Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-01
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

Continued wet weather is showing
it's effect on the market. Truckers
find 1t difficult to gather crops of
vegetables. and while receipts have
fallen off since Saturday. supplies are
ample to meet the light demands.
Egg haulers from sections of near
by states off the state roads are eX-
periencing difficulty making collec-
higher market. Receipts of poultry
also are affected by the muddy con-
dition of the roads.
Bad weather has not affected the
meat and butter market. Supplies of
both meats and butter are more than
mands not being brisk.
Eggs--Strictly fresh, selected, candled,
per dozen, 27a2S; average receipts, 26;
southern. 25.
Live poultry-Roosters. per h.. IA
turkeys, per h., %; spring chickens
per h., 3oa35; keats. young, each. 40;
fowls, per ID, 25.
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed spring
chickens, per h.. 4oa45; winter chick
ems. per H.. So; hens, per h.. 30:
a5a4o keats. young each. so.
Live stock-Calves. choice, per h..
S.alO; medium. per h., 8; thin, per
To-. 6a7. Lambs. spring, per h.. 10;
live pigs. S.o0a5.0o each; live hogs.
Creep fruits-Apples. new. per bas-
ket 50a2.5O California oranges. per
crate. 5.00a6.5G. Florida, 300a6.0o.
Lemons, per box. s.o0a6.50. Grapefruit,
4ooa ! 80 Blackberrlss, per qt., 7a2o
also.
Vegeta bles-New potatoes. per bbl..
No. !, 5.00a5.75; No. 2, 2.ooa2.5o. New
domaine lettuce. per crate, 75a1.5o.
Crate cabbage. 2.50a3.oO per crate.
Cabbage. nearby. 1.00a2.25 per barrel.
Eggplant per crate. 2.o0a3.5o. Toma-
toes, y bushel basket. nearby,
Peas, 2.Ooas.oo per basket. Peppers.
per crate. North Carolina, LOCAL so
kale, per bbl, 75a1.50. Spinach, per
Dbl; 25oa4o0. Celery. per crate, New
York; 6,ooalo.Oo. Squash, 25a5o. North
basket; home grown lima beans. 50a75
per qt.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Md, August (Spe-
cla D.-Potatoes. new. barrel. 1.50a5.0O;
sweets. barrel. 3.5oas.oo: vans. barrel.
5.00a6.00; beans, bushel. 15a125; lima
beans. bushel 1.50a2.25: beets. 100
bunches. 4.ooa6.oo: cabbage. 100. 6.Ooa
4-UU
eggplants, basket, $50; lettuce. bushei
25a75; onions. bushel, 75a1.50; celery,
dozen. 50al.00: corn. dozen, 10a30: GU
cumbers, basket 40a45: squash. basket.
25a3O; peas. bushel. 2.0oa2.25; peppers.
basket, 6oa75: tomatoes. basket. 5oa
LOO: green, 35a65: apples. barrel. 1.50a
800: bushel, 50a1.25: basket. 20a50:
blackberrles, quart. 15a25: cantaloupes,
basket. 5Oa LOO: crate. 1.75a2.50: cher
ries. basket 50a60; currants. quart. la
Is; huckleberries. quart. 15a20: peaches,
basket. 50a1.O0; bushel. 1.50a3 90;
plums. basket, 25a40; watermelons,
each, 25a60.
Settling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. .. red winter. spot
11Oh; No; .. red winter. garlicky,
licky. spot. 99A; No. 4. red winter
garlicky, spot. 971l.
Sales-Bag lots of nearby sold at
range of 90 10 81 per bushel. Car
goes on grade No. >, red winter. gar
Corn-cob. new. 500 per barrel;
contract. spot. no quotations; No. .
corn, no quotations; track corn. yell
low: No. or better, los and 1.07 per
bushel
oats--white, No. ., 90; No white.
81 per bushel
Rye-Nearby. 75as5 per bushel: No
western export, "A; No. rye. spot,
15 per bushel.
Hay-Receipts. IL tons. The hay
market ruled steady to firm at
range of 1000 to $4,000 for old and
1900 10 90 for new. with old hav
being given the preference even at
the higher prices.
StraW-Eo. l tangled rye. 15.ooa
1900; No. wheat. 125GalS.00: No. /
oat. normal, 14.00a15.OO.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE. Md, August l (Spe-
ciaD.-Live poultry: Spring chickens.
pound, 2Sa36; Leghorns, 23a2s: old
hens, 22a26; Leghorns. 20; old
ROSTERS. IA; ducks, 15a24; pigeons,
EGGS: Loss off. native and nearby,
first, dozen. IS; southern, %.
Butter: Creamery, good to fancy.
pound. 39a43: prints, 43a46: nearby
creamery. 35a3S: ladies. 34a35: rolls.
SlaSS; store packed. 81; dairy prints.
31a33.
TODAY'S CHICAGO PRICES.
CHICAGO. August 1.--Unfavorable
crop reports from the northwest led
to decided advance in the price of
wheat today during the early deal
lhgs There was notable absence of
selling pressure, and the market re-
sponded quickly to commission house
buying which was generally assumed
TO be based on bullish crop estimates
A decline in quotations at Liverpool
was virtually ignored. The opening,
which ranged from u cent off TO
to 96is cents, and December. 97A to
100. was followed by a rapid upturn,
ABOUT cents in some cases
Scantiness of offerings gave firm
ness to corn and oats. Besides the
condition of the corn crop was esti-
n hat 81 q