Evening star., 1924-02-26
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

active.
There was no shortage of supplies.
however, with the exception OF a
scarcity Of fresh-killed chickens.
Meat, butter and egg prices were
the same as yesterday, dealers re-
ported, and there was an ample sup
ply Of fruits and vegetables on hand.
Florida shippers are furnishing the
market with choice variety OF fruits
ed from the effects of the cold wealth
er two weeks ago.
Eggs-Strictly fresh. selected. can
died. per dozen, 33a35; average recelpts'
31aS2; storage, 26.
Live poultry--Roosters. per lb.. ~
turkeys. per h., 25as0: spring chick
Soa7o; fowls. per lb.. 2aa24: ,,.s
Dressed poultry - Fresh : aal ailisa
roasters. per ib.. s2ass: hens; per
ib.. 2Sa27: turkeys. per lb.. soaso :
nss nsatsi * yssans' sas' each' soas'; r0's'efS'
Live stock--calves choice, per d.
lSa14: medium. per lb.. 12a13: thin' an
per lb.. 6as. Lambs. spring. per 10. tu.'
hoes bs; Live nrr ), pigs; a.ooaS.oo eaeh' ''Ve
Green fruits-Apples. per basket,
6oa2. 90; box. 1.5oa3.oo; per barrel. 2oo
S50a4.50; Florida. 3.00a4.00. Lemons.
per box, 3.o0a3.50. Grapefruit. a.ooa
5.75:. Cranberries. 4.ooa45o per one
half barrel.
vegetabies-Potatoes. nearby. per
barrel, No. 1. 2.50a3.00; No. 2, Iva
zoo Potatoes. round, per bag. Iaoa
3.25; sweet potatoes. 7.0oa9.0o per nar, az
pen a.. Southern LETTUCE. per craze; Ght.ae .oya
northern, 2o0a25o per 100 lbs; Flor r.
ida, 2. .2oa25o basket; nearby, 1:ooal :ao
barrel. Tomatoes. Florida. 3.ooa4 90.
Beans, southern. per basket, 4.0oa7.oo.
Peas. per basket. 4.00a8.O0 Celery ~
Florida, 2.75aS.oo. Squash, aooas d.ooas.oo, 90
Eggplant, s.ooa4oo. Kale. per barrel.
2.o0a2.25. Spinach, per barrel. 4;5oa
500; Texas, per basket, ,2.0oa2:Zo.
southern cucumbers, per bushei, ply
aS.00. Carrots. 100-lb. sack. 3.25a3 SO.
Brussels sprouts. 25as0. Florida lima
beans, 2.50a5.00
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, February 26 (Spe-
white, 100 lbs, goa
1.se; $50 lbs. 1.5oa3.0e; sweets and
yams, bbl., 250a7.00; bu.. 1.0Oa3.Oo;
beans, bu., 3.00a6.O0; beets, 100, 3.00a
500; broccoli and kale, bu., 25a30:
brussels sprouts, quart, 30a32k, cab
bage, 100. 4.00a6.00: savoy, bu.. 40a50:
100. 4.00a6.o0; caulifiower.
crate a. lssasoo; celery, crate aao liza / aa
eggplant. crate. 3.00a4.5o; lettuce,
hamper, 2.50a3.o0; onions, 100 lbs, 1.50
a275; oysterplants, 100. S.00as.00;
parsnips. basket, 60a70: peas, hamper,
spinach. bu.. l.75a2.oo: tomatoes, crate,
1.5oa3.50: squash, crate, 4.00a5.00;
turnips, bu., 35a40
Apples tpacked). bbl, 20oa5 90; bu.,
50a1.50: box apples, 60a200; grape
fruit, box, 1.75a3.oo: oranges. box,
2 .25a2.75; pineapples, crate, 3.50a4.06;
quart, 40a52la.
Settling Prices ON Grain.
1.I5la: No. 3 red winter. garlicky.
spot. domestic. 1.17h: exports, no quo
tations; No. red winter, garlicky,
spot. no quotations.
Sales-None.
Corn-cob, new. 430a4.40 per bar
rel for yellow and 4.15a4.20 per bar
rel for white; No. corn, spot, 90: No.
3 corn, spot, 901a; track corn. yellow,
No. 8, new, 80.
Sales-None.
oats-No. 2 white, 5sa5s1s; No. 3
white. new. 57a57 la.
Rye-Nearby, 75aS5; No. 2 rye, spot,
so.
Hay-Receipts, So tons. There is
fair demand for desirable qualities of
timothy, clover mixed and No. clo-
Yer. for which grades the market is
steady. The demand is principally
for hay that sells from $500 to 26.00
per ton, but the bulk of present re-
ceipts are of low grade and damaged
qualities and are sold at big dis
counts. Quotations--No. ! timothy,
No = ssSoe ps oo non iight Gtos siover Heg
mixed, 23.00a25.00; No. 2 clover. 22.00a
$500; No. / clover. mixed, 25.00a25.50;
No. / clover, 24.50a25.00.
Straw-No. ! straight rye, 24.00a
$500 per ton; No. l tangled rye, 100
Assoc: No. l wheat, 15.5oa16.00; No.
oat, 17.06a1S.00.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. February 26 Omitted
States Department Of Agriculture).,-,
steady: good and choice offerings,
710a725; top, 7.3O; desirable, 140 to
$50 pound averages, 6.S0a7.05; pack
ing sows, 6.25a6.40: good and choice
weighty slaughter pigs. 6.0oa6.50; big
Cattle-Receipts, $4,000 head; beef
steers and fat she stock uneven: gen
orally steady to weak: fat steers
steady; others slow; top matured
steers. 1l.25 to shippers: best long
yearlings, 11.5o: fed steers, 7.75as.6o;
stockers and feeders firm; buls., 10
bolognas upward TO 5.25: vealers
active. Is to so cents higher; packers
paying, upward to 1900; outsiders
sheepIReceipts. $4,000 head: fat
lambs steady; sheep strong; practi-
oally no feeding lambs on sale: fat
wooled lambs. 15.75a16-o0; top, 1925;
good yearling wethers, 1850; choice
lambs, 13.s5a1a.5o; good to choice fat
ewes, $50.
ToDAY's CHICAGO PRICES.
CHICAGO. February 26.-Corn
showed a fresh upward tendency to-
day during the early dealings an the
face OF new downturns in wheat. Re-
ports that farmers were spreading
back for a dollar bushel attracted
notice. Receipts of corn
here were relatively small and pit
offerings light, with demand of a
to 4 advance May sos to 81, was
steady, persistent character. The
followed by moderate gains all
around.
Wheat was depressed by weakness
of quotations at Liverpool. Corn
Offset After opening Il to % lower,
May 1l0h to 1.10A and July 1.102,
wheat steadied at little below yes
terday's finish.
:, Oats were firmer In sympathy with
corn. starting unchanged to 1saA
higher, May 4S5sa48as to" 4s$4, and
later hardening trifie more.
Provisions reflected the upward
tendency of the corn market.
WHEAT 0pen. High. Low. Close.
May ....... 1,10k i.10m 1.0p& 1.09aa
July ..... 1.1Ois 1.10ts 1.O9N 1.03h
September $50. 1.101s 1.lob 1.O9h 1.l0
CORN
May .... .S0rs 50 sos Sis
July ,.... .Sl1a 81 .s1h .Sl&
September ..... Sis .sab .Slis .S1ts
OATS
May ......... .48t .49as .4Sas ,!4Ss4
September ,.,,. .43ip .43a .43la .43t2