
nal, 12.0oa13.OO.
| CHICAGO. May 13.-Strength in
| wheat at Liverpool today tended to
| opened firm. with rather strong
| undertone in evidence during the
early trading, which. however, was
more or less of local character.
| Reports from Liverpool said the sub
stantial increase in the clearances of
was more or less of a surprise to
! she trade. The outward movement
OF wheat from Australia this week.
however, is about one million bushels
less than a week ago. and this prob
! ably offsets the increase of two mil
lion bushels out of the Argentine.
| Export sales of wheat yesterday
| amounted to between 100000 and
| 350.000 bushels of wheat. and the re-
ceipts today were said to be s4s.o00
this morning were 246.oo0 bushels of
wheat After starting unchanged to
, l Y higher, May las to l.45Aa and
July 1.26ss to 1.26k values held firm
for time. then eased off slightly ON
account of the action Of the May, but
| at 1.451z which checked the advance.
Corn and oats were governed by
the action of wheat. the markets
holding within rather narrow limits
| Initial quotations. which were un-
| changed to 4 higher. with July 64ss
to 64saa4. were followed by slight
additional gains.
Oats, after starting unchanged to
| Il lower, with July 39A to 40, de-
| somewhat Of reaction.
Strength in hogs tended to lift
! provisions.
Potatoes-Dull: receipts. 81 cars:
total United States shipments. ss7;
~hss ississ saeksS eRa bulk saSas
sacked round whites. 1.25a1.40 cwt.;
| Colorado sacked brown beauties. 1.65
cwt.; Canadian sacked whites. Las
cwt. New stock steady on barrels.
Rose double-headed barrels. No. l.
6.ooa6:25: No. 2. 4.ooa4.25: Alabama
| sacked Bliss triumphs. No. l, 3.00a
s.25 cwt.; No. 2, 1.75 cwt.
Scattered selling set in later. but the
| outside trade remained light. and the
| wheat market lost all its early advance.
The close was weak. values being y to
| 2 under yesterdays finish, with May.
1.43 to 1.43!a, and July. 1875 to 1.2Sh.
Trade in corn was light and the mar
ket weakened with wheat. The close
was weak Y to Is lower, with July.
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