The Portland daily press., 1893-03-18
Domestic Markets
(By Biography

NEW YORK. March IL. 1s93.-The Flour
markeI-recelpIs p, 934 packSa a exports =,
active and generally firm. demand in good part
for-eXport.
Flour quotations-low extras at 21o@2 55:
cy se extra oo@a p9 CITY gya mls St pstenss
55; fair to fancy at 2 55@3 65 patents at 8 SIS
"a %; Minnesota clear 2 5000 50; stralghts
do at eo@a 90 90 patents ao94 s9 90 age
fine at 60@2 90. Southern -four is quiet and
steady. Rye flour quiet and scarce Buckwheat
-four at 2 1902 Is; BuckWhea t., SIC. Corn me
Barley quiet and firm. Wheat-receiptsal II, 12o
bush; exports 55,S7S bush: sales 81 OO0. bush;
firmer with options and moderately active for
export No 2 Red in store and elev 751aG175$4;
afloat at 1874 OFT o b 7614@77Rc; No
Northern s2M $3.50; No hard at s6s4 @S7c;
No 2 Northern at s1sG@s2c. Corn-receipts
bush; firm and dull; No at 53@5314c in eIev,
5414c afloat; No 3 at 5114@511 sc. Oats-re-
ceipts % ,O5G bush: exports 150 bush sales 70,
391sc: No White 431s @44c; No 2 Chicago at
4oa4Oasc No 8 at soc; No White at 421a@
1924 C: Mixed Western at 391a@41c; do White
hams quiet and weak; tierced beef dull and
weak; cut meats inactive and weak; middles
quiet and steady. Lard quiet and steady; Wes-
tern steam closed at II 90; city at 10 rs; re-
fined dull and STEADY; Continent - 3D.: s A at
u rs. Provisions-Pork quiet and steady. But
ter-State dairy 20@271ac; Penn cream 2S1s@
2S1hc; do factory 18@221ac; Elgin at 2s1sc.
Cheese steady with moderate demand. Petro-
leum is quiet; united at 65slc Coffee-Rlo
fr rne' in u fair demand market for refined dull;
Nos at a 3-l6d4Ss; No at 4 1-16@414; No
at Ala4 3-1e14c:No 8 at 3 15-16@41sc; mo 10 at
315-16@41sc: No at s s1l9 e. NO }r Il
at 41l04 9-l6c Mould at 47s as 1-16 standard
at A 9-1e@4s4e; Confectioners, A at 4za q
sS cut n oaf ec a
4 9-1e@4slc c: Cubes at 47s@5 1-16c.
Freights to Liverpool quiet and weak, grain
per steam lad i.
CHICAGO. Mch. IT. 1s93;aThe Flour marke'
Spring and No Red 74@741A. Corn is easier;
No at 41s4 @4i9sc. Oats quietLNo at 5lc
No Rye at SOC, No 2 Barley at e2c e.. Nc No u
at II 45917 471A; Lard steady Il 1o on 10 !;
salt meats-shoulders at 621a99 60; short
Kecelpts--Flour 10000 bbls: wheat $4,000
bush: corn $4,000 bush; oats l42ooo bush:
rye 1000: barley. 81 900 bush 800
Shipments Flour. $4,000 bbis wheat 33 600
BUSH corn, 1900 bush: oats. 211 900 push;
rye 5000 bush: barley. 10000 bush
ST. LOUIS. Mch. II. 1393.-The Flour market
is firm; prices unchanged. Wheat futures closed
sc higher-No Red 6514c. Corn closed 1Ac
lower; No 2 mixed at 3714c. Oats firm and dull /;
No at 31s4c. Rye-No 2 at SIC bid east track.
Barley quiet, Provisions tirm-Pork at i oo@
10 90 IOf new. LdTu db q w. LILY ohib niOdbo-
| loose shoulders 90; longs and ribs at 10 90;
| shorts at 10 As, boxed lots 15c more. Bacon
shoulders 10 30; longs and ribs IL 1919 shorts
| IL so.
| Sugar cured Hams 10 50l014 so.
| Receipts-FIour. 1000 bbls: wheat. $4,000
| bush: corn. $4,000 bush: oats. Al 900 push;
| rye. O0OO bush; barley 10000 bush.
| Shipmenss-Flour 5000 bbls: wheat. $4,000
| bush; corn. Ill 900 bush: oats 1900 bush:
| rye. 1000 bush; barley. 1000 bush.
DETROIT. Mch II. 1S93.-The market closed
stronger and fairly active.
| Wheat-No 1 White at 69sAc No Q Red at
| zoe. Corn-No 2 at 4319c. Oats-No White at
| 3S14c; No Mixed 35c. sRye-No at 5S1ac.
| Flour-Recepts = bbls wheat. 10000 bush
| corn, 1000 bush; oats, 5000 bush.