The Washington times., 1901-12-04
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.

BALTIMORE. Dec S.-Following are t.
days quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, l ,056 175 bus.
Market for Southern today was strong.
Demand was actf1e. Sales on grade at 79c
for No. red, 76e. for steamer No. 2 red,
and i212c for rejected. Sample lots, as
to quality and condition, sold at T3c and
76c. ih.Ti
Western wheat opened firm; December,
| lS4c. Foreign markets were flrmer from
| sc to 112c per bushel. the latter being
| French. while speculative on this side
| were strong on commission house buying.
| Very little December was for sale, and
! 1SAc was paid early. other options We're
| quiet, though May was in request at S2A
| 9S2l2c. Private cables too low to permit
| business. Market closed easier; spot, 7Sc
| bid, 7SAc asked; January. 79c bid; May
| SIC bid. S214c asked Sales, 10000 Decem-
Der, 7S24c; 10000 do, 7s1kc; 1850 fresh
spot. 7612c; No. red, 75l2c; steamer No.
red. 75c.
Corn-Stock in elevators, 2S3, 75S bus.
| Market for Southern today was steady.
Enquiry was gcod- Sales of cargoes on
grade at 65i9c for No. white, yellow, or
mixed, 63Ac for steamer, 6024 for No. 3
OF either color. and 5S4ic for rejected.
Sample lots of both cclors sold at 63c, 64c,
u
BIS per Dbl for prime new yellow on spot
in carload lots.
Western corn was quiet, with prices
inclined to sag. Cash new sold in a
small way at Csc, while this was the price
for year during much of the time, though
there was no demand. January continues
relatively firm at 65A @651hc. Private ca
bles dull; not much enquiry. Market
closed unsettled and higher; spot, fresh
asked; January. 66c bid; May, 67Ac bid,
67l.c asked. Sales. 1,500 new spot, 65c;
10000 year, 651sc; 10000 year, s57sc. Set
thing price. mixed new, 65hc; steamer
mixed, 641sc; No. 5, 61Ac.
Flour-Market steady. Western Super,
s2.40G2,50; Western Extra, $2.55G2.9O;
Western Family, $33063.45; Winter Pat
ents, S3.70qS.90; Spring Patents, 1880
400; Spring Straights. $3.60d3.75; Spring
Bakers. S3.O04325; Baltimore Best Pat
ents, $3.50; Baltimore High Grade Family,
$3.50; Baltimore Hish-Grade Extra, s4.10;
Baltimore Choice Family, S3S5; Mary
land. Virginia and Pennsylvania Super
$2.4oa2.50; Maryland, Virginia and Penn
sylvania Extra, $255G290; Maryland, Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania Family, S3.259
S.45; City Mills Super, S2.35q2.45; Rio
Extra, S3.65a3.S5; Rye -four, medium to
choice, $3.00G3.25
0ats-The market was firm. Stock in
elevators, S4,975 bus; white, No. 2, 5lG
SIC; No. 3, 50@5lc; mixed, No. 2, 4S1sGD
49c; No. 3, 47Isd4Sc.
Rye-Market was quiet. Stock in ele-
vators. III, 63S bus; No. 2 nearby, in car
lots Size; No. g rye, soc; No. rye, SIC;
No. Western rye, 621zc, in export ele-
vator.
Butter-Market was firm. Creamery,
separator, extra, 26Q27c: extra first, 24@
Csc; creamery first. 22@23c; do, Imitation
extra, 20Q21c; Iowa and Northwestern
ladie, extra, 1Sc; do, extra first, 1911
western store packed, 13G1ic; Ohio rolls,
first, 16Gu17e; second, 13Gtfc: West Vir-
gnia rolls, first, 14E 15c; second. 1361ic;
Elgin creamery prints, 1A-lb, 27G2sc; do,
lib, IG2Sc; do, 2-fb 25m26c; Maryland
and Pennsylvania creamery prints, k-ib,
2JD26c; do, 1-lo. 24a25c.
Eggs-The market is firm. Strictly
fresh, 27c; Western, 26c.
Poultry-Market duh. Old fowls, Sc per
lb spring chickens. S1a@10c; ROSTERS, 25c
apiece; ducks, 9G1Oc; turkeys, large, |
949l2c; do. small, SGs15; dressed, old
fowls, Sc; springeEs, Sc; turkeys, SG11c. |
Green Coifee-Market steady. No. 2
(Rio grade), 67s27c.
Roasted coffee Market steady. Bulk |
roasted coffee-Pure Java, SEE; Maracai |
bo, 22c; pure Laguayra, 22c; pure Santos, |
1Jc; African Java, 1919c; Rio blend, 1Sc; |
1 saDeil -. uI4AkhiNs 1 l2Sb pulS AloIidr oVCs |
Java Mocha blend, 271kc. (1'hese ceffees |
are in fancy bags, paper lined.) If packed |
in cans or tubs, &c higher.
Package bFands-E. L. c.. 10O-ib cases, |
1l35e; 60-fb cases, IL 6-10c; 35-lb cases, |
II 7-10c; Lion coffee, in 100-fb lots, 11.1sc; |
in 6Q-ft lots, 1l.2Sc
Cotton-Iarket is steady; middlng, |
&c; strictly low middling. 77sc; low mid
ding 7Mc. Stock in Baltimore, 1878 |
bales