Evening star., 1923-05-09

Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
A more liberal supply of spring
broilers has resulted in a reduction
In price. Top price for choice live
pound.
Receipts Of hens were more liberal
than few days ago. and the market
was reported as being "draggy."
Eggs are being received in quanti-
ties large enough to equal demands.
and there is enough on hand for stor
quoted at 26 and 261s cents.
,Eggs-strictly fresh. selected. can
died. per dozen. 2S; average receipts,
~: southern, q.
~ Live ,r poultry-R1oste5s; .o! per sn, lb: =
chickens, per lb.. 6oaSo; winter chickens.
per lb.. 40; keats. young. each, 60;
fowls. per lb.. 2sa29.
Dressed poultry - Fresh-kilied
spring chickens. per lb.. 7oa75; win
H.: s2aas: ROSTERS. per ID. 2oa2l: tur-
each, 7oaso. ' ''A''' A
Liye stock-calves. choice. pc. lb.
aoalI: medium, per lb., sa9h; thin
hvs sa1 px! La1Se seeasDo sp5'ns eacR per i've
hogs. per lb.. sN.
Green fruits-Apples, per bbl.. 3.ooa
: .'So So. California oranges, per crate
1.UoaS:oo; o.. Florida. 6.ooa7.oo: Lemons,
500: Strawberries. per qt., 1sa2s;
vese ables-Potatoes, per bbl.. No
!, 2.ooa2.5o; per sack. 2.25a2,7o; new
ppootaatoes. Florida, per bbl.. 7.5oa
HUo' In sweet W. potatoes North caro-
tuce. per crate, southern, 1.5oa3. 90:
homaine lettuce, per crate. 1.5oa?.0o:
iceburg lettuce. per crate, 4ooa6.0 90.
GIaooase, southern, 1.15a2.25 per basket.
elephants, per crate. 2.0oa3.50. Toma-
s.ooa4.oo per basket. Peas. 2ooa6.oo
per basket. Peppers. per crate, Flor
ida, 2.50a4.o0. kale. per barrel. 1.o0a
1:oo. Spinach, per barrel. 2.00a3.00
Sy. Se,ery. per crate, Florida, 3.ooa+.ao.
asparagus. 2.0oa5.o0.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Md. May Especially. l..
white. 100 lbs, 75aI.75;
5I0 10 lbs.c 1.5oa3,oo: new potatoes. bbl.
Dbl, 1.25a2.oo; bushel. 4Oa6o; yams,
hbI, l.25al.50; bushel. 4oa60: aspara-
gus. doz.. 1.25a4.00: beans. bushei, 90
a3.00; beets. hundred. 5.00aS.G0; cab
5age, hamper, 1.5oa2.00: carrots. hun
dred. 5.ooa7.oo: celery. crate. 2.ooa4.oo;
cucumbers: 3.0oa5.oo: eggplant, crate,
250a4.00; kale, busheI 40a4J; lettuce
basket, 1.50a3.00: onions. 100 lbs, 200
a4:2s: spring onions. hundred, LISA
l:S5: peas, basket, 1.5oa4oo; peppers,
2ooa4;oo; spinach, bushel, 6oa75;
crate. 2ooa4.5o.
apples, packed, bbl.. 3.ooasoo;
oranges, box. 5.ooas.50: strawberries,
qt.. 2oa30: pineapples, crate, 4.00a5.00.
Selling Prices at I2,I5.
Wheat-No. red winter, spot. no
quotations: No. red winter, spot,
l.S5; No. red winter. spot. no quo
tations; No. 2 red winter. garlicky.
l.3S; No. . red winter. garlicky. spot,
no quotations: May, I,33.
Sales-Eone.
Corn-Cob corn. new: 4.75 per bar
rel. contract, spot. S9N per bushel:
No. 2 corn, spot. s2A: No. 4. no quo
tations; track corn. yellow, No. or
better. "a per bushel.
Sales-None.
Oats-White. No. 2. so per bushel
asked: No. 3. 81 per bushel asked.
Rye-Nearby. soaso per bushel: No.
?. western export. spot. s7's per
bushel: No. 8. no quotations.
Hay-Receipts. 25 tons; ample re-
to 21.00 per ton.
Straw--No. tangled rye. 15.ooa
1900: No ! wheat. 12.50a13.oO; No. /
oat, nominal 14.ooal5.oo.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE. Nd, May tSpeciap.
Qlve) Young stays.
pound. 25: winters, 40a45: springs. 5oa
SO; small and leghorns. 4oa45; old
hens. 21a2S; small and leghorns. 25a
26: old roosters. 15a16. Ducks, 22a25;
one half small and poor. 90. Pigeons.
pair, 40. Guinea fowl. each, 4oa60.
Eggs. loss off. native and nearby,
frsts. 26; southern. "a.
Butter-Creamery. choice to fancy.
41a44; prints, 44a46: nearby cream
cry, 3sa4o: rolls, 32a35; store-packed.
80; dairy prints, 32a35.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. May 9 Omitted States
Department of Agriculture).-Hog
Receipts. $1,000 head: steady to 10
erages. 7.75a7.So: 225 to 325 pound
butchers, 7.3oa7.70; packing sows.
mostly 6.loa6.40: bulk desirable 10
to 1870 pound pigs. 6.25a6.50: heavy
weight hogs, 1.25a7.65; medium. 7.50a
$50: light, T.5oa7.s0; light light, 6.75a
7.75; packing sows, smooth. 6.5oa6.90
packing sows. rough, 6.00a6.60; kill
ing pigs, 6.0oa1.00.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head; active;
most killing classes strong to 10
higher: beef heifers up more in spots:
early top matured steers. 1895; 10.4O
bid on Missouri-fed steers; few other
loads held around that price; best
yearlings. 1000; numerous loads
heavies, 9.S5a10.25: few below $50,
except light short-fed steers: bulk
beef steers and yearlings, s.5Oa9.9O;
veal calves pending higher; other
classes generally steady: country out
let of stockers and feeders slow; bulk
desirable beef heifers, 7.25aS.25; bulk
Gamers. 3.50a3.15; bulk cutters, 4.00a
AS; bulk stockers and feeders. 725a
500 for thin kinds; meaty and half
fat description, S.50a9.25.
Sheep-Receipts. 10000 head; ac-
higher; sheep steady: best Colorado
wooled lambs to city butchers and
shippers. 1850: best clipped lambs
1875; bulk clippers, 13.50a13.75; good
and choice 12S-pound ewes. 100.
TODAY'S CHICAGO PRICES.
CHICAGO, May e.-Wheat averaged
a little higher in price today during
the early dealings. The fact that the
government crop report was less bull
ish than was looked for had only a
transient influence. Unseasonably cold
weather prevailing tended to Ift