The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-12

NEW YORK. May 11-Evening-Cotto market ia
dull at Lie decline; ordinary uplands and Alabama
at 3-l6c; ordinary New Orleans and Texas at lie;
ordinary stained at 10ac; futures quiet at decline
OF IL points, sales 1874 bales delivered on CONT act 900
bales. Flour without decided change with a light
demand mainly for immediate wants and local trade
closing more steady; receipts 1895 bbls sales $1,000
No 2 at go q so; Superfne Western and State at
90 @ so; common to good extra Western and
State at IS q 90; good to choice Western and
State 05 q 8 TO-; common to choice White Wheat
Western extra at Is q 80; Fancy White Wheat
western extra at 30 q 10 25; common to good ex-
Louis 80 q 10 IS; Patent Minnesota extra good to
prime 25 q 10 5O choice to double extra at 10 s.
@ u oO, Southern flour quiet and unchanged; COM
mon to fair extra at 50 q 3d. good to choice do at
8 % g 10 IS. Rye -four is dull UNCHANGED at S.
q 6 % for superfine. Cornmeal dull and unchang-
ed; Western, Jersey and Pennsylvania at As "a
3 65. Wheat opened little more steady and closed
% &c better with more inquiry botd for export and
city milling; No Milwaukee in store at 95; No 8
Milwaukee fresh receipts at 80 extra choice Amber
Indiana at 25; ungaded Spring for export at about
&c advance; receipts 5000 bush sales &C. 500 BUSH
Rye is dull; Western at CSC a 90; State at O5 "a
l0-car lots and boat loads Barley is quiet and
firm. Barley Malt in good request at full prices;
!50h0 bush Canada at IS bid; $500 6rowed State at
for export and home use with fair trade in futures
1ngraded Western Mixed at zoe; New York No 8 at
Sc steamer steam Mixed at 70! 7lc low Mixed at 7oc
and Yellow Southern together for May 67ac; $4,000
bush No 2iseller May at SO q 69I 900 bush steam
se Mixed dn seller s June Sc g eS 10000 bush No
and State at 46 q SIC; White Western and State at
% g re; New York No at sole; New York No at
tern at SIC; Mixed State 65 a &c; White 70 "a TIC;
receipts 81 ,625 bush; sales $4,000 BUSH Cofee-Rio
H a q e sugar IL 2S gG
changed at 10 q 1Olc for fair to good refining; 1Osc
Tor prince no sales Of magnitude; refined is and in
fair demand at liz q 12c for standard A; 12c for
granulated; 12s 1890 for crushed and for powder
ed ed Molasses very firm with moderate business
Rice is quiet and firm Petroleum is dull crude SIC:
"a. q 1I,co 81
@ Gle. Naval Stores-Rosin is unchanged at 90
@2oo Turpentine steady and unchanged at SEC tor
closed unsetted 400 bbls new mess at Is SO "a Is 9O
1000 bbls seller June Is IS 9 Is 49, 1850 bbls seller
July at Is so @ Is 60; Beef is quiet. Cut Meats
Western long clear ;city long clear ST. Lard opened
lower, then advanced and afterward lower again and
closed Ss steady 300 terees new prime steam at IS
at s. S73; 1000 do seller July at 92k "a 10 90,
closing 973 asked. Whiskey is dull at ii bid and
Freights to Liverpool-the market dull and more
or less nominal; Cotton per steam q 9-32d; Wheat
per steam at q AID.
CHICAGO, May n.-Flour is firm and unchanged
wheat &C i've and firm: No Chicago Spring at II
cash and Nav; 7la seller June; 7Oa do July; No
Chicago Spring at 30; rejected at % q 2S Corn
fairy active at '1se cash and May 55sc seller June
and in fair demand at 444c cash. 44sc bid seller June
Rye hrmer at SIC. Barley is steady and unchanged
Pork is fairly active at "A s. cash and June; Is 90
seller July. Lard is steady with fair demand at 25
cash; 52t 9 55 seller June; Is for July. Bulk
Meats easier; shoulders at 81 short rib middles 70;
Freights-COrn to Buffalo 8.
Receipts-8,000 bbls -four $500 bush wheat, 1885,
500 push corn, $1,000 bush oata 5000 bush barley,
Shipments-11, GOO bbs -four 900 bush whest,'s7..
600 bush corn, 1O1 900 bush oats, 1000 bush barley
At the afternoon call of the board Wheat was
unsettled at IS seller June. Corn is in active de-
mand at $500 seller June. Oats unchanged. Pork
nuJnt lima Iardr n ,o1Io
June.
TOLEDO, May 11.-Flour is dull. Wheat is dull;
No White Michigan at 0S asked; extra White
MShan saa9 n at RG Michigan on
June 2 OF. Corn firm; High Mixed on spot at 594 "a
59ac; No on spot and seller May 5s4c; do June 6Oc
rejected IS q Sole. Oats are unchanged and nomi-
nal; Michigan SOC.
Receipts-aOO bbls -four. $1,000 bush wheat Al, 900
bush Corn, 400 bush Oats, 90 Barley.
Shipments-3o0 bbls foul, $4,000 bush Wheat TO- 900
bush Corn. 1000 bush Oats.
At p. m.-!Wheat quiet; Amber Michigan on spot
at 08 and seller tor June. Flour is quiet and un-
changed. Corn in active demand; sales about 2OO-
600 bush; high Mixed on spot 6O3c; No spot at
soc asked; seller June 6lG seller July at 62ac; seller
August 63a q 61c No White 6lc; rejected sic. Oats
dull and nominal.
ST. LOUIS, May 11.-Flour-buyers and sellers
apart Wheat-No2 Red. Fall at lot cash mo 8 Red
sale seller July. oats-No2 at AL q 45c cash; 46c
seller June. Rye inactive at 92c bid. Barley-noth-
ing doing. Whskey is steady at o.. Pork easier
and in good demand for future delivery saes at Is 20
g Is rs for small lots cash; 10 so seller July; Is 20 q
70 Is do August. Lard Is dull; offered at 10 seller
Ing Bacon easier; shoulders s.; clear rib 81; clear
sides 3d.
Receipts-5,5O0 bbls -four, 10000 bush wheat, 49,
00O bush corn, 10000 bush oats, 1000 bush barley
1000 bush rye, 900 head hogs, 90 head cattle.
MILWAUKEE, May 11.-Flour nominal. Wheat is
unsettled; opened lower and closed steady; No
June at s2A; seller July 3d.; No Milwaukee at
l 81. Corn nominaly unchanged; No at 54a q 55c.
Oats are firmer; No at 40 9 42tc Rye is steadier
firm; No Spring at 500; No Spring at 47c.
Freights-Wheat to Buffalo at 1,
Recelpts-12, 900 bbIs flour. q 900 bush wheat.
SMpments-1,0 900 bbls flour, 80, 900 bush wheat.
DETROIT, May 11.-FlouI-nothing doing. Wheat
dull but frmer; extra White Michigan 2 II a 212A;
milling at O9;No White Michigan at 2 OF q 2 OF;
sales. Corn firm; high Mixed 59c; No Mixed 5sic.
Oats are inactive and nominal White at 554c; Mixed
at SIC asked, size asked.
Receipts-580 bbls uour, 1888 bush wheat, 6910
bush corn, 277O bush oats.
Shipments-2OO bbls -four, ss72 bush wheat, 2,4s7
bush corn 1000 bush oats.
CINcINNArI, May 11.-Pork is in good demand at
Is 90 bid on spot; sales Is % buyer May. Lard is
fair demand; steam rendered held at 80; current
make sold at 25 g 27a; kettle at 104 q 1O3 Bulk
Meats are dull and lower to SELL shoulders held at
bid cash and May; short clear nominally at 8. Ba
quiet; shoulders at 6 clear ribs at SAclear sides
at 9.
Live Hogs dull; common so q 4 90; fair to
good light at 90 9 20; packing 05 "a rs; butch
ers 30 "a 40; receipts 1861 head; shipments 1929
head.
CLEVELAND, May 1.-THE Petroleum market is
firm at 123 for standard White.
NEW YORK, May 11,-Cotton dull Middling up
lands at 105c.
wILMINGToN, May 11,-Cotton unchanged; Mid
uplands at 104c.
CHARLESTON, May 11.-Cotton steady; Middling
uplands at 10sc.
MEMPHIS, May 1l.-Cotton is quiet; Middlng up
lands at 10Sc.
SAVANNAH, May 11.-Cotton quiet; Middling up
lands at 1Osc.
MOBILE May 11.-Cotton nothing doing; Middling
upands 104c.
LOUISVILLE, May 1l.-Cotton is dull; Middling
uplands 1O1c.
NORFOLK, May 1l.-Cotton is dull; Middling up
lands at 1Oac
GALVESTON, May 1l.-Cotton dull Middling up
d.