The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-13
Domestic Markets.
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(By T Biography

MAY ~, 1896.
NEW YCRK-The Flour market receipts
30,635 packages; exports 1852 bbls and ii :
5l5 sacks: saes $500 packages; unchanged,
dull, easy.
rIour duovanons-low extras at 2o@3 90;
city mills extra at 1904 20; CITY mills patents
30E4 90: winter wheat low grades ar 2 COG
3 90 fair TO fancy at Bog 3 So: patents at 8 so
ga 20; Minnesota clear 6O@3 5 straights
do at 3 oO6S so: do patents 45a4 So: do rye
mixtures 5OG3 80; superiine &C 0o@2 So J;
dne at 2 Oo@2 so. Southern flour is dull and
unchanged; common to fair extra 40@3 90;
good to choice at Oo@3 go. Rye -four quiet
Buckwheat at 4o942. Cornmeal unchanged.
Wbeat-recelprs SS,S0p bush exports - bush !:
sales 6S, 900 bush; dull, firm; o b TIA to az
rive: No ! Northern at 723ec to arrive Con-
receipts 1885, $50 bush: exports 10O,7I6 bush !;
sales 81 600 bush: dull. firm, No at $3.50 in
elev, 36sec afioat Cats-recepts $4,000 bush,
exports 20.026 bush: sales 100000 bush: firm
more active for export; No at 245st@2bc; do
White 26c; No Chicago 255s02Gc; No 3 at
l4c;do White 24s4 MIXED Western at 22Gg25 !:
White and White State 1a@231ac. Beef dull,
SO; beef hams are quiet $l4 506a15 Oo;tlerced
beef slow; city extra India mess $I4GQl5 so,
cut meats dull, weak: pickle bellies 2 TBS 41a !;
DO shoulders 4la do hams at 5@91a. Lard is
quiet about steady, Western teams closed So !;
city %: refined dull Continent at rs S A at
8 50: compound "A a41s. Provisions-Pork is
quiet steady, old mess at S9G9 SO; new mess
ST.. Butter-fancy steady; state dairy at SO
1513c; do creamery 11@l6c; Western dairy.
old 7dQ11c: do crm at lL016c; do factory 7
@los hlglns Age Cheese quiet. about STEADY;
State large, old 6@9Mo; do new e1a4bS% c,
do SMALL oil at 41a@l0c; new 81sQDS1a. Pc
troieum qulet-united 22le. Coffee-Rio dull
and steady. Sugar-raw dull ;and prices steady;
refined market unchanged, moderate demand; ;
No 6 at 4Mc; MOI at ll-l6c; No at 45ac:
No 8 at 4Asc; No 10 at A1ac: No IL at T.
Ice; No u at 4ssc: NO Is at 5-16c: off A
1S-l6s16c, Mould A at 55ac: standard A at
5%s ;COnfectioners' GA ;cut loaf and crushed
Sc; powdered at 59sc; granulatsd oss: Cubes
bSEc.
Quotations are those made by refiners on the
one-prlcebasis 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 Tunes Of
settlement allowed commission of 3-l6c ~ ID.
There is also a trade discount of per cent on
100 Dbl lots and per cent Tor cam if paid with
in seven days. and no trade discount on smaller
quantities. No sales less than 25 barrels. For
sugar packed in bags there is no additional
charges on graduated or softs from to q in
elusive. and other grades 1sc % To ac1i6lonal.
Freishts TO Liverpool quiet, unchanged
grain by steam -.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day was
dull. steady; hard wheat spring patents 40
@3 90; soft wheat patents are unchanged at
So 0o4@3 10 ;hard wheat bakers at l5tgs2 80
in sacks: soft wheat bakers $242 20; Winter
wheat at 8 2083 80 in wood. Wheat-Nc
spring at 81 "a W62s4 ciNo 2 Red Go "a g67 "A c.
Corn-No at z5D29%s. Oats-No 2 at Ss4 oe
nominal. No Flaxseed s6aSe14 Mess pork
at 65@7 10. Lard at 4 81 " Ga so; short rib
sides 1904 10. Dry sailed meats-shoulders
5OAt 621a short clear sides 4 26G9A 81 "a.
Keceipts-Flour. 1900 bbls: wheat. 1900
bush :scorn. $4,000 bush: oats. 19l, o0o push;
rye. 1900 bush barley 1000 Dnsh.
Shipments--Flour 5000 nbls. wheat 42.6o0
bush; corn. $4,000 bush. oats 1877 900 bush;
I'VE. 2, 900 buSn; barley 10000 bush.
ST. LOUIS-The Flour market to-day was
quiet; patents at eggs rs, extra fancy at
s5@S 40: fancy at ?592 So choice nss i, Soa
May at 26ssc Oats higher: May at lSc. Pro-
visions-Pork-new at rs: old 371s: Lard
prime steam 81 So; choice at AZ II. Bacon
Shoulders 4s4 longs 4es clear ribs 4s4. clear
sides AS. Dry sailed meats-shoulders at
Alec longs 41s; clear ribs So ;cIear sides AZ.
RecelpGs-Flour 5000 bbs; wheat $500
bush; corn $4,000 bush; oats So 500 bush' rye
bush.
Shiprnents-Fiou $500 bbls wheat 1640o
bush ;corn 10000 bush; oats $500 BUSH rye
bush.
Observation-Disclosures 2 Red at Csc, No I
White TIC. Corn-No at 2S1a. oats-No
White 22B6c