Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock


Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
Turkeys continue to be the CHIEF
attraction in the local market, sup
plies increasing as the Thanksgiving
holiday season approaches. A num-
Der OF turkey raisers are holding
their turkeys subject to orders from
dealers.
One dealer in the Chesapeake Beach
he Is prepared to ship 500 turkeys on
call. Today's prices ranged from 40
to As cents
Slight fluctuations in prices of va
rious commodities were noted during
the week. Supplies were more than
ample to meet demands. with the
possible exception of strictly fresh
eggs. which were quoted at IS cents.
average receipts were S.. while
storage eggs were 80 and So cents.
Eggs-Strictly fresh, selected. can
died, per dozen, 60; average receipts,
Sc; storage, 35a36.
Live poultry-Roosters.. per lb.. Is:
turkeys, per lb., 35; spring chickens,
per lb.. 23a24; keats. young, each, 60a70;
fowls, per h.. 2Oa22.
chickens. per h., 3oa32; roasters, per ib.,
50a32; hens. per h., IS; turkeys. per h.,
4oa45: keats, young, each. SoaS5; roost-
ers. per lb.. 90.
. Gar eo No. !. per dozen.
Live stock-Calves. choice, per ID.
IL: medium, per h.. IL: thin. pei. h..
Sal0. Lambs. spring, per h.. Is. Live
pigs S.00a5.00 each: live hogs, per h., 4.
. Green fruits-Apples. per basket. 5oa
oranges. per crate, 6.00a7.00; Florida,
Z5Oa4.5o Lemons. per box. 3.ooa4.Oo.
Grapefruit. 3.00a4.0o. Grapes. Concord,
twenty-pound basket. 75a1.00, two
quart basket. 221sa26; honeydew melons,
egetables-Potatoes. per h., No.
l, 2.25a2.5o; No. 2. 1.0oa1.50. Potatoes
round, per bag, 225a240; sweet pota-
toes, 3.1oa4 90 per Dbl. Southern lettuce,
per crate. l.00a1.50; nearby, 50a1.00; Ice
as.oo per 100 lbs; nearby, .1.00a1.50 Dbl.
tomatoes half-bushel basket. nearby.
aoa2.Oo: Beans. southern. per basket.
sN;oo n Peas. per basket, 3.o0aS.5o.
oosz York celery, per crate, washed
s.ooa3.5o. Peppers, per crate, Florida,
4.ooa5.5o. Kaie, per Dbl, 75a1.5o. Spin
ach, per Dbl, 2.00a2.50. Home grown
una beans. per ct. 4oa6o. Lima beans.
| bers. per busheI, 4.50a5.00. Carrots. 100
! ID. sack, 2.2Ja2.50.
| GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
| BALTIMORE, Nd. November II
SspeciaD..Potatoes, white. 100 lbs.
| LAO; Beans, bushel. 2.O0a3. 90: limas,
bushel, 200a2.50: beets. 100, 2.00a4.00;
broccoli. per bushel, 25a3o; Brussel
sprouts, qt.. 20a25; cabbage. 100. 400
/ a
| 100, 3.00a5.00, caulifiower. crate, Liza
$50; Celery. crate. 2.25a4.00; egg
| plants, crate. 4.ooa5.0o; kale, bushei.
saso mn 6ashs a Seaaoo ants
100, 5.oOa7.oo; peppers. basket. Soa
so; pumpkins, 100, 5.o0al5.oO; pars-
| nips. basket, 4oa5o; spinach, bushel,
| 5oa65; squash. crate, 3.5oai.5o: to-
matoes, basket, 5oa1.25' turnips'
! busheI. 5oa125; loose. 100 lbs, l.oOa
LIS; box apples. 1.25a2.5o: cranber-
ries. bbl.. 7.0oalo,5o grapes basket
| 1sa24; grapefruit, box. 2.ooas; 80
oranges. box. 2.50a4.00; pears, bushel
| 1.00a3.25: basket, 15a35; pineapples
crate. 4.00a6.00.
| Settling Prices ON Grain.
! wheat-No. . red winter. spot, LOG
No. red winter, spot. LOS; No. red
/ winter garlicky, spot. domestic. l.oo
| export, LOO "a NO. req winter gar
J licky, spot, 1929: No. red winter
garlicky, spot, 99l2.
| Sales-Bag lots of nearby at LOO
! 1.02 and los per busheI
I Corn-Cob, new. 4.30a4.40 barrel
| No. corn. spot. no quotations.; track
corn. yellow. No. 2, old or better, 1.22
SaIes-None.
Oats-No. 2 white, new, So; No. 3
| white, new. 81.
| Rye-Nearby, 75as5; No. rye,
Hay-Receipts. 100 tons. Nearby
hay of good quality in small bales
will sell readily at full quotations.
Big bales. however. are hard to move
even at sharp discounts. Damaged
hay is hard to sell at any price.
! Quotations: No. l timothy, 27.50a
| $500 per ton: No. 2, 26.50a27.00; No. 3,
2350a25.00; No. j, light clover mixed,
/ 2550a26.0O: No. 2, 24.00a25.00; No. /,
clover mixed, 24.50a25.00; No. 1 clover,
| 24.00a25.00.
| Straw-No. straight rye, $500 per
! ton; No. l tangled rye, 15.00a16.00i
| No. / wheat, 13.00a14.00; No. oats
| 14.00a15.0o.
| CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
! CHICAGO, November IL Omitted
States Department of Agricultural
J Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head; compared
week ago, fed handy weight steers and
yearlings, % to So higher; weighty
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