The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-21
New York Cotton Mnrkei
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain Mar
ket Quotations in Full.

W hOlesHle HroNfSIOn ana Mar
ket Quotations in Full.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 2O.-Following are
today's quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators. 1 ,554 1856 bus
Southern was in more liberal supply and
the market ruled steady, with an improved
demand from shippers. Sales of cargoes
No. 2 red at re, and OF steamer No 2 red
on private terms Sample lots brought 6Se
and 7Gc, the condition being somewhat in
ferior.
Corn-Stock in elevators, 1,124, 446 bus.
Receipts OF Southern were light, consist
ing OF q cargo yellow, which sold on PR
vate terms. The market ruled steady at
IS 1-2disc for white and yellow afioat
Cob quiet at S2.45 per Dbl for carload lots
prime yellow on spot.
Western wheat opened frmer; August.
tic. The only feature appeared to be the
firmness in Liverpool, but cash wheat was
offered at 20 Use without result, the de-
mand for this description being Indifferent.
September sold at II lie. while October
fetched 73 lie. Private cables were very
dull, and did not reflect the strength of
public. The market closed dull and easier;
spot and August, 20 1-4G70 lie; Septem-
Der, 71G7l lie; October, 70 3-4c. Sales.
10000 September, II lie; $500 October,
70 Lac; 10, goo fresh spot, 40 3-4c Settling
price, contract, 40 3-4c; No. 3 red and
steamer No. red. CSC.
Western corn opened strong and higher.
The strength in corn was due to shortage
in September in Chicago and increased
damage in Kansas by hot and dry
weather, the crop being estimated now as
low as 100 000, 000 bus. Very little corn was
traded, and prices are above export parity.
Private cables steady. The market closed
dull: spot and August. 43c; September 43G
40 lie; new and or old November and or
December, 39c. Settling price, mixed,
40 lie; steamer mixed, ~ lie.
Flour-Market was quiet. We quote:
Western Super, s2.40G2.50; Western Extra,
s260dI: Western Family. S3SO@S.65;
Winter patents. S3.75d4; Spring Patents,
$40425; Spring Straight, S3.S0m4; Spring
Bakers. $3G3.25; Baltimore Best Patents,
81 so; Baltimore High Grade Family, S4.56;
Baltimore High Grade Extra, $40; Bal
timore Choice Family. $685.; Maryland,
Virginia. and Pennsylvania Super, S2.40p
$50; Maryland. Virginia, and Pennsylvania
Extra, $2.60G3; Maryland, Virginia, and
Pennsylvania Family, s3.30I365; City
Mills Super, s2.40G2.55; Rio Extra. S3.70@
4; Rye flour. medium to choice. $SMS25.
oats-Stock in elevators, 4S2,l69 bus
The market was quiet. New. No. white,
26 1-2G27c; No. 3, Z4Q25e; No. 4, % LA
20 1-2c ungraded, % 1-2927c; No. 2 mixed,
24d24 1-2c; No. 3 do 23G23 12c; No. do
22M22 3-4c; ungraded, 22G24 lie.
Rye-Stoek in elevators, 20, 9S5 bus. The
market was dull. We quote: No. ar
by, 4SG soc, and No. 2 Western on spot,
soc; bag lots OF new, 40G52c.
Hay-Market steady. Choice timothy,
per ton, No timothy, S1550a 1900; No.
s14.5oa15.Co; No. 3, Sl3.o0@14; No. l
clover, mixed, Sl3.50m14.00; No. 2 clover,
mixed, $l2.0CG 1900; No. l clover, -; No.
clover, =.
Straw-Market was quiet. Quote as fol-
lows: No. / straight rye. new, s11.00;
tangle rye. -; wheat, $7e0G750; oat
straw. s7.50GS.00.
Mill Feed-Market was quiet Light
weight bran, $500; medium, S14.50a 1900;
heavy do, s14.0OG14.50; middling, $4,000
1900 natter for lightweight. all track;
spring bran. in Z00-lb sacks, $3.50; do, in
Io0-lb sacks, $500; City Mills middiing
firm at $500 per ton.
Grain Freights-Market firm. Liver
pool, per bus, i'd, September; London,
none offered; Glasgow, Is Sd, August and
September: Belfast, 3s Cd, September; Dub
lin. Is 3D. September; Bristol none Of
fered Leith, Is Cd, September; Cork, As.
August; Denmark, Is. August; picked
ports. IS 3ddSs 4 I'D. August; Antwerp,
IS Cd, September; Rotterdam Is 4 I'D;
September: Bremen, none offered; Ham
burg, IS Cd, September; Havre, none Of
tered.
Butter-The market was firm. Creamery
separator extra. 22G2Sc; extra first
20M2Ic; creamery first zoe; creamery imi-
tation. extra. 1920; Iowa and North
western ladle. extra. 1Sg lSc; do extra
first. 1e917c; Western store packed
1iG15c; creamery rolls q pounds.
2lG22c: creamery prints az pound,
22G23c.
Eggs-The market was firm. Strictly
fresh. 14nl4 1-2c per dozer.
Fish and Crabs.-The market for fish
was steady. We quote Crocus, &c per
ID; rock. boiling, per lb, 12d15c; medium,
l0G12c; do pan, Ice; white perch, larg',
Ice; medium sac; yellow perch, large
5@6c; star or bluetsh, per ID. 344c: grey
trout, per barrel, large, S7.00Is.00; do,
small, $5.0O@600; tailors, SAGE per lb;
fresh salmon, per ID. ia loo; catfish, "a 4c;
founders per ID. 4d5c; eels, 4G6c; lob
sters, 25c hard crabs, $100a125 per Dbl;
soft crabs, 5OGeoc per doz; frogs, 75ca$l.Oo
per doz; CLAIMS, white. per 100, 25m30c.
Groceres.-Raw sugar firm; refined
quiet. Quotations per 100-lb lots: Granu-
lated, s6.2e; cutloaf. $500: keystone "a"
$500; yellow sugars, S5.30W5.45; molasses,
n. o. ST. Glare. $50; Kingsland 34c; Sun
light, \. o.. zee; St. Vincent, p. r., 25c;
st. Johns, p. r.. 19c; No. IL Sugar House
1sc. Syrups-The market is firm Gold
Medal, 2sc; King (Vanilla), SOC; Rock
Candy Drips, 2sc; Gilt Edge, 25e; Corn,
24c; No. IL, 1Sc. Tea was firm; Tyson,
superior to fine, 2S@32c; choice 10 choicest,
42M4sc; uncolored Japan (new CROP finest,
3lG choice to choicest, 32G34c: extra
choice, acc; oolong, Annoy, and Fuchow
tnew crop) finest, 40G43c; choice to
choicest, extra, finest, 30G34e.
Green Fruits and Xegeta bles-Market