The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-17
Domestic Markets.
lBy Telegraph,

SEPTEMBER 16. 1896
NEW YCRK-The Flour Market receipts
475 sacks: sales 800 packages; unchanged,
dull and steady.
rIour auotaflons-low extras at l 7O@2 o. I;
city mills extra at o0a3 80; city mills patents
OO44 26: winter wheat low grades a. 7G@
2 SO; fair to fancy at 4Ol3 40 patents 45@
70 Minnesota clear at 2 3OQ2 70; stralghts
at 66G3 80: do patents at 1898 so; dorye
mixtures 2 AosS 80; superfine AZ ! 5000 10;
mon TO fair extra at OO@2 go; good to choice
at 6o@z 80. Rye -four steady. Cornmeal is
quiet. Rye is firm. Wbeat-recelpts l66, 1915
quiet and firmer, No Red 0 b at ssh c; Mol
Northern at &c. Cofu-recelpts 169, 975 bush |:
Exports 81 900 bush; aales 126. QUO bush: firm !;
No 2 at 26c in elev &c af1oat. Oats-recelpts
81, 500 bush. exports 29,o77 bush: sales 3d.
BUSH quiet and firmer; No 3 at zoe; do White
241Ac:No 2iChicago ale; No at IS, do White
&c; Mixed Western 1S@211ac; do White and
7oO9$s 90; extra 550Dse 90 ;beef hams steady
at 10 b0@$l6: tierced beef steady; cut meats
quiet and tirm; pickle bellies IL TBS 51sc: do
shoulders Ste ga: do hams 91ac. Lard quiet,
frmer; w estern steam closed 3 81 n city 8 Az I;
ref dull, Continent at 90; s A 4 43, COM
pound at sag Provisions-Pork quiet and
steady, new mess 6o@s %. Butter unsettled,
h6eral supply; State dairy lo@16c; do crm at
16c; do factory 71s@tlc; Elgins Ice. Cheese
firm, moderate demand, State large at 1854 /;
DO small 1@9Ac. Petroleum steady-united at
1875. COfee-RiO frmer, quiet. No at I014
@1oA. Sugar-raw dull, steady; ehned quiet,
Nos OF 4Mc:, No at 4Ac; No 8 at l1sc;
No 9. Ilacs No 10 a. %; NO II at 15-16c;
No IL at g. 70 q; NO Is at 3 1915: off at AS I;
Mould Al at be; standard A at 4N C; Confec-
toners A 4sscA cut loaf bss; crushed 5ssc;
powdered Sc; granulated at IA @; Cubes at &c.
Quotations are those made by ref1ners 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
aforementioned commission OF 3-16 ib.c %
there is also trade discount of per cent on
100 Dbl lots and per cent for casn ifpaid with
IN seven days, and no trade discount on smaller
quantities. No sales less than 20 barrels. For
charges on granulatedor softs from / to IL in
elusive. and other grades 1sc % ID ad6inonal
Freights to Lierpool active, firm-grain by
steam AID.
ECHICAGO-The Flour market to-day was
quiet. firm, unchanged: hard white spring pat
ents at 25@3 45 In wood; soft wheat patents
az So lc@3 80; hard wheat bakers at at 2 OOG
2 rs in sacks: soft wheat bakers S2@21O; Red
Dog l 1o@1 20 in sacks, Winter wheat at 5 90
g3 20 in wood.i Wheat-Eo 2 .spring 681s@
6s1sc; No'2 Red at 61&621ac. Corn-No 2 at
203s CPL sc. No . Oats-No 3 at 16c. No 2
Rye at soc; No Barley 32@33c. No Flax.
seed at 64s4 @65c; Mess pork at 1896 30.
Lard at 36@s 371a; short rib sides 8 1919
03 20. Dry sailed meats-shoulders at 3A "a
90; short clear sides hO43 621a.
Rsceipts-Flour. $500 bbIs: wheat. $40, 500
bush :ieorn. 423 600 bush, oats. All 200 bush,
rye. $4,000 bush barley. 43. 900 pnsh.
Sh1pments--Flour $500 sbls. wheat SS,7oo
bush; corn. 251, 200 bush, oars 247.7o0 bush:
rye. 10000 bush; barley 4.400 bush.
ST. LOUIS-The Flour market to-day was
UNCHANGED: patents at 3 logs 20. extra
fancy2 1902 So; fancy at 2 3042 45. choice q
1892 20. Wheat higher: Sept 61Hs. Corn is
higher. Sept l91ac,, Uals higher. Sept at I9c.
Pork-new nominal 30; ola at Sc %. Lard
prime steam at 2o@3 221s; choice 271s@
80. Bacon-shoulders at ;longs 4 clear ribs
AIS clear sides 414. Dry sailed meats-shou-
ders $3.50; longs 37ai clear ribs 35s ;clear sides
S1z.
Receipts-Flour 1900 bbls; wheat SO 900
bush icorn 10000 bushi oats II. 100 bush: rye
= bush.
shipments-Flour lo,1oo bbls :wheat i 9, 100
bush; corn Il9.700bush ;oats $4,000 bush;rye
bush.
DETROIT-wheat-Ne Red e21sc; No
White at 621zc. Corn-Ne at 70. Oats-No 2
White 1885.