The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-05-04
Domestic Markets.


NEw YORK. May 3.-Flour market-Receipts
10,4O9 bbls; exports 2974bbls; shade stronger on
low grades, which are yet scarce and wanted to a
dium and choice grades dul and unchanged; sales
l6. 200 bbls.
Flour quotations-No2 2 at 2 6Ca3 rs; Superfne
Western and State at S5d4 25; common TO good
extra Western and State 25,a4 so; good 10 choice
western extra al 6 25d7 90: fancy do iOa7 25:
common to good extra Ohio at 25d7 90; common
to choice extra St. Louis at 20d7 25: Patent
to double extra do at 6oa7 10; City Mil extra
at 30d5 80; zoo bbls No 2 at 60d3 10; 1900
bbls Superhne at s S564 20; 500 low extra 25@
4 40; 390a bbls Winter Wheat extra at 2597 20;
4400tbbls Minnesota extra at 25d7 75: Southern
-four stronger; common TO fair at 4095 rs; good
bush; exports 59, ,2S2 bush; cash q al higher and
strong; options opened II higher, afterwards lost
more strength; export demand light and fairly ac-
tive speculative trade reportedi sales 6,1o3OOO
bush. including 10000 bush on spot; No Red at
l 241s elev 23i4 store, 1 25sl al 26 delivered
from elev; / 20 delivered from store; No Red
State IS; No White do at 26i No White at
l 10; Canada he'd 25 20 arrive. Rye firm; Canada
at 7S1zd79c State at zee; Western 77c. BARLEY
AGSs better, afterwards lost advance. closing
shade lower and heavy; trade moderate; receipts
1O7, ,3S7 bush: exports 9940 bush sales 632 bush,
including $4,000 bush ON spot; No at 65965Ac;
No 2 at 7a6S Asc; White Southern at zoe; No 2
for May 66sa a67lsc closing 66s4 c. June at 6els
G6Tc, closing 661ac; July at 67ssG6slsc, closing
as e7ss c; August 6sS4 I69lsc closing 6Sgsc; Sept
at 7O6701s closing at zoe. Oats unsettled and
I4aIS lower; receipts 80 800 bush; sales 7ss,000
bush: No 5 at 4sc: white at 53l4c: No at 49se9
SOC; White at say 65c; No at 50c;white at b7c:
Mixed Western at 5Od52c; White 53a5Sc; White
State at o6G6l lac. >ngar market quiet; refined
Is duh; White Extra G 7lsa7Ss; on A at 7Ss Csc;
yellow 7l4ci standard at 81 c; cut loaf si4;
granulated Ss4 G; crushed 9I4e. NIolasses steady;
1000 hhds Cuba so test 81. Rsetreienm-refne
PORK very frm sales s2b bbls of new mess on spot
at 20 90; 2A0 bbls clear backs at 2l 1922 so; 80
eols lsnly lsss ~ - 80, vpIons I. ~ ac,naa-
closing unsettled and 2a4 points lower trade quet
sales $50 tcs prime steam on spot IL SoGl1 S71as
| IL So; IL 12hsGl2 10 Tor s A. Butter firm. wes-
| tern 1o92Sc; State at AG26; creamery at 3Ca31.
| Cheese dull; State at ed13M.
| Freights steady; Wheat y steam IL "a.
| CHICAGO, May S.-The Flour market is duu;
| Spring Wheat 5os5 90; Minnesota at 50G4 26;
bakers at 2Su5 6O patents OOG7 90: Winter
| 25G6 90. wheat-regulsr excited and higher at
l 1St4 for May; 1855 Al l5ta for June; j liza
Gl 11Ss for July; l6ss for August; No 2 Chicago
at lA11 141a. Corn hrmer ;65 Ss a55Sa tor cash
and May .57Ss G57 Lee Tor June; u d59i4 July.
| 59Jsc for August. Oats firm 424sc tor cask and
| May; Asa for June; 43c July; 1855 a35s4c for
August. Rye drmer 62l4c Barley nominal at so
| May; 10 6213G19 65 June; 10 soal9 SEA July;
| 10 S71SGl9 90 for August, Lard higher; II 671s
| Gil 20 cash and May;ll S2ia for June;l1 921s@
all 90 for July; IL S5G11 STA for August Bulk
Meats are in fair demand; shoulders at 90; short
rib at 10 60; short clear at 10 30.
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Il Wheat was lowerlat l2S4 for May; 1875 June;
l7Is July; 1855 for aug st. Corn lower 55ba
/ for NAV; 6714G57ssc for june; 5SJs G59c July;
bgsAc for August. Oats hrmer; May "a and July
Il 1Sc higher. Pork is higher and advanced 2i1o for
/ nav June and August. Lard higher; advanced &c
Il for NAV aud 2 1Sc for July and August
/ Receipts-Flour Is, 900 bbls, wheat 1000 bush ,
corn 1872 600 bush, oats 100000 bu, rye $4,000 bu,
l barley 2b, 900 bush.
| ST. LOUIS, May 2.-Four firm. Wheat is higher
/ No 2 Red Fall at l146l 141s cash; 14Ia May;
l l 16sS,d1 1914 RIO dune. l 15Ssd1 16 for ,July
4 L 1b1Sdl 1888 for August No at 90. Pork Ia
i firms jobbing at 10 80. Lard quiet IA.
| Receipts-Flour 1000 bbls, wheat 10 ,oOO bush.
corn 10000 bush, oats 10000 bush, rye 600 bush
| barley 5000 bush.
| Shipments Flour 4, 900 bbls, wheat o 600 hush
corn 1000 bush oats oo 900 bush, rye OOOO bush
| barley 0OO0 bush.
DETROIT. May S.-Wheat steady; No White fall
| at oS bid cash and May; June at lOls; July at
1 Rcd Winter L 1874
Receipts IL 900 bush; shipments 80. 900 bush.
NEW ORLEANS, May S.-Cotton arm; Middlins
| uplands 10c.
MoBILE, May 3.-Cotton firm; Middling uplsnds
| 95sc.
SAVANNAH, May s.--cotson is trmi Middling up
| lands 9Jsc.
MEMPHIS, May 2.-ootton is firm; Mddling up
| lands loo.