The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-06
New York Cotton Market.
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Grain and Provision
Market Quotations in Full.

BALTIMORE. March 5.-Following are
today's quotations in the local wholesale
grain and provision markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 563. 77S bus
The market for Southern was a shade
easier. Receipts were freer, but the de-
mand was fair at the decline. and all OF
the offerings sold by sample at the uni
form price OF nc.
Western wheat opened steady; March
IS lie. Foreign markets were generally
easier and extremely dull, while specu-
latiVe centres on this side were bearish
There was scarcely any demand for cash
or options, the former ruling about rs 1-2c
while May was rs Lac. Private cables
dull; no demand. Market closed dull;
spot and March, rs 3-4c bid; April. 7sc
asked; May, Is lac bid Sales, 1000 No.
2 red Western spot, TIC; LOCO fresh SPOT
&c SIC; 1000 March, rs 3-4c. Settling price
contract, IS 3-4c; No. red, "A lac; steam
er No. red, "a lie
Corn-Stock in elevators, LBS, 4s5 bus.
Receipts Of Southern were very meaere
being too light to accurately test values.
The arrivals consisted of a small lot
white, which sold on wharf at 4sc. Yellow
was quoted nominally 45Q46c. The feel
ing was about steady. and the demand
was fair. Cob steady at SIS per Dbl for
carload lots prime yellow on spot.
Western corn was dull and for n time
inclined to be easy. The reduction of the
stock and the difficulty in securing cash
corn has made the market very narrow
Cash was A lie and March and April
II l-4c, not much corn coming on the
market and demand small Private cables
dull. Market closed dull; spot. q I-3c
bid, "A Sic asked; March, Il CSC bid:
April, ~ l-Sc bid, 4 Lac asked; May, AI-2c
"a
"A SIC Settling price, mixed, 44I-2c;
steamer mixed. 43 !-2c
Flour-&arket was steady Western Su-
per, S2.3oq2.s0; Western Extra, $3.50 30:
ents, $5S5a4.05; Spring Patents. S3.s5ai %:
Spring Straight, $3.S5g3 .95; Spring Bakers
i3.0On3-z5; baltimore Best Patents. "a Isl:
Baltimore High-Grade Family. 81 &. Raj
timore High-Grade Extra, $40: Baitim,1re
Choice Family. 500; Maryland, Virginia
and Pennsylvania Super S2.30u24 40; Mary
land. Virginia and Pennsylvania Extra.
SZ.5oG3,W; MARYLAND, Virginia and Penn
sylvania Family. s3.30a3.55; CITY Mills
super, s250n3.65: Rio Extra, 81. 75ll2 90.
Rye flour. medium to choice, S5.O0q3 IS
elevators, 2te,S75 bus. White, No. 2 3iZ@f
&c; do. No. 3, 3lm3lI2c: do. No. T. 365i
'tecl do. ungraded, 30H3215c; mixed No
>, 29aG30c: do. No. 3, 2S1.a2ec; do. No 1,
e iaff1Sc- ungraded, 21iaG30c
Rye-The market was steady. Stock in
elevators. $3.50 bus. No. 2 nea rby in
CARROTS, "a l-4c: No. 3 rye. SOC: No. 2 West
ern rye. IS IL for spot, and about same
price for February rye. Bag lots nearby
quotahle at from 50d5Sc per bus. as to
quality and condition.
Butter-The market is firm. Creape,-,,
separator, extra. 25d25 u: extra frst
2nZi l-2c: creamery, first, 22a23c; cream
cry imitation, extra, lSNl9c; Iowa and
northwestern ladle. extra, I6al7c. do ey
ira first, Hql5c; Western store cl,ed
l3nl+c; Ohio rolls, first, l5016c: second
lSGl4c; West Virginia rolls. first l4G15c.
second, I3gl3c; Elgin creamery prints
IL ID. 26nZIc; do, lib, 25l26c; do, 2-Ibs
ziH25c; Maryland and Pennsvlvani5
creamery prints, 10 III. 25l26c; do lib.
2iN25c; do 2-lbs, 23G24c
ESgs-The market was quiet to steady
Strictly fresh. 16c; Western. I5c
Poultry-The market was steady. Old
fowls, gag lie per 10; springers. lie per
lb; ROSTERS, 2Gd25c apiece; ducks, 11ml2c
per Id; turkeys. safe per Id: dressed
chickens, lie per Id: do ducks, llaI2c per
lb. do turkeys. 10d13c per h.
Green coffee-Market steady No 7
(Rio grade). 3-4Q7 7-Sc.
Roasted coffee-Market steady. Bulk
roasted coffee Pure Java, &c Maracai-
DO, &c; pure Laguayra, &c; pure Santos
20c; African Java, 19c; Rio blend. 1gc
Peaberry mixture, Is lie; pure Mocha,
soc: Java-Mocha blend, q 1-2c. (These
coffees are in fancy bags. paper-iined5 If
packed in cans or tubs, 1-2c higher,
Package brands-E. l.. c., lC0-lb cases
u lie; 60-lb cases u 6-lCc: 36-lb cases
y 7-l0C; Lion coffee, in l00-lb lots ~ zoe.
in G0-lb lots. 1-.3Oc
cotton-Market steady; middling e1-9c.
strictly low middling, SC: low middling
s7-Sc Stock in Baltimore. $3.50 bales.