The Portland daily press., 1893-05-05
Domestic Markets.


NEW YORK. May 4, 1393.-The Flour
markeJ-recelpJs II 1924 packages exports 1888
bbls and 10, SO sacks; sales &c, 400 packages;
moderate demand and held higher. -..s i,
Flour duotations-low extras at 2 1O02 IS:
city mills extra at 8 1904 90; city mills patents
4 1904 60; winter wheat low grades at 2 10@
2 90; fair to fancy at 2 $500 CD patents at 8 So
do at 9 6o@4 90; do patents 4 25@4 so; do rye
mixtures Q 9093 so; superfine at 1912 rs;
fine at 60@2 90. Southern flour is quiet and
firm, Rye flour steady and quiet. Cornmeal
quiet and steady. Rye nominal. Wheat-re-
ceipts 53,475 btish;exports 369o55 bush; sales
1913, 900 bush; firmer and moderately active;
No Red store and elev 761a@77c: af1oat at
coTrecepts 1866 bash sxports
bush; sales 10000 bush; stronger and quiet;
No at 51@511ac in eIev, 521sG53c afoat:
No 8 White 53c; Oats receipts los. $50 bush;
exports 469 bush: sales 137 900 bush; firm and
fairly active; No 2 at 3711 @371ac; No 2 White
42M G; No Chicago 3814e: No 8 at SIC; do
White at 41s4 @42c Mixed Western at 37@39e;
and steady; beef hams quiet and steady; tierced
beef is dull; cut meats less active and firm mid
dies firm and quiet. Lard quiet and hrmer; Wes-
quiet and firm: Continent 10 80; S at IL 10.
Provisions-Pork firm, quiet. Butter steady;
demand fair; State dairy 24929c: State cream
2893oc; Western dairy at 2o92oc; 40 crm at
new quiet and rather easy; State old 9912c:
new 91a@10lac; fancy old at liza 9l2c: part
skins, Old easzs; DO eo new s@se; Petroleum
and nominal; No at 1l5sc. Sugar-raw firm
and quiet; refined is active and firm; No 6
41s04 13-16c; No at 4 9-1e@4s4c; No 8 at
at 4 ga 9-16c: No i at 1891 8 Ice; No IL
at 4 5-16@41ac: NO Is at 4c; off A at 434 a.
5 1-16c; Mould at 5as@5 9-16c standard A at
5 3.16@5$sc Confect toners A 1-16@51A cut
loaf at 5sst95 1860; crushed 55xt@5 13-16c
51s Cubes 5 7.16@5sAe.
Freights to Liverpool steady and quiet, grain
per steam ID.
is dull and unchanged. Wheat stronger; No 2
Spring II IL e. No Red at 71sac Corn higher
and fairly active: No at 43c. Oats active and
strong; No2 at gle No Rye at 52Ae. No 2
Barley at 62c. No Flaxseed at l 1919. Pro-
visions firm and higher-lness pork at 10 10.
Lard at 10 %. Short rib sides at 8 So. Dry salt
meatsmshoulders 975@1o 90; short clear sides
at 10 25G110 so.
tkece,pts-Flour 10000 bliss wheat, 25e. 900
bush; corn 10000 oush; oats 3oS.O0o bush:
rye 5000: barley. $4,000 bush.
Shlpments.Flonr. $4,000 bDls: wheat. 19. 900
bush corn, 244 $50 bush; oats. 455 900 oush
rye. 5000 bush: barley, 5000 bush.
ST. LOUIS. May 4. 1S93.-The Flour market
IS firm. quiet and unchanged. Wheat closed fair
" firm and Ac higher; No 2 Red at 66s4c. Corn
and higher: No 2 at s3c. Rye-No at 5sc. Pro
at TO- Lard Ss pry salt meats
loose shoulders IFS; longs and ribs at 10 10
shors 10 S5.boxed loo more; Bacon-p packed
shoulders at 10 20; longs and ribs IL 90; shorts
Sugar cured Hams 10 ooG14 90.
ReceIpts-Flour. 5000 bbls: wheat. 200
bush: corn. $4,000 bush: oats. $4,000 push
rye. $1,000 bush; barley. O.00O bush
6Snipments-5FIonr 49, 900 hbls; wheat. 16 ooC
bush; corn. Al 900 bush: oats 5000 bush
rye. 1000 bush: barley, 100000 BUSH.
DETROIT. May 4. 1893.-The market closed
shade firlner and rather quiet.
Wheat-No White at 7112; No 2 Red II hc
Corn-No 2 at Acc. Oats-No White at 371ac
No2 Mixed 321@c. Rye-No at SIC.
Flour-Receipts : bbls wheat. 7,0u0 bush
corn 1000 bush; oats. 5000 bush.