The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-24

NEW YORK, Feb 23.-Cotton heavy and lower:
sales 800 bales; Middling upands at 24a q 2lac-
low grades. which are scarce; State at rs a ST.
Round Hoop Ohio at 20 q 80; Western at 1 Is "a
bush; heavy and g e lower; Spring No. 2 at ID
q 10; White State choice s.; Red Winter and
Amber Western at ~ q 80; Amber Southern at
bush.; new Mixed Western at IS "a CSC. Oats 1c
better; State at 81 q &c; Western at IS a. Bic
Beef steady: Pork heavy and dropping; new mess
at 26 90 q rs IS; prime do at q 90 "a 81 co. Lard
Is lssc. Butter quiet Ohio at 4 81. &c. State at
% q Acc. Whiskey without change: Western Tree at
9s q 99c. Rice-CarolAa at q &c. Sugar firm fair
10 good refining at 10 g 1o4c; Muscovado at le4 q
orleans at 70 g 7lc. Naval stores-Spirits Turpen-
tine at A. g 4sc; Resin at 10 g o. Petroleum
nestle fleece at Is q SIC; pulled at sss "a 4sac Cal
itornia at Is q SOC. Freights to Liverpool without
change; cotton per steam I'd.
New YORK, Feb. 23-Coai Sale.-At the auction
sale OF coal to day. stove coal advanced fraction,
but other or AIDES realized the prices as last
month";
CHICAGO, Feb. 2s.-Flour quiet at 8 60 q 4 rs for
Spring extras. Wheat quiet and firm 81 "a STAG for
No. l, and slf q 81 for No.2 Corn firm and quiet
at 69t for Mo- Oats quiet at 3S4c for No. q Rye
active ss and steady at 66t 6sc for No. Barley firm
at ia @ 74c. High Wines active 935 "a 9ic. Pro-
visions active; Mess Pork at 26 rs. Lard quiet and
lower az l4ac Hams quiet; Sweet picked at 144a !;
dels 9c; short clear mddles 14Ic; short rios l3a "a
lac; dry sailed shoulders 10 lolc Dressed hogs
acve at ~ oo @ 1870; live hogs dull at 80 q 80
far to extra prime. Cattle dull at 80 % 25 tor fair
good butchers, and 30 q s74 for good to choice
shipping.
CINciNNAT1. Feb. 23.-Whiskey firm and in good
demand at VI (g 9Sc. PrOvisOns-Mess Pork firm
and quiet at p So Bulk Meats firm at 11sc tor Shout
ders, IA g l4lc for clear rib aides, and i5c for clear
sides Bacon firm and quiet; shoulders 124 0O l6ac
sides 10 q idc hams Is a I84c. Lard firm at 4a q
| 15bc.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 23.-Cotton steady with a
fair demand; Middng at 2sl q 23ac.
MOBILE, Feb. 23.-Cotton firm middng uplands
| at 234c.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Feb 23.--Cotton Middlings
| at 234c.
SAVANNAH, Feb. 23.-Cotton market dull With a
downward ndency; Middling uplands 23c.
| Foreign Markets.
| LONDON, Feb 23.--11 80 A. M.-Consols 92s for
| money and account,
American seeurities-quiet United States 5-2O's,
1862 S9s; do 1865 old, 1884, do 1867 S71; o. S. 1O4es
SIT Stocks quiet; Erie shares 2i2; Illinois Central
| LIVERPOOL, Feb. 23-11 A. M-Cotton steady ;
Middiing uplands 1Ai@ 1ifd; sales 600 bales.
| LONDON, Feb, 23-1l 80 A. M-Linseed cakes quiz
| ct. Linseed Oil declining at G32.
| LONDON, Feb. 23-1.3G P. M-American securities
United states 20 1852 s94; do 1866, old sSs do 1867
| s7s; Illinois Central shares I'LL.
LIVERPOOL, Ftb 23-1 80 P. M.-Lard dull at eGs
| 6l
LONDON, Feb. $3.50 P. M.-Consols closed at
| 92l q 9Zs for money and account.
American seeurities-U. S. bonds buoyant U S.
Tvs 1s6Z, $50: do 1865, S7a; do 1867, S7s; u. 5
| lo-4Us Gag, STOCKS buOyant Erie shares 49, Illinois
Central shares 1114. Atlantic & Great Western
| shares 20.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. % Evening" Cotton - Mid
| ding upiands at III q lad.
| closed at Is 9sd.