Evening star., 1923-04-26
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

FROM North Carolina has caused
decrease in prices In the local mar
kets. Dealers say receipts were not
largo enough to glut the market
Iceberg lettuce. in great demand.
Is not so plentiful and receipts OF the
lettuce from California are gradual.
ly falling off. 1t is thought ship
ments will cease in another week or
ten days.
kale, spinach. spring onions and
rhubarb are being received from
nearby growers. Supplies are plenti-
ported.
Eggs-strictIy fresh, selected. can
a1ed' a1' per dozen. %: average receipts.
~: southern. rs.
Y; turkeys, per lb.. 25a35: spring
chickens. per ib. so; winter chickens.
per lb.. 40a50; keats. young. each. s.:
fowls. per lb.. 25a26.
sprins Pressed poultry try T6ssh
Ter chickens. per h.. 45a5o: hens. per
10. 80; roosters, per lb. 1920: tur-
keys' per lb.. 45a50; keats. young.
Liye stock-calves. choice. pc. lb.
aeslii oe1 x medium, ss per H.: sash: thin IN
hogs. per- per 1b.' ps s.. ''004''0' eA'"' ''''
, Green fruits-Apples. per bbl.. 3 ooa
Ieo California oranges. per crate.
per box. 4.ooa45o Grapefruit. s.5oa
$50. Strawberries. per qt.. 25a35.
vege etables-Potatoes. per bbl.. No
!. ZooaS.00: per sack. 3.00a3.25: new
potatoes. Florida, per bbI.. 1o.ooa
ls,oo; sweet potatoes. North Caro-
tpues, p, per crate. southern. 5oasoo:
Romaine lettuce. per crate. 1.50a2. 90:
lceberg lettuce. per crate, 4.50a5.o0.
Cabbage. southern. 2.o0a2.50 per basket.
Eggplants. per crate. 200a350. Toma-
toes ao per sa bog. Florida 2ooa45o. Be Beans IS
per basket. Peppers. per crate. Flor
ida. 1.50a4.00 Ka1e. per barrel. 5oa
LOO Spinach. per barrel. 1.50a2 90
Seiery, per crate, Florida, 2.75a325.
4.ooa5,0o per basket. South Carolina
asparagus, 2.00a6.0o.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Md. April rs (spe-
ciaD.-Potatoes. white, 100 lbs. lisa
2.25: $50 lbs, 2.25a3.75; new potatoes.
bbl., 5.00a13.00: bushel, 1.50a4 90. sweets.
bbl.. 1.50a2.o0: bushel. 50as5: aspara-
gus. doz.. 3.00a600: beans. bushel. 100
a25o: beets. hundred. 5.O0a8.0 90: cab
bage, hamper, 2.00a2.50: carrots, hun
dred. 5.00aS.00: celery. crate. 1.50a2.5 o;
cucumbers. crate. 3.00a4.50: eggplants.
2.5Oa3.o0: kale. bushel. 4oa45; lettuce.
basket. 1.00a2.50: onions, 100 lbs. 200
also; spring onions, hundred. 1.25a
1.5o: peas. bushel. 2.5oa4.0o: peppers.
crate, 2.50a4.00; radish. basket. l.o0a
1.5o; rhubarb. hundred. 6.o0a8.0o:
spinach. bushel. 50a75: squash, crate,
2.5oa3.50; Tomatoes. crate. 1.5oa4.5o.
Apples. packed. bbl., 3O0aS. 90: bushel.
i.00a1.75: box apples. 1.75a2.75: grape
fruit, box. 250a4.00: oranges. box, 400
aS.5o; Strawberries. qt., 25a4o.
Selling Prices at 1880.
Wheat-No. 1 red winter. spot, no
quotations; No. 2 red winter. spot,
l.43; No. red winter, spot, no quo
tations: No. red winter. garlicky.
1.41h; No. red winter. garlicky.
spot. no quotations; April. 1.41A.
Sales-None.
Corn-Cob corn. new. AS per bar
rel: contract. spot. 92A per bushel:
No. 2 corn. spot. 951s; No. 4. no quo
tations; track corn, yellow, No. 3 or
better. "a and 95 per bushel.
Sales-None.
oats-white. No. 2. 55Is and So per
bushel; No. 5. SAY and 55 per bushel.
2, western export. spot, 94A per
bushel; No. 3. no quotations.
Hay-Iieceipts. 81 tons; ample re-
ceipts for all trade wants from 1900
to 21.00 per ton. The market Is dull
for lower grades and inferior hay,
which, is of uncertain value.
1900: No. ! wheat. 1250a13.o0; No. I
cat. nominal. 14.0oa15.00.
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