The Washington times., 1902-08-24
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT

BALTIMORE, Aug. 23.-Following are
today's quotations in the local wholesale
provision and grain markets:
I Wheat-Stock in elevators. 762, eco bus.
Southern today was easier, values being
&c off all around. Sales on grade at
73c for No. 2 red. lie for steamer No. 2
red and rejected at csc. One small lot
sold by sample at 72hc.
Western wheat opened easy. August.
73Ac. Foreign markets were all easy,
though the decline was small. while
speculative on this side were disposed
to rule firm August was 72%c early.
from which the price advanced to ~,
there being some demand for this option
as well as spot. No. red Western sold
al 73Ac. September from 7213c went to
I23ic bid. and the tone generally
strengt hened Private cables were not
numerous. and. as a rule. too low in
price Market closed firm. Spot-August.
73I.c bid; September. 7Sc bid; December.
72Ac bid. Sales car rejected very damp
ard musty), track Canton. 6S1kc: 10000
No 2 red Western. spot, 73hc; 1000
spot. 73c Settling price. spot. 73c; No.
red Western spot, 73hc; No. 3 red.
70lsc; steamer No. 2 red. 70lkc.
Corn-Stock in elevators. 1881 bus.
Market for Southern today was nomi-
nally steady for both colors. Receipts
were absent. No. white. yellow. or
mixed at 62c TO G3c. COB was dull at
S3i5 per bbi on spot.
Western corn was dull and firm. Year
corn was offered at 4jc early, and later
this was the price. January being 45c
sellers No decided interest was
evinced in market, even new crop being
neglected, while cash and September
continue entirely nominal Private
cables dull Western advices unim-
portant. Market closed firm; year, 45ikc
bid.
Flour-The market was quiet. Win.
ter Extra. S2.9OG3.1O. Winter Clear.
SO. 256i 3. ga; Winter Straight. 3330dI3.5O;
Winter Patent, S9.7oG3.s5: Spring Clear,
s3.I003.3O: Spring Straight. S3.o5M3 40:
Spring Patent, s3.75lr400; City Mills
Best Patent, $3.50; City Mills High
Grade Patent $40, City MILLS High
Grade. Straight, $500; City Mills Choice
Family. s3.75; City Mills Super. s2.9OQ
800: Rio Extra. S3.6OM3.I1; rye -four
medium TO choice $3.2oG3.5O.
Oats-Market unsettled. Stock in elc-
vators. 1873 .lS7 bus; No. ; white new,
SSa zoe; No. 3. 34a 3Gc; No i. 31q32c;
mixed. No. 2. S2G32i2c; No. 3, 9lG3llsc;
DO. No. 4. 29iaGS0c.
Rye-Market was steady. Stock in Gle
IN -
SIC; No. 3 rye, 56c; No. 1 rye, 54c: No.
Western rye. 57tsa 5Sc. in export ele-
vators.
Hoy-Market was firm No. / timothy.
large bales. sl9019.50; do. small sl9Q
10 so; No. , timothy. SlSIlS.5O; No 3
timothy. s16d17; No. ! clover mixed,
$i6al7; No. clover mixed. sl450lr
1859; No / clover. $l25Oal3; No. .
clover. $il.50Al2.
Straw-Market was steady. Straight
rye. fair TO prime. $lS; tangled rye.
blocks, $SN9; wheat. s7G7.5O: oat
straw. common TO prime. s9G9.5O.
Nil. feed-Market steady. Winter
bran. as to weight and bulk, sl6.50G
1900. spring bran. in 200-lb sacks,
slT.O0d1750, do. in 1O0-lb sacks. slI.5OG
1900: Western middlng. in bulk, $1,000
1900; City Mills middling steady at
$50 ton.
Grain freights-The market was dull
Liverpool, per bus, 2Ad. August; Lon
don, none offered: Glasgow. none offered;
Belfast, Is 1O12d. September; Bristol.
none offered; Cardiff. IS. September;
Dublin. 2s, September; Leith. none Of
fered Cork, +. o.. per or, IS 4l3d. Sep
tcmber: picked ports. Is 7isd, Septem-
ber: Antwerp. none offered; Hamburg,
per Or. Is Sd. September; Rotterdam,
per or, Is Sd. August; Bremen. per or.
30 pigs, September, asked; 80 pigs, De
cember.
Butter-Marlset was steady. Creamery,
separator. extra. 23d231ac; extra first.
2212c; creamery first. 2la21lkc; do. imi
tation extra, 191ac; Iowa and n. w. la
die. extra. 19Glgl2c; do. extra first. 1Slac;
Elgin creamery prints. 1a-lb. 250251ac;
do, lib. 24q24I2c; do. 2-lb, 241sc; Mary