The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-19
Domestic Markets.

fBy I0legraph.l
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Flour neutrality-suspicious.
1899 bbls exports IA / II bblsrather more steady
and in some instances a trfe higher with moderate
inquiry from jobbers and little better export de
Flour, No at 2 az 85;Sup Western andIState
at 1903 30; common to good extra Western and
common to choice White Wheat Western extra at
$500 so; fancy do 6007 90; common to good
extra Ohio at 3 45@6 90; commo to choice extra
st. Louis at 1906 %: Patent Minnesota extra
good to prime 1906 rs: choic to double extra
do so@6 So. including 300 bbls City Mill extra
8 40a5 45;-00 bbls No 2 at 2 25@2 So; -bbls
SuperjneZ 1908 80 37oO bbls low extra at 25@
go; $500 bbls Winter Wheat extra at , 45o1
90; 4,5.O bbls Minnesota extra at 45G6 S5.
Southern Hour steady; common to fair 1904 So;
good TO choice at 70@6 30. Rye Flour is quiet
Wheat-receipts 5000 bush; exports So O7O blu;
port inquiry light; sales 207, 700 bush spot No
Chicago at O6 store No Red 04s4 in elev; No
Red at 1874 elev, No Red State 2i(o1 81 12;
No White State W. Rye is stronger Western
7l973s4c c. Barley steady; No Canada SO. Cern
is trfe lower, closing at bottom figures; specula
tive trade quiet and light demand from exporters;
receipts ~ 1872 bush exports 107.21 bush; sales
10000 on the spot; No at 6l(l6l12c elev, No 2
at 64s4 @b5e delivered Oats 1st@I1s lower and
bush; sales 5000 oush on the spot; No 3 az 4 c.
do White at +412c:No at 41sz d421Sc; do White
at 44s4 @45ssc; No at 42c: White do 47c; Mixed
Western at Al l2Ga4Sc; White do at A G46c White
State at 46@4Sc. Sugar is steady; refining SIS
@oc; market for refined quiet; cut loaf and crush
ed 8a8Isc; graduated at 1901 1I-I6c; c 5s4 a
57sc; Extra G 6@614 White do at $50 6u6 70. off
6ss@61s; Yellow at 5Ssa $3.50; standard A at z 1s
071Ac; powdered IT'S Confectioners 71a; Cubes
7hc. PetrOteMm-unted at ] 00se bid. Tai
low is steady. Pork rather easier: mess spot at
10 90; family mess ! 8 0Ut019 rs. Beef is quiet
Lard opened fairly steady, afterwards became
broke fully 10 a20 points, closing unsettled; specu-
laion more active; contract grades spot 10 90; re
fined for continent 10 30: S 10 40. Butter steady
for choice State at 10G30c; Western at 9g9 5;
Elgin Creamery 36c. Cheese is firm; State at l2@
14s4 Western fiat at Ii 1s@113c
Freights to Liverpool dull, Wheat Psteam 21a.
CHICAGO. Feb. 16.-Flour quiet. Wheat lower;
February SO a(094M C; No Chicago Spring s3 y
al l dig o3. Corn lower at 531a@55c. Oats are
lower at 32M q $50. Rye dull at 90 1ac Barley IS
dull at 6ld6lb ac Pork is lower at II 90Glo 90.
Lard is easier at 1898 971S. Bulk Meats in fair
administrations at 40; short ribs at 40; short
Receipts-Flour 8, GOO bbls, wheat 1000 bush
corn 22O 600 bush. oats 104 600 bush rye $500
bu barley %, 900 bush
ShpJaents-Flour % Oo0 bbls. wheat 81 600 bu,
lob 600 bush. oats 1913 900 bushrye 995 bush.
barley 81. 600 bush.
ST. LOUIS, Feb 1S.-Flour quiet. Wheat lower
No Red Fall at 0S1s@1 IL; No do 90. Lard
lower at 8 90 bid.
Keceipts-Flour 5000 bbls, whoa, %, 600 bush,
corn 10000 bush oats 10000 bush, barley o0o0 blu,
Shipments-FIour2o, 900 bbls,wheat Ia 600 bush,
900, 900 bush, oats o,0U0 bushrye 5000 bush,
barley 10000.
DETROIT Feb I8.-Wheat is easy; No White at
fall 0414 No 2 White sec, No 2 Red at 03A
Wheat-Recepts IA, 900 bu; shipments l0,000.s
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1S.-Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands 1880,
MOBILE, Feb. 1S.-Cotton dull; Middling uplands
1014c.
SAVANNAH. Feb. 18.-cotton steady; Middling up
lands 101ac.
CHARLESTON, Feb 18.-Cotton quiet; MiddIng
uplands 1880.
MEMPHIS Feb. 1S.-Cotton is dull; Middling up-
lands 10Ac.