Evening star., 1924-03-15
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET

erS IN the various commodities, es-
pecfaliy those in meats. had not much
| atmosphere that seems to hang over
the market at this time Of the ear.
| The pork market today stood a
! little higher than yesterday, there
being good demand for this meat.
! Small pork loins sold for I6 and
! shoulders and spare ribs 10 cents a
pound each. Reports from the west
! indicate lower receipts on hogs, which
Will have tendency to raise the
market here. A slight increase in
| prices Tor smoked hams and picnics
also is looked for by Monday.
| Poultry Receipts Light.
! Because the retailer at this time
Q. year usually buys his products for
| Sunday dinners along about Thurs
DAY and Friday. small receipts in the
live poultry market were noted to-
| oay. Likewise there were few haul
ers from the country, due to bad
roads. Young and old keats have
as have geese. Broilers of IL to
l 2-3 pounds will e not move until
| unchanged.
! Fresh nearby eggs brought "a to
% cents a dozen, while current re-
ceipts went for about % cents. Print
butter was 81 to SO and butter Of the
packing stock variety sold from 25
10 sS cents. Cheese was quoted at %
| to % cents.
There is an acute shortage in live
| IamDs or top spring grade, and it was
| said those that were placed on the
; market were being sold by the head
although the price per pound could
be quoted at 20 and 90 cents. Extra
fancy lambs are at a premium
Calves. choice and under grades have
not nuctuated in price.
Heavy SaIex NJ V.Mb
; In dressed meats lamb moved rap
| idly for 28 to 80 cents. A good sup
ply is expected by Monday. Other
| meats showed no change, aside from
! fresh pork.
!; Light shipments due to extreme
were felt today. Some. celery was
received and sold for about $3.50 a
crate. Seven freeZers Of strawberries
j also came in from Florida to one
dealer, who got SO to 65 cents a quart
for them. A slight increase in the
price of bananas due to the increased
! shipping point distance, has caused
a draggy market for this fruit, which
! is selling for 1926 to $3.50 per bunch.
Oranges, grapefruit and boxed apples
were about the same as yesterday.
/ Days Washfnxten Arrivals.
! Washington arrivals for the past
ttwenty-four hours and cars on track
by the Department of Agriculture:
| Apples-3 Washington, l Oregon
freight. broken and unbroken cars
i on track. Cabbage Florida freight.
| broken and unbroken cars on
; track. Celery-1 Florida freight. 3
broken and l unbroken car on track.
| Potatoes-6 Michigan freight, Is
barrels Virginia boat, IS broken and
Potatoes North Carolina freight
! l unbroken car on track. Lettuce
broken cars on track. Grapefruit
3 Florida freight, broken and !
| Florida freight, 4 broken and l un-
i broken cars on track. Onions
unbroken cars on track. Tomatoes
) Florida freight, SO crates Florida
cars on track. Caulifiower-1 Cali
| fornia freight, / unbroken car on
track. String beans-115 baskets
Florida express. Strawberries-a0 re-
plant-s3 crates Florida express
Peppers-1o6 crates Florida express
Spinach--46 crates South Carolina
express. 3 broken cars, on track
! Mixed vegetables broken car on
track. kaie-22s barrels Virginia
=; GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
| BALTIMORE. Md. March Il (Spe-
ci ciaI).-Potatoes, white, 100 lbs, goa
100: $50 lbs. l.40a2.7o; sweets and
sbi;: 2,SSa' iSs %; ana Susnel oS sns iOua
bushel, 3.ooa4.5o; broccoli and kale,
bushei, S5a40: cabbage, 100. 4.o0aS. 90:
savoy. bushel, 5oaso: carrots, 100,
4.0oa6.00; cs.uliflower. crate, 2.25a
$50; celery, crate. 2.25aS.25; cucum-
crate. 2.s0a4.00: horseradish, bushel
3.00a4.0o: lettuce. basket. l.5Oa2.oo
onions, 100 lbs. 15oa2.00: oyster
plants, 100, 6.Ooas.oo; parsnips. bas-
ket. 5Oa60: peas. hamper, 4.o0ao. 90
peppers. crate. 3.60a6.0o; spinach
a5.oo; tomatoes. crate, 1.5oaSS.5o; tur'
nips. bushel, 35ao0.
=, Apples. packed. barrel, 2.O0a4.5O
bushel. 50a1.50; box apples, 1.50a2.25
grapefruit, box. 1.50a2.75: oranges
box. 2.25a3.0o; pineapples, crate. 800
a4.00; strawberries, quart, 30a65.
Settling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. > red winter, spot. LII
No. red winter. garlicky. spot, do.
| mestic. liz; exports. no quotations
No. 4 or No. red winter, garlicky
spot, no quotations.
Sales-None.
Corn-Cob, new. 4.30a4.40 per bar
rel for yellow and 4.15a4.2O per bar
rel for white; No. . corn. spot, S71a
No. 3 corn. spot. sac; track corn, yell
low. No. 3, new, ssa90.
oats-No. white. 5771a; No. . white
new. 56a56ls.
Rye-Nearby. 7oasO: No. rye, spot
75A.
Hay--Receipts. 152 tons. In COM
ceiptS are more than ample for trade
! wants. and the tone of the market is
easy. en- view of the liberal receipts
the trade is standing Off and waiting
for values to ease.
Quotations: No. l timothy. $3.50
per ton: No. ,. 27.50a2S.0o; No. ), 240O
, ae6.0o No. 1 light clover, mixed. 26.5O
a27.00; NO. . clover, 24.00a25.00; No
1 clover. mixed. 25.50a26.00; No.
clover. 26.00a27.eo.
! Straw-No. / straight rye. 24.00a
$500 per ton; No. l tangled rye, 1890
a20.00; No. 1 wheat, 1S.0oa1S.50; No. /
oat, 11.o0a1S.00.
+; DAIRY PRODUCTS.
| BALTIMORE, Md, March 10 (Spe-
D:-Live poultry, turkeys, pound
horns. s5aso: old hens, 25a2s; leg
horns, 24a25: old roosters, 16a17
ducks, 24a32: geese, 20a2S: pigeons
pair. 45a50; guinea fowl. each, S0a60
Dressed poultry 20 % TURKEYS. pound
old roosters. 17a1s; geese, 2oa24;
capons, 32a40.
\ Eggs floss Off native and nearby
firsts. dozen, %: southern, "a
Butter-Creamery, good to fancy
pound. 45a5o; prints, 5oa52: nearby
lcreamery, 43a45: ladies, 32aS4; rolls
30a32: store-packed. 2aa30; dair.
prints, 30a32; process butter, 3Sa39
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, March Is Omitted States
Department Agriculture).-Hogs re-
ceipts.' 5000 head; 5 to 10c higher;
desirable ITO to 800 pound butchers
| 1.20a7.40; top, 7.45; packing sows
6.a5a6 so: strong weight killing nigS