The Washington times., 1902-10-04
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT

| BALTIMORE. Oct. 3.-Following ar
today's quotations in the local whole
sale provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators. 736.15
bus. Southern today was firm. No. j
red on grade at 72c. Bag lots sold b!
sample, as to quality and condition. a
SAC. Csc. Tic and 72c.
Western wheat opened flrmer; Octo-
ber., 1k@711ac. Foreign markets were
again firmer. United Kingdom and Con-
tinent equally so, while speculative or
this side were steady. Cash and Oo-
tober were rather dull. there being nc
demand worth mentioning, and No.
red Western was neglected. December
was again in request, selling at 72Xc.
Not much wheat was for sale at any
time. Private cables extremely dull.
Market closed strong; spot, October,
1l&c bid and 72c asked December,
iZAc bid and 73c asked Sales, $4,000
December, 72&c; 9,4O0 steamer No. Q
red spot. Soc; 5000 December, 72Zc.
Settling price. spot, 71%c; No. 2 red
western spot, 72c; No. 3 red spot, 69Ac;
steamer No. red, soc.
Corn-Stock In elevators, S,S02 bus
receipts OF Southern today were light.
Market was frmer for both colors One
lot OF white tfly-cuD sold by sample at
66c. No. white on grade, 66@69c One
lot OF yellow sold by sample (deliy-
ered) at TIC; also one parcel at 72c, on
wharf No. yellow on grade. 72c. Cob
corn was firm at 1925 per Dbl for prime
old yellow on spot.
western corn was quiet and frmer.
Cash and October were not quotable
during much of the day, and there was
very little inclination to buy the new
crop options at the advance Novem-
Der. new or old. was 53c bid, while year
was 4SAc sellers. January entirely
nominal. Private cables firmer. but
much too low to make business. Market
closed steady; November. new or old.
55c bid; year, 49c bid; January, 4sc bid.
Flour.-The market was quiet. Winter
Extra. $2.S0G3.00; Winter Clear, s3.15O
3.25; Winter Straight. s3.25@3.45; WInte.
patent. $3.70a3.S0; Spring clear, $31OG
3 30; Spring Straight, s3.5503.70; Spring
Patent, 50. 75@4 90; City Mills Best Pat
ent, $3.50; City Mills High Grade Patent,
$40; City Mills High-Grad Straight,
$500; City Mills Choice Family, 1915;
City Mills Super. s2.9O@3.O0; Rio Extra,
S36003.70; rye flour, medium to choice.
s300l3.25
Oats-Market easy. Stock in eleva-
tors. 457.S74 bus; No. 2 white (new). "a
@35c; No. 8, 31h@32c; No. 4, 30G31c;
mixed No. 2, 291ac; No. 8, 2SG2s1kc; No.
4. 27d27kc.
Rye.-Market was steady. Stock in ele-
vators, 1922 bus; No. spot in car
loads, size; No. 8 rye, 53@54c; No.
rtyn On. NYo
in export elevators
Butter-Market was firm. Creamery
separator, extra, 24@2415c: extra first.
23c; do, imitation extra, 21c; Iowa and
N. W. ladle, extra, 1s@19c; do, extra
first, 17@17hc; Elgin creamery prints,
A-lb, 25d26c; do, lib, 241k625c; do,
2-lb, 24A@25c; Maryland and pennsyl-
vania creamery prints, h-lb, 24G25c;
do. lib, 23Q2sc.
Eggs-The market is steady. Strictly
fresh (candled). 22c; Western. 22c.
Poultry-Market quiet. Old fowls. |
12@12lac; spring chickens, 12a14c:
ducks, 991Oc; spring ducks. 1O612c; |
ROSTERS. each, 25G30c; turkeys, per |
lb, 11@12c.
Green Coffee-Market steady; No. |
tRio grade). 59s@5kc.
Roasted Coffee-Market steady; bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java. 32tac; Mara
caibo, 22hc; pure Laguayra, 221ac; pure
Santos, 19c: African Java. 201sc; Rio
blend, 1sc; Peabody mixture, 171ac; pure
Mocha, 30Rc; Java Mocha blend, 2sc.
(These coffees are in fancy bags, paper
lined. II packed in cans or tubs, 1ac
higher)
Package Brands-E L. c., 1OO-lb cases.
l01sc; 60-1b cases. 10.s0c: 36-lb cases,
I0.70c; Lion coffee, in 100-lb lots, 10.1Sc;
in 60-lb lots. 10.2Sc.
Cotton-The local market was steady;
SIC. Stock. 3.52O bales.