Evening star., 1923-12-11
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
There is hardly any likelihood that
there will be any shortage In the
fruit and vegetable market during
the approaching holiday season or
that higher prices will prevail Deal
ers say nothing short of blizzard
weather is likely to affect the market.
supplies on hand being almost ample
to meet demands.
grapefruit, tangerines and satsumas
are quoted as being plentiful and
cheap. Grapes, pears and other
fruits also are plentiful. Bananas
are not so plentiful. although re-
eeipts are sufticiently large large 10 meet
In the vegetable market there are
large supplies for the holiday trade.
There is a plentiful supply of ordi-
nary vegetables. Lettuce Is being
received in exceptionally large guam
titles and prices are quoted as being
cheap. Ample supplies Of celery and
cranberries for the holiday season
are on hand.
Eggs-strictly fresh, selected. cam
died. per dozen. 56; average receipts
Live pouitry-Roosters. per lb;. l6;
ems, per ib.. 26a27: keats. young, EACH
6oa7o; fowls. per lb., 24a25.
Dressed poultry-Fresh-k killed spring
chickens. per Ib., soa32: rossteIs. sgads:
turkeys, per lb., 35a3s; keats, young
each, SoaS5; ROSTERS, per lb., 20.
Game-Rabbits. No. l, per dozen,
300a3.60; No. 2, 1.25al.50. -,
Live stock-Calves. choice, per io.'
1919; medium. per h.. IL: thin, per ID.
Sa1o. Lambs. spring. per lb.. 13. Live
pigs, 5.00a5.00 each; live hogs, per d.
Green fruits-Apples, per basket,
5oa2.00 per barrel, 2.0oa6.oo. Can-
Florida. 3.ooa4.o0. Lemons. per box
3.5oa450. Grapefruit. 3.00a3. so. Gran
berries, 5.00a6.00 per one-half barrel.
Grapes, California Emperos, 1.75a2: 90.
getables-Potatoes, No. !. 2.25a
2.5O; No. 2, 1.0Oa1.50. Potatoes. round.
5.5oa6.o0 per bbl. Southern lettuce
per crate, 1.00a2.00: nearby, 50a1.00;
Iceberg. 4.00a4.50. Cabbage, northern,
1.5oa2.oo per 100 lbs; nearby. 1.9Oa
1.50 bbl. Tomatoes. half-bushei ei
basket, nearby. 1.o0a2.5o. Beans.
southern, per basket, 3.00a3.o0. Peas,
per basket. 3.00a4.00. New York eel
cry, per crate. washed, 5.50a6o0: in
rough. New York, 2.5oa4.o0; Cali
fornia, 5.5oa6,OO. squash. 2.5oa3.oo.
Eggplant, 4.00a5.0o. Kale. per bbl.,
75a1.5o. Spinach, per bbl.. 2.00a2.50.
Southern cucumbers, per bushel. 4.50a
500. Carrots. 1oo-lb. sack. 2.25a2.50.
Brussels sprouts, 10a2o.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Md, December II
eciaD.-Potatoes, 100 pounds, 15a
1.75; $50 pounds, 1.0oa2.50; sweets
and yams, barrel, 1.5oa4 so; bushel
bcets. bee - p per 100. 2,ooa5.oo; brocoii
bushel, 25a30; brussels sprouts. quart
savoy, savoy. 6ushei. soa4O: caulifiower
crate. 1.ooa3.oo; carrots. per 100. S.ooa
bers crate, 4.00a4.50; eggplants
crate, 3.5Oa4.00; lettuce. bushel, 25a
SO; kale, bushel. 25a30; onions. l0C
pounds, 2.00a3.00; oyster plants, per
100. 5.ooa7.Oo: parsnips. basket. 4oa
crate. 2.50a350; pumpkins. per 100
10. o0a15.00: spinach, bushel. 50a70
turnips,, bushel, Soaa5; tomatoes
bushel. 5Oai25; box apples. 1.25a2. SO
loose. 100 pounds, 1.00a1.25: Gran
berries. barrel, 7.0oa9.0O: grapefruit
box, 1.75a275: oranges. bcx, 2.00s
2.75; pineapples. crate. 3.00a450.
Settling Prices on Grain.
wheat-No. red winter. spot
1.0915; No. 3 red winter. spot, LOS "
No. red winter. garlicky, spot. do
mestic. 1881; export, los: No. 8 red
winter. garlicky, spot. 1.051z; No. 4
red winter. garlicky spot. no quota
tions.
Sales-Bag lots of nearby at ss;
S27 bushels Of No. red winter, gar
licky, at 1;o41s per bushel:
low and 3.75a3.so per barrel for white
No. corn, spot. s6l1z No. corn. spot,
S4; track corn, yellow. No. 2, new.
90
Sales-None.
oats-No. white. new. So asked
No. 8 white. new. SO asked
Rye-Nearby. 75as5; No. 2 rye, spot
1914
Hay-Receipts. 80 tons. There is
a gradual cleaning up of the accu-
mulated stocks of hay in the market
and the situation has better under
tone for the better grades of timothy
and No. l clover hay. for which there
is a fair demand. Medium and low
grades are draggy.
Quotations N l timothy, 27.00a
$3.50 per ton: No. 2, 25.5oa26.50; No
8, 2350a25.00; No. .. 2200a2300; No
i clover mixed, 2a.5Oa24oo; No.
clover. 240oa25.oO.
Straw-No. l straight rye. $500 pei
ton; No. 2 tangled rye, 15.0oa16.o0i
No. 1 wheat, 13.0oa14.0o; No. oat
IA. o0a15.00.
on all city milled winter and spring
brands of -four was announced this
morning.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE, December II (SpeciaD.
Live poultry-Turkeys. pound. 25a40
young chickens, 26a27; leghorns. 20a24;
old hans 10aD-. laghOrnS 20a22. old