The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-07

BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain Mar
I<et Quotations in Full.

Wheat-Stock in elevators, 1,542,S73 bus
under an active demand all offerings were
readily disposed of and the market ruled
firm. Sales of cargoes on grade at IA 12c
for No . red, 70 1-2c for steamer Ma. red
and No. 3 red. and IS 1-2c for rejected. A
cargo prime by sample brought "A 1-2c, and
small bag lots as to quality tic and 73c.
Corn-Stock in elevators, 1860 bus.
There were no receipts nor offerings OF
Southern, and the market ruled dull. Prices
were nominally steady at about 45c for
both white and yellow afioat. Coz steady
at s2.35q2.40 per Dbl for carloads prime
yellow on spot.
Western wheat opened firm; August
20 3-4c. There was some demand early
70 7-Sc being bid for cash, while options
were dull. September sold at 70 1-2c, while
later spot declined to 70 lie. Not much
wheat came out ana demand was light.
Private cables steady; public firmer. The
market closed firner; spot and August,
13 3-4@74c; September, rs 3-s@75 lie.
Sales, 1,400 fresh spot, 73 lie; car spot,
70 3-4c; 10000 August, 73 3-4c; 10000 Sep
TENDER, rs Lee. Settling price, contract,
70 lie; No. red and steamer No. 2 red,
II lie.
Western corn opened quiet and firm.
Very hot weather in important corn States
caused the flrmer feeling and made condi-
tons very unsettled. August corn was
AZ 1-2c early, but there was no inclina-
tion to trade. Year was nominal at IS 7-Sc.
Private cables dull. The market closed
firm; spot and August, AZ 3-4c; September.
~ 7-Sc; new and or old November and or
December, IS 1888 Use; January, Ss S-sc
asked. Settling price, mixed, AZ 5-sc;
steamer mixed, Il 5-8c
Flour-Narket was quiet We quote ::
Western Super. s24Od250; Western Ex-
ira. s2.7063.15; Western Family, s3.404
3.T5; Winter Patents, $3.S56415; Spring
Patents, S4.25G4.5o; Spring Straight, SAC
APO; Spring Bakers, $3.25d3.4O; Baltimore
Best Patents s4.75; Baltimore High-Grade
Family, 1876; Baltimore High Grade Elk
ira. s4.25; Baltimore Choice Family, 81;
Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania Su-
per, s2.4OG2.5o: Maryland. Virginia, and
Pennsylvania Extra. $2.7o0315; Maryland.
Virginia. and Pennsylvania Family, $4,000
3.75; City Mills Super, s2.50a2.65; Edo Ex-
ira. s3.75G4.10; Rye flour, riedIu-n to
choice, s3G225.
oats-stock in elevators. ,e97 bus. No.
2 white, % I-2G29c: No. 8, q 1-2d Use;
white, No. 4, rs 1-2G27; white ungraded,
26 LA 29c; mixed No. 2, % 1-2d26c; mixed
No. g. "a 1-2d25c; mixed No. 4, 20 1-29
24c; ungraded, 20 12G26c.
Rye-Stock in elevators, 29,775 bus. The
market was dull We quote; No. 2 near
by, $50 i9c; and No. Western on spot,
soc; bag lots OF new, 45G5Oc.
Hay-Market firm Quote: Choice tim
othy. - per ton; No. / timothy, s15.5o0
1900; No. q S145Od15.0O; No. 3, $4,000
400; No. l clover. mixed, S13.00G 400;
No. 2 clover. mixed. S1200d13.00; No.
clover. =; No. 2 clover, -.
Straw-Market was steady. Quote as
follows: No. 1 straight rye. new, S10.50G
11.OO; tangle rye. -; wheat, S7.5Oq 500;
oat straw. S7.5Ods.OO.
Mill Feed-Market was weak. We quote:
Lightweight bran. 5000; medium, s14.506
800; heavy do. Sl4.0OG 1850; middling,
s150OG16.OG Qatter for lightweight all
track; spring bran, in 2OO-lb sacks.
SIS 25G16.5o; do. in 100-ib sacks. S16.75G
200; City Mills middling firm at $500 per
ton.
Grain freights-Market quiet. Liverpool,
per bus, I'D. September; London, Is. Au-
gust and September; Glasgow. rs Cd, Au-
gust; Belfast. Is Sd. August; Dublin. IS 3D.,
August; Bristol, 3s Sd. September; Leith,
IS Cd September; Cork As Sd, August Den
mark As. August; picked ports. IS Sd, Au-
gust; Antwerp, IS Sd August; Rotterdam,
IS Sd. August Bremen. none offered;
Hamburg, IS Sd August; Hayre, none Of
fered.
Butter-The market was firm. Cream
cry separator, extra 21et22c; extra first,
2OG21c; creamery first. zoe; creamery imi-
tation. extra. 19620c; Iowa and North
western ladle, extra, 1S@1sc; do extra
first, 16d17c; Western store packed, lao
15c; creamery rolls q pounds, 2ld22c;
creamery prints Q-2 pound), 22dZ3c.
Eggs-The market was firm. Strictly
fresh, II 1-2c413c per dozen.
Fish and crabs-The market for fish was
easy Crocus, 364c per ID; rock, boiling,
per lb, logic; medium, logic; do pan,
10@12c; white perch, large, 10G12c; me-
dunn, 5a7c; yellow perch, large, 5q6c;
star or butterfsh, per Dbl, s445: grey
trout, per Dbl, large, S415; do small, $3.50
as; tailors. 4d6c per ID; fresh salmon, per
ID, 12G 15c; catfish, 3G4c; founders, per
lb. 4d5c; cells, 5G6c; Holsters. 25c; hard
crabs, 75cGs1 per Dbl; soft crabs. 25cd5Oc
per doz; frogs, S1dL25 per dog; CLAIMS,
white, per 100, 25G30c.
Groceries-Raw sugar steady; refined
steady. Quotations per 100-lb lots: Granu-
lated, $500; eutloaf, $3.50; Keystone "a"
$500; yellow sugars, s5.30d5.45; molasses,
n. o. 81. Clare, $50; Kingsland, 34c; sun
light. n. o.. zee; 81. Vincent, p. R., Csc;
St Johns, p. r., 19c; No. u Sugar House,
i9c. Syrups-The market is firm. Gold
Medal, Csc; King (Vanilla), zoe; Rock Can
dy Drips, CSC; Gilt Edge. 25c; Corn, 24c;
No. IL, 1Sc. Tea firm; Tyson, superior TO
fine, 2SG32c; choice TO choicest, 42@i6c;
uncolored Japan new CROP, finest, 3lg
33c: choice to choicest, 32934c; extra
choice, 46c; oolong, Annoy, and Fuchow
(new CROP, finest, 40q43c; choice TO choic
est, extra, finest 30G34c.
Green Fruits and Market
easy. Quote: Apples, early June, PER
Dbl choice, slOO; do, common to fair. 50@
75c; do, per 1-2 Dbl basket, 30d5Cc; do
per box, 2594Oc beets, native. per bunch,
lie; blackherries, Eastern Shore. MaryE.nd
per quart, 4G6c; cabbage, native, per
100, Flat Dutch, s2.00@i.0O; cantaloupss,
Anne Arundel gems, per basket, S0@50c;
do green. per basket, goa 30c; Rappahan-
mock. per Dbl, Sl.O011.25; cucdmbers, Anne
Arundel, per peach basket. 20d25c; corn,
native, sugar, per dozen, SGl2c; currants,
New York, per BIB basket, 12N l5c; dam
sons, MAJ Wand and Virginia, per peach
basket, zoo 75c; per full barrel, $4.0O94.50;
do, per bus box, s125@l.50; eggplant,
native, per box, 35Q40c; lettuce, nearby,
per box, 20G25c; onions. new Eastern
Shore, Virginia, per basket, Coo; do, Vir-
glnla. per Dbl, s1.25@l.50; Western Mary
land and Pennsylvania, per basket 4sqtOc;
pears, Georgia, per Dbl, S1.00@2.O0; do.
Maryland or Virginia, per basket. assorted,
20G30c; do, Maryland, Manning Elizabeth,
per basket, 25@35c; peaches, Georgia. per
6-basket carrier, s1.50@2.00; South Caro-
lima, per e-basket carrier. S1.2562.00i
Maryland and Virginia, per basket, ordi-
nary, 30G35e; do, per basket, good, 40G5oc;
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