Evening star., 1923-05-14
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
MARKET REPORT.

Live Stock
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.
A tendency toward higher prices
was indicated in the meat market
this morning. the higher prices. it
Is stated. resulting from advanced
prices of live cattle.
The market opened with prices a
little higher than the closing prices
last week. 1t was said there had been
no decrease in receipts, but there Is
greater demand.
Poultry prices this morning were
what they were at the close of last
weeks market. Monday is an off day
in the poultry market, receipts US
ually being light.
Eggs-strictly fresh. selected. can
died. a1. per dozen: 2s; average receipts
Live poultry-Roosters. per Ib..
II; turkeys, per h., 25a30; spring
chickens, per lb.. 45a55: winter chickens.
per lb.. 40: keats. young. each. 90;
fowls. per lb., rs.
spring chickens, per lb. 65a7o: win
ter chickens. per 1b., 45a5o; hens, per
lb., 32a33; roosters. per lb, 20a21; tur-
keys. per Ib.. 4oa45: keats. young
each. 70aS0.
1oaii; medium. per lb.. sasM: thin.
per lb; 6a7.. Lambs. spring. per 10, iD:,
16. Live pigs. 3.O0a5.oo each; live
hogs. per lb;, ShasN. ,so,
5.o0a6.00; Florida. 6.0Oa7.5o. Lemons,
per box. 4.00a4.50 Grapefruit, 3.75a
500. Strawberries. per qt.. 1oa22.
getables-Potatoes, per bbl.. No:
|, 1.50a2.00: per sack 1.75a2.1o; new
nOfAfnpG l.DU
$50; sweet potatoes. North Caro-
lima. 3.00a3.5O; nearby, 1.00a3.5o. Let
tuce. per crate, southern, 1.50a3.0o
komaine lettuce. per crate, 2.ooaZ:5o' i. oo
Iceberg lettuce. per crate, 4.9oa6.oV.
Cabbage, southern. 1.50a2.00 per basket.
Elephants. per crate. 2.00a3.50. Toma-
toes. per box, Flotida, 2.50a60o. Beans.
2.50a4.00 per basket. Peas, 3OOa4 50
per basket: Peppers. per crate, Flor
100 sainscb kae Psr sra 5arFs oas ISa Ss
Celery, per crate. Florida, 3.Ooa4.5o.
Squash, 250a4.00 Florida lima beans.
400a5.00 per basket. South Carolina
asparagus, 2.00a4.00
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Md. May IA tspe-
ciaD.-Potatoes, white. 100 pounds.
75a1.75; new potatoes. bbl., 300a7.00;
$50 pounds, 1.00a250: sweets. 2.00a
900; bbl. 1.5oa1;a75; bu, 5oa75: As
1.25a4.00; Beets, 100, 5.o0aS.oo. Cab
5.00a7.OO. Celery. crate, 2.00a4.00.
cucumbers, s3;ooa5;oo; ,Eggpilantss'
crate. 2.5oa4oe:, Kale. bu:, 69a7o.
$50 Peppers, crate. 2.5Oa4.50. Rad
ishes. 100, 2.00a3.00. Spinach, bu.,
5Oa65. Squash, crate. 2.O0a3.oo. To-
motaes.. crate, 2.50a5.00.
10Oa2 90; box. 2.ooa3.5O. Grapefruit,
box, 25Oa45O; bu., 10Oa2.O0. Oranges,
box, 5.OOa6.5o. Strawberries. quart,
15a25. Pineapples, crate, 3.5oa5.Oo.
Selling Prices at Close.
wheat-No- 1 red winter, spot. no
quotations; No. red winter. spot
tations; No. 3. red winter, garlicky,
1.29; No. red winter garlicky, spot,
no quotations.; May, 1.29.
Sales-None.
Corn-Cob corn. new, AIS per bar
rel; contract, spot. SS7s per bushel;
No. corn. spot, so%; No. 4, no quo
tations; track corn, yellow, No. or
better, "a asked per bushel.
Sales-None.
Oats-White, No. 2, So per bushel
asked; No. 8. 81 per bushel asked.
Rye-Nearby. SOa90 per bushel; No.
2 western export. spot. S5A per BUSH
el; No. 3, no quotations.
ceipts for all trade wants from 100
to 21.00 per ton.
Straw-No. / tangled rye. 1500a
1900; No. / wheat, 12.50a13.00; No. 1
oat, nominal. 14.e0a15.00.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE, Md, May IA (Spe-
ciaD.-Live poultry-Winters, 40a45;
springers, 50a55; small and leghorns,
40a45; old hens, 21a2S; small and leg
horns, 22a25; small and poor, 20;
pigeons, pair. 20; ducks. 22a25.
Eggs Goss off)-Native and nearby
firsts, 26: southern. 25.
Butter-Creamery,c choice TO fancy.
3Sa41; rolls, 32a35; store packed, 80;
dairy prints, 32a35; ladies, 55a36.
TODAY's CHICAGO PRICES.
CHICAGO. May 14.-With offerings
light and with considerable buying on
the part of shorts. the wheat market
averaged higher today during the early
dealings. Some of the buying was
based on opinions that liquidation had
been thorough and that a rally was
due. On the other hand. the general
run of crop comment was favorable,
and price gains were easily checked.
The opening, which ranged from 81 de-
cline to like advance. with July 1.15
to 1:15A, and September 1.13 ~ to
1.13A, was followed by fractional up
turns all around.
Corn and oats reflected the firmness
Of wheat prices. Besides, rural offer
small. After opening unchanged to 50
higher. July 1885 to 1872, the corn
market scored slight general gains.
Oats started unchanged to n up,
T,,1H 70 lot CHI