Evening star., 1922-08-24
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE. August "a (SpeciaD:-
Pota barrel, 1.75a2.00; NO.
od 35sleo; 20 .es 100 pounds : se.iSs. dSs aSo
2.75. Yams. barrel, 1.75a2.o0. Beans,
bushel. 4oa60. Lima beans. bushsl, 60
ais. Beets, 100, 2.o0a2.50. Cabbage,
100 3.0oa4.0o. Carrots. 100, s.00a4.0o.
Celery. dozen. 4oas0.
c9En. rn.. d dozen, sais. cueumbsrs; s;s.so do5,
Lettuce. basket, 5oa1.26. Onions.
bushsl. soa75. Peppers, basket. 15a
40. Squash, basket, 25a30. Tomato IS.
basket, 35a40; packing stock. bushel.
7Oa7b; yellows. basket, 35a40.
apples. barrel. 1.ooa2:oo; bushel. 5oa
pound. S. Grapes, basket. 75ai.oo.
Huckleberries, quart, 15a20. Peaches,
basket, 50af5; crate. 1.50a2.75. Pears,
basket, 60a1.00. Watermelon, primes
to select. 5a30. cantaioupes, basket.
50a85; crate, 75a1.25.
Selling Prices at 1 O'Clock.
Wheat-No. red winter, spot. no
quotations; No: red winter, spot.
1.16H: No. 3, 1.12H: No. 2 red winter.
garlieky, spot. 1.o5x per bushel;. No.
3. ssh; August wheat, 1.05h; Sep
tember, 104h nominal.
Sales-Bag lot of nearby, by sam
pie, at 10. II. rs. 77h, IS and 80 per
Careoes on grade-No. 2 red winter,
garlicky. 1.04k per bushel: No. g.
ssh per bushel; No. 4, 91H per
bushel: No. s, 8SA per bushel.
Corn-Cob corn quoted 3.75 asked
per barrel; contract corn, spot. II per
bushel; No. corn. spot, and No.
corn. no quotations.; track corn, yell
low. No. 2 or better, 78a79. g..
No sales.
Oats-White. No. 2. new. 42 per
bushel; No. 2. new. 4oha41 per BUSH
el; No. 3. no quotations.
Hay.Receipts II tons: range is
and light mixed; market firm; supply
on hand ample for trade.
Straw-No. 1 tangled rye, 1850; No.
wheat. 10.00a10.50; No. / oat, nomi-
nal, 12.00a13.00.
CHICAGO. August 2I.-Wheat VAL
ues took a downward slant here to-
day. in sympathy with lower quota
tiohs at Liverpool. There was rather
a general local and commission house
selling at the start. but support was
lacking, and the market showed
rather an easy undertone. Buying of
the December delivery at 1921 by
local traders checked the decline. Ex-
port demand at the seaboard was re-
ported as very slow on account of
.ne -, weakness in exchange; with
S,V
to the dollar. The opening. which
ranged from = to 1h lower. with
September. l.01k to l.01h, and De-
cember. l.o2A to 1.03. was followed
by a slight advance all around. then
by somewhat of reaction
Continued dry and hot weather in
the southwest. and the confirmation
OF severe deterioration in the crop
by the government weekly weather
report, gave the corn market a firm
undertone during the early dealings.
BUYING by a local professional was
turn at the start. After starting y
to " down. with September, 6Oh, the
corn market scored gains all around,
then underwent somewhat Of a set
back
Provisions were strong in line with
higher hog values.
Potatoes stronger on white: steady
on early Ohios; receipts. SO cars; total
United States shipments, 742 cars:
New Jersey sacked and bulk Irish
cobblers. 2.00a215 cwt: Minnesota
sacked early Ohios slightly decayed.
i.25 cwt.; Wisconsin sacked Irish cob
blers, 1.s0 cwt.; Idaho sacked round
whites. 1.75a1.S5 cwt
Wheat later advanced sharply on
snort covering and general buying in
duced by the strength in corn. Traders
were ioHS on "he4t ana fOund sup
port limited when they tried to take
profits. partial removal of the en-
barge on exports Of. wheat from. In
dia induced considerable selling tc-
ward the finish and cuased prices to
ease off. The close was = to III net
lower. with September, 101 q and De-
cember. 1923 to 1893
The break in wheat prices. toward
the finish carried corn of with L.
and the market closed unsettled.
values ranging from u decline to q
higher, with September 6O5