Evening star., 1923-10-03
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.


season. Very little advance informa-
tion has been obtained. however and
1T is too early to predict probable
prices.
From the vicinity of Chesapeake
Beacn comes information that a num-
Der OF turkeys have died the past few
weeks. Dealers have no reason to
tackled in other sections and hope
the trouble is only in that one sec
tion.
The chicken market was trifle off
today. lower prices ruling. An in
crease in receipts Of eggs was re-
ported. but 1t was not great enough
to materially affect prices.
Eggs-Strictly fresh. selected. can
died. per dozen. AZ; average receipts.
SO: storage, 32a33.
turkeys, per lb.. 80; spring chickens,
per b., %: keats. young. each, 5oa
20: fowls. each. per lb.. .24a26.
Dressed poultry Fresh killed
spring chickens. per lb., aaaas; roost-
turkeys. per h.. ssa4O; keats. young,
each, 80a85.
Live stock-Calves. choice. per lb.,
1lka12; medium. per lb.. 10a11: thin.
per lb.. 6a7. Lambs. spring. per lb.
u. Live pigs, s.ooaaoo each; live
hogs, per h., 9k.
Green fruits-Apples. new. per bas-
ket. 50a2.50. California oranges. per
crate, 5.0Oa6.50; Florida. 3.0Oa6.o0.
Lemons. per box. 6.ooa7.oo. Grape
fruit. 4.00a6.00. Peaches. per basket.
1.25a2.5O: half bushel basket, 75a
1.25. Grapes. Concord. twenty-pound
basket, 75a1 90: Niagara, 1.75a225; Colo
RADIO Lopes, standards, I.00a2.00; mats,
50a75.
Observation-Disclosures per bbl., No.
1, 4.o0a4.5o: No. 2, 2.oOa2.50; New
potatoes, pound, per bag. s.5oa
bag. s.75as.o 90; new sweet potatoes.
3.50a4.OO per bbl. New York lettuce.
per crate. 75a1.5O. Cabbage. north
ern, 2.25a2.50 per 100 lbs: nearby.
l.5oa2.oo per Dbl. Eggplant. per
basket. nearby. 25a5o. Beans. 2.ooa
400 per bbl. New York celery, per
crate. 6.00a7.00. Squash. 75a1.5o. Pep
pers, per crate, nearby. 40a65. Kale,
rer Dbl. 75a1.00. Spinach. per crate.
doea12S dea1 2osa6 Homesrow1 YdrE lima beans per
per bushel. 2.00a3.00. Sugar corn. per
dozen, 10a25.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Md, October 3 (Spe-
ciaD D.-Potatoes white. barrel. LISA
3.ooa3.5o. Sweets and yams, barrel
bushei. 5Oa1.6O: lima beans. bushel.
] GOAL 80: beets. 100. 3.00a5.00: broccoli.
carrots. 100. 4.OOa6.oo: caulifiower.
hampers. 2.5oa350: celery, dozen. asa
IS: corn. dozen. 12a25: cucumbers.
bushel. 1-00a250: eggplants. basket.
35a4o; lettuce. bushel. I5a1.25: kale.
bushel. 15a25: onions. 100 pounds. 200
1850; peppers. basket. 30a60; pump
lsins. 100. 550a12.0O; squash. basket,
15a30; spinach. bushel. 50a75: toma
toes. basket, 40aG5: packing stock.
bushel, 1.00a1.10. Turnips. basket, 20
a25.
Apples. barrel. 1.5oa250: bushel. 50a
1.25; basket. 20a40. Cantaloupes.
crate, 75a2. 2.25: cTabapples. basket. 63a
65; grapes, basket, 75a1.00; damsons.
bushel, 1.50a1.75; peaches. bushel. LOO
a3.25; pears, bushel, 200a4.00; basket.
Selling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. 2 red winter. spot,
LIE; No. red winter. garlicky.
spot. 1O64; No. red winter. gar
licky. spot. 1.0314; No. red winter.
garlicky, spot. 99k.
SaleS-None.
Corn-Cob. new. 5.25 per barrel: No.
corn, spot. no quotations; track
corn, yellow. No. or better, 1.10.
! Sales-None.
Oats-No. white. new. 521a and So;
No. white, new. 81 and 51k.
2 rye, spot, S0A per bushel.
Hay-Reccipts. 81 tons There is
fair demand and is centered entirely
on the better grades of timothy and
light mixed hay at 23.00 to 27.0o per
ton. The Pennsylvania railroad en-
barge on shipments to Baltimore is
still on. Demand for the better
grades of timothy and light mixed
hay prevails at range of 23.00 to
27.00 per ton, with general receipts
lighter. due to the embargo in force
on the Pennsylvania lines. Poor
grades of hay are low sale and of ir-
regular value.
Straw-No. / tangled rye. 15.ooa
cat, 13.00a14.o0.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE. Md. October 3 (Spe-
ciaD aD.-Poultry-Live spring chickens.
22a26: leghorns. 20a23: old hens. 1Sa
Is; ducks. 17a25: pigeons, pair. goa
25: guinea fowl. each. 4oa65.
Eggs-Loss off. native and nearby
first. dozen. 3S: southern. Sc.
ButterICreamery. good to fancy.
creamery, S7a42: ladies, 34a35; rolls,
30a32; store packed. 90: dairy prints,
S0a32; process butter. 3Sa39.
/ TODAY'S CHICAGO PRICES.
! CHICAGO, October 3.-With the ex-
pectance of government help contin-
| ued bullish factor, wheat took a fresh
upturn in price today during the early
dea llnES. The market was active, and
; much of the buying came from impor-
/ tant houses. Above LOS for December
T, however, and increased pressure to
! sell. checked the advance. as the case
was yesterday. Opening quotations.
which ranged from a shade to * high
er. December, 1.07 to LOTS and May,
LII to Liz were followed by mate
rial further gains.
| high-price record for the season. Of
ferings were small and were quickly
absorbed.
! After opening Aass to q higher,
, December, IS to 5as, prices scored a
decided further advance.
| Oats climbed with other cereals.
/ starting g to 1a up. December, 43a to
1875, and continuing to ascend.
! Provisions were firmer with grain.
Persistent buying on the part of
commission houses led subsequently
to new bulges in wheat prices, not
withstanding heavy profit-taking G
sales. The close was firm.
WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close
December 1.O7 I.osa 1.o7 1.0s
May .......... Ill 1.13 Ill I.12h
July :......... 1.O7L 1.0a 1.O74 1.osA
December ..... 10 .7sa .1s .7sh
Nav .... IA .156s ~ 10