The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-21
Domestic Markets.


NEW YORK, May 20.-Flour market-receipts
1886 bbls; exports 2115 bbs; still in buyers fa-
vor and in some instances shade lower; export and
home trade demand light; sales IL, 800 bbls
Flour, No at 3503 % Sup. Western and State
at, 3 O0@3 30; common to good extra Western and
State 5O@3 80; good to choice do at 1905 so;
common to choice White Wheat Western extra at
2o@6 40; fancy do 6 4096 30; common to good
extra Ohio at 1905 90; commo to choice extra
good to prime 5 1906 40: choicy to double extra
do at 50@6 so, including 1400 bbls City Mill ex-
ira at 90; 700 bbls No at 1903 20; 700 bbls
3l50@3 70; 2700 bbls Winter Wheat extra S 5O@
6 90; $500 bbls Minnesota extra at 3 50@6 60;
Southern -four steady; common to fair 3 5o@4 80;
good to choice S5@6 80. Rye -four firm at SOFA
10. Wheat-receipts 247, O75 bush; exports 49,
100 bush; 1a@1 higher with very active business,
mainly for export; speculative trade limited sales
247, 900 bush on the SPOT; No Red at 951sc; No 2
Red at Ol1z@1 OF eiev; No Red State at 1 II !;
No White State at l H.. Rye is frmer. Barley
nominal. Germ A@12c higher receipts 1875, 236
bush; exports 34O0 bush; sales 1873, 900 bush spot
No at 6O1a@61c; No q at 62% $3.50 delivered
Oats A@1sc higher receipts So $50 bush; ex-
35c; White dos39c; No 2 at 1854 $3.50; do White at
4o04o3ac: No l at 37c; do White at 43c; No Chi
cago at 3703712c; Mixed Western at 36@38c; do
White 39944c; White State at 42044c. Sugar is
nominal; refined dull; c at 51s@514c; Extra 5ss
@57ac; White do 5ss@5M c: Yellow 47s @5c; off
loaf and crushed ia C677sc; granulated 7@7 1-16;
Cubes at 7as97aac. Petroleum-nnited at 1854
bid. Tallow easier at 63a@6ssc. Pork is firmly
quiet. Lard opened 7@10 points higher, after
wards lost most of Decline closing steady and less
doing; Western steam spot 40; refined for conti-
nent at 8 70; A at 90. Butter lower; State at 8
@25c; Western SG24; Elgin Creamery 24e. Cheese
weaker; Eastern 12c; Western 7@l1A..
Freights to Liverpool firm Wheat steam 2Sz d.
CHICAGO, May 20.-The Flour market is quiet;
good to choice Winter 00@5 So; soft Spring A 90
"a 80; MINI. bakers 5005 %; patents at 6O@
25; low grades 00@3 %: Rye Flour O903 80.
Wheat is higher; May at 861a@88c; No Chicago
Spring 1854 08Sc Corn weaker at 631a05454c,
Oats in fair demand at 31@3119c. Rye firm at 81.
Barley quiet at 72c. Pork higher at 10 Goals 10.
Lard higher at 1908 05. Bulk Meats in fair de-
mand-shoulders 20; short ribs at 071a; short
clear at As.
Receipts-Flour IS, 900 bbls wheat 80. 600 bush
corn $4,000 bush, oats 1877 900 bush, rye 5000
bu, barley $4,000 BUSH
Shipments-Flour IL, 900 bbls wheat 168, 900 bu,
corn 2O7 900 bush, oats 81 900 bush rye 5000 bu.
barley $500 bush.
ST. LOUIS, May 20.-Flour steady. Wheat dull;
NO 2 Red at O991 O91a No Red at 001a bid.
Receipts-Flour 5000 bbls wheas 1000 bush,
corn $4,000 bu oats 5000 bush, barley OO, 900 bu,
rye 5000 bush.
shipments-Flour 5000 bbls, wheat 81 600 bu,
corn2O 600 bush,oats 10000 bush,r 10000 bush,
barley 5000.
DETROIT, May 2o.-Wheat is dull; No 1 White at
/ OF; No Red at 1 0012c; No White OF bid,
Whest-Receipts 1000 bu; shipments 1000.
NEW ORLEANS, ay 20.-Cotton is dull; MiddIing
uplands 111ae.
MOBILE, MAY 20-Cotton is dull; Middling up
lands lilac,
SAVANNAH, May 2o.-Cotton is dull; Middling up,
lands 1114c.
CHARLEsToN, May 2O.-Cotton nominal ;MiddIne
uplands IL G.
MEMPHIS, MayI2O. Cotton steady; Middlingup-
lands 111zc.