The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-29
Domestic MARKETS..


NEW YORK. Aug. 2S-FlouF market-receipts
1904 bbls; exports none; less active and rather
weak but prices without important change; sales
Flour, No at 2 1o22 So; Sup. Western and State
at Q coos 90; common to good extra Western and
state 2esS S3 goSd TO- oN0Ice t 40 ~ 61gS oo
bo@5 20; fancy do 80@6 90; common to good
extra Ohio at 1905 90; commo to choice extra
good to prime 1895 80: choic to double extra
do at 10@615 including $500 bbls City Mill extra
at 4 9O94 95; 800 bbls No 2 at l0@2 80; $50
bbls Snpernne 2 5O03 90. 100 bbls low extra at
8 2O03 80; $500 bbls Winter Wheat extra 5 30@
6 90; 5000 bbls Minnesota extra at 2oG6 Is;
1ooS to Choice at 46G6 Is. WbeatNTeceipts
489, 800 bush; exports &c, POI bush; Spring
and about lie higher; Winter 1s@1c lower and less
doing for export; ght trade for milling sales 10,
600 bush on spot; No 2 Chicago at &c; No Red at
S61S 0s634 G; No 2 Red at 90G9034 in elev, 9114
@92c afoat No Red state %; No White state
but firm speculative trade only moderated receipts
n $50 bush; exports l6 1856 bush sales 90, 600
spot Oats 1s@11ac higher and fairly active; re-
cepts SO O66 BUSH exports SO 941 bush: sales 49,
300 bush on the spot and to arrive; No at 32c do
White 341sc: No at 500 3312c. No White 35La
do 44c; Mixed Western at 33935c; do White at SO
@42c. sugar is stronger and in fair demand; re-
inning at 4al316@4 15-l 6;refned higher;C 5@5A !;
Extra G at 5ssG518 White do 55s@064 c: Yellow
46s 047sc; off at $50; standard A 61s@6 S-l6;
Oonfec A at g 7-16c; cutloaf and crushed 7t@71sc;
powdered at rs @D7c; graduated at 668; Cubes at
6Mc EletrOIeHnl-united 91s4 refined e0S1e.
T9iloyy steady at 61sc Pork dropping; sales 100
bbls spot at Is 50; quoted IL 80. Beef is
quiet Lard opened lower, later recovered most of
Decline closing steady sales $50 tcs Western steam
spot SO; refined at % for continent; A rs.
Butter is irmer; Western at 8@221a; STATE at 160
81 State Creamery 22G24e. Cheese very steady,
Eastern at GA (al0.
Freights to Liverpool easier: Wheat 4S steam Sd.
CHICAGO, Aug 28.-The Flour market is quiet;
Winter Wheat at 1896 % for old, 52(05 90
for new and 25@4 rs for Michigan; Spring Wheat
at 3 1894 so; MINI. bakers at 1904 rs; patents
| at 25@5 rs; low grades 0043 70. Rive -four at
3 1903 40 in bbls and 00@3 10 in sacks. Wheat
weak; August 1874 @80c; No Chicago Spring at
| 8Is@79Mc; No Chicago 64@66c; No Red at
823sc; No 3 do 72Iz Corn weaker at 5214 952s4
Oats firm at 25ssc. Rye is in fair demand at 56c
Barley quiet at 624ac. Pork dull at IL 50@19 CO.
| Lard lower at 4719@7 So Bulk Meats in fair
demand shoulders at 8 1907 90; short rib 10 20;
Receipte--Flour $500 UDls wheat LA 600 bush
corn 3l8,000 bush, oats 100000 bush, rye 3S,Uu
bu barley 8, 500 bush
Shipaents@Floul $4,000 bbIs. wheat 1873 coo bush
corn 70 900 bush. Vats rs, COO bush, rye $500 pu
| barley $500 bush.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 28-Flour steady. Wheat lower
| No q Red at sslS2c; No 3 DO 71s4 @72c Corn
| lower at A86s@48$4c. Oats very slow at 2618@
Receipts Flour 1000 bbls, whea. 81 900 bush
corn &c, 900 bush. oats 5000 bush, barley 10000
| Blu, rye 1000 BUSH
Shipments~Fiour Il, goo bbls, wheat 1s 900 bu
corn IL 900 bush, oats 1000 bush, rye 600 bush
barley 10000.
| DETROIT, Aug 28.-Wheat steady; No White a.
| 34Mc; No Red 95e.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 28.-Cotton steady; Middlinl
| uplands 10 9-16c.
MOBILE, Aug 2s.-Cotton is dull; NIiddling up
| lands 101sc.
sAvAENAH, Aug. 2S-Cotton is quiet; Middlinl
| uplands l0c.
CHARLESTON, Aug. 25.-Cotton nominal ;Middlinl
| lands lie.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 28.-Co5ton nominal; Eiddling up
uplands 10sz G.