The Washington times., 1902-08-13
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 12.-Following are
today's quotations in the local whole
sale provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 1907 ,595
bus. Southern wheat today was irmer.
Sales on grade of No. red at re.
steamer 2 red at roc and rejected at
661kc Bag lots sold by sample at CSC,
69c. 70c, and tic.
Western wheat opened flrmer: August.
72c bid. Foreign markets were only a
fraction higher in the United Kingdom.
hut French were nc up. and speculative
on this side was firmer. August and
being bid without result, and this price
continued to rule during large part of
the morning. September was offered at
719sc. and October and December were
neglected. Private cables were very
fiat with prices too low to permit trade.
Market closed strong. Spot, 73c bid;
August, 7213c bid; September, 72Ac bid.
I212c asked; October, 72c bid. Sales, car
steamer No. red. track Locust Point.
tic; car steamer No. 2 red spot. 70Izc;
$500 bus No. red Western spot. 721.c;
l.5OO bus fresh spot, TN: 10000 bus Sep
tember. 71Ac 1,500 bus No. red West
ern spot. 72isc. Settling price, spot,
12Ac: No. 2 red Western spot, 72hc;
No. red. 71Ac; steamer No. red, Tic.
Corn-Stock in elevators. 2s,26l bus
Market for Southern today was a shade
firmer. Receipts were moderate. Sales
of white by sample at Gle. also one
n nf n1t hr-c ,rln ut o.
Cob was quiet at s3.35q3.40 per Dbl on
spot.
Western corn was dull and firmer.
Cash and September have not changed,
being as dull as ever. but year corn was
firmer. i2Ac being bid. Not much new
crop was for sale at the advance, ard
trade was very dull. Private cables quiet.
Western advices frmer, advance on
shorts covering September. Market clos
ed firm; year, 43Ac bid, i3I2c asked;
January. 4311c asked.
Flour-The market was quiet. Win
ter Extra, sz90a3IO; Winter Clear,
s3.25d3.40; Winter Straight s34093. 60;
Winter Patent. s3.70G3.s5; Spring Clear,
S3-1OG3.30; Spring Straight. s3.55G3.70;
Spring Patent, s3.75G,i.00; City Mills
Best Patent. $3.50; City Mills High
Grade Patent, $40; City Mills High
Grade, Straight. s4G0: City Mills Choice
Family. 1915: City Mills Super. s2.90g
800; Rio Extra, s3.6OG3.SO; rye flour,
medium to choice, $3.2OG3.50.
Oats-Market unsettled. Stock in ele-
23.41S bus: No. white new. IS
a soc: No. 3, i2G43c: No. 4. 3sd39c;
mixed, No. 2, SSG39c; No. 3. 3sa37c.
Rye-Market was steady. Stock in ele-
vators. 1863 bus; No. 2 spot, in carloads.
55c; No. rye, Sic No. rye. SIC; No. ,
Western rye. SIC. in export elevators.
Butter-Market was steady. Creamery,
separator. extra, 23G 23l2c; extra first. |
22l5c: creamery first. 21d2112c: do. imi-
tation extra, 19iac; Iowa and n. W. la |
lie. extra 19a19l2; do. extra first. 1s1ac: |
Elgin creamery prints. 1a-lb. 25q2514c; |
10, lib, 24M24lAc; do, 2-lD, 2ii2c; Mary |
land and Pennsylvania creamery prints, |
l2-ib. 2i1sc; do, lib. 24G24lzc.
Eggs - The market is firm. Strictly |
'resh (candled), 172G1Shc Western,
nc.
Poultry-Market quiet. Old fowls,
.2Gl2lac; spring chickens. 124q13c;
iucks, 9G10c; spring ducks. lOQ12c, |
each, 25G3Qc.
Hogs-Receipts for the week ended
ioon today. 5.O53 head. against 5,O95 head
asst week. Light supply today and de-
nand fair at following quotations: West
'rns, light, sS,25MS.40; from other
POINTS. s7.75G8.0c; roughs. $5.50G6.75
Sheep and lambs-ReceiDts for week
,nded noon today. 1881 head, against
127 head las, week. Thlrty-five car
Dads on sale today. Market steady.
to prime, Sl.50q4 400.
to prime heavy, $4,000
;25.
Calves-Receipts for week ended noon
oday. 345 head. against 247 last week:
light supply; market steady. Common
o best, s3.5066.75.
Green coffees-Market steady No.
Rio grade), 5ssc.
Roasted coffee-Market steady. Bulk
'oasted coffee-Pure Java. 32l5c; Mara
'aibo. 22Ac; pure Laguayra. 22hc. pure
santos, 19c: African Java. 2019c; Rio
lend, lSc; Peaberry mixture, 171ec; pure
iocha, 2O12c; Java Mocha blend. 2Sc.
These coffees are In fancy bags. paper
med. II packed in cans or tubs. 1:c
i!ghcr.)
Package brands-E. l.. c.. 10o-lb cases.
6Ihc; s0-lb cases. 10.60c: 36-lb cases,
u. zoe; Lion coffee, In 100lb lots, 10.lSc:
n 60-lb lots, 102Sc.
Cotton-The local market was steady;
9Ac. Stock. 2.S2S bales.