Evening star., 1924-02-15
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.


LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
Butter prices have experienced
numerous changes the past ten days.
One day a drop of a cent or two
would be recorded, while shortly
afterward an increase would follow.
Several changes brought the price
practically to what 1t was before the
fluctuations were noted.
Colder weather slightly affected the
egg market. The upward tendency is
not expected to last long, however,
dealers anticipating increased re-
cefpts and lower prices the next few
days.
There has been very little change
in the cheese market recently. Old
cheese Is in demand at q cents, while
the new product this morning was
quoted at % and 23 cents.
Eggs-Strictly fresh, selected. can
died, per dozen. 4oa42; average re-
ceipts, 80: storage. 2sa30.
Live poultry-Roosters, per b.. II;
ems: per lb,. 3oaSe; keats, young. each.
60a70; fowls. per lb.. 25.
Dressed poultry - Fresh killed
spring chickens. per lb.. 32a35;
roasters, per lb., 32a33: hens, per
young, each, 80a85; roosters, per lb..
Live stock-Calves, choice, per lb.,
13a14; medium. per h., 12a13: thin
per l6.; Gas: Lambs. spring, per ID.
hogs. hs i5sr psr lB. Bis5 x s'00a''00 eaeh' live
Green fruits-Apples, per basket
50a200: box. 1.50a3.00; per barrel, 2.00
a6.o0. California oranges. per crate
S.5oa4 $50: Florida. 3.00a4.oo. Lemons
80. Cranberries. 4.50a5.Oo per one
half barrel.
vegetables-Potato nearby, per
barrel, No. 1. 2.5oas.oo; No. 2. 1.5oa
200. Potatoes, round, per bag. 2.75a
rel. Southern lettuce. per crate, 1.50a
800: Iceberg. 3.00a3.5o. Cabba &c,
northern. 2.00a25o per 100 lbs: Flor
ida, 2;0oa225 basket: nearby. Local so
barrel. Tomatoes. Florida. 3.00a4.50.
Peas, per basket. 4.ooas,oo. Celery,
Florida, 2.75a30o. Squash, 3.0oa4. 90.
Peppers, per crate, Florida, 2.50a4.O0.
Eggplant, 4.0oa5.00. Kale. per barrel,
1.95ae. 90. Spinach, pei, barrel. 4;50a
200: Texas, per basket. 2.ooa2.5o;
as.o0. Carrots. 100-lb. sack. 3.25a3 so.
Brussels sprouts. 25a3o. Florida lima
beans, 3.50a5.00.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Nd. February Is
pounds, soa2o0: $50 pounds. 1.5oa
800; sweets and yams, Dbl, 2.00a650;
bu., 100a2.75; beets, 100, 5.O0a6.00;
beans, bu;.- 3.ooa5.oo; broccoli and
!bage. 100, 4.ooa6.00; savoy, bu., 50a60;
;carrots, crate, 5.00a6.00; celery, crate,
2.O0a2.50; cucumbers, crate, 6.00aS.00;
'eggplants. crate, 3.ooa4.50: lettuce
crate, 2.5oa3.oo; onions, 100 pounds
oysteTpan pariops io sssses sssse Sqaae
hamper, 4. 4.ooa5.oo; peppers. crate, 2.5oa
400; spinach, bu., 1.75a2.00: squash
crate, 4.00a5.00; tomatoes, crate, 1.50a
$50; turnips, bu.. 40a50.
Apples tpacked), bbl:. 2.ooa5.oo; bu.
5oa1.5O; box apples. 1.75a2.25: grape
fruit, box. 1.75a3.oO; oranges. box
2.25aS.00; pineapples, crate, 3.00a4.00;
IStraWberrieS, quart, 5oa55.
Settling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. 2 red winter. spot, 1.16i
No. red winter. spot, no quotations;
No. red winter. garlicky, spot
domestic. 1.17h; export. no quota
tions; No. red winter, garlicky, spot
no quotations.
Sales-None.
Corn-Cob, new, 4.3oa4.40 per bar
rel for yellow. and 4.15a4.20 per bar
No. 3 corn. spot. ssk; track corn,
yellow, No. 3, new, 80.
SaleS-None.
white, new, 57a571a.
Rye-Nearby, 75aS5; No. rye. spot,
S0A.
Hay-Receipts, 81 tons. In compari-
son with the demand the offerings Of
hay here are ample for trade wants. as
there is not much life to the buying
best sellers. Low grades and damaged
hay are slow sale and Of uncertain va lue.
Quotations-No. / timothy, 275Oa
2S-a0 per ton: No. 2, 26.00a27.00; No. 8,
23.00a25.o0; No. ! light clover mixed,
23.00a25.00: No. 2 clover, 22.0oa23.0O
No. l clover. mixed, 25.O0a25.5O; No.
clover, 24.50a25.O0.
Straw-No. l straight rye. 24.o0a
$500 per ton; No. l tangled rye, 17.00a
1900; No. ] wheat, 15.50a16.00; No. 1
oat, 17.o0a1S.0o.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE. Md, February Is
(SpeciaD.-Live poultry-Turkeys, lb.,
1sa3O. Young chickens. 2oa35: Leg
horns, o0a25; old roosters, Is. Ducks.
22a3o. Old hens. 1Sa25; Leghorns, is
a20. Geese. 17a22. Pigeons, pair. 80.
Guinea fowl, each, 30a6O.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys, lb.. 1Sa
so. Chickens. 25a2S. Ducks. 25aS0.
Old ROSTERS, 16. Geese, 1Sa22. Ca
pons. 2Sa35.
Eggs Qoss off)-Sative and nearby
firsts. doz., 37a3S; southern, Sc.
Butter-Creamery, good to fancy
lb., 4sa5S; prints, 53a55; nearby
creamery. 42a46; ladies, 3oas2; rolls,
26a5O; store-packed, 26a27; dairy
prints, 26a30; process butter, 80.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. February Is Omitted
States Department Of Agriculture)-
Hogs-Receipts. $4,000 head: active
steady. Good and choice 24o to 80 pound
butchers. 7.20a7.25; top, 7.3O; desirable
16o to 225 pound averages, 7.o0a7.15;
better grades. 140 to $50 pound aver
ages, 6.75a6.s5; packing sows, 6.l0a
6.25; killing pigs unchanged; desirable
strong weights, 6.00a6.5O.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head; beet
steers fairly active; steady to strong
!top handyweight steers, HOO; firm
lightweight mixed yearlings ano
Welghty matured steers, 1875; handy
to strongweight bullocks, 9.S5a1O.25
fed steers, 7.50a9.50; fat she stock
bulls, vealers, stockers and feeders
steady; bulk veal calves to packers
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