Evening star., 1924-02-06

Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET
Light receipts of eggs the past few
days has resulted in a much firmer
market, although tho demand is not
brisk. Average receipts today brought
40 cents. selected stock selling at
from 43 to 45 cents.
Poultry receipts also have been
light. The demand for poultry also
has been light. but such demand has
not been a means of keeping down
prices.
Dressed turkeys were quoted at
from % to "a cents, while live chick
ems brought 80 cents Dressed chick
ems were quoted at 32 cents.
Eggs-strictly fresh. selected. can
died, per dozen, AZ; average receipts.
40; storage. 26a2s.
Live poultry-Roosters, per lb., II;
turkeys, per h., 25a30; spring chick
ems, per h., 2Sa30; keats, young, each,
60a70; fowls. per lb., 22a23.
Dressed poultry-Fresh killed spring
chickens. per H., J2a35; roasters, per
h.. 3oa32: hens. per lb.. 26a27; turkeys,
per lb.. 2Sa32; keats, young, each, SoaS5;
roosters, per h.. 20.
Live stock-Calves, choice, per lb..
r.; medium, per h.. l2a13: thih. per PEI
Live pigs, a.ooa5.oo each: live hogs
Green fruits-Apples. per basket.
50a2.0 box. 1.50a2.00; per barrel 2:oea
500. California oranges, per crate, o50
aso has FiSrida lori s soeaaoo temsne PR
Cranberries, 4.50a5.50 per one-half bar
| rel: Grapes. California. Emperors. 1.5oa
vegetables-Potatoes. nearby, per bar Hc
sweet potatoes, 4.5oa6.50 per barrel
Southern lettuce. per crate, 1.0Oa2.0O;
Iceberg. 3.ooa3 25. Cabbage. northern
basket; nearby. 1.ooa1.5O barrel. To-
matoes, Florida, 3OOa4.5O. Beans, south
ern. per basket, 3.50a5.00. Peas, per
basket, 4.ooas.oo; Celery. Florida. 2.75a
| crate. Florida. 2.5oas.oo. Eggplant. Zoo
Spinach. per barrel. 5.5oas.oo: Texas
! per basket, 2.25a2.75. Southern cucum
| 1oo-ib sack, g. ooa325. Brussels sprouts
| 25a3o.
| GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
| BALTIMORE. February Especially.
Potatoes. white, 100 lbs, 90a2.00;
| $50 lbs. 1.50a3.00; sweets and yams,
| bbl., 2.0Oa6.50; bushel. 1.00a2.50; beets
100, 4.00a6.00; beans, bushel. 3.00a5.0O;
broccoli and kale. bushel. 25a35; brus-
| sells sprouts, 20a30: caulif1ower crate,
s.ooas.25; cabbage. 100. 4;ooas.oo;
savoy, bushei: 4oa6o: caulIfiower INC ed
crate. 5.ooa7.oo: eggplants. crate. 800
Ta4.5O; lettuce, basket, 1.50a2.25;
onions, 100 lbs, 1.50a2.75; parsnips
basket, 50a60: oyster plants, 100. 500
ASSOC; peas, hamper. 5.o0a7:00: pep
1.75a2.0o; squash, crate. 4.00a5.oo: to-
matoes. crate, 1.50a3.50; turnips
| bushel, 35a40.
Apples, packed, bbl., 2.ooa5.oo
bushel, 5oa1.50: box apples. 1.75a2.25
ra. bas ssseo ee pos
2.00a2.75: pineapples. crate, 3.00a4.50
Strawberries, quart, 45a50.
Settling Prices ON Grain.
Wheat-No. 2 red winter. spot
, 1.16s.; No. 8 red winter. spot, no quo
tatfons; No. red winter, garlicky
domestic, LITE; export, no quota
| tions; No. red winter, garlicky, spot
HO NJ + Ieu "ihlciy Sdl
| licky, spot, no quotations.
! Sales-None.
Corn-Cob. new. 4.4o per barrel fol
! yellow and 4.20 per barrel for white
No. 2 corn, spot, 91A; No. corn
spot, sss4; track corn, yellow. No.
new. 911aa92.
Sales-None.
Oats-No. white. 57ka5s; No. :
| white, new. 561sa57:
RyemSearby. Nearby. 75as5; No. rye
Hay-Receipts, 95 tons Hay gen.
| orally is quiet, but with no pressure
/ on the market for the better grades
of timothy. light mixed and No.
clover, with prices generally firm
| There is AN ample quantity of me-
of which is very draggy.
Quotations-No. l timothy, 27.50a
$500 per ton: No. 2, 26.00a27.o0: No
8. 23.00a25.00; No. l light clover
mixed, 25.5oa2S;eo;; No. clover
a25.5o: No. 1 clover. 24.5oa25.0o.
Straw No. 1 straight rye 24.00s
$500 per ton; No. Il tangled rye
15.00a16.o0; No. ! wheat, 15.50a16.0G
No. l oat, 17.0oa1S.00.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE, February Especially
Live poultry. turkeys. pound, 1ss
I30; young chickens, 20a32; leghorns
l20a24; old roosterS, 14a15; ducks, 22s
l3o; geese, 17a22; pigeons, pair, 80
tgiunea fowl, each, 30a60.
Dressed poultry. turkeys. pound
Iold roosters, 16; geese, 1Sa22; capons
Eggs, loss off. native and nearb,
ffirsts, dozen, 3S; southern, 81.
Butter, creamery, good to fancy
ipound, 4sa53; prints, 53a55: nearb.
creamery. 42a46; ladies', 3oaaa; rolls
, 25a30: store packed, 25a26; dair.
iprints, 25a30; process butter, SO.
TODAY's CHICAGO PRICES.
CHICAGO, February .6. whea
opened firm and from "a to H higher
today on decreasing domestic stocks
! and smaller receipts due to unfavora.
BILE weather conditions. There wa:
also a good milling demand. May
1.12& to 1.13; July, liz to 1.12k; Sep
| tember. 1.12ls to 1.12A.
Corn started firm and from Y to 3,
higher. Buying was based on the un.
favorable weather and in sympathy
with wheat. May. s11s to S19s; July
S1&: September, Sis to S1&.
Oats-May. 49ss to 491k; July, 47ss