The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-14
New York Cotton Market.
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain Mar
ket Quotations in Full

BALI lMORE, Dec. 13.-FOllOwlng are
| today's quotations in the local wholesale
| provision and grain markets:
Wheat-StOck in elevators ,3S9 763 bus.
| The market for Southern was iirmer. Re-
ceipts were freer and under a good de-
mand all offerings were readily disposed
| of. Sales on grade at 13 lie for No. 2
red and Il 1-4c for steamer No. red. Car
goes and small bag lots, by sample. brought
| Tie. Il Lie. 70 Lac, and 80 lie, as to
| quality and condition. tine latter for a
| cargo prime uptown to millers.
Corn-StOck in elevators, l,00625S bus
| The market for Southern was fractionally
| firmer with arrivals freer and demand ac-
tive from all classes of buyers. Sales Of
| oargoss, both colors, on grade at 44c for
No. 2 white, 43c for steamer white 43 Sac
for yellow or mixed, and AZ 3-4c for steam
| er yellow. Cob firm at s2.25 per Dbl for
| carload lots prime yellow on spot.
Western wheat opened steady; Deem
Der, ~ Lee. Foreign markets were
steadier in tone and decreasing movement
should have been source Of strength.
particularly rs 1t was confidently asserted
that this phase would become more de-
cided. Speculative selling lad mora in
fiuence however. and prices eased on. Cash
wheat was in demand at " Lee, from
which there was a decline to 72c. January
being 73c. and May &c. Private cables,
dull, practically no demand. The market
closed steady. Spot, 72c b. " lac a: Janu-
airy. re b. ~ lac a; May, Tic b, II Lac a.
Sales, 1900 spot, ~ lie. Settling price.
contract, re; No. red. So lie; steamer
No. =. red, GO 1-2c.
Western corn was dull but firm. Cash
corn continues in demand, and 43c was
bid early for new crop without result. OPP
lions were dull and trading was fiat,
though February sold at 42c early. Corn
is not being sold freely, the effort being
made to deliver what has been already
sold. Private cables dull; very little de-
mand The market closed easy. Spot,
AZ lac bid, 43 lie asked; year, AZ lie bid,
AZ 3-ic asked January, Al lie bid, Al Sac
asked; February, Al 3-4c bid. Sales. 3d.
600 bus; February, 42c. Settling price.
mixed, 43 l-2c; new, 43c; steamer mixed,
Acc; No. 9, 4oc.
Flour-Market was quiet. Western SUI
per. S235G245; Western extra, 81. 80 $50;
western family, s330q3.6O; winter pat
ents, $380M4; spring patents, s3.S5G410;
spring straight, s3.75d3.S5; spring bakers,
s29OG315; Baltimore best patents, $3.50;
Baltimore high grade family, $3.50; Balt-
more high grade extra, $4.10; Baltimore
choice family, s3.s5; Maryland. Virginia,
and Pennsylvania super. S2.35G24o; Mary
land, Virginia, and Pennsylvania extra,
s255d2.90; Maryland, Virginia, and Penn
sylvania family, s3.30G3.60: City Mills su-
per. s25OG2.65; Rio extra. s3.65d3.S0; rye
-four medium to choice, S3Q3.25.
Oats-The market was strong. Stock in
elevators. 429, 562 bus. White, No. 2, 20 1-2
a zoe: do, No. 8, 2sd2s 1-2c; do No. 4.
27927 lie; do, ungraded. 27G3Oc; mixed.
No. 2, 81 1-2M2sc: do, No. 8, &c 1-2@27c;
do. No. 4, 25 1-2Q26c; do, ungraded, 25 1-2
Q2Sc.
Rye-The market was quiet. Stock in
elevators. oil, 125 bus. No. 2 rye, in CARROTS,
soc; No. rye, 4Sc; No. Western rye.
Sic for spot, and about same price for
December rye. Bag lots nearby quotable
at from 43d50c per bus, as to quality and
condition.
Butter-The market was firmer. Cream
cry, separator. extra, Use; extra first. &c;
creamery first, zee; creamery imitation,
extra. 2l422c; Iowa and Northwestern
ladle. extra, 19I2 zoe; do, extra first. lI4
lsc; Western store packed. IL LA lac:
Ohio rolls, first, 10 lsc; second, l5Ni
West Virginia rolls. first, 16M11c; second,
1IG15c; Elgin creamery prints. L. lb,
zoe; do lb, 29c; do lbs. 26d &c; Mary
land and Pennsylvania creamery prints,
1-2 III. 2Sc; do. ] ID. 27c; do. lbs &c
Eggs-The market was firm. Strictly
fresh, &c: Western, 26c.
Pouitry-The market was quiet and
steady Old fowls. 712@Sc per Id;
springers. sm9c per lb; roosters, 25c
apiece; ducks, 1-2dl0c per lb; tur-
keys, 7G9c per ib; dressed chickens,
sM9c; do ducks, 96ll0c do turkeys, Sa ioc.
Green coffee-Market is dull. No.
tRio grade), Z 1SM7 1-4c.
Roasted coffee-Market steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java, 32c; Maracai-
bo DE: pure Laguayra, 22c: pure Santos.
1gc. African Java IS lie: Rio blend,
IS lie; Peaberry mixture. 1Sc; pure
Mocha, SOC; Java Mocha blend, % lie.
(These coffees are in fancy bags, paper
lined) If packed in cans or tubs, 1-2c
higher.
Package brands-E. l.. c., 100-lb cases,
12c; 60-lb cases, l. l10c; 36-lb cases,
- 2-10c. Lion coffee, in l0o-lb lots. l1.2o;
in 60-lb lots, l1.30.
Co;ton-Market quiet; mddling, Use;
strictly low midding. . SIC; low middling.
5-Sc Stock in Baltimore, 1856 bales.