The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-18
Domestic Markets.


ENW YORK. Mch. II. 1S86.-FIour market
Receipts IT, 608 bbls; exports 1853 bbls and 1910
sacks; dull and heavy and in some cases shade
Flour Guotations-No 3 at 9 35a3 o5; superfne
Western and State at 2 85@3 As; common to good
extra Western and State at 35@3 80; good to
choice do at 3 S5015 so; common to choice Wmte
wheat Western extra at 0OId5 20; fancy 40 az
ats 3065 so; common to good extra ONO al 8 80
5 so; patent Minnesota extra good to prime at
1906 10; choice to double extra do at 15@
5 80, including 1900 bbls city mill extra at COG
4 SO; 900 bbls fine do 1898 05; 400 bbls sll-
perfine at 8503 40 1890 bbls extra No2 at 3 30
0d3 so; $500 bbls winter wheat extra 36@5 90;
1900 bbls Minnesota extra 3 35t95 80: Southern
flour steady; common to fair extra at 3 4b03 30;
good to choice do 90@5 As. Rye Flour steady.
Whent-Receipts %, 400 bush; exports : bush;
spot lots shade lower and dull sales 1853 600 spot
No Spring 961ac; No 2 Red at 965se; No Red
State j 02 No White 97c. Rye heavy. Bar-
ley is firm. Corn-spot lots are on 1sg14 spec
ulation moderately actlye export dema 3 1air;
receipts 100000 bush; exports Hl951l6 bush !;
sales 235 900 bush spot; No 3 at 451s945ll2,e !;
receipts rs, $50 bush; exports = bush: sales 49,
900 bush spot; No 8 at SIC do White 1aa 54e
White State at 4OG42c Coffee is dull. Sugar
market is nominal; refined dull; G 419@5c; Ex-
YeoW UI at 4sz al is-isc; Mould CSC; Of at
5-16c; Confectoners at 3-16c; cut loaf and
fpesrea MN 7sc PORK barely steady
mess quoted at o s71s(@1o 25 for old; i1011 SO
for new. Beef is quiet. Lard shade lower ana
less active; Western steam spot at 271206 30;
refined at go for Continent; s5 for S. A. hut
ter is firm on fine grades; Western 12@31c ;Elgin
creamery at 33c. Cheese is firm Western fiat
a91ac.
Freights steady; wheat steam Sd.
CHICAGO. Mch II. 1ss6.-Flour market is firm;
Winter Wheat 40G5 So; Wisconsin at org
IS; Michigan at 4 60@4 10; soft Spring Wheat
3 1904 90; Minnesota bakers 8 5094 so; patents
60Ca5 90; low grades O0@3 %; bye Flour at
$9TSg Sf sa Mnf Hd at 77ac Corn It $50
sec. Oats at CSC. Rye-No 2 at 59c bid Barley
No 8 at 45@52c; Pork at $500 721a. Lard !-;
March at 95@6 90. Boxed meats lower shout
ders at 8 9o@4 90; short ribs at 1895 171s;
Receipts-FloqT 10000 bbls; wheat, 2s,ooo
bush; corn 412, 900 buSh oats 122 900 bus; rye,
1000 bush; barley, 10000 bush. oo
Shipments-Flour, 1000 bbls; wheat, IA, 600
bush; corn, 10 600 bush ;:oats 81, 900 bush; rye
1000 bush; barley, $4,000 bush.
ST. LOUIS, March II, 18S6.-Flour dull; xxx
3 O0@3 Is; family at 8 1908 So; choice 8 SOC
3 90; fancy at 4 1904 40: extra fancy at cog
Red at 914c Corn is lower; No 2 Mixed at 341a
a344c C. Oats very dull; No 2 Mixed sat 291ac
Lard steady 85@5 80.
corn. $1,000 bush; oats, 10000 bush; rye, 1000
bush, barley 1000 bush.
Shipments-Flour, 200 bbls; wheat 900 bu
corn S, 900 bush; oats 900 bush; rye, 5000 bu;
barley 5000 bush.
DETROIT, Mch II, 1861 heat--No White
9OA c; Mich Red 92c; No Red Soc bid
Receipts, 81 200 bush.
NEW ORLEANS, March IT, 1S86.-Cotton is
firm; middling $3.50.
MOBILE,l March IT, 1sS6.-Cotton steady ;mid-
ding $780,
SAVANNAH, March II, 1sse.-Cotton is firm;
middling 89sc.is
CHARLESTON, March II, 1Sse.-Cotton firm;
middling 87sc.
MEMPHIS, March IT, 1ss6.-Cotton is firm;
middling S5sc.