The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-13

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

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BALTIMORE. April 12.-Following are
today's quotations IN the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators 315, ~ bushels.
| Receipts of Southern were light,
the arrivals consisting of a small bag lot,
which sold by sample at nc. The market
was quiet, but firmer in sympathy with
the West. No. 2 red nominally 7Sc.
Western wheat today opened firm. May
77d01sc. Foreign markets were all firmer,
while demand for actual wheat in this
country has made position very strong.
Cash wheat was in demand early, and
from 77Ac advanced to 7shc, only small
quantity selling. May was 774aG7sc, June
neglected. Private cables firm. Market
closed steady at decline. Spot-April, 77Ac
bid; May. 76sic bid. &c asked; July, 75Ac
asked. Sales-1 COO fresh, to arrive, &c;
cars, No. red Western spot, 7Sc; 10000
May, TIKc. Settling price, contract, ISbc;
No. 3 red, 759ss; steamer No red, 75asc-
Corn-Stock in elevators, 1,15I,6S9 bus.
The market for Southern was about
steady, the receipts consisting of cargo
yellow, which sold by sample at 4713c.
White afoat at 4SQ4SIAc. Cob firm at $3.50
@2.55 per Dbl.
Western corn tcday was firm, bu1 quiet.
May ruled around 4624c and 47c, but there
was no effort to sell any quantity Of
stock, and even the options were in small
supply. No corn being bought at interior
points. Private cables firm, but not up
in price. Market closed easy. Spot-April,
4GIzc bid, 45fsc asked; May. 4615c bid, 1850
asked. Sales-l0,0OO May, 47c. Settling
price, mixed. 47c; steamer mixed. Acc.
Flour-The market was quiet. Western
Super, s2.30n2.40; Western Extra, $3.50
500; Western Family, S3.25d3.50; Winter
patents, S3.SOa4.0O; Spring Patents, 1850
400; Spring Straight. S3.S5a3.95; Spring
Bakers, s2.90Q5.15; Baltimore Best Pat
ents, $40; Baltimore High-Grade Family,
SG5; Baltimore High-Grade Extra, s.. LIS;
Baltimore Choice Family. $500; Maryland,
Virginia, and Pennsylvania Super, $250r
240; Maryland. Virginia, and Pennsyl-
vania Extra. s. i5u3 90; Maryland. VIr-
ginia and Pennsylvania Family, $3.50
$50; City Mills Super, s2.50q3.65; Rio Elk
ira, SS75u3.90; Rye flour, medium to
choice, 81 gOd3.25.
Oats-The market was steady. Stock in
elevators 1852 bus; white, No. 2, 331sI
&c; do No. 3, 321zd33c; do No. 4, 3114n
&c; do ungraded, 3l1za34c; mixed, No. 2,
&c; do No. ,. 3gz4Slc; do No. 4. 291kg
30c; ungraded, 2ylzG32c.
Rye-The market was quiet. Stock In
elevators, H.7SS bus No. nearby in car
lots, SIC; No. 3 rye, soc; No. Western
rye, DnCs tApDTI tltNdNOIf DofgfIJJ On track
uptown. Bag lots nearby quotable
at from 5Oq5Sc per bus, as to quality and
condition.
Butter-The market is firm. Cream
cry separator. extra, 24a24lzc; extra first
| Z3d231kc; creamery, first, 2lQ22c; cream
| cry imitation, extra, lSQl9c; Iowa and
Northwestern ladlc, extra, l6dl7c; do ex-
| ira first lfIl5c; Western store-packed
| l3Ifl4c; Ohio rolls. first, l5al6c; second
| lggl4c; West Virginia rolls, first, 14a15c;
| second, 13Hlic; Elgin creamery prints
| lib 26d27c; do, lib, 25Q26c; do, 2-lbs,
| z4GZ5c; Maryland and PENNSYLVANIA
creamery prints, u Id, 25q26c; do l Id,
| 2ir25c; do 2-ibs. 23Q24c.
Eggs-The market was firm. Strictly
fresh, 13lkc: Western, l3hc; duck eggs,
l5c: goose eggs, 25G30c.
Poultry-Markct stronger. Old fowls
| 1ed1O1kc per lb; young chickens, 11g12c per
ID; winter chickens l6a2Oc per lb spring
chickens. 25Gt30c; ROSTERS, 25H30c apiece;
ducks, sale per ID; turkeys, 10Q13c per
ID.
Green CONGRATULATED steady. No. 7
Rio grade). 624a67sc.
Roasted ooffee-Market steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java, BE; Maracai-
bo. &c: pure Laguayra, pc; pure Santos,
1910; African Java, 19c; Rio blend. 1sc;
30c; Java Mocha blend, 271bc (These
coffees are in fancy bags, paper-lined.)
II packed in cans or tubs, nc higher.
Package Brands-E. l.. c., 1O0-lb cases
12c; G0-lb cases. u l-10c; 36-lb cases.
L 2-10c; Lion coffee, in 1O0-lb lots, u 30c !:
in 60-lb lots, 1230c
Cotton-Market steady; miIding, SEC;
strictly low middling, SIC; low mlddling
Sic. Stock in Baltimore. 1885 bales.