The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-26


a 1 IS and 50 a 81 afoat; Winter Red Western
IS a 20; Amber Western II a. IT'S; do Pennsy-
vania GO q IS; White Western " a. 80; sales
$4,000 bush, at Sc for No Spring in store, and 60
q 81 for No do do; Winter Red Western 50 a
! 70j Amber Western 70 a rs; prime White do
SO: Rye dull and nomnally unchanged at 92 a. 93c
for Western. Barley more active and steady; sales
100000 bush; Canada West 121 a 1 Is; two-rowed
State zoe; Western soc. Barley malt Quiet. Corn
without decided change but with moderate export
and home trade demands receipts As 40 bush: sales
$4,000 bush; new Western Mixed afioat 70 a 7O3c,
closing steady at 70k for prime parcels Oats du1:
receipts 625 bush; sales $4,000 bush Western 81 C)
SIC in store and afoat; White Ohio 81 q 55sc; State
5Sic Eggs scarce and rmer at IS "a 3Sc. Coal quiet
and unchanged at so a 90 for anthracite per cargo
Hay quiet and steady at IL so q 10 90 for shipping,
and IS 80 a II 90 for retail lots Hops quiet and firm;
State quoted at % a. Csc; Eastern and Western rs a
soc. Leather less active and steady; hemlock sole,
Buenos Ayres and Rio Grande light middle and heavy
weights "a a 20;c California do 26 a 2sc Orinoco do
254 70 &c. Wool quiet and very firm; unwashed AZ
a 625c; pulled Soc Fall clip California 81 q Ale;
lambs do 45c. Coffee nomincl; Rio quoted at 1877 g
2lsc Sugars dull fair to god refining quoted at
a 9sc; sales 400 hbds Cuba at a 10c. Molasses is
steady sales $50 bbls New Orleans at 80 a 60c Rice
quiet at q Sc Petroleum dull; crude 12l g 12ae;
refining % a 22tc. Provisons-old Pork heavy;
new do steady sales 1900 bbls; new mess at Ia 20 a.
IA 3d. thd latter heavy; old do 10 81 prime ~ co.
March IA 49, $50 do May at IA ST. Beef steady; sales
$50 bbls plain mess 90 a II 90; extra do II 90 q
II co. Beef hams quiet; sales 100 bbls at 70 a. 26e
steady sales 100 pkgs at st a &c for shoulders and 81
"a SIC for hams; middes steady and moderate bust
hOoS ettiCS toU u SiloIl
ribs Isc short clear 20 a 7sc. Lard is quiet and
steady; sales AGO ties; No to prime steam 81 a 93c;
Kettle rendered 9sc also 250 ties March 9ac 500 do
April at 1Oc; 300 do No to arrive March at 91c But
ter quiet; Western II "a 22c; State % a SIC Cheese
firm at II g lie for common to prime Naval Stores
Spirits TurpentiDe firmly held at eSs; Resin firm;
strained so "a So. Talow more active and steady;
sales 100000 lbs at 0 a. 9tc.
Freights to Liverpool tirner; per steam Grain 6l a
I'd; Cotton Id.
CHICAGO, Feb 24.-Flour in fair demand and firm
on Winter extras, holders asking advance of 25e
Wheat active speculative account and prices firm;
Mo- Spring at 25k a. %; No 3 at 49, Corn un-
changed and quiet; No 9 Mixed 394c. Oats unchang-
7ic for regular. Barley dropping; No Spring SOC
for regular and 60c for fresh. Mess Pork dull and a
shade lower the bulk of business being in settlements
at IL 40 q II 45. Lard weak and quiet at 81. Live
good demand at 05 q 10. Bulk Meats in fair de-
mand, firm and receipts light. Whiskey dropping at
SEC.
Receipts-6OOO bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat, 1900
bush con $4,000 bush oats, 1000 bush rye, 1000 bush
barley, $4,000 hogs.
Slipments-51U0 bbls -four, 800 bush wheat IS 900
bush corn 5000 bush oats 1000 bush rye, 5000 bush
barley, 1000 hogs.
CINCINNATI, Feb A.-Pork nominal at 10 90 a
IL 70 Lard at 90 Ole. Bulk meats-shoulders Acc I;
sides 60 "a 63c. Bacon at sc for shoulders; sides "a
q &c asked. Live Hogs dull and lower at so a. 95;
receipts HOO.
TOLEDO, Feb 24.-Flour dull and frm. Wheat a
shade better; Amber Michigan 55l; No Red 81
Corn dull and a shade lower; low Mixed 46c. Oats
unchanged and dull; No at Acc.
CHARLESTON, Feb. "a. Cotton dull; Middlng up
lands 22c.
SAVANNAH, Feb. 2i.-Cotton nominal.
MOBILE, Feb. 24.-Cotton dull; Middling uplands
at 2i5c.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 24.-Cotton easier; Middling
uplands 22sc.