The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-05-21


NEW YORK. May 2O-Evening-
II ,426 bbs; duh and heavy, instances 5@1Oc lower
With 1 go and %Sesag ns
4 80; extra Western and State at 25@4 85; good
to choice do at 9O@7 90; White Wheat Western
ira Ohio at 0O@6 IS; extra St. Louis at SOC
7 90: patent Minnesota extra at OO@7 90; choice
to double extra at 1908 so, including 26OO bbls
5 Is; 500 bbis superine at 8 9o@4 so; 200 bbis
low extra at 4 25@4 80; 34OO bbls Winter Wheat
4 4O@s SC. closing dull. Southern flour in buyers
favor; sales 500 bbls; extra at 25@5 58; good to
choice 9O97 20, latter extreme. Rye Flour is
quiet at 1905 rs for Superfne. Corn Meal is
Steady and quiet Brandywine OOa3 is. Wheat
receipts 2O5, $50 bush; exports II ,O79 bush; 1@
lac lower with very moderate export and specula-
ing 221 900 bush on the spot; ungraded Spring at
| a; No 8 do 11@1 -; No de p; ungraded
Red at Pool slas; No2 do at S1h@1 $21s;
No White at l 25 No White, 81 900 at 27G
271a; No Red for May, 224 900 bush at 81
1 90 at No it
l 261a@1 271s; do for June 10000 at 1 2314@
1 1884 Rye firm at 95c. Corn without import
ceipts 152, 500 bush; exports IA 27 bush; sales
345, 900 bush. including 145 900 bush on the spot;
ungraded at 531a@55Ac; No 3 at 54c; steamer at
White at 54c; No 2 10, May at 527s @53c; do June
at 49M @5Oc; do July at 491ac Oats stronger
and SaG soag 4 bush
White; 45s4 @4614c for No2; 461a@47c for do
White;4S for No l White; Mixed Western at 431a
4Sc WIN" Including ooo No Chicago at
Acc: 10000 No for May at 431sc 20. 900 do for
June 41c.a Sugar strong with better inquiry; $50
hhds Cuba MuscovadO 712975s; fair to good refin-
ing quoted,71h9 75s prime at ia; refined is firm
and in good demand; standard A 9i4; powdered at
9Ac; graduated 94a. Molasses in moderate de-
mand and firm. Petroleum firm and du1et;united
at 1894 crude in bbls at 6$s@7sA refined at 75s
bid. Tall0w in moderate demand and steady at
SIS. Pork firm and quiet; $40 bbls mess on the
500 June II 25. Cut Meats more active; middles
dull and easier Lard about steady and very quiet;
for for july IS; 225o FOR Tor August at soa7 s21s
$50 ties city steam 1897 174a; 400 refined for
continent at ALA. Butter is quiet and steady.
Freights to Liverpool dull and heavy.
CHICAGO May 2O.-Flour dull, Wheat unsettled
and generally lower; No Red Winter 08 No 2
Chicago Spring at IA cash i O9 for June; O4A
active firm and higher at $50 cash; 377s @3Sc for
May; 361ac for June; 1854 for July; rejected at
35sc. Oats are strong and higher at 34c for cash;
Barley steady. Pork unsettled ard generally high
er at 10 25910 80 for cash; 10 27Ha91O 80 for
easier der as aaa
80 for July; 9 S21a@6 So August. Bulk Meats
steady
Freights-Corn to Buffalo 5A@k.
keceipts-5, 500 bbls nour 1872, 900 bush wheat.
2S1 900 bush corn 8, 600 bush oats. $500 bush
rye $500 bush barley.
Shipments, 500 bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat,
49,, 900 bush corn, 65,O 900 bush oats. 1890 bush
rye, 5000 bush barley.
At the afternoon call Of the Board. Wheat closed
dull weak and lower at 1874 for May; 08 for
June; O3 for July; Ole August. Corn easier at SO
for May; 80 "A @363sc for June; 365sc July. Oats
14c lower. Provisions easier, but not lower.
ST. LOUIS. May 2O.-Flour trmer; fancy 80 bid;
choice OU; family at rs asked Wheat unsettled
and generally higher; No Red Fall O75s cash;
l 071a9 0S for May; 1 O24@1 OPS for June;
No 3 do at O314 No at 99c. Corn is higher at
36@3614c for cash ;35935Ac for May;34a8 9345s
for June; 39c for July. Oats higher at 321ac cash;
32c for May; 3l5s @31s4 for July. Rye is quiet
at 500 bid. Pork dull at 10 80 cash and bid June.
Lard lower %.
Keceipts-2, 900 bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat,
$4,000 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 1000 bush
rye, 1000 push barley.
Shipments-S,O 900 bbls -four, 10000 bush wheat,
"A 900 bush corn, 15, 900 bush oats, 5000 bush
barley, 5000 bush rye.
DETROIT. May 20.-Wheat steady ;lextra nominal;
No White at 1915; 10 for May; 121s!for
June: O95s for July.
MEMPHIS, May 2O.-Cotton easy Middling up
lands 1sc.
NEW ORLEANS, May 2o.-Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands 1880.
SAVANNAH, Nav 2o.-Cotton irregular; Middling
uplands at IL zee.