The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-06

BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain Mar
ket Quotations in Full.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 5.-Following re to-
| days quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain maskets:-
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 1.412,95i bus
| The market for Southern was shade
firmer. Receipts were light and the de-
mand was fair for prime qualities. Sales
on grade and by sample at 73c for No
red early. One small parcel slightly OF
| quality brought tic. Later cargo o,
| No. red sold at 73 lac. -., 81 ae.-
Corn-Stock in elevators, 926.696 bus
| Receipts of Southern were very small
| consisting of a small lot of white, fy-cut,
which sold at 42c on wharf. Prime lots OF
old white afloat were quoted nominaily
steady at 42d43c and do yellow AZ l-24
| 44c. New cob firm at s1.70@1.'5 per Dbl
for prime, while old was slow at $3.50 per
Dbl. small lot of new in bags sold at
| s1.60 per Dbl.
Western wheat opened firmer: December.
74c. Better tone to foreign markets and
| decrease afloat Of 1000, 900 bushels were
sufficient to help prices There was good
] demand for cash wheat at the market and
offerings were readily taken at Y lac. De-
cember was dull at 74c, while May was
nominal at SOC. Private csbIeSsteady. The
market closed dull; spot and November,
| ~ Csc bid; December, 70 3-4c bid, 14c
asked; May, 20 3-4c bid. Sales. cars fresh
spot, 70 Lac; 5000 do, " Lie; ], 400 fresh
spot, 721-4c. Settling price. contract,
| 70 Csc; No. red, So Use; Asteamer No. 2
| red 69 7-Sc. .,...
Western corn was firm. with the demand
| for nearby deliveries continuing. New No
vember sold early at Acc. while year was
Al 1-2c, January being rather quiet at
40 3-4c. Only fair quantity of corn came
| on the market, no quantity Of cash corn
| being offered. Private cables firm. The
market closed quiet; spot, "A Lee bid; spot
. new. 43c bid, 43 lac asked; November, old,
A 1-2c bid; new. 43c bid, 43 Lie asked ;
November and or December new and or
old, Al 1-2c bid, IL Sac asked; January, 4lc
| bid; February, 4lc bid, Al Lac asked.
Sales. $1,000 new November. ACC; 10000
year. IL 1-2c; 10000 do, Al 3ic; 5000 new
November. 43 1-Sc. Settling price, mixed,
"A 1-2c; new, 43 1-4c; steamer mixed
40 3-4c; No. 3, IS SIC.
Butter-The market was firm. Cream
cry separator, extra, "a 1-2I25c; extra
! first, 23G24c; creamery, first, 21G22c;
creamery imitation, extra. l9I2-c; Iowa
and Northwestern ladle, extra, 1Sc; do
extra first. 16M17c: Western store packed
14G1 lie; creamery rolls, / pound, 24l25c:
do pounds. 23I2ic: creamery prints, u
pound 25cG2Gc.
Eggs-The market was strong. Strictly
fresh, 21M23c.
Fish and Oysters-Market for fish was
dull Crocus, &c per ID; rock, broilins, 10
Ml2c; medium, sI 10c; do pan, Sc: white
perch. large. 10a l2c; medium. sac: yell
low perch, large, 5A6c; grey trout, per lb.
large, 4G5c; do per lb, small, &c; tailors,
iGSc per lb; fresh salmon, per lb, 1Sc: cat
fish. 2G3c; founders, per Id, &c; eels, 30
&c; Holsters, zoe; clans, white, per 100,
iOc; oysters, bulk stock, 70cds1 per bus;
choice, raw box, per Dbl, si.O0Mi5O; me-
dunn, s2.50M300; culls. $1.25I200.
Potatoes-The market was quiet. Mary
land and Pennsylvania prime, per bus,
45c; do, seconds, per bus, zoe; do, New
York primes, per bus, i5M48c; sweets,
Eastern Shore yellows, per Dbl, $1,000
s1.10; do per -four Dbl sl.1061.20; do Mary
land per Dbl. s1.00Ml.15; Anne Arundel
yellows. per bias. lSM20c; do. per Dbl, coca
s1.00; Virginia yams, 60@90c.
Poultry-The market was firm. Old
fowls, SGS 1-2c per lb; springers, 9 LA 1Oc
per lib; ROSTERS. 20d25c apiece; ducks,
9a1Oc per lb; turkeys, 9a9 1-2c per ID.
Green Fruits and Vegetables-The mar
ket was quiet. Apples. Western Maryland
and Pennsylvania, packed, per Dbl, $1,000
ESQ; New York, per Dbl, fancy King, $1.5O
G2.50; do. good to choice. $l.75G2OO: do,
Baldwin, per Dbl. s1-6O@1.s0; do, per Dbl,
fancy Greetings, s1609l.S0; do. No Is,
all varieties, per Dbl, 75cIsl25; do, in
bulk, per measured Dbl. sOcM ST. 90; cab
bage, New York, per ton, ssI10; cauli-
flower, New York, per crate, $2.00G3.00;
cranberries, Cape Cod, per Dbl. 500; do,
per box, sl.75M2.00: celery, Michigan, per
dog, 15@40c; do. New York. per doz. 209
40c; cucumbers, Florida, per box, s1.5O9
1.75; grapes, New York COncords. per S-lb
bas 13Ml4c; do, per Alb bas, 7MSc do,
Niagaras. per Alb bias. 12G14c; do. Della
wares. per Alb bias, 12d lac: do, Salems,
per Alb bias, 11d12c; do, Catawbas, per
Alb has, Lease; green peas, Norfolk.
per 1-2-bbl has, s1M1.50; lima beans, ma
tive, per bus box. 9GcIs1; lettuce, native,
per box, 50M15c: onions. New York yell
low. per bus. 45M50c; do, Western yell
low, per bus, 43m4Sc; oyster plants, ma
tive. per bunch, 2d2 lie; pears. New
York Bartletts per Dbl, $3.00@i.0O: do, No
Is, S1.50G2.00; do, per key. 25c@s1.25; do.
Seckels. per Dbl, So to Sc: do, Sheldons.
per Dbl, s2.5o93.50; do. Maryland Kiefrer.
per bias. fancy. 12M25c: do, culls and sec
2 1-2Mic; ounces, New York, per Dbl, No
beans. Norfolk. per bas, green, 50G 75c; do,
wax. 50@6Oc: tomatoes. native, per peach
bas. 254SOc; turnips, native, per box. IL
@2Oc.
Mill feed-Market easy. Lightweight
bran, $3.50; medium. s155OD16; heavy
do. Sl4-50M 10; medium mddling sl56iI6
tlatter for lightweight, all track; spring
bran, in 20o-lb sacks. $3.50; do, in 1O0-lb
sacks. s17; City Mills middling, firm, at
SIT per ton.