The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-27
Domestic Markets.
By elegrapn.I

MAY, &c, 1896.
NEW YCRK-The Flour market - receipts
1877 packages; exports 26Oo bbls and l.
APT sacks: sales 1890 packages; unchanged,
dull I'D weak.
rIour ouotaHons-low extras at 1892 90;
city mills extra at 10a4 20; city mills patents
3OQ4 90: winter wheat low grades az l 700
2 So fair to fancy at 2 46G3 55: patents at 3 70
G3 80 Minnesota clear A593 05 stralghts
do at 2 95a3 30: do patents 4504 40: do rye
nne a zo 2o sousern o az i 5 G an
easy; common to fairEextra 2O@2 so; good
to choice at Q e093 10. Rye -four dull 2 40
az SO. Buckwheat flour at 90 Buckwheat
40@42. Cornmeal quiet Wbeat-recelpts 246,-
$50 bush; exports 74.461 bush; sales ZIP 900
bush: more active Tor export. weaker; No o
b at 1884 TO arrive: No l Northern at 6ss4c.
Colu-receipts 236. 925 bush: exports 98,276
bush; sales $780,. 900 bush: weaker and more
active. No at 3A12c eley, 354ac afloat 0ats
receipts 1856 800 bush, exports $4,000 bush:
sales 17S, 900 bush: fairly active, easier; No Z
at 23s4 Oh; White do 25l4 a2512c: No 2 Chi
cage 24s4 tdl25c; No 8 at z2s4 c lido White 24As ;
Mixed Western at 1884 Sa25c: White and White
State 26@2oc. Beef Iquiet easy: family BOG
So; extra mess oo0s7 90; beef hams dull at
$l4 90; tierced beef quiet; city extra India
mess at $loyll SO, cut meats quiet and weak;
pickle bellies IL TBS IA lido shoulders at Ala
Western steam closed As nominal; city 90:
refined quiet; Continent 75;S A at %: COM
pound at %44ssc. Provisions-Pork dull and
weak, old mess S8aS 90; new NESS 1899 e.
Butter-fancy firm fairly actiye state dairy at
SGs15c; do creamery 1l@l6 Size; Western dairy
at old 7t9llc: do crm 1l@lN1a; do factory 79
| offered; State large, old h994sc do new at
61a@7c; do small, ola at Az 99s4 C; new 712
| d7s4. Petroleunl-united -.Coffee-kio dull
steady; No at 1874 GA. sugar-raw quiet,
| steady; refined market steady; demand light;
| No at 45sc; No at 9-16c: No st 4Ac,
No a. 4s4c NO 10 at 4ssc: No II at o.
| Ice; No IL at 414c; NO Is at 3-16c: off A
41I-16@ABc; Mould A sac; standard at
| 51A ;Confectioners' 51s :cut loaf and crushed
| Sac; powdered 9-16c ;granulated ola Cubes
61ac.
Quotations are those made by refners on the
one-prlcebasis uuder the plan OF October 10th.
| 1896 which makes large dealers ana wholesale
| grocers agents of the Trust handling sugars on
consignment, and who are at stated times Of
| settlement allowed a commission of $3.50 W ID.
| There is also a trade discount of per cent on
100 Dbl lots and per cent for cash ifpaid with
| In seven days, and no TRADE discount on smaller
quantities. No sales less than 20 barrels. For
sugar packed i'll bags there Is no additional
charges on granulated or softs from tn II in
elusive. and other grades Use % fb additional.
Freighta to Liverpool quiet, firrn-grain by
steam I'd.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day nrm,
dull. firm; hard wheat spring patents at 40
bakers $2M2 20; Winter wheat at 3 2O@3 40
in wood. Wheat-No2 spring 1914 O59ssc;
No RED 621s96sAc CornINo 2 at 27z @
341ac; No 2 Barley at 35c. No Flaxseed 50
Mess pork at 95g7 90. Lard at / sa4 20;
short rib sides 70@S so. Dry sailed meats
shoulders 0o@4 rs short clear sides 3 81 1a
GA 90.
Receipts-Flour, 983 bbls: wheat. $500
bush corn. 213,000 bush: oats 1885,, 900 bush:
rye. 600 bush barley. 4e,0n0 Dnsn.
ShipmenLs-Flouri $500 nbls: wheat 8.400
bush; corn. $4,000 bush: oats 1856 bush
rye. $500 bush: barley 1000 bush.
ST. LOUIS-The Flour market to-day was
dull, lower; patents 8 4O@3 30, extra fancy at
8 1893 20; fancy at 60@2 80: choice 2 4Oa
2 IS. Wheat lower: May at 53c. Corn lower;
| May CSC. oats lower. May 17s4c. Provis-
ions-Pork-new %; old at S71a. Lard
prime steam at So. so; choice at 8 971s. Bacon
| shoulders An longs ut AZ clear ribs asa ;
clear sides at 45s. Dry sailed meats-shoul-
ders 3M c.; longs 9oi clear ribs at 41s; clear
| sides 4Aa.
| Receipts-Flour 3,4oo bbls; wheat IL 100
| bush; corn $4,000 bush; oats As. 100 bush; rye
- bush.
| Shipments-Flour $500 bbls: wheat 1000
bush; corn 5000 bush; oats IL, 400 bush; rye
bush.
DETROIT-Wheat-Ne 2 Red 661ac; No
White at zoe. Corn-No at 29. Oats-No 2
White 2lc,