The Portland daily press., 1881-05-06
Domestic Mcrisess.


NEW YORK. May : ORGANIZATIONS market
rather more active and prices generally without de-
cided change with moderate trade demand; City
Mill extra scarce and advancing.
Receipts OF Flour 13 800 bbIs: exports 5347 bbls;
saes 10, 700 bbls; NJ 2 at 3 00a3 IS; Superfine
Western and State 5Osi4 SO; GOOD to choice Yves.
tern extra at 85ta6 75; common t, choice White
Wheat Western extra 00a6 90; fancy do at 6 10
OF W; common to good extra Ohio at 4 50G6 rs;
common to choice extra st. LOUIS at So 6 rs:
Patent Minnesota extra at 25G6 80: choice to
double extra at 6 909S 90. including $500 bbls of
City Mills extra at 7O@5 rs; 1900 bbls No at
3OO93 50; 500 bbls Superfne 5 9Od4 so: 1900
bbls low extra at SOFA 60; 4uO rejected 35:
1900 40 bbls Winter Wheat extra at 5u@S 90: 6, :
600 bbis nnesota extra at SOFAS 90; Southern
flour is quiet; good to choice extra at 25@7 90.
Rye Flour is steady at 1896 Is for Superfine
2S09S %: Wheat-receipts $4,000 bush exports
52,852 bush; 1s@l1ac higher, closing strong and
fairly active export business good trade specua-
600 bush on spot; rejected Spring at 90; No 8 do
l 17@l1S; No 2 do 2391 2414, latter No Chi
eag1 and Milwaukee to arrive; ungraded Red at
2sa1 ss No ~ do soa1 81 M h0 N Winte sr
at 24!4@l 24ls ungraded White at 17@1 rs;
90 81 ND do Coz bush
l 22A@l 22B Rye is tirmer; quoted at 1 1O0
l3. Barley is dull and weak. Malt is dull and de-
tons fairly active closing shade better receipts 3D.
800 bush; exports IL, 1926 BUSH sales SIT 900 bush
including $4,000 on the SPOT: ungraded 55661 1sc:
at 6D@6ls4c G; No 2 White 64c Yellow Southern at
6Ih@62c; White Southern at CSC; No for MAY
1874 9571 sc: June at s. 1s@55A G; July 1854 aa
b5Isc Oats fairly active, closing firmer; receipts
%, $50 bush; sales 1874 900 bush no at 451Sc: DO
White at 49c; No 2 at 46c: do White at 51M a52c;
tern 4594714c; White do at 47l954c, including 25.
600 bush No 2 for May at Acc: 25, 900 do June at
46al461sc; 90, 600 bush do July at Aga 146ssc
Sugar steady sales $50 hhds Centrifugal at IL
l6; fair to good refining is quoted at 7A(673a:
prime at 7-l6@7Aa; refined strong: crushed 95s ;
graduated pee Moiasse= unchanged;5 go test re-
timing quoted 341s@35. Petroleum shade strong
united at 74%sc; refined Sc. Taliov steady; sales
10000 Tbs at 6A9s1s. Pork without quotable
change and light trade; sales $50 bbls of old mess
on spot at l6 II 259l7 90, latter choice; new do
quoted at IT 75@1S 90. Beef firm. lard fever
lsh and unsettled, closing shade lower and weak;
IL 671s: 25oO for May IL 50@11 55 900 for lime
II 5O911 60; $3.50 for July at Ii 55@11 621h;
300 for year at 10 s.; 14O city steam at AS; re-
24c Cheese dull and weak.
Ffe!ghts to Liverpool lower; Wheat P steam 21s
CHICAGO. May 5.-Flour quiet and unchanged
osM No Chicago Spring at o2ss al i' o2ss sf for
cash; 041sa1 GA u June: O41s JuIy;l OOssC "a
! oo1s August; No do 929971ac; rejected II a
4sc for June, 4Ss4 a43Hsc for July; 441s@44sSc
August; rejected 4o1ac Oats strong and higher at
ga c cash; 377sc for May; 1850 for June; 8GM G
at 10. Barley steady. Pork lower at II 81 cash
and June; Y 3O9i7 3214 for July Lard easier at
at IL ~ CASH anu ounes IL 20 Tor July. Bulk Meats
easier; shoulders at 10; short rib at Go: short
clear at s rs
Rec .lpts-9,ooO hbls -four, 5000 bush whea,
rye 5000 bush harley. 1854
Shipments-6 500 bbls flour, $500 bush wheat
262 O3O bush corn sc, 900 bush oats, 1000 bush
rye $4,000 lush barley.
The switchmen's strike has brought the shipping
business by rail to a standstiIl
Az the Afternoon Call of the Board, No Chicago
for June; O41a for July. Corn at 43a4S1ac for
May; 43c for June: 1850 for July; 44M@441Sc
for July: 295sc August. Rye at TN for Auenst
Pork at II So for June; 10 80 all year Lard ii TX
bid for May; IL 20 for June IL 25 July: 30 ali
year. ~ " GA
~; ST LOUIS. May 6.-Floui is dull and UNCHANGED.
wheat higher and slow; No Red Fall at O7E G
~ OSH s for Jnns;l O31sgl 03l4 July: 39Ha @99%
higher h5; at 1910 for cash; 43Hs@43Nc for Nav;
4314c for July; 43A for August. Oats higher at