The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-03
New York Cation nTnrt,ct
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain
Market Quotations I'm Full

BALIlMOHEs May 2-FolloWlng are to-
days quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 742 03s bus.
The market for Southern was steady Re
ceipts were lighter and the demand was
good for prime offerings. Sales all on
grade at sec for No. 2 red and INC for
steamer
Western wheat opened frmer: May,
79Ac Foreign markets did not exhibit
much snap, but speculative centres on
this side were all strong and higher. De-
mand for wheat here was somewhat in
different there being little evidence of
cash or options being wanted. No red
Western spot sold at 791ac, and May in
small quantity at the same price. Guam
tity of wheat on the market was at all
times limited. Private cables were bet
ter in tone with more evidence of de-
mand Market closed quiet spot, May,
79Jkc bid; June, 79c asked; July, TIC bid.
Sales. $500 No. 2 red Western, spot, 791zc;
1900 May, 7913c; cars rejected, track
Locust Point, 73%sc. Settling price, con-
tract, 1880; No. red, 1850; steamer NO.
2 red 1890.
Corn-Stock in elevators, 1.17,15O bus.
The market for Southern was hrmer Re-
ceipts were freer and the major portion
of yellow. Sales of white at Ole ana OF
cargoes yellow at 50l&c all by sample, up
town delivery. White corn was in rela-
lively better request than yellow. COD
was quiet and steady at S2.b0dZ.62 per Dbl.
Western corn was strong and higher
The advance of prices I'm the West has put
values out of line and there Is very little
chance for any trading NO corn can De
secured in the interior, and foreign buyers
fight a manipulated market. Sales OF May
al soc mark the highest price so far on
this CROP Private cables steadier, de-
mand better. and prices near together.
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June 50Iac bid. Sales, 2O,OJO May, o9c.
Settling price. mixed, SOC; steamer,
mixed, 49c.
per. 81 3gd2. 40; Western Extra, 81 45d3.OJ;
Western Family, $3.250350; Winter Pat
ents 50 S0ft4.0 %; Spring Patents %9oa4-ZO;
Spring Straight, $3.So4$so; spring babeT 5 ,
81 g00315; Baltimore Best Patents, $40;
Baltimore High Grade Family, $40; Bal
timore High Grade Extra, s.. %; Balumore
Choice Family, 800 Maryland, virginia
and PENNSYLVANIA Super, $2.30Q24J; Mary
land Virginia and Pennsylvania Extra,
s.. 1913 90; Maryland. Virginia, and Penn
sylvania Family, $3.25n35O; City Mills Su-
per. $2.5003.G5; Rio Extra, 5..og".S0i rye
flour, medium TO choice, 2.9oa325.
Oats-The market was firm. Stock IN
elevators 739 rs bus; white, No. :, 35i5c;
do, No. 3, 3ZAm3ZAc; do, NO: 4: 5ln5lz2c,
do, ungraded, 3l433lzc; mixed, No. z, 3lp
3lJ5c do, No. g. 3Gfl2Ji2c; do, NO. i, B4
29l9c; ungraded, 29n3l1zc.
Rye-The market was quiet. Stock in
elevators, At5-h biSs y y. 4ite'i ~ az NtAA
lots, 57G5Sc; No. 3 rye, SIC; No. Western
rye 5S459c; export elevator, 60d6lc, on
track uptown. Bag lots nearby quotable
at from 5045Sc per bus, as 10 quality ana
condition.
Butter-The market is firm. Creamery
separator extra &c; extra first, ZiU2iIRc;
creamery, first, 20c; creamery imitation,
extra, lTGf1Sc; Iowa and Northwestern
ladle extra, 16qlTc; do, extra first, l4af15c.
Western store packed, 134l4c; Ohio rolls.
first. 15a16c; second, 134l4c; West Vir-
glnia rolls, first, 1ial5c; second, lSgl4ie;
Elgin creamery prints, M-lb. 25d26c; do,
! lib, 24d25c; do, 2-lb. 23a24c; Maryland and
Pennsylvania creamery prints, h-lb, 24Q
| CSC; do. lib, 23424c; do, 2-lbs, 22G23c.
Eggs-The market was steady. Strictly
| fresh, 13j5c; Western, l312c; duck eggs,
| ljql6c; goose eggs, 20c.
Poultry-Market is steady. Old fowls.
! 10laQ1lc-per h. winter chickens, l6M20c per
| 10; spring chickens 25630c: ROSTERS, 25d 30c
! apiece, ducks. 9Hl0c per 10.
| Green Coffee-Market steady. No. Z (Itio
| gradel, 62sQ61zc.
| Roasted coffee-Market steady. Bulk
| roasted coffee-Pure Java &c; Maracai-
| DO, 22ci pure Laguayra, &c; pure Santos,
| l9c; African Java, l9c; Rio blend, 1Sci
| Peaberry mixture, l71@c; pure Mocha,
| 30c; Java-Mocha blend, 27lbc. lThese
| coffees are in fancy bags, paper-hned.)
| If packed in cans or tubs, nc higher
Package Brands-E. l.. c., 1O3-lb cases.
| uRc; 60-lb cases, II 6-l0c; 36-lb cases,
| II 7-10c; Lion coffee in 1o0-lb lots, lilo; in
| 6O-lh lots, n.S0c.
| Cotton-Market quiet Middling 5-16c;
| strictly low middlng, S3-l6c; low mid
| ding, 1-l6c. Stock in Baltimore, 6,65S
| bales.