The Washington times., 1902-04-18
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.

BALTIMORE. April 17-Following are
today's quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 7S6 OS0 bus.
Market Tor Southern today was steady.
Quote No. 2 red on grade at S3c. One lot
tdamaged) sold by sample at IGc.
Western wheat opened strong and
higher; May 79Ac. Foreign markets were
firmer. while speculative on this side
side were decidedly strong. Prices did
not follow the advance readily, the market
being now much above an export parity
May was particularly dull. selling at
S0Ac Cash wheat was not in demand and
even red winter was slow. Private ca
bles is per Or, too low TO permit business.
Market closed strong. Spot. April, 79$4 C
bid soc asked: May soc bid; July 1914 C
asked. Sales. 10000 May. S0Ac. Settling
price. contract. 79i2c. No. red, S2A &c;
No red. 79%.c; steamer No. red, 79I2c
Corn Stock in elevators, 1c9.53S bus.
Southern today was steady. Bag lots of
white sold by sample at 61l2c, uptown.
aud one lot of yellow by sample at 64c
uptown. Cob was firm at S3.25m3.S0 per
bbl for prime new yellow on spot in car
load lots.
Western corn was very firm. Cash corn
sold early at 64c, and May at 64&c, from
which there was rapid advance of i.c.
Not much was done on the upturn, there
being very little for sale. Private cables
out Of line. Market closed strong. Spot,
April 64lac bid. 54%4c asked; May. Coo bid.
S5Lc asked. Sales 10000 spot, 6ic, 90 600
May, 6i9,c: 10 900 May, 647sc. Settling
price MIXED. 64lkc; steamer mixed. 631sc.
Flour-The market was quiet. Winter
Extra, S2.9Om3 90: Winter Clear, s33C6
$50: Winter Straight. s3.7003s5; Winter
Patent, s3.90d4.15; Spring Clear s2.9O0
3.l5; Spring Straight, s3.65G3.75; Spring
Patent, s3.S0d4.00; City Mills Best Patent,
$3.50; City Mills High Grade Patent, $40;
City Mills High Grade Straight, $i.30;
City Mills Choice Family, S4.05; City Mills
Super, $300Q3.10; Rio Extra, $3.90d415;
rye flour. medium to choice, S3.20G3.50.
; Oats-Market firm. Stock in elevators,
| 81 .S55 bus; white. No. 2, 50a4 M51Ac; No. 3,
/ 1870 soc: mixed, No. 2, iSd4Si2c: No. 3.
47G47kc; white. No. 2, clipped, 5013G sic.
Rye--Market was quiet. Stock in ele-
! vators, S5,214 bus; No. spot, in car lots.
GO06lc: No. ? rye. soc: No. rye, $50
5s1.c: No. Western rye, 62d62lac, in ex-
port elevators.
Butter-Market firm. Creamery, separa-
tor, extra. 34G35c; extra first, 31G32c;
| creamery. first 30M31c; do, imitation ex-
/ ira, 2gM30c: Iowa and Northwestern la
| die, extra 21G2Sc; do, extra first, 35M 36c
Elgin creamery prints, la-lb, ,327s a 33c; do,
| lib, 34d 35c; do, 2-lb. 33d3ic; Maryland
and Pennsylvania creamery prints, k-lb,
| 26M27c: do, lib. 31G52c.
Eggs-The market is steady. Strictly
fresh, 15l2c; Western, 151zc; duck eggs,
| 1sM20c.
Poultry-Market steady. We quote: Old
/ fowls. 12d12l2c; spring chickens, TO IA
| lbs. SOC TO 35c; winter chickens 1SI25c:
young stays, 12a13c; roosters, 30G CSC
! apiece: ducks, l2d 13c per ID; turkeys, 129
! lac: dressed old fowls, 12G l3c.
| Green Coffee-Market nominal. No. Z
| (Rio grade), SIC.
| Roasted Coffee-Market steady. Bulk
/ roasted coffee-Pure Java. 32c; Maracai-
| bo. 22c: pure Laguayra, 22c; pure Santos,
1SLc: African Java, 19lAc; Rio blend,
! 11Kc. Peaberry mixture, lie; pure Mocha,
| 3Oc; Java Mocha blend 27l@c. (These cof-
| fees are in fancy bags, paper-lined. II
! packed in cans or tubs, i2c higher)
! Package BranGs-E. l.. C., lOO-lb cases.
| 1O1ac; 6G-lb cases, 10 6-10c; 36-lb cases,
| 10 7-l0c; Lion coffee, in lo0-lb lots,
10. .1Sc; in 60-lb lots, l0.2Sc.