The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-02

NEW YORK. May 1-Evenine,- g
i,SUo bbls; the market is without decided change
Will very moderate export aud home trade demand
sale, sale, l5,O0e bbls; No2 at 2S5 q 315; Superfne
western and u state 8 % g 365; extra Western and
Ssale al 9G gS ~: c90lce Western and State at 50
Fancy White Wheat Western at 5 80 "a 30: e, ira
OHIO at ~ @ 90; extra ST Louis 3 SO q Is; Pa
tent Minnesota extra at IS a SO; choice to donbe
extra at = % 5O, including quo bbs CITY will.
Extra at % 9 20; lilo bols low extra at g 30 "a
S ~ 6noo 6ois Winter Wheat extra at 90 a co:
4SJo Dds Minnesota extra 60 50 closing ouiet
ana steady Ssnthern Flour firm and ia1rlYy ar
i've: sale $500 bbls; common to fair extra at 80 a
drmer at 90 q 8 40. Cornmeai is quiet VIII, ~,
eceiTs 64,5's bush Spring without decided change
ana dull; winter shade frmer ana moderately ac-
tive sales Az 1000 bush including 1885, 900 ousn on the
spot; rejected Spring at nc; No do 9Oc ungraded
Winter Red at 053 q 1O5: No do at 1SI a ii,
te1 an az e. N No 40 at Mixed Win
No do, 60 COO bush at Ii "a IN: extra do. 200
bush at -; mol White for May iS,c0O at tx; do
1une 4VDoe pes9 at 13l No amber for June, $500
at ~ NO Red for May, so, 600 bush 1871 a 1879
90 june, 600 bush at IA a IA; also 1000 bush
NO White special delivery ia May at ~. Rye is
steady; 5000 bush No 2 Western Sic BsrIey nomi-
lOal. BARLEY Dali quiet. orn-rece1pts 81 $50
ousb; shade easier, fairly active export and home
trade demands sales 294 00O bush, including $4,000
steamer at 42a g 43c: No at a3Ic; steamer Yellow
at $3.50; steamer White 43a @ 44c; steamer for May
at 42c bid 4sc asked; do June 42ic No tor May Isl
sales 81 Coo bush; No at s2c; No at 3sc do White
at Doc; Mixed Western at 33c; White do sac; White
state at 35c Sngar in steady demand; sis hhds
Cuba at 16. Mslasses is unchanged ase,ro
cum steady; united at 73s @75. TailOw steady
at % e y. FOR. opened weak, afterwards firmef,
part new at 10 10 q 10 20; old quoted at 10 "a 25:
~ bbls family mess 10 80; $50 bbs mess for May at
~ H. bt ,t: Is unchanged. Cus Meats steady;
pcs ied bellies at 81 g 81 do shoulders ~; do hams
g. middes are dull; Western and city long clear at s:
short clear at lie; long and short clear at O5
i.rd opened weak ana closed heavy and lower sales
9bS tcS prime steam SPOT at q l..
May at l73 @ 25; 2250 for June rs "a 27I; 1000
ior July at ~ g 85; 1880 ties city steam at 20.
GA.
Ffeights to Liverpool--market dull; Wheat steam
ate
CHICAGO. May Flour steady. Wheat is quiet
ga q 92sc for June; CSC Tor Juy No do at 7sc re.
tected at &c. Corn IS in good demand and shade
for July. Oats firm at cage cash. 255c for june: SSi
for July. Rye frmer at 47c. Barley easier Pork
steady at ss, " a5 cash aud May SO q IS for
but lower at q 20 for cash; 6o24 for June; GA "a
10 for july Bulk Meats STEADY; shoulders at 3b5:
short rib 60; short clear so. w
receipts 5000 bbs flour, 5000 bush wheat 246-
600 bush barley.
Shipments bbls -four 10000 bush wheat,
bush ctrn $4,000 bush oats 500 bush barley
$4,000 bush rye.
Al the afternoon call Of the board the market closed
with Wheat in good demand and shade higher at g11c
bid for May; 92Ic bid for June Corn firm and uno
changed. Oats fairly active and &c higher. Pork is
dull and q higher. Lard dull and dropping declined
&c.
ST LOUIS, May Flour uuchanged double extra
Fall % q 60; treble do 70 a 80; Family so as
90. Wheat higher and slow; No 2 Red Fall at O4i
0iz q 1 Oil for May and June; No do at 1 OH.
Corr primer; No Mixed at 33c tor cash; SO "a S33c
for May. Oats quiet; No at 26lc cash; 255c bid tor
May.
Kecepts-14,oOO bbs dour. 1900 bush wheat. o.
900 bush corn, 5000 bush oats 5000 bush rye, 1000
bush barley.
900 bush corn, 10000 bush oats, e0O0 bush rye 000
bush barley.
TOLEDO May Wheat steady; No Q Red at 0i1
asked and 04a cid for hIdy sales 06 asked and 05S
bid for June. Corn is steady No at 355 a SEC;
High Mixed 35ac asked ard 351c bid cash and May;
sales 36lc for June; 37sc asked and 37Ac bid July.
DETROIT. May Wheat steady; extra White at
02s a 02s; No White Oh; May 02i; June at
O33: July at 0ia
NEW YORK, May Lection is quiet and steady;
Middling uplands 11sc.
New ORLEANS May Lection :quiet and frmer;
Middling uplands at 1isc.
SAVANNAH, May LECTION very finn; Middling
uplands at l1sc.
MOBILE, May Lection oulet Eand firm; Middling
uplands at lac.
MEMPHIS May i.-Cotton strong; Middlng up
lands i1s.
CHARLESTON, May l.-Cotton firm; Middlipg up
lands III @ l14c.