The Portland daily press., 1883-02-21
Domestic Markets.
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(By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Elour market-Receipts
29.216 bbls exports 1888 bbls; without important
changelow grades and held strong with light
export and very moderate home trade demand ;sales
1920 bbls.
Flour quotations-No at 1898 rs; superine
extra Western and State 0o14 80; good to choice
do at 6O@7 90; common to choice White Wheat
Western extra at 25@7 90; fancy do 1907 20;
common to good extra Ohio at 4 4 Oar 90: common
to choice extra st. Louis at o007 90; Patent
Minnesota extra good to prime 60a6 so: choice
to double extra do at 60@8 co; City Mill extra
for W at 55@6 90; 900 No at f5ta3 10: 700
Superhne at 1894 90; 1900 low extra at OO0
40; 1890 Winter Wheat extra at 00G17 so; s.
500 bbls Minnesota extra GOA 8 90 Southern firn-
ly held; common to fair at 75d5 40 good to
choice 50@7 40. Wheat-receipfs so. 900 bush;
exports A, lo7 bush; opened ss@5sc lower, subse-
9uently recovered and advanced % 9s4 Q, closing
firm at shade under best rates. export and CITY mill
ing demand light: fairly active business on specula-
tive account reported sales GIL 900 bush includ-
ing 133, 900 bush on spot; No 8 Red / 2ISs: No 3
No at 2SIs; Mixed Western 19;No White at
ol; No White at 07s4 al 0S. Rye is steady;
Canada at SOC; No Western 78c. Harley firm:
2-rowed State at S3c. Cern-cash lots heavy and
recovered from decline and advanced 1@1s closing
very steady; receipts IL ,230 BUSH exports 50 O70
bush; sales 922 900 bush including 154,e bush
in elev; 731a@73s4c delivered; old do at 1854
delivered; No for February at 7214 07234c, clos
ng r, za g March at @72zs closing at 72sc
Aprii IZAg7oAc, closing at 731sc; May TIA "a
72ssc closing at 72ssc; June 721sc Oats-cash
A9lc better options opened 14c lower, closing
$4,000 bush: sales sos, 900 bush: No 5 at 491bc:
White Die: No 2 at 50@50A c;white at 511a@52;
SIC; White 51@54c; White State 536541sc. sws
gar firm; refining at 6 l5-16607 I-16c; the market
Tor Tor refined is higher; Yellow Extra c at 7ss@7N:
White do &c. Standard at A Slac; Confectioners A at
sac; powdered at 9@91sc;granulated s "a crushed
at 9kc M0lasses is unchanged. PetroIeum-
united at l0oss. TaIlow steady; sales IA. 900 TBS
XII al l.nlA.
bbls new mess on spot 10 %; 100 bbls family mess
- 50@20 90; rs clear back at % 20; options are
h5 ,s, Lnrd 1920 points higher with very
DISK speculative trade, closing firm; sales 1874 ties
prime steam on spot at IL 81 1a6111 721a; 1876 ties
city steam at IL 90: refined for continent at IL 7O
2O932; creamery 41942. Cheese is steady; State
fac DRY 8013s4.
Freights duh; Wheat % steam Sd.
CHICAGO, Feb. 20-Flour unchanged: common to
choice Spring 50@5 90; Minnesota at 50a4 25;
bakers 25G5 70; patents 6 00a7 90: Winter at
=, Oo96 90; low grades o093 so. Wheat unset
81 10N for March, / IL 1s011 liz April: 1851
gd l57s for May; No Chicago Spring at / O9ls(a
l o9sa No at 931ac; No Red Winter at IS.
571a957sSc for March; 5S@5S 1sc for April; 621s
cash; 395sc for February; s9s4 @se7sc for March;
Barley nominal 84c Dressed Hogs in fair demand
at z 6097 rs. Pork higher at Is 200l8 rs cash
@18 90 April; Is 65@IS 671a May. Lard higher
at IL so cash and February; i 5211GIi * for
March, IL 671a@11 20 April Ii S21sa11 IS for
May. Bulk Meats in fair demand; shoulders 7 80;
short rib at 80; short clear at 10 10.
At the closing call of the Board this afternoon
Wheat was easier but not lower Corn February
Ac lower; others 1sc lower. Oats irregular 3sa
February; 1878 @4Oc March; 4Oa}4O15c for April;
42sse May Pork lower at Is 20@i s 221a March;
10 42!a for April 18 go May. Lard is irregular
at IL 421a0ll 80 February; IL so March:ll 62Ib
gil CD Apr i IL 821a May.
Receipts-Flour Is, 900 bbls wheat 8 600 bush
corn III 900 bush oats 10000 bush, rye 500 bu;
Shipments omitted.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20.-Flour unchanged: fancy Or
05 60; choice at 1905 20: family at 4 55G4 65
Wheat irregular: No Red Fall at 1884 al 1874
l 15@1 I6 for April; l 1888 for May; No 8 at o.
Pork is firm at Is % for cash; Is IS May Lard is
nominally IL 25
Receipts-Flour 5000 bbls, wheat 1oo. 1000 blu.
corn 90 600 bush, oats 90 600 bush, rye OO0O bush
barley 5000 bush. 1880
Shipments Flour $4,000 bbls. wheat 1000 bush.
corn o. 900 bush, oats 5000 bush rye O,0OO bush,
barley 5000 bush. -'
DETROIT Feb. 20.-Wheat steady No White
fall, spot and February at IL; March at 113A:
April l 1917; May at $685. Ne at 981ac; No .
Red Winter 141A. -
Receipts 1000 bush; shipments IL. 900 bush.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 20-Cotton is dull; Middling
uplands 9s4c. -'N'N'--'-e
lands 95sc.
SAVANNAH, Feb. 2o.-Cotton is easy; Middling
uplands SAC.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 2o.-Cotton dull Middling up
lands $3.50. ~