Evening star., 1923-09-08
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL. WHOLESALE MARKET.

Live SLOCk
LOCAL. WHOLESALE MARKET.
Brisk buying of poultry was the
feature of the market the past two
days. chickens, fowls and ducks be-
Ing in demand for the Hebrew holiday
season.
was reported, although buying was
not brisk. Such an Increase always
follows the summer season.
Market reports fail to show de-
creases in prices Of many commodities
this week. They do show advanced
ever. and dealers predict reduced
prices for poultry the coming week.
Fruits and vegetables continue fair
ly plentiful. The wet weather has
boosted the vegetable crop, market
dealers say. but prices have not changed
to any material extent.
Eggs-Strictly fresh, selected, can
died. per dozen. s5aS7; average receipts.
Live poultry-Roosters, per lb., Il:
turkeys. per lb.. 80; spring chickens; per
fOv,s TO-; Soasg; nsr IL keats young each' 6oaSo'
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed spring
chickens. per h., 34a38: winter chick
ems. per lb., 30a35; hens, per h.. 30a32;
ROSTERS. per lb.. IS; turkeys. per lb..
Live stockWcaives. choice, per lb..
11k; medium, per lb., 10a11; thin.
per lb.. 6a7. Lambs. spring. per lb..
lsa14; live pigs. s.ooa5.oo each: live
Green frruits..Apple.: new, per bas- as
crate. 5.ooas.5O Florida. s.coa6.oo.
Lemons, per box, 7.00aS.00. Grape
fruit, 4.Q0a4.o0. Peaches, per crate, LOO
a3.00; 1a-bushel basket, 1.00a1.50.
Grapes. Concord. 1.50a2.25; Delaware,
1.50a2.25; Niagara, 1.50a2.50.
Vegetables-New potatoes, per bbl.,
No. /. 5.00a5.50: No. 2, 2.50a300. New
Jersey potatoes. per bag, 4.00a4.50. New
sweet potatoes, 4,00a4.50 per bbl. New
York lettuce, per crate, 1.OOal.50. Ro-
maine lettuce. per crate. 1.0oal.5o. Cab
bage. per crate, 2.5oa3.o0: nearby. 1.5oa
2.e5 per bbl. Eggplant. per crate. 1.0Oa
1.50. Tomatoes, 1a-bushel basket. near
by. 25a5O. Beans. o.5Oa3.00 per bbl.
New forl! celery. per crate, 4.ooa5.5O.
Squash. 50a7os Peppers. per crate.
Spinach. per crate. 75a1.50. Home e-grown
lima beans, per quart. 20a30. New York
cucumbers, per bushel, 3.00a4.00. Sugar
corn, per dozen. 15a3o.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
ciaD.-Potatoes. white. bbI. 150a
40: 100 lbs. 1.o0a2.75; $50 lbs, 800
a4.00; sweets and yams, bbl. l.50a
$50; basket. 30a65. Beans. bu.. 50a
70. Lima beans, bu.. 1.50a2.00. Beets,
hundred. 4.00a6.O0. Cabbage, hundred,
4:00as.00. Carrots, hundred. 4.00a6.0O.
cry. doz.. 40asO. Corn. doz., 2Oa30.
Cucumbers. basket. 75al.OO. Egg
plants. basket. 30a35. Lettuce, bu..
60al.25. Onions. 100 lbs. 2.00a3.15.
Peppers. basket. 25a50. Squash. bas-
packing stock, bu., o5a4o.
Apples. Dbl, 1.50a3.00: bu.. 50a1.50;
I:26a2.5o: basket. 50a1.00. Crabapples.
2oa3o. Grapes. basket, 45a15. Dam
sons. bu.. 1.50a2.OO. Peaches, bu, 100
!oa1.00; common. 25a5o. Plums, bas-
ket, 25a75. Watermelons. each, Sa30.
Selling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. . red winter. spot.
1.1O12; No. red winter, garIicky,
spot, 1.02; No. red winter garlicky,
spot. 9s; No. red winter, gar
licky. spot, "a.
sales-Cargoes on grade. No. Red
winter, garlicky. 1.o2; No. 3, sS; No.
Corn-Cob. new. $40 per barrel, No
2 corn. spot. no quotations; track
corn. yellow, No. or better, 1.07.
Sales-None.
Oats-No. > white, new. 4S1a; No. 3
white, new, 47a471s. New oats are
selling at 1 cents a bushel less.
Rye-Receipts. 132 tons. General re-
ceipts of new hay are liberal and the
tone of the market is easy at a range
of $500 to $500 per ton for timothy
and choice light mixed hay.
Straw-No. l tangled rye, 1500s
1900: No. 1 wheat, 12.00a12.50; No. l
oat, 13.0oal4.00.