The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-18

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

Wholesale Provision and Grain Mar
ket Quotations in Full.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 17.-Following are
todays quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 1858, 912 bus.
Receipts of Southern wereClight and in
sympathy with easier feeling in West
ern; prices were lower. The demand was
fairly good. however, at the decline Sales
on grade at T3c for No. 2 red and Tic for
steamer No. 2 red. Sample lots, as to
quality and condition, brought II, 70, and
73c.
Corn-Stock In elevators, 1898 bus
The market for Southern was quiet and
about steady at As 1-2G46c per bus for
prime lots of white and yellow afioat. a
small lot of white delivered sold at 45c.
Cob steady at s2.35@2.4G per Dbl for car
lead lots prime yellow on spot.
Western wheat opened quiet and easier:
August. II 3-4G72c. Dull foreign demand;
only II loads of wheat being worked from
Atlantic and Gulf ports; no change in
Western conditions, where liquidation of
Septc mber continues, made an easier mar
ket, cash selling at re early and Septem-
Der f2 3-4c. Later sales of the former
were made at II SIC. Private cables dull;
scarcely any demand. The market closed
easier; spot and August. II 1-Zc; Septem-
Der. ~ 1-4@T2 lie. Sales. 1900 fresh spot
&c; car. do, 72c; 5000 September, " 3-4c;
car No. red, track, Mount Glare. ~ 1-4c;
2 cars fresh spot, II SIC; 200 spot, part
fresh, re. Settling price, contract II 3-4c;
No. red and steamer No. red, zoe.
Western corn opened quiet and firm. Au-
gust was 40 lie and September 43 3-4c
early but prices improved Lie, though
there was very little change in year corn,
which did not change much from IS Sic.
Very little corn came on the market, and
demand YVES inactive. Recent rains have
helped corn in important Western States,
and feeling was inclined to be easy. Pri-
waite cables quiet; not much being sold
Argentine shipments, $4,000 bus. The
market closed easier; spot and August, |
40 Lie; September, 43 lie; new and or
old November and or December, IS 1-2G
3S 3-4c. Settling price, mixed, 40 1-2c;
steamer mixed ~ lie
Flour-Market was quiet. We quote:
Western Super, 2.40G250: Western Extra. |
S2.7093.15; Western Family. s3.40d3.75; |
Winter Patents, s3.S5d415; Spring Pat |
ents, Sl.25G4.5e; Spring Straight. S4G4.20; |
Spring Bakers, s3.25Q3.40; Baltimore Best |
Patents $3.50; Baltimore High Grade Fam
lily. $3.50; Baltimore High Grade Extra, |
DC
Maryland. Virginia. and Pennsylvania |
Super, s2.40G2.50; Maryland, Virginia. and |
Pennsylvania Extra, $270G315; Maryland, 4
Virginia. and Pennsylvania Family. $3.50 |
BIS; City Mills Super, s2.50d265; Rio |
Extra, s3.75Gf.10; Rye -four. medium TO |
choice. s3G3-25.
oats.-Stock in elevators. 477.674 bus. !
The market was quiet. New, No. 2 w.,i6e.
26 1-2@27c; No. 3. 24G2 No. 4, % 1-2G |
10 ffa1 1 on .
mixed 24G24 lie; No. do. 23G22 / e;
No. do, 22G22 1-2c; ungraded, 22G2i lie |
Rye.-Stock in elevators. go 4s3 bus.
The market was dull. We quote: No. /
nearby, Asa 49c. and No. Western on
spot, soc; bag lots Of new, 4OG51c.
Butter.-The market was firm. We |
quote: Creamery separator. extra, 221 |
23c; extra first, 2C921c; creamery first,
Doe; creamery imitation, extra, 19I20c;
Iowa and Northwestern ladle, extra. 1S6 |
l3c; do extra first, 16G17c; Western store
packed I4fl 15c; creamery rolls q pounds).
2lG22c; creamery prints Q2 pound. ga
23c
Eggs.-The market was firm Strictly
fresh 10 1-2G14c per dozen.
Poultry.-The market was firm. Old
fowls, 1-2G1Gc per ID; springers. II IL
ducks. 79sc per Id; spring chickens, sG9c
per 10.
Green coffee-The market is dull No.
(Rio grade), SC.
Roasted coffee-Market is steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java, BE: Mara
eaibo. 23c; pure Laguayra, 2sc; pure
Santos, Die; African Java, 20 lie; Rio
blend 20 1-2c; Peaberry mixture, 2Oc pure
Mocha, 30c; Java Mocha blend. q lie;
These coffees are in fancy bags, paper
ined) If packed in cans or tubs, l-2c
higher.
Package brands-E. L. c., 1OO-ib cases,
g 1-2c; G0-1b cases. 10 6-10c; 36-ib cases,
3 7-10c. Lion coffee in 1OO-lb lots, 1870;
n 60-fb lots 1880.
Cotton-Market quiet MiddlIng, 10 1-Sc:
trictly low midd!irg, 100; low middlng,
7-Sc. Stock in Baltimore 1862 bales.
The market for flour was weak and
,rices were 10 cents barrel lower, owing
o the recent weakness in wheat
There was a fair demand for the better
grades o. new oats, but the major por-
ion of tae offerings were Of medium and
ow grades, which we're draggy.
No. 2 Western rye was In slow demand
md offerings we're limited. Bag lots of
lew were in fair request
The market for butter continued firm
lnder light receipts. The demand was
United and exclusively confined 10 the
desirable grades.
Receipts of eggs were light, and with
,ocd demand the market ruled firm as
Iuoted
Under a good demand for desirable Of
erings of poultry and only moderate re-
eipts the market ruled firm.
The cotton market was steady.