Evening star., 1923-05-03
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL wHoLEsALE MARKET.

Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
Butter prices have been on the de-
cline the past three weeks. Prices
this week are cents lower than last
week. Receipts OF tho dairy product
always increase at this season. when
prices invariably get cheaper.
There is an upward tendency in egg
priceA 1t Is said tho upper tendency
Is due to SO many eggs being put in
cold storage. Today's price was quoted
at 20 cents.
the meat market was in good condi-
tion and that thcre had been very
little change in prices the past week.
Dealers say there is no danger Of a
shortage of meats because OF the
thousands Of visitors coming to the
There will be plenty for every
body" remarked a dealer. "and therell
be some left when the visitors have
gone"
Esgs-strictly fresh. selected can
died. per dozen, 20; average reoeip's'
zs; southern. rs.
Live poultry-Roosters. per ID.
II; turkeys. per lb.. 2ba3o; spr'hs
chickens. per lb.. 5oaso: winter aS cniekesss: ss:
per lb.. 40; keats, young eacn' 0''
Dressed poultry - Frssh.kil,ed
spring chickens. per lb.. 7oa'o. WI" ~
ter chickens. per ID. 45a5o; hens pr pr
ib. 80: roosters, per lb.. 2oa2l: 1us-
Keys. per h., 4oa45; Keats Souhs'
Iivs .tocL 1.,v.. choice. pc. h.,
loa1!; medium, per lb.. sash: tnin' IN
Per H.; SAT-. Lambs. spring; per i've %
per psl ss! e1s: ssS.
5.ooas. 90; Florida. 5.5oas.75; Lemons, ms
! per box. 4ooa4.5o Grapefruit. S.1Sa
500. Strawberries. per at. 1sa2s.
Vegetables-Potatoes. per bbl. M NO, NO
no.atoss aosal6oi ad. per sack. .- z'pl SbI 7oos
$50: sweet potatoes. North Caro-
lima. 3.ooa3.5o: nearby. 1.ooa3.5o: Let
tuce. per crate. southern. l;5oaS ".
Romaine lettuce. per crate. l.6oas0e'
iceburg lettuce, per crate. 4.0oao. w.
Gabhase; southern: 2ooas5e as per baskst: sans
toes. per box, Florida, 2.00a5.oo Beans.
| 2.Ooa3 so per basket. Peas. 3.ooa6.o 90
per basket. Peppers. per crate. Flor
ida: 1.5oa4.oo Kale. per barrel. l;ooa
Celery. @ seree; per Crate. psr Florida. s7sasss.
| Squash. 250a4.00. Florida lima beans.
| +.ooa5.oo per basket South Carolina
| asparagus, 2.0oa6.0o.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. May fspeciaD.-
$50 pounds. 1.75a3.25; new potatoes.
barrel. s.5oas.oo: bushel. 1.ooa3.5o:
sweets. barrel. 1.25a2.oo; bushel. 5oa
rs: yams. barrel. 1.5oa2,oo; bushel. so
a.s Beam, Sasbs scaass a9.en I.e,s sun
dred. 7.ooa1o.oo. Carrots. hundred.
2.25. Celery. crate. 1.5oa2.so Gu
cumbers. crate. .3.5oa5oo. Eggplants.
crate. 2.5oa4.oo. Kale. bushel. 3oa4o.
Spring 3nions ooah oo Psnn.1
26oas.75. Onions. 100 pounds. 2:ooa
4.So. Radishes, basket, LOCAL 50.
bushel. scars. Squash. crate: 1.5oa
Apples. packed. barrel, Jooa6.oo;
Grapefruit box. 2.5oa4.oo. Oranges.
box. 5.ooas.5O. Strawberries, quart,
Selling Prices at 1880.
wheat-No. l red winter. spot. no
| quotations.; No. red winter. spot.
1874. No. 2 red winter, spot. no
Iicky, 1.34h; No. 3 red winter, gar
| licky, spot. no quotations; May, 1.34h ".
| Sales-Eone.
Corn-Cob corn. new. 4.75 per bar
| rel; contract. spot, 81 per bushel: No.
| track corn. yellow, No. or better.
| 81 per bushel.
Sales-None.
Oats-white. No. 2. 55a55a per
bushel; No. 3. 54a541 per bushel.
Rye-Nearby. s0asO per bushel; No.
2, western export. spot, S2h per
| bushel; No. 8. no quotations.
Hay-Receipts. 46 tons; ample re-
| ceipts for all trade wants from 1900
| to 21.o0 per ton.
1900: No. i wheat. is.5oa1s.oc; No. i
cat, nominal, 14.00a15.00.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
| BALTIMORE. Md, May Especially
Live poultry: Young stays. pound
35; winters. 4Oa45: springers. boa6o
| small and Leghorn springers, 40a45
| old hens. 27a2s; small and Leghorns
25a26: old roosters, 15a16; ducks. 23s
"a; small and poor. 2oa2i; pigeons
pair. S5a40; guinea fowl, each. 40a60
Eggs Ooss off)-Native and nearby
f1rsts, dozen, Is; southern. "a.
Butter-Creamery, choice to fancy
41a44; prints, 44a46; nearby creamery
39a40; rolls. 35a38; store-packed, 35
dairy prints. 35a3s.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, May 3 Omitted States De
partment Of Agriculture).-Hogs
Receipts. $4,000 head; slow. arounc
10 cents lower; top. S.25; bulk. ITO Il
225 pound averages. S.16aS.25; 24o t.
|325 pound butchers, 7S0as.10: pack
ling sows, mostly 6.5oa690; desfrabl,
lilo to 100 pound pigs, 6.75a7.50
heavyweight hogs. 75oas 10; medium
l7.s6as25; light. 7:S0as.25; light light
l7.0oa8.15: packing sows, smooth, 6.65s
l7.1o; packing sows. rough, 6.00a6.75
killing pigs, 6.25a7.65.
| Cattie-Receipts, 1900 head; slow
beef steers, weak to is lower; early
top heavy steers. 1000; few. $50
some held above 1000: few earl.
sales, s00as.50; about steady; bull
beef steers and yearlings. S.40a9.50
killing quality. largely medium Il
good: run including several string!
choice steers; she stock easy; tending
Hover bidding; lower on veal calves
vealers early about steady: stocker:
and feeders fairly active, strong: bull
desirable bologna bulls. 5,o0a5. rs; few
veal calves to packers, early arounc
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head: fairly
lacttye; bulk wooled lambs to shippers
ll6.0oai5.25: some held higher; clipped
lambs, mostly 12.50a12.76: some helt
higher; few native clipped ewes. aver
ting 1l7 pounds, 7.25.