The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-02
Domestic KIarkues.
(By Telegraph.l

tBy Ielegrapn.l
MARCH l. 1896.
NEW YORK-The Flour market recelpts
30, O94 packages: exports 3.Oo3 bbls and 24.-
I703 sacks: sales 1900 packages ;trm and quiet:
quotations unchanged
Flour uuotationS-low extras at / 9062 80;
CITY mills extra at 8 2oa3 35 city mills patents
OOG4 8 winter wheat low grades at GOA
2 80 :fair to fancy at 2 3692 ID: patents at 80
as 90; Minnesota clear 2 25@2 60: stralghts
mixtures Q 2002 60; -superine at 95t02 ! o.:
fine at L 9a92 90. Southern flour quiet and
steady: common to fair extra tQ2 IS; good
to choice do at 2 S0G3.25.4 Rye -four quiet and
steady. Bllckwheat flour at i YOGI 70. Buck
wheat at .50@55. Cornmeal dull and steady;
Yellow. 2 8O@2 So. Rye nominal. Wbeat-re-
ceipts 6o4 bush exports SIS; 600 bush; sales 81
Red in store and elev 59c; at1oaJ at 6O3ac; o
at 1874 @e0s4 C; No l Northern 6S1a. Corn
receipts 29,9o0 bush: exports 2S2 bush: sales
10000 bush: dull, and firmer; No 2 at 49s4 in
eley, &C af1oat. Oats-recsipts 30, 450 bush:
exports 2498 bush; sales bush: quiet and firm:
No 2 at SO SO; do White Tic: No Chicago
Western s41a @s55ac; White and White State
at 371@GA11ac. Beef quiet; beef hams firm at
1e 5o@$17; tlerced beef quiet; cut meats fairly
activeand firm; picked bellies 12fbs at $50 do
shoulders at " G94s4 c; do hams at 7s4 @Sl4 !;
mddles firmer short clear . 871e. Lard strong
er and more active; Western steam closed at
6 70; city 61A06as refined more active; Cont
nent 10; 30; compound at 5as@51a.
Rrovisions-Pork fairly active and,steady. But
ter weak liberal supply state dairy 1920 do
crm. old l2@1Sc: Western dairy 9@l5: do crm
@22c. Cheese fairly active and firm; State large
at 9@11Ac. Petroleum. nominal-united at
/ o5s4. Coffee-Rio more active firm. Sugar
raw more active steady ;retined fairly acty firm.
No 6 at 8 7-l6@36sc; No 7 at 3 5-16@31ac;
No at 3-1603asc: No $ at 31s@3 5-16c;
No 10 at 3 l-1603Mc: No II at 36I3 3-16c
No IL at 2 15-16@31sc: No 10 at 27sc: of
A at 31A@3A CT Mould A at A 1-1ef@4lA c
standard at $4,000; Confectionery A at
3 11-16@37s ;cut loaf and crushed 4 7-16.446a /:
powdered I-16941Ac ,; granulated at 1916
@41sc Cubes A l-16@4Ac.
Freights to Liverpool quiet and steady; grain
% steam 21ad asked.
CHICAGO--The Flour market to-day was
firms offerings light; buyers were slow to pay
the advance: Wheat closed strong;No Spring
at 54ss @lbS5sc; No 2 Red at 526s.. Corn firm
4 No 2 at4314t@431ac. Oats steady ;No2 at 1854
@29c: No 25Rye 81 "a :Noi2 Barley at 53@54c;
/ No Flaxseed at j 80. s Provisions are quiet
\ and highersU mess pork 10 2on10 3d. Lard at
Is 40G6 4212, Short RIB sides at s 20t95 20
: dry salt meats-shoutders A 621a@4 TO; short
Eclear sides 8 5O@5 So. + ga W. ea4siS]
Receipts-Flour, 100 bbls: wheat. 5000
/ flush: corn. 12S.00o bush: oats. 100000 bush:
| rye 800 bush :ybafley $4,000 bush. 5l
Shipments-Flour 1860 bbts. wheat. 9,40o
bdslf: corn. $4,000 bush: oats 146, 600 bush
Frye. 5000 bush: barley. 10000 bush.
| ST LOUIS-The Flour market day was to-
steady, and firm; patents at A5G2 60; extra
fancy at 2 2002 %: fancy 2 0002 10 choice
| S0@l 80: Wheat is higher; Mich 52M Corn
Pork at 10 40 Lard-prime steam 6 4oG6 80
Dry salt meats-shoulders at 4asc; long clear
51A clear ribs at $685. short clear 30 Bacon
packed shoulders 514 cribs 5A short clear g.
Receipts-Flour 1920 bbls; wheat 2,9oC
bush; corn 10000 bush; oats $1,000 bush; rye
= bush.
Ship1nents-F 7.4oo bbls: wheat $4,000
bussh;corn $4,000 bush; oats 5000 oush; rye
= bush.
DETROIT-Wheat-No 2 Red at 551ac; No 1
White SIC. Corn-No Mixed at 4314. Oats
No 2 White 33s4c