The Portland daily press., 1881-04-23

better with an active speculative business and light
export trade; receipts Go, 1879 bush; exports 1884,
sos. 900 bush: sales 922 900 bush. including ia,
900 on the srot: ungraded 57d60E c;No 3 at 571a
td5Sc; steamer 591sd 6Oc:No 2 at 6O06OHc; No Q
White at 62A @621ac: White Southern at 60G62;
No 2 for April at 6o961 1sc; May at 5612 g57Ac:
settledreceipts i53, 900 BUSH sales 264 900 bush;
No 3 at 451a@46c; do White 48c; No 2 at 46a47;
do Whit 4sa51e Nc at 4 Wsit w White At 52c
clu1ing 10000 bush No for April at 461sc; So
900 do May at 45$sa4614e; 700 June at 461
1850. Sugar is stronger; refined in fair demand;
granulated 91ac. M GLASSES is firmer; SO test re-
fning quoted 35c. Petroleum stronger; united
S4ss; refined 8. TallOw firm; sales $4,000 TBS at
61h Pork shade better and moderately active;
sales 500 bbls old mess on spot at 16 25@17 Olaf
ter fancy; new mess at Is 90; May at II TOOLS 90:
June at II SO1l8 90; July at II 90918 05. Beef
active closing weak with advance partly lost sales
425 ties prime steam on the spot at IL 70; $3.50 for
May IL 6Od1l 721s; 5000 for June at l 67A@
wear 10 950lO 97R; 4O'city steam at I l IS. Bat
Ter weak and unsettled; Western 1l92sc. Cheese
unchanged.
CHICAGO. April 22.-Flour is steady and firm;
Winter Wheat O065 90; Spring double extra AT
4 50G6 90: extra 4 00004 80. Wheat active, firm
and higher; No Red Winter d0gi l0 e Me-
May; o71s611 O7A for June and July. Corn is
strong and higher at 44c cash; 441sc for May and
35l%c for cash; 37s4 for May: $3.50 for June: 38
july. Rye steady and unchanged. Barley is strong
and higher at 10. Provisions unsettled Pork is
for May: II 65 for June; IT rs July. Lard active,
frra and higher at IL 25 for cash;11 27a for May;
II 4oa11 4214ltor June; II 47H411 SO for July.
Bulk Meats in good demand; shoulders go; short
rib at go: short clear at 8 90.
Receipts 1000 bbls flour, 1900 bush wheat
10000 busblcorn $4,000 bush oats. 100 bush
rye IL 900 bush barley. II
shipmen IL coo bbls flour, $1,000 bush wheat
144 900 bush corn, 81 1000 bush oats LOCO bush
rye, g. 500 bush barley
At the Afternoon Call of the Board, No Chicago
Spring Wheat closed att O5A for May; o71s for
June; OTIS July: No Red Winter 1 111a May.
forJay e oats s7e for Nay for tune and
July. Rye 20 for May. Pork at II 421s bid NAV;
II 1914 for June; IL 70 bid for July. Lard at
IL 271a bid, IL 80 asked for May; II 40 for June.
ST. LOUIS, April 22.-Flour irmer andtending up-
ward. Wheat excited and higher with a good ex-
port demand; No 2 Red Fall at 1 1O1s@l ilss for
cash; l 11ss bid for April: / 1O1saI p for May:
Red Fall at 05s4 No do at OF. Corn tirmer
and higher at 421A @42$sc for cash; 421s9421ac
April; 421A @425sc May; 421sd 49c for june AS Us
3s1S@36ssc!for May; 1854 June. Rye firm at
20 bid. Barley dull and unchanged. Pork firm
er at II s5@l7 s711a cash; II 621a May. Lard is
Receipts g, 900 bbls tour. ~, 900 bush wheat,
IA 600 bush corn. 10000 bush Oats, 0,0oo bnsh
rye o,ooO oush bar barley sy;, a. 900 -,
10000 bushlcorn, 1900 bush oats 100000 buRh
barley, O.OOO bush rye.
New YORK, April 22.-Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands 1OMc.
MOBILE, April 22.-CottonI irregular, Middlipg up
NEW ORLEANS April 22-Cotton quiet: Middling
uplands 1O12c.
SAVANNAH, April 22.-Cottop easier; Middline
upands l0Ac.
MEMPHIS, April 22.-Cotton quiet; Middling up,
lands at 10Ac.