The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-25

No 2 at 35D4 oo;8o bids SnporGne at 4 GOA 10;
900 bbls low extra at Slso5 90: 5iio bbls Winter
Wheat extra at 90dS 50: 6,40O bols Minnesota
extra at SOft8 co: Southern -four is scarce and
very firm. ssye Sflour is firm at 60a6 % for
Supertine. Corn Meul is firm. Wheas-recepts
1879, geo bush: exports 255, 523 bush 1a2%s high.
err closing strong and fairly active export business
mainly in No Spring with large trade in specula
tive account;saies 2,781 900 bush, including AS,
900 bush on spot: upgraded Spring ! 1612a1 10;
No 2 Chicago and Milwaukee 2ldi 2 1s ;ungrad-
ed Red at 12C11 281a No i DO at Il 2315al "a;
No Red at W 2e&1 29z Mixed Winter at 81 Sa
bush 231s@1 241s; No Red for MAY, $4,000
bush 1884 al 2s34. Rye is firm at 'lO9l 10.
Malt dull ana nominal. Corn 1s60l higher and
more active; receipts 1913, 295 bush; exports o.
230 BUSH sales ,521 900 BUSH including 356 900
on the srct; hot and unsonnd 33@5Oc; ulgraded 81
(05814c; No 3 at 5O1R cole; steamer at 5665612c;
No 2 at 57t@575sc;No White 6515c;White South
ern at 65e; No for May 56s4 9579sc: June at
559s9557sc; do July at 5a34 el56c; do August at
56G56$sc. Oats M@4sc better and moderately
active; receipts 66, 100 bush sales 164 600 bush;
No3 at 4414c; do White at SEC; No at 4514G
White 53c; Mixed Western at 44G451hc; White do
at 46953e Mixed State 45947c: White do at5OG
COO do for June at 451z G4512c. Sugar is firm:
refined-granulated 101sc. Haslasses firm. Pc
troieuna is firm united at S31s; crude in bbls at
6A@73s. TaliOw is firm: sales 1876, GOO lbs. at
61sa63s. Pork dull and in buyers favor; sales
$50 ties old mess on spot.at Is rs; 16O new do un-
inspected at II 90; options dull and NOMINAL May,
June and July quoted 16 eo@1e so; September at
II 00D17 25. Beef steady. lard opened strong,
afterwards declined zoe closing rm: sales IL tcs
May ! / l21s0lI so; $500 for June at il I215G
IL 3212; 10,750 July at il 1911 2h;125O for
year 10 4212@10 521s. Butter is firm. Cheese
dull and heavy:new State Sd934 poor to choice.
Ffeights to Liverpool lower; WGsst p steam 2l14
CHICAGO. May 24.-Flcur in good demand at full
prices. Wheat strong and higher: No Red Winter
cash. ca a Me G os SBEnf o at o1 a fr
for August: No do at 93cG1 O0c; rejected 740
SOC Corn isiactiye, firm and higher at 43ls cash.
43Ac for May; 4212c for June; 42Ts la43c july
431sc for August. Oats active. firm and higher at
3914c cash; 371sc for June; SO 1ac for July; PTS
928c for August. Rye steady and unchanged Bar
ley is steady Pork dull and lower is 35ll16 so for
cash;i6 SIS June: 16 45 July; IS so August. Lard
inactive and lower at 10 IS cash.. 10 S5@10 S71a
June; 10 9091O 921a July; 10 921IO 90 August.
Bulk Meats steady; shoulders at 8 so; short rib at
so: short clear at 90.
Kseeipts-27 900 bbls hour, $50, 600 bush wheat,
10000 bnsh corn, 1873, 600 bush oats. eco bush
rye. ,20O0 bush barley.
Shipments-22 600 bbls -four, 259 600 bush wheai,
"A 900 bush corn, 10000 bush oata. 1890 bush
At the Afternoon Call of the Board, Wheat closed
strong and higher OSs4 June; 097s July; o6
August. Corn advanced 1Ac. Oats firmer but not
higher. Pork strong and higher l6 45 June Lard
5 lower.
ST LOUIS, May "a. The Flour market is higher;
fam R SS 1o e hioSs at d 2og5 3d. fancy at
Fall at L l2A9l 1874 for cash; l0s4 a 11ss
for june o5A 81 061s for July;1 o2A q o3zs
for August; No Go 051a NO 4 do OF. Corn is
higher but Slow at 445s l45c for cash; 441a I445s
TO: May; 425s@43c for June and July :43 1s(943M
for August. Oats higher at 3SA93S1sc for cash;
SIC for June; 34c August. Rye dull and nominal.
Barley-no market. Pork is steady at 16 so. Lard
quiet at 1 10s4 bid.
Keceipts-4UOO bbis -four 4SOO0 bush Sheat
SO Goo bush corn, 1000 bush oats, COO. goo brsh
rye. 1900 push barley.
Shipments 200 b6ls -four, 11.oo0 bush wheat
II 900 bush corn &c, 600 bush oats, 90 900 bush
barley O.OOO bush rye.
sDETRorT, May 24.--Wheat higher; No White at
1 ID bid; l ID asked for July; 0834 bid August.
SAVANNAH, May 24.-Cotton is steady; Md1ling
uplands l01sc.
MOBILE, May 24.-Uotton is firm; Middliug up
lands at 101Sc.
MEMPHIS. May 24-Cotton is quiet aIiddiing up
lan.is 1t l01sc.
NEW ORLEANS, May. "a Cotton steady;Mttdiing
unlanIs 1OMc