The Washington times., 1902-03-08
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.

BALTIMORE, March 7.-Following ar.
todays quotations in the local wholesal,
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 4g1, 100 bus
Market for Southern today was f-mer
Receipts were light. Quote No. 2 rec
nominally at Sic Western wheat opened
steadier. March S2Ac. Foreign markets
were &c to Ac higher, while speculative
on this side were steadier and without
particular direction. There was some de-
mand for May early, S2ssc being bid, and
later sales were made at S2hc very lit.
tie of this option being on the market
Contract wheat was rather quiet. but de-
mand Tor red winter is active, S3Ac be-
ing bid for March without result. Pri-
vate cables dull. no demand within reach
Market closed strong. Spot-March. S22,C
| bid; May, S3isc bid. Sales. 0.000 bus May
| S21&c. Settling price, contract, s24c: No
red. S53ci No. . red, S012c; steamer :
red. S0Lc.
Corn-Stock in elevators, 259,159 bus
Southern today was firm. No. white al
671ac and yellow or mixed at 66I2c Bag
lots sold by sample at 67iac for white and
66l2c for yellow. Cob was firm at $335d
$40 per Dbl for prime new yellow on spo;
in carload lots.
Western corn was very dull. Scarcely
any attempt was made to trade in corn
demand being out of touch, while no
corn Of any consequence could be bought.
Prices ruled about 64%. q 65c for March,
and 65ls a 652sc for May. these figures be-
ing nominal during a large part of the
time. Interior acceptances are small in
all directions. Private cables very fat,
Market closed firm. Spot-March, Csc
bid, 65i4c asked; May, 65Ac bid, 651ac
asked. Settling priced, mixed, 644c;
steamer 2, mixed, 6312c.
Flour-The market was steady. Winter
extra, s313.30; winter clear. s335a3.65;
winter straight. $9.7OG3.9O; winter patent,
si4i.25; spring clear, s3G325: spring
straight. S3.150 3.S5: spring patent, S395GJ
i.15; city Mills best patent, $3.50; City
Mills high grade patent, $3.50; City Mills
high-grade straight, $40; City Mills
choice family, s4.15; City Mills super. 50
Q3.1O; Rio extra, s3.s0m4.15.
Oats-Market dull. Stock in elevators,
1S1,599 bus; white, No. 2, 49G49Iac: No.
3. 4sm4S12c; mixed, No. 2, 4SG481ac; No. 8,
461a@47c.
Rye-Market was firm. Stock in eIe-
vators, 50,733 bus; No. nearby; in car
lots. Soc; Nc. rye. 621Ac: No. rye,
Gle; No. Western rye, 67d6Sc, in export
elevators.
Butter-Market was firm. Creamery,
separator, extra, 30Q3lc; extra first. 2s0
29c; creamery. first, 25G26c; do. imita-
tion extra, 24d25c; Iowa and n. w. ladle
extra, 2Od2lc; do, extra first. 1sd19c;
Western store packed, 13@l5c; Ohio
rolls. first, 1741Sc; second, 14G15c; West
Virginia rolls, first, 15G17c; second, I4c;
Elgin creamery prints, 1kfb, 32G33c; do,
lib, 31G32c; do. 2-rb. 3Oh3lc Maryland
and Pennsylvania creamery prints. h-Ib,
27a29c; do, lib, 24a26c.
Eggs-The market is firm. Strictly
fresh. 25c; Western, 25c.
Poultry-Market firm. Old fowls, liable
per lb spring chickens, 15a16c; ROSTERS
30G35c apiece; ducks, 12Ql3c per lb; tur-
keys, old toms, 12G13c; do. young toms
14G15c; hens, 16Q17c; dressed old
fowls. HAZE; young chickens, 12Q1ic;
turkeys 15d16c.
Green coffee-Market firm. No. (Rio
grade), 57sa6c.
Roasted coffee-Market steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java. 32c; Maracaibo.
22c; pure Laguayra. 22c; pure Santos.
1S15c; African Java, 19hc; Rio blend,
1712c: Peaberry mixture, lie; pure Mocha,
30c; Java Mocha blend 27kc. (These
cofees are in fancy bags, paperlin II
packed In cans or tubs, hc higher)
Package brands-E. L. c.. 10O-lb cases,
10kc; G0-lb cases, 10 6-10c; 36-lb cases,
10 7-10c; Lion coffee, in 1OO-lb lots, 1O.ISc;
in 60-lb lots. 10.2sc.