The Portland daily press., 1881-05-19
Domestic Markets.

Nsw YORK. May 1S-Evening.-FIourm market
without important change; grades under 90 are
steadyiwith moderate export and jobbing.
Receipts of Flour 4 235bbls exports 81 357 bbls;
sales 1890 bbls; No 2 at OO93 So; Superfine
Western and State 0094 60;common to good ext.
Western andistatel4 5Og4 SO; good to choice Wes-
tern extra at 8 00G6 70; common to choice White
Wheat eat Western extra 0Oa6 90; fancy do at s 10
common to choice extra st. Louis st 1896 rs;
Patent Minnesota extra at 25G6 80: choice to
City Mills extra at IS S5@6 co: 400 bbls No 2 at
3 O093 80; 900 bbis Superfine at O0G4 so; 1900
bbls low extra 50t@4 80; $50 bbs Winter Wheat
extra at 709S 90: $500 bbs Minnesota extra at
46OdS 90; Southern flour is firm; sales 1900 bbls
common to fair extra OO95 40; good to choice do
8, 5oa7 90: Rye Flour is steady at 5o@5 So
receipts 1SS, lG2 bush: exports 103, 1884 bush; A@
12c higher. afterwards advance lost closing about
business; sales ,497 900 bush, including 100000
bush on spot; ungraded Spring at ID; No do at
a; No Chicago -; dngraded Red at 15t9
store, 24s4 @1 25ls aloat; No l Red at 2914@
201a; Mixed Winter at 21a1 PIE; ungraded
Ssh at RED ~ FIR No 40
bush at 24A91 251s. Rye firm; State at 1 10
Barley dull ana nominal. Malt dull. Corn-eash
and fairly active receipts si3aS BUSH exports o1e
$50, 430 bush: sales 612, 900 bush, including $685.
900 on the srot hot and unsonnd 35948c; ungrad-
No 2 at h7tG571sc No White 60G61c; low Mixed
5S1ac; Yellow at 5Sc; White Southern at 59d66c
No 2 for May.66A G57 1sc: June at 54s4 a rs C;
do July 66c; do August at 551ac. Oats "A "a c
lower; receipts 29,775 bush; sales 138, 900 bush
No at 44944Ac; do White 4S1ac;No q at 45Ac;
do White 60@61c; No at 4514c; do White 53c
Mixed Western at 431a Gy45e; White do at 46@52c
White State 51(954c, including 5 900 bush No for
May at 40 Use; 5000 bush do June at 447sc; 5000
do July 441sc. sugar is firm: refined firmer stand
ard 91a; powdered at 1014 granulated at 10c.
HIoIasses firm; New Orleans quoted 3O955c Porto
Rico 36955c; 80 test refining 36c. Petroleum is
firm and quiet: united S1M. TailOw firm: sales
100000 lbs 61a@6 9-16. Pork shade stronger
new mess quoted at 16 759l7 00;do June at 16 90
@le go; July at 16 60@16 20. Beef is firm. Lard
is fairly active opening 121ac higher and closing
on the spot at II O712@l1 IL 12; 800 to arrive at
II 90: 400 at Chicago for export t; 1850 for May
at IL 100ll 10; 1850 June at IL O21s(d911 l21h,
Batter firm; State 12026c. Cheese is unsettled
and lower; new State 3eQl1c poor to choice.
Freights tp Liverpool firm; Wheat per steam 3A.
CHICAGO. May 1a.-Flour steady ana unchanged,
Wheat is active, firm and higher; No2 Chicago
l 04@1 O41s for July; 00A for August; No 3 do
at 9219997c; rejected 721s977c. Corn is active,
firm and higher at 43c for cash; 42d421ac bid for
May; 4lAc June; 41s4 GAL sc for July; 4212c
August. Oats easier 36s4c cash;37c for May; 1864
June $3.50 for July. Rye easier rs. Barley is
ly lower at 10 40 tor cash 40 bid June: 16 421a
Gl6 40 July; liz 40 for August. Lard is active firm
and higher at 10 90 cash. June, July and August.
Bulk Meats are Irregular shoulders so; short rib
at 3 So: short clear at 8 60,
kecelpts-21, 900 bbls tour, 33, 600 bush wheat,
10000 bush corn, 9S 900 bush oats 600 bush
rye. 900 bush barley.
Shipments-1 5, coo bbls flour, 223 600 bush wheat
100000 bush corn, 10000 bush oats, 5000 bush
rye, 2 500 bush barley. ="