Evening star., 1924-01-09
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL wHoLEsALE MARkET

pectally scarce today
There Is a plentiful supply of new
cabbage from Florida and South Car
olina. The Florida stock is received
in hampers and commands higher
prices than the Grated stock from
South Carolina, difference In freight
rates making the South Carolina
stock cheaper
plentiful. selling at 81 and $3.50 a
crate, express charges amounting to
$3.50 on each crate. Florida string
beans were exceptionally plentiful
but new peas were scarce today.
Receipts of California celery are
over. The Florida celery season has
opened, however, and dealers expect
large shipments of the vegetable in
the near future.
Eggs-Strictly fresh, selected, can
died, per dozen, 43; average receipts
40a42; storage, %.
Live poultry-Roosters, per lb., 16i
turkeys, per lb., 2S; spring chick
ems. per lb.. SoaS2; keats, young. each
60a70; fowls. per lb., 2Sa30
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed spring
chickens a9asa ib ssass roasters
turkeys, per lb.. s0aS5; keats. young
! each. S0as5; roosters, per h., 20.
Game-Rabbits, No 1, per dozen
3,0oa3.60: No. 2. 1.25a1-50.
Live stock-Calves, choice. per lb.
IA; medium, per lb., 11a12; thin, per
Live pigs, 3.0Oa5.oO each; live hogs
per lb., 8.
Green fruits-Apples. per basket
5oa2.o0: box, 1.5oaS.0o; per barrel
2.00a6.00. California oranges, pei
crate. 3.5Oa5.25; Florida, 3.5Oa4.5o
3.0oa3.5o. Cranberries, 6.o0a5:e0 pei
| one-half barrel. Grapes, California
| Emperos, 1.50a2.50.
egetables-Potatoes, nearby, pei
bbl., No. l. 2.5oa3.00; No. 2, 1,5oa2.0 90
Potatoes, round. per ao.S bag oS 2.a1aat9S III bh,
i Southern lettuce. per crate. 1.ooa2.o0
Iceberg. 2.50a325. Cabbage. northern
2.00a2.25 per 100 lbs; nearby, l:ooa
1.50 bbl. Tomatoes, Florida, 3.o0a6. 0o
Peas, per basket, 15oa2. SO. New York
celery, per crate, washed, 5.50a6.00; In
rough, New York, 2.50a4.00; Califor-
MIA, 6.0Oa6.50. Squash, 25Oa3;oO: yep
pers. per crate. Florida, 2;5GaS: %; .
hgsaas spihssS 90 per- Ks s per DS
Southern cucumbers, per bushel, 4:5o
as. 90. Carrots, 10O-lb. sack, 2.25a2.5O.
Brussels sprouts, 2Oa25.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Md, January q
/. .0oa2 90; 15O-lb. sacks. 1.eoaS;20;
sweets and yams. bbl. 2.ooaS.oo; bu.,
1.00a2.50; beans, bu., 2.50aS.Zo. Deets
100, 4.00a6.00; broccoli and kale, pn,.
25a30: brussels sprouts, Qt., 2OaZo
cabbage, 100, 4.oOas.0o; savoy, bu., 40
flower. bbl., 1.50a3.00; celery, create,
2.75a325; cucumbers, crate, 2.0Oa4.oo;
eggplants, crate, 2.00a4.00; lettuce,
bu.. 15Oa2.75: onions, 100 lbs 1.75a
2.75; oysterplants. 100, 6.ooaT.oo; par
ships, basket, 45a55; peas, hamper
.06a2. 90; peppers, crate, 1.50a3.25; {;
spinach, bu., 1.00a1.25; squash, crate,
1.50a250; tomatoes, crate, z5oa4.oo'
turnips, bu., 35a40.
Apples, packed bbl., 2;oOa450; bu'.
5oa125; loose 1So iSo7 POUNDS 9e esanbeprie2s eGa
bbl., 6.o0a9.o6; grapefruit, box, l;ooa
apples, crate, 3.00a4.50; Strawberries
qt., 35a40.
Settling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. 2 red winter. spot,
1.I29s; No. g red winter. spot, no
quotations.; No. 2 red winter, garncky.
domestic, 1.11a export, no quotation
No 2 red winter, garlicky, spot, no
quotation: No. red winter, garhcky'
spot no quotation.
! Sales-None. .
Corn-Cob. new. 400, Tor yeiIoW.
A y.0U
No. corn. spot, s714; No: corn, spot
ts4a.: track corn. yellow, No. 3,
new, 81.
Sales-None.
oats-No. q. white. SAY; No. 8
RyeHNearby. i5as5; No. rye, spot
Hay-Receipts, SO tons. The hay
market is steady for the better grades
of timothy, choice light mixed and
No. / clover, all of which are IN only
moderate receipts. Demand is FAIR for
good hay. but low grade and dam
aged stock is a slow sale at uncer-
tain prices.
ouotations-No. timothy, 27.5Oa
2S. 90 per ton; No. 2. 26.0Oa21 90: NO.
8, 24.ooa25.oO; No. 4, q. .0oa2s.oo; NO. ! !
clover mixed. 24.0Oa2o.0oi NO.
clover, 24.00a25.00.
Straw-No. / straight rye, 24.00a
100 per ton; No. l tangled rye le.ooa
1900: No. / wheat, 13.0Oal4.O0; NO.
oat, 14.0Oa15.00.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE. Md, January (Spe-
cial).-Live poultry-Turkeys pouno
1sa2S; young chickens, 20a26: leg
horns 20a24; old hens. 20a26; leg
horns. 20a22; old roosters, 14al5
ducks, 20a27; geese, 1Sa25; pigeons
| pair, 25a30; guinea fowls. each
21a2S.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys pound
2oa26: chickens. 25a26; old roosters
16a17; ducks, 25a28; geese, 2oa25.
Eggs-Loss off, native and nearby
firsts. dozen, AZ; southern. 40.
Rutter-Creamery, good to fancy
cry, 4aa46: ladies, 34a35; rolls, 2SaS2
store packed. 26; dairy prints, 2sa
go; process butter, 80.
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET.
! CHICAGO, January 8 Omitted States
Department of Agriculture).-.Hogs-
Receipts, $4,000 head; slow; 10 cents
| lower; good and choice, 10 to 22C
pound averages, 7.00a7.15; better
grades, 225 TO 500 pound butchers
7.20a7.25: top, 80; packing sows
| 6.55a6.75: no purchases by big pack
good and choice weighty slaughter
pigs, 6.25a6.75.
Cattle-Receipts, 1900 head; mod.
| erately active; better grades beet
steers, 7.75a1o.oo; early top long year
lings, 1900; weighty matured steers
held around HOO; fat she stock, 15
to rs cents lower. other killing
classes, steady to weak; packers pay
ing 1150a1200 for good to; choice
light vealers; outsiders taking handy
| weight upward to 1850; few heavy
bologna bulls, 5.25; stockers and
feeders, 5.50a7.00 mostly.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head: slow;
| few early sales fat lambs. weak to
25 cents lower; sheep steady; no early
sales feeding lambs; top fat lambs to
! city butchers, 1885; medium to good
kind to packers. 1900; good yearling
wethers, 11.00.
TODAY's CHICAGO PRICES.
CHICAGO, January s.-As a result
of profit taking sales. wheat aver
aged a little lower in price today
during the early dealings. Trade
lacked volume and the market was
easily influenced A steadying factor