Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-17
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

Eggs-Strictly fresh, selected candico'
per dozen. IS; average receipts 30;
southern. 30. Cold storage eggs, q.
Live poultry-Roosters, per lb.' 10;
turkeys. per h.. 35a40: spring chick
ems, per lb., IS; keats. young, each, 90;
fowls each, 23a24.
dressed dressed poultry-Fresh-ki killed spring
So..,Ickens, per h., 35a38; hens, per ID
EId@o; ROSTERS, per h., Is; turkeys
goaco d. 4Oa45; keats, young, eacn'
Live .stock-calves. choice, per h..
- medium. per lb.. 13a1314: thin per
~, oa9. Lambs, choice. per ID. TO-
IlVe pigs, 3.00a8.00 each: live hogs
Green fruIts-Apples. per bbl.. LIS
aI:eo; Delicious, No. /, per bbi, 6.ooa
a. California oranges. per crate
o.UOaS.oO; Florida. 4.ooa5.oo: Lemons ms
SUI: Tangerines, 3.50a4.50.
Vegetables-Potatoes. per Dbl. No.
2. 5oa1.o co. Sweet potatoes. North
carolina, 75a150; nearby, 2.ooa2 So
$50 Rom nGT ir ettece per crate SSa
l'zo. Iceberg lettuce, per crate.
$50. Cabbage, northern, 1.75a2.00 per
100 lbs; nearby cabbage, per Dbl,
l:Z5a2.2o southern, 2.00a2.25 per basket,
ISSbpldIItS, per crate, S.OU6D.UU-
toes, per box. Florida, 2.5aa500. Beans.
2.OOa4 90 per basket Peas. 3.o0a5;OO per
basket. Peppers, per crate, Florida,
2.50a3.50. KaleAper barrel 1.25a1.75.
Spinach. per barrel, 2.75a3.25. Celery,
per dozen. 1;ooal25: California, per
crate, 3.00a4 90. Brussel sprouts, 20.25.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Nd, January II (Spe-
ciaD Potatoes, white, 100 pounds.
50at25; $50 pounds, 9Oa2.15; sweets,
barrel, 75a2.0O; busheI, 25a65; yams,
barrel, 1.o0a1.50; bushcl 40a60; beans,
bushel, 2.75a3.5O; beets, bushel. 65a75:
broccoli, bushel, 25a30; brussels
sprouts, quart. 20a25; cabbage. ton.
20.00a25.0o; savoy, busheI. 75a90; car
rots, basket, 50a65; cauIiflower. crate.
1.50a2.00; celery, hundred, 6.00aS. 90;
cucumbers, crate. 3.50a7.00; eggplants
crate, 4.00a6.00; horseradish. bushel
3.00a4.O0; kale, bushel, 20a25; lettuce,
basket. 2.50a3.75; onions. 100 pounds
1.50a3.25; oysterplants, hundred, 800
ASSOC. parsnips, bushel, 1.25; peas,
bushel, 3.00a4.00; peppers. crate, $50
a3.00; spinach, bushel. 60a90; squash,
crate. 3O0a4.00; tomatoes, crate, 800
a7O0; turnips. bushel. 60a75.
bushel. 50a1.50; loose 100 pounds. 1.25
so; basket 50a6O; cranberries, bar
rel, 10.O0a12.00; grapefruit. box, 300
also; oranges, box, 3.25a4.50; strawber-
ries. quart, 40a45; tangerines, half strap,
2.00a3.2j.
Selling Prices at 1880.
Wheat-No, red winter, spot, no
1861 nominal No. red winter, spot,
no quotations: No. red winter, gar
licky, 1874 u nominal; No. 3 red win
ter, gariicky, no quotations; January,
"a y nominal.
/ Sales-Eone.
Corn-Cob corn. new, 40 and 4.25
per barrel; contract. spot. So per
bushel: No. corn. spot. 861a No. 4.
no quotations; track corn. yellow, No.
8, new or better. 81 per bushel.
Sales-None.
oats-White, No. .. sac per bush
el asked; No. 3. 81.
Rye-Nearby. S5a95 per bushel; No.
2 western export. spot, 1.o0A per
bushel; No. 3. no quotations.
Hay-Receipts, 10 tons; for the bet
ter descriptions of timothy and light
there was a fair demand under linn
tied receipts at a range of 100 10
1850 per ton.
Straw-No tangled rye. 15.0Oa
1900; No. l wheat. 11.00al2.00; No. |
cat, nominal, 12.00al3.00.
TODAY.S CHICAGO PRICES.
CHICAGO. January 17.-Despite war
news. selling, which appeared to be
largely on foreign account. turned the
wheat market downward today during
the early dealings. Prices were also
bearishly affected by profit-takinG on
the part of traders here, who on yes
terday, had been active in purchasing.
Besides, some notice was taken of re-
ports that Argentine offerings to Eu-
roLa Were larger and that Argentine
freight rates and exchange had de-
clined. The opening. which varied
from unchanged figures TO "a lower,
with May. 1903 to 1.21, and July.
1.13s4 10 1.13 Is, was followed by mod
crate declines all around and then
something of a rally.
Corn And oats were relatively firm,
owing more or less TO small Illness of re-