Evening star., 1923-09-07
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
Because of the increased demand
on account of the approaching He
brew holiday season, poultry prices
have been boosted. Heavy fowls and
ducks are used quite extensively dur
ing such holiday seasons and, 1T is
stated, prices usually become a trifie
higher.
Most of the buying will be finished
by Saturday, dealers state, and prices
will drop early the coming week.
There is also d brisk demand for
frying chickens. and the market
shows an upward tendency.
The egg market also shows an up
ward tendency. This morning the
market was reported as being much
stronger. with q slight advance in
prices, 40 and AZ cents being the
no likelihood of a cheaper market
this fall
Eggs-Strictly fresh. selected. can
died. per dozen, 35a37; average receipts,
So: southern. 80.
Live poultry-Roosters. per h., II;
h., 3Oa32; keats. young. each, 5Oa6o;
fowls. per h., 81.
Dressed pouItry-Fresh killed spring
chickens, per lb;. 34a3S; winter chick chi
,
ROSTERS. per lb., is; turkeys, per h.
35a40; keats, young, each, 20.
Live stock-Calves. choice. per H..
111a; medium, per lb., 10a11; thin.
per lb.,, car. Lambs, spring. per ID: ib..
bal 15sl4 naI LIVE e PIES aI s'Ooa'00 each; live
Green fruits-Apples, new. per bas-
ket, 50a1.75. California oranges, per
crate. 5.Ooa6.5o. Florida, 3.ooa6.oo-
Lemons, per box, 7,oOaS.oo. Grape e
Grapes, Concord, 1.5Oa2 %; Delaware,
1.50a2.25 Niagara, 1.50a2.50.
Vegetables-New potatoes. per bbl.'
No. /. 5.10a5.50; No. 2. 2.5Oa3O0 New
rsey~potatoes, per bag, 4.25a4.5o. New
sweet potatoes, 4.OOa5.O0 per bbl. New
York lettuce, per crate, 1.00a1.50. Ro-
maine lettuce, per crate. 1.00a1.30. Cab
bage, per crate, >. 2.J0a3.00; nearby, 1.50a
2,25 per bbl, Eggplant; per crate l.ooa
by, 25a5O. Beans, 2.50a3.00 per bbl
New York celery, per crate, 4.50a5.50.
Squash, 50a75. Peppers, per crate,
nearby. 50a75. Kale, per bbl., 1.50a2. 90.
| Spinach. per crate, 75a1.50. Homegrown
lima beans, per quart, 2oa3o. New York
Cucumbers. per bushel, 3.O0a4.00. Sugar
corn, per dozen, 15a30.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Nd. September Z (Spe-
/ 3,
per 100 pounds. 1.25a325: bushel, 75a
200; sweets, and yams, barrel, 1.00a
40; bushel 75aS5. Beans, bushel, asa
60. Lima beans, bushel, 1.50a2.00.
Reets. hundred, 4.00a5.00. Cabbage,
hundred, 5.0OaS00. Carrots. hundred,
4.oOa5.OO. Celery, dozen. 35a75. Corn,
| dozen. l0a20. Cucumbers, basket. 50a
-. Eggplant. basket. 25a35. Squash,
, basket. l0a25. Lettuce. crate. 50a1.25.
Onions: 100 pounds. 2.25a3.5o. Toma-
toes. basket; 2Oa3o; packing stock,
! Apples barrel, 1.50a3.OO: bushel. 100
al.25; basket. 15a50. Blackberries.
quart. 12a1S. Cantaloupes, crate. 1.00a
| 1.50a2.00. Huck!eberries. quart 1ja20.
busheI. 125a2.lO; basket 75ai.10.
Plums. basket. 25a75. WatermeIons,
each, Sa35- Pears. basket, 75a1.25.
/ Selling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. red winter. spot,
1903; No. . red winter, garlicky,
spot. l.029s; No. 3 red winter garlicky
spot. 9S5S; No. 3 red winter, gar
| licky. spot, 94"s.
Sales-Cargoes on grade. No. . Red
winter, garlicky, l.O212; No. 3, esq
/ No. 4. 9412
| Corn-Cob. new. 500 per barrel; No
! 2 corn. spot, no quotations; track
I corn, yellow. No. or better, Loo.
! Sales-None.
! Oats-No. white, old, 491a; No. {
white, 4Sa4Sl2. New oats are selling
at l cent a bushel less.
| Rye-Nearby, 75aS5 per bushel; No
? rye. spot, 81 per bushel
/ Hay-Receipts, los tons. General re-
J ceipts of new hay are liberal and the
| tone of the market is easy al range
/ OF $500 to $500 per ton for timothy
! and choice light mixed hay.
! Straw-No. l tangled rye. 15.00a
| 1900: No. / wheat, 12.00a12.50; No. !
Oat II GOA Is 90