Evening star., 1924-02-14
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

had no effect on tho market. probably
due to the forecast that higher tenn.
perature soon would prevail. Buyers
were out early, but dealers reported
q lack of heavy sales.
There were practically no change:
in prices this morning. There were
ample supplies of meats. fruits and
vegetables on hand at prices dealers
considered reasonable.
Poultry was not so plentiful. how
ever. and prices continued high. But
ter and egg prices were reported al
having undergone no material change
Eggs-Strictly fresh, selected. can
% eeipts.p pss IS: oHaaa. Storage. ' asaso. average re-
Live poultry--Roosters, per lb., II
turkeys, per ID, 25a3o; spring chick
ems, per lb., 30a32; keats. young, each
eoa70: fowls, per lb, 26.
sprns Rrsss's eh,ckeos eosltFy per s ssass hsi
lb.. 27; turkeys. per h.. 2sa32; keats
young. each. soas5: ROSTERS. per ID.
Live stock-Calves. choice. per lb.
lsa14: medium. per lb.. 12a13: thin
per lb.; salo; Lambs. spring. per ID.
hogs. h. 15ss pss lB B's:' sx: s'''So' each live
Green fruitsNApples. per basket
5oa2. 90: box. 1.5oas.00; per barrel. 2.o(
a6.00. California oranges. per crate
a.5oa45o; Florida. 3.oea4.00. Lemons
per bog. 3.5oa4;oo. Grapefruit. s.ooa
half barrel.
vegetabies-Potatoes. nearby. Pc,
barrel: No. 1. 2.50as.00; No. 2. 1.5oa
200. Potatoes, round. per bag. 2.75a
s:55; sweet potatoes, b.ooa7.oo per bar, r.
rel Southern lettuce. per crate, l5Oa
800: Icehtr1 30Oa35O Cabba se
northern. 2.o0a250 per 100 lbs: Flor.
ida. 2.00a225 basket: nearby, LOCAL. 80
barrel. Tomatoes. Florida. 3.00a4 so
Beans. southern, per basket. a.5oa5 so
Florida. a.75as.oo. Squash, s.ooa4. %
Peppers. per crate. Florida. 2.5oa4.00.
Eggplant. 4.ooa5.oo. Kale, per barrel
1.5oa1.75. Spinach, per barrel. 4.50a
5.oo;. Texas. per basket. 2.00a2 so.
ssoo sacR ss5as 80
Brussels sprouts. 25a30. Florida lima
beans, 3.50a5.00.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Nd, February IA tSpe-
ciaD.-Potatoes. white. 100 pounds, goa
200; $50 pounds. 1.S0a3.o0; sweets and
vans. barrel. 200a6.5o: bushel, 1;ooa
2.75; beets, 100, 5.00a6.00: beans. bushel.
3.50a5.00: broccoli and kale. bushel. 25a
IS; brussels sprouts. 25a3o: caulifiower,
crate. 2.5oa2.75: cabbage. 100. 4.0oa6. 90:
Savoy. bushel. 50a60: carrots, 5.O0a6 90;
celery, crate. 2.00a2. so: cucumbers. crate,
6.ooaS.oo: eggplants. crate. 3.ooa45o: let
tuce. crate, 2.50a3.00 onions. 100 pounds.
l.50a275 parsnlps, basket, 60a70; oyster
plants. 100, 6.00a8. 90; peas, hamper. 400
a5. 90; peppers, crate, 2.50a4.00; spinach,
bushel. 1.75a2.oo; squash. crate, 4iooa
Apples. packed, barrel. 2.ooa5. 90;
bushel. 5oai.50: box apples. 1.7sa2.25;
grapefruit. box. 2.o0a3.00: oranges, ooa.
2i25a3.00 pineapples. crate, 5.ooa4.oo'
strawberries. quart. 5oa5o.
Settling Prices on Grain.
wheat-No. 2 red winter. spot,
III; No. red winter, spot. no quota
tions; No. red winter, garlicky. spot,
No. red winter. garlicky, spot, no
Sales-Big lot of nearby at 1.1o per
bushel.
rel for yellow. and 4.l5a4.20 per bar
No. corn. spot. 90; track corn. yell
low, No. 3, new, 81.
Sales-None.
0ats-No. 2 white, 5sla: No. 8 white,
Rye-Nearby, 75as5; No. 2 rye. spot.
S0s
Hay-Receipts, 63 tons. In COM
parison with the demand the offerings
Of hay here are ample for trade wants,
as there Is not much life to the buy
ing. Sound medium grades are prov.
Ing the best sellers. Low grades ano
damaged hay are slow sale ana or un-
certain value.
Quotations s-No. timothy, 27.50a
500 per ton; No. 2. 26.00a27.00; No. 3,
23.00a25.0o: No. light clover mixed.
23.0Oa25.0o; No. 2 clover, 22.o0a23. 90;
No. clover, mixed. 25.ooa25.5o; No. 1
straw-No. i straight rye, 24.ooa
$500 per ton; No. 1 tangled rye, 100
a1s.0O; No. 1 wheat, 15.5oal6.00; No.
oat, 17.00a1s.o0.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE, Nd, February II
(SpeciaD.-Iive poultry-Turkeys
pound, 1Sa3O; young chickens. 2oaS5
ieghorns, 2oa25: old roosters, 10
horns. 1Sa2O: geese, ,1Ia22; pigeons
pairs. so; guinea fowl, each. 3Oa6o.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys. pound
1sa30; chickens. 25a28: ducks, 25a30
old .roosters, 16; geese, 1Sa22; eapons
28a35.
Eggs Coss off)-Sative and nearby
firsts. dozen, 3s: southern. 81.
Butter-Creamery, good to fancy
pound. 4Sa53; prints, 5Sa55: nearby
creamery, 42a4S: ladies, 30a32; rolls
2saso; store packed h;,s1 gsas? 10 dair'
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. February IA Omitted
States Department Of Agriculture).-
Hogs Receipts. 10000 head: slow
mostly 10 to Is higher; good and
choice $50 to 325 pound butchers, 7.3t
~ ff
225 pound averages. 7.10a725. desir-
able $50 to 160 pound averages, 6.9os
7.05; packing sows, 6.0oa6.20; killing
pigs, unchanged: bulk strong weight
Cattie-Receipts. 5000 head: beei
steers and fat she stock active; most
ly 10 to Is higher: top matured steers
1850: highest prices Of the year; mix.
ed yearlings. averaging 727 pounds
11.50; handy and heavy steers. 10.75a
11.25: long yearlings, 10.0oa10.75; bulk
fed steers, 7.75a10.26: fat cows. Asa
500; beef heifers. 5.50a7.00; good tc
choice heavy heifers, 7.65: bologna
bulls steady to strong; largely 4.75a
500: vealers in liberal supply: 25 to
so lower; packers paying s.Soas so
mostly outsiders selecting few
handy weight upward to 1900 and
above: stockers and feeders about
Sheep-Receipts. 10000 head: fairly
active; killing classes generally
strong; feeding lambs steady; fat
wooled lambs, 14.50a14.85; top, 1900;
good medium and handy weight fat
ewes, s.50a9.o0: medium to good feed
ing lambs. 1900.
TODAY's CHICAGO PRICES.
CHICAGO. February IA Wheat
prices developed an upward tendency
today after an irregular opening.
Likelihood that the United States i'm
port duty on wheat would soon be
raised was the principal bullish infiu-