The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-01

BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Grain and Provision
Market Quotations i'm Full.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 2S.-Following are
today's quotations in the local wholesale
grain and provision markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, SOL, 1852 bus.
| The market for Southern was more ac-
| tive. Receipts were freer, comprising i
| fair-sized cargo, which sold by sa.aple
uptown at rs cents. Small parcels by sam
pie went at 77c. No. 2 red firm at 7sc.
Western wheat opened quiet and easy;
cash, 76 3-4G0c: March, &c 3-4G77c, and
| May, rs Lie. There was no feature in the
market aside from continued dullness. and
| the transactions of the day were small.
Liverpool cables were slightly higher,
while those from the Continent were low
er. Price Current says wheat crop in
good condition. Primary receipts falling
behind last years, and the underlying
conditions of the market not particularly
strong. Market closed steady; spot Feb
ruary. IS 5-sc bid. IS Bic asked: March
g 5-Sc bid. 76 S-4c asked; May. IS 7-sc bid.
ern tstrictly fresh. &c; 5000 March,
20 3-4c. Settling price. contract. &c SIC:
No. red, "A Lac; steamer No. red "A Lie.
Corn-Stock in elevators, 1,036,356 bus.
Receipts of Southern were limited, only
one small lot of white coming to hand,
which sold by sample at soc. The market
was hrm, however and prices Were nom
inally higher. No. white. 47alSc and
per Dbl for carload lots prime yellow on
spot.
Western corn opened steady; spot.
n Lie; March, A 1-Sc; May, a Csc These
prices were largely nominal, there being
little or no corn offered here, while de-
mand was not pressing either Western
advices say that cash demand for corn is
light. Market closed quiet; spot February.
a lie bid, AZ lie asked; March, A 1-sc
bid, II Lie asked; April, Also bid
IA Lac asked; May, a Csc bid. Settling
price, mixed, "A Lie; steamer mixed,
Flour-Market was steady Western Su-
per, $2.30d2i6; Western Extra, s.. 45ii3. 90;
Western Family, s3.3oa3.55; Winter Pat
ents, s3.s5G4.05; Spring Patents, $3.50 i.20;
Spring Straight, 50. S5g3. 95: Spring Bakers
s.. 0GiI325; Baltimore Best Patents, A75;
Baltimore High-Grade Family, si.65: Bal
timore High-Grade Extra Si.25: Baltimore
Choice Family, 500; Maryland. Virginia
and Pennsylvania Super, S2.30G2 40; Mary
land. Virginia and Pennsylvania Extra
s2:i5aSS; Maryland: virginia and Penn
sylvania Family, $S,S0u3.55; City Mills
Super. s2.50n365; Rio Extra, 81. 75lI2 30:
Rye flour, medium to choice, ssOQa3.e5
oats-The market was STEADY. Stock in
do. No. 3. 3lH3l lie; do. No. i. 30g30 1-ec:
do. unsraded, S0q32c; mixed No. .. 29k4
SOC; do. No. 3, 2sIzd29c; do. No. 1. Z7JLa
sc; ungraded 21iHfi3Dc.
Rye-The market was steady. Stock In
elevators, 10S,7l1 bus: No. nearby. in
CARROTS. 81 Lie; No rye, soc; No. . West
tin rye. OD l-fS ipr spot ana ABOUT same
price for February rye. Bag lots nearby
quotable at from 50453c per bus, as to
quality and condition.
Butter-The market is firm. Creamery
separator, extra, 25G25 10: extra first,
HI2i he: creamery, first, Z2n23c; cream
cry imitation, extra, lSul9c Iowa and
Northwestern ladle, extra. 16Ql7c; do ex-
ira fret, lial5c; Western store-packed,
13alic; Ohio rolls, first, 15Hl6c: second
1SN14c; West virginia rolls, first l4qI5c:
second, 15dllc; Elgin creamery prints
IL lb., 25T27c; do. lib 25G26c: do 2-lbs
2iUz5c; Maryland and Pennsylvania
2iIIZ5c; do 2-lbs, 23T24c
Eygs-The market was quiet to steady
Strictly fresh. Il l-2dIsc; Western. Il lie
Poultry-The market was steady Old
fowls, 9d9 I-2c per h. springers, lie per
lb ROSTERS. 2)Si25c apiece; ducks, llal2c
per ID; turkeys, Safe per Id: dressed
chickens. Haze per III; do ducks, 11mI2c
per ID; do turkeys 10a12c per III.
Cotton-Narlfet quiet; middling, 3-Sc;
strictly low middling. 91-4c; low mid
ding, 8 l-Sc. Stock in Baltimore, 1852
bales.
Green conee-Market steady. No. z
(F2io grade. 5-S97 3-ic
Roasted coffee-Market steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java, &c; Maracai-
DO, pc; pure Laguayra, pc; pure Santos.
19c; African Java, Is 1-2c; Rio blend
IL lie; Peaberry mixture. lSc; pure
Mocha, SOC; Java-Mocha blend. q lie
CThese coftees are in fancy bags, paper
linedD II packed in cans or tubs. lie
higher.
Package Brands-E L. c., 1OO-lb cases
lie; Golb cases. u Lice; 36-lb cases,
Y 2-l0c. Lion coffee, in 10O-lb lots, II. zoe;
in Gg-lb lots II soc.