The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-25
New York Cotton Market.
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain Mar
Ict Quotations in Full.

Wholesale Provision and Grain Mar
Iset Quotations in Full.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 24.-Follcwing are
today's quotations in the local Wholesale
provision and grain markets;
Wheat.-Stock in elevators, 609 ,907 bus.
| Receipts of Southern were fsin,- and, with
| a good demand from shippers, the market
| ruled firm and prices of graded lots were
about 1c bushei higher compared with
the final sales Of yesterday! Sales on
/ grade at 70 lie for No. red and II Lee
for steamer red. Sample lots. as to
quality and condition. brought zoe, lie,
and u Lee.
Corn.-stock in elevators, S56,575 bus.
Receips of Southern continued light, and
consisted OF two cargoes yellow, both of
! which sold on private terms. The market.
| therefore. was nominal, and prices were
about steady. Quote white 46G47c and
! yellow As 12d47c, both afoat. Cob quiet.
| at $2.40 per Dbl for carload lots prime
| yellow on spot.
Western wheat opened easy; August,
| Il Liza 70 1-2c. Public cables We're higher,
while damage reports from the Northwest
were pronounced and decided. Prices ad-
vanced sharply, cash going from ~ lac to
{
the upturn and not much wheat was for
sale. Private cables dull The market
closed firmer; spot and August, 70 1-4c;
September, 70 1-2d73 3-4c; October, rs IA
@75 Csc. Sales, $500 fresh spot, 72 1-4c;
/ $500 fresh spot, 73c; car No. 2 red West
ern spot, 74c; 10000 October, rs 1-Sc. Set
Ting price, contract. 73c; No. red and
steamer No. red, II Lac.
Western corn opened dull and steady.
I Dafp In, sba u,
crop prevented any advance. August and
September corn ruling about 43 LA
4S lie, while year sold early at 80 1-sc.
Private cables quiet. Argentine shipments,
$4,000 bushels for the week. The market
closed firm; spot, August, and September,
43 Lac; October, AZ 34d4 3c; new and or
old November and or December, 394
SO lsc; January, IS 3-4c. Salss, q, 600 new
and or old, November and or December,
| 50 i-Sc. ttling price, mixed 43 1-4c;
steamer mixed. AZ lac.
Flour-Market was quiet. Quotations:
Western Super, s2.40G2. 80; Western Extra,
$2.60Q3; Western Family. S3.30G3 So;
Winter patents. S3.7564; Spring Patents.
$:G425; Spring Straight, $3.S0a4; Spring
Bakers, $3G3.25; Baltimore Best Patents,
$3.50; Baltimore High Grade Family, $3.50;
Baltimore High Grade Extra, $40; Bal
timere Choice Family, $3.50; Maryland,
Virginia, and Pennsylvania Super, S2.409
2.50; Maryland. Virginia, and Pennsylvania
Extra, $2.60G3; Maryland. Virginia and
Pennsylvania Family, $3.30d3.6j; City
Mills Super, s2.406255; Rio Extra, 5000
4; Rye flour, medium to choice. $3G3.25.
0ats.-Stock in elevators, 521, 591 bus.
Market was steady. New. No. white,
90 1-2G27c; No. 3, "A 1925 lie; No. 4,
mixed. "a 1-2G 25c; No. 3 DO. 23d24e; No
do pa 23c: ungraded pa 2sc
Rye.-Stock in elevators, 34,97S bus. The
market was dull. Quotations: No. near
by. 4SG49c, and No. Western on spot.
soc; bag lots of new. 4OG52c.
5utter-The market was firm. Creamery
separator. extra. 22929c; extra first
20Q21c; creamery first, 20c; creamery imi-
tation. extra, 19q2Oc; Iowa and North
western ladle. extra. 1sq19c; do extra
first ICG17c; Western store packed
14d15c; creamery rolls q pounds
2lG22c; creamery prints (1-2 pound,
22G23c.
Eggs-The market was firm. Strictly
fresh. Is 1-2G16c per dozen.
PouItry.-Market was firm Old fowls
10G101-2c Per ID; springers, 12G13c
per ID; ROSTERS, 25G3ec apiece; ducks, SG
Zoe per lb.
Green CofIee.-Market is steady. No. 7
(Rio grade), 5-8@s 3-4c.
Roasted Coffee.-Market is steady. Quo
tatlons: Bulk roasted coffee-Pure Java,
32c; MaracaibJ, &c; pure Laguayra. pc;
pure Santos, zee; African Java, 10 1-2c;
Rio blend, 10 lie; Peaberry mixture, l9c;
pure Mocha. zoe; Java Mocha blend,
q lie (These coffees are in fancy bags,
paper lined.) If packed in cans or tubs,
lie higher.
Package Brands-E. L. c., 1O0-lb cases,
13c: cobb cases, 10 1-10c; 3s-Ib cases,
IL 2-1Oc Lion coffee in lO0-lb lots 70 20:
in 6O-lb lots. 1880
Cotton.-Market steady; middling. 10c;
strictly low middling, 3 7-Sc; low middli1g,
8 3-4c Stock in Baltimore. sos bales
The market for flour was quiet, but
prices were arm in sympathy with the re-
cent strength in wheat.
+ There was a good demand for desirable
offerings of oats, and as receipts Of this
variety were only fair, prices were firmly
held.
There was fair demand for choice bag
lots of rye, but both exporters and dis
tillers we're indifferent buyers and No. .
Western was draggy.
The market for butter continued firm
under light receipts. The demand was fair
for desirable offerings.
Receipts OF eggs were light, and strictly
fresh stock was wanted. The market
ruled firm as quoted.
There was fair demand for desirable
offerings of poultry and with light ar
rivals prices were steadily held.
The cotton market was steady.