The Washington times., 1901-12-24
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.

| rcd, and alc Tor rejected.
Western wheat opened frmer: Decem
ber. S2i29S2&c. Foreign markets wer'
all flrmer, while speculative were stronl
and higher Prices advanced from th'
! opening, though May sold carly at Soc
January was in constant demand anC
reached SSAc without securing any wheat
The entire position was very firm
throughout the trading. Private cables
quiet; no activity. Market closed strong
spot. December, sic bid: January. sac bid
| s4I4c asked; February, s514c bid; May
| S5kc bid Sales 10000 January. S3l9c
10000 May. S5c: 1.500 steamer No. 2 red
spot. SO4c; 15.eO0 May. S5lkc. Settling
price, contract. sSAc; No. red. s0iac
steamer red, s0l4c.
Corn-Stock in elevators, 4fl,I'9 bus
Market for Southern today was irmeI
| under q good demand. Sales of cargoes on
! grade at &c for No. white, yellow. OF
mixed. 65hc for steamer 62Ac for No.
OF either color. and 60Ac for rejected
! Small lots of both colors sold by sample
at 66l5c and sc. Cob was firm at $3.50
+, per Dbl for prime new yellow on spot in
! carload lots.
Western corn was quiet, with very little
| change in price or demand. wheats firm
ness being the main prop to the market.
Year was offered early at 66s4c, while Jan
uary was 66% q67c. and prices did not
| change from these figures. Private cables
dull; scarcely any demand. Market closed
| firm: spot, new, fresh. 665sc bid, 66Ac
asked; year, 66Ssc bid. GS3.c asked; Janu-
ary &c bid: May, 69c bid. Settling price.
mixed, 66iac; steamer mixed, Csc; No. 3,
| &c.
Flour-Market quiet. Western Super.
| s2.5Om2 80; Western Extra, 81. G0n3; West
ern Family, SS.4Od3.55; Winter Patents,
| SS.7jn4; Spring Patents. sid4.SO; Spring
Straight. s3.soa4.l0: Spring Bakers. 1872
d3.40; Baltimore Best Patents. SiI5; Bal
timore High-Grade Family Sie5; Balti-
more High-G Grade Extra, Si.25; Baltimore
Choice Family. 81; Maryland. Virginia
and Pennsylvania Super. s2-50d2.SO;
| Maryland. Virginia and Pennsylvania Ex-
ira, s2.60m3; Maryland. Virginia and
Pennsylvania Family, s3.S5G3.50; City
Mills Super. S2.65l2.75. Rio Extra, S2.S0
al; Rye flour. medium TO choice. $500
634O.
Oats-The market was quiet. Stock in
elevators, $500 bus; white, No. ,. 52d
52isc; do, No. ,. 51G51kc: mixed, No. .,
jlq51izc do. No. 3. 50iaH 5lc.
Rye-Market was firm. Stock in ele-
vators, 1866 bus; No. > nearby. in car
lots. 67c; No. rye, 64G6412c: No. rye.
&c; No. Western rye, 6SdI0c; in EXPORT
elevator.
Hay - Market steady; No. ! timothy
large bales. S15FGd16; do. small. Sic: No.
2 timothy. $l4.JN15: No. 3 timothy. sl2G
1850 No. / clover mixed. Sl3d Il: No. >
clover mixed. S12112.50; No. I clover. S1S
1880; No. clover. s12d l2.50; no grade
hay tunsound. musty. stained, etc.l, sSa 10.
separator. extra, 21M27i@e; extra first.
25sf 26c; creamery first. 22M 23c; do. imi-
tation extra. 20G2lc; Iowa and North
western ladle. extra. 1SGt l9c; do. extra
first, lea l1c: Western store packed, 13n
14c; Ohio rolls. first. 1Gd11c. second. l3f1
14c; West Virginia rolls. first. linl5c;
second, 13H lie; Elgin creamery prints.
l2-lb. 29G30c; do. lib. 2Sd pc; do. 2-lb,
2Gl27c; Maryland and Pennsylvania
creamery prints, Alb. .5d26c; do, lib,
2id25c.
Eggs-The market is firmer. Strictly
fresh. 2Sc: Western, ga ZSc.
Fish. oyBters. and terrapin--Market
steady. Bass. per ID, 6ISc; rock, boiling,
per lb. l2di5c; do medium, per ID. l2c;
do. pan. per ID. Sm toe; white perch. large,
per ID. SH9c; do. medium, per Id, IA &C;
perch. yellow. per lb. large. ia sc; do, me-
diHm 2h3c; mackereI Florida. per ID.
10n12c: grey trout. per ID. large, &c: do.
small per ib. &c; founders per ID. "A &c:
salmon trout, per ID. Gd1c; catfish. per
ID. &c: green pike. native. per lb. SGlOc;
per bus. a0edS1.25; choice raw box. per
bbl, $l.50a5.00: prime. per Dbl SS.aOa
400; medium. s2.5ea SEQ. culis. per bbl.
$2.00G2 $50; terrapin. Chesapeake diamond
back. 3-inoh. per doz. si5I50; do. 6-inch-
SS0G 81. do. 5-ineh. sI0nl2; do. sliders.
per doz. Sl.50d3.G0.
Green fruits and vegetables Market
was steady. Apples, Western Maryland
and Pennsylvania, packed. per bhl. S3n
2I5; do. New York. assorted. per Dbl. $3.50
Ns25: do. No. 2's. all varieties. per hbl.
s2.5ou3 do, fancy Eastern. per Dbl. s4a
4. %: do. fancy Kings. per bhl. N.25T 40;
New YORK fancy ellis. per Dbl. S.5O05;
do. No. / Baldwins, per bbl. 1915. lbs;
do, York Imperials, per Dbl. S3-75ai-25:
do. Western Ben Davis, per bbl. S3.15H
425; cabbage. New York State rer ton.
domestic sl0dll; do, Danish, per ton. Sll
ni2: carrots native. per box 40H SOC; do.
per bunch. 1mli2c; celery, New York
State. per doz stalks. 20nJ0c; do. native.
per bunch. 317d412c; cranberries. Cape
Cod. per bbl. s7as; do. Jerseys, per Dbl.
s1GS: do. Cape Cod and Jerseys. per box,
s2H2 80: cucumbers. Florida, per crate. s.
az. so: eggplants. Florida, per crate, $3.50
IA: lettuce. native. per bus box. 40H6O
do. North Carolina, per bas, 15cg$l.25;
do. New Orleans, per bbl, sid $50: do.
Florida, per i4-bbl bas. SlH i.50; onions,
MARYLAND and Pennsylvania. yellow. per
bus, sl.25G l.3O; do, Western. yellow, per
bus. sl25d l3O do, Western, white. per
bus. 81 40fri 80: oranges. Florida. per box,
as to size. $2.25d2.I5: oyster plants. ma
tive. per bunch. 3Hic; spinach. native,
per bus box 60n65c; tomatoes, Florida.
per G-has carrier, 50; turnips, native. per
bus box. Z5ft20c.
Groceries-Raw sugar dull and quiet
refined quiet. Fer 100-lb lots; Granulated.
B.. cutioaf. $3.50: Keystone a." s.; yell
low sugars. S3.ojm i15. Molasses-N. o..
ST. Glare, 3sc Kingsland 34c; Sunlight.
n O.. 2Gc: St Vincent, r. r., 25c; st.
Johns. y. H., lgc; No. u Sugar House,
iSc Syrups Market was steady. Gold
Medal. &c: King tvanillaD, 29c; Rock
Candy Drips. &c: Gilt Edge. 2ic; Corn,
22c: No. T. lie. Tea was firm: Hyson,
superior 10 fine. 2SN 32c: choice to choic-
est, i2n 46c; uncolored Japan tnew crop,
finest. 81 n 33c; choice to choicest, 32G Bic;
extra choice. 4Cc: Oolong Annoy, and Flu
chow ncw crop, finest. 40T i3c; choice TO
choicest. extra finest, 5UH40c.
Game-The market was quiet. Ducks
blackheads. per pair. 4G50c; do, NAL
Iards. per pair. heavy, t5I7jc: do, red
heads. uer pair. Chesapeake. Sl.5Gn zoo;
do canvasback. Der pair, Chesapeake.
s.. .sCG 100: canvasbacks. pair, Southern.
81 .GGT2.JG; phcasants, each, selected. t7d
soc; do. on birds, ioNi5c; rabbits.
choice boat stock. per doz, Sl.75d 90; do.
Southern and West Virginia. per doz Sl.50
aI.75: do. small to medium. per doZ. s100
a1.25: partridges. full grown, per doz, |
81 .5Od 90: do. small birds. TjcT$i 90;
ycnison saddles per III, 2OG ne; do. whole
deer. per ID. Haze: Wild turkeys. per
lb. iOhrc: woodcock, choice, per doz.
81. .00T3.25.
Potatoes-Thc market was quiet. White,
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