The Portland daily press., 1881-05-14
Bon,egtic ". srs,exs,


JEW Eogg May 13-Evening. Flour market
without decided change; grades under 6 90 scarce
and wanted and firmly held; grades above dull and
in buyers favor; export light jobbiDg mainly for
immediate wants.
Receipts OF Flolr 1855 bbls; exports 16 III bbls;
sales 22,8oo bbls; No 2 at SOa3 rs; superfine
Western and State 0004 So common to good ext.
Western and State 55(l4 80; good to choice Wes-
tern extra at 00a6 rs; common t. choice White
Wheat Western extra OOd6 90; fancy do at 10
CT 90; common to good extra Ohio at 60d6 rs;
common TO choice extra St. LOUIS at Goa 8 75:
Patent Minnesota extra &C 2516 so: choice to
double extra at 90G8 90, including $500 bbs of
City Mills extra at rs for W L: 1400 bbls No at
2 SOC 3 70; 75O bbls Supertine at OOM4 90: HOO
bbls low extra 5SaA 60; 1900 Gbls Winter Wheat
4 55a18 90; Southern -four is firm. Eye Flour is
steady at 2595 So for Supertine. Corn Meal is
Vyheat-recepts $50, 25S bush: exports 159, 957
bush; 1@l2c lower, closing heavy with light export
inquiry and moderately active speculative business;
sales 1.126,uo0 bush including $4,000 bush on
spot No 3 Spring at 16; No Q Chicago 1 221a@
l %; ungraded Red at 1901 81; No j do 81 "
al 2214: No 2 Red at 1 251s@1 2714; No 1 do at
1 1891 %; No 2 do at 22@1 2214; No do. 81, :
600 bush at l 24s4 al 251s No 2 Red for May,
272, 600 bush at l % 3-160I 24as. Eye steady
at o9al13. Barley is dull and nominal. Malt
dull. Corn "A C92c lower and moderately active,
closing weak receipts 129 5S2 bush exports 81 1878
bush sales 428 900 bush. including "a 600 on the
srot: ungraded 55e6lc; hot and unsonnd 3SG52c;
No 3 at 551a@5614c: steamer at 5Sc: do early next
week SIC; No at 1914 960c; No 2 White at 631s
1914 C: June at 54@5414c; do July 5415@54s4 c;
August at 547s @55c. cats shade stronger; re-
eegis 10 eco bush sales IL o0o bush; at 46c;
53@5319c; No | at Ate; do White 55c: Mixed Yves
tern at 46947c; White do at47@54c; White State
53@55c including 5000 bush No 2 for June at
459sc; 20 900 bush do July at 451aG145s4 ;15, 600
do August 391s @39Tsc sugar is very firm and
business checked by frmness of holders; sales 400
hhds Cuba at 7Ss@71a; refined in good demand,
closing firm; crushed 9zs. Yo!asses firm Petro-
icum is steady; united 80. Taliov firm: sales of
10000. Pork firm: sales S75 bbls old mess on
at 6 50, closing Is so bid 16 rs asked. Beef is
firm. Lard fairly active; opened about 1879 high
er, closing weak with advance nearly lost; sales
$50 ties prime steam on the spot at 10 90Gl11 co;
1000 at Chicago at 10 521a for export; 225O for
May at 10 s5e91o 80; 5000 for June at 10 s5a
for August 10 so 10 32%; 1900 seller for Year
at 10 209l0 SO; $50 city steam at 10 85@1o 80,
refined for continent at IL O21a@11 10. Butter is
unchanged. Cheese quiet and weak.
Freights to Liverpool weak; Whe5t steam II.
CHICAGO. May 13.-Flour steady and unchanged
Spring Wheats at 00a@5 20; fine Minnesotas
@3 SO. Wheat is higher: No Chicago Spring at
021a for cash; 03ss@1 O31s for June; 1 OBS
for July: 9914c for August; No do at 92S4 @97c
rejected 72@SOc. Corn active, firm and higher AZ
o142c cash; II Sl41 1sc for June: 417s @42c July;
| 42a4 @42Tsc August; rejected 3Sc. Oats dull and
lower at 1880 cash; 37s4 G for May; 371s93714e
is steady and unchanged. Barley dull and lower at
9ScG1 90. Pork is strong and higher at 16 90 for
cash and June; 16 80 July and August; Lard high
er at 10 30 cash and June;10 521a@1O 90 for July
10 55 August. Bulk Meats steady; shoulders 75
short rib at 8 20: short clear at 3 70.
R-,oe pts-G,GOO bbIs -four, 1000 bush wG5at
81 900 hnsi, corn, 11S 900 bush oat, Zoo bush
rye A. 100 bush barley
Shpnents-7 800 bbls rour, 174 600 bush wheat
127 600 bush corn, g. 600 bush cats. 1890 bush
rye 2, 500 bush barley.
At the Afternoon Call of the Board, Wheat closed
at l 02A for May; Oh for June; 03l4@i 03Ss
July: $3.50 for August. Corn at 4134c for May
| 401sc for June :l41M @417sc July; 1874 C August
| Oats at 81 for May BIC Iune; 36c July: 271
for August. Pork at 16 As bid, is 50 asked May
is 521a for June; 16 81 for July;13 621a all year
| Lard at 10 80 June: 10 50@1O 52Hs July; 10 81
, for August; 80 bid, S21s asked all year.
ST. LOUIS, May 13.-Flour steady and unchanged
| Wheat higher with an active export demand; No
Red Fall at 09s4 11 1925 for cash but not worth
| over 1 10 atsclose;l O95s@1 1O14 for May; O7s4
| al o9A for June; 0113@1 02 July: 9S99SAt
easier at 431a G43s4 for cash: 431ac May; 41as0
41Esc fol. June; 41s4 942c July: 4234 042Esc fol
| August. Oats higher at 37@375sc cash; SIC bic
| at i Is bid. Barley-no market Pork is dull: job
bling at 16 rs cash. 16 so bid May. Lard nominal
Receipts 600 bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat
10000 bnsh corn, 10000 bush oats. o,O0o hnst
| rye. 1OC0 push barley.
| Shipments g, 600 bbs -four, Oo0O bush wheat
81, coo bush corn. &c, 600 bush oats 10000 !.usl
barley 0.0O0 bush rye.
i,ETRorr May 13.-Wheat slow and steady; No
| White at ] ia for May; 101a for June; 1o14
| for July; % for August; No 2 White l OS; No
| Red 10.
| NEW YORK, May 13.--Cotton firm aiddling up
| lands 10 7-l6c.
| SAVANNAH, May 12.--Cottou is firmer; Middlin!
| uplands loo.
MOBILE, May 13.--uotton is quiet; Midding ur
lands at 1886.
| MEMPHIS, May 13. Cotton steady; Middlng up
| lands at 1oe-
NEW ORLEANS, May 13.-Cotton steady: Middn;
| rplands 1o1sc