The times., 1901-04-28

the close. Early 4s12c was pa ana ldteF
this option sold freely at 4934c and 493sc
At the same time cash could only be
worked at 49%4c. June and July being neg
lected. Limited offerings in the West con-
tinue, and the situation continues
very firm. Private cables rather bet
ter tone but demand still halts.
Market closed strong; spot April
l9s4c; 50 900 do. 497sc; 1.4o0 fresh spot. 1850;
%. 900 May, 1850. Settling price, mixed,
4gAc; steamer mixed fS34c.
Flour-Aiarket was firm. Western su-
per. $2.30li2. .40 Western extra, 81 45d3;
Western family, $3.25Q3.5O; winter patents
s.. .S0d4; spring patents. 3.954A2b; sprlns
straight So S5a395; spring bakers, S29O4
315; Baltimore best patents, $40; Baltl-
more high grade family, $780, Baltimore
high grade extra, A-25; Baltimore cholce
family, 81; Maryland, Virginia and Penn
sylvania super, 2.30uZ4O Maryland, VIZ
ginia and PENNSYLVANIA extra - 45dS;
Maryland. Virginia and PennsylEama
family, $3.25a3.5o; City Mills super. $25ot
365; Rio extra S3.I54390i rye Hour me
dunn to choice, S2.90d325.
Oats-The market was steady. Stock i'm
elevators, 6)9gU5 bus. white. No. :, 354
33lsc: do. No. 3, 32G32iac; do, No. 9, 3l@
Sfi5c: do. ungraded, 3l0331@c; mixed. No.
2. 3ldSlIzc; do. No. g. 30n30lac do, No. 4,
29d2912c; ungraded, Z9i2d3l12C.
Rye-The market was quiet Stock IN
elevators. 35,6lS bus; No. nearby, IN car
lots 57d5Sc; No. rye, SIC; No Western
rye, 5Su59c export elevator, 6V9olc, on
track uptown Bag lots nearby quotabie
Hay-Market firm. No. l timothy,
$3.50; No 2, $16.5eul7; No, 3. Sl5al6; No;
$14OOai5O No. i clover, S14OOu1l50; No.
2 clover, $12 5Gd1350.
Straw Market was quiet. No. l straight
rye, new, $l4GlUl450; No. ,, $3.0Oal3.3o;
tangled rye. $9.o00950. wheat, $L0e4L5O;
oat straw. S900095O.
Mill Feed-Market was easy Light
weight bran $3.50; medium, $500; heavy,
Ia mir tldttgT
lightweight, all track; spring bran, IN
2D0-lb sacks, Sl9.JJul9.5O; do, IN l0O-lb
sacks. Sl950a20.00; City Mills middling
Grain freights-Market quiet. Liverpool,
per bus, Is, May: London, per Or IS,
May; Glasgow, none offered: Belfast, IS
May; Dublin, 2s May; Bristol, IS Sd. May;
Leith, IS, May Cork, Is Cd, April and
May; Denmark, IS Cd, April and May;
Antwerp, IS May; Bremen, 80 pigs, May;
Hamburg. IS l12d.
ButterGThe market is firm. Cream
cry separator extra, 221zGl23c; extra first,
22u22izc; creamery first, 2Ou2lc; creamery
imitation, extra, 17Q1Sc; Iowa and North
western ladle, extra, l6Wllc; do, extra
first, 14N15c; Western store-packed, 800
1Ic; Ohio rolls. first, l5Gt16c; second, 13Q
lie; West Virginia rolls, first, 14GGl5c; sec
25426c; do, LIB, 24425c; do. 2-lbs. 23424c;
Maryland and Pennsylvania creamery
prints, 1s-lb, 24q25c; do, lib, 25Q24c; do.
Eggs-The market was firm Strictly
fresh, 13Izc; Western, 1512c; duck eggs
15@l6c; goose eggs, 25c.
Fish and oysters-The market for fish
was quiet. Bass, large, per ID. Sdl0c do
small and medium, per 10, case; crocus,
per bbl, S5o0u3.5O; rock, boiling, per 10, l2c;
do. medium, per 10 10c; do pan, per III
medium, per ID, 3Q4c; perch, yellow per
ID, large, 4a5c; do, medium, 2q3c; shad,
bay, roe, each, 20G22c; do, buck each,
10G1ic; mackerel, bay, per H. 1Gdl2c; her
ring, per 100. 60c; do. per bbl, SlI5d2.00;
founders. per 10, 5G6c; catfish, per 10,
2q3c; eels, per II, 5g6c; Holsters, per 10.
S3. .09d3.50: do. mediums, per bbl, S150d2. 90;
do, culs per bbl $l.25415o; do, bulk stock
5oa15c per bus; clans, white, per 100 $Gq
35c; hard crabs, per bbl, si25G150; soft
crabs, per doz, as 10 size 50cfI$l.0 90; frogs
per dozen. large, $lI5d200.
Groceries-Raw sugar steady; refined
s5.55; cut-loaf, $6.O5; Keystone "A, S5.55;
yellow sugars, S45504 465; Molasses, N. O.,
St. Claire, 38c; Kingsland, SIC; Sunlight,
\. o.. 26c; st. Vincent, 2. r.. 25c: st.
Johns. 2. r., 19c; No. Y Sugar House,
1Sc. Syrups-The market was steady.
Gold Medal, &c; King (Nanila) &c; Rock
Candy Drips. 2Ie; Gilt Edge, 2ic; Corn, 22c;
No. Y. 17c. Tea was firm; Hyson superior
20 fine 2sG32c; choice TO choicest, 42Q46c;
uncolOred Japan (new crop, finest, 3lG33c;
choice to choicest, 52q3ic; extra choice.
acc: Oolong. Annoy AID tuchoW new
CROP. finest, 4pa43c; choice to choicest, ex-
ira finest. 3GG40c
Green fruits and vegetables-The mar
ket was, .quiet Apples, New York,
Spy, per Dbl. So 25Gi3. 80; do No. / Bald
wins. per bbl. $2G3.25; do, No. l russets,
per bbl, S2.5003: do No. Is, all varieties,
per bbl, $l.5042; asparagus, Charleston,
per bunch, ease; beets, new Florida, per
bunch, 4d5c; cabbage. Danish, per ton,
Sl5al6; do, new Florida, per crate, $225q
265; carrots, new Southern, per bunch,
Zd3c; do. native, per bus box, 40050c;
celery, Florida, per crate, $L50Gf2; Gu
cumbers. Florida. per box, $3d4; egg
plants, Florida, per bbl S3.50d4; do, per
orange box, s.. 2.50fiS; green peas, Florida,
per bus box. Sl50q2.25; do. Charleston, per
basket. S2.59a3; horse radish. native, per
bus box, 5ed60c; kaie, native. per bus box,
15G20c: do, Norfolk, per Dbl 40n50c; let
tuce. native, per box, 609tSOc; do, North
Carolina, per 4a-bus basket. S1M125; do,
ket, I5cGSl; onions, New York. yellow,
per bus. 81. 20; do, Western, yellow, per
bus, $40; do, spring, per 100 punches, 654
roc; oranges. California navels, per box,
81. .50G3.50; do. seedlings, per box. $225Q
215: parsnips, native, per box, 35g40c;
radishes, Norfolk, per Dbl, long, $1Q2; do,
per basket. buttons. 5046Oc' rhubarb. ma
tive, per bunch, 412@5c; string beans.
Florida, per bas, green, $2.5Gd3; do, wax,
S2G2.25 spinach, home grown. per bus
box 3OG40c; do, Norfolk, per fun Dbl, 75cIp
81 strawberries. Florida, per quart. open
crate, 15n20c; do, refrigerator, 25n30c; to-
matoes. Florida. per 6-basket carrier, fam
cy, S2G25 do. good to choice, $l50QL75
PotatOes-The market was quiet. White,
Maryland and Pennsylvania prime per bus
4Sd5Oc; do. New York, primes, per bus, 80
053c: do, Michigan and Ohio, per bus, asa
SIC; do, new, Bermuda, per bbl, No. /, 500
0600; do, new. Florida, per bbl No.
ST. GO6i700; sweets, Eastern Shore. Virginia
kiln-dried, per bbl, $l.50a200; do Eastern
Shore Maryland kin-dried, per bbl, 81 651
20J; do North Carolina, prime. per bbl
| s.. 00Gt2 %: do, York River per bbl prime
81. .65d2 90; do, fancy Jerseys, per bbl, $l.9O6
2.00; yams, choice, bright, per bbl5 Sl004
$50.
Poultry-Marl1et is firm. Old fowls,
1GIkc per Ib; winter chickens, I6d20c xper
10: spring chickens, 25g3Oc; ROSTERS, 25Gl
zoe apiece ducks, 9dlOc per lb.
Cotton-Market quiet middling. S2sc;
strictly low middliag. SIC: low middling,
SIC Stock in Baltimore, 7,17G bales.
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