The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-17
Domestic Markets.
(By Telegraph

MARCH 16, 1896.
NEW YORK-The Flour market receipts
28,424 packages; exports l,2t7 bbls and -
sacks: sales Z, 500 packages; dull, easy. -
Flour. auoJatlons-low extras at. 25Q2 IS;
cIty mills extra at 1504 2b city mills patents
2o@4 Az: winter wheat low grades a. q 26a
2 So fair TO fancy at 86,a3 80; patents at 8 80
o. 20; Minnesota clear 7OG3 20: stFalghts
do at o093 60: do patents 35G4 90: dorye
mixtures 60a3 80: superfins at 0o92 So:
1ne at Oo&2 80. Southern Tour easy, and
dull; common to fair extra at 40@3 90 good
to choice at 3 00@3 80. Rye hour steady, dull
6O82so. Buckwheat -four Buckwheat 4o@
22o@2 Is; brandywine at 2 20. Rye nominal.
Wbeat-recelpts 10, l7b bush: exports 20,112
bush sales 10000 bush; dull. "a sa1c lower
with options, closing hrm: Nc Red store and
791a@80Ha: No / Northern 72d721A Corn
receipts 62.40O bush: exports $50 bush; sales
1000 bush; dull, firm, scsrce. No at 3ss*c in
bush; exports 600 bush; sales $4,000 bush;
quiet, easier; No 2 at 25a2b &c; White do 27 !;
No 2 Chicago at 26o 26l4 mo at FAC; White
ana White State 27929c. Beef quiet, STEADY
family at $1Oa IL O0 extra mess SOFAS 90;
beef hams dull at IA 5o@$16; terced beef in
active;city extra India mess at sl5@,e 90, cut
meats quiet and firm. but unchanged: pickle bel
lies IL TBS &c; do shoulders ~ @4s4 c do hams
at SAGE. Lard duh, weak; Western steam
closed SO; city IS 90: refined quiet; CONT
nent at 8 so; u A at 6 10: compound 4ss GAIA.
Provisions-Pork steady; mess $40 OO@1O 90.
Butter is in moderate demand State dairy at
1O92Oc; do creamy held at 13@1Sc; Western
at s(a1sc: Elgins at 22c. Cheese moderately
active State large at 6@lO1Ac do fancy 1O14 G |;
small at6@lONc Petroleum firm; united at
AZ. Coffee-Rio is quiet and steady, sugar
raw fairly active firm; efined firm, fairly active;
No 6 at 41ac; at Slice; No 8 at Asa No s at
4 5-16c;Ne 10 at 414c:No IL at 4 3-I6c; Mol
At AZ; Ne 10 az lice; off A at 4 a-16@4 49,
Ice: Mould A 5as standard A 8 rs ;Confection-
ers' A &c scat loaf and crushed ga C; powder
ed at 5ssc: granulated at Ipc; Cubes at 5ss G.
Quotations are those made by refiners on the
one-prlcebasis uuder the plan of October 10th.
1895 which makes large dealers and wholesale
grocers agents OF the Trust handling sugars ON
consignment, and who are at stated times OF
settlement allowed a commission of 3-l6c " ib.
Inere ls also trade discount OF per cent on
100 Dbl lots and per cent for cash If paid with
in seven days, and no trade discount on smaller
quantities, No sales less than 20 barrels. For
charges on graduated or softs from to IL in
elusive. and other grades 1sc p fb additional
Freights to Liverpool quiet. steadv-grain by
at 112d.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day was
gulet and &c easy; hard wheat spring patents at
hard wheat bakers at 1892 80 in sacks: soft
wheat bakers $2@2,,2o; Winter wheat at 20
93 Az in wood. Wheat-Ne2 Spring 6o1A d
2sA@2Sssc. Oats-No 2 at 1891 SAc: No q
Rye 1854 bid; No Barley 3B9S6c. No Flax
seed soc; Mess pork 60@9 65. Lard 271b
D5 80 short RIB sides at 3 To- Dry sailed meats
shoulders at 81 s21aes4 49,; short clear sides
371sd15 so.
Receipts-Flour, 1900 bbls: wheat. 27.7oo
bush: corn. 205 900 bush: oats. 332, Ouu bush:
rye. $4,000 bush!barley. 81, 900 bush
Shipments-Flour 1900 obls wheat 1o9, 900
bush; corn. 1000 bush; oats $4,000 bush.
rye. $500 bush: barley $4,000 bush.
ST. LoUIS-The Flour market to-day was
dull, weak; patents 60G3 rs, extra fancy so
@S 40; fancy 1892 IS; choice at 2 eoas 10
Wheat lower; March 58c. Corn is lower; Mich
261ac. oats unchanged; March =. Provisions
Pork-new at 50 87ts; old at SO 371s. Lard
prime steam at So 10; choice at 8 1913. Bacon
shoulders go longs 5ss; clear ribs at 5ss !;
clear sides at 5A C. Dry sailed msats-shoul-
ders at "A longs at.b; clear ribs at 51s clear
sides 5A.
Receipts-Flour 1900 bbs: wheat % 100
bush; corn $1,000 bush; oats 40 400 bush rye
bush.
Shipments-Flour 7,10o bbls: wheat Is 300
bush; corn 81, 400 bush; oats 15, 100 BUSH rye
bush.
DETROIT-Wheat-Ne q Red 6S1sc; No
White at 691so. Corn-No 2 at 29s4 @. Oats
NO. White Or