The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-12
New York Cotton Market.
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain
Market Quotations in Full.

| BALTIMORE, April u.-Following are
today's quotations in the local wholesale
| provision and grain markets.
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 40l $50 bus
| The market for Southern was firmer I'M
der an improved demand. Receipts were
| freer, consisting of n cargo choice, which
sold on private terms. No. 2 red nomi-
| nally higher at TIC.
Western wheat today opened firm; May,
| 76Ac. Foreign markets were all lower,
while speculative centres were all higher
| on the demand for actual wheat. Cash
! wheat continues scarce and prices ad-
vanced from 764c to TIC; no wheat of
| consequence to be had on this up-turn.
Options were in rather better supply. Pri-
vate cables firmer. but prices much too
low. Market closed easier. Spot, April,
46s.c bid. 47c asked; May, 46lzc bid, 4G94c
asked. Sales. cars No 2 red Western
spot, nc; 5000 May, 73sc; 10000 May, nc.
Settling price, contract, INC; No. 5 red.
75c; steamer No. red, 75c.
Corn-Stock In elevators, 1,150,074 bus
Receipts of Southern were meagre, in
Guiding only one cargo OF white, which
sold by sample uptown at 4Sl9c. quote yell
low nominally 4Sc. Cob firmer at 81 50lJ
2.55 per Dbl for carload lots prime yellow
on spot.
Western corn today was firmer, but
very little corn was to be had, either cash
or options, and only May was sold in
small quantity. No corn being secured
in the interior, and prices continue to
check business in spite Of low ocean
room. Private cables quiet and out of
touch. Market closed easier. Spot
bid. nc asked; June, 16c asked; July,
75Izc asked Sales, 1000 May, 46%c;
5000 do, 4Ic; 1900 steamer mixed spot,
46c. Settling price, mixed, 41ci steamer
Flour-The market was quiet. Western
Super SZ3Un2I1; Western Extra, $Z.I5p
500; Western Family, s325dS.5O; Winter
patents, $SSO44OO; Spring Patents. $3.50
s.zg; Spring Straight, S.S5n3.95; Spring
Bakers. s2.9ou3-15: Baltimore Best Pat
ents, $40; Baltimore High-Grade Family,
s46J; Baltimore High-Grade Extra, $40;
Baltimore Choice Family, 500; Maryland,
Virginia, and Pennsylvania Super. S2.sOq
240; Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsyl-
vania Extra, s2,4545.0O; Maryland, vir
GINA and Pennsylvania Family. $3.50
$50; City Mills Super, s2.50a3.e5; Rio Ex-
ira $3.75d3.90; Rye flour, medium to
choice, 81 9UG325.
Oats-The market was steady. Stock in
S4c; do No. 3. S2lAH3Sc; do No. 4, 3lk0
&c; do ungraded, 5l44d54c; mixed, No. =,
BE; do No g. 2012Moic; do No. 4, Z952a
goo; unGraded, 2919I3l1Ac.
Rye-The market was quiet. Stock In
elevators, 81 ,3G6 bus; No. nearby in car
lots, SIC; No. rye, Soc; No. Western
rye, 5Sc; export elevator JSlSn59 on track
uptown. Bag lots nearby quOtaDle
at from 50Qi5Sc per bus, as to quality and
Butter-The market is firm. Cream
cry separator, extra, 2iH3iI2c; extra first,
236t23ILc; creamery, first 2ldZ2c; cream
cry imitation, extra, lSal9c; Iowa and
Northwestern ladle, extra, 1GHHc. do. ex-
ira first, liul5c; Western store-packed
l3mlic; Ohio rolls. first. i5rfIUC: second
f3qlic; West Virginia rolls. first, 14415c,
second. 13dlIc; Elgin creamery prints
Ib-lb 26027c; do, lib 25n2Gc; do, 2-lbs,
nc; Maryland ana PENNSYLVANIA
creamery prints, Z ID, 25q2Gc; do l ID,
24u-oc; do 2-lbs. 25C2ic.
Eggs-The market was firm. Strictly
fresh, i3lac: Western, l3i2ci duck eggs,
l5c: goose eggs, 25n30c.
pouitry-Market stronger. Old fowls,
10a101zc per ID; young chickens, 11d1cc per
Id; winter chickens lGN3bc per lb; spring
chickens. 25ft3Oc; ROSTERS, 25hf3uc apiece.
ducks, 3qlic per Id; turkeys. 10al5c per
10.
Green Coffce.-Market steady. No. 7
Qiio grade), 644d65Sc.
Roasted coffee-Market steady Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java BE; MaracaI-
DO. 22c; pure I.aguayra, nc; pure Santos
zoe; African Java, 19c; Rio blend &c:
Peaberry mixtures, Isle; pure Mocha
Doc; Java Mocha blend. 271Ac. CThese
coffees are in fancy bags. paper-lined)
If packed in cans or tubs, nc higher
Package Brands-E. L. c., l00-lb cases
12lzc 69-lb cases, II 6-l0c; 36-lb cases
u 7-10c: Lion coffee, In l0O-lb lots, II 20c: In
60-lb lots. 123oc.
Cotton-Market quiet; middling, sac;
strictly low middling. si4c; low middling.
Sac. Stock in Baltimore, 1906 bales.