The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-31


NOW work.. Jan, 3d. 1888. Flour market
raca,nrs 10 $50 packages; exports 1885 bbls and
Do sacks dull and weak; sales $500 bbls.
AI Flour quotations at o5a2 So; supernne
western and State 40G3 90; common to good
extra Western and State at 9093 40; good TO
choice do at 3 50a4 80; common to choice White
wheat Western extra at 30g4 go; fancy do at
AZ 4 e5a4 90; common to good extra Ohio at 90
S04 90; common TO choice extra st Louis at 90G
400; patent Minnesota extra good to prime at
4 4oa4 So B chocelto fancy do at 7o@6 90. in
1900 bbls fne do 0532 60; 1900 bbls superfne
3 45@3 90; 700 bbls extra No 2 at 2 90G3 40;
1900 bbls winter wheat extra at 2 90@4 30;
300 bbls Minnesota extra at 2 90a5 90. South
ern flour steady and rather quiet common TO fair
extra 8 1904 90; good TO choice at l096 90.
exports = bush; sales 90 900 bush lower leaving
of easy after slow business; No2 Spring nom
inal CSC; No Red at S9990c elev, 901s@9lMc
delivered, 90clf o b; Nc Red nominal at csc.
Rye dull. Barley is dull. Corn-receipts AZ, 800
bush: exports 7046 bush ;sales $4,000 bush flower
err at 6O5ac eev, 6iael14c delivered; No 2 at
601ac elev, 61a @62c delivered. 0ass-receipts
1000 bush, exports = bush; sales $1,000 bush;
4lc; No 2 at 39il a4oc; White do ia a421sci
No nominal White do 43c; Mixed Western at
ssa4le white DO at 4l94ee; CStfe e and s sp.
tre'y nominal; refined is dull; = at . s-lo|g
11-18c; Extra @ at 5s4 @5gsc; Whlte Extra Y
standard A 56-1o0 Mould A TAG ;Confectioners
A at 7c; cut loaf and crushed &c; powdered 1ssc;
graduated y: Cubes 7$sc. Peiroienn STEADY .,y!
united at S9Rc. Pork is quiet and steadily
held. Beef is dull. Lnrd lower, dull and heavy
Western steam quoted Z so@7 s2A city steam tear
at 20 refined 80 for Continents 40. hut
ter is firm. Cheese quiet and firm.
Freights to Liverpool dull
CHICAGO Jan 80 1s8S.-F1our slightly improv-
ed and steady ;choice TO fancy winter patents 4 20
ga 20 y Dbl; Southern winter COOS 90; Mich
igan and Wisconsin winters 3 COCA 05; fair to
choice seconds 2 60d3 soc; hoice TO fancy Min
nesota patents at 1894 90 wheat weak u N8
No at 47s4c. oats-No at 2Sa 2s1sc. No
Rye at e21sc, Barley-Eo2 at sSqSac; Proyis,
z 421aG7 40. Dry sailed shoulders 8 90@6 90;
short clear sides at 1907 80. Whiskey l3.
1SSoo a9elsS woe e BUSH 2oqye
1000 bush; barley, 10000 bush.
shipments-Flour. $4,000 bbls; wheat, 4, 900
bush: corn 81, 900 bush; oats, $4,000 bush; rye
5000 bush, barley 41,Oo0 bush.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 80 1S88.-Flour steady and
in fair demand wheat weak and lower: NO q he'd
at soA@s1c; Corn Is higher ;rading fair at aSM
Barley frml at so9971s. Whiskey steady %;
Provisions frm. Pork-new IA S71a@15 90. Lard
long clear 5o clear ribs at 7 621a; short clear
at 4 76e7 STU. Bacon shoulders 61a ;long clear
at 8 80; clear ribs at 4o9s 20; short clear 90
"a 62L Hams steady at 10 25012 90.
Rsceipts-Fionr. 5000 bbls wheat 1900 bush,
cor 500 bush ioats 105 900 bush, barley 5000
'e Shipments me 1000 bbls, wheat 5000
bush acorn 38 900 bush, oats 5000 bush, barley
O,000 bush, rye 0,OOO bush
DETROIT. Jan.3o. lsss.--w heat-No White
at SEC; No 2iRed at So 4c bid. CorD-No 2 at Ole.
Oats-No at 3412c asked.
Receipts-Wheat 10000 bush
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 80 1888.-Cotton is
quiet and firm; middling 97sc.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 80. lsss.-Cotton steaoy
iniddling 9Gsc.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 80. 1SSS.-C1tton is firm
ana in good demand: middlng lOc.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 80, 1888. Cotton is quiet
and steady; nliddliag at 1876.
MOBILE, Jan. so, 18ss.-Cottop is quiet; mid
ding 9Tkc.