The Portland daily press., 1881-05-12
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Nsw YORK. May i1-Evenng.-E Flour market
firm and fairly active for grades under 75 grades
above heavy and 1o9I5c lower with fair export de-
mand, mainly for low GRADES rather more doing for
jobbing trade.
Receipts Of Flour IL III bbls exports 9117 bbls;
sales y, 500 bbls; 70 2 at 8 0og3 75 supertine
Western and State COCA SIS common to good ext
Western and State $500 80; good to choice Wes-
tern exLra at s 00G6 10; common t. choice white
Wheat Western extra 00G6 90; fancy do al {; 10
al 90; common to good extra Ohio at 60G6 rs;
common to choice extra St. Louis at 500 6 rs:
Patent Minnesota extra at 2596 so: choice TO
double extra at q 9OdS 90, including 42OO bbls OF
City Mills extra at rs for W 1: Go for Winter
Wheat; 300 bbls No at 3 O0l3 rs; 1000 bbls
Snperfne at 0004 50: 1900 bbls low extra SIS
G465 Ali 0 bbls 2Tinter Wheat extra at Goa
9 90: $500 bbls Minnesota extra at 55GS CO.,
Southern hour steady and quiet; common to fair
s 75 for Superfine. Corn Meal quiet and weak:
Yellow Western at 1908 rs: Brandywne at 8 25
@3 30. Wkeat-receipts SO, 500 bush: exports
17,250 bush; opened rather easier. closing "A iD1sc
better with moderate export and fairly active spec
ulatlve business; sales 100000 BUSH including
o3o 6ush :, On the spot; rejected Spring at oo
do at 20; No Milwaukee 231saI "a; ungrad-
ed Red at 21@1 20; No 8 do 1 211a8l 90: No 2
ungraded White 2O@1 "a: No l do Il. 900 bush
at 251s@1 26; No Red for May, 100000 bush
l 23asgl 241s. Rye is steady; quoted at / O9@
heavy. Corn market heavy IA ga c lower with a
moderate trade, closing firmer; receipts 124.2gO
bush; exports % 099 bush: sales 600 bush in
Guiding l4S. 900 on the scot: ungraded 540621bc:
No 3 at 58c; steamer at 6O1a f@61c; No at Sin
6Ze; No White at 6414@66c; Western Yellow So
56@57c; June at 54@541sc: do July at $500
Doc. Oats shade stronger on cash. options dull
and weak ;rseeIpts IL ,O5O bush saes l72oOO bush;
No 3 at 4514 0451ac; do White at 48as49c;No 3 at
4Sc; do White 5O1zaG51 1sc: No at Acc: do White
53954c; Mixed Western 45(a4ec; White do at AZ
@54c. including 10000 bush No for May at 45s4
5000 do June at 1880; Is, goo bush do August at
49c. Sugar is strong; sales 800 hhds Cuba at 71a:
lar TO good refining quoted at " prime at
nas; refined higher; standard ga; crushed 97s;
powdered at 1o1sc; granulated 9Hs. uolasses is
higher and more active; so test 351s 136c Petro-
l a is firm; united 81 a Tnllow firm; sales of
lower; sales 1926 bbls old mess on spot part is OO
new dosquoted II 90; options are nominal; quoted
at l6 6O916 So for all deliveries. Beef is steady
closing shade frmer sales 1900 ties prime steam on
the spot at 10 90@11 Is. Butter firm.
Freights to Liverpool stea"y and quiet
CHICAGO. May l1.-Flour steady and unchanged
cash and May; / O27sG1l O3 for June and july:
97% for August: No 3 do 92a9G1ac; rejected II
@4l1sc for June: 41s4 for July; 421hc August.
Oats lower at 37slc cash; 37s4 @377sc for Nav:
37asc for June; 36ssc for July; 2S1ac for August.
dull, weak lower and unsettled at 16 so cash;1 45
for June; IS 30 July and August. Lard active and
and very weak at 10 40 cash and June 10 421s for
July; 10 4212(91O 40 August. Bulk Meats dull
short clear at rs.
aossipts-o,ooO oDlF nOur, $4,000 bush wheat,
LAG 900 bush corn. $4,000 bush oats. / 900 bush
rye, $500 bush barley.
Shipn eats-5 800 bhls flour, 5000 busbs wbeat.
1877 600 bush corn. 81 900 bush oats 500 bush
RE. 2 500 bush barley.
At the Afternoon Call of the Board. Wheat closed
at ! o2s4 81 OPS for dune and July: 9S@9S1sc
August, Corn at 41s4c for May; Al Use for June:
4lHs 042c for July; 425s August. Oats at SO bid
81 1sc asked for May 1850 for June; $3.50 july:
271ac August. Pork at 16 421s bid 16 45 asked
ole 471a for June; 16 25 16 As July, Lard at
10 371aa1O 40 June; 10 40 for July and August:
9771a all year. ''
ST. LOUIS, May 11.-Flour dull and UNCHANGED.
Wheat dull and lower; No 2 Red Fall at O9ilO
o9ss for May; 109A@1 0914 for MAY; ora
9sc August; No 5 DO O214G11 O31s: No do at
99I2c01 co. Corn lower at 1855 0433l G for cash:
1875 9436sc May; Al rs @142c for July; f425a043
Tor August. Oats lower at 3714o371sc for cash;
261ac for August. Rye dull and nominal Barley
no market. Pork is dull and lower at II. Lard il
nominally lower
Receipts-2,Ooo bills -four, 1000 bush wheat
$4,000 bush corn. 1000 bush cats, 600 b1,sh
rye. 1000 Dnsh barley.
Shipments 900 bbls -four. 1000 bush wheat
1000 bush corn, O,000 bush oats, 900 900 bush
barley, 5000 bush rye.
DETROIT. May 11.--Wheat advancing;No White
at 10A for May; l 09s4 for June; 1 OS5A for
july o5A for August; No 2 Red IA.
NEW YORK, May 11.--Cotton quiet; Niddling up-
lands 101ac.
SAvANNAH, May 11.-Cotton is easy; Middling
uplands 10c.
MOBILE May 11-Cotton is au,er: Middlfnp mn
lands at 101sc.
MEMPHIS, May 11.-cotton easy; Middling up
lands at 10c. - esEs
New ORLEANS, May 11.-Cotton dull: Middlipg
upiandS lO1Rc.