The Portland daily press., 1897-03-17
domestic nj arkets.
BY Telegraph

MARCH 16. 1897
NEW YCRK-The Flour market - receipts
10000 packages; exports Sbb bbls and l2O
sacks; sales II 200 packages; unchanged. dull
and steady.
rIour. auoIauons--winter. wheat low Rgradss
a. 2 S043 20: do fair to fancy atg 25G4 80;
as 80. do straight at 4 0oQ4 20: do patents
at 0094 80: low extras 30G3 20; City mills
extra at GOA 80; CITY mills patents S04
05: rye mixtures 2 80a3 40; supertine at
2 00R2 So dne at 1862 ID. Southern nonr
dull Unchanged; common to fair extra 20G
$50: good 60 choice do COCA 90. Rye -four
quiet, weak 2 6082 10. Cornmeal quiet. steady.
Wheat-receipts = bush: exports 112, 81 bush
closing steady; No Red 0 b at s35sc; No l
Northern S45sc. COlu-recelprs 46,S00 bush;
exports 60.777 bush: sales 10000 bush: dull,
firm; No at 29l2 C in elev. 3OG3O1sc afioat.
Oats-recelDts 10000 bush exports 81, 900
bush: sales 5000 bush; dull. firm No az %
DO White FAC; No chicago 23c; No 3 at 21c:
do White 221ac, Mixed Western 2l@24c: White
DO and White State at 23030c. Beef IS firm:
family at 8 OOPi0 90; extra mess O06S 90
beef hams strong ;tierced beef is firm, quiet ;city
extra India mess ID UC@l400 cut meats firm,
5l4c: do hams S1a@5. LarJ stronger, quiet:
Western steam closed 30; city at 10; refined
firm Continent at 4 So S A at 5 O5; compound
41st04ss. Prosisions-Pork strong, demand il
fair: new mess at 5049 90. Butter fairly
active, fancy nrm. State dairy at 10@l8c: dc
cream 1920; Western dairy; do crm 1891 &c
do factory al 7(1lac; Eigtns 19c. Cheese, tain
home trade demand. steady: State large at SO
121a do small 9@121ac. Petroleum steady
united at 81 1ac. Coffee-Ric dull, weak; MOI
at 85y@9M. Sugar market--raw firm with fair
demand: refined market active, and higher
Noe 41sc; No at 4c; No at 3ssc; No
No IL at B 7-16c: NO Is az 3ssc: off A a-l6@
41Ac; Mould A 4s4c G; standard A 41ac ;Confec
toners A 4ssc ;cut loaf III ;crushed o 1sc, DOW
dered 4s4 c; granulated 41ac; Cubes 4M.
ErAftrhte iiV6rDOOl nuJet. steady. grain hy
steam Pad.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day was
dull, STEADY. unchanged; hard wheat spring pat!
4 30a4 90 in wood; hard wheat bakers SOC
3 90 in Sacks: winter wheat at 301Q4 30 in
wood Rye Flour 20@2 30 in sacks. Wheat
No2 spring at 721aA73Mc: No 3 Red at S5 II
@831sc. Corn--No 2 al 23A@23ss. Oats-Nc
at 1914 c. No Rye 32Aac; Mo- Barley a
mess pork S5GS 90. Lard 4 2z1a(d4 20; shor
RIB sides at A 7ORA go Dry salted meats
shoulders 1895 0o;short clear sides at 7de
4 S7aa.
Recepts-Flour. l1.9o0 Ibis; wheat 20, 500
bush: corn. 1913 500 bush oats $4,000 push
ry- 5000 bush barley. $4,000 bnsn.
ShipmenIs-Fiour s QUO abls. whsaI 40.So(
bush; corn. 101 400 bush: oats 1913. 100 bush
rye. 900 bush; barley 1890 bush.
ST. LoUIS-The Flour market to-day was
unchanged; patents COCA 10: extra fancy
at O9+ 40; fancy at 5u:13 75; choice
5 1893 25. Wheat higher. Corn easy Mich 203A
OATS easier: Mar iT14e. Pork-standard mess
new at 8 So; old IS. Lard-priIne steam Al
10; choice at 90; Observation-Disclosures 5 10
extra short clear 40; clear ribs at So; cleal
sides 8 10. Dry sailed meats-shoulders 95
extra short clear at s %; clear ribs at 20
clear sides ;35.
Recepts-Fiour 400 bbls: wheat 20. 4oe
Oush; corn l04.4oO bash; cats 10000 bush;rys
DuSh
shiprnents-FIour 1880 bbls:wheat 12. 5ot
bush; corn $4,000 bush; oats 80, 700 bush rye
bush.
White at $50. Corn--Ne at % ". Uats-No .
at zoe. Rye-No 2 at 38.