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

BALTIMORE, May 2.-Following are to-
days quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 7i2,03s bus.
The market for Southern was steady. Re
ceipts were lighter and the demand was
good for prime offerings. Sales all on
grade at Soc for No red and TIC for
steamer.
Western wheat opened firmer: May,
7shc. 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 If
cash or options being wanted. No. red
Western spot sold at 7e1zc. 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,
1gJkc bid; June, 79c asked: July, nc bid.
Sales $500 No. 2 red Western, spot 793sc;
1900 May, 1910; cars rejected, track
Locust Point. 1880. Settling price, con-
tract, 1880; No. red, 1850; steamer No.
red 76&sc.
The market for Southern was firmer. Re
CENTS were freer and the major portion
of yellow. Sales of white at Ole and OF
10 an delivery. White corn was in rela-
tfvely better request than yellow. COD
was quiet and steady at S2-bOMZbo per Dbl
Western corn was strong and higher.
The advance of prices In the West has put
values out of line and there Is very little
chance for any trading. No corn can be
secured in the interior, ana foreign buyers
tight a manipulated market. Sales Oh May
al soc mark the highest price so far on
this crop Private cables steadier, de-
mand better. and prices near together.
Market closed strong; spot May 5OAc pld;
June. 5OI5c bid. Sales: 2OOOJ May, oyc.
Settling price. mixed Soc steamer
mixed, 49c. ,,-. g..
per, 81. 30a2.46; Western Extra, 80 od3o;
Western Family, $3.25N3.50; Winter Pat
ents. SO. SGG4O0; Spring Patents. = .Sn42O;
Spring Straight, $3.S5d3.95; Spring Bakers,
81 g0q315; Baltimore Best Patents, A79;
baltimore High Grade Family, %.69; Bal
timore High Grade Extra. A.2; Baltimore
Choice Family, $40; Maryland, virginia
and Pennsylvania Super, 2.3g9240; Mary
land, Virginia, and Pennsylvania Extra,
s.. $780, Maryland, Virginia, and Penn
sylvania Family, s3.25n350; CITY Mills Su-
per, S250d3.G5; Rio Extra, 3l5G3.9O; Rye
Hour, medium TO choice, 2.e9d3.23.
eleyri i 7s5i7 ;; bus; white, No. 2 331ec;
do, No. 8, 32Ad32ac; do, No. 4. 3lMSkc;
do. ungraded 3l43S12c; mixed no. 2 5ig
3llzc; do, No. 3, 30H30l2c; do, NO. 4, 294
291zc; ungraded, 29n3likc.
Rve-The market was quiet. Stock in
elevators. 2o,528 bus; No 2 nearby, in car
lots. 57d5Sc; No. rye. 55c: No. 2 Western
rye, 5Sa59c; export elevator, 60a6lc, on
track uptown Bag lots nearby quotable
at from 50a5sc per bus, as to quality and
condition.
Butter-The market is firm. Creamery
separator, extra, &c; extra first, 2lG21l2c;
creamery first, 2Oc; creamery imitation,
extra, 1TNf1Sc: Iowa and Northwestern
ladle. extra l6Ql7c; do, extra first. l4af5c:
Western store-packed, l34l4c: Ohio rolls.
first. 15616c; second, 13G14c; West Vir-
gina rolls, first, 14dl5c; second, 13d1ic;
Elgin creamery prints, R-lb. 25d26c; do,
lib, 24lf25c; do 2-lb, 23A24c; Maryland and
Pennsylvania creamery prints, h-ib, 2i4
25c: do. lib, 23g2ic; do 2-lbs, 22q23c
Eggs-The market was steady. Strictly
fresh. I3hc; Western, l312c: duck eggs,
lJgl6c; goose eggs, 20c.
10i2Il1c-per III; winter chickens, l6G20c per
Id; spring chickens, 25a30c: ROSTERS, 25d3Oc
apiece; ducks, 9Hl0c per 10.
Green Coffee-Market steady. No. (Etio
grade), 62sq6L2c.
Roasted coffee-Market steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java. 32c; Maracai-
bo DC; pure Laguayra, 22c; pure Santos.
l9c; African Java. 19c; Rio blend. lSc;
Peaberry mixture. 17lkc; pure Mocha,
coffees are in fancy bags, paper-llned.)
If packed In cans or tubs, l4c higher.
Package Brands-E l.. c., lO9-lb cases.
11kc; cobb cases, II 6-l0c; 36-lb cases,
II 7-10c; Lion coffee, in 100-lb lots, lilo; in
G0-lh lots. ll-s0c.
Cotton-Market quiet. Middling, Slice;
strictly low middling, 3-l6c; low mid
ding. 1-l6c. Stock in Baltimore, 6,65S
bales.