The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-11
Domestic Markets.
(By telegraph,


DECEMBER 10. 1896.
NEW yCRK-The Flour market = receipts
80, TOO packags; exports $4,000 Dds, and H.
200 sacks; sales $500 packages; irregular
and dull.
rIour; auoIanons-winter wheat low grades
At 2 2O93 SO; do fair to fancy at 3 40G4 50 !:
do patents6 0GSb 40; Minnesota clear at 3 60
e. Is: DO straight at 4Coa4 So: 40 patents ,,ls
extra at u0G5 90; city mills patents 8 209
45: rye mixtures 3 3043 SO; superfine at
2 1923 20. fine at S0@3 06. Southern hour
dull, easv, common to fair extra at O6@3 60:
good to do 8 1oa3 90. Rye -four quiet. easy at
3 55@3 rs. Cornmeai unchanged Wbeat-re-
ceIpts so. 900 bush :exports 106, 500 bush ;saies
Red o at s6ssc. No Northern 1874 zsSc
.COlu-recelpLS II 800 bush: exports 1249o0
bush: sales 80, 900 bush; dull, frmer; No at
2a1a0231sc eiev; 301sc a1Oat. Oata-recelpts
Sc, 400 bush: exports 500 bush; safes 10000
bush; more active, easier; NO as ~ IA 922M !:
White do at 2514c: No chicago 22sz C: No 3
at 20A; do White at 22A c. Mixed Western az
la24c: do White and White State 23a32. Beef
quiet firm; family s95Ori0 90; extra mess at
Z 5OG8 90; beef hams firm II 6091S 90: there
ed beef strong, wanted: city extra India mess
at $13@Sl4;c ut meats firm: pickle bellies 12ibs
&C: do shoulder. A: 60 hams at S1a@s. Lard
quiet firmer; Westernsteam closed at 4 IT "a:
city 33A: refined quiet Continent at As; s at
Is: compound AS 94Asc. Proyisions--Pork
quiet, firm; new mess 251s 10. Butter quiet
and unsettled but unchanged: State dairy 118
zoe; do crm 15Q23Mc: western dairy 89l3c;
do crm l5a231 III: do factory AT 7g12e; Elgins
at 241sc. Cheese firm, moderately active
State large IA 91o1a ;do small at T1a@1ol4 G.
Petroleum quier, united at co.. Cotfee-Rio
dull. and easy No at loc. Sugar-raw dull
and steady; refined market quiet, unchanged !;
No 6 at 3 1910 no at a7s No s at ll-l6 ;
No 8 at 3hsc: Mo 10 at 8 GIG; No II at 31ac;
No IL at 7-1ec: NO 10 at 3$sc: OF A at Og
41sc: Mould A 45s standard A at ass ;Confec-
TONERS A 4l4c; cut loaf 8: crushed &c, pow
dsred 45sc; granulated 4asc: Cubes 46s
Freights to Liverpool quiet; grain by steam
ID.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day was
dul, unchanged hard wheat.spfing patents 20
tg 60 in wood hard wheat bakers at oo&
5 30 in sacks: winter wheat AT 30(9+ so in
wood. Wheat No spring al 746s@ 1G1sc; No 2
Red 81 9o9A c; Corn-No 2 at 22Mtg23ss G:
Oats-No 2 at lS14nlS1A. MOI Rye 33c; No2
Barley at Sc. No Flaxseed 7o,07Sc: Mess pork
6 950 90. Lard at 8 S21a@3 80 short rib sides
at Suaa4 10. Dry salted meats-shouldcrs at
4 254A 10: short GEAR sides Ooa4 121s.
Reoeipts-Flour, 1900 bbls: wheat So1oo
bush :ico7n. 1863 5oU bush. oats. 276,30o bush:
rye 3,O0oIbush barley. 81. 600 Dmsb.
ShipmenLs-Flour 300 abls: wheat ZIG 800
bush: corn. Al 500 bush: oats 10000 ousb:
rye 10000 push: barley 1890 bush.
ST. LDUIS-The Flour market to-day was
weak, unchaneed: patterns at GOa4 10: extra
fancy at lOD4 20; fancy ) 4oA3 80; ch0ice
at 3 Dogs 10. Wheat lower: Dee at ETY. C. Corn
easier. Dec at 21hc. UaLs lower, Dec at zoe.
Pork-new IT'S, old 7 25. Lard-prime steam
So choice at 8 80. Bacor-shoulocrs at Do;
extra SUOTG cicaf dL & 1Us CLEAR IlUS 4B CISttr
sides 70. Dry sailed meats-shoulders %;
extra short clear al 4 90: clear ribs at 4; clear
sides 15.s
ReceipIs-Elour 1000 bbls: wheat 1920
uusn; corn SO 800 bush; oats ~ 800 busn; rye
htSll.
Shipments-Flour $500 bbls: wheat $500
bush; corn 22.lOO bush; oats ib7Oo bush we
bush
DETROIT-Wheat-No Red at 90; No 1
White at 9Oc Corn-No 2 at 2Oac. Oats
No 2 White 2Ossc. Rye-No 2 at 3Sc.