Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-06
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock

OId1ue L TOUuCC duu
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
"A slight downward tendency Is in
Dictated in the butter market. Butter
prices have been reported as being
high all winter, and the past few
days several DROPS Of " or 1 cent
have been reported.
Prices today covered a range Of
from ~ to Sc cents, the higher price
being for fancy extras. Dealers say
they do not anticipate any decided
change In prices before June.
Egg prices have undergone no
continue fairly heavy. and the de-
mand is fair. Poultry continues
scarce and prices high.
Eggs-StrictIy fresh, selected, can
died, per dozen. 26; average receipts,
Live poultry-Roosters,. per h., II;
turkeys, per h.. 25a3o; spring chick
ems, per h., 33a35; keats, young, each,
S9a7o; fowls, per ID. 2sa27:
Dressed poultry-Fresh-killed spring
H., S2a33; hens, per h., 2sa3o; tur-
keys, per h.. 3oa35; Keats. young.
Live stock-Calves, choice, per lb.,
13a13k: medium, per h., 12a13; thin, per
lb % ea a.; Lambs nn spring. per ID, 10.
psyf ib p'E *. S'00aS'' each; live hogs
Green fruits-Apples, per basket,
Sea2. 90; bog. 1.5oas.oo; per barrel. zoo
aS:5o. California oranges. per crate,
per box, 3.ooa3.5o. Grapefruit, 3.ooa
$50: Cranberrfes, 4.00a4.50 per one
vegetables-Potatoes. nearby, per
barrel, No. i, 250a3.00; No. 2, 1.5Oa
;3.25: sweet potatoes. 7.ooas.oo per
barrel. Southern lettuce per crate, i.5o
Assoc. Iceberg. 3.25a3.50. Cabbage,
northern, 3;50a4.00 per 100 lbs; Flor
ida. 2.50a2.75 basket: nearby, 1.ooa1.5o
barrel. Tomatoes. Florida. s.ooa5.oo.
Peas. per basket. 4.ooas. 90. Celery,
Florida 2.75a3.25. Squash, 4.00a6. 90.
Peppers, per crate, Florida, 3.50a6.00.
Eggplant, 2.0oa4.00. Kale. per barrel,
1'a5a2o0 Spinach, per barrel, 4.5oa
Texas beets. 2.ooa25o. Carrots, 2.ooa
2.25. Southern cucumbers, per bushel,
5.O0a8.00. Carrots, 100-lb. sack, 3.25a
$50. Brussels sprouts. 3oas5. Florida
lima beans, 2.50a5.00.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, Nd, March 6 (Spe-
ciaD white. 100 pounds,
9oa2.oo; 15o-pound sacks. 1.4oa3.oo;
sweets and yams. barrel. 2.50as.o0;
bushel, 1.00a3.25; beans, bushel, 2.50a
500; beets, 100, 6.00a8.00; broccoli and
kale, bushel, 40a50; cabbage, 100, 400
ASSOC; Savoy. bushel, 60a75; carrots.
100, 4.00a6.00: caulifiower. crate, 2.00a
$50; celery, crate, 2.50a3.00; cucum-
bers. crate. 1o:ooa12.oo; elephants.
Mt n. l-Ak
soo iOe aampe eystep
plants. 100. 6.ooas.00; parsnips, has
ket, 65a75; peas, hamper, 5.00a6.00;
peppers, crate, 4.00a6.00; spinach.
bushel, 1.50a1.f5; tomatoes, crate, 200
bushel, 35a40.
Apples. packed, barrel. 2.0oa5.0o:
bushel, 50a1.50: box apples, 1.50a2.25;
GRAPEFRUIT, box, l5oa275: oranges ons,
400; strawberries, quart, 25a60.
Settling Prices on Grain.
1.16h; No. 8 red winter. garlicky,
quotations; No. red winter, gar
licky, spot. no quotations.
Corn-Cob, new, 4.soa4.4o per bar
rel for yellow and 4.15a4.20 per bar
rel for white; No. 2 corn, spot, 91A !;
No. corn, spot. $685.; track corn,
yellow. No. g., new, 90.
sales.Bag lot of No; white at ss;
at SO.
Oats-No. white, SASSY; No.
white, new, 57a57k.
Rye-Nearby, S0as5; No. 2 rye. spot.
Hay-Receipts. 33 tons. The market
for good timothy, light clover mixed
and strictly No. 1 clover is steady to
firm. with good demand for such
4
some. Medium and low grade hay is
certain value. Quotations: No. tim
othy. $3.50 per ton; No. 2. 27.50a
$500; No. 3, 24.ooa2s.0o: No. 1 light
24.00a25.00; No. 1 clover mixed, 26.00a
$3.50; No. l clover, 26.00a27.00.
Straw-No. 1 straight rye. 24.O0a
$500 per ton; No. 1 tangled rye, 1900
a20.00; No. l wheat, 1S.00a1s.50; No.
1 oat, 1700a1s.0O.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE, Md. March 6 tSpe-
ciaD Live poultry-Turkeys. pound,
2oa35: young chickens, 23a3s; Leg
horns. 23a28; old roosters. 16: old
hens. 22a27; Leghorns, 22a24; ducks.
z sasS gunea fo Ss2 eaa Rss soao pair
Dressed poultry-Turkeys, pound.
20a35: chickens, 20a33; ducks. Zoa.-.
old ROSTERS. 16a17; geese, 2oa24:
capons, 32a36.
Eggs-Loss OFF, native and nearby
firsts. dozen. 25; southern. "a.
Butter-Creamery. good to fancy.
pound, 46a50; prints, 50a52; nearby
creamery, 43a45; ladies, 32a33; rolls,
29a31; store packed, %; dairy prints,
29a31; process butter, 3Sa39.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, March 6-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $4,000 head; heavy butchers,
steady to cents niger: good and
choice 200 to 800 pound butchers, 40
also: top, 7.55; desirable $50 to 100
pound averages, 725a7.35; packing
sows, 6.35a6.70; killing pigs, un-
changed; strong weights. 6.75a7.15.
Cattle-Receipts, 10000 head; beef
steers, steady to strong; top matured
steers, 1900; several loads, LISA
11.90; best yearlings, mixed steers and
heifers, 11.25; red steers, 8.25a10.50;
she stock and stockers and feeders
Arm: bulls slow; vealers steady at
9.00a10.0O.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; fairly &C
tive; fat lambs steady; sheep steady;
shearing and feeding lambs steady
to weak; bulk fat wooded lambs.
1900 to 1915; good and choice fat
ewes, 9.50a10.00; good shearing
lambs 1915.