The Washington times., 1902-08-16
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.

BALTIMORE. Aug. 15.-Followiug are
todays quotations in the local whole
sale provision and grain markets:
Whcat-Stock in elevators, S54.1s bus.
Southern today was easier. Sales on
grade of No. red at I21ac, steamer No.
2 red nt 70kc, and rejected at 6S1kc.
Bag lots sold by sample, as to quality
and condition. at tic. 711ac. and re.
Western wheat opened firmer; August,
73c Foreign markets were very slug
gish, United Kingdom &c to Hc up.
French unchanged; while speculative on
this eide were irregular and higher.
August wheat was again in active re-
quest. sales being made at 73c. but there
was plenty for sale at this figure. Sep
;ember sold at 72Ac. 729sc. and T2hc.
while a round lot of 2 red Western spot
traded at 73Ac. Private cables few and
n1uch too low for business. Market
closed easy. Spot August, 72&ic bid, 73c
asked. September, 72isc bid. 72&c
asked; October. 72Ac bid, 72ac asked.
December, 12c bid. Sales, 1880 No. =.
red Western spot. 73c; 10000 August.
.3c: 10000 September, 72%c; 10000 do
-2sc; 10000 do. 7211c; 21.500 No. red
western spot, IEesH, aoAC, LOW SitdH
CT No. rei spot. 71c. Settling price.
spot, 73c: No. red Western. spot. 71c:
No. red. tic; steamer No. red. tic.
Corn-Stock in elevators. 2l,SI4 bus.
Market for Southern today was about
steady Demand was slack. White corn
sold hy sample at 601ad6lc. No. yell
low on grade at 60l2c. Cob corn was
dull at S325 per Dbl on spot.
Western corn was dull and firmer. No
trade was attempted in either cash or
September, while year was not in free
supply at the advance, being offered at
44c without result. No demand for jan
uary Private cables dull: no interest.
Western advices frmer but no feature.
Market closed dull; year. 43Ac bid, 1880
asked; January. 43lAc asked.
Flour-The market was quiet. Win
ter Extra, sz.90G3.i0; Winter Clear.
s325G3.30: Winter Straight. $3.SGM3.50;
Winter Patent, s3.7093.S5: Spring Clear,
s3.1Od33O; Spring Straight. S3.55m3.7O.
Spring Patent, s3.75Q4.00; City Mills
Best Patent. $3.50; City Mills High
Grade Patent. $40; City Mills High
Grade. Straight. $500; City Mills Choice
Family. 1915; City Mills Super. ;2.90G
500; Rio Extra. S3.60d3.S0; rye flour.
medium to choice, $3.20G $50.
Oats-Market unsettled. Stock In ele-
vators. Al .i0S bus: No. white new. A
a 45c: No. 3. 4lG42c; No. 4, 371s0 3s1ac;
mixed No. 2, 3IG3Sc; No. 3, S5G S6c; No
4. 34I35c.
Rye-Market was steady. Stock in ele-
vators. 5,Sl6 bus: No. 2 spot, in carloads,
soc: No. 3 rye. 54c; No. rye. 53d 54c;
No. Western rye, soc. in export ele-
yators.
Butter-Marlet was steady. Creamery.
separator, extra, 23q2S12c; extra first.
221sc: creamery first. 21d211sc: do, imi-
tation extra. 19i4c; Iowa and n. W. la
die, extra 194191a; do. extra first, lslac:
Elgin creamery prints. k-lb. 25G2o1ac;
do, lib, 24m244c; do. 2-lb, 24hc; Mary
land and Pennsylvania creamery prints,
R-lb. 2i13c: do, lib. 24T241sc.
Eggs - The market is firm. Strictly
fresh tcandled). 19420c; Western, 1?c.
Poultry-Market quiet Old fowls,
11laM12c: spring chickens. 12h@13c;
ducks. 9diOc; spring ducks. 10d12c;
ROSTERS, each. 25m30c.
Green coffce-Msrket dull, No. Z tRio
grade). 5asc.
Package brands-E. l.. c., 100 III cases.
iGhc; 6O-lb cases. 10.60c; 36-lb cases,
10. zoe; Lion coffee, In 1G0-lb lots. 101Sc;
in 60-lb lots. 10.2Sc.