The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-26

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 25.-Cattle-receipts 476
mead; market quite active at prices equally as high
as last week. sales extra at IA 90 a IA 80; first quail
ty IL 90 % IL 30; second do II 80 "a II 80; third do
9oo "a il 00 Mich Cows and Calve 81 90 a. 100
Sheep and Lambs-receipts 1912 heads sales at d a
NEW BEDFORD, Feb. "a Sperm market has
rued quiet since our la and learn of no tran
sactions here; in New York 200 bbls recently land
ed from Barbados, sold for export at 90 Y cal
whale Oh continues in good request, and sales were
hac % " .oo Dds s.o NortheTn AMI zoo bills Hump
gal, for manufacture in New London 200 bbls prime
Northern sold at Soc % gal, for manufacture Ship
ping List l9 =
NEW YORK, Feb. 25-Cotton opened dull and
heavy and closed rather more steady; sales 1900
baies Mdd'ing uplands 22Ic. Flour dull and favors
buyers; sales 6lOO bbs.; State 60 a 10 60; Ohio s.
g I4O0; Western $50 q II IS, White Wheat extra
p 90 q Il 30; Southern and drooppg sales 800
bbls at 100 e Is 90; California heavy; sales 40
sales 1880 BUSH. Chicago Spring No at 80 "a 81
in store; No. choice II de ivered Corn dull and
deeliningj sales 1000 bush. new Mixed Western at
Z!@ e anoat, closing duh at % a 2GI; old 80
delivered Oats dull; sales 81 600 BUSH; Western
SAC in store and sec aioat Beef firm. Pork frmer;
sales 1850 bbs.; mess "a 80 a rs 10, closing at
Is 90 cash, Lard rmer; saes 1880 bbls at 14I @ fsic
Butter firm; Western 30 a Acc; State 45 03 55c-
'Mhiskey quiet. Rice quiet: Sugar firm; sales 200
lasSes dull. Naval Stores firm; Spirits Turpentine
u q 73c Rosin 335 a 90. Oils firm. Petroleum
fFim crude l2f; refined bonded 25c FIeghts 10
per steamer % Cd; Wheat per sail sgd and per steam
er l0d; Corn 9Bd. .a-
UHIcAeo, Feb. 25.-Fiour quiet; Spring extra 90
9s75. Wheat dull and weak at OF for No j and
POI g s6s for No. 2. Corn frmer and steady new
7ss for No and S24 a s3sc. Oats dull and dropping
and declined 4c; sales at 5Glc. Rye quiet at IS 8
50. Barley active at &c q OF for No Q: reject
ed SO "a 80; sample lots rs az O5. Pork less ac-
tive Mess quiet. Sweet pickle1 Hams lac for loose
and 15ic, ed and delivered April LIST; shoulders
~ q 1oc loose; short rib middles 12sc packed Lard
active and advanced te country 15lc good to cho
Guy Io3 g 1886 seller March l53c, buyer March &c.,
Dressed Hogs active; light and fancy 8 rs q 10 So
Live Hogs duh and weak; inferior and light 95 a.
q 80; good to choice 90 a 8 65. Beef-Cattle quiet
and steady; good to extra choice steers 30 a SIS.
CINoISNAJI. Feb 26-Mess Pork "a so a. % 90.
Bulk Meats at q dG0e fol- shoulders and clear sides.
Bacon II q lille for shoulders. IS q t3ic tor Sides
"a l4ie for clear rio and 141 "a 14sc for clear sides
sales clear sides at i43c deliverable IN March, Lard
steady -,sa -5r e..' = --I
AUGUSTA, Feb. 22.-Cotton dull and irregular
saiesi Is bales; receipts 1872 bales; Mddling 2lfc.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Feb. 25,-Cotton firmer, sales 1923
bales; Middlings 203 a Gle.
SAVANNAH, Feb. % Cotton nominal and moth
ports, coastwise 1862 bales; Liverpool 1857 bales
SAVANNAH, Ca, Feb. 25.-Cotton quiet but firm ;
Middling 21l q Pee
CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb, %. Cotton dull and
easier and declined Jc sales 400 bales; Mddlings
g 22Ic.
CHARLESTON Feb. 25.-Cotton moderately active
ut partial decline of &c; sales 1850 bales; Middng
205 a 21c. N
WILMINGTON. Feb. 25.--Cotton declined; Middling
cole, 49, = 1'..0-@~'rr
MOBILE, Feb 22.-Cotton market depressed I'M
DER foreign accounts prices nominal; sales re-
ported; receipts 1909 bales; exports 1878 bales.
MOBILE. Feb. 25.--Cotton closed firm; sales 5000
bales; Middnes 2l!c.
New ORLEANS. Feb. 25.-Cotton quiet; Middline
2lc; sales $500 bales,