The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-06

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

BALTIMORE, Oct 5.-Following are to-
days quotations in the local wholesale pro-
vision and grain markets:
Wheat.-Stock in elevators, 1857, 100 bus
Receipts of Southern were light and the
demand was correspondingly narrow.
Prices of graded were about 1c bushel
lower than the final sales of yesterday, IN
sympathy with easier Western markets.
Sales on grade at 76c for No. red; sample
lots, as to quality and condition, brought
Csc, Csc, roc, 73c, and 75c
Corn.-Stock in elevators, 573,75 bus.
Receipts OF Southern were meagre, COM
prising small lot of white, the quality
OF which was very poor. The market was
quiet and nominally steady at 47G4Sc for
white and 47@47 lie for yellow, both
afioat. Cob steady at s2.35 per Dbl for car
load lots prime yellow on spot.
Western wheat opened dull and easy;
December, 7Sd7S lac. weaker cables
had more effect than continued rains in
Northwest, and prices eased off. cash
selling at 70 1-Sc- and 75c. while options
were not in free supply. Private cables
dull. The market closed firmer; spot
and October, IS 1-2G75 5-Sc; November.
&c; December, IS lie Sales. 1,4JO fresh
spot, strictly fresh, IS 1-Sc; $500 spot,
2,eoO fresh spot. 75c. Settling price, con-
tract, 75c; No. 3 red and steamer No 2
red, 73c.
Western corn opened dull, with very
little change in price. The cash situa-
tion did not improve and new-crop OPP
tions were not offered with any degree
of freedom, the trade being very near
standstill. Private cables were dull. The
market closed dull; spot, 47c; October,
40 lie; new November, AZ 3-4c; new
and or old November and or December,
40 7-sqi1c; January: 40 1-4Q40 1-2c.
Sales, 10000 year, Ale. Settling 2rice
mixed. 47c; steamer mixed, Acc.
Flour-Market was steady Western
Super. s2.50G2.6o; Western Extra, $2.70
93.i0; Western Family, s3.4563.75;
Winter Patents. sS.s5@4.15; Spring Pat
ents, S4.15Q440; Spring Straight, 1886
Q4.10; Spring Bakers. s3.15Q3.40; BaltI-
more Best Patents. S4.75; Baltimore High
Grade Family, s4.G5; Baltimore High Grade
Extra, s4.25; Baltimore Choice Family.
$500; Maryland. Virginia. and Pennsyl-
vania Super, s2.5oG $50; Maryland, Virginia.
and Pennsylvania Extra, s2.70d3.1O; Mary
land. Virginia, and Pennsylvania Family,
s345@375; City Mills Super, $250@2.65;
to choice, s3.00d3.25.
oats.-Stocl in elevators, 74S, 712 bus.
Market was steady. New No. white,
II 1-2d2sc: No. 3, 26G25 lie; No. 4, ESQ
25 lie; ungraded, 25@2Sc; No. mixed.
% 1-4d25 IL; No. do, "a 1-2q25c; No. 4.
% 1-2d2Ic; ungraded, % 1-2q25 1-2c.
Rye.-Stock in elevators, 1O2. O39 bus. The
market was quiet. No. nearby, Sic. ana
No. 2 Western on spot, 81 1-2Q53c; bag
lots Of new, 45G52c.
Butter.-The market was quiet. Cream
cry separator, extra, % 1-2d24c; extra
first, % 1-2d23c; creamery, first, 21Q22c;
creamery imitation, extra. 1SGI9c; Iowa
and Northwestern ladle, extra 17@1sc; do
extra first, 16G17c; Western store-packed,
he; creamery rolls e pounds, 24a25c;
creamery prints, Q-2 pound, 24Q25c.
Eggs.-The market was firm. Strictly
fresh, 1SGIs 1-2c per dozen.
Poultry.-MaTket was steady. Old fowls.
10G11c per ID; springers. 10G10 lie per
lb; ROSTERS. 25g30c apiece: ducks, S@5c
per lb.