The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-18


ashade armer: sales 500 bbls new meas % 81 2S75.
losing az " 03z regular. Lard steady; saieS Ie.u
hbis. at il 81 144c. Butter stealy. Nh,sSey noui-
no Bids Sqe5 and ua a s @
tive and rn sales 1900 bags on private terms Mo-
iassesste dy; sales 80 bbs New organ a. " e soc
Naval Stores quiet. Oils steasiy. Petroleum ME.
Freighs 10 Liverpool quiet Cotton per sail 4-161i
per steamer @ ga
NEW YoRK, Feb. 17.-Weekly Cattle market
Is ,eves-rrled buoyant and tolerahly active and &c
hqher receipts 1895 head; quotations, extra 49, "a
20c Prime - q l9l; others II q 1l!c. Sheep and
Lambs toeIabiy active 900 head on sale to-day;
SWIM irnner and piiees 1e higher; offerings to-day
light and quickly taken receipts e383 head quota-
tons q H4c. Z -
BUFFALO, n. y, Feb i4-Ilcur dull and unehang-
81; sales 259 bbis city ground Spring % Wheat
inactive and nominal. ezra .eaoy; sales car leads
new at Of ON the track; car loads old ut or in
store Oats nominal. RE in more inquiry; sales
5000 bush. on private terlas. Barley Gull and un-t
changed I xxx
CRTcAGo, Fob. l5.--Flour more active; Stirring es-
Jas AZ 80 q 10 3d.. Wheat moderately aclve ut a
decline OF II @ &c; No. at o3 No. att 50. Corn
active and dcened &c; No. 2ats0se; No. at so ~
sale; newat 50 r s0sc otts du ariii easier and hehl
at 67c Rye dull at % for No. !. Provisions qniet.
Mess Pork nominal; staudard % 90 q - 80; puno
mess lr1n at 10 %. Lard nominalaj lie Bulk meats
firm but guiei; Shoulders q 81 q SIC; Cumberland
3j; heavy at 50 q ST.. Llse Hogs in good de-
mand ior shipping at IS q %. Beef Cattle noLi-
CiECfNNA7I. Feb iT.-Mess Pork active; sales at
% 90; 2.3o0 bbis. country sold = 90. 6alK aea's
in good demand sales 800 zoe lbs a. Ss g ac. Bacon
a:uve at l0le for shoulders: clear sides 13tc; clear
rib sides 1879. Lard firmly held at Il3 "a T4jc.
ST. LOUIS, No, Feb. lohaCeo-lnore ofiei ing
ami easier, bat MT quotably lower. Cotton-oIlYore
lot IN the market which is held above The Vieiss Of
buyers. Flour very duh with cpy a sIQail business
at unchanged prices. Wheat a Very small business
end unchanged prices; clltice Spring III = Isl pripe
10 choice Bed Winter at 5ate ? 50. Corn advancing
sales a. sc o S5c; lot of fancy White al 900; ear
az &c g Use. I've siuli and unchanged. Provisions
lriD and ia g0Gu demand PoTlS--saiesat % 80; now
held at % . % - 90, Bulk rtb SIDES lose loose ia-
Toe; clear sides f2s q 1876 Iald duff
sales Of inferior kettle At 1896
IQUIsyILLE, Feb. i4.-Toaaeco di In al 70 "a Is so
t0r Tugs 10 medium Leaf; 80 90 Tor misunderstanding
iesf. flour-Supsrhnoa at o. a IS; fancy II so =
Wheat % q aj Corn declining; sbelel in hulk
&c. Oats sc q SIC Lard lie. Mess Pork % On Ba-
10k q l05c; clear sides III "a Ilge
Bnlk shoulders Sic; clear DIES f2Sc. Cotton Is a
lSkc. Mhiskey nominal s&sSAk GFE5B &
MEMPBIs, Feb. 14.-Cotton quiet receipts OF the
week i4S25 bales; exports $500 bales; stock 25,sa3
b lies. Homeopathic 90 q Q 70. Ness Pork at
"a 20 q - 80. Buk shoulders Zoe; clea. sides 1Se
Lard Ia G. l6c Corn at SIS g S5c. Oats 90 o CSC.
SAyANNAH, Feb. IL Cotton excited and higher;
sales 2l1o bales; Middling p! q 22c.
AosUsfA. Feb. f7.--cottor &c biaher;s sales 1910
bales; Middling 22c.
CHARLESTON, sc, Feb. H. Cotton a lac high
er; sales 100 bales; AiJdlings o..
WILMINGToN, y. c., Feb. 1T.-Cotton advanced;
! = Z e. ------%----R Frs CH