The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-28
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Grain and Provision
Market Quotations in Full.

Market Quotations in Full.
BALTIMORE, Feb. ,2L-Following are
today's quotations in the local wholesale
grain and provision markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 5s9,So0 bus
There was an absence Of receipts or Offer
ings of Southern TO-DAY, and the market
was purely nominal. The feeling was
steadier in sympathy with Western, and
No. red was quoted at about 7Sc.
Western wheat opened firm; spot and
February. &c 3-4Gt57c; May. rs 1-2c. Follow
ing the opening there was some enquiry
for near options, sales of March being
made at IS 7-Sc on a freer scale. and this
price was bid for more, There was con-
sderably more disposition manifested to
trade, with nearby deliveries most sought
after. Market closed firmer; SPOT and
February. &c bid; March, &c bid; May.
rs 1-2c bid. Sales, 1900 March, rs 7-Sc; car
No. Western spot, II lac; cars do,
n S-Sc; 1900 February, &c I-sc; 5000
March, rs 7-Sc; car No. 2 red track Mt.
Clare, Y 1-4c. Settling price, contract,
rs rs; No. red, "A 3-S; steamer No. red,
1850
Corn-Stock In elevators, 1,220715 bus.
The market for Southern was entirely
nominal in the absence of receipts or Of
ferings. There was fair enquiry in evil
dence, however. and near arrivals might
exceed quotations. Prime lots of white
and yellow afloat nominally 45q46c. Cob
firm at 2.40 per Dbl for carload lots prime
yellow on spot
Western corn opened steady. Cash and
February, A 1-2qH 3-ic. and March, a 3-s
H44 lie, while May ruled about A Lag
"A IL. There is better demand for corn,
hIrf 10. ss-
after the opening on fine weather and
bearish influences at work in the West,
where corn is said to be grading better.
Market closed firm; spot February, Al lie
May, A 3-Sc bid. Sales, 6I0J mixed spot,
"A l-sc; 1000 do, A 1-sc. Settling prices.
mixed, A 7-Sc; steamer mixed. 43 3-sc.
FloGr-Market was steady Western Su-
per, S2.3oaz 40: Western Extra. s2.45a3.Oo;
Western Family, SS.3oa3.55 Winter Pat
ents, s3.S5d4.05: Spring Patents, $3.50 4.20;
Spring Straight, sS.S5aS.95; Spring Bakers.
S5.ggqS25; baltimore Best Patents, $40;
Baltimore High-Grade Family, si.65; Bal
timore High-Grade Extra, $4.25; Baltimore
Choice Family, $50; Maryland. Virginia
land, Virginia and Pennsylvania Extra,
81. $4,000; Maryland, Virginia and Penn
sylvania Family. s3.3Oa5.55; City Mills
Super, s2.5oa3.65; Rio Extra, s3.75q2.s0;
Rye -four, medium to choice, S3.00n325.
Oats-The market was steady. Stock in
elevators, 2O6l92 bus. White, No. 2, &c;
do. No. g. 3lq3l lie; do. No. T.. 30g30 l-2c;
do. No. 3. rs 1-2G29c; do, No. 4, q l-2Q2Sc;
ungraded. q 1-& 30c.
Rye-The market was steady. Stock in
elevators, 1854 bus; No. nearby. in
CARROTS, 81 Lie: No rye, SOC; No. West
ern rye. 81 lac for spot, and about same
price for February rye. Bag lots nearby
quotahie at from 5Oa53c per bus, as to
Hay-Market firm. No. timothy. 81;
No. ,. $3.50: No. 3. sl5a155o; No. l clover
mixed, l5.5eq16oo; No. 2 clover mixed,
sl4;0oul50; No. I clover sl5.ooa15-50; No.
straw-Market was quiet. No, ] straight
rye. new, $3.50; No, 2, slS.50nsii.0J: tan
gled rye, sloo9lll;oo; wheat. s7.oJa7.5o;
oat straw, se.ooQ10.oo.
Mill feed-Market was firm. Light
weight bran. slS.0o; medium. $3.50; heavy
do, 16.53; mi..ling. s1s.b0Q17.oo 0atter for
200-lb sacks. sls.o0d1s50; do, IN 10O-lb
sacks, sls.5oq1s.ce; City Mills middiing
firm at sls per ton.
Grain Market quiet. Liver
pool, per bus, lid. March; London. per
Or. 2sq2s LID, March; Glasgow. Is,
March; Belfast, Is Sd. March; Dublin. 2s
2s Cd: March; Cork, 3sQss Id, February
and March; Denmark. 3sd3s I'D. Febru-
airy and March; picked ports. 2s la,
February and March; Antwerp. Is
April: Hamburg. 2s 3dQ2s AID. March;
Havre, is 81. spot.
Butter-The market is firm Creamery
separator, extra. 251s5 1-2: extra first,
2in2i 1-2c; creamery, first. 22a23c: cream
cry imitation. extra. lsdl9c: Iowa and
Northwestern ladle, extra, 16q17c: do. ex-
ira first, 1i@15c: Western store-packed
l3G14c; Ohio rolls, first 15Gl6c; second
13Gllc: West Virginia rolls. first, 14dl5c
second, lsQllc; Elgin creamery prints,
II h.. 26N27c: do, lib. 25l2sc; do. 2-lbs
2iuZ5c: Maryland and Pennsylvania
creamery prints. IL ID, 25a2sc; do lib
pa CSC: do 2-lbs, 23II24c.
ESgs-The market WIS quiet to steady
Strictly fresh Il 1-zGlsc; Western. II 1-2c.
Fish and Oysters-The market for fish
was firm. Bass, large, lie; small to me-
diuTn, JpIac ID; rock, boiling. 1Sc; me
dunn. lac: do pan, 10dI3c; white perch
large. l9c; medium. Gasc; yellow perch
III, large, Sc; do per III, small. &c: fresh
salmon, ID, l5lglsc: shad, Florida roe
each. 6oG65c: do buck, 30q35c; catfish &c;
founders per pound, sac; eel. &C; lob
sters, 25c: oysters, bulk stock, 7OcNs1. 20
per bus; choice raw box, per Dbl, S3.00ft
$50; medium, S..eOn3.00; culls S.50n2.00;
terrapin Chesapeake diamond backs lin,
per doz, $is0oa6o.oo; Gin. s3O0ea3500; sin.
$1,000 1904
Green fruits and vegetables-The
market was firm. Apples, N. Y, per bbl,
fancy King. s.50g40o: do good to choice.
Greetings, s. 50a35o: No. 2s, all varieties,
per Dbl, s2.G0a2 So beets, home grown,
per bunch. 1mlhc; cabbage. New York,
per ton: s12oc4l5.0o; Florida; per crate,
g. 75a2 .; cranberries, Cape Cod. per Dbl,
81. 75Gi2 %: do per box. s2.50d2.75; celery.
Michigan. per dozen. 40d60c; do New
York. per iozen, 25d69c; homegrown,
per bunch Sa4c; sggP1l ls at Florida. Dbl,
native, bus box. s1.4ea1.50; lettuce, North
Carolina. k-bbl basket. 81. 00g1.5O; Flor
ida. is-bbl basket, .sl.50q2. 30; North Car
DINA. per Dbl basket, Sl5off2 90; onions,
New York, yellow. per bus. Sl.20; do
Western yellow. per bus, Sl.20; oranges,
Florida, per box, as to size. s2.O0gS00;
pineapples. Florida, per crate. S3.40G3I0:
string beans, Florida, per basket. green,
81. 50a3.00; spinach, home grown. bus box,
35H50c; strawberries, per quart, 15fI30c;
turnips, native, per bus. 40N50c: tomatoes,
Florida. per 6-basket ce-rier. s2.0Oa2.5O.
firm. Per 1OO-lb lots: Granulated. $50;
cut loaf, go; Keystone "A" $50; yellow
sugars, 4.60n4.s0; Molasses, n. o.. st.
Clare. $50; Kingsland, Sac; Sunlight. n. o.,
p r.. l9c; No. II Sugar House, 1sc. Syr-
ups-The market was steady. Gold Med
al. &c: King (Vanilla). &c; Rock Candy
Drips. &c; Gilt Edge. 24c; Corn, pc; No.
r. lie Tea was firm; Hyson, superior to
fine. 2SG82c; choice TO choicest, 42G46c: UNI
colored Japan new crop, finest, Blaze;
choice to choicest S2I3ic; extra choice,
soc; Oolong. Annoy. and Fuchow new
CROP, finest. 40d43c; choice to choicest,
extra, finest, 30M40c.
Potatoes-The market was quiet. Mary
land and Pennsylvania prime. per bus
45q5Oc; do New York primes, per bus, 5O4
53c; Michigan and Ohio. soc: Bermuda, per
Dbl, s.. OGd5.50: sweets, Eastern Shore. kiln
dried. per Dbl. s1.O0di.25; do per flour Dbl
81. 25a1.5O; do Maryland, per Dbl. Sl.49q1.50;
North Carolina, prime, per Dbl, S1.50a1.75;
vans, choice. s1.O0a125.
Poultry-1he market was steady. Old
fowls GAG lie per lb; springers. lie per
h. roosters, 2Gd25c apiece; ducks, HAZE
per Ib; dressed chickens. Hale per Id: do
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