The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-10
New York Cotton Market.
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain Mar
ket Quotations in Full.

days quotations in the local wholesale
provisions and grain markets:
Wheat.-Stock in elevators, 1,451. 933
bus. The market for Southern was firm,
active, and prices were higher. All of the
1 increased offerings met with ready sale.
Sales of cargoes on grade at 76c for No. 2
red, 74c for steamer red, and 70c for re-
jected, while sample lots as to quality and
condition brought S. 73. "a, "A IL. and 75c.
Corn.-Stock in elevators. 1,32405S bus.
Receipts of Southern we're light, being con-
fined to one small parcel of white, which
sold by sample at 46 1-2c delivered. The
market was quiet and ABOUT steady. Quote
white and yellow ahoat nominally, 45a46c.
Cob nominal at s2.35a2.4O per bbl., fer
carload lots prime yellow on spot.
Western wheat opened firmer; August
IS lac. Prices held steady, cash ruling
! around 75c and 70 lac; September being
76c. Demand for cash wheat continues ac-
tive, but options are dull No great guam
tity of wheat changed hands. Private ca
bies steadier. The market closed steady:
spot and August, 1915 Use; September.
I6c. Sales. car steamer No. red, track
Locust Point. 73 Ia; car No. red same
location, rs Lie; car steamer No 2 red.
spot. B. & o., 74c; 500 fresh spot, Toe; 90
600 August, 75c; 10000 September. 75c. Set
Ting price contract, tic; No. red and
steamer red, IS 1-2c.
Western corn opened quiet and firmer;
August early was 43c, September 43c, and
year was 1898 1-4c, but prices advanced
TO 43 12c for August and September, and
year SO 1-2G39 3-4c. Not much corn on
market, hot dry weather advancing prices.
Private cables frmer; steady demand. The
market closed firmer; spot and August,
43 1-2G43 Sic; September, AZ 3-ic; new
and old November and December, 80 $40
10
september, 43 lie; car spot, 43 Lie. Set
Ting price, mixed, 43 lac; steamer mixed,
AZ lac.
Fiour-Market was quiet. We quote:
Western Super, 81. 40G250: Western exua,
s2.70@3.15; Western family, s3.40G3.75;
Winter Patents, s3.S5G4.15; Spring Patents,
s4.25G4.50; Spring Straight, s4.C0G 20;
Spring Bakers, s3.25q3.40; Baltimore Bet
Patents, s4.z5; Baltimore High Grade Fam
ily s4.65; Baltimore High Grade Extra,
s4.25; Baltimore Choice Family, $500;
Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania SUI
per. s2.40G2.50; Maryland, Virginia, and
Pennsylvania Extra, s270d3.15; Maryland,
Virginia. and Pennsylvania Family, $4,000
3.75; City Mills Super, S2.50@265; Rio Ex-
ira. S3.75d4-10; Rye flour, medium 10
choice. s3.OoG325.
oats-stock in elevators, Lilo bus.
No. white, 2sG2S 1-2c; No. 3, q lie;
white. No. 4, 2eG26 lie; white ungraded,
26G2s lie; mixed No. 2. 26c mixed. No
3, "a 1-2d25c; mixed, No. 4, % 1-2G24c;
ungraded, % 1-2G26c.
Rye.-Stock In elevators 29.3s3 bus. The
market wls dull. We quote: No. near
by ism4sc; and No. Western on spot
soc; bag lots OF new, 40G50c.
Butter-The market was firm. We quote:
Creamery separator, extra, 22G23c; extra
first, 20@21c; creamery first, zoe; cream
cry imitation, extra, l9q20c; Iowa and
Northwestern ladle, extra. 1SGl9c; do ex-
ira first, 1sd17c; Western store packed
14d15c; creamery rolls q pounds, 21d22ci
creamery prints d. pound. 22q23c.
Eggs.-The market was firm. Strictly
fresh, 13Gl3 lie per dozen.
Poultry.-Market was easy. Old fowls,
10c per lb: springers, 10G12c per lb;
roosters, 25d30c apiece; ducks, 76Sc per
Id: spring ducks, sG10c per ID.
Green Coffee.-The market is quiet. We
quote: No. (Rio grade), ellie.
Roasted Coffee.-Market is steady. We
quote: Bulk roasted coffee-Pure Java,
32c; Maracaibo. 23c; pure Laguayra, 23c;
pure Santos. 2lc; African Java, 20 1o2c;
Rio blend 20 lie; Peaberry mixture, zoe;
pure Mocha, soc; Java-Mocha blend,
q 1-2c. (These coffees are in fancy bags,
paper lined) II packed in cans or tubs,
lie higher.
Package brands-E. L. c., 1OO-fb cases,
10 lie; 60-fb cases, 10 6-10c; 36-ib cases,
10 7-10c Lion coffee. in 100-lb lots 1910;
in 60-lb lots. 1880.
Cotton-Market quiet; middling, 13-16c;
strictly low niddling, 8 1116c; low mid
ding, 9-16c. Stock in Baltimore, 3,192
bales.
The market for -four was quiet at un-
changed prices.
New oats showed a wide difference in
quality and prices ranged accordingly.
When of good quality, however, they sell
at / to ! 1-2 cents under the corresponding
grade for DID,
No Western rye was dull and neg
lected, exporters and distillers both be-
ing out of the market. Choice bag lots
were in fair demand.
The market for butter was firm. Re-
ceipts were light and the demand was ac-
tive.
Receipts Of eggs were light, and with
a good demand prices were well sustained.
While offerings OF poultry were not ex-
cessiye. they were in excess OF the limited
trade wants and the feeling was easy.
The cotton market was quiet