The Portland daily press., 1896-05-23
Domestic Markets.
(By Telegraph,


MAY, %, 1896.
NEW YCRK-The Flour market receipts
1870 packages; exports rs bbls and 800
sacks: sales 800 packages; unchanged, dull
AID easy.
riour ouoUanons-low extras at 1882 80;
city mills extra at l0q4 20 city mills patents
4 3Oa4 90: winter wheat low grades az Toe
2 30 flair to fancy at 50E3 65: patents at 75
ga 90; Minnesota clear 2 5OQ3 70 straIghts
do at o0a3 so: do patents 45@4 80: do rye
mixtures 50G3 80; superfne at O012 Is
fine at 1892 10. Southern -four unchanged
easy; common to fair extra 3O@2 90; good
steady at 1902 80. Buckwheat flour ! 90.
Buckwheat at 40@42. Cornmeal dull, steady.
Wbeat-recelpts rs. 100 bush; exports 1854
bush; sales 296, 900 bush: more active for ex-
port, easier; b at 74Ac: No l Northern at
zoe. Coln-receipts e6.32b bush: Exports
90, 259 bush; sales IT 900 bush: dull. easier
No Q at 35c elev. see anoat. Oats-recelpts
III, $50 bush, exports, = bush: sales 163, 600
bush: less active, steadv; No at 24A; White
do 2412c; No 2 Chicago 26Ac; No at 13l4c
do White 2414 Mixed Western 23ha@23s4 C;
White and White State 26028c. Beef is quiet;
steady: family 9 oogS1o extra mess ooa$s;
beef hamsIauiet at Sl4 50@15 90; tierced beef
inactive; city extra India mess at $13Dl5 90,
cut meats dull and steady: pickle bellies II TBS
@91a. Lard dull, easy; Western steam closed
SO; city 10: refined quiet; Continent 90;
A at 8 40: compound at 4hS94A. PROVISIONS
Pork is quiet, easy, old mess SO 20; new mess
state dairy at SG15c; do creamery at ll@15c;
Western dairy, old 7tG11c: do crm at 1l@l6;
do factory 7@1O1ac: Elgins at ID. Cheese is
in moderate demand; State large, nominal, old
b@91ac; do new at 614@714c; do small, ollt
41z@9M C; new 7s4 OS4A. Petroleum quiet;
united IL. Coffee-Rio dull eaSier;No T at IA.
Sugar-raw steady, quiet; refined unchanged;
No 8 at 41ac; No at 7-l6c: No at 4s4 c;
No 8 at 4Ac; No 10 at 414c: No IL at 3
16c; No II at 41sc: NO Is at 4 l-16c: off A
4 9-l6@4Mc; Mould A 5ssc: standard A at
61s ;Confectoners' A 5;cut loaf and crushed at
5A c: powdered 7-16e ;granulated 6M Cubes
6$sc.
Quotations are those made by refiners on the
one-prcebasis uuder the plan OF october 10th.
grocers agents of the Trust handling sugars on
consignment, and who are at stated times OF
settlement allowed a commission of 3-16c " ib.
There is also q trade discount of per cent on
100 Dbl lots and per cent for cas- ii 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 Il in
elusive. and other grades 1sc y fb additional
Ereights to Liverpool quiet, steady-grain by
steam I'd.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day firm
quiet,tirm; hard wheat spring patents at 3 As
as 60; soft wheat patents SO 00A@3 10 hard
wheat bakers 2 l592 80 in sacks: soft wheat
bakers $212 20; Winter wheat at 2093 A.
in wood. Wheat-No2 spring 691a D6Oasc
No 2 Red 6314@6A12c. Corn-No2 at 281sg
No Barley at 3sa37c. No Flaxseed STA
Mess pork at 2Oig7 %. Lard 4271s@4 80
short rib sides at 81 Nag 95. Dry sailed
meats-shoulders Oo94 20; short clear sides
0ODA 12L2.
keceipts-Flour, $500 bbls: wheat. 5.2oo
bush: corn. 12S. 100 bush: oats. 27o, OOU bush;
rye. 1900 bush barley. 10000 bnsn.
Shipments-Flour 8.loO bbs; wheat $4,000
bush; corn. 3S7, 600 bush .oats 299 700 bush
rye. 300 bush: barley lO7. 900 bush.
ST. LOUIS-The Flour market to-day was
firm. unchanged; patents 6503 rs, extra fancy
$500 40; fancy at 2 1902 Sc: choice 501
60. Wheat lower: May 541ac. Corn shade
higher MAY at 26$sc. oats shade lower; May
ISc. Observation-Disclosures rs; old 90
Lard-prime steam at 81 O71a; choice 171s
Observation-Disclosures 4s4 longs At Az clear ribs
4s4 clear sides at AS. Dry sailed meats
shoulders 4c; longs 4; clear ribs at 41s; clear
sides "A.
Receipts-Flour 5000 bbls; wheat II, zoo
bush ;.corn 81 800 bush; oats GO 600 bush; rye
bush.
ShipInents-Flour $500 bbls wheat 151 GOO
bush: corn 146,3o0 bush coats 4100 bush; rye
-huyh.