The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-02
New York Cotton Market.
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain
Market Quotations in Full.

BALTIMORE, May Following are to-
days quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 6g3. 945 bus.
The market for Southern was frmer. in
sympathy with the improved feeling in
Western. All of the offerings sold on
grade to shippers at SOC for No. 2 red,
7719c for steamer and 741kc for rejected
Western wheat opened firmer; May,
7S$4c. Foreign markets were all higher a
fraction, and speculative, on this side
were up in spite Of free deliveries on con-
tract. May was offered early at 7Sa4c and
then sold at this price, from which there
was a rapid advance to 791kc. Cash wheat
sold, in small way early, at 79c. July was
nominal. Private cables hrmer; better
tone. Market closed steady; spot May,
79c bid; June. 7S14c asked; July, 7614c bid.
Sales, 1,4O0 fresh spot, 79c; 10000 May, 7Sa4c.
Settling price, contract. 79c; No. 3 red,
Zee; steamer No. 2 red, 76c.
Corn-Stock in elevators, ,l6l,6S6 bus.
There were no receipts Of Southern today,
but the small amount noted In the arFiv-
ais come to hand late yesterday and sold
at 4912c for yellow. Prime white ahoat
nominally 4914q50c. Cob quiet at $2609
81 65 per bb!
Butter-The market is firm. Creamery
separator, extra, &c; extra first. 2lQ2l1zc;
creamery, first, Nc; creamery imitation,
ladle extra, I6G17c; do, extra first, l4I15c;
Western store-packed, 13G14c; Ohio rolls,
first, 15d16c; second, 13gl4c; West Vlr-
ginia rolls, first, l4ql5c; second, lS4l4c;
Elgin creamery prints, 1z-lb. 25ti26c; do,
lib, 24d25c; do, 2-lb, 2Sq24c; Maryland and
Pennsylvania creamery prints. h-lb, Z40
25c; DO, lib, 23q24c; do, 2-lbs, 22Q29c.
Eggs-The market was steady. Strictly
fresh. i315c; Western, 13lsc; duck eggs,
15GtI6c; goose eggs, 2Oc.
Fish, crabs, and clams-Market was
quiet Bass, large, per 10, 89lOc; DO,
small and medium. per Id, 6q7c; crocus,
per -four Dbl, g. 50G3; rock, boiling, per
ID Zoe; do medium, per ID, Sc; do, pan,
per ID. sac; white perch. large per 10,
5q6c; do, medium. per 10, 39Ac; yellow
perch, per 10, large, &c; 90, medium, 20
&c; shad bay, roe, each, 15Ql6c; do, buck,
7G{Sc; mackerel, bay, per 10, lOlll2c; grey
trout, per ID, 5d6c; herring, per bbl, Sl.254
so; founders, per 10, 4Q5c; salmon trout,
per 10, 6a8c; catfish, per 10. 3Qfc: cells,
per ID, 36t4c; Holsters, per ID, Zoe; snap
pers, per 10, 5G5l2c; clans, white, per 100,
364S5c; hard crabs, per tioqr bol, slllli25;
per doz, as 10 size, 50c4$l; frogs, live, per
doz, large. Sl5041.75.
Green fruits and vegetables-The mar
ket was quiet. Apples, New York,
Spy, per Dbl, s3.25n350; do No. 1 Bald
wins per Dbl, $5Q3.ZJ; do, No. / russets,
per Dbl, S202.51; do, No. 2s. all varieties,
per Dbl, $l50G2; asparagus, Charleston,
per bunch, prime, 25Gt30c; do. Eastern
Shore Md, per bunch. prime, 25435c;
beets, new Florida, per crate, Sl.75u2.0O;
do. new Charleston, per bunch, 345ci cab
bage, Danish, per ton, $l5001I600; do
new Florida, per crate, S225It2G0; do,
Charleston, early York, per crate, $500
275; carrots. new Southern, per bunch,
celery, Florida, per crate, Sl.50H2 90; GU
cumbers, Florida, per box, $3.O0n3.60; egg
plants, Florida, per orange box, $20Jl
2 SO: green peas Charleston, per has, 81. SO
n - hnFGgTadlgl,
kaIe native per bus box, 1212Ql5c; let
tuce native, per box iOuSOc, do, North
Carolina, per A,bbl pas. $l.00ql25; do, per
bbl 81 .50Q260; do, Norfolk, per bus bas,
75c0$1 %; onions, New York, yellow, per
bus, 81. so; do, spring, per 100 lunches, 65s1
roc; do, new, Bermuda per crate, $50;
oranges, California naVels, per box, $20G1
300; do, seedlings, per box, $2.OoQ2.I5 par
ships. native, per box, 35G40c; radishes,
Norfolk, per Dbl, long, SL5092oO; do, per
bas, buttons, 40Q50c; rhubarb native, per
bunch, 2Gi21zc; string beans, Florida, per
bas, green, $250q3.O0; do, wax, S2.00a2. so;
spinach, homegrown, per bus box, 25G30c;
strawberries, Florida, per ct, open crate,
15420c; do, Charleston, per ct, refrigcra-
tor 25m30c; do. North Carolina, per ct,
open, 20Q30c; tomatoes, Florida, per 6-bas
carrier, fancy, S2.50q275; do, good 10
Poiatoes-The market was quiet and
dun. White Maryland and Pennsylvania
prime per bus. 4GH45c; do, New York
prime, bus, 45Q47c; do, Michigan and Ohio.
bbi., No. i, s500a6o9; DO, No. 2, s4OO65.O0;
do, new, Florida, per Dbl. No. !, $6-004L0O;
do, No. 2, Si.O0q6o0; sweets. Maryland and
Virginia, kiln-dried, per bbl, $l.50q200; do,
North Carolina, per Dbl prime, Sl.75q2. 90;
| do York River, per Dbl prime. 81. coz co.;
do, fancy bright Jerseys, per Dbl. 5000
81 rs; yanns, choice, bright, North Carolina,
| per Dbl, $l.254l50
| Pouitry-Market is steady. Old fowls,
| 10jhQllc per h. winter chickens 1s126o per
| ID; spring chickens 25Q3oc: ROSTERS. ESQ SOC
| apiece: ducks, e9l0c per ID