The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-04


New YORR May 5 isss.-FIea ON, market ns :,
receipts 19,6O6 packages; exports 1874 bbls and
20R5 sacks steady and moderately active, home
and export sales 1880 bbls.
II our quotatiOnS-lOw extras 86d 35 city
MI la extra at 35a5 65; city mills patents 10
GRil5; winter wheat. low grades at 1913 25
Mlnnrsofa clear e5a4 so; straights do at SO a
5 Is; do patents at 4 65@6.26; do rye mixtures
1904 90; superfne at 20G3 90; fine 75G
to fair extra at S5d3 80; good to choice do at
2 a5(a5 65. Rye flour dull and unchanged; super
fine 93 IL. Cornmeal more active and steady.
Wheat-receipts 2200 bush; exports 5000
bush; sales los, 900 bush; quiet, An15c higher
and strong: No 2 Red at 63c store, 84lh dS434 C
Red CSC No / white at Gle. Rye dull; State $50
SOC: West IN 49d52c. Barley is quiet. Corn
receipts l07,335 bush; exports 7l.2S9 bush
er: No AZ s2ss No White 4sc No at 4Ssl Z.
steamer Mixed at 42s4 a43% Oats-receipts 80,
600 nush exports ss4 bush; sales 81 900 bush
soc; do White at 3<1sc: No at SIC; White do at
CSC: MIXED Western at 28s32c: White do at SAG
3Pc White State 34939ci No 2 hcago at 3O13c
Coffee, Rio steady; fair careoes 1854 G. sugar
raw duh market for refined quiet and steady; Q
zAd7ssc: extra @ at ssG7M white Extra
iSs nsow ~ 4. sfs1daTd 11 se a.
CoDfec Sskc: cut loaf and crushed sac; pow
eered 914c; granulated at sac; Cuces at 81 C.
Beef is dull. lard stronger with moderate de
mand; Western steam at 1907 171A, closing at
I 17La bid city 6b: refined quiet; Continent al
h20T 67.s: s A at z 30. BuIter is easier with
moderate demand: State dairy old l0@1 &c; new
d. at l7ia2zc; Western dairy 1o@l7; Penn and
demand State, new. at 915c for fancy.
Freights to Liverpool steady.
CHICAGO. May 3, $50 The Flour market is
steady. Wheat stronger; No2 Spring S1gS2c
No Red 81 g9s0Ac Corn firmer; No at 341s.
Oats quiet. steadier and higher; No 2 at 22% c.
No Rye at tOlhc. No Barley nominal. Provis-
ions easier-Mess Pork at II 6bGl1 so. Lard al
g 81, DRY sailed shoulders at 25G5 30; snort
clear sides 25a6 371a. Whiskey
Receipts-Flour, $4,000 bbls, wheat IL 600 bus,
corn 32it 90 bus. oats 224o00 bus barley 1900
bush rye T.fanl bush
Shipments Flour 1900 .bbls, wheat 100000
bush corn ho2 900 bush, oats 5000 bus, BARLEY
10. si b sh rye t.A0 hush
ST. LOUIS, May 3 iss9.-The Flour market
Is active and steady. Wheat is better; No 2 Red
al 771sc. Corn firm trading light-No at 3uA
@30tsc. Osts are higher; No 2 AZ 24c Rye dull
No 2 at 42c. Farley quiet. Whiskey steady "
Provisions quiet and easy-f0rk at ~ 20. Lare
prime steam at 30. Dry sailed meats--snoul
ders : 21e az Is; longs at Is 20; ribs q ~
at 2h: snort clear 9 1905 35. Bacon-shoulders
500: longs and ribs at 8 70@6 IS; short clear al
871@D 30. Hams at SO 7h@Sl2.
Receipts Flour. ZOO bbls: wheat 4o.e %
bush; corn ~ rc0 bush; OATS 19o0l bush; rye
O,0uO bush barley Ot,,i lush.
Shipments Flour n0c bbls wheat. 5000
bnsh; corn 2+,hO bush: oats. 5000 bush; rye
0000 bush barley 0.000 bush
DETROIT, May 3 l88s.-Wheat No White
at SAC; No Red at S734 C. Corn-No 2 at 30 1-3
Cats-No at 24l1c;N0 Q White 2Bhc.
Receipts-wheat $4,000 bush; corn 1000 bus
oats 300 bush.