The Washington times., 1902-10-17
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.

BALTIMORE. Oct. 16.-Following are
today's quotations in the local whole
sale provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators. 7SO, 72s bus.
Market for Southern today was firm and
higher. No. red on grade at 74c. One
small lot sold by sample at 72c.
Western wheat opened firm; October,
74c. Foreign markets were generally
higher, &c to 1ac, while speculative on
this side. though easier in price. were
firm in tone. Cash wheat was not in
demand, being offered at 74c without any
result. AS prices eased off December
sold at 741Rc. May wheat continues nomi-
NAL no demand for the option. Private
cables were quiet, but foreign markets
are assuming a better feeling. Market
closed firmer. Spot, October, 74Ac bid;
December, 75c bid. Sales. car No. red
Western, Locust Point elevator, lac;
&c, 900 bus December, 741zc. Settling
price. spot, 74c; No. red Western spot.
74Ac; No. red spot, 71%c; steamer No.
2 red. 71kc.
Corn-Stock in elevators. 1884 bus.
Southern corn today was steady. Re
ceipts were very light. One lot of white
sold by sample at Csc. No. 2 yellow
on grade at 70672c. Cob was firm at
s2.30@2.40 per bbl for prime new yellow
on spot in carload lots.
Western corn was quiet and easy.
Year corn was in active request, while
January traded in small way at 4Slsc.
Cash and October have not changed
much in demand. Corn was more freely
offered, but the far deliveries remain in
small supply. Private cables inactive;
demand sluggish. Market closed strong
November (new or old, o4c bid; year,
bid February, 4Sc bid. Sales, $4,000 De-
cember, new, 491kc: 100000 year, soc;
30, 900 January, 4sac; $4,000 do, 4Snc.
Flour-The market was quiet. Winter
Extra. $2.S0Q3.C0; Winter Clear. $3.15@
3.25; Winter Straight, s3.25@3.45; Winter
Patent, $3.70@3.s0; Spring Clear. $310@
$50; Spring Straight, s3.55G3.70; Spring
Patent. s3.75@4 90: City Mills Best Pat
ent. $3.50; City Mills High-Grade Pat
ent. $4.4O; City Mills High-Grade
Straight, $500; City Mills Choice Fam
ily. 1915; City Mills Super, $2.9043.O0;
Rio Extra, s3.60G3.70; rye flour. medium
to choice, s3.OO@3.25.
Oats-Market easy. Stock In eleva-
tors, 43S, ,297 bus; No. white. 351aQ3 Q36c;
No. 3, 33h@34c; No. 4. 311z@32kc;
mixed No 2. 321a@33c; No. 8, 311sQ32c;
No. 4, 3O@31c.
Rye-Market was steady. Stock in
elevators, 1894 bus; No. spot. in
carloads, 541hc; No. rye, 53G531ac;
No. frye. SIC; No. 2 Western rye, 55kc,
in export elevators; do. 55Ac. for No
vember delivery.
Butter-Market was firm. Creamery
separator, extra, 25G25lac; extra FIRST.
24@241ac; do. imitation extra, &c;
Iowa and Northwestern, ladle, extra.
19m2Oc: do, extra first, 1Sd1S2c; Elgin
creamery prints. 1s-lb.. 26q27c: do.
lib, 25h026c; do, 2-lb.. 25hq26c;
Maryland and Pennsylvania creamery
prints, k-lb., 25626; do. lib, 24q25c.
Eggs-The market is firm. Strictly
fresh (candled). 22@23; Western 211Ac.
Green coffee-Market steady. No.
(Rio grade). 51e@5%c.
Roasted coffee-Market steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java. 32hac; Ma
racaibo, 22hc; pure Laguayra. 2212c;
pure Santos, 19c: African Java. 2O1ac;
Rio blend, 1Sc; Peabody mixture. 171ac:
pure Mocha. 30hc; Mocha blend
CSC. (These coffees are in fancy bags.
Paper lined II packed in cans or tubs,
Isc higher.)
Package brands-E. l.. c.. 10O-lb cases,
1o1bc; 60-lb cases. 10.60c; 36-lb cases.
lC. zoe: Lion coffee. in 100-lb lots, 10.1Sc:
in 60-lb lots, 10.2Sc.