The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-06
Domestic Markets.

(By Telegraph.

MARCH 8, 1896.
NEW YoRK-The Flour market-- receipts
-. 444 packages; exports 1O263 bbls and 49,
ool sacks: sales $500 packages; unchanged,
quiet and steady.
Flour ouoIauons-low extras at SOFAS 90;
CITY mills extra at 16i94 %; city mills patents
3O94 90: winter wheat low grades 1t 2 50d
90 tair to fancy at 2 S613 90: patents al 3 so
ga 10; Minnesota clear 2 7063 80: stralghls
mixtures 6093 80; superfne ar 1912 10:
fine at 00G2 OBJ. Southern flour unchanged.
steady; common to fair extra 6O@3 90; good
to choice at oo43 3o.s Rye flour quiet, easy
2 6O42 30. sBuckwheat -four steady at ! 20
g rs. Buckwheat at 40@4lc. Cornneal I'M
changed; Yellow Western 2 2O02 IS; brandy
wine 20. Rye. state 491s afioat Wbeat-re-
eelpls = bush: exports i26. 1888 bush: sales 3O8
bush; dull steady Ne Red in store and elev
81 afioar Sz1ac; o b at 83Aa No l North
ern 7os4 Corn-receipts 6,S25 bush: exports
l., s04 bush; sales 1905, bush; quiet and firm
No 2 at 3Sa2s1ac in elev, S9@3919c a1oat.
Oats-receipts $4,000 bush; exports S95 bush;
sales 5000 bush; dull easier; No at 26c
White do at 274c; No 2 Chicago at 27c; No 3
l61sc; do White anu white State 25a29s4 G.
Beef is dull, steady; family at S1U012 90 extra
mess 609o 00;beef hams slow at Ia 50@&15s
tlerced beef quiet,steaay; city extra India mess
Sl5@,e SO cut meats dull steady pickle bellies
~ TBS &c; do shoulders 4s4 c; do hams 81x@sz
Lard Is quiet, steady; Western steam closed at
8 60 asked; city at $5retined slow; Continent
at s SOS A at 10; compound 4s%@49s. Pro-
yisions-Pork quiet, unchanged: mess at S1Oa
10 30. Butter, fancy firm; moderate receipt;
state ID, GARY at 1oG2oc; do creamy held lag
Elgins at Il 1aGG22c. Chsese-fair jobbing de-
mand, unchanged; State large at e9l o14c; do
fancy at lo14c; small 6@l0Ac. Petroleum
quiet; f united a. At III, rs Cosfesmkio- sugar
No 9 at 4%c; z at 5-l6c; No at 414 No at
3-16c; Nc 10 at 47sc:No IL at 4 1-l6c; No IL
At 40; Ne IS at 15-l6c; of A at 7-16@4 IL
Ice; Mould A at 51A standard o connection
ers' A IA scout loaf and crushed 5bsc;powder-
ed Sac; granulated at &c: Cubes 514c.
Quotations are those made by rehners on the
one-prIcebasis uuder the plan of October 10th,
S96 which makes large dealers and wholesale
grocers agents of the Trust handling sugars on
consignment, and who are at stated times of
settlement allowed cmmission of 3-1ec p II.
There is also trade discount of per cent on
100 Dbl lots and per cent for cash if paid with
In seven days, and no trade discount OH smaller
quantities. No sales less than % barrels. For
sugar packed in bags there is no additional
charges on granulated or softs from i to "a in
elusive, and other grades 1sc p fb additional
Freights to Lierpool quiet, nominal; grain by
steam ia d.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day wa
dull. and steady: hard wheat spring patnets at
3lo43 10; soft wheat patents SO 004@a3 10 !;
hard wheat bakers at 5la2 so in sacks; soft
wheat bakers s2g2 20; Winter wheat at 20
$3.50 G; No 2 Red at oSs4 @699sc Corn-No
at 2sN 92SB Oats-No . at 20c:No Rye at
39M No Barley 3bg3 c. No Flaxseed at
oDES. n1Coo PoI T. dt q sO&S Lara at D 81
ne 81 "; short RIB sides at 5 OOGa5 Ii; Dry
salted meats-shoulders 81 o21aa4 S71a short
clear sides at 251b ta5 371a.
Rece1pts-Fleur, 6,400 bbls: wheat. 10000
bush: corn; 2es.0 bush: oats, 321oOU bush:
rye. $500 bush barley. 81 900 hush.
Shipments-Flour 100 sbls! wheat 80 900
bush; corn. 49, 900 bush: oats $4,000 bush .
rye. 240o bush: barley 10000 bush.
ST. LOUIS-The Flour market to-day was
unchanged; patents 65@3 80 extra fancy
3 35@ 30; fancy 90@3 90: choice at SOD
CD. Wheat steady; March at 62c. Corn is a
shade lower; Mch 2ec. oats weak to n high
er ;Meh -. Provisions-Pork-new at So 81 IA /;
old 8 S71a. Lard--prime steam at IS: choice at
8 l27s:, Bacon-shonlders at 512; longs SIS :
clear ribs 5Ss; clear sides at sac. Dry sailed
meats-shoulders 4s4 longs 5 clear ribs 51s /.
clear sides 5A.
Receipts-Fiour 300 bbls: wheat IA 900
bush; corn $4,000 bush; oats l6 600 bush; rye
: bush.
Shiprnents-Flo 1900 bbls: wheat IL 500
bush; corn 109,400 bush coats 81 800 BUSH rive
bush.
DETROIT-Wheat-No Red 735hc; MOL
White at 74Mc. Corn-No Q at SOC. Oats
No 2 White 1884.