The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-16
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, May 15-Evening NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
10, 81 bbs; less active and scarcely firm prices
without quotable change; sales 10, 500 bbls; No 2
at 6003 As; Western and State at 35(d3 80; ex-
ira at 3 90d4 90; good to choice at 0505 50
White Wheat Western extra at 55@5 %; fancy
do at 5 30d6 50 extra Ohio at 00d6 90; extra
ST. Louis at 80(G6 90; patent Minnesota extra at
6 0066 80; choice to double extra at 6 9599 co.
Rye flour is firm at 3 15G4O. Cornmeal steady at
2OO02 SO. Wheat-receipts IO9. 800 bush :opened
firmer afterwards advanced lost closed heavy and
lower sales 351 900 bush including $4,000 spot;
rejected Spring at S3c; ngraded do 94cG1 0312 !;
No 3 do at 94097c; No do at 05991 051a, lat
ter No Milwaukee to arrive; ungraded Winter Red
1 171a; No 2 do at 1 1874 al IS; No do at 49,
ngraded White at l 1891 151a No l do 5000
bush at 15ta1 1854; White State 1914 81 II;
No Spring for june, "a, 900 bush at L 061a; No 2
l OF; No White for May, 80 900 at 1 1591 151s,
closing at Is bid, 10 Y asked; do june, 1000
as % u1 1o sSs at Il 5 fo
june, 5000 at 1S, closing 16 bid, Is asked No2
Red for May, 81, 900 at 17s4C al IS, closing / Il
l 171a asked Rye dull; State 62965c; Canada at
65c. COrn-reeeipts 1913 bush ;firmer and mod
erately actve;sales 302 900 bush, including $4,000
bush spot ungraded at 4414514c; No 3 at 44c;
steamer Acc; No 2 at 514a451ac; No at 456S
(o14534 C; low Mixed Acc; No White at 50d51c;
steamer Yellow Soc; steamer for May at 4312c bid,
441ac asked; June at 43c;No 2 for May 49, closing
bid, 1880 asked. Oats receipts So, 275 bush; tie
market is frmer for White; others unchanged; sales
rs. 900 bush; 34a341sc for No 3; 1864 a37c for do
White; 35a5c14c for No 2; SAGE do White; Mixed
Western 3499351ac; White do 369381ac;. White
Muscovado 60614c; Centrifugal &c; refining GAG
6 ZIG; prime 61a@6-16 MOIasses fair. PetrO-
leum firm; refners not offering; 30 900 bbls united
at 1875 617712c crude in bulk at AZ; in bbls "a
734 refined at 85s. TaIlOw is steady; 10000 Ps
at GA. Pork higher; new mess on the spot at
10 %; old at ooe9 1219; 1000 for june 10 121a
long clear at 95; short clear 15 long and short
clear half and half 05. Lard is active; prime at
steam at 6 So; No 1 city 221s06 25; refined So
for Continent. Butter frmer;State at SCI &c., Wes-
tern at 5tG19c.
Freights to Liverpool firm; Cotton per sail 3-16@
1885, steam "A; Wheat per steam GA
CHICAGO. May 15.-Flour, the market is quiet
and firm; Spring extra at 3 25@4 so; Min
nesota extra Is; low grades 0o92 q; Western
brands 90; Winter extras 2595 70. Wheat is
strong and higher; No 2 Chicago Spring at 1914 C
cash; 90 bid for June; 984 bid for May; sales at
do at 8:c rejected at 739731ac. Corn active and
higher at 35c cash; $3.50 for June; 3612s)363sc
for July $8e for Aug hid Oats 9p are qus se an or
july Rye steady. Barley dull and lower at 64c
asked. Pork fairly and shade higher at 8 70 for
cash; 70 bid for June; 8 so bid for July. Lard
active and higherat 221a616 % cash and June,
6 271a06 80 for July. Bulk Meats in good demand
and shade higher; shoulders 65g3 ~ short RIB
Freights-Corn to Buffalo 3.
Recepts-9,oO0 bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat,
ll0OUU bush corn, Oo,UOo DllSl ostls, t,oOO puSii
rye 400 bush barley
Shipments-1O 900 bbls flour, 253, 900 bush wheat,
10000 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 10000 bush
rye, G, 900 bush barley.
Wheat closed firm and unchanged. Corn frmer
at 1854 C bid for June; 1854 asked for July Oats
frmer at 28c bic for June and July Pork fairly
active and shade higher at TIN asked for June;
8712 asked for July. Lard fairly active and shade
higher at 6 % asked for June; 6 80 asked July.
ST. LOUIS, May 15.-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat unsettled and lower;No 2 Red Fall at L lOHs
cash; 0S5sG11 % for June; No B att OTIS. Corn
for May; 1875 0134c for June. Oats inactive and
lower: No 2 at 29d291ac cash; 2S1ac for May; 20
2914c for june Rye higher at ACC. Pork easier;
jobbing at 10 CO. Lard nominal; saleable 61s.
Receipts-3,0 600 bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat,
80 900 bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 1000 bush rye,
5000 bush barley.
Shipments-4 600 bbs -four, 1000 bush wheat,
81 600 bush corn 1000 bush oats 90, 600 bush of
rye
NEW York, May 15.-Cotton firm; Middling up
lands 1850.
SAVANNAH, May 15.-Cotton firm; Middling up
lands 1214c.
New ORLEANS, May 15-Cotton active; Mddling
uplands 12Ac.
MOBILE, May 15.-Cotton firm; Middling uplands
lie.
MEMPHIS, May 15.-Cotton strong; Middling up
lands 1880.
European Markets. III
LONDON, May 15-4 P. M.-Consols at 9S 1916
for money and account.
LONDON May 15-4.00 P. M.-American securi-
ties-Unied States bonds new 412s, 1882, ex-coup;
new As, 1047s.
LIVERPOOL. May 15-12.3o P. M.-Cotton buoy
ant; Uplands I'd; Orleans I'd; sales 10000 bales,
including 5000 for speculation and export; receipts
&c n lDo1o I