Evening star., 1923-05-28
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.
High prices charged for meats has
made the meat market dull and
draggy. dealers reported this morn
ing.
People are not taking hold" said
one Of the largest dealers, but are
living from hand to mouth"
Continued high prices, he said, are
due to the continued shortage of cat
tie. dealers in all parts of the country
drawing on the Chicago market.
Producers are reported holding back
supplies of poultry for higher prices,
a number of shippers having already
refused to ship at prices offered
Dealers have a considerable amount
of poultry in storage. 1t is reported,
and trouble is not expected in sup
plying the citys guests during the
Shrine celebration.
Eggs are continuing to arrive in
large quantities. A decrease In sup
plies is expected. a natural thing at
this season. dealers say, and an in
crease of only / or cents is ex-
pected the next two weeks.
Eggs-strictly fresh. selected. can
aied, ole .dpss per dozen 27a2s; average receipts
1e; turkeys. per lb., 25; spring
chickens, per lb.. 26: keats. young, each,
90; fowls, per ib., 27a2S.
sprIne 1pes'ed eS,c.I poultry scssh Wis
ter chickens. per lb.. 45a5o; hens. per
ID. 81; roosters, per lb.. 2oa21; tur-
keys. per lb.. 4oa45; keats. young
Live stock-CaIves, choice. Pc lb..
Ioal1 medium, per lb., sash; tnin' I'm
l5a16. Live pigs. 3.ooa5.0o each; i've
hogs. per h.. s.
Green fruits-Apples. per bbl., 4,ooa
s.5o. California oranges. per crate
per box. 4.5oa5 so. Grapefruit, s.75a
300 Strawberries. per qt.. 5a2o.
Vegetables-Potatoes, per bbi.' No:
!, 1.50a2.00: per sack. 2.00a2.I0; new
potatoes, Florida. per bbl., 6.5oa
SaS: aS south Carolina per por,b sbi'' capoa .poa
lima. 2.ooa2.5o; nearby, 1,ooa2.5o: Let
tuce, per crate, southern, 1.5oa3 90;
Romaine lettuce, per crate. 1.75a2.O0;
lceberg lettuce. per crate, o-ooa ,.oo.
Cabbage, southern. 1.00a1.50 per basket.
Eggplant. per crate, 2.0oaS:5o: Toma-
toes. per box, Florida, 250a6.0o. Beans.
1.o0a3.oo per basket. Peas. 2.5oa5.O0
per basket. Peppers, per crate. Flor
Ida, 2ooa4.o0. kale, per barrel. 1ooa
1;5g. Spinach. per barrel. l.oOa1 LOCAL so so
Squash. 2.5oa4oo. Florida lima beans.
4.ooa7.oo per basket Asparagus. 1.oOa
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Md. May % (Spe-
ciaD.-Potatoes, new. barrel 2.50a
$50; $50 pounds. 2.00a6.O0; old. hun
sweets and vans, barrel. 2.5oaS.50;
bushel. 15a125: asparagus. dozen,
1.50a4.50; beans. bushel. 75a2.25; beets,
hundred. 6.00aS.00; cabbage. hamper,
1.00a1.25: carrots. hundred. 5.00a7.00;
celery. crate. 2.50a4.5o: corn. crate.
eggplants. crate. 2.50a4.oo; kale,
bushel. 50a60; lettuce. basket 1.00a
200; onions. 100 pounds, 2.00a400:
spring onions. hundred, 1.25a1.75;
peas. bushel. 1.5oa2.5 so: rhubarb, hun
dred. 3.o0a4.00: peppers, crate. 2.5oa
400: radishes. hundred. 1.00a2.0D; !;
spinach, bushel, 20a25.
Apples (packed barreD. 4.o0a7.00:
bushel. 1.5oa2.25; box apples. 2.25a
3.25; cantaloupes, crate, 3.00a5.00;
grapefruit box. 2.00a3.5 80: oranges,
box. 5.5oa5.50: pineapples, crate. 3.5Oa
$50; strawberries: quart. GALS.
Selling Prices Mt 12I5.
Wheat-No. l red winter, spot. no
quotations: No. red winter. spot,
d
tations: No. red winter. garlicky.
1868 No. red winter, garlicky, spot
no quotations.. May, 1.26A.
Sales-None.
Corn-Cob corn. new. AIS per bar
rel; contract, spot. s7A per bushel;
tations: track corn, yellow, No. or
better, 95 asked per bushel.
SaleS-None.
Oats-White. No. .. 531a per bush
ell; No. 3. 53 per bushel.
Rye-Nearby, SOaS5 per bushel; No.
2 western export, spot. Slla per bush
ell; No. 3. no quotations.
Hay-Receipts. 80 tons; ample re-
ceipts for all trade wants, from 1900
a2o.00 per ton.
Straw-No. 1 tangled rye. 15.00a
1900; No. l wheat. 12.50a13.00; No. :
oat, nominal. 14.00a15.00.
A reduction of 10 cents per barrel
on western grades of spring -four was
announced this morning.
DAIRY PRoDUCTS.
BALTIMORE. Md. May IS (Spe-
cial).-Live poultry-Spring chickens,
pound. 45a55: small and leghorns, 35
a4O; old hens. 25a27: small leghorns,
24a25; old roosters. 15a16; ducks, 21a
23; small, 1sa2o: spring ducks. 35a36;
pigeons. pair, 40.
Eggs Qoss Off. native nearby f1rsts,
dozen. %; southern, %
Butter. creamery. choice to fancy.
pound. 4oa42: prints; 43a44: nearby
creamery, SSa40; ladies, 36a37: rolls,
32aS5: store packed 81; dairy prints,
S2a35.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, May 2S Omitted States
Department of Agriculture) Hogs. re-
ceipts, $4,000 head; mostly 25 lower: