Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-16
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.


plies of foodstrffs were more than
ample to meet demands. however, and
dealers readily admitted stock enough
| for buyers early next week would be
carried over.
Lower temperature, dealers stated,
PROBABLY would affect the green vege-
| table market temporarily Today's
supply was great enough to supply
demands, it was reported, and deal
erS anticipate rise in tempera ture
In time to obtain additional supplies
without increasing prices.
me egg market continued firm,
possibly on account of continued cold
weather, and poultry prices remained
about the same. Chicken prices are
| high.
Eggs-strictly fresh, selected. can
ceipts, IS; storage. 2saso.
! Live poultry-Roosters, per h., IT;
turkeys. per ID, 25a3o: spring chick
! ems. per h.. 30a32; keats. young, each.
6oa7O; fowls. per lb.. 25.
Rrsssss ehies essfry per Fresh s s hsa
coasters, per h.. s2ass: hens, per
lb.. 27: turkeys. per h., 2sai32: keats,
young, each, S0a85; roosters, per h..
Live stock-calves. choice. per lb.,
Per ID: CAS-. Lambs, spring, per h.
is. Live pigs, 3.Ooa5.0o each; live
hogs. per h.. IA.
Green fruits-Apples, per basket
| 6oa2;Oo; box. 1.5oa3.00; per barrel, zoo
a6.00. California oranges. per crate.
3.50a4.50; Florida, 3O0a4.0O. Lemons
per box. 3.50a4,00. Grapefruit, 3.o0a
! 3.75: Cranberries, 4.50a5.00 per one
| half barrel.
| getabIes-Potatoes, nearby, per
barrel. No. 1, 2.50a3.no; No. 2, 1.50a
! 200. Potatoes, round. per bag. 2.75a
| $50; sweet potatoes, 7.00a9.00 per bar
rel. Southern lettuce, per crate. 1.50a
800: Iceberg, 3.G0a3 so. Cabba se
! northern, 200a2.50 per 100 lbs: Flor
! ida, 2.00a2.25 basket: nearby. locals
barrel. Tomatoes. Florida, 3.ooa4 80
! leans, southern, per basket, 5.00a1 90
| Peas, per basket, 4.00aS.00. Celery.
Florida, 2.15a3.oo. Squash, 3;0oa4 90
Pe spp9g, per co crate oo Florida, 25oa4o o.
1.95a2.o0. Spinach, per barrel: 4;5oa
| 500; Texas. per basket. 2.00a250.
/ Southern cucumbers. per bushel. 800
ASSOC. Carrots, 100-lb. sack. 3.25a3 so
Brussels sprouts. 25a3o. Florida lima
! beans, 3.50a5.00.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
| BALTIMORE, Md, February 16
| Especially. - Potatoes - White, 100
pounds, 90a1.90; $50 pounds, 1.5Oa3.0 90;
bushel, 1.00a2.75: beets, 100, 5.0oa6. 90;
beans, bushel, 3.00a6.00; broccoli and
kale. bushel. 3Oa35; brussels sprouts,
25a30; caulifiower. crate. 2.25a2. SO;
cabbage. 100. 4.0Oa6.00; savoy, bushel,
5oa6o; carrots, crate, 5.00a6.0O; cell
cry, crate, 1.75a2. Is; cucumbers, crate.
6.0oaS.00; elephants, crate, 3.00a
$50; lettuce, crate, 2.75a3.25; onions,
100 pounds, 1.5oa2.75; parsnips,
basket, 60a70; oysterplant. 100. 6.0Oa
crate, 3.00a4.50; spinach. bushel, 1.50a
i. 10. squash, crate. 4.00a450; toma-
toes. crate, 1.50a3.50; turnips, bushel,
! f0a50.
! bushel, 50a1.50; box apples, 140a215;
grapefruit, box, 2.00a300: oranges,
box, 2.25a3.00: pineapples, crate, 3.00a
400; Strawberries, quart, 50a55.
Settling Prices on Grain.
"hcat-No red winter, spot, 116;
NO. led winter, spot, no quotations;
| NO. 3 red winter, garlicky. spot. do
nestle. l:l6&; export, no quotations;
NO. red winter, garlicky, spot, no
! quotations
| Sales-None
Corn-Cob. new. 4.Soa440 per bar
! rel for yellow. and 4.15a4.20 per bar
! rel for white: No. corn, spot, s2A
; No. corn, spot. ssa; track corn,
! yellow, No. 8. new, 80.
/ Sales-None.
| ,Oats-No. 2 white. 5sa5S1a; No. 8
white, new. 57a571a.
7ss.. '"''' NO. rye spot
Hay--Receipts. 100 tons. The de-
mand for hay leaves much to be de-
sired While the demand is quite
good for good clover mixed and No.
l clover hay, the better grades of
Timothy are in ample supply and
draggy. Damaged and low grades
are dull and of uncertain value
Quotations-No. / timothy, 27.50a
$500 per ton: No. 2, 26.00a27.O0; No. 8
n0.al n IL
| 23.00a25.O0: No. 2 clover. 22.00a23.O0;
No. 1 clover. mixed, 25.00a25.50; No /
! clover. 24.50a25.00.
Straw-No. l straight rye, 24.00a
s5;oo oo per ton; No l tangled rye; 100
! oat. 17.0oa1S.00.
| An advance of 10 cents per barre
| for western grades of winter patents
and winter straights and Is cents
/, per barrel for western grades OF
was announced this morning.
+ DAIRY PRODUCTS.
! BALTIMORE, Md. February II
F., (SpeciaaD.-Live poultry - Turk eys
pound, Isaac; young chickens, 20a35
/ leghorns, 20a25; old roosters, 15a16
old hens. 20a26; leghorns, 20a22
pair, 80: guinea fowl. each. 30a6o.
J Dressed poultry-Turkeys, pound
! 1Sa30; chickens. 25a2S: ducks, 25s
/ 80: old ROSTERS. Is: geese, 1Sa22
| capons. 2Sa35.
! Eggs-Loss off, native and nearby
/ firsts. dozen, 81; southern, Sc.
! Rutter-Creamery. good to fancy
/ pound. 47a52; prints. 52a54; nearby
f, creamery. 42a46; ladies, 3oa32; rolls
erase; store packed, 81; dairy prints
| 27a30; process butter, 80.
TODAY's CHICAGO PRICES.
/ CHICAGO, February 16.-As ths
; result of a rush of buying orders, the
! wheat market scored a material adj
vance today in the early dealings
! Upturns in stock quotations had
much to do with stimulating demand
for wheat Bullish estimates of farm
reserves of wheat counted also as q
| which ranged from the same as yes
terday's finish to Is higher. with
! May 1.09as to LOG q and July 1.09 tc
l1.O9&, were followed by continued
tfrmness all around at well above yes
| terday's latest figures.
Corn and oats were stronger with
i wheat. Reports were current that
| farmers at many, points appeared tt
have stopped selling corn, especial.
in Iowa. After opening unchanged
to Il higher. May 1895 to 1913, the
corn market showed moderate general
gains.
oats started at Il off to u up
May 471s to 4734 Later all months
made a little upturn.
| Provisions were without any de-
!cided change.
WHEAT Open. High, Low; Close
I Nav 04ao los LOBE 1,10d.