The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-06
Domestic Markets.



NEW YORK, May 5.-Flour market-receipts
25,895 bbls exports 3059 bbls little more active;
Flour, No at 1898 oo;sup. Western and State
at 2 9093 80; common to good extra Western and
State 5043 80; good to choice do at 3 9O66 30;
common to choice White Wheat Western extra at
g 2o@10 80; fancy do 6 5Oa6 so; common to GOOD
extra Ohio at 60@6 90; commo to choice extra
St. Louis at 3 e0ae 20: Patent Minnesota extra
good to prime 1895 rs: choice to double extra
do ate 60@6 0ncluding 24oObbls City Mill extra
at 2O95 %; 500 bbls No 2 at Q 35(93 90; AGO
8 50a3 rs; $500 bbls Winter Wheat extra at 5 so
as 90; $500 bbls Minnesota extra at 3 5OG6 60;
southern hour steady common to fair at 5094 so,
Rye hour steady. Wheat-receiptS "A, 1876 bush;
exports LA 636 bush 2a3c higher but little doing
on account of extreme views of holders: sales 62O
bush on spot; No Chicago at II OF; No 2 Red at
No White State at 81 Rye is dull Barley is
quiet. Germ 1@2c higher with a fair export de-
mandi speculative trade limited receipts $500
BUSH exports 299 BUSH sales 156 900 on spot:No3
at 6S0b914c, No 2 at 63s4 eleV; White Southern
at 66@7oc. Oats 1@1Ac higher. receipts 1922
oOO bush sales b6, 900 bush ON spot; No at SIC;
White do at 42c; No 2 at 37s4 139c;do White at AZ
@43c No at 40c;W White do at 47c: Mixed Western
38939c; White do at 42@48c; White State at 440
Acc. sugar market dull; refined quiet G 5146
51sc;Extra 5ss@5 "a ;Whitesdo 55s@5sz yellow
at AS G6c; Off A at b7s 9614c; standard A at Ga;
powdered at 71s@719c; graduated 7s@6 1916;
Cubes at 71s. PetrOieuna-united OF bid. Tai
old mess spot at II OOaIS Is; clear back at Is ~
Beef is weak lard opened 6@8 points higher,
later lost most of advance, closing weaker after a
dull trade; sgestern steam spot 7O@8 rs; refined
for continent 50; S.A O. 20. Butter weak; State
at lo9Z7c; Western at 8@27c; Elgin Creamery at
28c. Cheese very steady; State 121s@15.
Freights to Liverpool dull.
CHICAGO, May 5.-The Flour market is quiet;
good to choice Winter o0@5 So; soft Spring 4 OO
"a 30; MINI. bakers 6Od6 %; patents at 606O
20; low grades 00a3 %; Rye Flour 0003 80.
Wheat is higher; May at 921S6Q95c; No 2 Chicago
Spring at $685. 94s4c Corn higher at 5Ss4 6D56
Oats turner at 3ls4 932c. Rye quiet at SIC. Bar
ley dull at 72073c. Pork is firm at IL 45G017 80
Lard is higher at 50@S So. Bulk Meats in fair
demand-shoulders at q so; short ribs at s 371s;
short clear at 80.
kecepts-Flour ID COO bbla wheat II eco bush,
corn 90 600 bush, cats 139 coo bush, rye 8 600
bu, barley II 600 bush.
ShpInente-Flour $4,000 bbls. wheat 123 coo bu,
corn 2l7 600 bush, cats los, 0O0bush,rye 9.000uu
barley 10000 bush.
ST. LOUIS, May s5.-Flour steady. Wheat-No2
Red at 1 1891 49, Lard nominal.
Receipts-Elour 5000 bble wheas 25, 600 bush
corn GO 600 bu, oats 10000 bush, barley o.o0o bu
Shipments 10000 bbls :wheat. Ii, 900 bu.
corn $4,000 bush, oats 1000 bushr 90, 900 BUSH
barley 5000.
DETROIT May 5-Wheat strong; No White at
1 06s4 No 2 he'd l OF; No 2 White co.
Wheat-Receipts ], 900 bu; shipments 5000.
NEW ORLEANS, ay 5.-Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands 111ac.
MOBILE, May 5.-Cotton nominal; Middling VI
lands l11ac,
SAVANNAH, May 5.-Cottou is dull; Middling up
lands lI14c.
CHARLESTON, May 5.-Cotton nominal; Middling
uplands 1ls4c.
MEMPHIS, May s. Cotton is quieti Middling W
lands fs4c.