The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-28
Domestic Markets.


New YORK. May 27-Evening.-FlOurm market
less active and 1OG15c lower, decline mainly on
superiine and No 2, with light export and jobbing
Receipts of Flour %, 242 bbls exports 9,5O5 bbls
sales II 100 bbls; No Q at 2Oa3 80; Superfne
Western and State 9Oo5 25; good to choice Yves
torn extra at 30a6 rs; common to choice White
Wheat Western extra 25G6 %; fancy do at 90
@6 rs; common to good extra Ohio at 90d6 75
common TO choice extra st. Louis at O0a6 To-
Patent Minnesota extra at 25d6 80: choice to
,ity Mills extra at G IC@6 rs for W [; 500 bbIs
No at 2093 80; 700 bbls Superfne at GOA
465; 500 bbls low extra at 4 90@5 90; AGO bbls
nesota extra at 90@S 90; Southern -four is scarce
and firm; common to fair extra 2O@5 Go; good
to choice do at 1907 so. Rye Flour a shade
at 5Oa6 10 for snperrne. Corn Teal is more
active and firmer; Yellow at 1898 20; Brandy
wine 30@3 40: Whent-receipts $4,000 bush:
settled, opening LOLA lower. subsequently recov-
ering from the decline, closing at yesterdays prices
sxeept Nc Red which is scarce and rmer; sales
graded Spring at 1 Is; No 3 do at 16; No do at
2l1s9i 221a; ungraded Red at 1901 30: No
Winter at "a; ungraded White at 1 1Sa@1 rs;
No do Fl: No do. $4,000 bush 231sla1 rs;
No 2 Red for May, 1000 bush at 2591 2sas.
Rye is steady :quoted O9I1 Is. Barley ana Malt
dull and nominal. Corn is less active but without
important change; receipts 81, 400 bush; exports
900 on the SPOT: hot and unsonnd 33a5Oc; 1ngrad-
ed 5o@59c; No at 5114c; steamer at 589581Ac:
No at 5905912c; White Southern SIC; uiigraded
White &c; New York Yellow 611s962c; No 2 for
May 599591sc: June at 561s95614c;sdo July at
56Ac; do August at 56ss @5612c Gals in buyers
favor and dull; recepts 80 500 bush: exports 200
600 bush; sales 81, 900 bush; No at 45c; do White
1874 G49c; No at 1874 (g46c; do White at sec;
No at 46c; do White 521s953c; Mixed Western
White do at 51952k c, including 25 GOO bush No
for June at 45c. Sugar higher; fair to good re-
timing is quoted at 75s97s4; prime IT'S; refined is
active and firm; powdered at 10ss91oIs. HloIass-
es firm. Petroleum is firm. TalIow frm:sales
100000 Tbs. Pork about steady sales $50 bbls of
old mess on spot at Is 75@l6 O0new do II co. do
May and June quoted 16 45@16 rs; July 16 Goa
16 80. Beef steady. Lard opened about 10 lower,
closing firm and decline recovered sales 1926 ties of
10 S5@1O 90, 1000 July at 10 Sah@1O 971a: l..
$50 for year 10 171a@1O 281a. Butter is quiet
and unchanged Cheese firm; new State at St91Oc
poor to choice.
EFreights to Liverpool irmer; Whest p steam 2N.
CHICAGO. May 27.-Flour strong and unchanged.
Winter int o at 0s91 1o 1 No2 Chicago Spring at
0S19 for August; sales at l 1O1a@i 1919 July;
No 3 do at 95c91 90; rejected at 74a8Oc. Corn is
42ssc for June 431Ac for July; 43sl for August;
rejected 36c. Oats shade higher at 37A @377s for
cash for June; 1914 for July; 1850 for Au
at 97c. Pork dull and shade lower at Is 90 cash;
Is 50 June: 1G 10 Juiy;s16 20 August. Lard easier
at lO 60 for cash and June; 10 So July; 10 6712
August. Bulk Meats steady shoulders 'O5 short
rib at 321a: short clear at rs.
At the Afternoon Call of the Board, Wheat closed
irregular; options higher; 1012 for June; 1 1855
al 12s4 June; l % August. Corn is firm and un-
changed Oats are firmer but not higher Pork &c
higher. Lard firmer but not higher.
ReceIpts-l7 600; bbls flour, Al 600 bush wheat
5000 bush corn, PSI 900 bush oats 26, co bush
rya. 800 bush barley.
Shipments-23 coo bbls flour. 81 ! 900 bush wheat
245 COO bush corn, 50 900 bush oats. 1000 bush
rye. 81, 600 bush barley.
ST. LOUIS, May 27.-Flour steady and unchanged
Wheat opened lower and advanced; No Red Fall
at l l2A al 1855 cash; l 1879 for May; ! 11@
l 12zs June; OS1a@l 101a for July: o5s4 q
l O75s for Augustine do 061a No do 1 O21a.
Corn is easier at 45@4514c cash; 44A @I45c May;
42$4 @427sc for June; 425s Cd4314c for July Oats
lower at 1874 (G3Sc for cash; 1884 for June. Rye
is tirmer Is bid. Barey-no market Pork quiet;
jobbng at 16 co. Lard lower and nominal.
Recelpts-5,O 900 bbs hour, $1,000 bush wheat,
ITO, 600 bush corn. % 600 bush oats, 5000 bush
rye. O,0CO oush barley.
Shipments-4 coo bbls -four, 10000 bush wheat,
10000 bush corn, 0O, 0CO bush oats, 10000 bush
Barley, 0,O00 bush rye.
DETROIT. May 27.-Wheat firm at Is for spot
and May; las FOX june and July; ~ August;
No White IL; No Red 10.
NEW YORK, May 27.-Cotton steady; aiiddling up
lands 10 13-15c.
SAVANNAH, May 27.-Cotton is steady; Aliddling
uplands 1880.
MOBILE, May 27.-Cotton steady; Middling up
lands at 1886.
New ORLEANS, May, 27.-Cotton steady ;Middling
uplands 1OSsc.