The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-31
domestic Markets.
By Telegraph,

DECEMBER 80. 1896.
NEW YCRK-The Flour market - receipts
81, 100 packages; exports 302 bblS, ana 80,
700 sacks; sales $500 packages; unchanged.
dull, STEADY.
rlour Observation-Disclosures wheat low grades
a. 2 20g3 so: do fair to fancy at . 35A4 o ;
do patents 9CG5 20; Minnesota clear at so
g. 90: do straight at 0OA4 so: do patents
ct 25@5 25: low extras 2O@3 80; city mills
extra at ooa5 CO., city mills patents 8 log
I0as so, fne, at soa3 Of. southern nour
dull. STEADY 4 common to fairlextra OO43 65;
good 20 choice do 8 55e3 86. Rye flour quiet,
steady at o6@3 25. Cornmeal quiet, steady;
Wbeat-recelpts 28.soo bush; exports ~ 500
bush sales bush; dull, weaker with 0pConS;
No Red o 00s {; Mon Northern at 1928.
Colu-recelpts 37,700. bush: exports 81 500
2s1sc in eIev; 3o1a@3os4c afioat 0ats-re-
celpts 81 200 bush: exports 20, 100 bush; sales
$4,000 bush; dull and weaker: No az 22La !:
do White 24s4c: No chicago at 231ac: no 70 !. .
at 2OAc; do White 24s4 C. Mixed Western 22N
24c: White do and White State at 23d3Oc. Beef
is quiet, Fl m; family 50 25p1O so; extra mess
2o03 25 beef hams quiet, streng: tiereed peef
steady. cty,extra India mess at Is 60@Sl4 90;
cut meats Slow firm; pickle bellies 12tbS FAC:
do shoulders 4: 90 hams 814 @9. Lard quiet,
nominal; Western steam closed at %; Guy sa al
ssg refined easy Continent at 81
new mess at 25@S rs. Butter quiet, lower !;
State oairy 1o@17c; do crm 14@20c: Western
dairy 8@13c; do crm at l4G2l: do factory al
JQUl[C; ElglES DIT q &c CAStSC III muulCt, osdbO
large at 7Is0los4 do small 71a@10Mc. Pc
role nm quiet, united SOC. Coffee-Rio steady
and dull; MOI at lo7s@1oAc.. Sugar-raw
dull, steady; refined Is dull. andsunchanged !;
No 6 at 1890 mo at 3s4 No at 1l-l6;
No 8 at 35sc: No 10 at 8 9-l6; No II at 315c;
No. ~ at s 7.1ec: NO Is at sac: off A at AZ
AAc: Mould A 4Gs standard A at 4Lsc ;Confec-
toners 4hc cut loat 3; crushed rhs As &C. po"
sad.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day was
slow, firm, unchanged hard wheat spring ptnts
as 80 in sacks: winter wheat at 5000 90 in
wood Rye Flour 20M2 So in sacks. Wheat
No spring al 79A oslo; No Red at s0Ha
93Axc; Corn-No at ::23@23Ac. Oats-Eo
ley Soc. No Plaxseed at 73@7ec; mess pork
5Oa6 rs. Lard 1898 80; short rib sides at
6593 30. Dry sailed meats-shoulders at
25@4 so: short clear sides 371aG4 90.
Keceipts-Flour. 100 bbis: wheat 32.5o0
bush corn. 253, 900 bush. oats. 356, 400 bush:
rye. IA 400 bush barley. 5000 nnsh-
Shlpments-Flour $500 abls: wheat 46,1o0
bush; corn. S3 100 bush: oats $4,000 bush:
rye. 900 bush: barley $4,000 bush.
ST. LOUIS-The Flour market to-day was
steady unchanged paten.s 60a4 7o:extra fncy
at 1904 20; fancy at 4o03 SO; choice
at ooms 10 Wheat lower Dec 81 saMe e 1ern
Pork-standard mess, new 90. old rs. Lard
prime steam 1914: choice at 3 S2Aa. Bacon
shoulders at 30; extra short clear 4ss clear
ribs 10: clear sides AIS. Dry sailed meats
shoulders 90; extra short clear al 37s clear
ribs at AZ clear sides 4Ss.
Receipts-Flour 1900 bbls: wheat 1920
ousn ;corn 19S. coo bush coats 81 400 bush: rye
bush.
Shiprnents-Flour $500 bbls: wheat 81 800
bush; corn SO. 900 bush; oats IL, 700 bushi rye
bush.
DETRoIT-Wheat-No Q Red cash at ssAc
Oats-No 2 White zoe. Rye-No at 3714.