Evening star., 1922-08-12
LOCAL WHOLESALE PRICES.

Eggs-Strictly fresh, selected. can
died. per dozen, 26a27; average receipts
70; southern. "a.
Live pouItry-Roosters, per lb., To-
turkeys. per h.. 25: spring chick
S5a50: fowls, %.
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed spring
chickens, per lb., 2Sa35; hens, per 10.
"a ROSTERS, per h., 10; turkeys, pei
ID, 35a4O; keats. young, each. Soaoo.
sasHs; medium, per h.. Sls: thin, per lb..
1aI. Lambs. choice. per lb., leaIz, nse nv
pigs. 3.00aS.00 each: live hogs. pei 3D.
Green fruits-Apples. new, per Dbl, @
i.ovai.SO; per bu. basket. NEARBY, ova
~ California oranges. per c c,aoe ne,
S;ooa!0 !050; lemons. per box. 5.2oao,oo.
reaches, per crate, 1.00a3.00 Canta-
loupes. 50a2.0O. 49,,
Vegeta etables-Potatoes, new, per Dbl,
No. l. 2.O0a2. so: No 2, 50a1.0o. Sweet
2oa15; New York, per crate, l.2sa-, W:
Romaine lettuce. 1.50. Cymbhnss, per
crate, 25a75. Onions. per basket .o;a
l;5o Cabbage. new, per bbl,, l-ooaLSo
Gucumoers. per box. .Sa2ge, gatass Es
per box, nearby. 25a1.25. Beans. l;oua
ESQ per Dbl. Peas. 2.O0s25o per basket.
Peppers, per crate, 25a50. kaie, ooa
LOO. Spinach, per crate, 3Oai1. LIMA
beans, per qt., 20a25. Celery, per doZ.'
o0a1. 20.
DAIRY MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. August IL (Speciai);-
Poultry-Live: spring chickens: 10
25a32; white leghorns. 22a26: old hens,
1Sa22; white leghorns. 1Sal9; old
roosters, IA; ducks, 19a21; small, l5a
16; pigeons. pair, %; guinea fo"i'
each. 60.
Eggs-Loss off; native and nearby
firsts, doz., "a: southern, %.
Butter-Creamery. fancy, lb., 35a3o
prints. 35a37; nearby creamery, ga
80; ladies, 20; rolls. 22a2i; store pack
ed, 22a23; dairy prints, 23a24; process
butter, 31a32.
CHICAGO, August 12.-Butter mar
kets were steady to firm during the
last week. An unsettled feeling ruled
part of the week and declines oc-
CURED, but a shortage of quality
goods caused prices to react, with a
tendency upward at the close.
Poultry-Alive, unsettled; fowls. 16
aga; broilers, 2414; springs, 2712
roosters, Is.
Butter - Unchanged. Eggs - Un-
changed; receipts. 1853 cases.
NEW YORK, August 12.-Butter-
Firm; receipts, 1864 tubs. Eggs
Firm; receipts, 2O,235 cases. Cheese
steady; receipts, 2,571 boxes.
Poultry-Live, steady: fowls. 22a26.
Dressed poultry. weak; western
chickens, 31a3S.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, August IL Omitted States
bureau of agricultural economlcs).-
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head: COM
pared week ago: Beef steers. 10 to 25
lower; better grades declining least;
11r ctn tn or
low grade beef cows. Gamers and cut
ters, off most; best Kansas cows,
about steady; bulls, mostly 20 lower;
veal calves, largely, rs higher; stock
ers and feeders, steady to strong;
weeks top beef steers, 1915: weeks
butcher she stock. 5.1oa7;25 Gamers
and cutters. 2.75a3.75;, bologna bulls.
3S5a4.15; veal calves, 10.25a10.75;
stockers and feeders, 5.65a6.65
Hogs-Receipts, 5000 head; gener-
ally steady; closing dull; top, 1923;
10. o0a1o.15: 225 to 25o pound butchers,
9.25a9.6 290 to 500 pound butchers
mostly, 800; bulk of packing sows
7.25aS00: desirable pigs. 9.75a10.00
hold-oWer moderate heavy, 825aS 30
medium, 9.1Oa10.10; light. 9.75a10.25;
smooth, 7.s5as.25; packing sows
rough, 7.O0a7.50; killing pigs, s.25a
1915.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head; market
steady; compared week ago; fat
lambs mostly, rs to 40 lower; natives
declining most; strictly choice fat
lambs comparatively scarce; bulk OF
western in feeder flesh; weeks ex-
treme top on western, 1866; natives
1850; weeks bulk prices. western
lambs, 12.00a12.40; natives. 11.90a
1225; feeder lambs and fat sheep
steady: bulk, of feeders, 12.25a12.40;
fat ewes, 350a7.00; eighty-two pound
fed western yearlings, n.00; good
feeding yearlings, 9.25a9.50.