The Portland daily press., 1888-02-21
Domestic Markets.


NEW YORK. Feb. 20, 1888. Flour market
recelpJs IL ,612 packages; exports 1885 bbls and
22,572 sacks; steady; sales 26,7o0 bbls.
Western and State 46a3 90; common to GOOD
extra Western and State at 9093 4O;l good to
choice do at 5095 90; common to choice Whte
wheatiWestern extra at 40G4 go; fancy DO at
at 65@5 90; common to good extra Ohio at 80
G5 90; common to choice extra st Louis at 2 cog
Z 4oa4e5; choice to fancy do at 7oa6 90. in
cluding $500 bbls city mill extra at 40@4 70;
2l00 Dbls nne do 2 05a2 So; 3400 bbls superhne
245@S 90; 1900 bbls extra No Q at z 90g5 d0;
1900 bbls winter wheat extra at 9Og6 90;
5000 bbls Minnesota extra 90a6 90. South
ern flour dull common to fair extra at 30@4 90;
good TO choice 1905 90. Rye flour firm. Wheat
receipts 2200 bush; exports 1877, TAG bush; sales
$4,000 bush higher and firm after an increased
export business mo 2 Red 1914 c eley, 901a a901s
aioat, 90c o b No Red nominal CSC. Rye is
dull. Corn-recelpts 100,450 bush; exports 29,-
80 bush, sales 10000 bush; firm; trade light
No at Gle store. Oafs-receiptS 10000 bush,
exports 900Ibush; sales 1l6 900 bush: higher and
less doing-No 8 at 3sl4 @3sc; do White at 40g
at i6c. sugar steady and quiet; rein ed steady;
Q 5ss151xc; Extra @ at 5esc; White Extra q at
S Ye0w SSHj Of c sSo
tioners A ess@6 11-ie; cut loaf and crushed 7$4
powdered &C TanuIa9teSd sc Cubes 7e Sg rs
and firm, but quiet; Western steam quoted 05@
8 071a city steam at 20; refined quoted 2 80
for Continent; 5 50; Butser steady ana IN
fair demand State 16@2l1ac. Cheese quiet and
firmly held.
Frcights to Liverpool dull.
CHICAGO. Feb. 20. lSS8.-Flour is quiet: de-
mand light choice to:fancy winter patents at 20
gan and Wisconsin winters COCA %; fair TO
choice seconds 2 6oa3 SOci hoice to fancy Min
nesota patents at 35@4 80. Wheat irregular
and weak; No Spring at 1874 a7sc mo Red at
S0s4 oslo. Corn weak and lower mo 2 at 4ss4c.
Oats weak-No at 271a@29c. No Rye at 6lc.
BarIey-No at 77@80c. Provislons-Mess Pork
moderately active at 13 97s. Lard excited at
short clear sides 9o98 90. Whiskey Is.
keceipts-Flour, $4,000 bbls; wheat. 27,OOO
bush; corn 10000 bush; oats 10000 bush; rye
Shipments-Flour. $4,000 ibis; wheat, $1,000
bush corn, los, 600 bush coats, 600 bu:rye 5000
bush. barley $4,000 bush.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20, lSS8.-Flour market quiet.
Wheat firm NO Red 80A oslo. Corn irregular
at 455s@46c. Oats are quiet and steaoy at SOC.
Rye dull and weak So. Barley-no demand at 77c.
Whiskey steady at l 90. Provisions dull. Pork
or or At i I. 10 long clear at
737la clear ibis at rs; short clear 871s.
Bacon shoulders 61a long clear ribs 8 1893 30:
short clear at S71sas 40. Hams at steady and
Recepts~Flour 1000 bbls, wheat 10000 bush,
corr liz, 900 bush.oats $4,000 bush,barley 81 600
bnsh, rye 000O bush.
bush, corn 1896 bush,loa $4,000 bush, harley
5000 bush,rye 5000 bush
DETROIT, Feb.2O. lsSS.-Wheat--No White
at s51ac; No Red at S41sc.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 20 lSsS.-Cotton is
quiet; middling 97sc.
SAVANNAH, Feb. 20, lsss.-Cotton is quiet;
middling 1850.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 20. lSS8--Cotton quiet;
middling 101sG1014c.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 20, 1ss8.--Cottcn is quiet;
middliAg at 9s4c.
MOBILE, Fed. 20, lss8.-Cottop is dull; mid
ding 13-16c.