Evening star., 1923-12-27
Grain, Produce and
/. Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
Very fat" was reported of the
condition of the meat market. There
has been no demand for meat since
last week, dealers report, and brisk
week.
There is no scarcity of meat of any
kind, dealers state, and prices are
practically what. they were before
Christmas.
People are getting rid OF their
turkey bones, remarked a dealer,
and there probably will be no re-
vivai of business until they are all
Eggs-Strict1y fresh, selected, can
died, per dozen, 45a46; average receipts.
43; storage, %.
Live poultry-Roosters. per lb., 16;
turkeys, per h., SOa32; spring chick
ends, per h., 25a26; keats. young, each'
60a7O; fowls, per h., 23a24.
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed spring
chickens. per lb.. 28a30; roasters'
per lb.. 27a2S; hens, per h., 2tazo'
turkeys, per h., 35a40; keats, young
each. S0aS2: roosters. per ID. ~.
G6ame-Rabbits. No. 1, per Dozen
o.0o: No. 2. 1.25a1.50. ;.
Live stock-Calves, choice, per 10
II; medium, per H., IL; thin. per ID,
Sa1O. Lambs, spring, per lb., ID. Live
pigs, 3.o0a5.oo each; live hogs, per d.
Green fruits-AppIes, per basket
5oa2;00; per barrel. 2.ooa6.o0. Cali LII
! fornia oranges, per crate, 6.00a,.ou
Florida. 2.50a4.o0. Lemons. per box
s.5oa4.5O. Grapefruit, 2.5oa3.25.. Gran
| Grapes, California Emperos, 2,75aS.oO.
Vegetables-Potatoes. nearby. per
bbl., No: l, 225a250; No: = LoV
a15o d6. Potatoes. round; round atoaI per oag, sda
s.SSS1'IS: 500 per bSl. bnee' southern @ lettuce
per crate, 1.O0a2.OO; nearby, 50a1.oo;
| Iceberg, 3,50a4.oO Cabbage, northern
| 1.50a2.00 per 100 lbs; nearby; l.oUa oo
| Beans, southern, per basket, 2Ooa Z 1}. OF.
Peas, per basket, 2.0oa4 90. New noih
| celery, per crate, washed, 5.50a6;oo, II
| rough, New York, 2.50a4.0o: California
| crate. Florida. 2.5Oa8.5o. Eggplant t
Spinach spinsch per % Dbl. s.ooa4.oo. Southern
cucumbers,. per bushel, 4.5oa5.0o Car
| rots, 1O0-lb. sack, 2.25a2.5O Brussels
sprouts, 15a25.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, December p (Spe'
! iciaD-Potatoes, white, 100 pounds, ioa
| 175; $50 pounds, 1.00a2.6O; sweets anc
vans, barrel, 2.00a5.00; bushel, 1.5oa
| 200, Beans, bushel, 2.00a4.0O. Beets
per 100. 3.OOa5.oO. Broccoli, bushel
| 30a35. Brussels sprouts, quart; j5a2V
| Cabbage, Danish, per ton, 2o-ooa2o.oV
savoy, busheI, 35a40. Carrots. per loo
3.o0a5.00. Caulifiower. fat crate. l.ooa
| bers, crate, 3.00a4.00. Elephants, crate
| 3.50a4 so. Kale, busheI, 30aS5. Let.
| tuce, bushel, 1.25a1.75. onions IoS
| pounds, e.o0a2.15. oysterp,ants; a. PEI PEI
| Peas, hamper, 2.o0a3.O0. Peppers, crate
| 2.O0a3.0O. Spinach. bushel. 15al.OO
| Squash, crate, 1.50a2.50. Tomatoes
| crate, 4.00a6.00. Turnips. bushel, 35a4o
| Apples, packed, barrel. 2.oea9.S0 9 %
bushel Soal25; box oaII appies' irzsaIeg crsnhep
ries, barrel, 7.00a10.00. GRAPEFRUIT
| box. 1.50a2.75. Oranges, 2.o0a3.5o
! Pineapples, crate, 3.00a4.5o.
! Selling Prices On Grain.
| Wheat-No red winter, spot
! 1.071z; No. red winter, spot, no quo
! tation: No. 2 red winter, garlicky
| spot, domestic. 1.oI Z; export. no QUO
/ spot. no quotation; No. 4 red winter
| garlicky, spot, no quotation.
| Sales-None.
! Corn-Cob new, 3.S0a3.S5 for yellow
| and 360a3.65 per barrel for white
No. corn. spot, SAY; No. corn, spo
S. S.
| Sales-none.
oats-No. white, 5aa5Sla; No. 3
RyeINearby, 75as5; No. rye. spot
Hay-Receipts, 16O tons. The tone
of the local hay market is firm. with
Hight offerings of the better grades OF
timothy, light mixed and No. l clover
for which description there is fairly
| good demand at market quotations
Quotations-No. ! timothy. 2750a-
! $500 per ton; No. ,. 900 a2l.o0; NO
3, 24.0oa25.Oo; No. ?, %. ooa23.oo: NO
| l clover, mixed, "a. i.oVa25UV; NO.
| clover, 24.00a25.00.
| Straw-No. / straight rye. 24.00a
| q. 90 per ton: No. l tangled rye, 1870
a16.00: No. 1 wheat, l3.00a14.00; No
! l oats, 14.00a15-00.
/ DAIRY PRODUCTS.
| BALTIMORE, December y (Spe
ciaD Live. poultry-Turkeys pound
| S0a4O. Young chickens, 20a26. Leg
horns, 20a22. Old hens. 2oa2b. Leg
| horns, 1Sa2O. Old roosters, 15a16
pair. 25a5o. Guinea fowl, each
Dressed pou1try-Turkeys pound
3Oa42. Chickens, 24a2S. Old roosters
| 16a17. Ducks, 23a2s. Geese. 25aSo.
Eggs-Loss off, native and nearby
| drsts' dozen. AZ: southern. 40.
Butter-Creamery, good TO fancy
tpound 50a56; prints, 56a5S; nearb,
creamery ladies, 34a35; rolls. 2Sa32
store packed, 2Sa29: dairy prints. 2S'
| 50; process butter. SO.
! ToDAY's CHICAGO PRICES.
! CHICAGO, December 27.-with sell
/ ing fairly general and demand lacking
wheat prices were inclined to sag toda!
! during the early transactions. Domes
points, but Canadian stocks continued
/. to pile up, and it was contended tina
! regardless of the tariff large amour
| of the Canadian was destined to com
| into the United States. Besides de
| ltyeries on December contracts her
were again liberal. The opening, whicl
varied from unchanged figures to 3
| lower, May, 1.06& to 1.0I, and July
I1O55s to 1.05A, was followed by
moderate decline all around. =,
| Unfavorable weather tended TO lif
prices of corn and oats. Moreover
| country offerings of corn to arriv
We're very small, and messages wer
at hand saying that farmers bellev
be the case later in the season. Afte
opening Is to IS higher, May. 1925 Z
73% corn continued to point upWaro
Oats started at Mah advance, May
44A to As, and later held near to I'll
/ initial range.
Provisions reflected the setback il
| hog values.
WHEAT Open. High. Low Close
| December 49,. 10Ols 1.Ol9s 00l3 LOO?
May .-........ 1.0t 1.oi l.O6t+ 1o6t
CORN
1 December 49,. .69l4 20 ,69 .6sS
! May .......... -.tSSs as .Lo,S .Ioy
July ;::....... .I47s .7'h 14i2 .74a
December -. AIS .415s 41hs .41s
| May .A .44Is A .44ss .44a
| July ....... .42% .4asl .42as .421