Evening star., 1923-04-27
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WEoLEsALE MARKET.

LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
There Is big demand for COW meat.
but receipts are not large. Prime beef
also Is in good demand, the market
on all grades being active at prevail
Ing prices. The lamb market is
strong.
Good and strong" was reported Of
the condition of the pork market
Pork is 8 or cents a pound higher
tnan the prices two weeks ago and I
cent higher than last week. Hams, In
great demand In warm weather, are
slightly higher than last week.
,,Eggs-Strictly fresh, selected, can
died. per dozen. %; average receipts.
26: southern. 2S.
Live poultry-Roosters. per h..
Y; turkeys. per lb.. 25a35; spring
per IS iop per lb co. winter chiSkens ss
foWls. per lb. 25a26.
Dressed poultry Fresh-killed
spring chickens. per lb., 70a75: win
Ter chickens. per h., 4ba5o; hens. per
ID. 80; roosters. per lb.. 1sa20: tur-
Keys, per lb. 45a5o; keats. young,
I LIye stoek-calve,. choice. per 1b.
loa1l; medium, per lb.. sas1s: thin.
Per Pc To-; sa7. Lambs. spring. per lb.
hogs ho; live nrr ;, pigs s.ooa5.oo each; live
Green fruits-Apples. per bbl.. s.ooa
~ California oranges. per crate.
4.Soa5 so; Florida, 5.b0a6.50. Lemons
Per box. 4.ooa4.5O. Grapefruit. 3.5oa
4'2y. Strawberries. per qt., 2ea35.
potatoes, Florida. per bbi.. 500
;a,1o.oo; sweet potatoes, North Caro-
ma. 3Ooa3.5o: nearby. 1.0oa3.50. Let
luce, per crate, southern. 5oa2.00;
Iceberg lettuce per crate, 450a5. 90.
cabbage. southern. 2.0oa2. so per basket.
Elephants. per crate. 2.o0a35o. Toma-
! soss, o, per box. Florida. 2.ooa4.5o. Beans.
2ooas 90 per basket. Peas. s.ooa6oo
ida: 1.5oa4.0o Kale. per barrel. 5oa
LOO. Spinach. per barrel. 1.5oa2.0o.
Celery. per crate, Florida. 2.75a3.25.
squash. 2.50a4 90. Florida lima beans,
4ooa5.0o per basket. South Carolina
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Md, April 81 (spe-
ciaD.-Potatoes, white. 100 pounds,
25a2 ;25: new. pounds. 2.25a3.75: sweets,
barrel, 1.5oa2 90: bushel. 5oaS5: as
bushel. 1.O0a2.50; beets, hundred. 800
aS.Oo; cabbage, hampers. 2.00a2.50;
carrots, hundred. 6.0OaS.00: celery.
crate. 1.5oa250: cucumbers. crate. 500
bushel, 4Oa45; lettuce, basket. l.0Oa
zoo; onions, 100 pounds, 2.00a4.50:
spring onions, hundred. 1.25a1.50;
peas. peas basket, mn 25oa4.oo; peppers. crate,
spinach. bushel. 50a75; squash, crate.
2.50a350; tomatoes. crate, 150a450.
Apples. packed. barrel, 3.00a6.o0:
bushel, 1.00a1.G5; box apples, 1.75a2.75;
grapefruit, box. 2.5oa4o0; oranges.
box: 4.ooa6.5o; strawberries, quart,
25a45.
Selling Prices at 1880.
Wheat-No. / red winter, spot. no
quotations; No. red winter. spot.
1.42as; No. red winter, spot, no
quotations; No. red winter, gar
licky, 1.4l1s; No. 2 red winter, gar
Ecky. spot. no quotations; April,
l.411e.
Sales-None.
Corn-Cob corn, new. 4.75 per bar
rel; contract, spot, 92 per bushel;
No. corn. spot, 95; No. 4, no quo
tations; track corn. yellow, No. 9 or
better, 80 per bushel.
Sales-None.
Oats-White. No. 2. 551s and Sc per
bushel; No. 3, 541a and 55 per bushel.
Rye-Nearby. S0aS0 per bushel; No.
2. western export, spot, s34 per
tushel; No. 3. no quotations.
Hay-Receipts. 81 tons: ample re-
Ceipts for all trade wants from 1900
to 21.OO per ton. The market is dull
for lower grades and inferior hay,
which is OF uncertain value.
Straw-No. 1 tangled rye, 1J.o0a
1900; No. 1 wheat. I2.50a1S.o6; No. I
oat, nominal, 14.00a15.o0.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE, Md, April 27 (spe-
ciaD-Poultry, live young chickens.
pound, 35a36; poor and thin IS; win
ters, 45a50: springers. 55a60; leg
horns n
springers, 45aoo old hens, 26a27;
small and leghorns, 25: old roosters,
15a16: ducks, 23a25: small and poor.
2oa21; pigeons, pair, 35a4o; guinea
notil. noWl: each each 4oaSo. EGGS. loss off
southern, "a. Butter. creamery,
| choice to fancy. 42a44; prints, 45a4S;
nearby, 41a42; rolls. 3Sa39: store
packed, 81; dairy prints, 3sa42
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. April % u. S. Depart
ceipts, $4,000 head; mostly 10 to Is
cents higher to shippers and small
killers; top. S.1o: bulk 150 to 225
pounds averages 1.95aS.10; 240 to 500
pound butchers. 7.7Oa79O: packing
sows. 10 to 25 cents higher: mostly
Founders. S:25a6.75: Heavyweight
hogs, 7.45a7s5; medium, 7.soas.Io:
light. 7..5as.15: light light. 70OasOO;
packing sows. smooth, 6.50a7. 90; pack
ing sows, rough. 6.o0a6.6o; killing
pigs. 625a7.25.
,Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head; gener-
ally steady; she stock uneven; Killing
quality plain: 20 head steers fed ex-
perimentally at Ames. Iowa, e..5a
1000; 81 head at latter price; bulk
beef steers and yearlings, S.25a900;
one load, $50; mixed steers and heif-
ers and heifer yearlings, 800: plain
kind. 500 and below; stockers and
feeders fairly active: one load half