The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-27
New York Cotton Market.
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.


BALTIMORE, March 26.-Following are
today's quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 465,2l5 bus.
The market for Southern was about
steady. Receipts were freer and the de-
mand was fairly good for prime offerings.
Sales as to quality and condition at 15c,
75lzc, 76c, and re. No. red nominally
7Slsc.
Western wheat opened firm; March,
Ti9dT4sc. Foreign markets were irregu-
lar and speculative sentiment bearish.
Cash wheat was In demand early, 1i2c
being bid, and this was all that No. red
Western would bring. May sold early at
7SAc, and this option hung steadily at
7SAc in spite of the easier tendency. Not
much wheat on the market. Private ca
bles steady. with a better demand than
has been witnessed for a period. Spot
wheat closed firm. Futures easy. Spot
March, 77Ac bid, T12c asked; April, ne
bid, 71Ac asked; May, 7SAc bid Sales,
10000 May. 1850; 1000 No. 2 red Western,
spot, 77kc; 2a,COo May 7S9sc; 5000 fresh
spot, 0lac. Settling price, contract. NC;
No red. 75c; steamer No. red. I5c.
Corn-Stock in elevators, 1929 bus.
Receipts of Southern were freer compris-
ing a cargo each of white and yellow,
which sold on private terms. The market
ruled firm and white aioat was quoted
at 4S@i9c and yellow at i744Sc. Cob steady
at s235 per Dbl for carload lots prime yell
low on spot.
Western corn was strong and higher
early cash being 47c bid March i6lAc,
April 464c, and May is4c bid. Very little
corn came out in spite of the extreme
prices, though April sold at 46i4c and May
1880. Later prices declined &c % &c, but
there was no inclination to follow the de-
cline and no pressure to get rid of stuff.
Private cables steady, but prices too high
to permit trade. Market closed easy. Spot
March, 47c bid; April, i6i4c bid 461sc ask
ed; May, 1910 bid. Sales. 10000 April,
4654c; 10000 May. 1850 10000 do, 461kc. Set
Ting price. mixed. 47c; steamer mixed, 46c.
Green Cofree.-Market steady. No. z
QRio grade), 71sd7Ho.
Roasted coffee-Msrke steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java, &c; Maracai-
DO. &c; pure Laguayra, 22c; pure Santos,
20c; African Java 19c; Rio blend. 19c;
Feaberry mixture. 1s1sc; pure Mocha,
SOC; Java-Mocha blend, 27lzc (These
coffees are In fancy bags, paper-lined) If
packed in cans or tubs, &c higher;
Package brands-E L. c., 1O0-lb cases,
121sc; 60-lb cases. II 6-l0c; 36-lb cases,
L 7-1Oc; Lion coffee, in 1Oo-lb lots, 12.I0;
Flour-The market was quiet. Western
Super, s2.S0g240; Western Extra, $3.50
s300; Western Family, S5.25a3.55: Winter
40; Spring Straight, sS.S5q3s5; Spring
Bakers s2.90G315: Baltimore Best Pat
ents, $40; Baltimore High-Grade Family.
s465; Baltimore High-Gra Extra, Si.25;
Baltimore Choice Family, $500; Maryland,
Virginia, and Pennsylvania Super. $2.S0p
2 40: Maryland. Virginia, and Pennsyl-
vania Extra, 81. $4,000; Maryland, Vir-
a.
$3.50; City Mills Super s2.5Oa3.65; Rio Ex-
ira, S3.75d3.90: Rye -four, medium to
choice, s. 90G3.25.
Oats-'ihe market was Arm. Stock in
&c; do, No. 3. 311sGf32c: do, No. {, 3Ol2q
Bic; do ungraded, 5U19Q3212c; mixed No.
2, 3Oizd3lc; do, No. 3 29i4a3Oc; do, No. 4,
2S1zff29c: ungraded. 2S12d31c.
Rye-The market was steady Stock in
elevators 65,344 bus; No. 2 nearby, i'll
CARROTS, SIC: No. rye. sac; No. Western
rye, SIC for spot. and about same price
for February rye. Bag lots nearby quot
able at from 50Q56c per bus. as to quality
and condition.
Butter-The market is steady. Cream
cry separator, extra, 2iH24l2c; extra first,
236I231hc; creamery, first, 2lG22c; cream
cry imitation. extra, lSal9c; Iowa and
Northwestern ladle. extra, l6Ql7c; do. eX-
ira first, l4dl5c; Western tore-packed,
l3al4c; Ohio rolls: first, l5Hi6c; second,
13Mllc; West Virginia rolls. first, 14d15c;
second, 13GlIc; ElSin creamery prints,
LIB, 26q27c; do, lib, 25G26c; do, 2-lbs.
240ZGc; Maryland and Pennsylvania
creamery prints. Y ID, 25q26c; do l ID.
2iM2jc; DO 2-lbs, 23m24c.
Eggs-The market was dull. Strictly
fresh l2ni212c; Western, lie; duck eggs,
&c.
Poultry-Market was steady. Old fowls
1O1anllc per ID: young chickens, Haze per
III: winter chickens, I0lSc per lb
ROSTERS, 25M30c apiece; ducks. 12dl3c per
lb; turkeys, 1Od13c per III; dressed chick
ems, l001lc per ID; do ducks, haze per
10: do turkeys. 12d14c per 10.
Cotton-Market steady; middling, SIC;
strictly low miduling Sasc, low middling,
SIC Stock in Baltimore, Il, 037 bales.