Evening star., 1923-07-09
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

same as at the beginning CI laSt Weeh.
Several slight fluctuations were noted
during the week, but the changes were
not sufficient to make much OF a
change in the retail market.
EGGS were firmer today. They have
been getting scarcer the past two or
three weeks and correspondingly
higher. Because of the hot weather.
1t is stated, Gambling losses have been
heavy.
A slight advance was reported in
last week, and last weeks prices pre-
vailed today. There may be change
by tomorrow.
Eggs-strictIy fresh. selected. can
died. per dozen. 27a2S; average receipts.
25; southern, ~.
Live pouItry-Roosters, per lb., 13;
turkeys, per lb.. 25; spring chickens.
per h.. 40a4S; keats, young, each, 40;
fowls. per h.. %.
Dressed poultry - Fresh killed
spring chickens, per lb.. 50a55; win
ter chickens, per lb. IS; hens per
keys. per lb., 35a4o: keats, young,
each, 70aSo.
Live stock-Calves. choice. per ID.
9h; medium. per lb.. 9; thin, per
lb., 6a7 Lambs. spring. per lb.. IA;
live pigs, sooa5.oo each; live hogs, per
lb., s.
Green fruits-Apples. new, per bas-
ket, 1.50a350. California oranges, per
crate, 500a6.50; Florida. 5.50a7.00.
Lemons, per box, 6.00a11.00. Grape
fruit, 4.00a5.00. Blackberries. per Qt.,
10a20. Peaches, 2.00a425. Cantaloupes,
flats. 1.5oa1.75. Black raspberries. goa
90; red raspberries. 30a40.
Vegetables-New potatoes, per bbl.,
No. !, 6.50a7 90; No. 2, 2.0oa3.00. North
Carolina yams. 350s4.00. Lettuce, per
crate, nearby. 75a1.5o; New York. LOO
a1.75. Romaine lettuce, per crate, 75a
1.5o. Cabbage. nearby, 2.ooaS.oo per
Dbl. Eggplant, per crate, 2.0oa3.O0. To-
matoes. y blu. basket, nearby, 3.00a5 90;
Mississippi. II bu. basket, 1.00a1.75.
Beans. 7ooas0o. Peas. 2.ooa3.oo per
basket Peppers per crate m North aoea p
Spinach, per bbl., 4.0oa5.00. Celery per
crate, North Carolina. 2.o0a6.O0. Squash:
1.00a1.50. Florida lima beans, 2.00a3.5O
per basket. Asparagus, 1.ooa4oO
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Md. July (spe-
ciaD.-Potatoes. new. barrel, 15oa
dozen, 1.50a4.OO; beans, bushel. 75a
$50: lima beans bushel, 2.50a3.5O;
beets, hundred, 5.00aT.00: cabbage,
crate, 125a2.o0: carrots. hundred. 400
a6.00; corn, crate. 1.50a3.0o: cucum-
bers. basket. 100; eggplants: crate,
onions. bushel, 1.00a1.50; peas. bushel,
2.5oa3. 90; peppers, basket, 200a2.25;
rhubarb. hundred. 4.0oa5.00; spinach,
bushel, 150a2o0; squash. basket. so
as0; tomatoes. basket, 200a2 SO ;
apples, barrel, 2.5oa4.50; bushel. loo
s1.75; basket 6oa90: blackberries.
quart, 1oa15; cantaloupes. crate, 1.25
a325; cherries. pound, 10a2o; goose
berries pound. 6sS; grapefruit, box.
2. 50a4. 90; huckleberries. quart, 15a
90; oranges, box. 450a6.50; peaches,
crate. 1.25a3.00; pineapples, crate. 800
a4.00; raspberries, pint, Sal2; water
melons. 20a70.
Settling Prices on Grain.
wheat-No 2 red winter, spot, LIS;
Sales-Bag lots of nearby at LOO,
1.o2, 1.04 and LOG. Cargoes on grade.
No. red winter. garlicky, at log y /;
No. 3 at 1.06 II; No. at 1.03h: No.
at 1.O0h.
tract, spot. e1h per bu.; No. 2 corn,
s31a track corn. yellow No. or bet
ter. 1.03 per bu.
Sales-None.
oats-white. No. .. 511s per bu.; No.
8, 50l2 per bu.
Rye-Nearby. 75aS5 per bu.; No. 2,
western export. spot. 76as.
Hay-Receipts, Is tons; the inquiry
prevailing for hay is founded on the
better grades OF timothy and light
clover mixed, of which description
there is no surplus offering a a range
of 1900 to 1900 per ton. Medium
and low grade hay is in ample supply
at regular prices.
straw-No. l tangled rye. 15.ooa
1900; No. 1 wheat, 12.5Oa13oO; NO.
l oat nominal 1400a15.00.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE. Md. July 9 (SpeciaD.
Live poultry Spring chickens,
pound, 35a4s; Leghorns, Soa3s; old
hens, 22a26; Leghorns. 20; old
roosters. Halls: ducks. 14a1S; spring
ducks. 2Sa30; pigeons. pair, 80.
Eggs-Loss off. native and nearby,
firsts. dozen. "a; southern. 22a23.
Butter-Creamery, good to fancy,
37a40: prints. 40a42: nearby cream
ery. 35a3S: ladies', 34a35: rolls. 30a32;
store packed. 29a30; dairy prints. 30a
80.
ru.cAco LIVE sToCK MARKET.