The Portland daily press., 1894-03-08
Domestic HzafkJes.



MARCH z. 1894.
I NEW eYORK-The Flour market - receipts
3S.131 packages; exports 81 bbls and 81,
612 sacks: sales 1900 packages; quiet and
steady.
flour quoUations-low extras at 2 06@2 As
cry mills extra at 3 55ia3 60; city mills patents
l0@4 35 winter wheat low grades At 2 GOA
as SO; Minnesota clear 5000 80: sraights
DO at 8 25a3 so: do patents 3 1894 35: do rye
mixtures 6o92 SO; superfine at 1902 90;
fine at l 75@l sc. Southern -four is dull and
steady. Rye -four more active and easier at
2 6052 30. Buckwheat flour at 25@2 80.
observation-disclosures at roe. Japanese at 9oa
95c. Cornmeal quiet and steady. Rye dull and
G 0 bush: exports GO, 908, bush; sales $4,000
bush; dull and firmer: No 2 Red in store and
elev at 621@@631ac; atioat at SAC; 0 at SO
@641ac: MOI Northern at 6S1ae. Corn-re-
cents Z, 15obush; exports Al, 891 bush; sales
5000 bush; dull and firmer, No2 at 43 Il a
4312c in elev: 44A@441ac afoat Oats
$4,000 bush: fairly active and frmer: No 2
at 3714c No 2 White at aS 1a@37c; No2 Chi.
cago at 3814c: No3 at 361ac; do White at
S71acl: Mixed Western 36@38la; do White at
quiet and steady; beef hams duh; tierced
beef is dull and steady; cut meats quiet and
weak middles nominal Lard is quiet ana
hrmer; Western steam cIoseda at 37Is
city sss G6u G; refined quiet Continent at 80;
s A at 20; compound at 6(G61s Provisions
Pork in moderate demand and steady. Butter
large supply and lower; State dairy new l5@
2lc; do old 12a1eac; do crm new at 22e;
Penn do 22c; Western dairy new 12!A @16c; do
crm 1o@22c; do factory ll@15; Elgin 22c.
Cheese in good demand and firm; State large
white at 914@12c; fancy at 11129l2c: do
small 1O1a@13c. Petroleum quiet and steady;
united at 82A- Coffee-Rio steady and quiet;
MOI at 171ac. sugar-raw firm and in fair
demand rened is Nd firm a. asa and a q9 let
No at 3ss@3 1896: No at 8 9 1e@3N c;
No 10 at 31a@3 11-l6c: No II at 8 7-l693ss
sm@4 i-16c; Mould 41aeQ4 11-1ec; standard
A at 444@4 7-16c ;COnfectioners'A 4zs@4 5-l6;
cut loaf at 505 3-16c: crushed at 6@5 S-16c:
powdered at 4ls@ e. granulated at 41A@
Freights to Liverpool dull ana weak; grain
per steam ID.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day was
steady to firm at unchanged prices. Wheat is
2 Red 5s14c. Corn strong; No at 1854. Oats
are strong: No 2 at 3oAc; No 2 Rye 451s; No
2 Barley at 53c; No Flaxseed l 36. Provisions
higher mess pork at IL S2s@al 54s aara
6 o71a. Dry salt meats-shoulders at cog
6 %; shortcIear sides 1897 IL ".
keceipts-Flour; $1,000 bbls: wheat. a. III
rye 6,195 bush: barley. $4,000 bush.
Shipments Flour s,937 bbls; wheat. 6.214
bush; corn. 1So.476 bush: oats 1898 bush;
rye. z 1874 bush; barley. 1902 bush
ST. LOUIS-The Flour market to-day was
firm and quiet patents at s0@3 90; extra
fancy 5602 65; fancy 2 15@l 25; choice so
az 90. Wheat is higher Corn firm and higher.
Oats are higher. Pork at - 1912 25. Lard
at 90. Dry salt meats-shoulders at SAC:
longs and clear ribs SIS; shorts GA. Bacon
boxed shoulders at 81: longs at l67s07; clear
ribs 7@7 1sc: shorts at TAG.
Receipts-Flour 1900 bbls:l wheat II. 900
bush; corn $4,000 bush; oats 10000 bush:
rye, 5000: barley O0.0Op bush.
Shipments Flour. 5000 bbls: wheat. 5000
bush. corn. 81 900 bush; oats. 10000 bush;
rye 5000 bush barley 90 bush.
DETROIT-Wheat-No Red at 5SM c: No /
White at 5Ss4c. Corn-No 2 Mixed at BIC;
No Yellow 371sc. Oats-No 2 White 331ac.