The Portland daily press., 1879-10-18
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK. Oct 17-Evening.-
81 1868 bbls without decided change and less active
both for export and home use; sales 22, 800 bbls;
No 2 at 9O@5 35;Superfne Wesern and State 20
To- 10 choice do at 25a7 rs; White Wheat Western
extra at 6 OOa6 so; fancy do at 6090 90; ex-
ira Ohio at 00@7 IS; extra st. LOUIS at 5o9
tosdouble extra at SO98 70 including 1000 Dds
City Mills extra at 1897 90; 300 bbls low extra
at S5@6 90; 1900 bbls Winter Wheat extra e . W W
Southern flour, common to fair extra at O097 90;
good to choice do at LOGS 90. Rye flour is firmer
at 25@6 90 for Superfne. Cornmeal firm at ~
a3 So Whent-receipts 621, 416 bush; opened
IG2c better and closed weak with advance partly
lost; sales 1,739,O00 bush, including $4,000 on
S6fsa1 20; No do at 351a91 SO; No 2 do at
l 4O60f Al; unraded Winter Red 1891 40; No 3
Winter at 45@1 5oH ;ungraded Amber at 45@
48; No 2 do at 491a91 SO; No l do at 51(9
! 521a; ungraded White I 4 4 81; No 2 do at
/ so; No 2 Spring for October $4,000 bush at
1 40ia91 Ala. Rye firm at 32s@94c bid, 95c and
upwards asked for Western, State and Canada da
ter and closing with advance lost; sales 1,123, 900
bush, including 2A9 900 bush the spot; ungraded at
81 lc for special delivery SEC for No White; &c
Yellow; No 2 for october 6154c, closing at 61c
Der So " ae64ssc, closing 631sc. Oats-receipts
rs $50 bush. opened shade higher and closed quiet
with advance lost; sales 1000 bush; 42c for No 81
44fac do White; 43Is 9a44c for No 1; 4e1a a47c do
White: Mixed Western at As @434 white Western
44N a48c, including 10000 No 2 for November at
44c. Sugar firm; fair to good refining at 71s@
5-16; prime 7Ss97ls refined ga and fairly
active standard A at 87Sc; graduated and powde-
red 914; crushed at 9M a0$s. rzOiasses is firm.
Petroleum firm; 100000 bbls united at 861B a
9S1s; crude in bulk at 81 in bbls at 612g Zee; re
fined at 734. TaIIOw active and frmer; $4,000
at 65s07. Pork opened higher and closed weak
with advance partly lost 500 bbls mess on the spot
November 10 10; $50 December at 10 20@10 25.
Beef steady. lard opened higher and closed
weak with advance partly lost and active trades
6 so; $500 to arrive 371a; 1850 ties for October
at 45@6 so; 1000 ties for November at 6 321a@
6 As; 1000 ties for December 4Oa6 SO; $3.50 Jan
uary at 6 52laa6 671a; 1000 year 6 3596 40; city
steam 251a96 80. Butter excited and higher
state 11@2s: Western 1oa2sc. Cheese is firm
12c; SKINS 7(971ac.
Freights to Liverpool easier; Wheat p steam S1a
CHICAGO. Oct. 17.-Flour inactive. Wheat un-
settled generally lower and feversh, almost pan
kyopeSed higher and closed weak at inside prices
No 1 Chicago Spring at 20; No 2 do at 10 cash.
/ 2OA for November; 21ssg1 211s for Decem
Corn unsettled and lower after fuctuating heavily
at 42a4214c cash; Al Zee for November; 4014c for
December and all ear; ACC January; a45sc bid for
january; rejected Al. Oats steady at 30Ac cash.
Bic for Move pber; "a Is May. Rye is stronger at
771s Barley dull and lower at SOC, Pork dull and
irregular; cash higher; options lower at 10 for
cash and October; 8 4oa945 November; 925 all
year; 10 071a a10 10 for january; sales at 10 90
eQlO so for january. Lard buoyant and unsettled
closing heavy and lower at 8 W for - cash. S5g
6 25 for January; sales at 071aG6 80 year. Bulk
Meats are unsettled and generally lower; shoulders
3 75 short rib 80; clear so.
kecepts-13, 900 bbls flour, 219 900 bush wheat
214 900 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats. $4,000 bush
rye 900 bush barley.
Shipments 900 bbls hour, 3G5, 900 bush wheat
400 900 bush corn, 5000 bush oats, II 900 bush
rye 29, 900 bush barley.
At the afternoon cali of the Board Wheat closed
active but shade lower at 1875 for November
/ 213s for December. Corn easier but not lower
Oats are irregular at 30s4c for November; 35Ac
bid May Pork is active and lower at 1915 Octo-
Der; 10 o. January. Lard easier 80 November;
10 Jan.
Wheat to-day reached the highest point yet for
November, selling at %, but afterwards broke to
/ 1874 amid the widest excitement.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 17.--Flour opened strong and
closed weak. Wheat opened higher but declined
No 2 Red Fall 3491 IS for cash; 37al 80 for
November; 1 373s91 41Ss for December; No ,
Red Fall att 25MG1 2549. Corn opened higher,
! hut fell off at 40lA94l14c cash; 4o14G41e for