The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-20


NEW YORK. May l9-Eyenng. Flour market
5010c better more doing; the advance is mainly on
grades below 20; grades above are more steadily
held with moderate export md fair jobbing trade
inquiry. ~
Receipts of Flour 631 bbls: exports %, S53 b6is
sales 81 500 bbls No 2 at 00G3 So; Supertne
Western and State OOl4 60;common to good ext.
Western and State 66ll4 90; good to choice Wes-
tern extra at OO66 rs: common t, choice White
Wheat Western extra 00td6 90; fancy do at q 10
@7 90: common to good extra Ohio at 1896 20;
common to choice extra st. Louis at 75e6 To-
douI lie extra at s OOas CO. Including 100 bbls OF
City Mills extra at IS 95a6 co: 21O0 bbls No at
00a3 80; 1900 bbls Superhne at 0Od4 go; Il
200 bbls low extra at G594 S.; G3GO bills Winter
Wheat extra at 4 1898 20: 400 bbls Minnesota
extra at 65 d8 90; Southern -four is firm common
to fair extra 0oG5 40; good to choice do s SOC
90. Rye Flour is higher and strong at 5 50d
90 for Supertne. Corn Meal is quiet Wheat
receipts Z41 .612 bush: exportsa 81, 1926 bush; la
Red ang S
cage and Milwaukee, with large speculative trading
sales 1898, 900 bush, including 544 900 bush on
Hal l Is; No 3 Chicago and Milwdakes l J 934
al 81; ungraded Red at 15g1 271s; No ! do at
22al %: No 2 Red at 25(G1 20: No Red at
29s4 al 80; Mixed Winter at l 221a; ungraded
White at 1G15d1 22la; No 2 do at 2201 221a /;
No do. 81 900 bush 1T ! 23@N1 24A: No 2 Red
for May, 800. 900 bush at 1 2fs4 al 253s. Rye is
firm and quiet; boat loads quoted 15l1 49, Malt
dull ana nominal. Corn 1AG$sc better and more
active; receipts 277,250 bush; exports 123sS73
srot:hot and unsonnd 3S95lc; uneraded 5O05S1s ;
No at SOC: steamer 55Ts G561hc; No 2 at 67lA d
571sc; No White 81 a a624c; steamer White at
5812c Southern do at SOC; No 2 for May 571s8
571sc: June lat 55@55 9-I6c; do July at 5F1s a
moderately active; receipts 49, LOO bush: sales 1914
900 bush; No 8 at 44A 9441sc; do White at 48@
4S1sc;No at 45Ac; do White 5o@501sc; No at
45Mc; do White 52G521ac; Mixed Western at 43
@45c; White do at 48@53c; White State 5l@531a
including 10000 bush No for June at 447s (645c;
30, 900 do July 45a45l4c; 1O, 600 bush do August
:3Dc. is frmer n refinifiU quoted
z 16975s; prime at 11-16 refined firm. Dso-
lnsses frmer. Petroleum is firm: united 931 rs.
dull and weak, prices without decided changer sales
276 old mess spot at Id rs; new do at 10 75 op-
TORS nominal quoted 1e 5o9l6 60 for early deliv-
settled opening tirmer afterwards declining 1a,
closing firm with advance reeovered sales 20uO ties
975o May at seSi 5000
Oil O5; 900 July at 10 S71a@11 021s. But
Ter firm; State 12826c: Western 1926. Cheese
is weak and unsettled; State 3(0lO34 poor to
choice; Western fiat 31a09A poor to choice.
Freghts to Liverpool steady; Wheat per steam 3.
CHICAGO. May 19.-Flour steady and firm. Wheat
s active, firm and higher; No 2 Red Winter on
August No 8 do at 93@97 "A ); rejected 41a@7sc
421ac for June: AGA for July; 43$s9431ac for
August; rejected 37Ac. Oats strong and higher at
3714c cssh;371sc for June 36c for July; 271s for
soc. Pork steady at IL 40 for cash and June:16 As
July and August Lard Is easier at 10 so cash and
June; 16 60 bid July and August. Bulk Meats are
easier shoulders 3d. short rib a. 3d. short clear
at So.
kecelpts-1S, 900 bbls nour, 700 bush whoa
121 900 bush corn 1l9, 900 buab oats. 1000 bush
rye $500 bush barley.
Shipmonts-16 900 bbls flour, 1856 900 bush wheat
2o7 900 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats. $500 bush
rye 8; 900 bush barley.
At the Afternoon Call of the Board Wheat closed
at 041s for June; O57s July; 021s@1 O25s
August Corn at 1874 for May; 1850 for June
ABA for July; 44c for August Oats at 3714c for
for Iune: 361sc for July: 27s4c August. Pork at
16 IS bids16 40 asked for June; liz 40 for July;
IS s bid, Is 80 asked all year. Lard at 10 SO hid
10 6219 asked for June; 10 621s@lO IS August;
8 IS bid all year.
ST. LOUIS, May 19.-FIour steady and unchanged.
Wheat S unsettled but generally higher; No Red
Fall at 111a@1 15s for cash; 11CG1 In for
May; O914@1 10 for June; 035s@1 O37s July:
No do at 90 bid. Corn is higher at 43% 943Ts
for cash: 43M a44c for May; AIS @42c for June;
421s94214c for July: 42ss942s4c for August.
Oats higher at 37s4 a3Sc for cash. 1850 for July;
26A @261sc August. Rye firm at 5 bid. Barley
mo market. Pork is dull at 16 25 bid cash and
May. Lard easier at at 1Oss@iO1a.
kecepts-5,OOO bbls Hour, AZ, UU0 bush wheat,
125 600 bush corn. 5000 bush oats 10000 bnsh
rye, O,OOO Dush barley
Shipments Il 900 bbls flour, 55 900 bush wheat,
$4,000 bush corn, "a, OCO bush oats 90 600 bush
barley, O,0OO bush rye.
DETROIT. May 19.-Wheat firm; No 1 White at
l 1919 for May; IL for June; 1 1913 for July;
06A for August; No White at %; No 2 Red
nominal
ands 1O5sc.
SAVANNAH, May 19.-Cotton is quiet; Middling
uptands 10c.
MOBILE, May 19.-Cotton is firm; Middling up
lands at 1O1Sc.
MEMPHIS May 19.-Cotton is firm; Middhng..up up
New ORLEANS, May. 10 Cotton firm: Middling
uplandS 1OAc.