Evening star., 1923-12-21
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.


decided drop in egg prices was
the feature OF today's market. Dealers
think there will be no more extreme
ly high prices this winter. The
drop resulted from increased receipts
and heavy demand for storage eggs,
it Is stated
Choicest receipts were quoted at
40 and 46 cents, average receipts sell
ing at AZ and 43 cents. Demand for
eggs has been heavy for holiday
baking
There is practically no change in
turkey prices. Supplies are heavy,
however and dealers expect the de-
mand will be correspondence heavy.
They were quoted at 80 and 30 cents
today.
Eggs-Strictly fresh. selected, can
died daa1ed per dozen. 45a46; average receipts
42a43; storage. %.
Live poultry-Roosters. per lb;.. 16;
turkeys, per ID, 30a32; spring chick
sns; 7o per fo, Ib 2oa22 keats6 81 young each
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed spring
per ' lb., 27ass: Is: hens. pi; per lb, 25a2s
enrkeys snrk g5a per h.. SoaSS; keats; 3s young
S.0oa3.6O; No 2, i.25al.5o.
Live stock-Calves. choice. per ib'
u; medium, per h., II; thin, per ID,
saIo. Lambs, spring, per lb, IL. L,Se
pigs, 3.oOa5.oo each; live hogs. per lb.'
Green fruits-Apples, per basket.
Soa2;oo; per barrel, 2.ooa6.Oo. can. ad.
fornia oranges, per crate, 6.oOaI.0O'
! aPi9ridao Enad 25oa4oo Lemons; per n. ooH.
berries, 5.00a5.50 per one-half barrel.
Grapes. California Emperos: 2.75a3 GO.
getables-Potatoes, No. l. 225a
ESQ; No. 2. 1.OOal5O. Potatoes, round,
p.-t DOJ9tOeS.
5.b0a6.O0 per bbl. Southern lettuce
per crate, 1.00a2.0O; nearby, 5oal.oe-
Iceberg. 3.50a4.00. Cabbage, northern.
1.50a2;00 per 100 lbs; nearby. i.00a
1.50 bbl. Tomatoes. Florida. 4.00a7. 90.
Beans, southern. per basket. 2.Ooa2.og.
Peas, per basket, 3.00a4.00. New York
celery. per crate. washed. 550a600 III
rough, New York, 2.50a4 90; California,
crate, Florida, 2.50a3.50. Eggplant.
4.o0a5.Q0. kale, per bbl., 1.0oal.o0.
Spinach. per bbl.. 2.O0a2.50. Southern
cucumbers, per bushel, 4.50a5.00. Car
rots, 100-lb. sack. 2.25a2.50. Brussels
sprouts, 20a221a.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, December 81 (Spe-
ciaD Potatoes. 100 pounds. 75a1.75:
$50 pounds. 1.00a2.50; sweets and
yams. barrel, 1.50a5.00: bushel, 1.75a
200. Beans, bushel. 1.50a3.00. Beets.
100. 2.00a5.OO. Broccoli. bushel, 30a35.
Brussels sprouts. quart, 20a2J. Cab
bage. per 100, 400a6.00. Savoy, bush
ell. 30a40. Carrots. per 100. 3.00a5.0o.
Celery, crate. 2.50af.00. Cucumbers,
45oa5.oO Lettuce. bushel. 25a5o.
Kale. bushel. 25a30. Caulifiower,
crate. 1.25a2.75. Onions. 100 pounds.
2.00a3.10. oyster plant, per 100. 5.o0a
700. Parsnips. basket, 40a50. Peas,
hamper. 3.00a4.0o. Peppers. crate.
l,O II, 1,rf A n
Turnips. bushel. 30a35. Tomatoes,
crate. 2.00a6.00.
Apples. packed. barrel. 200a4 so:
bushel 50a1.25; box apples 15oa2.25;
loose. 100 pounds, 1.00a1.55. Gran
berries. barrel, 7.O0a1O.00. Grape
1.75a3.25. Pineapples. crate, 3.00a450
Selling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. red winter, spot. l0Sl5;
No. red winter, spot, no quotation;
No. 2 red winter, garlicky. domestic,
l.01 Z; export, no quotation: No. 3
red winter, garlicky, spot, no quota
tion: No. 4 red winter, garlicky, spot,
no quotation.
.Sales-Bag lot of nearby at los per
bushel.
Corn-Cob. new, 3.S5a39O for yell
low and 3.10a3.15 per barrel for white ::
81 1l2; track corn, yellow, No. ,, new,
S.
Sales-None.
oats-No. 2, white, 53a53i2 No. 8,
white. new, SO asked.
"a.
Hay-Receipts. none. The demand
is fair for the better grades of tim
othy and white clover mixed and No.
clover hay, recent receipts of which
have been lighter. The market shows
firm tone. Increased receipts are
expected
Quotations-No timothy. 27.Ooa
27.50 per ton; No. .. 255Oa26.50: No.
clover mixed, 2350a24.0 90: No. l clover
24.00a25.00.
Straw-No. straight rye. 24.oOa
25.oO per ton; No. tangled rye, I5.O0a
1900; No. l, wheat. l3.00a14.00: No.
oats, 14.00a15.00.
TODAH'S CHICAGO PRICES
CHICAGO. December 2I-Enlarsed
deliveries here on December con-
tracts led to general selling and to
lower prices for wheat today during
the early dealings. The deliveries
this morning totaled $500 bushels,
the most liberal amount yet. Most
commission houses appeared to be
ness developing from the German
fCod situation. Opening prices. which
varied from unchanged figures to p a
5s lower, May. 1.07Ss to Los. and
July. I.VO 10 l.Uo ts, were 1oliOWeQ
by a general setback that exceeded
a cent a bushel in some cases.
Corn and oats dropped with wheat
After opening Is to Is down. May,
73h to 733s, the corn market con-
tinued to sag.
Oats started unchanged to L up.
May. 451s to 45A, but later showed
losses all around.
Provisions lacked support
WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close.
December ..... 1,03 1.03B LOIS LOIS
May ........ I.O7ss los LOST 1.06la
July .......... Los 1.06ls LOS 1.O5
CORN