The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-12-26
Fridays Market Reports.
(By Telegraph,)

DECEMBER. %. 1898.
NEW YORK-The Flour market - receipts
26, DOB packages; exports 15,345 bblS and q,
470 sacks: sales 1890 packages; very dull ano
weak.
Flour quoJations-low extras at O562 As
city mills extra at 60ol3 65: city mills patents
2o94 80: winter wheat low grades at ooa
70: fair to fancy at 2 4693 IS :patents at 4C
@3 60; Minnesota clear 2 50@2 30: straights
do at 3 1898 rs: do patents 1904 IS: do rye
mlxtures.2 6o@2 so; superfine at 1902 90;
fine at 1882 10. Southern -four is dull and
weak. Rye -four dull and steady. Buckwheai
flour at 0o@3 10. Buckwheat 83@85c Corn
meal IS dull and steady. Rye dull and nominal
sWh,eatIrece5p p6 l2,4on bush; exports s222
steady; No 2 Red store and elev at 669661a c;
afloat 6796714c; f o b 1854 @67c: mol North
err at 70A @71c. Corn,recelpts 1880 bush;
exports 20, 81 bush; sales 10000 bush: easier
and dull; No 2 at 43c elev; 431a @143s4 afloat.
Oats-receIpts 26.2b0 bush; exports 30 bush;
sales 81 900 bush: dull and easier; No 2 at
No at 32 4c; do White at $50: Mixed Yves
tern at 34(a35c; do White and White State $50
4Oc. Beef quiet and steady ;becf hams dull tierc-
ed beef is quiet and steady; cut meats are dull
and weak; middles nominal Lard quiet and
flrlner; Western steam closed 8 80; city 719@
ia; refined quiet; Continent at b5; S A 8 so.
ProylsioDs-Pork Is in moderat demand and
steady. Butter quiet; fancy steady; State dairy
1a9261sc; do crm at 22@25: Western dairy at
do erIn 2002S1ac; do factory Je1s9
10; Elgins 2S1ac. Cheese quiet and firm State
large, white at aI!11sc; fancy ia @IlKac: do
troleum quiet; united 1870. Coffee-Rlo dull
but steady; No at 1880; Sugar-raw dull
and steady refined quiet aud steady unchanged;
No at 3 1j-1604c; NOT at 354 as 15-16c /;
No s, 8 11.16@sTsc: No 8 at 3ss(@3 1916 mo
10 at 8 9-169324 C: No IL at 31@G3 11-16c;
No IL t.3ss@3 9.16c: NO 10 at 31Ac; off A at
37sQ8A 3-16c Mould 41aSa4 IL standard A 8.
1694asc; Confectioners' A at 41sa4 5-16c:
cut loaf at 505 3-16c: crushed at 5a5 3-1ec /:
powdered at 9-16@4Mc; granulated at 5-16
@419c: Cubes 9-16@434c G.
Freights to Liverpool quiet and steady; Ct ain
per steam Sd.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day was
quiet and easy; prices unchanged. Wheat ac-
tive and weak; No 2 Spring s01s@1e1 No Red
Oats quiet; No 2 at a7Mc; No Rye at 451sc;
No 2 Barley 53@54c; No Flaxseed 1 80. Pro-
visions-mess pork strong at 2 50@12 rs. Lard
05; short rib sides 50@6 55. Dry salt meats
shoulders at 25@6 30; short clear sides at
6 1897 90.
I,eceipts-Flour. 1880 bbls: wheat. 1o4.7oo
bush: corn. 36O.300 bush: oats, 10000 bush:
rye 1900 bush; barley. 59.100 bush.
Shipments--Flour 28, 700 bbls: wheat. $4,000
bush: corn. sos 400 bush: oats $50, 800 bush,
rye. 1900 bush BARLEY. 3o.Ooo bush. e
ST. 'LOUIS-The Flour market is weak and
dull: patents at 2 95@3 10, extra fancy 2 Cog
Q rs fancy 2 20@S 30;cholce 2 00a2 10; family
/ 7Ol@1 80: rye flour 1923 rs. Wheat lower.
Corn quiet Oats are lower. Provisions-Pork,
standard mess at IS 25. Lard at 71s@8.- Dry
salt meatS-loOSe5 shoulders at 20; longs and
clear ribs at 40: shorts 55. Bacon-boxed
shoulders at Il longs IA clear ribs 7 Sac shorts
at 7% c.. ass,y 49,. -.e..- a0
Whiskey 1 15.
Receipts-Flour 1000 bbls: wheat. 16 200
bush: corn l So, 900 bush; oats 27.5oO bush:
rye. .. 900: barley. 10000 bush.
: Shipments Flour. 1890 bbls; wheat. 5000
bush. corn. 1b5 200 bush; oats. lie. 400 bush; ;
rye. 5000 bush: barley 90 bush
DETROIT-Wheat-No Red eOAc: No 1
White at 59M c. Corn-No Mixed 39c; No 2
Yellow at 4Oc. Oats-N 2 White 33c.