Evening star., 1923-10-27
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock

!. Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
Slight fluctuations In prices of nu-
nerous commodities were noted during
the week, and at the close OF the weeks
market most prices were substantially
the same as at the beginning OF the
week.
There were slight changes in meat
prices. Choice meats were in demand
at top prices. and there also was a de-
mand for coarse cuts, the demand for
the latter being brisk.
displays OF fruits and vegetables con-
tinue to attract attention Of buyers the
demand Tor both being brisk. Prices
are reported as being reasonable.
Eggs-Strictly fresh, selected, can
died, per dozen. 46a4s: average receipts,
a; storage, 35a36.
Live poultry-Roosters. per lb.. IS:
turkeys. nar per H.. ssa4o; spring chickens,
te,,a per No.. 20; Keats, young. each. 5oaSo;
Dressed poultry - Fresh killed
spring chickens. per h.. 30a35: roast
ers: per lb.. 30a35; hens, per lb., 30a32;
turkeys, per H.. 40a50: keats. young.
each. Soa85; roosters. per Ib.. 21a22.
20 1--we stock-Calves. choice. per lb..
sa1o. Lambs. spring, per lb., 13. Live
pigs. 3.ooa5.oo each; live hogs. per lb.,
Green fruits-Apples. new. per has
erafe as 'Sa3.S9; nos oo California oranges per
ons. per box. 3.0oa4. 90. Grapefruit $50
a4.5o. Grapes. Concord. twenty-pound
Dasket, 10a1.00: two-Quart basket, 22ha
20 20. C9iorado flats, 6oa75: honeydew MEL
yseagsetaables-Potatoes, as per bbl.. No
I. s.ooa3.50; No. 2. 1.50a2.o0. Potatoes
toes. 2.50a3.5o per Dbl. New York lettuce
per crate, 1.50a2.50: nearby, 50a1 90; Ice
6urg. 500a5. so. Cabbage. northern. q 0oa
t 20 per 100 lbs; nearby. 1.ooa1.5o Dbl
25a1;0 Beans. 5.o0a7.0o per Dbl. New
YORK celery. per crate. washed. 4.00a
o.oo: in rough, 2.50a4.00. Squash, 900
aS.oo; Peppers. per crate, nearby,
Qua ooaI'oo: kaie, per bbl:. 15a1.5o. Spin
grown lima beans. per quart. s5a45
New York cucumbers. per bushel
15a3o.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Md, October 81 (spe.
ciaD.-Potatoes. white, 100 pounds
75a200; $50 pounds, 1.00a3.o0; sweets
and yams. barrel, 1.25a3.o0: bushel, 7E
a1.10; beans. bushel, 1.25a1.75; lima
beans. bushel, 1.75a225; beets, pei
100. 2.o0a3.00: broccoli. bushel, 15a25
cabbage. per 100, 4.00a6.O0; savoy
bushel, 4ea5o: carrots, per 100. 3ooa
300; caulifower, crate. 1.25a3.00
celery. crate. 2.25a3.00; corn, dozen
l5a30: eggplants, crate, 3.o0a35o kale
bushel, 15a25: lettuce, bushel, 75a1 90
onions. 100 pounds. 2.0oa3.25; oyster
plants. per 100. 5.00a7.00; peppers
basket. 25a6o; pumpkins. per 100. SOC
a10.00; spinach, bushel. 60a75; toma-
toes. basket. 4Oa50: packing stock
bushel. Soa75: turnips. bushel. 4oa5o
Apples packed, barrel. 2.0oa40o;
busheI. 50a1. 25; loose, barrel. 1.50a
ESQ; bushel, scars; basket. 20a35; box
apples, 1.60a250; cranberries barrel
6.Ooa10.00: grapes, basket. coal 90
grapefruit. 2o0as.25; oranges, box,
2.o0a4.25; pears. bushe1. 1.00a3.25
basket, 15a35; ounces. bushel. 75a1.25
Selling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. 2 red winter, spot
1888; No. red winter, spot, 1.o6a
No. 2 red winter, garlicky, spot
1.08a; No. 3 red winter, garlicky
spot. 1861; No. red winter, gar.
licky. spot. 1.02A.
Sales-Rag lot Of nearby at 1.1o
Corn-Cob, new, 4.50 barrel; No. :
corn. spot, no quotations.: track corn
yellow. No. 2, old or better 1.25.
Sales-None.
Oats-No. white, new, 52A an6
%; No 3: white, new. 81 and 81 Il.
Rye-Searby, 75a85 per bushel: No
rye, spot. 79a per bushel.
! Hay-Receipts. II tons. The mar.
ket Tor good hay-timothy and clover
mixed and No. 1 clover-is Arm. and
such stock in the daily receipts. De-
mand Is more or less constant FOR
good hay. Quotations: No. / timothy,
zL0oa2S;o 90 per ton; No. 2, 26.5oa27. 90;
G mixed sssoass 49, No No light slexe5
NO. clover. mixed, 24.5Oa25.OD; No. j
clover, 24.0ea25.0o.
Straw-No. l tangled rye. 15.00s
$500; No. l wheat, 13.00a11.O0; No. /
oat, 14.00a15.00.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE, Md, October 81 fsne.
ciaD;-poultry-Live spring chickens
ID, 21a23; Leghorns. 1Sa20: old hens
1!a25; Leghorns. 17a1s, old roosters
l4aI6; turkeys, 40; ducks. lb., 17a25
pigeons; M pair, 2oa25; guinea fowl
firsts, dozen. f5; southern, 4oa4s. 90 y
Rutter--Creamery, good to fancy
lb- 45a49A: prints. 49a51; nearby
creamery. 3Sa42; ladies. 34a35: rolls
asao2; dairy prints, 28a32; process
butter, 3sa3s; store packed, 81.
TODAY's CHICAGO PRICES.
CHICAGO. October 27-Price up.
! turns at the opening of the whee,
| market today soon turned out to bf
transient. They were ascrfbed to the
| fact that Liverpool quotations failed
to reflect the setback in values yes.
| terday on this side of the Atlantic
On the other hand. imports of Cana.
dian wheat into the United States
duty paid. were said to be CROWNS
heavier. The opening. which ranged
from a shade decline to Aa1s ad.
vance. with December 10TH to io7N
| and May 1.11k. was followed by Z
/ slight general gain and then a re.
action to the same as yesterday's
| finish or below.
Unfavorable weather gave frmnes.
\ to corn and oats. After opening 3
shade to2s higher. December, 74A
| to TAI. the corn market saEged 3
little and then rallied.
Oats started V to % UP, Decem-
Der. AZ to Am. and later fuctuated
with corn.
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