Evening star., 1923-03-30
Grain, Produce and
Live. Stock |
WHOLESALE MARKET.

supplies or fruits and vegetables
Tor the Easter trade are ample to
meet demands. Grass. as asparagus
Is called, is being received from South
Carolina. 1t Is splendid product,
but prices are high.
The market is overstocked with
iceberg lettuce. from California and
prices are cheap. There is a plentiful
supply OF oranges and grapefruit on
hand at reasonable prices.
Prices OF eggs underwent no change
this morning. The supply Is large
enough to meet the Easter demands
and prices probably will not change
until after the close Of the week 8
market.
Eggs-Strictly fresh, selected, can
oied. per dozen. 25a26; average receipts,
"a: southern. "a.
Live poultry-Roosters. per Ib.. IS:
turkey. per lb.. 3oa4O; spring chickens,
per H.: 60a7o: winter chickens. per lb..
soaso: Keats, young. each, 60; fowls. per
Dressed poultry-Fresh-ki killed spring
chickens. per lb.. 75aS0; winter chick
ems, per lb, 45a50; hens, per lb.. 32a33:
Ioosters, per lb.. 19a20: turkeys, per lb.,
aoaao: Keats. young. each. 70aS0.
70. 1--we stock--Calves. choice. per lb..
TO-. say. Lambs. choice. per lb., IS. Live
pigs, S.ooa5.0 each; live hogs, per h., 9.
sSreen fruits-Apples, per bbI.. 2.00a
o,eo, a. California oranges. per crate, $50
so.oo; Florida. 5.Ooa60O Lemons. per
oov; Vs1s,a sioJae. a.. 90. Grapefruit. s5oa4; e.
!, i'Soa2. oo 90; per sack. 2.50a2.75; No. 2. 5oa
!.oo. sweet potatoes. North Carolina,
a,ouaS'oo: nearby. 2.00a2.50. Lettuce. per
crate southern, 50a2.0O: Romaine let
,uce' ,uce per crate. 1.5oa2.oo: Iceburg let
.uce; per crate. 3.25a3.5o. Cabbage.
nc, hhortnern. 3.ooa4. 90 per 100 pounds: near
oy cabbage. per bbi. 1.50a2 80: southern.
..ooa3.O0 per basket. Eggplants, per
Snate, Ge, 4.0oa5.00 Tomatoes, per box.
hhaorida' ooa42S; Beans. 3.oOa5.oo per
pers, per crate. Florida. 3.50a4.50. Kale,
per barrel. 2.0oa2.50 Spinach. per bbl..
2 o.ooaS.e e0. Celery. per crate, Florida,
S,ooaa;oo. Brussels sprouts. 15a25.
squash. 3.ooa5.oo. Florida lima beans,
6.ooa6.oo per basket.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS,
BALTIMORE. Md. March 80 tSpe-
cial).-Potatoes. white, 100 pounds.
75al,5o; l5O-pound sacks. 1.o0a2.50 So;
sweets. barrel. 1.00a1.75: bushel, 5oa
90: Sams. barrel; 1;25al. so; bushei 5oa
hundred. 3.ooasoo; brussels sprouts
quart 25a3o; cabbage. hamper. 2.75a
500; carrots. basket, 50a60; califiower
crate. 2.25a2.5o: celery. crate. 2.ooa
20; cucumbers. crate. 5.oOaS.0o; egg
plants. crate. 4,ooa6.oo; horseradish,
barrel. 1.75a2.00: lettuce, basket. 5oa
l.5O; onions. 100 pounds, 1.50a3.75;
oysterplants, hundred, 1o.O0aI2.
parsntps. bushel. 1.75a2.oo: peas.
bushel. 3.5oa4.50; peppers, crate, l.5Oa
s.ao' spinach, barrel, 1.25a2. 90: squash,
crate, 300a4.O0; tomatoes, crate, l.50a
$50; turnips. basket, 50a6o.
apples. packed barrel 3oOa & 90 :.
bushel. 1.00a1.75; loose, loo pounds
l.6oa2.O0; basket. 50a75; cranberries,
barrel, s.0oal2.o0; grapefruit, box.
o.ooa4;oOa oranges. box, 3.75a4.5O;
half strap. 3.00a4.0O.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE. Nd. March 80 (Spe-
ciaD.-Live poultry-Turkeys, pound.
S5a42: old toms. 80; poor and crooked
breasts, rs; young chickens. 32a40:
rough stays and leghorns. 24a2S: old
hens. 2sa2s; small and leghorns. 26a
81: old roosters, IT: ducks, 2sa32:
small and poor. 24a25: pigeons, pair
36a4O; guinea fowl. each. 40a60.
ssa4s old peg15FyTukeys foms pound
crooked breasts. 25; young chickens
34a36; old and mixed. e8a30; old
roosters, l8: ducks, 30a32; capons. 37a
42; small slips, 30a32.
Eggs. loss off-Native and nearby.
eggs. so.
Butter-Creamery. fancy. pound, 81;
prints, 51a53: nearby creamery, Asa
4s; ladies. 40a42: rolls. 3sa40; store
packed. packed 80: 80: dairy prints. asa4o;
tions, chamber OF comm cree closed to-
day, legal holiday.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. March 80 Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture).-Hogs
to 10 higher; bulk good and choice.
$50 to 225 pound averages. s.30as.45:
top. $50; bulk. 240 to 235 pound
butchers: $40 and $40: packing sows
around. 7.25a7.4o: desirable pigs. SIS
medium. s.15as.4o: light. S.15aS.5o;
smooth. 7.35a7.s5: packing sows,
rough. 71oa7.40: killing pigs. 6.75a7.75.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head: kill
and yearlings. steady to Is higher;
good heavies showing more advance
In spots; top matured steers. 1000:
best yearlings, $50; numerous loads
OF beef steers, s.75as.50; several loads
mixed steers and heifers, s.ooas.5o:
weak to Is lower: other classes gen.
orally steady; bulk desirable bologna
bulls around 5.25: bulk stockers and
feeders. 6.75aS.00: bulk desirable
veal calves to packers. S.ooaS.50: few
upward to 800 and better and upward
to 1000 to shippers for strictly choice
kind.
Sheep-Receipts. 10000 head: fat
lambs, steady to strong; early top.
1900 to packers: bulk handyweight.
l4.85a14.95; clipped lambs mostly
1l.17a12.l0: six doubles California new
CROP lambs averaging about sixty
four pounds. 1880, with 800 out at