Evening star., 1924-01-11
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

1.-Two OIOOh
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
There is still a plentiful supply of
rabbits being offered by dealers. the
local season not closing until Febru-
ary I. The season for shooting rab-
bits in Maryland closed Christmas
day. while in Virginia their killing is
permitted until February 1.
Rabbits have been exceptionally
plentiful throughout the entire sea-
son, and dealers say the cheap prices
poultry. especially when high prices
Of poultry ruled.
1t Is expected that receipts will fall
off and that very little of the game
Will be received the remainder OF the
season. Prices this morning were as
low as $1.25 dozen on No. stock,
choicest stock bringing as much as
$3.50.
Eggs-Strictly fresh, selected. can
died, per dozen. 37a3s: average re-
ceipts, s5ass; storage. 2sa27, ;, ,s.
turkeys. per lb.. %; spring chickens,
per h., 2Sa30; keats. young. each. sOa
10; fowls. per h.. IS.
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed spring
chickens. per lb., 35aS5: roasters. per
keys D sSIss peT is soas5 esE R keats ' young @
each, 80aS5; roosters, per lb.. 20.
Game-Rabbits. No. 1. per dozen.
3.0Oa3.6o: No. 2. 1.25a1.5o.
Live stock-Calves. choice, per lb.,
lb.. Sa1o. Lambs. spring, per lb,, 13.
Live pigs. 3.o0a5.oo each; live hogs
Green fruits-Apples. per basket
50a2.O0; box. 1.5oa3.oo; per barrel
2ooasoc calforpa u n;or,Gs oranges Ps1 9n
Lemons, per box. 3.5Oa4.50. Grape
fruit. 3.00aa. so. Cranberries. e.ooa
$50 per one-half barrel. Grapes, Cal
ifornia Emperors, 1.5oa2.50.
egetables-Potatoes. nearby. pei
sweet potatoes, 600as.OO per bbl
Southern lettuce. per crate, 1.0oa2.25
Iceberg. 2.50a325. Cabbage. northern
2.ooa2;5O per 100 lbs; Floridac 1;Sos i
LIS basket: nearby l,ooa1.5q Dbl
southern, per basket, 2.00a2.50. Peas
per basket, 1.5Oa2.5o. California, SOC
a650. Squash. 250a3.o0. Peppers. pei
crate. Florida: 2.ooa2.5o. Eggplant
4.ooa6.oo. Kale' per bed.. leoal:16
cucumbers. per bushel, 4.5oa5.oo. Car
rots, 100-lb. sack, 2.25a2.50. Brussels
sprouts, 20a25.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Nd. January II (Spe-
ciaD white. 100 pounds,
1.ooa2 90; 15o-pound sacks, 1.5oa3.25;
bushel. 1.00a2.50; beans, bushel, l.25a
2.75; beets, 100. 4.00a6.00; broccoli and
kale, bushel. 25a30: brussels sprouts.
quart, 20a25; cabbage. 100. 4.00a6.0o;
noS
az: 90; cauliiower, barrel. 1.5oa3.oo;
celery, crate, 2.f5a6.00; cucumbers
crate. 2.50a4.50: eggplants. crate, 2.25
a3.00; lettuce. bushel. 1.25a2.75
onions, 100 pounds. 1.75a2.75; oyster
plants, 100. 6.Ooa7.o0 parsnips. basket
pers. crate. 1.5oa3.o0; spinach, bushel
1.00a1.25; squash, crate, 1.50a2.50; to-
matoes. crate, 1.5oa4.o0; turnips. bush
Ell, 35a40.
Apples. packed. barrel. 2.ooa4.5o
| bushel. 5oa125; loose. 100 pounds, LOT
ries, barrel, 500 a9.00 grapefruit. box
l.50a2.15; oranges, box, 1.75a3.00
| pineapples, crate. 3.o0a4.5o; straw.
berries, quart, 40a50.
Settling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. 2 red winter. spot
l.13A; No. red winter, spot, no quo
tation: No. red winter, garlicky, do
Y
red winter. garlicky, spot. no quo
tation; No. red winter, garIicky
spot, no quotation.
Sales-420 bushels of No. red win
ter. garlicky, at Liz.
Corn-Cob. new, 4.2oa4.25, for vel
white; No. 2 corn. spot. S7h; No.
corn, spot, S5as; track corn, yellow
No. 3, new, S9a90.
Sales-2,s3O bushels of yellow
mixed, at ssh.
Oats No, 2 white. 54a; No. white
RyewNearby. 75as5; No. rye
spot, 80.
Hay-Receipts. 141 tons. The ha,
market is steady for the better
grades of timothy, choice light mixed
and No. I clover. all of which are IL
fair for good hay, but low grade anG
damaged stock is a slow sale at un.
certain prices.
Quotations-No. / timothy, 275os
$500 per ton; No. 2, 26.00a27.00; No
3. 24.00a25.Oo; No. 4. 22.OOa23.0o; No
! clover, mixed. 24.50a25.00; No.
clover. 24.00a25.00.
Straw-No. l straight rye, 24.00a
$500 per ton: No. l tangled rye, 1896
a16.00; No. l wheat, 13.00a14.00; No. !
oat, 14.00a15.00.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, January IL Omitted
States Department of Agriculture).-
Hogs-Receipts. 47.ooo head: very ac.
tive; Is to 25 higher; good and choice
l225 to 800 pound butchers, 7.35a7.40
top. 7.40; desirable $50 to 220 pound
averages. 7.00a7.30; bulk sows, 6.70s
$50: slaughter pigs. 25 higher: good
and choice strong weight, S.50a6.75
shippers buying freely; big packers
| inactive.
steers, active beef steers, 15a25 high
er; top matured steers and yearlings
ll125: short-fed steers. S.50a10.25; she
stock steady to strong; good and
choice light and asi medium-weigh, gha
II 90: outsiders buying around 1880
other classes. steady to strong; stock
| ers and feeders dull.
She heep-Receip&. 900 head; fairly
active; fat lambs strong, Is higher
sheep strong; feeding lambs steady,
fat wooled lambs, 13.00a14.0o; good
Ihandyweight fat ewes, 7.75: good
6s-pound feeding lambs. 1885.