The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-10
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain
Market Quotations iu Full.

BALTIMORE, May 9-Following are
todays quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 592,701 bus.
The market for Southern was easier in
sympathy with Western. Receipts were
moderate, consisting of two cargoes.
which sold by sample at 01aasOc. as to
quality. No. red at the close nominally
easier at 79izc.
Western wheat opened quiet and easy
May 79Aa79Izc. Foreign markets were all
dull and lower in price, while speculative
on this side were demoralized, tight money
forcing liquidation of long wheat. There
was not much effort to trade in wheat,
and May declined from 79Ac to 7si4c, with
scarcely an offer or bid July declined
to I3%4c. Private cables duh; demand
small. Market closed steady: spot. May,
7SAc bid, 7Sizc asked; June, N52c bid; July,
74l4c bid. 74I2c asked. Sales, 1850 May,
7Sisc; 10000 No. red, May, 7Sc; 1900 July,
l4lzc. Settling price, contract, 7shc; No. 3
red, 75hc; steamer No. red, 75i4c.
Corn-Stock in elevators, 94,lA bus.
There was an absence. of offerings of
Southern and the market was entirely
nominal, at 5l45lizc for white and SOFA
sic for yellow. both afioat The market
ruled about steady. Cob steady, with
sales at SEQ per Dbl for prime yellow on
Western corn was duh and fairly steady
for time. May selling at 1885, and July
at 1880. on the sharp break in wheat,
prices eased off, May declining to i9c and
the decline. no corn being secured In the
interior. Private cables dull; small en-
quiry. Market closed steady; spot, May,
i9c bid, 49Ac asked; June, 49c bid, i9h
asked; July, 49Ac bid. 49i2c asked. Sales,
1000 July, 1880; 1900 May, 49ssc; 20.000
July. 1880. Settling price, mixed, 49c;
steamer mixed, 4sc.
F'lour-Market was quiet. Western su-
per, S2.50lI2.i0: Western extra, S2.45Q3;
Western family, S3.2593.50; winter patents,
$3.S0d4; spring patents, $395g420; spring
straight, S3.S5tJ395; spring bakers, $500
3l5; Baltimore best patents, S4I5; Balti-
more high grade family, si.85: Baltimore
high-grade extra, 1925; Baltimore choice
family, 81; Maryland, Virginia and Penn
ginia and Pennsylvania extra, S2f543:
Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania
family, s3.25a3.50; city Mills super. s2.50Q
365; Rio extra, $3.75a3.9O; rye flour, me-
dunn to choice, S29gq3.25.
Oats-The market was firm. Stock in
elevators, SO $50 bus; white, No. 2, 33Is6I
34c; do. No. 3, 3212H33c; do, No. 4, 3lhQ
&c; do, ungraded, 3l52a3ic; mixed, No. 2,
311asi32c; do, No. 3. 3OI2d3lc; do, No 4,
291zM30c; ungraded, 291Ad32c.
Rye-The market was quiet Stock in
elevators. "a, $50 bus. No. nearby, in car
lots, 5SQ59c; No. rye, SIC; No. Western
rye, 5Sd60c; export elevator, 6lQG2c, on
track uptown. Bag lots nearby quotable
at from 54d60c per bus, as to quality and
condition
Butter-The market is firm. Creamery
separator, extra, 21g22c; extra first, 20d2lc;
creamery first, l9Hl9Ikc: creamery imlta-
ton, extra, lie; Iowa and Northwestern
ladle, extra, Ice; do, extra first, l4al5ci
Western store-packed, l3ul4c; Ohio rolls
first 15Gi16c; second l3H14c; West Vir-
ginia rolls, first, 14ql5c; second, 134l4c;
Elgin creamery prints. ia-lb. 25d2Gc; do
lib, 2ili25c; do. 2-lb, 23d24c; Maryland and
Pennsylvania creamery prints, h-lb. 24D
25c; do. lib, 23u2ic; do. 2-lbs, 22ll23c.
Eggs-The market was steady Strictly
fresh. 13ikc; Western, 13lsc; duck egss,
14Gll5c.
Poultry-Market is steady. Old fowls.
lie per 10; winter chickens. 1Ga20c per
n: spring chickens. 25G2sc; ROSTERS, 25D
30c apiece; ducks. 90l0c per 10.
Green Coffee-Market steady. No. CRio
grade), 62sg61Ac.
Roasted coffee-Market steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java, &c; Maracai-
bo. 22c; pure Laguayra, &c; pure Santos,
l9c; African Java, 19c; Rio blend, lSc
Peaberry mixture, Il &c; pure Mocha
30c; Java Mocha blend. 27ihc. (These
coffees are in fancy Bugs, paper-lined.)
If packed in cans or tubs. lAc higher.
Package Brauds-E. l.. C., 1G0-lb cases,
l11sc; 60-lb cases, IL f-l0c; 36-lb cases.
II 400; Lion coffee, in 1o0-lb lots. 11.7O; in
69-lb lots. 1l.S0c
Cotton-AIarket steady. Middling, s 1-lGc;
strictly low middlmg. l5-1ec; low mid
ding, Z 1S-l6c. Stock in Baltimore, $3.50
bales.