Evening star., 1923-07-20
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

LOCAL wHOLEsALE MARKET.
Buyers for the retail trade tomor-
row were in evidence in the wholesals
market this morning. Buying was not
exceptionally brisk. howevAr. retail
ers notswanting to carry over sup
plies at tho close of tomorrow's bust
ness.
Very little change in butter and egg
prices have taken place the past few
days. butter prices being about what
they were two weeks ago. The egg
market Ia a trifle easier.
Meats are not In great demand In
hot weather and consumers seem to
want only choicest cuts Steaks and
chops are in demand, but the demand
for soup and stewing meats is light
Smoked meats are In greater demand
EGgs-Strictly fresh. selected, can
died. per dozen, 27a2s; average re-
ceipts, rs; southern, "a.
Live poultry-Roosters, per h., IA
turkeys, per lb., 25; spring chickens
per lb., 33a3s; keats, young, each, 40
fowls. per H., 26.
Dressed poultry Fresh killed
spring chickens, per lb., 4ba6o; win
ter chickens, per Ib.. ss; hens. pei
keys. per ib. 85aio; skeats. young
each. 70a80.
Live stock-calves, choice. per ib.
3; medium, per h.. sash; thin, PEI
h., 6a7. Lambs, spring. per lb.. 12h
live live pigs s'ooa5'oo each; live hogs
Green fruits-Apples, new. per bas.
ket, 1.ooa26o. California oranges. pei
crate. 550a6.oo; Florida. 3.o0a6.o
Lemons, per boz, e.ooas.so. Grape
fruit. 4.ooa4.5o. Blackberries. per at.
7al2 Peaches, l.ooaa.oo cantaioupss
flats, 1.26a1.6o. Black raspberriss. l5s
20; red raspberries. 25a40.
Vegetables-New potatoes, per bbl.
No. !. 6.ooss.oo; No. 2. s2.ooa3. 90. Let
tuce. per crate, nearby, 5oa1.00; New
York York 5Sal5S ood o. Romains lettuce Pes.'
2So per Dbl. Eggplant per crate. 2.oos
by. 60a1.25. Beans, l3.ooa4.oo per bbl
Peas, 2.0oa3.o0 per basket. Peppers
per crate. North Carolina. 1.soa2.oo
Kale. per bbl.. 75a1.25. Spinach. pc,
York, 6OOae.50. Squash, 40a5o. Nortf
Carolina lima beans, 2.5oa5.oo per bas
ket.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Md. July 20 Especially
parasu. doz neM I5oa9co 200 soas'o beams Sa,he
LOCAL so: lima beans, bushel, 500
800; beets. hundred, 5.00a7o0; cab
bage, hundred, 6.oOa1o.oo; carrots
hundred. 4.ooA6.oo; celery, doz,,. 6ol
basket, 1y eon sos1fo NcA egepisDts. erate 90
a3.50; lettuce. bushel. 50a1. 90: onions
bushel, 1.00a1.50; peas, bushel.. ESQ
800: peppers, basket 1.25a1.50; squash
basket. 20a25; tomatoes, basket. 100
80; green, 75a1.oo; blackberries.. ct
cherries. lb.. 1oals: currants. qt, ISL
IS; huckleberries. qt, 15a20; peaches
crate, 1.00a2.60; pine apples, crate
3.ooa450; plums, basket. 5oa1. 90
raspberries. pit, sa1o; watermelons
each. 20a60
Settling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. 2 red winter, spot
1.111a; No. 2 red winter, garlicky, spot
licky, spot, sss4.
sales-Bag lots of nearby at rs. 80
s5 s. So. go. "a. 81. ss and 50 pc
hushel Cargoes. grade No. 2 re-
winter, earlicky. 1881; No. 2, 1.olia
Corn-Cob. new, AS per barrel
contract. spot s2k per bushel; No.
corn, 94A; track corn, yellow, No.
or better, 1.0fal.05 per bushel.
SaleS-N one.
Oats-White, No. 2. 51ha52; No.
white. 50a5012 per bushel.
Rye-Nearby, S0as0 per bushel; Nc
western export, 75: No. rye, spot
l76
Hay-Receipta ss tons: market 10
old hay is frmer at a range Of 200
to $500 per ton. New nearby hay ar
irving mostly in heated conditfcn il
selling strictly on merit at slight!
lower prices than for old hay.
Straw-No. ! tangled rye, 15.00i
500; No. l wheat, 1250a13.o0 No.
oat, normal. 14.o0a15.00.
CHICAGO. Zuly 20.-wheat Quickl.
scored gains in price today after
decline at the outset Commission
house buying developed on the down
turns in price and proved to be- e. o
initial weakness was more or les
due to hedging sales and to report
of liberal acceptances in Illinois
overnight bids from here. The open
| ing, which ranged from \ to u
lower, with SeptembeS 99A to LOO
and December l.02k 90 1.02k, wa
followed by upturns to well abov
yesterdays finish.
| Corn and oats swayed with whea'
After opening unchanged to q lower
September 76A to 767s, the corn mar
| ket sagged a little more and then as
cended all round.
oats started at Ia decline 10
advance; September. 37sA Later IN
market underwent slight gsher'
setback and then showed gains
Lower quotations on hogs ease
| the provisions market.