Evening star., 1924-02-27
GRAIN Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
Demand for good beef Is not meet
ing the supply and shippers are ex-
periencing heavy losses. Retailers,
dealers state, are able to almost fix
their own prices.
Not until the pork market tightens,
1t is stated, will conditions in the
beef market undergo a change.
The veal market is strong and high
er, not an unusual condition at TINS
season. Very strong was reported or
the condition of the market on lambs.
died, per dozen 90; average recelpts'
2Sa30.
Live poultry-Roosters. per lb., u;
turkeys. per l5., 25as0: spring chick
ems, per lb., 33a35; keats. young. each'
6oa7o; fowls, per h., 23a24.
sprlns Pressed eh,e.eoY e0sltry Fresh e ssass;
roasters. per ib.. ssaas; hens; per
10, 26a27; turkeys, per lb.. ouaoo :
Keats; young. each, soas5; roos'efs'
Live stoek-calves. choice, per TIP H.
per lb.: 6as.. Lambs. spring. per ID. 10.
hogs. per lb., IL.
Green fruits-App1es, per basaeL, a.
6oa2:O0; box, 1.50a3.00: per barrei, I.oo
a6;oo: California oranges. per crate crate
per box. 3.00a3.50. Grapefruit, o.oua
3.75. Cranberres. 4.ooa4.5o per one
half barrel
Observation-Disclosures. nearby. per
barrel. No. 1. 2.50a3.00: No. z, Lava
200. Potatoes. round. per bag. 2.sa @
rel: Southern lettuce. per crate; i,oua n
800: Iceberg, 3.o5a3.75. Cabbage
northern. 2.O0a2.50 per 100 lbs: flor
ida, e:.25a2.5o basket: nearby @ l;ooa 20 90
Beans. southern, per basket, 4,ooa7 7.ou.
Peas. per basket. 400aS.oO. Ceierno' o
Florida, 275aS.0o. Squash, 4.0oa6 .oO.
Peppers, per crate. Florida. 2.5oa4. w.
Eggplant. S.0oa4.0o. Kale, per barrel.
2,ooa2.25: Spinach. per barrel, 1;oa5 oSa s5
Texas beets. 2.5oa2.75; Carrots, 2;ooa
2.25. Southern cucumbers, per bushei,
3.e0as.00. Carrots, 1o0-lb. sack; 5.s9a
$50. Brussels sprouts, 30a35. Florida
lima beans, 2.50a5.00.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE. February 81 (sp,e-
cial).-Potatoes. white, 100 pounds
sweets sweets and Ssms. barrel s.5oas;Se;
bushel, 1.00a3.2s. Beans. bushel, l-ooa
and ksfe sHe'S buahe nIH: e'?2a:SV ssaso cabgage,
100. 4.O0aG00. Savoy. bushel, 50a6o.
Carrots, 100, i.00a600. CaulifloWer,
crate, 1.J0a2.25. Celery. crate, i:'Ja
$50. Cucumbers, crate. s.ooa10.Oo.
Elephants, crate, 2.50a4.5o Lettuce,
hamper. 1.ooa2.0o, Onions, 100 pounds,
1.50a215 oyster plants. 100, 6.ooa
500 Parsnips, basket. G0a70. Peas,
hamper. 5.0Ua5.50. Peppers. crate.
2.50a5.oo. Spinach. bushel, 1.!0al.t5.
Tomatoes. crate, l.ooaS.2J. Squash, :,
hYISI vol :.
a50.
Apples. packed, barrel, 2.0oa5.o0;
bushel, 50a1.50: box apples, 1.25a2.00.
Grapefruit, box. 1.75a2.7J. Oranges.
box. 2.25a2.75. Pineapples, crate, 800
a4.0o. Strawberries. quart, 35a5o.
Settling Prices on Grain.
Wheat-No. 9 red winter, spot,
1.15A: No. red winter. garlicky,
spot. domestic. liz; exports, no quo
tations: No. red winter, garlicky,
spot, no quotations.
Sales-None.
Corn-Cob. new. 4.3na4.4o per bar
rel for yellow and 4.f5a4.20 per bar-
rel for white; No. corn. spot, SO: No.
corn, spot. eol5; track corn, yellow
No. 3, new. 90.
Sales-Nonc.
oat4-No. = white, 5Sa5S12; No. 8
white. new, 51a57l2.
Ryc-Nearby, Scas5; No. rye, spot,
1914.
Hay-Reccipts. none. There is 4
fair demand for desirable qualities OF
timothy, clover mixed and No.
clover, for which grades the market
Is steady. The demand is principally
for hay that sells from 2o.u0 TO $500
pes. ton, but the bulk Of present re-
ccipts arc of low grade and damaged
qualities and are sold at big discounts.
Quotations-No. / timothy. 27.50a
o8 90 per ton: No. .. 26.00a27.00; No. 3,
80. .00a25. 90; No. | light clover. mixed,
- o0a.5. 90; No. . clover, o2.00an3. 90;
No. clover, mixed, 25.Goa2J.Jo; No.
] clover. 2i.50a25.00.
StraW-No. ] straight rye, 24.00a
"JJO per ton: No. / tangled rye, ! 100
a1S.oo: No. l wheat, 15.5oa16.Go; No. ]
oat Il In0:1S0o