The Washington times., 1902-07-03
LOCAL AND GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

$l.2502.50; do, Potomac, per 2-basket
| carrier. S1.25G2.Go; do. per 6-bas carrier,
9OcQ$Loo; do, Fer peach bas, 4O@5Oc;
watermelons, Florida. per 100, s10@16;
do, Georgia, per 100, s1GTfS.
Groceries-kaw sugar steady; refined
quiet. Following are the quotations per
l0o-pourd lots: Granulated. si.75; cut
loaf. s5-25; Keystone "a" s4.75; yellow
sugars. $3.IO to $3.95. Moiasses-N. O.,
st. Clare, 25c; Kingsland, 3Oc; Sunlight,
n. o., zee; st. Vincent. P. R., 25c; st.
Johns, p. F.. 19c; No. IL Sugar House,
lSc. Syrups-Markct was steady; Gold
Medal. 27e; King Cvanilla), 29c; Rock
Candy Drips. 27c; Gilt Edge. 25c: Corn.
&c; No. u. lie. Tea was firm; Hyson,
superior to fine, 2sG32c; choice to
choicest. 42G46c: uncolored Japan (new
CROP. finest 31M33c; choice to choicest,
32H34c; extra choice, 46c; Oolong, Annoy
and Fuchow new CROP, finest, i0Gi3c; ;
choice to choicest, extra, finest, 30Q40c.
Potatoes-The market was steady.
White, new North Carolina, per bbl, No.
4. S2.50@2.75; Norfolk. per Dbl. No. l..
$2.50@2.75; second, per Dbl. S1.5oa1.75;
Rappahannock. per Dbl, Chile, r., $2.25q
$50; do. Rose, s2.40G2.G0; do, seconds,
Si.259L50; do, culls, 75c to $1.o0; do,
Eastern Shore, Virginia, per Dbl, No. /,
S2.59@2.75: do. Maryland, per Dbl. s2.5Oa
2.75; Maine grown (seed). Houlton
Early Rose. per bbl sack. s3.25g3.35; F.;
90, Beauty of Hebrons, per Dbl sack.
50. 335; do, Burbanks, per bbl sack.
$3.2503.30; do, Green Mountains, per
bbl sack, $3.25@3.3O.
Poultry-Market steady. Old fowls.
12G121Ac; spring chickens, ~ lbs or
over. 1Sc; IL lbs, 16d17c; l lb and under.
15c; ducks. 9@i0c; spring ducks, 14G
ice: roosters, each, 30QS5c
Green cotee-Market dull. No. Z
tRio grade). SIC.
Roasted coffee-Market steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java, 32c; Mara
caibo, 22c; pure Laguayra, 22c: pure
Santos, 1Sl7c; African Java, 1870; Rio
blend. 1Ti2c; Peabody mixture, lie; pure
Mocha. 3Gc; Java Mocha blend. 271ac.
(These coffees are in fancy bags, paper
lined. II packed in cans or tubs, 12c
higher.)
10c; 6o-lb cases. 10 1-10c; 36-lb cases.
10 2-10c; Lion coffee, in 1OO-lb lots,
9.6sc; in 60-lb lots, 9.7Sc
Wheat-Stock IN elevators, 355, ,346
bus. The market for Southern was
somewhat easier compared with the
close of yesterday. Receipts were light
or, but the demand was less active.
Most of the arrivals sold on grade at Sic
for No. red. 7Tc for steamer red and
13c for rejected. Sample lots, as to
quality and condition, sold at Csc, 73c,
,5c. 76c. 7Sc. and soc.
Western wheat opened strong. but iE-
active; July, 7Skd7S24c. Foreign mar
kets were irregular, U. K. Ac off, but
French were Ac up. while speculative
on this side were unsettled and higher.
Prices were 50 unsettled that trade was
very quiet. Cash wheat was quiet, but
red winter continues to sell readily; July
was very quiet at 7SAc. and August at
7Sc. Options were not in plentiful sup
ply, there being no pressure to sell.
Private cables unsatisfactory, resellers
being much cheaper than direct tenders.
Market closed firm; spot, ssAc; July,
7SA @1S12c; August. 77H H971iac; Sep
tember. 7712477Ac. Settling price. con-
tract, soc; No. red. s012c; No. red.
76Ac; steamer red, 761Ac.
Corn-Stock in elevators. 35,5i6 bus.
The market for Southern corn was en-
tirely nominal in the absence of re-
ceipts or offerings There was q good
demand. which went unsupplied. Prices
were nominally firmer. White was quot
cd at s73c to 74c, and yellow from T2c to
73c, both afloat.
Western corn today was dull and
firmer. The advance did not secure any
activity, offerings of cash and July be-
ing small. and disposition to sell year
corn does not show any increase. Ma
nipulation and high price of options in
interior prevent any movement. Cash
was 69d691Ac. Private cables dull.
July manipulation the feature in the
West Marlat closed firm. Spot, zoe
bid; July, 70c asked; year, 53c asked.
Settling price, mixed, soc; steamer mix
ed, CSC.