The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-21
Domestic Markets.


MAY, 20. 1896.
NEW yfRR-The Flour market receipts
17742 rack ages; exports 1915 bbls and o.,
sci sacKsi sales $500 packages; dull, aid
easy, unchanged. ,1e10o on,
city mills extra at lOdA 20; city mills patents
3OG4 90: winter wheat low arades q l ao 1E
3 "a :tair to fancy at 2 50G3 60: patents at 3 70
al 90 Minnesota clear bO93 ~ sUalghts
do al a oOG3 so: do patents 45g4 30: dorye
mixtures q 5OSa 80; superfine ar o0a2 %;
fne at TGG2 10. Southern -four unchanged,
easy; common TO teir extra Soegz ~; gooa d
STEADY at 3 4OG2 So, Buckwheat Hour 20.
Buckwheat az 40@42. Cornmeal dull. STEADY.
wbeat-IeceIpus s,s,s76 bush exports 49,
600 bush; sales 100 SISi SoS Ssr at 7lAc
Coln-receipts ALTO bushi - oor,s No IT
bush; sales l1.oOO bush: dull fr.A w liz a.
33Ac elev, 1914 afloat. Oats-recelpbs &c
600 bush, exports $50 BUSH sales Ill 900 p>ss,
dull stronger; No 2 at 2414; do White 2bs4 !,
No Chicago 25l4c; No 3 at 1914 C; do White at
241a MIXED Western 25G26c; White and White
State 26@2Sc. Beef quiet, steady; family So 90
oslo: extra mess z OoGSS; beef hams dull at
$l4 50nI5 90; tierced beef quiet; city extra
India mess at Sl3Dl5 90, cut meats quiet and
weak; pickle bellies IL TBS IA do shoulders
at 414 pa "a; do hams at 9@912. Lard quiet,
lower; Western steam closed 721a city =;
refined quiet Continent at 10; 8 90; COM
pound at 41s@4!4. Provisions-P0rk is quiet.
easy, old mess at So 50g9 90; new mess So 25
as 70. Butter weak. moderate demand: state
dairy at sG15c; DO creamery l1@l6c; Western
dairy, old 7d@1lc do crm at 1lCG10c; do fac
tory 1910: Elgins at 15. Cheese quiet; State
large, old 5@91ac; do new e14@sc; do small,
oil at 41a@9s4 c; new 7s3 0oA. Petroleum
quiet united TO- Coffee-Rio dull.and steady.
# a at ae Ten Me- oWeg
No at 414c; No 10 at FAC: No II at 3
Ice; No II at 41sc: NO is at Lice: off A
0-16ee4M G; Mould Sac: standard A at
rs confectionery A s ;cut loaf and crushed at
53A G powdered 3 7-l6c :qranuIated Il rs .Cuhas
b3sc.
Quotations are those made by rehners on the
one-prlcebasis uuder the plan OF October 10Th.
grocers agents Of the Trust handling sugars on
consignment, and who are at stated times of
settlement allowed commission of 3-16c v III,
There is also a 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
sugar packed in bags there is no additional
charges on graduated or softs from to "a in
elusive. and other grades 1sc % ID aGicional.
Frefghts to Liverpool firm, quiet-grain by
steam I'd
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day firm,
dull, unchanged ;hard wheat spring patents 3 40
@3 go; soft wheat patents SIS o0@@3 10 hard
wheat bakers l5G2 80 in sacks: soft wheat
bakers $2G2 20; Winter wheat at 2O83 40
in wood. Wheat-No2 spring 60ss061 lac;
No Red 64ss 965s4c. Corn-No 2 at 1884
Q29Asc. Oats-No at l 914 d1191a: No Rye
at 36c; No 2B arIey at 3tg938c. No l Flax
seed 8S12c ;Mess pork at 7 50@7 So. Lard 40
"a 57As; short rib sides 8 9oisA 90. Dry salt
ed meats-shoulders 2o9+ 20: short clear at
sides o094 12Ia.
Receipts-Flour, $500 bbls: wheat 1o.4oo
bush: corn. 231,oo0 bush: oats. $685. 0u bush:
rye. 1000 bush barley 81 900 Dnsh.
Shipments-Flour 1880 bbls. wheat 65 400
bush:l corn. 172, 900 bush :oats $50 200 bush
rye. z, 7002bush: barley 1900 bush.
ST. LOUIS-The Flour market to-day was
UNCHANGED; patents at 3 Gags rs, extra fancy
3 35@3 40; fancy at 2 1892 Sc: choice 5o8
. 60. Wheat higher: May at 56c. Corn high
er; May at 26c. oats are higher May 1aSs C.
royisons-Pork-new SO; old rs. Lard
prime steam at 81 20; choice at 4 1914 Bacon
shoulders 4s4 !; longs 1T 4 IA clear ribs 4s4 ,
clear sides AZ, Dry sailed meats-shoulders
&c; longs 4; clear ribs at 4&s ;clear sides IA.
Receipts-Flour 800 bbls; wheat 10. 400
bush; corn 2o,4oo bush; oats 22.700 bush; rye
- bush.
shiprnents-Fl 1000 bbls: wheat 1900
bush; corn 1900 bush; oats 400 bush; rye
bush.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Red at 6314c: No l
White at Tic. Corn-No 2 at 291s. Oats-Nos
White 23c.