The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-22
Domestic Markets.
(By TELEGRAPH,


AUGUST Fl. 1896.
NEW YCRK-The Flour market - receipts
81, 674 packages; exports 3,727 bbls and 700
sacks: sales 1860 PACKAGES unchanged,
quiet and steady.
rIour ouoJanons-low extras at 7O@2 so;
city mills extra at o003 90 city mills patents
1904 80: winter wheat low grades at 70@
30; fair to fancy al 40H3 40: patents 3 45g
at S5a3 80: do patents ats 1594 10 DO rye
mixtures 2 40t92 90: superfine at 1 55@2 10;
fine 4o@1 85. Southern Hour quiet: COM
mon to fair extra at Oo@2 so; good to choice
at 6092 80. Rye flour quiet and steady. Corn
meal steady Rye dull. Wbeat-receIpts 49,
1875 bush: exports 9,113 bush; sales 5000
bush: dull frmer, o b 67As mo Northern at
657s. Coln-recelpts I5s.e25 bush: exports
So, ] 53 bush; sales = bush: dull firm. No 3 at
28s4 in elev. 1884 afioat. Oats-recelpts 49,
600 bush, exports 75o bush: sales 80 1000 bus ;
No Chicago at 23c; No at zoe; do White at
2419c; Mixed Western 22924c; do White and
White State at 23G30. Beef dull and steady:
family at 5oq$9; extra at So a$7; beef hams
quiet steady: tierced beef duh and steady; cut
meats are steady, and quiet; pickle bellies IL
TBS Ats c;do shoulders at 3as Q31s do hams 9A
at 2 S21a; city 3 so; refined dull; Continent at
4 .; 8 A at 70, compound 31s G41s. Provis-
Ions-Pork quiet, steady, old mess at SGS 20;
new 5o9S rs. Butter steady unchanged and
dull; State dairy 1091hc; do crm 11194 Ice:
Western dairy 9@l2; do crm 1113Gl6; do fac
tory 74at@lIc; Elgins at 16. Cheese unsettled,
dull; State large b@S1ac; do small 6@8A G
spot Rio steady and dull. Sugar-raw firm, and
quiet; refined fairly active. firm; No at "A
No 6 at Sac; No at 3-16c; No at 41s C
No 8, 4 dice: NO 10 at 4c; No II at 8 1870
No IL at 37sc; NO Is at 3 13-l6:off A 7-1e@
31ac; Mould A Sc; standard 4M C; Confec-
TONERS A 46sc; cut loaf b3s; crushed 5ss {:
powdered Sc; granulated at 4s4 G; Cubes at &C.
Quotations are those made by refners on the
one-prlce basis uuder the plan of October 10th
1895 which makes large dealers ana wholesale
grocers agents of the Trust handling sugars on
consignment, and who are at stated times of
settlement allowed commission OF 3-16c " ff.
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
sugar packed in bags there is no additional
charges on granulated or softs from to - in
elusive. and other grades 1sc " ID additional.
Freights to Lierp0ol firm, active-grain by
steam 2Hs d.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day was
quiet, steady, unchanged: hard white spring
patents a to 403 60; soft wheat patents SO 10
soft wheat bakers $2@2 20; Winter wheat at
Dogs 25 in wood. Wheat-No 2 spring at
64Ts @659sc; No Red 6o@el14c. Corn-No 2
2213@217sc. No 2 Oats-No at 174a. No 2
Flaxseed 66@661ac: Mess pork at 9596 co.
Lard 421293 40; short rib sides 2603 So.
Dry sailed meats-shoulders 3A "a 90: short
clear sides 621a@3 IT.
Receipts-Flour. 1900 bbls: wheat. 125. 900
bush ..corn.l27 8 600 bush oats $50 9ou bush:
rye. $500 bush barley. 500 pnsh.
Shipments-Flour $500 5bls. wheat IO4.2 200
bush; corn. 418,U0o bush: oats 293. 900 bush.
rye. 10000 bush charley $50 BUSH
ST. LOUIS-The Flour market to-day was
unchanged. dull; patents at 3 OOt03 10. extra
fancy2 7O43 05; fancy at 2 1902 30: choice 2
1922 90 Wheat higher: Aug at 6214, Sept
69Ac. Corn lower. Aug at Fl, Sep at 2lAc.
oats shadehigher; Aug at 20, Sept 1814c Pork
new :; old %. Lard, prime steam 1924
chnipa aft R2nnn-Ghnnldara 1p,,n
at rs clear ribs 41s ;clear sides a. Dry sailed
meats-shoulders 3M c.; longs 3ss; clear ribs
34 clear sides 37s.
ReceipJs-Flour 1900 bbls; wheat lO3, 300
oush;corn LAO, 800 bush; oats "a, 100 bush rye
= bush. .ss-+ sossss ,a5-ss$
Shipments-Flour $500 bbls: wheat II, 800
bush ;eorn 1900 bush; toats 6S, 800 bushi rye
bush
DETROIT--Wheat-No Red at 621hc; No
White at 621sc. Corn--No2 at 25c. Oats
No 2 White 24c. 'ss-s9seess9e