Evening star., 1923-06-28
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock

Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
A drop In the temperature has made
buying a little more brisk. Buyers
displayed but little interest during
the time when the thermometer reg
istered above 80 degrees. but this
mornings cool weather caused a no.
ticeable activity.
No scarcity Of meats. vegetables.
poultry and fruits was reported this
morning. There is much meat of me-
dunn and poor grades on the market
to be had at low prices, but good quail
ity meats are in demand at prices
that are not considered cheap.
Dealers In fruits and vegetables are
able to present attractive displays.
Cherries and berries are being re-
ceived In large quantities from near
by growers.
Esgsstrictly fresh. selected. can
died. per dozen, 26; average receipts. "a:
southern, "a.
Live poultry-Roosters. per lb.. IL;
turkeys, per lb.. 25; spring chick
ems. per lb., 5oa55; keats, young, each.
40; fowls. per lb.. %.
Dressed poultry - Fresh killed
ter chickens. per lb. s5; hens, per
H., 28: roosters, per lb., 20: turkeys.
per lb., 35a4o; keats. young, each.
Live stock--Calves, choice. per lb..
10; medium, per h., SASH: thin, per
10, SAT. Lambs. spring. per lb., IA:
II live pigs. s'ooa6.oo each: live hogs. per
Green fruits-Apples. per bbl.. 400
ae.0o. California oranges. per crate.
s.0oa6.50: Florida, 5.5oa7.00. Lemons,
per box. S.ooa11.00. Grapefruit. 4.o0a5 90
Blackberries. per qt., 6a2o. Peaches
$50: pony, 2.50a4.o flats, 1.75a2.00.
vegetables-Potatoes. per bbl, No
i. 1.50a200: per sack, 2.00a2.75: new
potatoes. per bbl.. No. 1. 4.o0a5.5o: No.
= 1ooa2.5o: sweet potatoes. North
Lettuce. per crate. nearby. 1.oOa2 90:
New York. 2.50a3.00. Romaine lettuce,
per crate. 75a1.50. Cabbage, nearby,
I.ooaI.75 per bbl. Eggplant, per crate.
2'o0a2.5 SO. Tomatoes. per box, Florida.
per crate. Beans. 1.5oa3.5o per barrel.
Peas. 2.00a4.00 per basket. Peppers, per
crate. Florida, 250a500. Kale, per
barrel. 75a125. Spinach. per barrel
s.ooat.oo. Celery. per crate. Florida.
lima beans. 4ooa5. 90 per basket. AS
paragus, 1.00a4 90.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. June % Especially. -
Potatoes. new. barrel. 2.00a5.0o; old,
100 pounds. 75a1.5O; $50 pounds. 1.25a
Beans. bushel, 5oa1.25: lima beans,
bushel. 4.ooa4.5o. Beets. 100 punches.
4.ooa6.oo. Cabbage. basket, 1.o0a125.
Carrots, 100 punches. 4.00a6.00. Corn.
crate. 1.50a3.00. Cucumbers. basket,
75a1.5o. Elephants. crate, 2.O0a3. so.
no Ko1o
50a75. Onions. 100 pounds. 1.50a4.25;
spring onions. 100 punches. 125a150.
Peas. bushel. 2.00a3.00. Squash, bas-
ket:: 35a4o. Peppers. crate, 2.ooa3.5O.
Radishes. 100 punches. 2.ooa3.00
Spinach. bushel. 1:ooa1:6o. Tomatoes.
Pals. cantaloupes. crate. 1.4oa4.75.
Cherries, pound. 6a20. Grapefruit,
box, 2.50a4.00. Gooseberries, pound.
6as. Huckleberries. quart. 25a3O.
Oranges; box. 4.ooa7oo. Peaches.
8 Fase. oosa m l'Soas;oo; Pineapples. crate,
Strawberries. quart. Sa10: strawber-
ries. crate. 500. Watermelons, each,
Selling Prices mt 12,15.
Wheat-No. 1 red winter. spot. no
quotations: No. red winter, spot.
1.15A: No. 8 red winter. spot, no
quotations: No. 2 red winter. gar
iAShy. ho QuOldIlOHS, NO. 5 req WIN
ter, garlicky. spot, no quotations;
June wheat. no quotations.
Sales-Bag lots of new nearby at
LOG per bu.
Corn-cob. new. AIS per bbI.; con-
tract. spot, e0N per bu.; No. 2 corn,
92H No. 4. no quotations.: track corn,
yellow, No. or better, 1.01a1.02 per
bu.
Sales-None
Oats-white. No 2. 52ka53 per bu. I:
No. 8, 52a52h per bu.
Rye-Nearby. 70a75 per bu.: No. 2,
western export. spot, 74%; No. 3, no
quotations
Hay-Receipts. SO tons; for better
description of timothy and light-mixed
hay there is a steady demand right
along at a range Of 1900 to 20. 90 per
ton The percentage of good hay on
daily receipts is not large. Medium
and low grades are in full supply at
regular prices.
Straw-No. tangled rye. 15.00a16.oo
No. wheat, 12.50a13. 90; No. oat.
nominal, 14.00al5OO.