The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-04

higher grades dull and strongly in buyers favor; ex-
port and jcbbing light.
Receipts of Floor o. 800 bbs exports 49, 9S bbls;
sales o. 100; No 2 3 OO63 10, latter extreme; sup
Western and State 3 9044 5O;common to good ext.
Western and State 50a4 80; good to choice wes-
Wheat Western extra 00a6 90; fancy do at & 10
@7 90; common to good extra Ohio at 4 50a6 rs;
common to choice extra st. Louis At 65s rs:
Patent Minnesota extra at 6 0036 so: choioe to
double extra at 9008 90. including 1900 hbls of
City Mills extra at 8 60@5 So: 1900 bbls No 2 at
00ot3 ~. latter fancy; 1900 bbls Superfne 8 80
al so, 14oO bbls low extra at SOFA 60; 300
Dbls Winter Wheat extra at 50aS 90: 1900 bbls
MINNESOTA extra at 80 az 90; Southern flour dull
and heavy: good to choice extra at 25G7 90. RYE
Floar is dull and weak at 1906 8 for Super
fine. Corn Meal steady: Yellow Western 2 SOC
20 Wheat receipts 700 BUSH exports 141,
rather more strength, moderate export and light
speculative trading sales JOG coo bush, including
$4,000 bush on spot; State Spring at rs; No 8
Spring at 15 No 2 Chicago %; ungraded Red at
/ 17ta1 %; No 3 do 49, No Red 26l1 261a
No % 2991 80; Mixed Winter at 221s@1 %;
ungraded VIII 10 at l 0S@1 201a sNo 2 do / 81 u
No 2 Red for May, 344 900 bush 1 22s4 al 23i4.
Rye is quiet and steady;quoted at 1901 20. Bar
Corn is without decided change and very dull re-
ceipts 73, 400 bush; exports 140,5O BUSH sales
22S 600 bush. including loo, 600 on the srot: I'M
graded at 54d6oc: No at 55td5512c; steamer at
$685. a5S3se: No 2 at 591s@59s4 C; steamer White
at 60965c; No for May 5614@56 7-I6c; June at
5sc: July at 651a6555sc. Oats opened a shade
stronger closing weak receipts i3. 500 bush: sales
193, 600 bush;No at 454 C; do White at 491ac;
No at 469461ac; do White at SIC; No at 461a
do at 46@521ac White State 521s654c, including
10000 bush No 2 for May at 46@461ac: %, 900 do
June at 46@461sc; 10000 bush do July at '461sl
4612c. sugar is steady; refined steady and quiet;
standard $3.50; powdered 95s19s4c; granu-
lated 7-16G91oc. mClnsses unchanged. PeirO-
ieuEt dull and lower; united at 1850; refined "a
'Faltow is steady; sales $4,000 TBS. at 6 7-16G
9-l6c. Pork shade 1irmer;sales $50 bbls old mess
on spot at 16 Oc916 %; $50 new do II 9'9l8 90;
August at IS 0391S 10. Beef firm Lard is more
active, opening 10@12la higher and closing with
advance partly lost: sales 1850 ties prime steam
GIL 7h; $3.50 for June IL 621s0 IL Is; $3.50 for
July at IL 70@11 80; $50 year at 10 90; 100 city
steam e1, at II 559i1 co. refined at II rs; Butter
dull and heavy Cheese unchanged and quiet.
Freights 10 Liverpool steady; Wheat p steam pa
CHICAGO. May 3.-Flour quiet and steady. Wheat
is in fair demand and lower; No Red Winter OG
do 91@97c. Corn lower at 427sc for cash; 1924
for June; 44ssc August. Oats strong and higher al
STA for cash. 371sa3714c for June; 3e1ac July
Barley at 05. Pork shade higher at II 5o917 So
for cash; IL 56@l7 571a for May and June II 6E
ni y,f Lard active firm and higher at 20 cash
steady and unchanged; shoulders at so; short ril
at g 20: short clear at 5 80.
Rese pts-20,0oO bbls flour. 10, 600 bush whes-
218,000 husi, corn, 119,COo bush OATS. 1000 busf
rye, 440O bush barley.
Shipments L 200 Ibis -four / 81 600 bush wheat
rye. 65C0 bush barley.
| AT the Afternoon Call of the Board, No Chicago
| Spring Wheat closed at 1 Ola for May; l O35s@
03A for June: GA for July: OO1a for August
| Corn at 42s4 9427sc for May; 425s@4234c Tune
435sc for July; 1850 for August. Oats at SIC fo
June s6Sse for July; 29$se August Rye at i
II 571a for June Il So bid, II 65 asked for July
| Lard at IL 20 for May; IL 50 for June IL 4213 g
| IL 40 for July and August; IL 471s all year.
ST.. LOUIS, May 3-Flour steady. Wheat unset
tied and lower;No 2sRediFall at 1891 OLA fo
cash; 071a for May;1 071sGs1 O7S4 June;1 O2l4
| al O2M July: 99$sc for August; No Red Fall a
02L4 No 4 do at SIC bid Corn dull aud lowe
at 1924 for cash: 425Sa4234 C for May; 1855 fol
June; 43@431sc July; 4312@AS5Sc for August
Oats higher at 1914 cash; SOC bid for june 345s
61347Sc for July; 271sc August Rye nominal a
10. Barley dull. Pork is higher; jobbing IL 75
Lard is firm at IL 1919 bid.
Receipts 1000 bbls flour, rs 900 hush wheat
| 25 600 bush corr, $4,000 bush oats, 5000 hnsl
| rye 0O0O onsh barley.
Shipments 5000 bbls -four. 1000 bush wheat
5000 bush corn, 5000 bush oats 600 600 busl
barley. OGOO buah rye.
DETROIT. May 3.-Wheat firm with fair inquiry
No White at ! 0912 for May; 091s for Jun,
and July; O47s for August; No 2 White l O7s<
| al O7!a; No Red l IL.
| NEW YORK, May 3.-Cotton dull and easier; Mid
| ding uplands 105sc
| MOBILE, May 3.-Uotton is quiet; Middling up
| lands at 101sc.
MEMPHIS, May .3.-Cotton quiet; Middlirg up
| lands at l01se.
SAVANNAH, May 3.-Cotton irregular; Middlinl
| upiands lO14c.
| New ORLEANS, May 3.-Cotton is dull: MiddlipI
| uplands 1O14c.