Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-05
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

BALTIMORE, April s (SpeciaD--
Potatoes: white, 100 pounds. l.69aZ.O0;
No 2. 55a1.00: new potatoes, barrel
2.5oa4.5o; No. 2. 1.75a2.o6: bushel, 1.25
a1.65; No. 2. 5Oa75. Asparagus, dozen.
4:o0a70o. Beans: hamper. 2;o0a4.5o.
Beets. bunch. 4a6. Cabbage. hamper.
1.25a1.5o. Carrots. bunch; sab. cauli-
1.15a1.4o: crate. 3.00a4.so. Cucumbers,
crate, 4.00a6.50 Elephants, crate. zoo
400. HorseradIsh, bushel, 1.25a1.6o.
kale. bushel. 3oa5o.
100 pounds. s.ooaio. 90; No. 2, b.oOasoO.
Spring onions. hundred. 1.25a1.50. Par
ships. bushel. Scars. Peas. hamper.
3.50a5. 90. Peppers. crate. 2.50a6.o0.
Radishes. basket. 2.0Oa3.0o. Spinach.
bushel, 5oas0. Squash, crate. 4.ooa5:o0
Apples. packed. barrel. 6.ooae.Oo: No.
2, 6.0oas;b0; bushel. 1.75a2.75: box ap-
pies. 2.26as75. ,Grapefruit. box a.ooa
soo ora nsr, t SSn Sooa7So Straw
NEW YORK. April 5.-Lard--F!rm !:
middle west, 11.o0a1I10; other articles
unchanged.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. l red winter. spot. no
quotatfon; No red winter, spot,
1.3bN: No. red winter garlicky. spot.
1,o4A. No nales.
Corn-Cob corn. old. yellow. quoted
$50 per bbl.: contract corn, spot. Sc u :
No. 4 corn. spot. 65; track corn. yell
low. No. domestic. better. 20 asked.
sales-Baglot Of mixed at wharf. al
"a per bushel.
Oats-White. No. 2. AZ bid per bushel:
No. 3, A per bushel.
Rye-Nearby. 9oa1.oo per bushel;
No. western. export. spot. LOT; no.
e. no 1uOtationH
Hay-Receipts. Sc 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. l tangled rye. 1850; No.
1 wheat. HOO; No. l oat. nominal.
11.00a11.50.
CHICAGO. April 5.-Selling Of May
against purchases Of July led to an
early decline today in the value of
the nearby delivery Of wheat and to
an upturn in the price Of later
months. The selling of May was due
quantities of wheat being brought to
Chicago from Missouri to fill May
contracts On the other hand. some
uncertainty prevailed as to crop con-
ticular, regarding the extent, OF
planted acreage likely to be ahen..
from - off to ! advance. with Nay
1872 to 1.32A and July i.19 to
1.19H. was followed by a material
further setback for May and con-
tinued relative strength in July and
September.
Heavy stocks Of corn and oats at
northwestern terminals had a bear
ish influence here on both cereals.
After opening unchanged to 4 lower,
July 6lts. the corn market under
went a moderate general sag
Oats started unchanged to Is up.
July 38h to 80, and later showed
signs of lack OF support.
Provisions were given a lift. owing
to an advance in hog prices.
Potatoes. weak: receipts. "a cars;
total United States shipments. $50;
Wisconsin sacked round whites, 1.50
a1.65 cwt.; Idaho sacked rurals. LISA
10 cwt.: Idaho sacked russets. $50
a200 cwt.: Colorado sacked brown
beauties mostly IFS cwt.
The drop in the price of May wheat
became more pronounced later, and
caused July and September 70 decline
in sympathy. 1t was said many car
loads of wheat were to come to Chi
cago from Omaha. The close was I'M
settled, Il to ga net lower. May,
1.29k to 100. and July, 1-1s1s to
1.1sA.
The corn market was subsequently
affected by falls in the price of
wheat and by lack OF sustained cash
demand. The close, however. was
steady at X to 1aaS net decline, with
Julv Gil 81 To Gil