The Portland daily press., 1896-10-21
domestic Markets.

OCTOBER 20. 1896
NEW YGRK-The Flour market : REGENTS
3S,243 packagS; exports III bbls and 1880
sacks: sales {, 800 packages; quiet recent adj
vance checking business.
rIours auoLaIlons-winter wheat low grades
a. 4543 so; do fair to fancy at 1914 10:
do patents 1894 So; Minnesota clear at 10
&3 60: do ssraights at 65 "a 90: do patents
| at o5G6 O5: low extras 2 459l3 80; city mills
extra at 85G4 46: city mills patents 4 so a
20: rye mixtures 2593 So: superfine al
Is firm Quiet;common to fair extra 65l3 20 !;
good to choice do 25a3 55. Rye flour firm,
quiet COOS 90. Cornmeai firm. Wbeat-re-
celptS 324 300 bush :exports160 .o53 bush sales
SIG, 600 bush: more active, stronger; No2 Red
SSXs mo Northern S614 4S61ac c. COlu-
receipts 104,325 bush: Exports 10000 bush !;
sales 10000 bush; fairly active. 1rmer; No 2
at 32G32A eIey, 33Q3314c anoat. Oats-.re-
celpts 19l 800 bush exports 0,56b bush: sa,es
81, 900 bush quiet, firm: No az 23s @241Ac ;
do White at 26c: NoZ Chicago at 2b1ao No 8
at u Vac; do White at 231ac; Mixed Western
at Zig D241ac; do White and White State at
2Z031c. Beef quiet, steady; family at IS 5Oe
90; extra mess soar 90; beef hams firm at
60@$l5 10: tierced beef frm,auiet: city ex-
ira India mess at $40 5O0l2 so; cut meats
steady pickle bellies 12fbs "A do shoulders at
4; do hams at s@91a. Lard uiet,easier; Wes-
dull. easv Continent s 90; at S so. com
pound at 41s94s4c. Provisions-Pork about
steady; new mess at 50G99 30. Butter firm
iar demand MAJ State dairy at l1a17sc: do orm
&2Oc: do factory at IGN &c; Elglns at zoe.
Cheese QUIET steady; state large 7A910; do
small at 12 @l0Ac,, Petroleum quiet; united
unchanged. Coffee-Rto dull, easy, MOI, 1915 c.
Sugar market-raw duh and firm refined quiet,
No at 11-l6c mo at 8 Slice; No = at s1a
NO =, at sac: No 10 at 7-l6; No IL at 3ssc |;
Mould A at 4ss; standard A at 41sc; Confec-
toners A 4c; cut loaf 4z crushed at Asa c: ;
powdered 1890; graduated 41ac; Cubes 4ssc.
Quotations are those made by renners on the
OQe-DrlCe basis QIIQar the MAN af
1895 which makes large dealers ana wholesale
grooers agents OF the Trust handling sugars on
consignment and who are at stated times OF
settlement allowed commission OF g. 6ft. CD
there IS also trade 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 20 barrels For
sugar packed in bags there is no additional
charges on grsnulatedor softs from to ~ in
elusive and other grades 1sc % ID acduonal.
Freights to Liverpool firm room scarce grain
by steam ID for Dec.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day was
quiet, firm. Wheat-No spring at 1891 067sM
Red at 1888 @S014c. Corn-No2 at 1855 g24As.
NO. No 0ats1No2 at 1874 a1s1a. No2 Rye at
Flaxseed at 72@74; Mess pork O5g7 10. Lard
4 3212 GA 80; short rib sides 671aa3 S71a,
Dry sailed meats-shoulders o0G4 rs; short
clear sides 1894 371s.
Receipts-Flour. 1880 blsswheat. $50. 500
bush corn. $50 100 bush oats. 725, 900 bush:
rye $4,000 bush barley. POT 900 DUSK.
onipenls-n iouI o.uoo sDis: wheat 1O,72OO
bush; corn. b92, 800 bush. oats 1916 push;
rye. 100000 bush: barley $4,000 bush.
ST. LoUIS-The Flour market to-day was
unchanged: patents 15@4 25 extra fancy at
: S0@3 80: fancy at 3 OO93 10, choice SOFA
2 70. Wheat higher: Oct8Oc. Corn lower, DC "a.
UaLs lower. Oct II. Pork-new rs; old 81 rs.
Lard-prime steam at 4 % W choice at 4 so
Observation-Disclosures ass; longs 45s clear ribs
at ~ clear sides at AZ. Dry sailed meats
shoulders at 41sc; extra short clear AIS clear
rib sides 4as; clear sides at AIS.
Receipts-Flour 5000 Dbls; wheat 41lOO
eusn; corn 1885, 700 bush; oats 80, 500 busn rye
DuSh.
bush; corn $4,000 bush; oats 25,7O0 bus h rye
bush.
DRTROIT-Wheat-No 2 Red at SAC: No
White 84c. Corn-No2 at CSC. Oats-No
White 23c. Rye-No at 4OA.