The Portland daily press., 1893-12-16
Domestic Markets.
(By Telegraph.>

DECEMBER. 15. 1898.
NEW YORK-The Flour market receipts
SO ,0oO packages; exports A735 bbls and 49,
568 sacks sales 46o0 packages ;dull and weak.
Flour duoJations-low extras at 2 O502 As:
city mills extra at COOS 65: city mills patents
2O@4 so: winter wheat low grades at 2 GOA
IS fair to fancy at 45tG2 rs patents at 40
@3 Co. Minnesota clear 2 5092 80: straights
do at 8 1898 rs: do patents S0GD4 So: do rye
mixtures 2 60@2 so; superfine at I 1902 90:
fine at 1892 lC. Southern -four is dull and
weak. Rye -four quiet and steady. Buckwheat
flour at 8 rs. Buckwheat at 85c. Cornmeal IS
steady. Rye dull and nominal Wbeat-receipts
8525 bush: exports 40, 458 bush; sales 10000
bush; dull and frmer; No 2 Red store and elev
at A@67 1ac; aiioat at 68tac; % 1914 a
6S1sc: No Northern at 72c Corn-recelpts
$4,000 bush; exports II, 33S bush ;sales 40, 600
bush firm and dull; No at As ,4c elev AGA
461ac afioat. Oats-receipts 40. 9b0 bush; ex-
ports $50 bush; sales 10000 bush: dull and
firmer; No at 1874 @32ssc, No White 35c;
No Chicago at 3414 ln34sec: Nos at 1924 C
White do at $50: Mixed Western 3&Q35c; do
White and White State 36tg4oc. Beef dull and
nominal; beef hams dull: tierced beet quiet and
firm; cut meats are dull and steady; middles
nominal. Lard quiet and lower; Western steam
closed 40 nominal; city at 7 20; refined quiet
and easy; Continent at oS6; at 8 25. Pro-
ms SEA- STEADY ana Sutter aet
cry at 22@26; Western dairy lSt@22c; do crm
20@251ac: do factory J6@tgl9; Elgins 2S1ac.
Cheese quiet and firm; State large white at so
11ac; fancy ia @11Is do small at 1oh@
1214c; part skins 4d91ac. Petroleum quiet;
united at 73Lsc Coffee-Rio dull and steady /:
MOI. 13401Ss4c. Sugar-raW steady but
dull; refined is in fair demand and steady;
No at 13-16@4c; MOI at 3s4 as 1916;
No s, 3 IL 16@3Tsc: No 8 at @3 1876; No
10 at 8 9-16@3s4c: No IL at 31a93 11-16c;
No IL at 3ssQa3 9-l6c: No 13 at 314c: off A at
37s GA 3-16c; Mould 4lsC1A IL standard A s.
16@4ssc; Confectioners' at 41s@4 5-16c;
cut loaf at 505 3-16c; crushed at 5@5 3-16c;
powdered at 4 9-16Ga4s4c; granulated at SIG
@41ac: Cubes 9-1694s4 c.
Freishts to Liverpool quiet and firm; 81 ain
per steam Sd.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day was
dull, steady and unchanged. Wheat ruled firm
err; No 2 Spring and No 2 Red I'll " @62c. Corn
in good demand mo at 80 &c. Oats are quiet
at 53t@54c; No Flaxseed 301a Provisions
weaker-mess pork IL 60912 70. Lard 7 921s
as 05; short rib sides at 5 50@6 so. Dry salt
meats-shoulders 25@6 50; short clear sides
at 1897 90.
kecepts-Flour 1920 bbls: wheat. ga. 4oC
rye. 1900 bush: barley. $500 bush.
ShipmentS-Flour 81 200 bblS. wheat. 9.60t
bush; corn. 1O4 800 bush: oats l56 800 bush
rye, 300 bush BARLEY. $4,000 bush
ST. LOUIs-The Flour market is quiet ant
dull: patents at 0003 los extra fancy 700
| 2 80 fancy 2 2b9a IS ;choice 2 0UG2 10; family
| / 7Oo1l 80: rye -four 1923 rs. Wheat higher
| Corn higher. Oats are steady Provisions-Pork
| standard mess Is Lard at 7 80. Dry sal
| meats-loose shoulders at 20; longs and clea,
| ribs at 6hsc: shorts 80. Bacon-boxed shout
| ders at IA longs and clear ribs at TIA CTS C
| shorts S1s1S1ac.
| Receipts--Flour AGO bbls: wheat 24.50t
| bush; corn 81. ZOO bush; oats 1890 bush
rye 5000: barley 10000 bush.
| Shipments-Flour. 1920 bbls: wheat 1906
| bush corn, $1,000 bush; oats 1880 bush
| rye. 5000 bush; barley 90 bush.