Evening star., 1923-04-11
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
WHOLESALE MARKET.

WHOLESALE MARKET.
Heavy shipments OF South Caro-
lima asparagus are being received.
The first shipments were received
March Is and dealers expect them to
continue until May l.
A shipment Of strawberries from
North Carolina, the first Of the sea-
son from the tar heel state. Florida
berries are still being received. the
fruit from both states being excep-
tionally fine.
Florida oranges and grapefruit are
not 30 plentiful, the supplies being
gradually reduced. The fruit is not
in. such good condition as it was
earlier in the season, according to
reports. and higher prices rule.
western shippers have about stop
ped celery shipments. Supplies are
still being received from Florida,
however and California Is sending
pientiful supplies of iceberg lettuce.
a, ,Eggs-strictly fresh. selected. can
st: soushern ret a1aen; s'a2s; average receipts
1--we poultry-Roostsrs, per h., l8:
surkey' per lb.. 30a4o; spring chickens,
per pe 10, 6Oa65; winter chickens. per h.,
iS roa'S; ss Keats young. each. so; fowls. per
Dressed poultry-Fresh- killed spring
chickens, per lb., 75aso: winter chick
ems. per lb.. 45a50; hens. per lb.. 32a33;
ISosoers, per h.. 1920; turkeys, per lb.,
'o19V, keats. young, each, 70a80.
1--we stock--Calves. choice. per lb.
y, uoa !; Medium, per lb.. saek thin. per
10, 6a7. Lambs, spring, per Ib.. 20. Live
.. O.UU n tyn n.
q sGreen fruits-Apples, per bbl.. 2.ooa
sioe, California oranges, per crate. $50
So.oo' Florida, 5.50as50. Lemons. per
oox. 4.ooa4.5o. Grapefruit, 3.5oa4.5o.
etables-Potatoes, per bbl., No: l.
l1'eeooa2.o ! 80 %; per sack, 25oa275: No. 2, 5oa
LOOa2.oo; nearby, 2.o0a2.50. Lettuce. per
crate, southern, 50a2. 90; Romaine let
luce. per crate, 1.50a2 90: Iceberg let
tuee. per crate, 3.25a3.5o. Nearby
2;0oa2.5o per basket. Eggplants. per
crate. 3.00a5.0O. Tomatoes, per box.
Florida, 3.ooa4.25. Beans, 30oa5.0o per
basket. Peas. 300a6.0o per basket. Pep
pers. per crate, Florida. 2.00a35o. Kale,
per barrel, 75a1.25. Spinach. per bbl.,
2.75a3.25. Squash. 3.00a4.50. Florida lima
beans, 4.o0a5.00 per basket.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Md. April II (spe-
aD.-Potatoes-Whi 100 pounds
5oa1.65: $50 pounds. 1.5Oa3.o0; sweets
barrel. 1.25a2.00; bushel, 50a75; yams
barrel. 1,50a2.00: bushel 50a75; aspar-
agus. dozen, 3.00a5.00; beans, bushel
2.0oa3. SO: beets. 100, 5.00a7 90; cab
bage, hamper. 1;50a250; carrots. bas-
2.75; celery crate, 2.00a2.75: cucum-
bers, crate. 3.00a45O; egg plants, 3.O0a
500; horse radish. bushel, .S.06ae50
kale. bushel. 50a65: lettuce. basket
75a2. 90; onions, 100 pounds. 1.50a3-75;
bushel. 2.09a4.00: peppers. crate. 2.75a
$50; radishes; bushel, l.00a2.00; spin
ach, bushel, T5as0: squash. crate, 3.O0a
400; tomatoes. crate, 1.50a3.50; tur-
nips, basket. 5oa60.
bushel.' .0oa.1.75; box. 15oa375
grapefruit. box, 2.5oa4,00; oranges
box. 3.5oa6.0o; Strawberries, quart
20a45. :.
Selling Prices mt 1880. w
Wheat-No. red winter, spot no
quotations; No. 2 red winter. spot
1.42. nominal; No. 3 red winter. spot
no quotations; No. 2 red winter. gar
licky, 1.3S Il. nominal; No. 2 2red win
April. 1881, nominal
Sales-Bag lot of nearby at LOO per
bushef 80 - 90
Corn--Cob. corn. new. 4.5o per bar
rel; contract. spot. S9t per busheli
No. 2 corn, spot. s2h; No. 4. no quo
better. 9la92 per, bushel
Sales-l.416 bushels of No. . white
at eos.
Oats-White. No. 2. 50 per bushel
No. 3. "a and j41a per bushel.
Rye-Nearby. Soaso per bushel; No
tor
bushel: No. 8. no quotations.
Hay-Receipts. IS tons; demand for
good hay is fair at a range of 17.80a
21.00 per ton, with general receipts
ample for trade wants.
Straw-No. l tangled rye: 15.o0a
1900: No. l wheat 1250a13.0o; No.
oat, nominal, 14.00a15.00.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE, Md, April il (Spe-
ciaD Live poultry-Young chickens
pound. 35a36; small and Leghorns. 25a
80; winters. 40a45: springers. 0Sa6Oi
old hens, 2Ia2s; small and Leghorns
2saS2; small. 20; pigeons. 35a4u
guinea fowls. each. 35a6O.
Dressed poultry-Capon. pound, 42a
43; medium. 3sa40; small slips. 33asO
Eggs-Loss off. native and nearby
firsts. dozen, "a; southern. %. =
butle i-NieaiIeiy y, IdHcS, pound
50a51; prints. 51a53; nearby cream
cry. 45a4s; ladies. 4oa42: rolls, $50
SO; store packed. 3s: dairy prints
3sa40; process butter. IL.
TODAY'S CHICAGO PRICES.
CHICAGO. April 11.-With rair
falling over parts of Kansas and Ne.
braska, wheat declined in price to.
day in the early dealings, after g
show Of strength at the start Com.
parative flrmness of Liverpool quo.
tations was more or less responsible
for the initial strength here. Reports
that seeding of spring wheat would
hardly be general for ten days yet
tended also at first to put the bears
at disadvantage. The opening
which varied from unchanged figures