Evening star., 1923-12-05
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
Turkeys continue scarce and high
raisers holding back for the Christ
mas holiday trade. Dealers appear
confident that supplies for the holi-
day trade will be great enough to
cause quite a reduction in price.
Very few dealers have given ship
pers an idea OF what prices probably
will be. They are quoting no ad-
vance prices whatever, realizing the
likelihood of slump in prices that
Wculd mean losses.
Chickens. ducks and keats are
being received in quantities sufti
GENTLY large to supply all demands
It prices that have prevailed the past
few days.
Eggs-strIctly fresh. selected. cam
died. per dozen. SIS; average receipts.
o6; storage, 35a36.
Live poultry-Roosters, per lb.. 16;
turkeys. per H.. 3S; spring chick
ems. per ID. 26a27: keats. young, each,
60a7O; fowls. per H.. 24a23.
spring chickens per Ib. SOa32; roast
ers. per h.. 2Sa30; hens. per lb.. 2la2s;
turkeys. per h.. 42a45: keats, young
each. SOaSl: roosters. per lb.. 20.
> c. Game.Rabbits. ne ; sb No. l. per Dozen
Live stocls-Calves. choice. per Ib.'
12: medium. per H.. IL; thin. per ID.
8a10. Lambs. spring. per ID. IL. LIve
pigs, 3.00a5.00 each; live hogs. per ID
71a
Green fru;ts-Apples. per basket. 5oa
200; per barrel, 26oa6.oo. caiifor. or
Florida, 85Oa45o. Lemons. per box,
3.50a45O. Grapefruit. 3.0Oa4.0o. Gran
berries, 5.00a6.00 per one-half barrea ea
Grapes. California Emperos, 1.1SaI;ov.: - J.
a2.5o; No. .. 1ooa1.6o, Potatoes
potatoes. 55oa6.o0 per Dbl. southern rn,I
Lettuce, per crate. i.0oa2 90: nearps -
northern. 1,5Oa2.0O per 100 lbs; near
by. LOCAL so bbl. Tomatoes nan
bushel basket, nearby, 75a2.50- Beans
southern. per basket. 2.00a3.ao PeaS :
per basket. 3.50a5.50' New YORK cel.
cry. per crate. washed: 5.5OaooV: ~
rough, New York, 2.50a4.O0; ooo Cali- "a
fo-nia, 5.5Oa6.0O Squash. 3.ooa3.90'
Peppers. per crate, Florida. .: 3oaS ~
Eggplant. 4.00a5.0o. Kale. per bni.. pa
80. Spinach. per bbl., 2.00a2 90 SOUTH ~ :
ern cucumbers, per bushtl. 4.'oa''
Carrots. l00-lb. sack, 2.eJa2.JN.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Md. December tSpe-
ciaD-Potatoes, white. 100 pounds
70; 80 pounds, 1.00a250; sweets ana
vans. barrel. 150a4.50; bushel. l.oo't
, 90: beans. bushel. 2.00a3.50; heets
100 2.0Oa5.00; broccoli. bushel. 2oa5o
brussels sprouts, quart. l2l2a21; can
baee, 100 3.00a5.o0; caulthoWer
crate 1.00a2.50; celery. crate. 2-oOa
$50: cucumbers. crate, i.ooa4.oV: egg
plants, crate, 2.50a4.o0: kale. bushel'
25a3O; lettuce. bushel. 2Ja50: onions
100 pounds 20oa3.0 90; oyster plants
100. 5.00aI.00: parsnins. basket 4oa
80; peas. hamper. 3.06aJ.o0; peppers
crate. 4.0Oa4.50; pumpkins, 100. 1O.o0a
800; spinach. bushel 5Oa60; turnips
buehel. 30a3J: tomatoes, crate, l.3Oa
so.
Apples packed. barrel. 2."oa4 %;
hishel. 50al.25; box apples. l2!a
cranberries. barrel. 600a9.0o; grape
fruit. box, 1.75a2.75; oranges. box
225a325; pears, hushel. .5aS.25
pineapples. crate. 3.00a4.5o.
Settling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. red winter. spot,
l09s4: No. red winter. spot. l.o6"4
No. . red winter. garlicky. spot
domestic. LOS Z; export. los 1s; No
5 red winter. garlicky. spot. LOO
No 4 red winter. garlicky. spot, los
Sales-Bag lot of nearby at 50 and
1.02 per hushel.
Corn-Cob. new. 3s5a40o for yel-
low and for white. 3.15a3.S0 per bar
rel. no. corn. Spot' Io puoeoNtoAic
track corn. yellow, No. 8. new, 9t
asked.
Sales--None.
oats-No. white, new. 55: No. 3
Rye-Nearby 75as5; No. rye,
Hay-Receipts. 12e tons. There is
no life to the demand for hay, and
stocks on hand Of nearly all descrip-
tions are more than sufficient for all
trade wants. Under these conditions
there is no particular firmness to
prices Low grade and damaged hay
is hard to move.
Ouotations-No. timothy, 27.0oa
o7.50 per ton: No. >. 25.50a26.50: No. J,
23.5Oa25.0o; No. / light clever ed mixed
clover mixed. 2350a24.00: No. clover,
24.00a25.00
Straw-No. l straight rye. $500 per
ton: No. tangled rye. 15.0Ga 1900;
No. 1 wheat, 13.o0a14.o0; No. oat
1400a15.00.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE, Md. December (Spe-
ciaD.-Live poultry-Turkeys. pound
25a36: young chickens, 25a21: 1eghorns
2Oa24: old hens, 20a21; leghorns. 20a22
old roosters, 14al5: ducks, lsa2d lsa2d
guinea fowls. each. 35a70. Dressed
poultry-Turkeys. 20aS5; chickens
sSa26; old roosters. 16; ducks, 2oa2J;
geese. 20a2s.
Eggs-Loss off. native and nearby
firsts. dozen. 80; southern. 80.
Butter-Creamery. good to fancy.
pound. 50ao5: prints, 55a51; nearby
creamery, 42a46: ladies, 3ia30; rolls,
2sa32: store packed. IS: dairy prints,
28a32; process butter. SO.
TODAY'S CHICAGO PRICES.
CHICAGO, December 5.-In the alb
sence of any aggressive buying,
wheat prices had a downward tend
ency today during the early deal
ings. Numerous traders who leaned
to the bear side did so on the ground
that a reaction was due after three
days advance. On the setbacks. how
ever, demand for May delivery in
creased somewhat, and rallies ensued'
The opening. which varied from un-
changed figures to i lower with
December 1865 and May, Ill L to
1.11s, was followed by a slight re-
covery and then by moderate gen
eral decline.
Corn and oats were easy with
wheat. despite wet weather. After
opening unchanged to Ss higher,
May, 747s to ISIS. the corn market
declined all around TO little below
yesterdays finish.
Oats started unchanged 10 Is