Evening star., 1909-05-16
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, May 15.-Flour-Receipts
1887 barrels: exports. 1902 barrels
quiet but firm; Minnesota patent
2oa6.5O: winter straights. 6.O0a6 25
Minnesota bakers. 4.SOa5.3O: winter ex.
tras, 4.45a5. 10; winter patents, 6.OOa6 40
winter low grades, 4.35a5OO; Kansas
straights. 5sOa5.95.
Rye f1our-Steady; fair to good
45Oa4.7O: choice to fancy, 4.75a5.O0.
Cornmeal-Firm; fine white and yellow
1.65a1.70; coarse, l.50a1.55; kiln dried
$50.
Rye-Dull; No. western. "a nominal
fob. New York
Barley-ouiet: feeding, IS. elf. New
York .- -.-
Wheat--Receipts. 9s,4oo bushels. Spot
market easy; No. 2 red, 1.43 elevator;
No. 2 red, 1.43 nominal. fob. afloat;
No. northern Duluth, 1.3osi. fob. afioat;
At the opening wheat was depressed
by lower cables. large Russian shipments
and bearish crop news. 1t rallied on bull
support, but again weakened under bear
pressure. and closed Nc net lower. ex-
cept May, which was 1Ac higher on
manipulation. May. 135kal.3aA. closed
1854: July. 1.oOa1.oO 5-16, closed 1.aOA
September 1.12Aa1.12 9-18. closed 1.12A;
December. Ills, closed, LII.
Corn-Receipts. 2.2o0 bushels; spot
.
afloat; No. 2 white. san. and No. :
yellow, S21a, fob. afloat.
There was a sharp advance In May
corn. following manipulation, and IT
closed at 1lsc higher; Other positions
s41s. closed s4h; July closed 7sA Sep
oats-Reeeipts. 74.755 bushels: spot
firm: mixed. 26a32 pounds, 6O1sa61: nat
ural white. 26aa2 pounds. u 'sa64A; clip
1,yt 90 nd oR
Hay-Steady; No. 8, 65aIO; good to
choice, S5a9O.'
Hops-Steady: state, common to choice.
1908. 1oa14; 1907. 3a8; Pacific coast, 1908,
Sail: 1907 3a8.
Hides-Firm; Bogota, -2111a22E; Central
America, %.
Leather-Firm; acid, 23a29.
Wool-Steady; domestic fleece, 31a35.
Beef-Steady; family, 14.OOa14.5O: mess
10.5Oa11.OO: beef hams. 24.0Oa28O0; pack
21.OOa21.5O.
Cut meats-Firm; picked bellies. liza
ia; picked hams. 11a.
Lard-Steady: western, 11a11.1O; refined
quiet: continent. 1l35; South American,
1900; compound. 7AaSh
Pork-Firm; family, 19.25a2O0O; short
clear. 19.5Oa21. so: mess, 1s.75a1925
Tallow-Dull: city (s2 per package). 5ss;
country packages free). 5ssa5s.
Cottonseed oil-Firm: prime crude.
To. Eo1.so' ~ Aho SCho"s o.sodo'co' July
596a5. .9S.
Petroleum-Steady: refined New York,
$50: Philadelphia and Baltimore, S.45
Philadelphia and Baltimore, in bulk 495
Rosin-Quiet; strained, common to good
$40.
Turpentine-Steady. Az.
Rice-Steady; domestic, fair to extra
3a61s: japan nominal
Enthusiastically; New Orleans open
kettle. good to choice. 2sa42.
Sugar-Raw firm. Fair refining, Cd 42
centrifugal. 96 test. 3.92: molasses sugar
3.17; refined steady: No. 6. 4.45: No. Z
4.4O; No. 8. 4.35; No 9, 4.3O: No. 10, 425
No. IL. 40; No. T. 4.15: No IL. 41O
No. IA. 4.1O; confectioners' "a" 475
mold a." $50; cut loaf. 5.75; crushed
$50; powdered. 5.O5; granulated, 49J
cubes, $40.
Potatoes-Irregular. Southern, 25Oa
800; European, 1.75a2O0.
Cabbages-Easier. Southern, per crate
35aJO.
Freights and peanuts unchanged.
The market for coffee futures opened
steady at decline of 5 points to an ad.
vance Of 5 points. only couple OF
of moderate orders in a narrow market
There was some scattered covering, bu,
trade interests were moderate sellers anG
prices showed little movement, the close
being quiet. net 8 points lower to points
higher. The French market closed at q
net decline OF n franc. Sales here were
reported Of $500 bags. including May a,
7.10a7.15. June at $50: July at 6.6O anC
March at 600. Spot coffee: Rio No. Z
8saSA Santos No. 4, S7sa9. Mild dull
Cordova, 0Aa12%.