The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-06
Domestic Markets.
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(By Telegraph)
New YORK, Mch. 5.-EIour market-Receipts
2S, ,292 bbls; exports SO bbs; very firm on com
mon grades and in instances shade better; medium
and choice grades in buyers favor sales 1880 bbls
Flour quotations-No2 at 2 75G3 10; Superfne
Western and State ats 1904 05; common to good
extra Western and State 1904 so; good to choice
do at 6O97 90; common to choice White Wheat
Western extra at 2507 on; fancy do Z 1Oa7 25;
common to good extra Ohio at 4 /, al %; common
to choice extra st. Louis at 1907 rs; Patent
to double extra do at 6odS 90; CITY Mill extra
for W at 4505 so; 1905 No 2 at 2'75603 rs; 4
200 Superfine at 3 7OlR4 10; IA o low extra 1O@
80; 41OO bbls Winter Wheat extra at 4 IOd7I25;
4S0O bbls Minnesota extra at l0oS 90: Southern
-four steady; common to fair at 6o@5 80; good TO
bush; exports 3o 435 bush cash lots rather easier
options opened " asa higher, afterwards weaker
and reacted ss 9ss, closing unsettled and dull with
limited export demand and fairly active speculative
trades exports = bush: sales 3. 1l3 900 bush nclud-
ing 5000 bush on the spot No Red at 1917
al 1885, No Red 22ss91 1884 No 1 at rs;
No White, 1000 at 16l al 17M. Rye Is
nominal; Western 729771sc; Canada and State at
7S978c. Barley firm; 2-rowed State at S5d6sc.
and fair speculative trade closing weak and advance
almost lost; receipts 2hO,919 bush; exports 245,-
Z4S bssh sales pas 600 bush. including 2l2, 90
bush on spot No at 64@s4s4c No 2 at T2Ts@
7414e NO for Marcn at 72s4 0173c closing 72sz c;
April at 131saa31sc, closing 731sc; May at 73tG
1889 closing 7Se June at 1897 lAc, closing 73e;
July 1850. Oats "a a Vac higher and fairly ac-
tivereceipts 43,206 bush: exports = bush: sales =
173OU0 bush; No 5 at 52l4e c; White at 641sa 55c:
No 2 at 5zsl 95314c; White at 55I4 l15614c; No 1
at 5S14c: WhlJe al 5Sc Mixed Western 52G54c;
White at 64a5Se; Mixed State at 55d56e; White
67962c. Sugar is steady; efining at 76l71sc; re-
fined steady. Yellow 7sS lD71a Yellow 6 at IeGD
ia; Oft S0 S14 C; sandard at 8ss a S1ac; Coz +.
y ll.l1c; powdered at 9991sc; grsnulated 81
leuW-1nited 96c. TaIi0w is weak ;sales $50
TBS. Sgo 11-l6. POrk very steady sales 750 bbls
new mess on spot 8 25d19 so; so bbls clear back
at % 90; new mess March at 10 2Jal9 so, May at
10 409l9 so. Lard opened 2,G3 points higher,
afterwards weaker and fell back TGlO, closing
cQIA Ear1r ufa fa4n ~
II 6712; 100 tcs city steam at Ii 15G1l 30: refn-
ed for continent at IL C5; IL S0011 IS for S. A.
Butter unsettled: We tern 16937c. creamery 40tG
Al. Cheese is firm: State fac ory at S0ll4.
Freights firm. Wheat W steam 1sd.
CHICAGO, Mch 5.-Flour unchanged; common to
choice Spring 50a5 90; Minnesota at 50e4 25;
bakers 25a5 10; patents U0a7 90. Winter at
OoG6 10; low grades OU13 so. Wheat higher;
regular O9Gl o91s for March; ] 09Ss9l O9S4
April; 14ss9l 14M for May; l41t al 10 for
94ci No Red Winter II. Corn higher 5SSsG
59c for cash: 5S3s d5S 12c for March, 6Si4059c
for April 62la @o3c MAY: 62ssc juno. Oats are
for May: 441ac for June. Rye hrmer 6o1s a 66$4
Barley is dullat 7Sc. Dressed Hogs firm at z 500
IS 25@19 80 April. 18 5091S 521s May; 8 62ls
ais 60 for June. Lard hrmer at 1 2712d11 so
cash and March, IL 42Gl1 40 for April. IL 559
IL 574a for May; II 60Gl1 621a foi June. Bulk
Meats in fair demand; shoulders 80; short rib NJ
10 OO: short clear at 10 25.
at the closing call of the Board this afternoon
Wheat was lower, regular 035Sl1l 09 for MAJ CHI
l 09A4a1 O9Ss April; 1413 tor May; l4Ss9
l l47s June. Corn-April declined fse. Oats are
irregular at 43ssc for April; Asa 4S1sc for Apr;
44iI for June. Pork irregular at tor Is 10 March;
IS 271a for April; 1S ~ 1S 90 May; 1S 75G
Is s2is June. Lard-Apri 1sc higher
Receipts-Flour 1S, 900 pbls, wheat u 900 bush,
corn 253 900 bush, oats ia 900 bu, rye $500 bu
barley AZ, 900 bush.
corn 565 900 bush cats LOG, 900 bush rye $50 bush
barley AZ, 600 bush.
Sr. LOUIS. Mch. 5.-Flour is higher; fancy at
s 35G5 60; choice 20a5 so; family 7oa4 So
Wheat opened higher aud closed weak: No Red
Fafl at Is cash; 1901 1879 for March; l6l4
al 1855 April l 17Gl l7s4 May; i6S20d1 1854
June; No at 07S4 al OS. Pork quiet lS 37Ls
OILS 40. Lard is nominal.
Recepts-Flour 5000 bbls, wheat $4,000 bush.
corn 10000 bush, oats 10000 bush rye 0OOO hush,
barley 1000 bush.
Shipments Flour 1000 bbls wheat 900 bush
corn 10 600 bush, oats 1000 bush, rye 0Oo0 bush,
barley 00oO bush.
DETROIT. Mch. 5.-Wheat is elsy; No White
fall, cash and March l 10, april at L lz1a asked;
May at 1 1414 asked; No Red Winter 1874.
Receipts Ge,OvV bush shipments 23. 900 bush.
NEW ORLEANS, Mch. 5.-Cotton steady; Middling
uplands 9ssc
MOBILE, Mich. 5.-Cotton is quiet; Mddling up
lands 91sc
SAVANNAH, Mich. 5.-Cotton is quiet; Middng
uplands 9-16c,
MEMPHIS, Mch. 5.-Cotton steady; Middling up
lands 91ac.