The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-01
New York Cotton MARKS.
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain Mar
ket Quotations In Full

| BALTIMORE, Dec. 31-Following are
todays quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
| Wheat-Stock in elevators. 941 $50 bus.
Receipts for Southern were light, and
with good demand the market ruled firm
and prices were higher. Sales on grade at
sample brought re.
Corn-Stock in elevators, 1,066,594 bus.
The market for Southern was firm and
higher under light receipts and good de-
mand. Sales of cargoes on grade at 40 lie
for No. white and of yellow or mixed at
AZ S4c. Cob firm at s2.25 per Dbl for car
load lots prime yellow on spot.
Western wheat today opened strong and
higher; December, 55c. Decidedly firmer
for foreign markets, Paris alone being the
exception, and a continuance of small
opening than could be held. Cash
sold at 75c, from which there
was a decline, January selling at
"A Use and "a 34c. May being dull.
Private cables quiet: not much change.
The market closed strong; spot December
77c bid; January Tie bid; February, rs Lie
bid. rs lie asked; May, sic bid. Sales,
2,S00 fresh spot and 2 400 fresh, to arrive.
all at 75c; 10000 January, each at "A Use
and "A Sac; 10000 January, "A 3-4c; 10000
May, 7s 7sc. Settling price, contract,
"a 7-Sc; No. red, ~ 3-Sc; steamer No. 2
red, ~ Csc.
Western corn today was frmer early, but
later prices eased Off trade being prin-
cipally of the switching order. Cash sold
at Al lie and February at same price.
January being IL 3-Sc. Private cables dull
and steady The market closed firm; spot,
new. Al 7-Sc bid; year, Il Use bid; Janu-
airy, II 5-Sc bid February, IL 3-4c bid. 42c
asked Sales $1,000 new spot, b. & o.,
Al lie; $1,000 February, Al lie; 10000
year. IL lie; $4,000 January, Al lie; car
No. white, track No. 2 elevator, 43c; TO-
900 February, IL 3-4o; 10000 December,
new, Il 3-4c. Settling price, mixed AZ 1-2c;
new, IL 3-4c; steamer mixed, Ale; No. 5.
39c.
Flour-Market was quiet. Testern Su-
per, 81 35d245; Western Extra, S2.55Q
$50; Western Family, s3.30q3.s0; Win
ter Patents, $3.SOd4.00; Spring Patents,
s3s5d41O; Spring Straight. S3.75q3S5;
Spring Bakers, S2.9OG3.15; Baltimore
Pest Patents, $3.50; Baltimore High
Grade Family. $3.50; Baltimore High
Grade Extra. $40; Baltimore Choice
Family, 1885; Maryland, Virginia. and
Pennsylvania Super, s2.35G2.45; Mary
land, Virginia, and Pennsylvania Extra.
s2.55@2.9 90; Maryland, Virginia. and Penn
sylvania Family, s3.3003.60; City Mills
Super, s25Od265; Rio Extra, s3.65G3 80;
Rye flour. medium to choice, s3.00q3.25.
oats-Market quiet Stock in elevators,
34S.S16 bus. White, No. 2, 81 lie; dc No.
3, 30d30 lie: do No. 4, 20 1-263Oc; do I'M
graded, % 1-263i L.: mixed, No. 2, ESQ
20 lie; do No. 3, q 1-2G2Sc; do No. 4.
&c 1-2Q27 1-2c; ungraded. 2Sd29c.
Rye-The market was quiet. Stock In
elevators, 1886 bus 30. rye, in car
lots, soc; No. rye. 4Sc: No. Western
rye, Sic for spot, and about same price
for December rye. Bag lots nearby quo
table at from 43G50c per bus, as to quail
ity and condition
No. 2, s16.00616.50; No. 3, S15.O0a 15.50;
10. clover mixed, s15.50G16.00; No.
clover, mixed, $4,000 1900; No. l clover.
SIS. 0OG 10. 90; No. clover. s13 50d14.50.
Straw-Market was dull. No l straight
rye, new, $14.00@14.50; No. 2 do, $4,000
$3.50; tangled rye, s9.50G10.OO; wheat,
s6.5Od7O0; oat straw. $7504S.00.
Mill feed-Market was firm. Light
weight bran $3.50; medium, s15 5O6160O;
heavy do. $14.5OQ15.OO; medium middling,
si5OO616.00 Qatter for lightweight, all
track) spring bran. in 2O0-lb sacks,
81. 90: do. in 100-lb sacks. $3.50; City
Mills middling firm. at SIS per ton.
Grain freights-Market dull. Liverpool,
per bus, Sd, January; London, per quarter,
IS, February; Glasgow, Is 10 1-2dG3s,
January; Belfast, 3s, January; Dublin, IS,
January; Bristol, 3s. January; Leith, 3s
Sd, January; Cork. IS Cd, January; Den
mark, IS Cd January; picked ports, %
10 led, January; Antwerp, IS Sd, jan
uary; Bremen, co pigs, January and Feb
ruary; Hamburg, Is Sd, April; Havre,
none offered.
Butter-The market was steady. Cream
cry, separator, extra, 26d26 lie; extra
first, "a 1-2G25c; creamery first, 23G24c;
creamery imitation. extra, 19m20c; Iowa
and Northwestern ladle, extra, 17GlSc
do, extra first, Ice; Western store-packed
13G14c; Ohio rolls, first, 16G17c; second
14Ml5c West Virginia rolls, first. 14G
15c; second. 13d14c; Elgin creamery
prints, 1-2 h. 29c, do, H. 2Sc; do, lbs,
26d27c; Maryland and Pennsylvania
creamery prints, 1-2 h. 27d2Sc; do, lb,
27c; do, lbs, 26c.
Eggs-The market was dull. Strictly
fresh, PIC; Western, goa pic.
Fish and oysters-The market for fish
was dull. Crocus, 243c; rock boiling,
195i zoe; medium, 12c; do pan, ga Toe;
white perch, large, S@10c; medium. 49Gc;
yellow perch large. &c; grey trout, per
Dbl, large, SSd10; do per ID, small, 3a4c;
fresh salmon. lb, 15c; catfish, 3@4c;
founders. per lb. 5dGc; cells, 445c; lob
STEERS 1Sm20c. clans white Der 100 zoe.