The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-21
Domestic NHassaess.


NEW YORK May 20-Evenng.-E Flour market
moderately active; grades below % are 591oc
higher; grades above are steadily held with a mod
crate export and fair home trade demand
Receipts of Flour 9S3 bbls;exports II 939 bbls;
sales 22.l00 bbls; No Q at 1894 90; Superfine
Western and State O0G4 65;comnon to good ext.
Western and State 7O95 90; good to choice Yves
tern eStra at 1896 rs; common t, choice White
Wheat Western extra OOa6 90; fancy DO at 6 10
97 90, common to good extra Ohio at 1896 rs:
common to choice extra st. Louis at 9016 10:
Patent Minnesota extra at 25d6 80: choice to
City Mile extra at 5 90d6 co for WI: 23OO bbls
No at 10 IA o. 1890 bbs Superfine at OOG
winter Wheat extra at s5as 25 500 bis MIN Vim
uesota extra at 1898 90; Southern -four is scarce
and frmer: common to fair extra 1905 so; good
to choice do at 60G7 80, latter extreme. Rye
Flour is strong at 5O66 90 for Superfne Corn
Meal is firm. Wheat receipts 219 600 bush:ex-
ports 81 1888 bush: opened "A 111s higher advance
lost. closing 1@2c lower ON White, and about 1sc
lower on No Red with fair trade; sales 2,O5O-
900 bush, including 10000 bush on spot; rejected
waukee 210l 211a; ungraded Red at / 1901 20:
No do at l 221a91 23; No Q Red 1 251s01 2615 !;
mo aed W " so It lSed w9tsr at 25 2s
do. 81, 900 bush at l 221a(91 24la; No Red for
May, 416, 1000 bush at 245s@1 251a. Rye strong
and QUIET quoted 10@1 IS. Malt duh ana nomf,
nal. Corn fairly active, opening shade better
closing heavy and A@1ac lower; receipts 539,775
Guiding 321 600 on the srot hot and unsonnd 36a
SOC; ungraded 51@5Sc; No at 81 1sc: steamer at
56A @56 1sc; No ? at 567s @571a@57A c in eleva-
New York Yellow at 5ssa59e No for Nav n al
56M @575sc; june at 55l4@55s4 G; do July at
5s@@ 557sc; do August at 551a @56isc including
scarcely so firm; receipts As, 800 bush; sales 1877
900 bush; No at 4414@444ac; do White at 48c;
No at 451Ac: do White at SOC; No at 45Nc; do
White 53c; Mixed Western at 40 u a45c; white do
at 46953c; White State 531a, including 1O, 600
bush No for June at 1914 @45$sc; 5000 do July
45Ac; $4,000 bush do August 3S7s 939c. Sugar
is firmer: fair to good refining quoted 16@75s;
prime at 11.16@7A: refined firm. NloIasses is
firm. Petroleum is firm: united at S21s. Tai
low firm sales 10000 Tbs 61sG06 GIG Pork
shade stronger and moderately active sales 75 ties
old mess on spot at Is 1916 90; new do at II 90;
July; quoted 16 5O91e 70. Beef is firm. Lard is
less active opening Is and II higher, closing firm
on the spot at IL 10911 10: 1900 June at Ill 0
OIL 10; lO.O00nJuly at II O71a@11 15;65OO year
10 25@1O 30. fsntter firm; State 12926c; Wes-
tern loops. Cheese-new Western fat 31s@91a
Freights to LIVERPOOL firmer; Wheel p steam 3ss.
CHICAGO. May 20. Flour steady and unchanged
Wheat unsettled and generally higher; No 2 Chica-
go Spring at 0401 GA rs for cash;1 O484 al O4M
for June: O5A for July; OF for August; No do
at 93@9S14c; rejected 74a78c. Corn is unsettled
May: 4214 6142ssc June; 1924 a42Tsc for july;
4312c for August; rejected 3Sc. Oats active, firm
and higher at 371A g37ssc cash; 36s4c for June;
3oasc Tor July; 2712 for August. Rye frmer u.
Barley is easier 921s@95c. Pork frmer but not
hgherat 16 40 for cash and June: 16 80 July and
August. Lard strong and higher at 10 756D10 771s
cash and June; 10 so July and August. Bulk Meats
are active firm and higher shoulders at so; short
rib at 40: short clear at rs.
Kecepts-21 600 obls flour, AZ, GOO bush whea.
$4,000 bush corn, 1880 bush oats. A, 400 bush
rye. $500 bush barley.
Shipments II 900 bbls toar, 81 900 bush wheat,
$4,000 bush corn, IA OOO bush oats s. 500 bish
rye. IL 600 bush barley.
At the Afternoon Call of the Board, Wheat closed
at O4A al O41s for June; 05$4 al 057s July;
O17S(9l OF August. Corn at 441sc for May; 421A
42%sc for June; 4334 9437sc for July; 49, c for
August. Oats 371ac for for June $3.50 for June;
35s4 July; 27ssc August Pork at 16 80 June;
16 40 for July. Lard at 10 771a asked for June:
10 771a@10 80 for July; 10 821a August; 8 971%
bid all year.
ST. LOUIS, May 20.--Flour-upper grades better;
family 4 S095 90; choice at 10@5 25; fancy at
65@5 rs. Wheat unsettled and generally higher;
No Red Fall at liza for cash; 1O@l 1Os2 flor
June; L 041A@1 05A for July; 1 01hs@l O2A
for August No 5 co / 051aC011 O534; No do at
O09t OIL bid. Corn is higher, declined at close to
44ls9441sc for cash: 441s a441ac for May; 421a
(g42s4 G for June; 42s4 G44c for July: 427s l43A
for August Oats higher at 37zs @38c for cash; SIC
for June; 1878 D34%sc July; 26$s 9265sc August.
Rye dullfat ] s bid. Barley-no market. Pork is
dull at Is 25 bid cash and May. Lard is higher at
10.
Keceipts-5 900 bbls flour, AZ, ooo bush wheat,
100 000 bush corn Ga 900 bush oats O.OOO bush
rye. 1000 push barley.
Shipments-7 600 bbls hour, 169, 900 bush wheat,
147, 900 bush corn, ,00O bush oats, OO. 900 bush
barley 0.00O bush rye.
SAVANNAH, May 20. Cotton is quiet; Middling
uplands 1Oc.
MoBIAE, May 2o.-Cotton is firm; Middling up
lands at 101sc.
MEMPHIS. May 2o.-Cotton is firm Middlng up
lands at 1O1sc.
New ORLEANS, May 20 Cotton steady :Middiing
uplands 1014c.