Evening star., 1924-01-24
Grain. Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
Ihere Is steady demand for all
KINDS Of vegetables. Spinach is the
only vegetable reported as being ex-
ceptionally scarce, receipts being so
small thar prices are not quoted.
Moderate supplies of tomatoes are
being received from Florida and
Cuba. receipts being large enough
to supply demands. Prices cover a
range of from So to 81.
String beans are being received in
limited quantities from Florida,
choicest quality bringing as much as
s3.5o hamper, the cheapest being
quoted at $3.50.
from Florida and old stock from New
YORK ma only a moderate demand
and liberal supplies of lettuce are be-
ing received from Florida, Arizona
California and New York. Only light
supplies of peppers and eggplants are
being received.
Eggs-Strictly fresh. selected. can
died, per dozen, 40, average receipts.
Ss: storage. 2sa27.
Live poultry-Roosters. per lb.. 16:
turkeys. per h.. 2Saso; spring chickens
per PEI H., 2s; keats young. each. Goa
eheFens 5 as 1dnsa nss sprns
ID: Soa32; hens, per lb.. 26a27; tur-
keys. per lb., 3oa35: keats, young, each
SoaS5; roosters, per H., 20.
. oGame-habbits. No. l, per dozen
S.0oa3.60: No. 2. 1.25a1.50.
Live ~, III
a; medium. per lb.. 12a13; thin. Pc
lb., sa10. Lambs. spring. per lb.. 1a
Live pigs; 3.o0a5.o0 each; live hogs
Green fruits-Apples. per basket
s.coas.oo '0e califopnis hopnio0' oranges pne pc,
crate. s.5oas:ss5; Florida. s.ooa4.2 .25
fruit. a.ooas.5o cranberries, 4.5os
$50 per one-half barrel. Grapes. Cal
l1ornia Emperos, 1.50a2.50.
Dbl. No. 1. 2.6oaa.oo; No. 2. 1.5oa2 90
sweet potatoes. 5.ooas,56 per bbl
Southern lettuce. per crate. 1.ooa2 90
Iceberg. 2.50a3.25. Cabbage. northern
400 basket: nearby. 1.ooai59 bbI
Tomatoes, Florida. 3.O0a5.00. Beans
southern. per basket. 2.50a4.00. Peas
per basket. 4.00a7.00. Celery Cali
ffornia. 6.oOa6.5o: Florida, S.ooaS. 90
Florida, 25Oa3OO Eggplant. 4ooaS.o.0
per bbl,. 3.50a5oo. Southern Gu
cumbers. per bushel. =. 2.50a5.0o. Car
rots, 100-in. sack. 2.75a3.00. Brusseis
sprouts. 20a25.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Md, January "a tSpe-
ciaD D.-Potatoes-White, 100 lbs, 1.oOs
1.9D: $50 lbs. 1.5oa3.Oo; sweets and
yams. bbl... 2.50a6.5O; bu., 1.75a2.50; bas
ket, 75a2.25. Beets. 100, 4.00a6.O0. Beans
bu.. 3.O0a350. Broccoli and kale. bu.
25a30. Brussels sprouts. 1Oa1S. Cab
bage, 100, 4.0Oa600. Savoy, bu., 40a50
Carrots. 100, 4.00a6.0O. Caulifiower
crate, 2.75a3.00. Celery. crate, 2.00a3.25
Cucumbers. crate, 3.50a5.0O. Elephants
bu.. 2.25a2.5O. Lettuce. basket, i.25;
2.15. Onions. 100, 6.00aS.00. Parsnips
basket. 55a65. Peas, hamper, 3.00a3.50
Peppers. crate. 2.25a2.50. Spinach, bu.
]. 1.50a2.00. Squash, crate, 2.00a3.0O. To
matoes. crate. 2.ooao.50. Turnips, bu.
35a40.
Apples-Packed. bbl.. 2.Ooa5. 90; bu.
o0a1. 50: loose. per 100 lbs. 1.25a1 .S5
box apples, l.50a2.25. Cranberries. bbl
6. 6.00a1o.10. Grapefruit. box, 1.75a3. .oC
vi diEtS, boA. IlHCdl'plSS
crate S.Ooa4.5O. Strawberries. quart
i0a42 r..
Settling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. 2 red winter. spot, 1.1312
No. red winter, spot, no quotations
No. 2 red winter. garlicky. domestic
l13h II; export, no quotations: No.
red winter. garlicky, spot, no quota
tions: No. red winter, garlicky
spot. no quotations.
Sales-None.
Corn-Cob. new. 4.35a440 for yel-
low and 4.20a4.25 per barrel for white
No. 2 corn. spot, S9A; No. corn
spot. s7aa; track corn. yellow, No. 8
new. S1a92.
oats-No. 2 white, 5512a56; No.
white, new, 54 n ass.
Rye-Nearby, 75aS5: No. rye. spot
sOE.
Hay-Receipts. SO tons. There i
little life in the hay market and pres
ent offerings of descriptions are am
pie for trade wants. Prices ar
steadily held on top grades. but dam
aged hay is hard to move at any price
Quotations-No. l timothy, 27.50i
$500 per ton; No. 2, 26.ooa27.oo; Nc
mixed. 25.5Oa26.O0: No. clover, 22.o
a23.o0: No. 1 clover, mixed, $500;
! %. so: No. l clover, 24.50a25.00.
! Straw-No. l straight rye. 24.00:
! $500 per ton; No. tangled rye, $50
a16.o0: No. l wheat, 1900: No. oat
| 17.00a1S.00.
| TODAY'S CHICAGO PRICES.
! CHICAGO, January "a. Govern
! ment moves toward helping agricul
; tural interests in the northwest lie,
| to something of an upturn in al
| grain values today at the start.
prevalent opinion was that the atti
| tude of the federal authorities seem
| ed likely to avert more or less liqui
! dation by farmers. Corn trading con
! tinued to lead in activity with un
| favorable weather bullish facto
! and with other markets outbiddin
Chicago. After opening 1s to
| higher. May 80 to S0b, the corn mar
| ket held firmly above yesterdays lat
| est figures.
| Wheat trade lacked volume, but re
sponded to an upturn in quotation
| mestic receipts. The opening here
| which ranged from IL to ~ higher
| May 1.091s to 1.OSh, and July 1.o7s s
to 1.O7a, was followed by sligh
| sag and then a little rally.
| oats at a shade lower to shad
| higher, May ATS to 47%. and late
| held near to the initial range.
| Provisions were steady. apparentl
governed by the course of hog value:
! CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, January PA. (Unite
| States Department of Agriculture)-
Hogs-Receipts $4,000 head. SLOW
| mostly steady: good and choice 25
land 800 pound butchers, 7.25a7.30: toI
7.35; desirable 160 to 225 pound aver
! a ees 7OOa7 90: better grades, 140 I