The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-17
New York cotton Market.
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain Mar
ket Quotations in Full.

BALTIMORE. Aug. 16.-FoIlowing are
today's quotations in the local Wholesale
provision and grain markets:
| Wheat-Stock in elevators, 14s6. 5S1
bus. Southern was in freer supply and
| the major portion of the offerings graded
No. red and sold at "A. The demand
was good for prime and the market ruled
steady. Sample lots. as to quality and
condition. sold at zee. lie, 70 1-2c, and 20.
Corn-Stock in elevators, 949,4 24 bus.
Receipts of Southern were ni. and the
market ruled dull at nomiua,ly steady
prices. Quote prime white and yellow
45 1-294 6c. afioat. Cob steady ct $3.50
2.4O per Dbl for carload lots prime yellow
on spot.
Western wheat opened easy; August,
~ 3-4Gp73c. Easier markets in Europe and
fear OF liquidation in speculative centers
on this side caused prices to sag off from
the opening. Cash wheat sold early at
73c and later the market was " 3-4c
September was 70 1-2d73 3-4c. Not much
wheat changed hands, the demand being
generally Indifferent. Private cables very
dull. The market closed weak; spot and
August 72q72 1-4c; September, y 3-4@
73c. Sales, car rejected, track b. & o.,
zoe; 5000 spot. 7Sc; car steamer No. 2 red
spot, Tic; 1,400 fresh spot, ~ 3-4c. Set
Ting price contract. 70 3-4c; Nc. red
and steamer No. red. tic
Western corn opened dull and firm. Au-
gust was 43 12c and September 43 3-4c,
trading being small and new crop delivery
not sympathizing even relatively with the
advance in the nearby option. Situation
has not changed in the interior markets.
Private cables steady; rot much doing.
The market closed firm; spot-and August,
43 lie bid; September, AZ 1908 3-4e; rev
and or old November and or December,
IS 5-SQ3s 3-4c. Settling price mixed,
4S lie; steamer mixed. AZ 1-2c.
Flour.-Market was quiet. We quote:
Western Super, 81. 40G2 so; Western Extra,
s27G@3,15; Western Family, S3.40n3.75;
Winter Patents. sS.s5d4.15; Spring Pstelts,
S425a $50; Spring Straight, s4.00d4.20;
Spring Bakers, S325d $40: Baltimore Best
Patents. S4.75; Baltimore High Grade Fam
lily, 1866; Baltimore High Grade Extra,
S4.25; Baltimore Choice Family. $500;
Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania Su-
per. $2,4042.50; Maryland. Virginia, and
Pennsylvania Extra. s2.7Od3.15; Maryland,
Virginia, and Pennsylvania Family 1880
1913; City Mills Super, s2.50dS2 Rio
Extra, s3.75G41O; Rye flour, medium to
choice, S3.0Gd3.25.
The market was quiet. New. No white
% 1-2G 27c; No. 3. 24G25c; No. 4, % LA
% lie; ungraded, % 12@27e No. 2
mixed, 23G25c; No. 8 do 23G24c No
do. ga 23c; ungraded, 22d25c.
Rye.-Stock in elevators, 31,4s3 bus.
The market was dull. We quote: No. 2
nearby, 4SG49c and No Western on
spot, sec; bag lots OF rev, 40d51c.
Butter.-The market was firm. We
IN 10
extra first, 2e@21c; creamery first, zoe;
creamery imitation extra. 1920; Iowa
and Northwestern ladIe, extra, 1S@ l9c; do
extra first, 1GG17c; Western store packed.
1iG15c: creamery rolls e pounds 21G
pc: creamery prints o. pound), 22g23c.
Eggs.-The market was firm. Strictly
fresh, 10 la 14c per dozen.
Poultry.-Market was steady. Old fowls,
9 1-2d10c per Id; springers. Hal lie
per lb: ROSTERS, 25d30c apiece; ducks,
7aSc per Id; spring ducks, sG9c per lb.
Green Coffee-Market dull. No. Z (Rio
grade). &c.
Roasted Coffee-Market steady Bulk
roasted coftee-Pure Java, 32c; Maracaibo,
2Sc; pure Laguayra. 23c; pure Sant.s, 21c;
African Java, 20 lie; Rio blend, ~ 1-2c;
Peaberry mixture. zoe; pure Mocha, zoe;
JsvaMocha blend, 81 lie. tThese coffees
are in fancy bags, paper-lined) II packed
in cans or tubs, Lee higher
Package Brands-E L. c., 10O-Ib cases.
10 lie; 60-lb cases, 10 6-10ci ID cases,
10 7-10c. Lion coffee, in 1o0-lb lots, IL 20;
in 60-lb lots. 1880.
Cotton-Market quiet; middling. 10 1-Sc;
strictly low middling, Toe; low middling
3 7-Sc. Stock in Baltimore 1884 bales.
The market for flour was quiet, but
prices were steadily held.
Receipts of new oats were fairly liberal,
tho major portion being of medium and
low grades. The better grades of white
and mixed were IN fair receipt and steady
No. Western rye was dull Receipts
were light and the demand from all
classes of buyers was slow. Choice bag
lots Of new were in fair request.
The market for butter was firm under
light receipts. Demand was limited and
centered on the desirable grades.
Receipts of eggs were light and. with
good demand. the market ruled firm.
There was a fair demand for choice of
ferings Of poultry. and. with moderate r.
ceipts. prices were steadily held.
The cotton market ruled steady.