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

BALTIMORE, Aug. 7.-Following are
today's quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
Wheat-Stock in elevators. 1,126.45l
bus. Market for Southern was easier
Sales on grade of No. red at 71Ac:
steamer 2 red at $3.50 and rejected at
69Ac. Bag lots sold by sample at &c,
SIC. zoe, Tic and 711ac.
Western wheat opened steady; August
nae. Foreign markets firmer, &c up in
United Kingdom and &c on Continent.
while speculative on this side were
steadier. Cash and August wheat were
Ia demand, IKE being bid constantly
without attracting any selling. the guam
Gty of wheat offering having become
very moderate. September was 1Bc and
October was soT sale at 7234c. but not
much business was accomplished. Pri .
vGte cables dull Market closed dull and
easy Spot. August, 7i4c bid; SeDtem-
her. 7l7sc bid. re asked; October, T2hc
lid. 723sc asked; December. T215c asked.
Sales. 1000 bus No. red Western spot,
&c; 5000 bus August. 721sc. Settling
price, spot, 72izc; No. 2 red Western
spot. 72Rc; No. red, 707sc; steamer
No. red. 7O%c.
Corn-Stock in elevators. 1887 bus
light. Market was quiet and entirely
nominal for both colors. No. , white at
65c and yellow at 66G67c. Cob was dull
and easy at s3.45@350 per bbl on spot.
Western corn was dull and rather
better in price. There was no market
for cash corn; demand Indifferent; but
September was 5S1ac sellers, while year
could have been bought at 45c. Crop
conditions generally maintained. Private
cables quiet. though more attention Is
being given far options. Western advices
say September oversold, hence firmness.
Market closed dull and lower. septem>
Der. size asked; year, 43Ac bid, 4ic
asked.
Flour-The market was quiet. Win
ter Extra, $2.s0@310; Winter Clear.
s3.25d3.40; Winter Straight, $3.40a so;
Winter Patent. s3.7OG3S5; Spring Clear,
81. 1OG3.30; Spring Straight. s3.55G13. 20:
Spring Patent s3.75Q4.0O: City Mills
Best Patent. $3.50; City Mills High
Grade Fatent si.40; City Mills High
Grade. Straight, $500; City Mills Choice
1915; City Mills Super. s2.90G
200; Rio Extra, $3.75G3.S0; rye flour,
medium to choice, $3.20G3.50.
Oats-Market firm. Stock In elevators,
IL bus; No. 2 white new. 55G56c;
No. 3, 34c: mixed No. 2 new. soc; No
J, 4SG49c
Rye-Market was Arm. Stock in ele.
vators, 6,1S3 bus; No. spot. in carloads.
Sc; No. rye. SIC: No. 4 rye, 54d55c; |
70. Western rye, 59d60c. in export ele-
'ators.
Butter Market was steady. Creamery, |
separator, extra. 23G2312c; extra first, |
PIC; creamery first, 21G21i5c; do, imi- |
alton extra. 19l2c; Iowa and \. W. Ia |
lie. extra. 19G191A; do. extra first. 1S;Ac; |
slgin creamery prints. h-lb, 25q2512c; |
10, lib, 24m24l3c;- do. 2-lb, 24lac; Mary
and and Pennsylvania creamery prints,
2-lb. 2412c; do, lib, 2462412c.
Eggs - The market is firm. Strictly
resh (candled). lie; Western. 1910.
Poultry-Market quiet. Old fowls,
2ql2l2c; spring chickens, 12}4 Q13l@c;
ucks. 9G10c; spring ducks. 104i2c.
oosters, each, 25GSDc
Green coffees-Market steady. No. Z
Rio grade), 81. d57sc.
Roas coffee-Market steady. Bulk
oast 4 COZ 7e-Pure Java. 32hc; Mara
aibc. e2'Ac pure Laguayra. 22lzc; pure
antos TO-; African Java, 20iac; Rio
lend. lSc; Peabody mixture, 17i@c; pure
locha. 3012c; Java Mocha blend. Csc
These collees arg in fancy bags, paper
ned. If packed in cans or tubs. lsc
:gher.)
Package brands-E. L. c.. 1O0-lb cases,
Dhc; 60-lb cases, 10.60c: 36lb cases,
D.1oc; Lion coffee. in 100-lb lots, l0.1Sc,
j 6O-lb lots. 10.2sc.