Evening star., 1924-02-01
Grain. Produce and
Live Stock

Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
Eggs-Strictly fresh, selected, can
died. per dozen. 40; average receipts,
80: storage, 26a27.
Live poultry-Roosters, per lb.. II;
turkeys, per h.. 25a30: spring chick
ems, per lb.. 25a26: keats, young. each'
Soa7o; fowls. per lb., %.
Dressed poultry Fresh killed
spring chickens. per lb.. .32aa5; roast
ers, per ib., 30a32; hens. per h., 2ea27;
turkeys. per lb.. 30a35; keats. young.
each. S0as5; roosters. per h., 20.
Game-Rabbits, No. 1, per dozen,
3.0oa3.6o; No. 2, 1.25a1.50.
Live stock-Calves. choice, per lb..
II; medium, me, per lb.. 12a1s: thin. per
Live Ldy !, pigs, s.ooa5.oo each; live hogs
Green fruits-Apples, per basket.
5oa200; box. 1.50a3.0o; per barrel.
S;ooa6.oo; California oranges: per
Lemons. per box. S.o0a3.5o. Grape
fruit. 3.00a3.5o. Cranberries. 4.5oa5.5o
per one-half barrel. Grapes. Califor-
MIA, Emperos, 1.50a2.50.
getables-Potatoes, nearby. per
barrel, No. 1, 2.5oa3:oo: No. 2. 1.5oa
S'Se: S9e. Potatoes. round. per beg, 2.75a 2.a
barrel. Southern lettuce, per crate.
l.ooa200; Iceberg. 3.0oa3.5o. Cabbage
northern, 2.O0a2.5o per 100 lbs Fiori-
da, so0a2.z6 basket: nearby. LOCAL g
Beans, southern, per basket, 3.ooa4.5o
Peas. per basket, 4.oOaS.0O. Celery,
Florida, 2.75a3.0o. Squash. 3o0a4.0o
PEPPERS. per crate. Florida, 2.5oa3.00
Eggplant, 4:ooa6.o0. Kale. per barrel,
500. Southern cucumbers, per busheI
3.0oa6.00. Carrots. 100-lb. sack, 3.00a
S.25. Brussels sprouts. 25a30.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, February l tspeciaD
200; $50 pounds, 1.5oa3o0; sweets and
yams. barrel, 2.00a650; bushel. Lisa
ESQ. Beets, 100. 4.00a6.00. Beans
| bushel. 3.50a4.00. Broccoli and kale
bushel. 25a3O. Brussels sprouts. 15a2o
4oa50. Carrots, 3.Ooa3.25. Celery
crate. 1.5oa2.25. Cucumbers. crate
Elephants, crate. 2.5oas.5o: lettuce
basket. 1.00a1.75: onions. 100 pounds
crate. 2.25a2.75; spinach. bushel
2.o0a2.25: squash, crate. 2.ooa3.00; to-
busheI, 35a40.
Apples. packed, barrel, 2.ooa5. 90
bushel. 50a1.5O; box apples. 1.50a2.25
cranberries, barrel, 6.00a10.00; grape
fruit. box. 1.75a3.00; oranges, box
| 1.75a2.75: pineapples, crate, S.00a4.50
Strawberries, quart, 42ka45.
Settling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. 2 red winter. spot
LA q; No. 3 red winter, spot. no quo
| tations; No. . red winter, garlicky
domestic, 1.14A; export, no quota
tions; No. 3 red winter. garlicky, spot
no quotations.: No. red winter. gar
licky. spot, no quotations.
| Sales-None.
Corn-Cob, new, AS and 40 for
| yellow and 4.20a4.25 per barrel for
/, white; No. corn, spot, 90A; No. 3
corn, spot, 81; track corn, yellow, No
3. new. 80 and 81.
| Sales-None.
| Oats-No. white, 81 and 57h; No
white, new. So X 3a56.
| Rye-Nearby, 75aS5; No. rye, spot
Hay-Receipts, 81 tons. The local
I hay market is steady for the better
grades of timothy, light clover mixed
! and could be greatly improved. Poor
| grades of damaged hay are hard tc
| move at any price.
Quotations-No. l timothy. 27.50a
$500 per ton; No. ., 26.Ooa27.Oo: No
mixed. 2.5oa26.oo; No. 2 clover, 22.Oos
1890; No. i clover mixed, e5.00a25.5O
/ No. 1 clover, 24.50a25.00.
! Straw-No. l straight rye, 24.00a
$500 per ton; No. l tangled rye. 1890
a16.00; No. 1 wheat, 1900; No. oat
| 17.00a1s.00.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE, February 1 Especially
Live poultry-Turkeys. pound. 1ss
| 80; young chickens, 20a2s; leghorns
. 2oa24; old hens. 1sa25; leghorns. 1ss
| 20; old roosters. Halls; ducks, 20a2S
! geese, 17a21; pigeons, pair, 80; guinea
! fowl, each, 30a60.
( Dressed poultry - Turkeys, pound
| 1Sa31; chickens, 24a2s; ducks. 2sa2S
| old roosters, f6; geese. 1sa22; capons
| 25a36.
Eggs Qoss off)-Native and nearb.
firsts, dozen. 81: southern. 36.
Butter~Creamsry. nn;n; g9od to fancy icy
I creamery. 42a46; ladies, 3oa3e; rolls
25a30; store packed. 26: dairy prints
| 25a30; process butter, SO.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET
CHICAGO. February l (Unite
States Department of Agriculture).-
Hogs-Receipts, 47,000 head: goo,
and choice 225 to 200 pound butch
| ers, 7.10a7.15; top. IT'S; desirabl
100 to 210 pound averages. 6.90a7. .05
packing sows, 6.30a6.50: slaughte
pigs, unchanged; strongweight, 500
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head; slow
beef steers, weak; fed sters. 7.50
$50: top yearlings, 1880; fat she
stock. weak to 25 lower: Gamers AM
cutters and bulls, 10 to 15 of; yea
calves, uneven, 10.50a11.00 to pack
ers; outsiders buying sparingly a
1900 downward; stockers and feed
ers, steady to weak.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head; ac
tive: fat lambs. strong; sheep an
feeding lambs. steady; bulk ia
to city butchers. 14.40; good fat ewes
500; feeding lambs. upward to 1856
Butter Prices Lower.
| CHICAGO. February 1.-Butter
Lower; creamery extras. 1914: stand
ards, SO: extra firsts. 4SIs a49: first,
47ha4S: seconds, 46a47.
Eggs-Hisher; receipts. 6.296 cases
tirsts. 40; ordinary firsts, 36a37; re
tfrigerator firsts, 27a2s.
| TODAY's CHICAGO PRICES.
| CHICAGO, February 1.-Wheat to-
| day scored new high record for tn,
season, September delivery rising n
1.10A soon after the opening. Unfa
vorable weather conditions emphasiz
ing fear of crop damage acted as tn,
chief bu1lish influence. Tradinr. wa,
on liberal scale, With offerings wei
absorbed. Initial prices, which
ranged from Il decline to q advance
May, 1.11A to LIS, and July, 1.10 Il
1.10A, were followed by moderat,
gains all around.
Corn and oats were firm in sympa
thy with wheat. After opening un
changed to 4 higher, May 79H. to so
the corn market sagged little ant
| then made q general unfurn OIL,