The Washington times., 1902-01-04
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 3.-Following are to-
days quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-StoclI in elevators. 1854 bus.
Market for Southern today was nominally
hrmer. Receipts We're fairly liberal.
Sales on grade at S51sc for No red and
S213c for steamer . red. Sample lots,
as 10 quality and condition, sold at 1Sc
and soc.
Western wheat opened quiet and easy;
January, GS5Ac. Foreign markets were
only shade higher, while speculative
on this side we're strong and higher.
While prices were firmer, still there was
no particular activity al the advance, and
cash wheat vas only sold in moderate
quantity. Options We're in small supply
and demand rather narrow. Private
cables contained nothing of interest and
were out of line in price. Market closed
quiet; spot, January. s5c bid. S54c asked :;
February, See bid, S6Hc asked; May. SIC
bid, SIIc asked. Sales, $500 spot. S514 C /:
300 Nc. red Western. spot, S52ic. Set
Ting price, contract. S54c; No. 3 red,
S2l2c; steamer . red, S24c.
Corn-Stock in elevators, 400. .G33 bus
Southern today was steady; sales of car
goes on grade al 6Slac for No. white,
yellow or mixed, 66Mc for steamer. 63s; C
IOl NJ. VI anu 10Y
rejected. Small lots by sample sold up
town at 6Slsc. Cob was firm at $345G
$50 per Dbl. for prime new yellow on
spot in carload lots.
Western corn was dub but frmer. De-
mand al the advance was very quiet. and
the market did not respond readily to the
advance at interior centres. January was
neglected. and May. as a rule, nominal
No change in interior situation. Private
cables dull; TO demand Market closed
firm; spot, January. 67Hc bid; February
6724c bid; May, 693sc bid, 69+sc asked.
Sales. 5000 May, 69Hc. Settling price,
mixed new, 67Ic; steamer mixed, 653 C;
No. 3, G2%c.
Flour-Market quiet. Western Super.
s2.5OG2.6O; Western Extra s260G3;
Western Family. s3.40d3.55; Winter Pat
onts, $3.15ai; Spring Patents, s4Q4.2O;
sprint. Straights, S3.S0N4.10; Spring
Baker,. s3.20q3.40; Baltimore Best Pat
ents. Si.75; Baltimore High Grade Family,
81 90: altimore High Grade Extra. s4.2J;
Baltimore Choice Family, 81; Maryland.
Virginia, and Pennsylvania Super, s2.50a
go; Maryland. Virginia and Penpsyl-
vania Extra. s26OQ3; Maryland. Virginia.
and Pennsylvania Family, S3.35G3.b0: City
Mills Super. s2.65d2.75; Rio Extra, s3.e0G
4.10; Rye -four, medium to choice, s3.204
$40.
Oats-The market was quiet. Stock in
elevators, 115 ,337 bus. White, No. ., 521aG
sec; do, No. 3, 52M 52l2c; do. No. 4, 5ld
slice mixed, No. ., 81 I. a sc; do, No. 3,
5G1aa5lc.
Rye-Markct was firm. Stock in eleva-
tors. 90, 400 bus, No. 2 nearby, in carlots.
6SGG9c; No. rye. 65lt Sc; No. rye, G2
q G3c; No. Western rye, 70c; in export
elevator.
Butter - Market was firm. Creamery.
separator, extra, 27N 27lac; extra first, 256
2Gc; creamery first, 22H23c: do, imitation
extra. 2GG21c; Iowa and Northwestern la
die. extra, lSI i9c: do extra first. 16M t7c;
Western store-packed, l3G lie; Ohio rolls.
first, 1GH lie; second, 1SG lic; West Vir-
ginia rolls, first, 1i@ @15c; second. 13I lie;
Eigin creamery prints, l4-lb, 299 30c; do,
lib. 2Scl29c; do, 2-lb 26G27c: Maryland
and Pennsylvania creamery prints, 12lb,
25m 26c; do, lib, 24M20c.
Eggs-The market is steady. Strictly
fresh, 25M25c; Western, 25c.
Pou!try-MaDket firm. Old fowls, 10G
1Oiac per lb; spring chickens, 1lG12c;
roosters, 25M30 apiece, Gu,.is, 100 lie
10: turkeys, large, 1lai2c; do, small hens,
l3m14c; dressed, old fowls, Zoe; spring
crs. ia l2c; turkeys, l2Nl4c.
Green coffee-Market is strong. No. :
(Rio grade), 7hc.
Roasted coffee-SIarket steady. Bulk
roasted coffee-Pure Java. 32c; Maracaibo
22c: pure LaguayTa, 22c; pure Santos, 19c;
African Java 19l2c; Rio blend 1Sc; Pea
berry mixture. 17l2c; pure Mocha, 3Oc;
Java-Mocha blend, 27lAc. These coffees
are in fancy oags. paper-lined. If packed
in cans or trts, &c higherJ
Package brands-E. =. c., lG0-lb cases,
IfIac; GG-lb cases, II G-lGc; 36-ib cases.
II 7-1Oc; Lion coffee. in 100-lb lots, 1l.1Sc;
in 69-Ib lots, l.2Sc.