The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-23

BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale and Retail Grain and
Provision Quotations in Full.

BALTIMORE. March. 22.-Following are
today's quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain. markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 430, 152 bus.
The market for Southern was easier I'M
der Indifferent demand Receipts were in
significant. A few small parcels arrived,
which sold by sample at 75c. No. 2 red
was quoted nominally lower at 7sl5c.
Western wheat opened duh and easy;
March. 77l5c. Foreign markets were all
lower and speculative sentiment on this
side bearish. Cash wheat was not in de-
mand, ard No. red Western, after SELL
ing at nc could not be placed. April and
May were nominal, though 7Sc was bid
early for May. Private. cables easy. Mar
ket closed firmer: spot, March. IKE bid
I112c asked. April, i9lzc hid. 11atc asked :;
May. 7S19c bid. Saies. car No. ? red West
erl spot. llAe; zoe Spot &c, Settling
steamer No. 9 red, 74Izc
Corn-Stock in elevators, 6!0,27g bus
Southern was in limited supply and all of
yellow, which sold at acc afioat and i7c on
wharf. There was Il good demand for
prime of both colors, and the market
ruled about steady. White. 47iAn4Sc afoat
Cob firm at s235lf2. 40 per Dbl for carload
lots prime yellow on spot.
Western corn was dull and steady.
Cash corn was steadily held and not
much was to be had while options were
dull with the tendency easier. Cash was
i5lsc. April 45c. and May 45d45Isc. Private
cables dull; small demand. Market closed
strong; spot, I512c bid: March, 453sc bid:
April. i5Ac; May, isA bid. Sales, 10000
April, 4i&c. Settling price, mixed, i5l4c;
steamer mixed, 44Ac.
Elour-Market was quiet. Western Su-
per, S230ff2. 40; Western Extra. 81. 45d3 90;
Western Family, S3.25d350; Winter Pat
Spring Straight. S. S5G395; Spring Bakers
s. 9OH2l5: Baltimore Best Patents, si75:
Baltimore High-Grade Family, s4.65; Bal
timore High-Grade Extra, s425; Balti-
more Choice Family. $500; Maryland, Vir-
ginia. and Pennsylvania Super, s2.30a2 40:
Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania
Extra, s2.4548@: MARYLAND, Virginia. and
Super. s250le. Co: Rio Extra, 81. i5G3 90:
Rye flour medium to choice. 81 90n3.25
Oats-The market was firm. Stock in
elevators, 22S;S2i bus. White, No. 2. 32a
Sc; do, No. 8. 3l1fc; do. No. 4. 3Ol5a3lc;
do ungraded, 3Olkd23c: mixed. No 2, s0d
30lAc: do. No. 3. 2gdZ9Ikc; do, No. 4. 2su
2S1ec; ungraded. @Q3Glzc.
Rye-The market Was firm. Stock in
elevators, H,S2i bus. No. nearby. in
carlots. So; No. rye, SIC: No. . Western
rye, 5Sc for spot, and about same price
tor February rye. Bag lots nearby quota
and condition.
Butter-The market is steady. Creamery
separator, extra, 2iu2i12c; extra first,
25m23isc; creamery. first. 2lq22c; cream
Northwestern ladle, extra. l6G17c: do, ex-
ira first, 1iH15c; Western store-packed
13d1fc: Ohio rolls. first. l5al6c; second.
l2a14c West Virginia rolls. first, IiGl5c;
second, 13Gf14c; Elgin creamery prints
l3-pound. 26ftZ7c: do. 1-pound, 25d26c; do
2-pounds, 24AZ5c; Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania creamery prints. Iz-pound, 25a2bc;
do, l-puund, 2fT95c: do. 2-pounds, 22G24c
Eggs-The market was duh Strictly
fresh, l2c; Western. l2c; duck eggs, 256i
2Gc.
Poultry-Market was firm Old fowls.
lg1ldlic per ID; young chickens. 1ld12c
per. III: winter chickens. 149il6c per ID.
ROSTERS, 25fi30c apiece: ducks l2Gl3c per
ID; turkeys, 10Hl3C per III; dressed chick
ems. 10Gllc per ID; do ducks Halle per lb.
do turkeys 12Gl4c per ID.
Green cOffee-MaTket steady. No. CRio
gradeD. 7hdIAc.
Roasted conee-Market steady Bulk
roasted Conjecture Java, SIC; Maracaf-
DO, pc; pure Laguayra. pc; pure Santos.
20c; African Java, l9c; Rio blend 19c:
Pcaberry mixtures, 1S12c; pure Mocha
30c; Jaya-Mocha blend. 27lsc. (These
coffees are in fancy bags, paper-lined1
II packed In cans or tubs, l9c higher.
Package Brauds-E. l.. c., IeO-Ib cases
Pic: G0-lb cases, u 6-l0c; 36-Ib eases
u 7-IOc; Lion coffee in 1OO-lb lots, u. zoe; in
60-lb lots. l2.S0c.
Cotton-Market steady. Middling. SIC:
strictly low middling. s7sc: low middling,
SIC. Stock in Baltimore. II. 800 bales.