Evening star., 1923-02-23
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
WHOLESALE MARKET.

WHOLESALE MARKET.
Amply supplied" was said of the
condition of the poultry market this
morning, and prices are no higher
The tendency Is toward all easier mar
ket."
A slight advance in the Philadelphia
egg market Wednesday was not re-
Elected In the local market. The mar
ket is firm. however. with no indica-
tions of an early break. Fancy stock
was quoted at 46 cents.
Butter is firm. There is practically
no country hutter on the market. and
such product finds ready sale az 38
cents.
Eggs-strictly fresh, selected can
died. per dozen, 40; average receipts,
3s; southern. 3s. Cold storage
Live poultry-Roosters. per Ib., IT;
turkeys. per lb.. 25aSO; spring chick
ems, per lb.. 33a35; keats, young, each
60; fowls. each, 25.
Dressed poultry-Fresh-k killed spring
chickens. per lb.. s5ass: hens, per lb.
per lb.. aOa4o; keats, young. each
7OaS0.
Live stock-calves. choice, per lb.
a; medium. per lb.. 13a13h; thin. per
Ib.. Gas. Lambs, choice. per lb.. 13
live live pigs; s.ooas.oo each; live hogs
Green fruits-Apples. per bbl.. 1.75
a70o; Delicious, No. 1. per bbl., 6.OOs
750. California oranges. per crate
5.ooa6.oo; Florida. 4.O0a5.00.: Lemons
peF las box; box s:ooasoo. roE Grapefruit. s.ooa
Vegetables-Potatoes, per bbl., No
!, 1.5oa2:oO; per sack. 2.0Oa2 10: No
|2. 50a1.00. Sweet potatoes. Nortf
Carolina. 75a1.5o; nearby. 2.5Oa3.OO
Lettuce, per crate. southern. 1.00a
200: Romaine lettuce. per crate. 1.5Os
200; Iceburg lettuce. per crate. 3.0oa
$50. Cabbage. northern. 2.50a3.00 pei
100 lbs: nearby cabbage. per bbl.
1.5oa2;5o; southern. 2.00a2.50 per bas.
ket Eggplants. per crate. 2.50a5.oo
Beans. 2.o0a4.oo per basket. Peas
3.00a5.00 per basket. Peppers, PEI
crate. Florida. 2.5Oa3.5O. KaIe. pei
barrel. 250a275. Spinach. per barrel
3.00a3.50. Celery. crate, Florida. 2.50a
$50. Brussels sprouts. 25a35. Squash
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Md, February 2:
Especially. - Potatoes, white, 10(
pounds. 5oa1.35; $50 pounds, soa2.25
Sweets. barrel. 1.25a200; busheI 50a
60. Yams. barrel. 1.25a1.75; bushel
6oa65. Beans. bushel. 3.00a5.00. Beets
Nv f.OUdO.UV. xoI uSSCIS SpToulS,
25aao Cabbage, hamper, 2.25a2.5o
Savoy, bushel. 1.0oa1.25. Carrots, bas-
ket. 40a5O. Caulif1ower, crate, LISA
225. Celery, crate. 1.50a3.O0. Cucum.
bers. crate. 5.00aS.00. Elephants
crate: 4;soa7;oo. Horseradish; bushel
Lettuce, basket. 75a1.75. Onions, 100
pounds. 1.25a2.75. Oysterplants. 100,
6.0OaS.0O. Parsnips. bushel, /. 1.4oa1 so.
Peas. basket. 3.o0a4.00. Peppers. crate
S.ooa4.5O. Radishes. basket. 5oa2.00
crate. % s.ooa4oo se' tomato tomatoes. sqaaie erate
2.50a4.50. Turnips. basket. 35a50.
Apples, packed. barrel, 2.50a5.50
bushel, 75a1.50: loose. 100 pounds, ]. sc
a2.00: basket. 50a75. Cranberries
barrel, 8.00a12.00. Grapefruit, box
S5oas;5o. Oranges. box. s.5oa425
ines. half strap. 2.50a4.00.
Selling Prices at 1880.
Wheat-No: red winter. spot, no
1888 y. nominal; No. red winter
spot. no quotations; No. red winter
garlicky. 1929. nominal; No. red
winter, garlicky, no quotations; Feb
ruary. 1894. nominal.
Corn Cob corn, new, $50 per
barrel; contract, spot. s3& per bush
ell; No. corn. spot. 8511: No. 4. nc
quotations; track corn, yellow, No.
or better. 81 per bushel.
Sales-None.
oats white, No. 2, 55a55k pei
bushel; No. 8, 54a54k.
Rye-Nearby. S5a95 per bushel; No
2 western export, spot 96k per
bushel: No. 8. no quotations.
Hay-Receipts, 9 tons; for. the bet
ter descriptions of timothy and light
there was a fair demand under linn
tied receipts at a range Of 1900 to
1000 per ton.
Straw - No. l tangled rye, 15.00a
1900; No. l wheat. 11.00a12.0o; No.
1 oat, nominal. 12.00a13.00.
TODAY's CHICAGO PRICES.
lacked support today during the
early dealings and underwent a sharp
drop in values With Eastern selling
in evidence against May delivery fell
to 1.17a, and for the first time in a
long while buying at 1.19 failed to
develop. Setback in quotations at
Liverpool and Winnipeg had a de-
pressing effect here and SO, too, in
some degree, did Washington reports
Of delay to proposed farm credits
legislation. The opening. which va
1.1SA to 1.19 and July 1.14k to
Lag. was followed by material
further losses.
Corn and oats sympathized with
the weakness of wheat After open
ing q to 1 lower May 74h to IS, the
corn market continued to sag.
Oats started v to ts Off. May As u
to 45h, and later showed further
break.
firm. despite lower quotations on