Evening star., 1923-12-08
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
Poultry prices in the local market
continue higher than elsewhere. but
dealers expect a material reduction
the coming week. Turkey prices to-
day were easier than last week, how
ever, wholesaling at 38 and 40 cents,
the highest price asked by jobbers
being AZ cents
Dealers reported the chicken market
as being firm. Price of live chickens
was quoted at % cents and dressed
chickens at 80 cents.
The market continued firm on keats
ducks and geese were received In
quantities equal to the demand, and
prices. dealers said. were fairly rea-
sonabIe
Eggs-Strictly fresh. selected. can
died. per dozen, 58; average receipts
56: storage, 35a36
Live poultry--Roosters. per lb, is;
turkeys. per lb,. 3s; spring chick
60a7o; fowls. per lb.. 24a25.
Dressed poultry = Fresh killed
spring chickens per h.. 30a32: roast
srsi per per h.: 2Shao hens. per h. xaags S7a2s
each. SoaS5: roosters, per lb.. 20.
800: No. 9, I25al so.
Live stock--Calves. choice. per ib..
IL medium, per H.. II; thin. per ID.
saio. Lambs spring. per lb, 1S. Live
~. '''0 '
Green fruits-AppIes, per basket, 5oa
z,oo; per barrel. 2.ooafoo I Callfon- or.
Eia-,so MA oranges. per crate. 6,ooahoU; hoU
3,5Oaf SO. Grapefruit, 3.ooa3 SO Gran
berries. 5o0a6.00 per one-half barrel.
grapes. California Emperos. 1.75aZ,oUI ~
yegetsbles-Potatoes. No. i. 20
feu9d as5S Te per bar 00alSos scsss
| potatoes. 55oa6 90 per bbl. Southern
lettuce. per crate 1.o0a2 90; nearny'
eoal 90; Iceberg. 4.00a4 SO. Cabbage
by. 1.Ooa1,5o bbl Tomatoes, half
bushel basket, nearby. 1.00a3 90 Beans
southern. per basket 00a3.50. Peas,
per basket, 35oa5.50 New York eel
cry, per crate, washed. 5.50a6.O0; IN
fSrbi [9qgh' New Sss % Work sossa sooss
Peppers. per crate. Florida. 25oaS 80
| Eggplant. 400a5O0 Kale. per bbl.. I5a
$50. Spinach. per bbl.. 2.ooa2- 81; Eoou Soutm dn
ern cucumbers. per bushe6, 4.aVs9, W
| Carrots, 100-lb. sack, 2.25aZ.oV. bruS-
| sells sprouts. 15a20.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Md. December
! (SpeciaD. - Potatoes. white. loV
! pounds. 75a175; $50 pounds, 1.ooa2 o
! sweets and yams, barrel. 150a4: 80
! bushel, 150a2o0. Beans, bushel. 1.6o
coli, bushel. 25a3O Brussels sprouts,
quart, 1Oa15. Cabbage. per 100 4.OOa
! 90. Savoy, bsshel, 30a40. Carrots.
per 100, 300a5.o0, Celery. crate. 20
a525 Cucumbers, crate, 4.0oa4.5o.
! Elephants. crate. 2.50a4.oo. Lettuce.
nj
! Onions. 100 pounds. 2.00a3.00. Oyster
plants, per 100, 5.00a7.O0. Parsnips.
! basket, 40a45. Peas. hamper. 3.00a
! 500. Peppers, crate, 2.50ai.U0. Pump
kins. per 100, 1O.00a15.00. spinach,
| bushel, 50a7O. Turnips, bushel, 3oa3o.
! Apples, packed. barrel, 2.o0a $50;
[ bushel, 50a1 25; box apples. 1.25a2. so;
! loose. 100 pounds, 1.00a1.25. Gran
berries. barrel. 6,00a9.0o. Grapefruit,
i2.75. Pears, bushel. 75a3.25. Pine
| apples, crate. 3.00a4.50.
! Settling Prices on Grain.
! Wheat-No. red winter, spot,
! 1851; No. red winter. spot, 1854 g;
No. red winter, garlicky. spot, do
mestic, 1.0sA: export. l.O14 No. )
red winter. garlieky, spot, 1.05A No.
. 4 red winter. garlicky spot, no quota
! tions
! SaleS-bag lOlS OF HedTuy d. 1.V-
! per bushel.
! Co-n-Cob. new. 39oa4.oo for yell
I low and 375a3.S0 per barrel for white
/; No corn, spot. s7A No. corn, spot.
; S4A; track corn, yellow, No. 3, new,
| 90
Sa1es-None.
oats-No. white. new, So; No. 3
white. new, 50.
Rye-Nearby, 75as5; No. rye. spot.
7612
Hay-Receipts, IS tons. There is
no life to the demand for hay. and
stocks on hand of nearly all descrip-
| tions are more than sufficient for all
! trade wants. Under these conditions
! there is no particular firmness TO
prices. Low grade and damaged hay
is hard TO move.
! Quotations-No. l timothy. 2700a
27.5u per ton; No. .. 25.o0a26.50; No. 3,
. 2350a25.0 90; No l light clover mixed.
! 240Oa2450; No. ., 22.00a23.00; No. l
clover mixed, %. .50a2400; No.
+, clover. 24.00a25.00.
| Straw--No. ! straight rye. $500 per
! ton; No. 2 tangled rye. 15.00a16. 90;
No 1 wheat, i3.00a14.00; No. L oat
/ 14.00a15.o0.
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