The Portland daily press., 1884-05-03

By Telegraph)
NEW YORK, May 2.-FIonr market-receipts
1891 bbls; exports 4618 bbls dull and in some
cases shade lower; export and jobbing trade de-
| mand limited sales 10, 300 bbls.
Flour, No 2 at 35aS 00;Sup. Western and State
| at. 90@3 so; common to good extra Western and
| State 50@3 So; good to choice do at 8 90@6 80;
common to choice White Wheat Western extra at
extra Ohio at s3Ss CO.. eommo mo to choice extra
| st. Louis at 3 60a6 20: Patent Minnesota extra
| good to prime 1895 25: choica to double extra
do ats 60@6 20 includng 14O0bbls City Mill extra
at 8 20 100 bbls No 2 at 1898 90; 500 bbls
| Superfine 90@3 so: HOO bbls low extra at 500
8 20; $500 bbls Winter wheat extra at 5 Goa
$50; $500 bbls Minnesota extra at 50@e 60;
Southern -four steady common to fair at 1904 co.
Wheat-receipts 81, $50 bush; exports 2l9, 1888
bush; spot grades. A94ac lower and dull, specula-
tion extremely light, in fact. the smallest ia
long WHILE owing partly to the refusal of brokers to
trading with the bull interest, who are endeavor-
ing to effect corner in this market; sales 81 900
bush on spot; No Chicago at 991ac0l 90; No
Red at 9Uc; No Red 0012; No Red O7zs in
Red State at ri; No White State 81. Rye is
steady Barley is nominal. Cerm-No spot la
l14c lower; others firm; export demand limited amp
exports 81, 5O7 bush; sales $4,000 spot; No at
6lA elev, 63c delivered; No White at 6519c
Southern Yellow at o4c. Oats A@hc lower and
$4,000 bush ON spot; No at sec; White do at 4Oc;
No at 3es4 @3714c; do White at 40B @4I14c;
1854 @38c; White do at 42@45c; White State at
433@45hc. sugar dull; refined quiet c SAG
512c;Extra O 53s@0612 ;Whitesdo 5s8@5A yellow
Con. A at 6 11-16c; cut loaf and crushed 76s@7M
powdered at 71s@71ac graduated 67sc: Cubes at
74s. Petroieuna-unit 1850 bid refined Ss4 C.
Taliow is weak at 6Ta@7. Pork lower;old mess
spot at IL 00@17 1919: fancy Is 90; new quoted
Is 80; clear back at 10 00019 20. Beef is quiet.
Lard 20@23 points lower with slow trading clos
ing stronger; Nestern steam spot So; refined for
continent at So; S 70. Butter easy; State at
1920; Western at 8@27c; Elgn Creamery 28c.
Cheese firm; State 1212@15.
Freights to Liverpool firm; Wheat steam 11sd.
CHICAGO, May 1.-The Flour market is dull;
good to choice Winter 00G5 65 soft Spring 4 90
81 20; MINI. bakers n 5oa6 20; patents at 5o@
Wheat lower; May 9oss@92c; No 2 Chicago Spring
at 90ss@91!3c. Corn lower at 521s@5Sc. Oats
at 7O@72c. Pork lower at IL 2O@i7 25. Lard is
easier at 371s@3 40. Bulk Meats are in fair de-
mand-shonlders at so; short ribs at %; short
Receipts-Flour IL, 900 bbls wheat 1000 bush
corn l02. bush, oats 10000 bush, rye 5000
Shipmente-Flour IL 900 Dbl, wheat 1877 900 bu.
corn liza 900 bush oats 108 900 bush rye $500 In.
barley $4,000 bush.
ST. LOUIS, May 2.-Flour steady; Wheat strong;
No Q Red at 1415; No Red OF bid.
Receipts-Flour 5000 bbls, wheas IL, 900 bush,
corn 90 600 bu, oats o,00o bush, barley 0.O0o blu,
shipments-Flour 5000 bbls, wheat $4,000 bu,
barley 5000.
DETROIT. May 2:-Wheat steady; No White at
fall %; No 2 he'd 05; No 2 White $50 asked
Wheat-Receipts 5000 bu; shipments 5000.
NEW ORLEA ANS, Nay 2.-Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands 1885,
MOBILE, May 2.-Cotton quiet; .Middling uplands
11Hc,
SAVANNAH, May 2.-cotton is dull Middling ur-
CHARLESTON, May 2.-Cotton is easier; Middling
uplands liza G.
MEMPHIS, May Cotton is quiet; Middling up
lands 11Ac.