The Portland daily press., 1888-02-06
Domestic Markets.


NEW YORK. Feb. 4, 1888. Flour market
receipts 81 $50 packages; exports $3.50 Dds ana
5000 sacks generally firms prices showing no 1ur-
Their change trade of the usual Saturday charac-
Flour quotations. inelat O5@2 go; superfne
Western and State 2 4Og3 90; common TO GOOD
extra Western and State at 9093 40; good TO
choice do at 40d4 80; common TO choice White
wheat Western extra-at 4o44 go ;-fancy DO at
at 60 5 90 ;,commoD to good extra Ohio at 80
a 90; common to choice extra st Louis at cog
5 O0 patent Minnesota extra good to prime at
a04 90 d eP bhs cy inney 40 az At
1900 bbls fine do 2.05@2 60; 1000 bbls superfne
2 45G3 90; 500 bbls extra No 2 at 9093 %;
5000 bbls winter wheat extra at 2 pogo 70;
5,4OO bbls Mnnesotaiextra at 90d5 90. South
ern flour steady; trading light; common tofair ex-
ira at Sog4 90; good to choice at aogS W.
300 bush; exports lS,433 bush; sales l26 900
bush spot; shade higher but Moderate; No
eiey, siG91Nc anoat, 9O14c fob; No 1 Red
nominal at 9312c. Rye neglected. Barley dull
Corn-receipis 39, 400 bush exports 1870 bush;
sales 10000 bush; a trife better, but quiet Win
absence of material export interest; No at 59q
59Ac; steamer at 59iA@591ac; NO 2 at 60l49
81 1sc elev, 6lsAc delivered Osssoae oen La
shade better but quiet; No at 3s4sci do White
391a G4lc; No 2 at 1894 @4lc;. do White 41A9
s7G siI = White do at 41g46c Ceffee-fair Rio
firm .at I6Ae. sugnr dull; q at 9-l6ab IL
Ice; Extra Y at 6s4 % SC White Extra 6@11s;
at 9-1ec; Mould A TAG; Confectioners A at &c;
cut loaf and crushed &c; powdered At z 31-100c;
granuIated lie: Cubes 5-16c. Moasses NOM
inal; so test 229221ac. Petroleum. firm-unlt-
ed :. Pork Is firm and fairly active; mess 10 90
al5 so one year old. Beef dull. Lard is lower,
dull and hesvier-Western steam spot 05; city
steam at 80; refined 80 for Continent; at
8 u.s. Butter is dull. Cheese quiet aud steady.
Freights to Liverpool dull.
CHICAGO. Feb. A. 1sS8.-The Flour market is
steady; lchoice to fancy winter patents at 90
al rs ID Dbl; Southern winter 6og3 Sol Mich
igan and Wisconsin winters COCA %; fair to
Choice seconds 2 60G3 soc; hoice to fancy Min
nesota patents 1904 90. Wheat-No Spring
76ssc No Red at 79Ac. Corn-No at 4Sc;
NJ sic. Provisions quiet-Mess Pork at IA 20,
Lard Z 20 short ribs sly Dry salted shoulders
q 90; short clear sides at 8 90. Whiskey Ia.
Receipts-Fl0ur, 1900 bbls; wheat. 10000
bush; corn 90 900 bush; oats 111,oOOl pushi rye
1000 bush barley $4,000 bush ooo
shipments-Flour, 1000 .bbls; wheat, 10 600
bush corn SO 600 bush coats, 5000 bu;rye o oCo
bush. barley $4,000 BUSH
ST. LOUIS, Feb. A, 1888.-Flour firm. wheat
strong ali day closing "A above yesterdays
close; No Red at 80Ha @S1 Vac. Corn is higher
and strong at 4ess@47c.. Oats steaay at SoT
new at is 90. Bardat 80. Dry salted meas
shoulders 75G5 90; long clear 2ba7 90 clear
ribs at 50G7 1874 short clear 7hg0 90. pa
con- shouldersle12; long clear at 20; clead tbs
at S71aa8 40; short clear az az o o'aS oz ~
Recepts-Flour, 1000 bls,wheat 10000 bush,
corn 1000 bush. oats $4,000 bush, barley 5000
shlpinents-Flour 5000 bbls, wheat 10000
bush, corn Be, 000.bush, oats 10000 bush, barley
5000 BUSH rye 5000 bush.
DETROIT, Feb. A, .-Wheat-No White
cash at 8514c; No 2 Red cash Fed at S4Tsc. Corn
No at Ole. Oats-No 2 at 344c.
Receipts-Wheat 94oo bush