The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-08

ents, s415@44O; Spring Straight, 1896
| Q4.10; Spring Bakers, sS.150S.40; Balti-
more Best Patents, $40; Baltimore High
Grade Family, y4.vgi B .Ir High-Grade
| Extra, s4.25; Baltimore Choice FANNY,
s4.60; Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsyl-
yania Super, S2.5OQ2. 80; Maryland, Virginia,
and Pennsylvania Extra, s27Od3.10; Mary
| land, Virginia, and Pennsylvania Family,
s345Q3.75; City Mills Super, s2.5002.65;
Rio Extra, S3.759iO0; Rye -four. medium
to choice, $3.0O@S.25.
Oats.--Stock in elevators, 621, 1852 bus.
Marke. was steady. New No. white,
| u 1-2G 2sc; No. 5, 26G25 lie; No. 4, Esq
% he ungraded. 25G2Sc; No. 2 mixed.
rs l-4G25 1-2; No. 3 do, "a 1-2@25c; No. 4.
% 1-2G24c; ungraded, 23 12625 lie.
Rye.-Stock in elevators. 104,sS7 bus. The
market was quiet. No. nearby, sic, ana
No. Western on spot, So 1-2G53c; bas
| lots of new, 45G52c.
Hay.-Market firm No. 1 timothy. SIG so;
No. 2, s15.5OQ16.OO; No. 5, $14.5od15.OO;
No. 1 clover, mixed, s15.00d15.S0;l No.
clover, mixed, s14.O0g14.50; No. 1 clover,
| $14.50G15.o0.
Straw.-Market was firm. No. straight
rye, new, $3.50; tangle rye, SS.5Od9.o0;
! wheat, S7.50@S.00; oat straw. s7.50dS.Oo
Mill Feed.-Market was firm. Light
weight DTdH, $tv'"N
| @1600; heavy do, s1450G15.00; medium
middling s15.00d16.0O 0atter for light
weight, all track; spring bran, in 20O-lb
sack. sI7; do in 1Oc-fb sacks. s1T.5e; City
mills r,;adling firm at S17 per ton.
Grain reights.-Market quiet. Liver
pool per bus, i'd October London, per or,
IS Sd, October; Glasgow, Is cd, October;
Belfast, IS Cd November; Dublin, Is Cd,
October; Bristol none offered; Leith,
I 10 a natA
Der; Denmark, is 6dG4s cd, October;
picked ports, IS 71-2d, October; Ant
werp, As. October; Rotterdam, IS 3D.
November; Bremen. So pigs, Novemb IT;
Hamburg, IS 3D. November; Havre, n )ne
offered.
Butter.-The market was quiet Cream
cry separator. extra, % 1-2G24c; extra
first % 1-2G23c; creamery, first, 21G22c;
creamery imitation, extra, 1Sd19c; Iowa
and Northwestern ladle, extra, ia lsc; do
extra first, 16@17c; Western store-packed,
13c; creamery rolls q pounds. 24@25c;
creamery prints, 12 pound), 24Q25c.
Eggs.-The market was firm Strictly
fresh 1sc per dozen.
Fish and oysters-Market for fish was
steady. Crocus, 2GSc per lb; rock, boil
ing, per lb, 12G15c; medium, 10612c;
do, pan, Sc; white perch, large. S@10c;
medium, 6@Sc; yellow perch, large, 5G6c;
grey trout, per Id. large, &c; do, per
ID, small, ease; taylors, safe per lib; fresh
salmon, per ID, 12G15c; catfish. 3a4c;
founders, per lb, 4d5c; cells, 5d6c; lob
sters. Csc; hard crabs, s1.25d150 PEI Dbl;
clans, white. per 40, 30@35c; oysters,
bulk stock 50490c per bus; choice, raw
box, per bbl s3@3.50; medium, s2.50d2.75;
culls, S1.50dI75.
Groceries-Raw sugar steady; refined
quiet. Quotations per 1O0-lb lots: Granu-
lated, S5.S5; cutloaf. =; Keystone "A,
$685.; yellow sugars, -; molasses,
n. o., ST. Clare. Csc; Kingsland, 34c; Sum
light, n. o., 26c; st. Vincent, P. R., 25c;
ST. Johns P. r., 19c; No. IL Sugar House.
1sc. Syrups-The market is finn. Gold
Medal, Csc; King (Vanilla), &c; Rock
Candy Drips, Csc; Gilt Edge, Csc; Corn,
22e; No. II. 1Sc. Tea was firm; Tyson,
superior to fine, 2S632c; choice 10 choic-
est, 42646c; uncolored Japan new CROP,
finest, 31d33c; choice to choicest, 32G3sc;
extra choice, 4jc; oolong, Annoy, and Flu
chow new CROP, finest, 40d 43c: choice to
choicest, extra, finest. 30G40c-
Green fruits and vegetables-Market was
steady Apples, Western Maryland and
Pennsylvania. packed, per Dbl. s150d2;
Eastern Shore, Maryland per Dbl, 75cG
s1.25; New York. per Dbl. fancy red, "a
225; do, good to choice per Dbl, s175d2:
do, green, per Dbl. s1.50G1.75; do, No. 2,
75cds1.25; in bulk, per measured Dbl.
60G70c; beets, native. per bunch, Ia
lie; cabbage, New York, per 100.
s1.50d2, homegrown, per 100, s1d1.50;
cranberries, Cape Cod per Dbl, $3.50
az; do, per box, sL50G175; celery,
Michigan. per doz. 15q40c; corn, sugar. per
doz, native, SQi0c; damsons, New York,
per 10-lb bias. 25d3oc; eggplants. native.
Per bias, 15I20c; grapes, New York, Con-
II, hoe. do n
bas, 1-2Q5c; do, Niagaras, per 5-lb bas,
7dsc; do, Delawares, per 5-lb bas, 10d11c;
do, Saiems, per 5-Ib bas, Ease; do, Cataw-
ba, per 5-lb bas. &c; lima beans, native, per
bus box 50G Coo; lettuce, native, per bus
box. 35d soc; onions, Western Maryland
and Pennsylvania, per bus, Asa 48c; do,
New York, yellow, per bus, 45G4Sc; pears,
New York, Bartletts. per Dbl, S350G1; do,
No. .. $2G2.50; do per keg, $1.40G1.50; dc.
Seekel, per Dbl, s2.50d4; do. Maryland
Duchess per box, 30G25c; do per bias, 10
q 20c; do, Seckel. per bas, 20G25c: peaches,
mountain. box. yeliows. 4O@s0c; do, per
bias, 30G6tc; do. per 6-bas carrier. 75c1
1925; do Per 20-lb has, 20G40c; do, reds,
per 5-S bes, 30G60c; do. fancy yellows, per
box s1Q125; do, ordinary smocks, box,
40G 75c; fair White Heath. per bas. 25Gc
35e; do fancy Heaths. per bas, $4,000;
do White Heath, per box, 10000; ounces,
New York, per Dbl, No. j. S25OM275;
nearby. per peach bas. 30G50c; tomatoes,
Anne Arundel, per peach bias. 25G3 0c; do,
per bus. 5Od soc; do. Eastern Shore. per
bas, I5@20c,
Potatoes.-Msrket was easy. Native per
bus box, 45a50c: Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania primes, per bus, Asa soc; seconds, 40
I45c; New York primes, per bus, 4sd52c;
sweets. Eastern Shore, yellow, s1.15G1. 20;
do, per flour Dbl s1.3OG135; Virginia
white (yams) per Dbl, 75c9s1; choice reds,
per Dbl. 75cgs1.
Poultry-Market was steady. Old fowls.
10c per lb; springers. 10d10 lie per Id;
ROSTERS. 25G30c apiece; ducks, sq10c per
lb.
Green coffee-Market is steady. No.
(Rio gfade), S 3-SdS Lee.
Roasted Coffee.-MarEet steady Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java, 32c; Maracaibo
22c: pure Laguayra 22c; pure Santos, zoe;
African Java, 10 lie; Rio blend, 10 lie;
Peaberry mixture. 19c; pure Mocha, zoe;
Java Mocha blend, q Lee. (These cof-
fees are in fancy bags. paper iined) II
packed in cans or tubs, lie higher.
Package brands-E. L. c., 100-lb cases,
BE; 60-lb cases, 10 110c; 36-lb cases,
10 2-1Oc Lion coffee, in 100-lb lots, u 20;
in 60-lb lots, 1890.
The Buffers Excuse.
(From the Chicago News.)
The carriage rolled around Thirty-fifth
Street and slowed up before handsome