The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-02
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SEPTEMBER 1, 1896.
NEW YCRK-The Flour market - receipts
2s,622 packages; exports 1b2 bbls and 4,
1852 sacks: sales Io,20o packages; unchanged,
quiet and steady.
rIour quoJauons-low extras at l7O@2 30;
city mills extra at o0a3 so; city mills patents
2 90; fair to fancy al 2 40a3 40: patents 45g
3 rs; Minnesota clear at 3O92 70: sualghts
at S6a3 80: do patents at 1894 %: do rye
mixtures 4od2 80; superfine at / 55id2 10;
tine at 40@f So. Southern flour is quiet :conl-
mon To fair extra at O0@2 so; good to choice
at 60@2 80. Rye flour quiet. Cornmeal is
steady. Rye quiet. Wbeat-recelpts 10000
bush: exports 1850 bush; sales 81 900 bush
dull. weaker with options, 30 56A mo l
Northern at 90. Coln-recelpts 235,36 bush
Exports 291,332 BUSH sales III 900 bush:
weaker, moderately active; No at 25s4 C eley.
26s4c aroat. oats-recelpIs 9743 bush, exports
bush: sales Al 900 bush: dun. STEADY; No 2 at
zoe: do White 2312c; No Chicago 21c:No 3
at 18c; do White at 2o1ac; Mixed Western i19
92lc; do White and White!State 20G2Sc. Beet
veal and dull: family Z oUaSS 90; extra s so
GSC 30; beef hams firmer, scarce Sl5 500i6:
terced beef. quiet, weak; cut meats firm and
wanted; pickle bellies IL TBS 51sG5Ac: do
shoulders 35s @3B :dohams at 914 a9s4 C. Lard
quiet easier Western steam closed at 3 1924
city 3 45GS 90; refined dull. Continent at 8
S A 66,compound re gale. Provisions-P0rk
steady fairly active, new mess 7503 %, But
ter fairly active, fancy steady; State dairy log
1Nc; do crm IL La@ 1o1a Western dairy 90l2;
do crm at ll1a Gl6Rs do factory at 712@l0c;
Elglns 161sc. Cheese-fancy steady. moderate
demand, State large at 59Sc; do small at Ga
&c. Petroleum. steady; united at OF. Coffee
Rio is dull and steady; MOI at 1885. SUI
gar-raw easier and aulet;l ehned market quiet.
No at Sac; No at 4 3-l6c; No at Alec;
No $, Lice: NO 10 at 4c; No IL at 8 16-16c:
No IL at Sac: NO Is at 3 1916: off A 7-16e
41ac; Mould &c; standard A 4sA C; Confec-
TONERS A A5ec; cut loaf b3s crushed 5ss
powdered Sc; graduated at 4s4 C; Cubes at &c.
Quotations are those made by refiners on the
one-prlce basis uuder the plan of October 10th
1896 which makes large dealers ana wholesale
grocers agents OF the Trust handling sugars on
consignment, and who are at stated times OF
settlementallowed a commission OF 3-i6 fb.c p
there is also a tr ade discount of per cent on
100 Dbl lots and per cent for casn 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 - in.
elusive. and other grades Use p Id additional
Freights TO Lierpool firm. ctiye-grain by
steam 314 d.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day was
quiet and steady: hard white spring patents
@3 80; hard wheat bakers 2 Logo rs in sacks
soft wheat bakers $242 10; Winter wheat a.
3 o0G3 10 in wood. Wheat-No spring al
567s 456sa mo 2 Red SOaeoHc Corn-No
at SolA @2os4c MOP Oats-No at 15ssa
Ice. No 2 Rye at 30@3O1ac NO 2 Barieyiat s.
933c. No / Flaxseed 631a a64c: Mess pork
at 8 1905 10. Lard s215 @3 So; short rt
sides 1905 20. Dry sailed meats-shoulders
3A "a 90: short clear sides 3 HO43 621a.
Receipts-Flour. 1900 bbls: wheat. I2S, zoe
bush: corn. 4o4 400 bushi oats.6o3, Sou bush
rye 10, 100 bush barley. $4,000 bush
ShipmenLs-Fiour 5000 Dbls. wheat 81. 7o(
bush; corn. 4S7 900 bush: oats 1875. 900 bush
rye. $4,000 bush harley 1890 bush.
ST. LOUIS-The Flour market TODAY was
steady. unchanged; patents 3 1093 20, extra
fancy2 1922 b; fancy at 3O@2 As: choice )
1922 20. Wheat lower: Sebt at 5SAac. Corr
lower. Sept I8Ac, OATS easier, Sept at 1917
Pork nominal-rew 6 SIN; old at Sc. Lard
prime steam 3 Is; choice 3 20. Bacon-shoni
ders 4; longs 4; clear ribs 41s clear sides AZ
Dry sailed meats-shouldors $3.50; longs az
clear ribs at 39s ;ciear sides 34. ~
Receipts-Flour 5000 bbls; wheat 1913 SOC
bush ;corn $4,000 bush; oats 40,70oI bush rye
- bush.
q ShipJnents-Flour 1890 bbls :wheat IL 5oc
bush; corn l59.ooooush;oats 81 900 bush rye
bush.
DETROIT-Wheat-Ne . Red at eo1sc mo ]