The times., 1901-03-27
New York Cotton Market.
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain
Market Quotations in Full.

BALTIMORE, March 8.-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.
751ac, 76c, and nc. No. red nominally
7S19c.
Western wheat opened firm; March,
TiaM75sc. Foreign markets were irregu-
lar and speculative sentiment bearish.
Cash wheat was In demand early, 1ll2c
being bid, and this was all that No. ? red
Western would bring. May sold early at
TS2sc, and this option hung steadily at
1SAc 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, 77i4c bid, TIC asked; April. nc
bid, 77&c asked; May, ISAc bid, Sales,
10000 May. 1890 1,6G0 No. red Western,
spot 77lzc; 20C99 May 1880; 5000 fresh
spot. 77lac. Settling price, contract. Ul2c;
No. 5 red. 75c; steamer No. red. f7c.
Corn-Stock in elevators, 'Sy,2z5 bus.
Receipts of Southern were freer, compris-
ing cargo each of white and yellow,
which sold on private terms The market
ruled firm and white ahoat was quoted
at 4S0s9c and yellow at 47Gt4Sc Cob steady
at s. .25 per bbl for carload lots prime yell
low on spot.
Western corn was strong and higher
early, cash being 47c bid, March 46lac,
April 46I4c, and May 164c bid. Very little
corn came out in spite of the extreme
prices, though April sold at 46l4c and May
1850. Later prices declined &c to &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, 4614c bid, 461ac ask
ed; May 4614c bid. Sales, 10000 april,
4614c; 10000 May. 462sc; 10000 do, 461Rc. Set
Ting price, mixed, 47c; steamer mixed, 46c.
Green Coffee.-Market steady. No. z
CFlio grade), 71s@7Ao
Roasted coffee-Marke steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java, &c; Maracai-
DO, 22c; pure Laguayra, 22c; pure Santos
20c; African Java, l9c; Rio blend. 19c;
Feaberry mixture. lS19c; pure Mocha
30c; JaVa-Mocba blend, 271zc. (These
cofees are In fancy bags, papeT-lined) If
Package brands-E. L. c., 100-lb cases,
121zc; 6J-Ib cases, IL 6-l0c; 36-Ib cases,
L 7-1Oc; Lion coffee, in 109-lb lots, 12.10;
i'm 60-lb lots 12S0c
Flour-The market was quiet Western
Super. S2.30Q2.4 40; Western Extra, $3.50
$500: Western Family, S3.25d3.5J; Winter
patents $a.S0G400; Spring Patents, $3.50
42O; Spring Straight, $3,S54395; Spring
Bakers, s290d3.15; Baltimore Best Pat
ents, 70; Baltimore High-Grade Family
81 80; Baltimore High-Grade Extra, S4.25;
Baltimore Choice Family, $500; Maryland,
Virginia, and Pennsylvania Super, $250g
2 40: Maryland, Virginia, and Peunsyl-
vania Extra, 81 10000; Maryland, Nir-
ginia and Pennsylvania Family, $3.50
: fG M Ia E'y-
ira, $37503.90; Rye -four, medium to
choice, s. 9003.25.
OatsLThe market was firm Stock in
elevators 329, SA bus. White, No 2, 32Am
&c: DO, No 3, 3112G32c; do, No. {, 30l2q
3lc; do ungraded, 3U1203212c: mixed No.
2 3OlZG31c; do. No. 3, 29l3@3Gc; do, No. 4,
2S52429c; ungraded. 2S12q31c.
Rye-The market was steady. Stock in
elevators, 65,344 bus No. ? nearby, III
carIots, 56c; No. ) rye, 54c; No. Western
rye, 57c 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, 2iH2ld2c extra hrst,
23M231bc; creamery, first, 21G22c; cream
cry imitation, extra, lSHl9c; Iowa and
Northwestern ladle, extra, l6Qlc; do, eX-
ira first, I4415c; Western store packed,
l3Gl4c; Ohio rolls, first l5dl6c; second,
13ml4c West Virginia rolls. first, 14G15c;
second 13GlIc; ElSin creamery prints,
1b-lb, 26027c; do, lib, 25Ii26c; do, 2-lbs,
24GtZ5C, MARYLAND and Pennsylvania
creamery prints, u lb, 25426c; do l h.
21n25c; DO 2-ibs, 2302Ic.
Eggs-The market was duh. Strictly
fresh, l2Hi212c; western, 12c; duck eggs,
25c
Poultry-Market was steady. Old fowls
10l5Mllc per lb young chickens, Haze per
10; winter chickens, 14Q1Sc per lb
roosters, 25d30c apiece; ducks. l2a13c per
lb; turkeys, 1Od13c per ID; dressed chick
ems, l0dl1c per lb; do ducks, 1l012c per
10; do turkeys, 12dl4c per 10.
Cotton-Market steady; middling, SIC;
strictly low miduIlnG Sasc; low middling,
SIC. Stock in Baltimore 11,037 bales.