The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-24
Demessic MARKETS.


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15, $50 bbls; exports 1895 bbls; dull and still fin
buyers favor, some grades showing decline of 5@
Flour, No q at 2 35G3 lo;Sup. Western and State
at 3 00@3 So; common to good extra Western and
State 50@3 80; good to choice do at $500 so;
common to choice White Wheat Western extra at
g 2o@0 40; fancy do 40@6 so; common to good
extra Ohio at 3 45@6 90; commoa to choice extra
good to prime 1906 40: choice to double extra
do at 1905 90, including 1400 bbls City Mil OK
ira at 05G6 rs; 1900 bbls No at 2 1898 10;
ira at 3I50Q3 rs; 2900 bbls Winter Wheat extra
S 6046 so; 3,700 bble Minnesota extra at 8 5O0
6 90; Southern -four steady; common to fair 50@
A 80; good to choice 1896 35. Rye -four steady
at 80@6 10. Wheat-receipts 76, 500 bush; OK.
ports 81 .lo8 bush; 14@1ac lower and very dull /;
speculation less active; sales So 900 bush spot;
No 2 Chicago at 96c; No 2 Red o3 in elev; No 1
Red State at 10; No 1 White State at 18. Rye
is hrmer Barley is nominal. Corn shade lower
with more doing for export: receipts 46 $50 bush
exports -Ibush; sales 224, 900 bush spot; No at
&c: No at 63c elev;s No White at zoe. Oats
shade easier; receipts $3.50 bushexports flush;
sales "a 900 bush on spot; No at SEC; White do
39c: No 2 at 37@3714c; do White at Al 11@41s4 |;
No at 371sc; do White at 44c; Mixed Western at
S7@SSc; DO White 40@44c; White State at AGA.
ira 5ss@51ac; White do 5ss@5s4c 9; Yellow 41s
@5c; off at 51s@ 1sc; standard A at 6s4 c; Con.
6M c;cut loaf and crushed 75s@7M c; graduated
67s@6 1870; Cubes at 7ssQ71ac. Petroleum
united at 1894 bid. TallOw steady. Pork firm;
old mess at IL 90; new mess at ~ rs. Beef dull.
Lard opened about points higher, but closed
weak with reaction of 2@3 points; trade very mod
crate; Western steam spot &5;rened for continent
at So; S at 10. Butter easier; State 1901 &c;
Elgin Creamery 22c; Eastern do 22@24c. Cheese is
steady.
Freights to Liverpool steady; Wheat steam ga d.
CHICAGO, May 23.-The Flour market is dull
good to choice Winter Dogs So; soft Spring 90
0lA so; Mimi. bakers 50G5 %; patents at 5O6
6 20; low grades 00a3 %: Rye Flour 8 O003 so.
Wheat is dull; MAY at 1874 89s4 G; No 2 Chicago
Spring at 88sl @69ssc. Corn dull at 54@54s4 6.
Oats lower at 3l1ac. Rye lower at 81. Barley is
lower at 69c. Pork unsettled at l8 371a@1S so.
Lard steady at 121a@8 15. Bulk Meats in fair
demand-shoulders at 10; short ribs at 10short
clear at s As.
Receipts-Flour 10 900 bbls. wheat Is COO bush
corn Sc 900 bush, oats 1877 900 bush,s rye 5000
bu, barley Is 900 bush.
Shipments Flour 10000 bbls, wheat 81 600 bu,
corn " 600 bush, oats LA 900 bush, rye 5000 bn,
barley 5000 bush.
ST. LOUIS, May 23.-Flour steady. Wheat lower;
No RED at II; No 3 Red at 025s bid; small
job trade.
Receipts-Nour 5000 bbls, whea. 81 900 bush,
corn Al 600 bu, oats 5000 bush, barley 1000 bu,
rye 1000 bush.
Shipments Flour 5000 bbls. wheat IT .ooogbu,
corn 46 900 bush, oats 5000 bush rye 00, 900 bush
barley 0,000.
DETROIT, May 23.--wheat quiet; No White fall
O71a; No Red at 90; No White o..
Wheat-Receipts 10 600 bu; shipments II. o0O
NEW ORLEANS, May 23.-Cotton quiet MiddIing
uplands 1l15c.
MOBILE. May 2s.-Cotton is dull; Middling w.
laDds 1112c
SAVANNAH, May 23-Cotton is dull; Afiddling up
lands 11Ac.
CHARLESTON, May 23.-Cotton nominal ;Middlinc
uplands 1l1a@l198c.
MEMPHIS. May 23.-Cotton steady Middlng up-
lands 111sc.