The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-19

BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain Mar.
ket Quotations in Full

BALTIMORE, Jan. 1S.-Following are
today's quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, ISL, 7O5 bus.
Receipts of Southern were light, and with
a good demand the market ruled firm and
higher. There were no sales of No red,
which was quoted nominally "A 1-2c Small
lots by sample sold at 74c and on private
terms
Corn-Stock in elevators, 1,2S3,s77 bus
The market for Southern was firm and
higher. Receipts were light and all of the
limited offerings were readily Disposed of
Sales of No. 2 white at AZ 3-4c, while in
the absence of any transactions yellow
or mixed was quoted at 43c. Sales of small
lots both white ami yellow on wharf at
43c. Cob firm at s2.25d2.30 per bbi for
carload lots prime yellow on spot.
Western wheat opened quiet. May, 7Sc.
Foreign markets were firmer, but specu-
lative markets broke rapidly, and unset
tied prices Cash wheat declined to 73c,
February from 14c bid to 70 lie, while
May was nominally 77a77 l-4c. Not much
wheat for sale. Private cables show some
interest in wheat Market closed frmer;
spot January, 70 1-2c bid; February, 74c
bid; March, 75c bid, 70 lac asked; May,
n 5-Sc bid. II 3-4c asked. Settling price,
er No. red. 20 lac.
Western corn was firm and higher. Ianu-
airy and February were 43c March being
43 1-4c demand showing improvement
while no quantity is being bought, West
ern holder still declining TO sell freely.
Private cables quiet Market closed easier:
spot January. ~ 3-4c bid. t3c eSked; Feb
ruary ~ 3-4c bid. 43c asked; March, 43c
bid, AZ 1-ic asked. Sales. Is, 600 January,
Fol
mixed. 43c; steamer mixed, 42c
Flour-Market quiet Western Su-
per, s2.3042.40: Western Extra, $2.451
500; Western Family, $3.359370; Winter
Patents, S3.90q4.10; Spring Patents, 1896
@4.20; Spring Straight, s3.S5Qs95; Spring
Bakers, s3.00G3.25; Baltimore Best Pat
ents, s4.75; Baltimore High Grade Family.
s4.65; Baltimore High-Grade Extra, s4.25;
Baltimore Choice Family, $500; Maryland,
Virginia and Pennsylvania Super. $4,000
2.40; Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania
Extra, s2.4563.00; Maryland. Virginia and
Pennsylvania Family, S3.35Q3.70; City
Mills Super, s2.50d3. So; Rio Extra, $3.50
$50. Rye flour, medium TO choice, 5000
3.25.
Oats-The market was easy. Stock in
in elevators, 300, 072 bus. White, No. 2,
31@3i lie; do, No. 3, 3093O lie: do, No
4. 29G29 lie; do, ungraded, 2ed31 1-2c;
q.
81 12c do. No. 4, 26G26 1-2c; ungraded,
26a2s lie.
Rye-The market was quiet Stock in
elevators, 142, 401 bus. No. rye. in car
lots, Sic; No. 3 rye, 4Sc; No. 2 Western
rye, 54c for spot, and about same price
for January rye. Bag lots nearby quota
bic at from 45d51c per bus, as to quality
and condition.
Butter-Market steady. Creamery sep
arator, extra. 2f@25c; extra first. 22a23c;
creamery first, 20@21c; creamery imita-
tion. extra. 1sI19c; Iowa and Northwest
ern ladle, extra, 17Q1s; do, extra first,
Ice; Western store-packed, 13d14c; Ohio
rolls. first, 15416c; second, 13l14c; w.st
Virginia rolls, first. 14G15c: second 800
14c; Elgin creamery prints, 1-2 lb. 27d2sc;
do, LIB 26d27c; do, 2-lbs, 24q25c; Mary
land and Pennsylvania creamery prints,
1-2-lb, 25a 26c; do lib, 23d25c; do, 2-lbs,
23G24c.
Eggs-Tne market was quiet Strictly
fresh, 19G20c; Western lgc
Poultry-Market was steady Old fowls,
sd9c per ID; springers 10c per Ib; roost-
ers, 25c apiece; ducks, 9d1Oc per ID; tur-
keys, 7G9c per lb; dressed chickens. go
10c; do ducks, 10d11c; do turkeys, SMIOc.
Green coffee-Market steady No (Rio
grade), 71-4G7 3-Sc.
Roasted coffee-Market steady Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java 32c; Maracaibo,
&c; pure Laguayra. 22c; pure Santos. 19c;
african Java Is lie: Rio blend, Is 1-2c;
Peabury mixture. 1Sc; pure Mocha, soc;
Java-Mocha blend, 81 12c. (These coffees
are in fancy bags, paper-lined.) If packed
in cans or tubs. l2c higher
Cotton-Market was quiet; middling
10c; strictly low middling. 9 7-Sc; low
middling. 93-4c. Stock in Baltimore,
Il 800 bales.