The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-07
NGsrcstsc Markets.

Bv Telegraphl
~" YORK May -Evening.-EIOur market
more actlVe ana shade stronger. and in instances
(dIoc better with a moderate export and iobbng
receipts Ct Flour 241 bblsexports $50 bbls;
Western and State 0OaA 55:common to GOOD ext.
Western and State 55(a4 80; good to choice Wes
tern teri, extra at S5a6 10; common t, choice White
Wheat Western extra 5 Ooa6 90; fancy do at 10
gT W; commonlto good extra Ohio at 6O06 75:
common a to choice extra St. LOUIS at 60a6 rs:
double extra at 6 9Oa8 90 mciudine 2400 bbIs Of
lily Mills extra at 1896 90: 300 bbls No at
: DOGS 7b;l400 bbls Superfne OOa4 55; HOO
Wheat extra at 60d8 90: 5000 bbls Minnesota
extra at 55a00 90; Southern -four is unchanged;
goo St to choice extra at 25@7 90. Rye Flour
UNCHANGED; Brandywine 25 Wheat-receipts
$4,000 bush: exports IT'S. lao bush: H(d1N bet
ter closing with advance partly lost with moderate
export and active speculative trading: sales 623
900 bush, including 231 900 bush on the spotNo 3
Spring at I91a: New York No 2 49, No 2 Chi
! 1891 %; No do at 1 241a No 3 Red at / ESQ
81, ~; Mixed Winter at 25@1 251s: ungraded
do, 5000 bush at 1 2601 271b NO Red for Nav
$4,000 bush 25@1 26. Rye is strong. Barlev'is
ouli ana nominal. Malt dull and unchanged. Corn
opened 1a@1 better, closing weak with the advance
partly lost with moderate export and more specuIa
tive tradng;receipts $500 bush; exports 1876, $50
srot: ungraded at 5SG63c; No 3 at 58sl tI591 q.
steamer at 6O1a@62c; No 2 at 611a062c; No
White 64dG5c: New York Yellow at 621a@64c;
July 56@56Mc. Oats 1a61 higher and fairly ac
tive receipts Al 400 bush; sales 242 900 bush No
at at 4Gl94614c G. do White at soc: No at 461a@47c;
40 White at 52963c: No at Ate; do White at 55:
Mixed Western 46@47Hsc; White do at 47954c. in,
cindlng 20, BOO bush No for May at 461s 946s4 c;
10000 do June at 461sc046sl c; 40, 600 bush do
July at 46$4c Sugar firm sales s25 hhds Cen
trifugal at 3-16@S14: fair to good re6ninS is
quoted at aA@7Ss; prime at 7-16a71b. Syo-
amsses unchanged. Petroleum firm; united 1884
Iaii0sv firm; sales 155, 900 Tbs at 615 06 7-i6
Fork about steady with moderate trade; sales 300
obls old mess on spot at 10 OO(d16 121b017 90
latter repacked;new do quoted at II 70; MAY IL rs
asked. Beef firm. Lard about SO lower closing
weak sales 100 tes prime steam the spot at GO
June II 47@ii ~ 1900 for july Va at qGo 5a l1r
gil 90; $50 for year at 10 721@@1iO 771h; $50
BEfser unchanged. Cheese about steady.
Freights to Liverpool lower; Wheat y steam 49,
,,. CHICAGO. May 6.-Flour nominally unchanged.
Wheat heat, is active firm and higher No Red Winter
Tor cash; O4 for May; 051s@1 O5ks for June;
lo o5A July; 0oA August, No 8 do 93@9ss4c;
for cash and May; 43 1sc for June: 1881 a43Mc for
July; 445sc August: rejected 401ac. Oats unset
s sea and g generally higher at ssc cash sc june
and June. Rye shade higher at / I6C1i Is. Barley
steady Pork shade higher but irregular at II 459
- y % 81 cash. 45 May II 35 for June; II 371s9
- ~ JuIy Lard unsettled and generally lower at
II II 20 cash; II 171A@11 20 June: IL 22ista1I Is
1Gr July: Bulk Meats active: shoulders SO; short
IT'D at 50: short clear at 95.
Rscslpts-17, 900 bbls flour, 13, 900 bush wheat
$1,000 bush corn 81 900 bush cats. 600 bmsh
rye, 5000 bush barley. N'NN0 '"''
Shipments-2 8 90 bbls -four 40 600 busb vheat
2oo 0uo bush corn. 10000 bush oats 1000 bush
rye $500 hush barley ' -00 '"'N
AT the Afternoon Call of the Board Wheat closed
hrmer but not higher. Corn steady and unchanged
except for August, which declined IA c. Oats easier
Dut not lover Pork unsettled and generally higher
at ~ 4o9II % for May; II 421s for June; II As
for July Lard steady and unchanged.
ST sLouIs, May 6.-Flour steady and unchanged.
Wheat higher; No 2 Red Fall at l oS5s6I OSsl
Tor cash; 0o1s91 90 for May l OS6l OS3s for
June; O21s6l 031a July: 993sta99k Augnst
No 3 Red Fall at l 035s. Corn higher at 1891 for
cash; 43as d44c for May:427s dg43c for ,yune;43Ss
for July; 434st04334 August Oats higher 3G1be
@3I42G for cash; 3614@26ESc for May; 365s6
o6A June; 3593514c July. Rye dull and nomi-
nal 70. Barley dull and unchanged Pork is dull
and offered az at II 40 cash; IT 90 May Lard is
quiet ati11 O5 bid. '' --N 10
keeeipts-1 600 bbls flour, 1900 bush whea.
40 o0o push corn, 1000 bush oats, nOCO bush
rye. 2.000 onsh barley ~
Shipments 600 bbls flour. 5000 bush wheat,
5ono nnsn corn; 5000 bush oats, OOO,O0o bush
NEW YORK, May 6.-Cotton steady; Middlinp M
lands 10 9-l6e. up
lands at 101sc. up
lands ct 10tSr.F AH'S'' ''''s8f'S up
uplands 1014c. e''' '-'''ANH
NEW ORLEANS, Nav 6.-Cotton ouiet. nT;dd,;,,
uplands 1880. 's