Evening star., 1924-02-08
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
OCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

It was difficult to quote prices.
Beef pricos were quoted at 9 cents
cheaper than they would have been
under more favorable conditions, and
lamb was quoted at rs cents. The
lamb market was reported as being
steady.
Pork prices were reported as being
cheap and the market exceptionally
slow. Poultry prices were slightly
advanced over the prices quoted last
week.
Eggs-strictly fresh. selected. can
died. per dozen. 44a45: average re-
ceipts. AZ; storage, 30a32.
turkeys. per lb., 25a30; spring chick
ems. per lb.. 3o-s1: keats. young. each.
60a70: fowls, per h.. 26.
Dressed poultry = Fresh killed
spring chickens, per lb.. 32a35;
roasters. per lb., 32a33: hens. per
young, each. 80aS5; ROSTERS, per lb.,
Live stock-calves, choice. per lb.,
IA; medium. per h.. 12a13; thin. per
lb., Sa10. Lambs. spring. per h.. 13.
Live pigs, a.ooa5.oo each; live hogs
per lb., 8.
Green fruits-Apples, per basket
50a200: box. 1.50a3.00: per barrel, zoo
a6.00. California oranges. per crate,
3.50a4.50; Florida, 3.00a4.00. Lemons
per box, 3.50a4.0o. Grapefruit. 3.ooa
3.75: Cranberries.' 4.5oa5.5o per one
egetables-Potatoes. nearby, per
barrel, No. /, 2.5Oa3.O0: No. 2. 1.50a
200. Potatoes, round. per bag, 2.75a
3.25; sweet potatoes. 5.00a7.00 per bar
rel Southern lettuee; USss per crate, l 90 90
northern. 2.ooa25O per 100 lbs.s Flor
ida. 2.00a2.25 basket: nearby. LOCAL 80
barrel Tomatoes, Florida. 3.00a4.50
Beans. southern. per basket. S.50a5.00
Peas, per basket, 4.o0aS.00. Celery,
Florida. 2.75aS.oo. Squash, 3.ooaa 90
Eggplant, 4.00a6.O0. Kale, per barrel
1.75a2.0o. Spinach, per barrel, 4.50a
500; Texas, per basket. 2.25a2.7 s.
Southern cucumbers, per bushel, 500
aS.00. Carrots, 100-lb. sack, S.00a3.25
Brussels sprouts, 25a30.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. Md. February s.
Potatoes. white. 100 pounds. sOa2 90:
$50 pounds. 1.50a3.00; sweets and
yams, barrel, 2.00a6.50; bushel. 1.00a
go; Beets. 100, 4,oOaSoo. Beans,
bage, 100, 4.00a6.0O. Savoy, bushel. 40
a50 Carrots, 4.0pa6.00. Celery. crate,
1.75a2.25. Cucumbers. crate. 5:o0a7.oo.
Eggplantsso so.s srate a5oa59S ,oo
1.5Oa2.75. Parsnips. basket, 5Oa6o.
Oysterplants. 100, 6.Ooas.00. Peas,
hamper, 4.50a7.00. Peppers, crate. 200
a3.50. Spinach, bushel. 1.75a2.00
Squash. crate. 4:0oa5,oo. Tomatoes.
crate s.a 1'Soas'2S. Turnips' 1ushel' s5
APPLES. packed. barrel. 2.00a5.0o;
bushel. 5oa1.5O: box apples, 1.75a2,25.
Grapefruit, box. 1.75a3.00. Oranges.
| box. 2.25a2.75. Pineapples, crate. 3.00a
4.50. Strawberries. quart. 45a55.
Settling Prices on Grain.
Wheat---No. 2 red winter. spot
tations: No. 2 red winter. garlicky
! domestic. 1.161s: export, no quota
tions; No red winter, garlicky
! spot. no quotations; No. 4 red winter
garlicky, spot, no quotations.
| Sales-None.
| Corn-Cob. new. 4.4o per barrel for
yellow and 4.2o per barrel for white
| No. 2 corn, spot. 91A; No. 8 corn
spot, sSA; track corn. yellow, No. 8
saies-cargo of No. white at s7k
oats-No. 2 white. 57l.a5s; No. 3
| white. new, 561sa57.
Rye-Nearby, 75as5; No. rye, spot,
slH.
eralIy 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-
! dunn and low-grade hay, movement
of which is very draggy.
$500 per ton; No. 2, ss.ooas7.oo; No
3. 23.0oa25.00: No. l light clover, mix
| ed. 25:5oa2S.oo: No. 2 clover. 22.oos
| No. clover. 24.5Oa25.00.
| Straw-No. | straight rye, 24.00a
| $500 per ton; No. l tangled rye, 17.0(
| a1S.00; No. l wheat, 15.50a16.00; No.
oats. 17.00a18.00.
! DAIRY PRODUCTS.
! BALTIMORE, Md, February {
(SpeciaD.-Livep poultry-Turkeys. lb.
1Sa30. Young chickens. 20a32; Leg.
horns. 20a24. Old hens. 1sa24; Leg.
horns. 1Sa20. Old roosters. Halls
Ducks; 22aso: Geese, 17a21. Pigeons
! Dressed poultry-Turkeys. lb.. 1ss
so Chickens, 25a2s. Ducks, 2saS0
Old roosters. 16. Geese. 1Sa22. Ca
Eggs doss off)-Native and nearb,
s; ButteP&creamery e ra yoosaesn sood to o. fancy
lb.. 4Sa5s: prints. 53a55; nearb.
creamery. 42a46: ladies. 3Oa32; rolls
25a30: store-packed. 25a26; dair,
prints, 25a3o; process butter. SO.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
/ CHICAGO, February (Unites
States Department Of Agriculture).-
Hogs-Receipts. 10000 head: slow
| 10 to Is lower; good and choice "a
| to 900 pound butchers, 7.20a7.30; top
7.30: desirable 160 to 210 pound aver
ages. 7:ooa7.1S;. packing sows. $40;
i LII In
and choice strong weight, 5.75a6.oO
big packers doing little.
Cattle-Receipts. 10000 head; bee
steers mostly steady to 25 off; lowe
grades showing most decline; rela
lively few steers here of value L
9.25: some weighty steers he'll
around 1880: fat she stock 10 to
off; Gamers and cutters Steady; bull
steady to weak: bulk bolognas, 4.50
4.s5: heavy beef bulls downward t
4.65: vealers unevenly higher; pack
ers buying best handy weight offer
ings. 12.00a12.25; shippers paying up
ward to 400 and about; stockers an
feeders dull.
steady; best to shippers, 1875; goo
kind to packers, 14.00a14.50; hand,
weight fat ewes $50; around steady
TODAY's CHICAGO PRICES.
CHICAGO. February s.-Corn tool
downward swing in price toda.
! during the early dealings. The sell
ing was based largely on report
that conditions were more favorable
for movement of the corn Gro Afte
opening at u to y lower. May 81 t.
81A, the market underwent som
further decline.
| Wheat and oats receded with corn
Heavy shipments of wheat from Ar
gentina had bearish influence
Wheat opening prices. which range,
from a shade lower to Is advance
May 1.11A to 1.11% and July 1.11k