The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-09

BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain Mar
ket Quotations I'm Full.

I sale provision and grain market:
Wheat.-Stock in elevators, 1879 206
| bus. Receipts of Southern were lighter,
/ and the market opened steady, after which
/ graded prices advanced fractionally Early
! sales on grade were made at 75c for No.
| red, and 73c for steamer 2 red, while
| later sales were made at rs LIE and
| 70 1-2c, respectively. Sample lots as to
quality and condition went at nc, 7Sc, 74c,
! and "A 1-2c.
Corn.-Stock in elevators, 1885,, 252 bus
There was an absence Of receipts or offer
ings of Southern today and the market
ruled dull anG entirely nominal The de-
mand was improved for both colors. Quote
white and yellow nominally firmer In SYM
pathy with Western at 45045 1-2c afioat.
! Cob steady at S235G2.40 per Dbl for car
load lots prime yellow on spot.
Western wheat opened firm; August,
"A 3-4475. While United Kingdom marke.s
were easier. Continental markets were
higher: weather conditions in spring
wheat States still irregular, and South
western receipts large. and demand for
cash wheat here was active, sales being
made early at "a 3-4e and 75e, and these
prices held during the morning. Septem-
Der was traded at IS ga Private ybles
steady; some enquiry. The market closed
easier; spot and August, "A 1-2d74 5-Sc;
September rs 1-2075 5-Sc. Sales, $500
fresh spot. "A 9-4c; $500 do do Is days..
"a 2-4c 900 fresh spot, 75c; $500 August
esh, zoe; $4,000 September, 70 3-4c; 5000
September. 76c (earlyJ Settling price,
contract, "a 5-Sc; No red and steamer
No. red, ~ 5-Sc.
Western corn opened quiet and easy;
August early was 43 1-4c. but prices eased
off slowly, August being 30 Sac. while year
corn sold at S9c and SO Use Crop condi-
tons uncertain. and rain is badly wanted
in particular corn States and lack of 1t
means higher prices. Private cables
steady. The market closed easier; spot
and August, ~ 1-2d42 3-4c; September,
~ 3-4c new or old November and or De-
cember. 3S 3-4G39c; January, 3S 34c ask
ed Sales. 6O,00o new and or old November
and or December. 39c; 10000 do. 3s 7-Sc.
Settling price. mixed AZ S-4c; steamer
mixed, Al S-4c.
FIour-Market was quiet. Western SUI
per, $2.40@2.50; Western Extra. s2,700
$3.15; Western Family, s3.4093.75; VIM
ter Patents. SS.s5d4.15; Spring Patents.
sL25d4.50; Spring Straight, S4G4.20;
Spring Bakers. 50. 25G3.40 y Baltimore Best
Patents. s4.75: Baltimore High Grade Fam
lily, SIS: Baltimore High Grade Extra,
s4.25: Baltimore Choice Family, 81; Mary
land Virginia. and Pennsylvania Super,
50 40I $50 Maryland, Virginia, and Penn
ginia. and Pennsylvania Family, s3.409
s3.75; City Mills Super, s2.50q2.65; Rio
Extra, s9.75G4.10; Rye flour, medium to
choice. S3d3.25
Oats Stock in elevators, s67, 4i3 bus.
No. White, rs 1-2d29c; No. 3, % 1-242Sc;
white, No. 4, 26 1-2G27c; white ungraded,
2G1-2I29c; mixed. Noa2. 26c; mixed, No.
3, "a 1-2G25c; mixed, No. i, 20 1-2Q24c;
ungraded. % 1-2g 26c.
L.. all hug ha
market was dull. We quote! No. nearby,
4sG49c; and No. 2 Western on spot, soc;
bag lots OF new 40Q soc.
Hay.-Market firm. Quote: No. ! tim
othy, s1550q 1900; No. 2. S14 50@150O; No.
2. Sl3.00@f4.00; No. clover, mixed. $1,000
d14.00; No. clover, mixed, S12.10G13.0O.
Straw.-Market was steady. Quote as
follows: No. ! straight rye. new, sl0.ratl
HOO; wheat. $1,000 $50; oat straw, $500
$500.
Mill feed.-Market was weak. We quote:
Lightweight bran, $1,000; medium. S145e@
$500; heavy dc, s14.00G1450; middling
s15.OOG16.0O Qatter for lightweight. al
track) spring bran. in 200-lb sacks, $1,000
@l6.5O; do. IN 10O-lb sacks, s165G6f17 700:
City Mills middling, firm at $500 per ton.
Grain freights.-Market quiet. We quote:
Liverpool, per bus, 4d. September; London,
IS, August and September; Glasgow, IS,
August; Belfast, 3s Sd. September; Dublin,
IS Sd. September; Bristol. IS Sd. Septem-
Der, Leith. IS cd. September. Cork As,
August Denmark. rs, August; picked por s,
IS Sd, August; Antwerp. IS Sd, August;
Rotterdam, 3s Sd. August; Bremen. none
offered; Hamburg, IS Sd. September;
Havre none offered.
Butter-The market was firm. We quote:
Creamery separator. extra 22G23c; extra
first, 20M2lc; creamery first, zoe; cream
cry imitation, extra. 19G20c; Iowa and
Northwestern ladle, extra, 1Sd 19c; do ex-
ira first, 16d17c: Western store packed,
creamery prints d. pound, ga 23c
Eggs-The market was firm. Strictly
fresh, 1913 lie per dozen.
Fish and crabs-The market for fish was |
easy. We quote: Crocus, 3Q4c per ID
rock. boiling per lb, 10d12c; medium, 100 /
12c; do. pan. s@10c; white perch, large.
19dl2c; medium. SAFE; yellow perch. |
large. 5@ec; star or batterfsh. per Dbl.
e4G5; grey trout. per Dbl, large. s3.50G4; |
do small, s2.b0T3; taylors. 4d5e per ID; |
fresh salmon, per Id, 126l5c; catfish. 80 |
&c; founders. per Id, 465c; eSls. 5dSe; |!
Holsters, 25c; hard crabs, 500 75c per Dbl; /
soft crabs. 25950c per doz: frogs. s1d1.25 |
per doz; CLANS white. per 100, 20a3Oc.
Groceries-Raw sugar firm refined |
steady. Quotations per 100-lb lots: Granu- |
lated, $500; cutloaf. $500; Keystone "a" /
So 20: yellow sugars. s5.3OG5.45: molasses. |
N. o. st. Glare, 38c; Kingsland, SAC; Sun
light, n. O., zee; st. Vincent P. R.. 25e; |
St Johns, p r.. 19c; No. u Sugar House. |
1sc. Syrups-The market is firm. Gold
Medal CSC: King (vanilla), soc; Rock
Candy Drips, use; Gilt Edge, 25c; Corn. |
2ic No L. 1Sc Tea was firm; Tyson, SUI
perior to fine. 2sa32c; choice to choicest,
4244se; uncolored Japan new CROP. An
est. 3lI BE; choice 10 choicest, 32G34c;
extra choice Acc: oolong. Annoy, and Flu
chow (new crop) finest, 40d acc; choice to
choicest, extra. finest, 39G34c.
Green fruits and vegetables-Market
easy. Apples, early June. per Dbl. choice,
90cls1; do. common to fair, 50d 75e; do
per 1-Z Dbl basket, soq50c; do, per box.
90G35c; beets. native, per bunch, 1c; black
berries, Eastern Shore, Maryland, per
quart. 415c; cabbage. native. per 100, fiat
Dutch, s1.50a3; cantaloupes, Anne Arun-
del gems, per basket. S0d 100; do green,
per basket, 20qSoc; per 100, s1.50Q2.50i
oucumbers. Anne Arundel, per peach bas-
ket, 20q25c; corn, native sugar, per doz,
s0l0c; currants. New York. per 5-lb bas-
ket, 1871 5c; damsons. Maryland and vir-
ginia, per peach basket, 65970c; per full