The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-05
Domestic Markets.
by Telegraph


JANUARY 4. 1887.
NEW YCRK-The Flour market - receipts
1896 paokaqs; exports 1892 bbls, and H.
s6i sacks; sales 1900 packages; STEADY ana
quiet.
rIour Observation-Disclosures wheat low raoes
at 2!2Oa3 SO; do fair TO fancy at 1924 -;
dopatenv 9045 25; Minnesota clear at . ~
Al 26a6 So low extras 2O@3 80; city mills
extra at ooA5 90; CITY mills patents 8 1o@
8 So: rye mixtures 200S 80; superhne at
1898 80. hne. at S0@3 o6. southern neqr
good 70 choice do 8 55@8 So. Rye flour quiet,
steady at sB@3 rs. Cornmeal dull. STEADY
Wbeat-receipts CASTS bush; exports 1878
s stead ;A No 3 Red !. o esMc: MOI Northern
at 94Mc. Colu-recelpts 81, O25 bush: exports
1854. 542 bush: sales 81, 900 bush dull and nrm;
No 2sssc in elev; 3oesc afioat: :, Ga, Oata-re
100. 900 bush; firm. fairly active mo at 22N I:
90 White at 24Asc: No Chicago 23Ac: NOS
at zoe; DO White 22c. Mixed Western 21424c:
quiet, Il IN family SO 25Pi0 SO: extra mess 70
rs 25 beef hams dull; tiereed beef frm, city
extra India mess at IS 5O@Sl4 80; cut meats
steady pickle bellies l2iDs 4 &c; 40
tern steam closed at OF ~ city oz1s@3 ~;
refined dull. Continent at 30; A Sos com
pound at 4ss 041ac. frovtsions-Fork Is quiet,
with moderate demand. State dairy 10@l6c; 40
crm 14@19c: Western dairy S@13c; DO crm at
1920, do factory 7@14c; Elglns &c. Cheese
i ag1o assise DO t small s1a9ioc. Peroie nm
quiet united =. Coffee-kio quiet and nrm.
Sugar-raw dull. firm refined quiet, unchanged:
No 8 at 1870 mo at 3zs No At ls-le ;
No 8 at 3N c: No 1oat l1-l6 mo IL at sac:
No - at 5 9-1ec: NosiS AZ 31Ac: OF A at 80
43xc; Mould A zss standard A at 4asc :Confec-
TONERS 4Ac; cut loaf B: crushed oc, DOW
dered $3.50; granulatsd:4 Cubes $50
Freights to Liverpool quiet; grain by steam
sad.
CHICAGO-The Flour market to-day was
quiet and firm; hard wheat spring patents at
3OG14 30 in wood; hard wheat bakers at W
wood !; Rye Flour 2O@2 30 in sacks. Wheat
Ne = spring al soAS1 1sc;..N Rcd at 9o%
csc; Corn-No at 2sH23ssc. Oats-No at
1e9leNo. No3 Eye sslgSsMe; N1 na msss
PORK 55G7 go. Lard 3 S0a3 82Hs; short RIB
sides at 6O@3 80. Dry sailed meats-shouL
ders 4 25@4 so: short clear sides 3 ~ n q ~
Keceipts-Flour, $500 hbls: wheat $4,000
bush, corn 2Ol 800 bush: oats. 362. 600 bush'
rye IL, 500 bush barley. $4,000 bush
Shlpments-Flour $500 abs; Wheat 5000
bush; corn. Ga. 200 bush; oats 262.70o bush:
rye. 900 bush: barley 81 400 bush.
EST. LOUIS-The Flour market to-day was
steady unchanged :patents GOA 20 :extra fncy
at 1O@4 20; fancy, at 4og3 %; cnolce
at OO@3 10. Wheat lower: Jan BIC. Corn IS
easier Jan at 2OLsc. oats lower, Jan at 17N :.
Pork-standard mess, new s 90. old 75 Lard
prime steam 8 7214: choice at 3 821s. Bacon
shoulders at 90: extra short clear 4Ss ;.clear
ribs 10; clear sides ~. Dry sailed meats
shoulders at 4 90; extra short clear al Il clear
ribs at ~ clear sides asa.
ReceiprS-Flour $500 bbls; wheat 28.7O0
busn ;corn 217.70o bush;oafs $1,000 bush; rye
bush.
Shipments 4.7o0 bbls, wheat 17,1o0
bush; corn 1876. 400 bush ;s:oats 300 bushirye
bush.
EXTRAORDINARILY Red at 1884; No
White 93Nc. Corn-No at 20. OAts-No
White zoe. Rye-No 2 at 371a.