The Portland daily press., 1876-05-16

NEW ! DIRK. May 15-Evening.-F is &c better
sofa, with better home tra0e demand: receipts IL
3s35bls; sales 1880 bbls; No 2 at 8 10 "a 8 60;
SSuperfne Western and State at l5 q 60; extra
8 90 q 5 rs; White Wheat Western extra at 5 so 00
Z 10; Fancy White Wheat Western at O5 "a rs;
extra OHIO at 5 05 a Z 90: extra st Louis at 5 SO
0 9UO; Patent Minnesota extra at 6 so "a So:
choice at 40 a so; Southern flour at 10 "a sol
rye HOUR is quiet at Is q 10 for Snperfne. Corn
better with fair export demand for the Continent
and Great Britain, mainly Continent; receipts $780,
3S5 eush saes Of $4,000 BUSH 10 p for
for No Chicago; % q 20 for No 2 Milwaukee
and Minnesota; rs @ % for choice ungraded Min
old Amber State; A q 81 for White Western; i 81
for White Canada in bond on spot; So tor do to
arrive a. soon Rye is firm and fairly active Barley
irregular and unsettled, closing steady, with good
export and fair home trade demand; receipts 1855 100
bush; sales $4,000 bush; 57a q 5Sc for no grade
Mixed; go a 603c for steamer Mixed; 61A D 62c for
gradedMlxed So (9 &c for ungraded new Western
Mixed; 65e for old Western Mixed aoat CSC for new
yellow southern; Csc for White. Oats are
heavy and declining; receipts 1880 bush sales of
0Oo bush; 81 9 47c for Mixed Western ana State;
80 pc to aeo White Western and State including
New York No Q Mixed at 80 q 4Oc; No 2 Chicago at
40 g 4lc Hops-frm. Coffee is nominal Sugar is
quiet and steady at 1119 q 1916 for fair to good
refining; q SIC for prime. Moasses-quiet and
steady. Rice unchanged. Petroleum is frmer, but
quiet crude at S g SIC; refined at 14c Tallow is
IL.
pentlne is easier at SIC @ Bay for spirits. Pork
opened higher and closed heavy; new mess at q so.
Beef IS unchanged Cut Meats quiet; mddles dull
at 1l4 for Western long clear; IL for city long
clear. Lard opened frmer and closed heavy and
lower; prime steam at IL 979.
Freights to Liverpool-market is quiet and firm.
CHICAGO, May Is Flour is in good demand, with
an upward tendency. Wheat is excited and higher;
No Chicago Spring at o.; No 8 Chicago Spring
at 96c; rejected at SEC. Corn is fairly active aud
shade higher; No 2 at At a 471c. Oats are firmer:
No at S0sc. Rye Is higher at CSC. Barley is duli
aud dropping at 81 "a SIC on spot; 56lc for seller
June. Pork is unsettled and generally higher at
81 90 q q 80. Lard is fairly active and a shade
higher at IL II.
At the call of the board in the afternoon wheat
was 4c lower Corn firm; Oats steady; Pork easier;
and Lard nominally lower.
Receipts-13,OOO Dbls -four, 900 bush wheat 127-
900 bush corn $4,000 bush oats so 900 bush barley,
HOO bush OF rye.
Shipments bbls flour 1877 900 bush wheat 174-
600 bush corn, $1,000 bush oats, 900 bush barley,
800 bush rye.
CINCINNATI, May t5.-Pork is firm at 81 25@
q 80. Lard is firm steam held at 124; 12R bid;
higher; shoulders at u a Sc; clear rib sides sold
early at 1Os @ 1Os closing with the latter bid at II q
11sc; clear sides at lie. Bacon is quiet and firm:
shoulders at &c; clear rib sides at Lie; clear sides
1928 q 12ic. Hogs are in fair demand and firm; COM
mon to good light at so "a Is; fair to medium
heavy at 80 q 40; receipts $40 head; shipments
1882 head.
TOLEDO, May 15.m7Flour is steady Wheat is
firm; Noe White Wabash at 415; mol White
Michigan at 324; No2 White Michigan at "a;
No Amber Michigan at l u; No 2 Amber Michi-
0S; No z Red Winter at l 80. Corn is firm: High
Mixed at 54Ac; low Mixed at SIZE; no grade at 50t
damaged at 46t Oats are dull; No 2 at 35c offered;