The Washington times., 1902-09-17
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT

BALTIMORE. Sept. 16.-Following are
today's quotations in the local whole
sale provision and grain markets:
| Wheat-Stock in elevators, 1,136, 557
bus. Southern today was firm. Sales
on grade of No. red at 72Ac, steamer
No. red at 69%c, and rejected at 67Ac.
Bag lots sold by sample, as to quality
and condition. at 70c, 711sc, re, and 74c.
Western wheat was quiet at the open
ing September and October, 72c, and
December, 72Ac. These prices held
pretty steadily throughout the morning,
there being nothing in the outside news
to create much fluctuation either way.
Private cables were a triie firmer, but
tenders over night brought little en-
couragement in the way OF business.
Market closed easy. Spot-September,
71&c bid and 72c asked; October. 72c
bid and 72lsc asked; December, 72Ac
bid, 721sc asked. Sales, 400 bushels
No. red Western spot, fresh, 721ac;
1900 No. red Western spot, 721sc;
II, 900 October. 72sc; $50 bushels fresh
spot, 72c. Settling price-Spot, 72c; No.
2 red Western spot, 7214c; No. 3 red,
e9Zc; steamer No. 2 red, 69llsc.
Corn-Stock in elevators, 10,22S bus.
Market for Southern today was dull.
Receipts we're light One lot of white
(fiy cut) sold by sample at 66c. No 2
yellow on grade at Zoe. Receipts were
nil. Cob was quiet at $3.35@3.40 per Dbl
On spot.
Western corn opened dull and feature
less-November. new or old, 4S12c and
January 44Ac-but prices were more or
less nominal, the session passing with
practically no business recorded. West
ern advices rather bearish on warmer
weather. and opinions as to damage
caused by late frosts differ widely. Pri-
vate cables dull; no business. Market
closed quiet. November, new or old. 4Sc
bid; year, 44Ac bid and 45c asked; Janu
ary. 4412c asked.
I Flour-The market was quiet. Winter
Extra. S290G3.10; Winter Clear, $4,000
$50; Winter Straight, S3.30G3.50; Winter
Patent, s3.7O@3.s5; Spring Clear. s3.1O@
$780, Spring Straight, S3.55@3.70; Spring
Patent, S3.75G400; City Mills Best Pat
ent. $3.50; City Mills High-Grade Patent
$40; City Mills High-Grade Straight.
$500: City Mills Choice Family. 1915;
City Mills Super, S2.9OG3.0O; Rio Ex-
ira. s3,5O@3.7O; rye flour, medium to
choice, s3.20@3.5O.
Oats-Market quiet Stock in elevat-
ors, 373,4S0 bus; No. white new, SIC,
nominal; No. g. 34@341sc; No. 4, 32G3 33c;
mixed. No. 2, SO1sc; No. 3, 29@SOc; No.
4, 2S@2Skc.
Rye-Market was steady Stock in ele-
vators, 174,6S5 bus; No. spot, in car
loads. Sac; No. 8 rye. sac: No. 4 rye.
52@521ac; No. 2 Western rye. 56c, in ex-
port elevators.
Butter-Market was firm Creamery
separator, extra. 23R@24c; extra first,
221s @23c; do. imitation extra. 20G21c;
Iowa and Northwestern. ladle, extra.
1Sc; do, extra first, 17@17hc; Elgin
creamery prints. 1a-lb, 25@26c; do. l.
lb. 241aM25c; do, 2-lb, 24G241ac: Mary
land and Pennsylvania creamery prints.
R-lb, 24@25c; do. lib, 23d24c.
Eggs-The market is firm. Strictly
fresh (candled). 21@22c; Western, 21c.
Poultry-Market steady. Old fowls,
12kc: spring chickens, 13hM1+l2c:
ducks, 9@l0c; spring ducks, 10011c;
roosters, each, 25d30c.
Green coffee-Market dull No. tRio
grade) 5ssc.
Roasted coffee-Market steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java 321Ac; Ma
racaibo. 221ac; pure Lasuayra, 2212c:
pure Santos. 19c: African Java. 20lsc;
Rio blend, 1Sc; Peaberry mixture, 17ac;
pure Mocha. 301ac; Java Mocha blend,
ZSc. tThese coffees are in fancy bags,
II packed in cans or tubs,
1ac higher.)
Package brands-E l.. c.. 1OO-lb
cases. l0Rc; 60lb cases, 1060c; 36-lb
cases. 10.70c; Lion coffee. in 100-lb lots,
TO- 1Sc; in 60-lb lots, 102Sc
Cotton-The local market was steady
middling. SIC. Stock. 1,l5G bales.