The Washington times., 1901-08-03
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision nz.d Grain
Market Quotations in Full.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 2.-Following are
today, quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators 1851, ,237 bus.
The market for Southern was firm and
prices were higher in sympathy with
Western Receipts were fair and with a
good demand all of the offerings We're
readily disposed of at the advance. Sales
on grade were made at 73c for No. 2 red,
69c for steamer red and 66c for rejected.
Sample lots as to quality and condition
brought 60, 60, &C. 90, and 72c.
Western wheat opened firm; August,
Il&d,2 Foreign markets were all high
er, while speculative on this side were
unsettled, some easy on foreign selling
others influenced by narrow trade. There
was no activity in the market at the ad-
vance, and demand and offerings were
small. August sold at 7I24c and Septem-
Der 724c. while steamer No. 2 spot sold at
6Si4c, being sac under the price of No. 2
red. Private cables few and inactive.
Market closed easier: spot August, 1Ac
bid, DEC asked; September, nzsc bid. 72c
asked; October. 72Ac bid, sc asked.
Der, 72Ac; 2,5e0 steamer No. ? red spot,
6s5zc. Settling price, contract. 71I5c; No.
red, CSC; steamer No. 2 red, 6S14c.
Corn-Stock in elevators, S3G4 bus. Re
fined 10 a cargo and sample LOT of white,
which sold at ole for the former and &c
afloat for the latter. The market was
firm and If here yellow would have
brought 59d60c. Cob quiet al So G5 per bbI
Western corn was dull, but firm. There
was no demand for corn and scarcely
car was offered during the day. while op
tions Were nominal entirely. Western ad-
vices were unsettled, the country being
free Sellers but the price was remarka-
bly, strong. Private cables dTn; nothing
doing for export Market closed dull;
spot August, 57l.c bid; September, 5sc hid.
Settling price, mixed, -5sc; steamer mixed
SIC.
F1our-Marlet was quiet. Western
Super, S2.39g255; Western Extra, s2-35To
2e0; Western Family S3l5q3.30; Winter
Patents, s355G3.T0; Spring Patents. S3.S5I
4l0; Spring Straights, $3.1543.S5; Spring
Bakers, S2.90a3I0; Baltimore Best Pat
ents, s4,45; Baltimore High-grade Family.
$i35; Baltimore High-grade Extra. 1896;
Baltimore Choice Family, $40; Maryland,
Virginia, and Pennsylvania Super. S2.3gll
2.55; Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylva-
mia Extra. s.. S5ff290; Maryland, Virginia
and Pennsylvania Family, S3.15d3.30; City
Mills Super, 2.25d2.50: Rio Extra, S3.50p
3a5; Rye flour, medium To choice, S2.9Gg
Oats-The market was firm. Stock in
elevators. 1868 bus white No. ?, 4311G4ic;
do. No. 3, 42ai2l.c; do, No. 4. 40ailc; do,
ungraded, iea43lzc; mixed, No. 2, 4l1saiZc,
do, No. 3. i0uilc; do, No. 4, 59aiVc; un-
graded, 39442c.
Rye-The market was steady. Stock in
elevators, 50. .4l3 bus No. nearby in car
lots, 53c; No. rye, 5ic; No. rye, 49c;
No. Western rye, 5ic, in export ele-
vator.
Butter-The market is firm. Creamery
separator, extra, 23c; extra first, 2lN2c;
creamery first, 2Uc; creamery imitation,
extra, 1Sc. Iowa and Northwestern
ladle, extra, 16I11c: do extra first, l5ulGc;
Western store packed. l3ul4c. Ohio rolls.
irst, l5ulGc; second loIl4c. est Vir-
ginia rolls, first, 14ul5c; second. l3Glic.
Elgin creamery prints. l.-Ib. 2H2Ic: do.
lib, 2542Gc; do, 2-lb. 23H2ic; Maryland and
Pennsylvania creamery prints, }2-lb. 40
&c; do, Lib, 23si24c.
Eggs-The market is steady. Strictly
fresh l3fI Il3lac; Western, 13ffl3l5c.
Poultry-Market is steady. Old fowls
1Gdl0lac per lb; spring chickens. 12a13c;
roosters, 25q3oc apiece; ducks, s49c per
ib
Green coffee Market quiet. No. CRio
grade), 59sc.
Roasted coffee-Market steady Bulk
roasted cCftee-Pure Java,3l l2c; MaracaibO,
2lIhc; pure Laguayra, 2115c; pure Santos,
lSl2c, African Java 1s12c; Rio blend, I7i3c;
Peaberry mixture lie; pure Mocha, 2912c;
Mocha blend, &c. Crhese coffees
are in fancy bags. paper-lined) If packed
In cans or tubs, 1zc higher.
Package brands--E. l.. c., 1G0-lb cases,
lie; 60-lb cases, II 1-l0c: 36-lb cases,
II 2-lOc: Lion coffee, in l00-lb lets, loose;
in 66-lb lots. 10.7Sc
Cotton-Market quiet; middling, s l-Sc;
strictly low middling, Sc; low middlins,
73Sc. Stock in Baltimore. 2,s55 bales.