The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-27
Domestic Haaskess.
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NEW YORK. May 26-Evening.-Fiour market
opened shade better, improvement mainly on medi-
UNI grades with moderate export and home trade;
Receipts OF Flour g ,6O3 s:exports 90 987 bbs;
sales 1890 bbls; No 2 at 8 3Oa4 90; Superfne
Western andiState Oo94 75;comInon to good ext.
Western and State S0d5 %; good to choice Yves
tern extra at 3Oa6 rs; common to choice White
Wheat Western extra 25tG6 20; fancy do at 90
common to choice extra St. LOUIS at 5 Dogs rs:
Patent Minnesota extra at 1896 80: choice to
do av extra at sos 20 including 800 bb s Of
No at 30@4 CO., 100 bbls Superfne at O00
70; 300 bbls low extra at 00G5 10; 46G0 bbls
Winter Wheat extra at 3 000S 49, $500 bbls Min
nesota extra at O06S 90; Southern -four is scarce
and advancing; common to fair extra 20t95 65;
good to choice do at s 7O07 so. Rye Flour firm
at 8 6096 06 for Superfine. Germ Meal is firm
and quiet Yellow at 275@3 80; Brandywine 5 35.
Wheaf-recepts $4,000 bush: exports 93,49S
bush; opened 1s@lc higher. subsequently advance
lost, closing in buyers favor with very moderate
export and fairly active speculative business sales
2,248, 900 bush including 264, 900 bush spot;un-
graded Spring at 1891 81; No do at 16;No 2
do at 211aal %; ungraded Red at 14@1 80;
No do 24A9I 24$4 mo 2 Red at 27G1 27A;
Mixed Winter at 2412; ungraded White at 20G1
al 26;No do. $1,000 bush 241aGo1 2511a: No 2
Red for May, 272 900 bush z7C91 27s4. Bye is
frm;Canada 10. Barley ana Malt duh and nomi-
nal. Corn opened 1sC01 higher, closing weak with
advance partly lost with moderate export and fair
speculative trade; receipts 112,70O bush; exports
234 4S9 bush: sales 976 900 bush. including 323.-
900 on the SPOT: hot and unsonnd 30@50c; ungrad-
ed eds 5o9S0c: No 3 at 5l9523sc; steamer at 5SA@
SsM st S9ss Mo so White
No for May 5Ss4 @g5912c; June at 56ss@56s4 C;
do July at 66A 95634 c; do August at 561a@57c.
Oats shade stronger and rather quiet receipts 80,
500 bush sales 15l 900 BUSH No at 45c; do White
4Ss4c; No 2 at 4534 GD46c; do White at 5O05O1ac;
No at 46c; do White 53c; Mixed Western at 45G
Acc; White do at 47@53c; White State at 50952c,
including 5000 bush No for June at 451ac; 3d.
900 do for July 444 945c; &c, 900 do August 1894
nm united at rm ana dpet eaS ssIss mo,
coo Tbs. Pork dull and slightly in buyers favor;
sales 900 old mess on spot quoted Is 70: new do
quoted liz 76@l7 90; do May and June at Is 359
| 10 50 July 16 5O@I6 60. Beef steady. Lard is
less active; cash and May firm; other months heavy
and lower sales 279 ties prime steam the spot at
| IL 20May quoted IL 80; 275O for june at 10 971s
| GIL 90, 55O July at 10 90@11 90; 1900 for year
| @25c; Western 1925. Cheese steady.
Freights to Liverpool firm; Wheat y steam ga.
| CHICAGO. May 26.-Flour in good demand at full
prices; market strong Western Spring O0a5 70;
Wheat excited and higher but very unsettled closing
weak; No Red Winter at 0S@1 10; No 2 Chica-
go Spring o9A91 II cash; II for May; / 1l5s
12A al 10 for July; L O814a1 1114 august;
No 8 do at 94c41 90; rejected at 74@S0c. Corn is
421ac for June; APIS case July; 431ac for August;
rejected SEC. Oats unsettled and lower at 1915 for
75scifor june; 365Sc for July; 271ac for Au
| gust. Rye steady and unchanged Barley is firmer
at 96c. Pork unsettled, irregular and lower closing
frmer at 16 90 for cash; Id 95 June: Is O5@16 10
July; 16 20 August; sales at Is 95@16 20 for July.
Lard frm,at 10 621a for cash and June; 10 671aia
| 10 70 July; 10 721s@1O 70 August. Bulk Meats
| IRREGULAR shoulders at 60; short rib at 8 321a:
| short clear at 70.
Keceipts-l2, 600 bbls -four, %, 900 bush wheat
900 bush corn, IFS, 900 bush oats. 5000 bush
| rye. 1900 bush barley.
Shipments 8, 900 bbis flour &c, 600 bush wheat
3S8, 900 bush corn, $1,000 bush oats, 900 bush
rye, 1000 bush barley.
At the Afternoon Call of the Board, Wheat closed
unsettled and lower IL s@l IL "A June; 1 1855
for July; O95s@1 O9s4 august. Corn is active
! firm and higher at 43G431sc for May; 425sc June;
| 43Ac for July: 1855 d}43$4 August. Oats higher.
| Pork easieriand lower. Lard dull and dropping and
| 21ac lower
little doing. Wheat is excited and higher but very
| unsettled; No Red Fall at 1 ID cash;1 1901 14M
| for May; 1851 1914 June; 09s4 al II 1a for
| July: 067s al 085s for August; No 5 Go L 061s
| @4514c cash. 45c for May; 427S for June; 427s a
| 43Ac for August. Oats duh at 381ac for cash;37c
for June; 34asc for July. Rye is dull and nominal
Barey-no market. Pork is quiet; jobbng at 16 so.
| Lard quiet at 1914.
keceipts-3, 900 bbls four 81 600 bush wheat,
| 115, 600 bush corn. % coo bush oats, OOOo bnsh
| rye, 1000 push barley.
| Shipments-4 900 bbls 6our, 5000 bush wheat
$4,000 bush corn, OO, O0O bush oats, 90 600 bush
| Barley, O,0O0 bush rye.
| May; 1919 for June; II July; 1872 August:
| No 2 White 124a; No 2 Red 10.
| NEW YoRK, MAY 26.-Cotton quiet; Middling up
| lands 10Mc.
| SAVANNAH, May 2G.-Cottcn is steady; Middling
| uplands lO$sc.
MOBILE May 26.--Cotton is firm; Middlipg up
| lands at 1896.
| MEMPHIS, May 26.-Cotton steady; Middling up
| lands at 1886.
| New ORLEANS. May. 26.-Cotton steady :slidiling
| upands 1O$sc.