The Portland daily press., 1896-08-31
Domestic Markets.
By telegraph,

AUGUST 20. 1886.
NEW YCRK-The Flour market = receipts
z04 sacks; sales $500 packages; UNCHANGED,
dull and firm.
rlour auoJanons-low extras at 7O@2 so;
city mills extra at o0a3 90 city mills patents
90; fair to fancy at 40NS 40: patents 45@
10; Minnesota clear at 2 3O@2 10: straights
at So@S 80: do patents at 1898 90: do rye
mixtures 4oG2 80; superfine at / 55@2 10;
fine at 4O91 So. Southern nour is quiet :conl-
mon to fair extra at 0O92 so; good to choice
at eog2 80. Rye flour quiet. steady.
Wheat-receipts 167, 525 bush ;exports 16, s61
bush, sales l,5l5.oo0. bush; dull easier with
options: No Red o 6S1s; No l Northern
$3.50.
Coru-receipts 81, 62b bush; exports 33, $50
bus; sales 800. 900 bush dull, steady, 1s lower
No 2 at 264sc eley, 276s afoat.
Oats receipts l6l, 300 5tish; exports 13, e21
bush; sa.es 2s,0G1 bush; dull, steady; No 2 at
2otac mo White at FAC.
The quotations on Sugar were as followS:-
No at Sac; No at 4 3-16c; No at 41sc
No 8, 1-16c: No 10 at &C; No IL at 1870;
No IL at sac: NO is at 13-16:off A 7-16G
41ac; Mould A Sc; standard A 4s4c C; Confec-
powdered &c; granulated at 4s4 C: Cubes at DC.
Quotations are those made by refners on the
oue-prlce basis uuder the plan of October 10th
1895 which makes large dealers ana wholesale
grocers agents of the Trust handling sugars on
consignment, and who are at stated times of
Settlementalowed commission OF 3-I6 ib.c v
Juero is also lTdu0 discount Oh per cent on
100 Dbl lots and per cent for casn ifpaid with
in seven days. and no trade discount on smaller
quantities. No sales less than 20 barrels. For
sugar packed in bags there Is no additional
charges on granulated or softs from J to "a in
elusive. and other grades Use p ID acIiuonal.
Freights to Lierpool frm-grain by steam
314d.
CHIcAGO-The Flour markets s.o-day was
unchanged, steady: hard white spi ong patents
at 4oG3 65 in wood soft wheat patents So 10
@3 80; hard wheat bakers 2 1oG2 rs in sacks:
soft wheat bakers $2@2 10; Winter wheat al
00@3 10 in wood. Wheat-No spring at
56s. @b7c; No 2 Red 6Oss@elc. Corn-No 2
No Rye at STA a31 sc:No 3 Barley s29ssc.
No / Flaxseed 641a@6 Mess pork at COO
s 3d.. Lard 3593 3712; short rib sides 8 rs
G3 30. Dry sailed meats-shoulders 3M "a 90:
short clear sides kOa3 621a.
Receipts-Flour. $500 bbls: wheat ZIG, 800
bush:i corn. 25S 800 bush, oats. 400, 200 bush:
rye. 1900 bush barley. 81, 400 bush.
Shipments-Fiour $500 Dbls: wheat i05,70O
bush; corn. 715.6o0 bush. oats. 239. 100 bush
rye. 600 bush :Daricy $500 bush.
ST. LOUIS-The Flour market to-day was
higher; patents at 1898 20. extra
fancy2 1892 So; fancy at 3Ol2 45: choice .
1922 20. Wheat lower: Aug at &c, Sept at
dec at-c. Corn lower. Aug at 1874 C,
SeP at s ss I NAN po 1i.s stsad A1e
old lz1a. Lard. prime steam 3221a; choice
3 321s. acon-shoulders 4 longs 3s; clear
ribs 4;clear sides 4. Dry sailed meats-shoul-
ders 3Mci longs 31s clear ribs at 3%; clear
Receipts-Flour 44oo bbls; wheat 1o5. loo
ousn ;corn 49, 400 bush; oats 46, ZOO bush; rye
- bush.
Shiprnents-Fl $500 bbls: wheat SO, 4oo
bush; corn SO. 100 bush; oats $500 bush; rye
bush.
DETROIT-Wheat-No Red at Ooc; No ]
White at eIszc c. Corn-No at 23c. Oats-Noa
White U00c.