The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-19
Domestic Markets.


MAY Is, 1895.
NEW .YCRK-The Flour market - receipts
24,24O packages; exports 1858 bbs and g.
o76 sacks: sales 1910 packages; dull, d
easy.
riour auoIanons-low extras at l 1892 80;
city mills extra at 1ola4 20 city mills patents
1904 90: winter wheat low grades At l log
30 STAIR to fancy at 5U13 60: patents at rs
DO at 0O93 so: do patents 8 1904 so: do rye
mixtures 5o93 so; superine al 2 00@2 %
hne at 1 1892 TO-. Southern flour steady and
dull; common to fair extra 2 30@2 80; good
TO choice 90@3 20. Rye flour quiet, steady
at 4092 IS. Buckwheat flour l 20. Buck
wheat 4o942. Cornmeal dull, steady. Wheat
receipts 1b,S75 bush: exports 62.976 bush:
sales $4,000 bush; moderately ctive.% lower
oslng firm:f o 74s4c to arrive: No North
ern at 7O14 C to arrive. Colu-receiptS $3.50
push; exports 49, 1916 bush; sales 49.0Uo bus
dGil. nrms NO at 361sc in elev, Sc 1sc af1oat.
Oats-recelpts l31 300 bush, exports 41.0i6
bush: sales PIT 900 bush NO at 2434 024A /:
DO White 261ac; No Chicago 251s@2nA c;
No 3 at z1a4c; do White 25d26e; Mixed WeS-
tern 25926c; White and White State 26@2Sc.
Beef quiet; family So O0@S1O; extramess 90
0So; beef hams dull at S. 4 5Oal5 90; tlerced
beer slow; City extra Indialmess $130l5 90,
cut meats dull, weak: pickle bellies Q ibs Ala ;
do shoulders at 414 g41a do hams at 9a91s.
Lard quiet, easy; Western steam closed 4 SO
city 20: refined dull continent at s 25: al
quiet, easy, old mess So 1893 % new mess at
50 2509 70. Butter is quiet and about steady:
state dairy at Sg15 1ac; do creamery 11ol6c;
western dairy, Old 7G1lc: do crm at 11a16c
do factory 7(g19: Elgins 1874 gle. Cheese is
IN moderate demand; State large, old 519sa ;
do new GA @oAc; do small, old at 41a9eloe
new SGDS13. Petroleum quiet, easier united at
Is. Coffee-Rio dull, steady Nor at lAa1 Al
Sugar-raW dull, STEADY ;refined quiet IL lower,
Nc 8 at 4asc; No at 4 9-16e: No at AIac.
No at 1886; Ne 10 at 4ssc: No IL at s.
l6c; No IL at 4H4c: NO 15 at 3-16c: off A
4 11-16eQ4Bc; Mould A Sac; standard A at
OLA ;Confectioners' A 5 As ;cut loaf and crushed
57sc; powdered at 51ac ;granulated 514 Cubes
b12c.
Quotations are those made by refiners on the
one-prlcebasis 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 }Y H..
There is also a trade discount of / per cent on
100 Dbl lots and per cent for cam ifpaid with
Ill 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 i ia "a in
elusive and other grades 1sc % ib aGGiuonal
Freights to Liverpool firm, qulet-grain by
steam I'd.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day was
quiet, seadY; hard wheat spring patents at 3 40
@3 So; soft wheat patents SO 0O@13 1o;hard
wheat bakers 2 L5a2 80 in sacks: soft wheat
bakers $2G2 20; Winter wheat at 2O43 40
in wood. Wheat-No = spring 60D62c; No 2
Red at e4965s4c. Corn--No2 at, 2S1a@29c.
Barley at 36Q37c. No Flax seed 8S1bc Mess
pork at 7 eo@7 e5.Lard at a 57Aa@4 50; short
rib sides 05G4 Is. Dry sailed meats-shoul-
ders oo@4 20: short clear sides at 4 l21s@
25.
Receipts-Flour, 600 bbls: wheat, 1900
bush: corn. 100000 bush: oats. 23A ,u0U bush
rye. 1900 bush barley. $4,000 bnsh.
Shipments-Flour $500 bbls. wheat %. 500
bush;I corn. $4,000 bush: oats 375, 900 bush !:
rye. /, 100 bush: barley $4,000 bush
ST. LOUIS-The Flour market to-day was
dull. unchanged; patents 65@3 70. extra fancy
3 s 80 40; fancy at z 1902 Sc; choice 5oa
easier; others lower; May at 26M C. oats are
steady; May at 1ec. Provisions-Pork-new
=; old -. Lard-prime steam s. so; choice al
4 421a. Bacon--shoulders 4s4 !; longs at 4ss !;
clear ribs 4s4, clear sides at AZ. Dry sailed
meats-shoulders "a c.; longs 41s clear ribs at
Receipts-Fiour: $500 bbls; wheat 40. 200
bush; corn $4,000 bush; oats so 600 bush :prye
- bush.
shipInents-Flour e,1oo bbls: wheat 5000
bush; corn 800 bush; oats 585 bush; rye
bush. =
DETROIT-Wheat-No Red 6S:Ne l White
7O12c. Corn-No 2 at 2S1s. Oats-No2 White
23e.