The Portland daily press., 1881-05-26
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.s~ YORK. May 20 --Evenue- sfsour market
more active and So Ice higher Improvement main
ly on medium grades Supertine and No less sought
after; City Mill extra scarce and wanted
Receipts OF Flolr 9.5S8 bbls; exports sos bbls
sales 2S,3O0 bbs; No 2 at 9 30a4 GO; Superfine
Western and State s0a5 %: good to choice IVES
tern extra at 30 a6 70: common choice White
Wheai Western extra 25a6 %; fancy 90 at 90
igo 70, common to good extra DINO at 30dG 70
common to choice extra st. Louis at 5 0006 rs:
Patent Minnesota extra at 25o6 S0 choice TO
double extra at 90oS 90. including 400 b5ls OF
nty Mills extra at lC for w l. 1900 bbls No al
3094 90; 300 bbis Superfne at 4 oOd4 rs; 1900
bbis low extra 5000 10; 64co bbls Winter Wheat
extra at OOG8 80: 7,SOU bbls Minnesota extra at
S5,dS %; southern flour is scarce and advancing
aeye Elomr is firm at 8 50a6 O5 for Supertne
Corn Yea. is firm; Yellow at 2 1898 so; Brandy
143,eOt bush; l@2cc higher feverish irregular
and unsettled with moderate export business and a
900 bush, including 416 GOO bush on spot; ungrad-
ed Spring at 1912@1 %; No 5 do at / II; no 2
Chicago and Milwaukee. 22Ql 80; ungraded Red
at 27@01 27s4; No do L 3Oa1 81: Mixed Win
ter at "a; ungraded White at 1901 25;No do
5s bush H.; 25a1 26; No Red for May, 672
Malt dull ana unchanged. Germ 1alaI higher with
with fair export business and active speculative
bush: sales 3 y 900 BUSH including 285 600 on
the srot hot and unsonnd 33G5lc; ungraded 5O0
pc; no 3 ab oo W z c; steamer at 57958; No
9651sc; ungraded White 52l.lI60c. No 2 for May
5SG53 He June at 557s @561Ac; do July at 56
9561se; do August at 5S3SG5S1ac. Oats A@1a
higher and fairly active receipts 4S 600 bush sales
lS4, ooo oush; No 3 at 441ac; do White at 481ac;
Nc at 45 e do White at SOC; No at 46e;
do White o3c: Mixed Western at 45o4Gc; White do
at 47053c; Mixed State 451a@471sc; White do
at 50g5l !zc, including $4,000 bush No 2 for June
! at 4bta14oA 90, 900 do for August 39c SvgHr
| frmer; refined is firm. MoYnssss firm. Petro-
| seum is firm and quiet: united at S21b; crude in
bbls at 6Aa1$s. Tai'ow is firm: sales 10000
| TBS az pH2d6 9-l6. Pork dull and heavy; nomin-
| ally lower;,od mess on spot quoted Is 7bal6 90:
| new do l6 75917 90. Beef firm Ears, fairly ac-
tive opening heavy and lower, closing firm with the
decline partly recovered sales 425 ties prime steam
on the spot o5@l1 10. Esusser is rather weak;
State at l2926c Western 10026. Cheese rather
more steady:new Western fiat 31a02poor to choice.
| Freights TO Liverpool lower; Wheat y steam PA
| CHICAGO. May 25.-Flour in good demand.at full
prices; Western Spring ooa@5 75 Patents 90
and higher but unsettled and irregular; No Chica-
| go Spring at l 0914 cash and May; l lOA June:
l15sgl liza for .July:l 07s4 for August sales
| July: Nc 3 do at 93c@1 90; rejected at 74aSec.
Corr is unsettled and generally lower at 430431sc
cash: 42Hse for May; 42ss1421ac for June; 42sl
| 942Be July; 431sc for August 0ata shade high
er at 39l4c cash; 37s4c for June; 364sc for July;
29s4 ge97sc for August. Rye firmer 15@1 16.
| Barley is steady and unchanged. Pork dull weak
| and lower Is 30@16 40 for cash. is so May and
,june:sl6 45 July: 16 so August Iar,: is weak and
lower at 10 SO cash and June; 10 1912 July; 10 70
| CLIO 771a August. Bulk Meats lower; shoulders
| at 60; short rib at 4O short clear at s So. :.
Receipts AZ, 900 bbls nour, $4,000 bush whea',
IL. =
re-. l 900 bush barley
| Shipioents25 600 hbls -four lit coo bush wheat
1856 600 bush corn, 80 900 bush oats, s. 800 busli
| rye. 600 bush barley.
At the Afternoon Call of the Board Wheat closed
strong and higher 1914 June;1 1874 al 1878 for
| July; O91ss;1 O914 August. Corn is active and
higher at 421ac for June 427s 43c for June AZ 1s
| August. Oats shade higher 9H2c for cash. 1874 c
for .Iune; 36IsG937c for July;2Sc for August Pork
unsettled and higher at 16 271s for June; 6 10
July: u 55@l6 60 August. Lard stronger 10 65
June; 10 rs for July; 10 7714t@lO so August
ST. LOUIS, May 25.-Fiour il firmer but not high.
ef;famlly S51o 90; choice at 20a5 35; fancy
50@5 70. Wheat higher and very unsettled;No 2
for June;1 071a@l 0s14 for July: c4sl al O5H
| for August; No 9 co at 07C@l OLA; No do at
| Ol1201 U2. Corn is higher at 447s (04514 cash;
| Abe for May; 43c for June 42s4 GAS July: 1914 q
43 's for August options closing at loves: figures
Oats opened higher Blu declined at 38Mc for cash;
361s 9oS7 Fac for June; 3414 9341ac for July261a
(027c FOX August. Rye firm at J Is bid Barley-
no market. Pork is jobbing at 16 rs. Lard lower
at 1O1a bid.
Keceipts-3 0O0s bbls hour, 61 600 bnsh wheat.
98,H0o bush corn, 90, 600 bush cats. 1OOn hrsh
rye 1000 push barley.
Shipments A. 600 hbls -four, 1900 bush wheat,
$4,000 bush corn, 900 bush 0ats, 90 900 busi,
barley O.000 bush rye.
DETROIT May 2o-Wheat strong at l 1914 for
May; 1885 June; 1874 July; 1 1914 August;
No 2 White lin.
NEW YORK, May 25.--Cotton quiet; Aiiddling up
| lands 1034c.
| SAVANNAH, May 25.- Cotton is steady; Middlng
| uplands 101sc.
MOBILE, May 25.-Cotton is firm; Niiddling up
lands at 1880.
MEMPHIS, May 25.--C'otton is firm; Middling up
| lal,s AT l01Sc.
| NEW ORLEANS, May. 25.-Cotton firm: Kidding
| uplands 103sc.