The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-09

NEW YORK, FEB. 10 p. M.-Ashes quiet and
advance; sales 1920 bales; Middling apands at 16c
forward deliveries quiet at .16c advance Receipts
of Flour 1882 bbls; Flour quiet and without decided
change: low grades less plenty and more difficult to
purchase; sales 7400 bbs at 10 a 70 for superine
Western and ate; so q 675 for common to good
choice do; 90 CT so for common to choice White
Wheat Western extra; so q 90 or common to good
St. Louis: market closing quiet; Southern Flour is
quiet and without decided change price, sales 500
bbls at 70 q 81 for common to fair EXTRA IS "a
IL 90 for good to choice. Rye Flour shade frmer;
sales 400 bbs at 90 "a 95. Corn Meal dull; sales
200 bbls at rs az so for Western; 65 a 475 for
Brandy WV a Whisky is shade trmer and quiet
BUSH Wheat fairly active ard prices without de-
cded change, closing shade fir for good grades
81 a l 80 for No 2 Milwaukee; 161 % 1 SO for No
Minnesota; 80 for No Chicago; So for White
Western; $4,000 No Milwaukee to arrive next week
at 5S. Rye is quiet at O5 a 10 for Western and
State Barley is scarce and held very firmly Bar
ley Malt is quiet and very firm. Corn-receipts A.
change closing steady; sales 81 900 bush; 70 az SIC
for inferior 81 prime new Western Mixed; 81 (d SIC
for old and new Western Mixed car lots; s5c for
White Western; SO q SIC for Western yellow. Oats
receipts 1878 bush; Oats quiet and without de-
s CID change in price, sales 600 bush at 81 &c
g " for Mixed State, closing dull Hay firm at O5
g 10 per 100 tor shipping. Hops unchanged at 80
American. Leather steady; Hemlock SOLE Buenos
Ayres and Rio Grande light middle and heavy weights
at 279 Soc California do % a 2sc Or1noco do 25I
% 219c Eggs firm at q a &c for State and Penn
sylvania; II q PC for Canada and Western Coal
unchanged at w a 90 for Anthracite y ton " car
60, WOOL sa Is gnlet; Domestic fleece 40 G nc; I'M
Texas. Cotfee-Rio quiet and scarcely so firm at "a
g PIC Gold; last sales good at 26ac. Sugar firm at
II g SIC for fair to good refining; Muscovados dull
and unchanged. Rice is quiet and steady. Molasses
is dull and unchanged. Provisons-Pork is heavy !:
3N n Ms1 Is II sales s 800 bbs seller March s
private terms Beef Hams unchanged. Tierce beef
quiet. Cut meats unchanged; middles dull at 81 for
long clear, SIC for short and ssc for long and short
Lard opened firm and closed heavy sales of 1000 ties
seller Feb at &c; 1000 ties for March at 81 q 9ac
Butter is steady at 25 q 35c for Western; 80 q Sc
prime Naval Stores-Spirts Turpentine steady at
5S1c; Rosin steady at 50 for strained Petroleum
lower crude It q 7gc sales 10000 bbls seller March
low quiet; sales 5000 lbs at u a 73c.
Freignts to Liverpool heavy and lower; Cotton per
steam q 5-16d; Corn 103d.
CHICAGO, Feb Flour is dull. Wheat is steady:
No Spring %; No Sprin at 2ll cash; sci err for
March 23s; do April 26; No Spring at Is; re-
iected at 10. Corn quiet and weak No 2 Mixed at
56lc cash: Sic seller March, do May 624c; rejected
Old sold at 80 g SIZE; new 46ac. Oats steady; No
Mixed tlsc cash; 42sc seller March; rcjsated 3sA a.
sc. Rye firm and scarce; No fresh at s2a q sSc.
70; No Spring at so. Pork duh at ii A. a ii IS
cash IA 30 9 IA So seller for March, Lard quiet and
94c do April active at 80. Bulk Meats steady, at
5sc fo shoulders 75c for short rib middes 75e for
snort clear loose on spot Bacon steady Whiskey is
firm and fair demand at CSC. Dressed Hogs quiet
weak and lower at so q co.
Recepts-13,000 bbls -four, 1885, 900 bush wheat g.
900 bush corn 900 bush oats 5000 bush rye 900
bush barley.
Shipments III, 900 bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat A.
goo onsb corn, 1000 bush oats 1000 bush rye 900
bush barley.
CINcINNAT1, Feb. Fork dull Lard held at SC
for steam kettle at &C. closing quiet and steady
Bulk Meats dull; sales shoulders at 81 "a &c cash. &c
buyer Feb; Il buyer half May; clear rib sides at n
g 81; clear SIDES at g SIC. Bacon quiet and firm
at &c for shoulders clear rib sides Sac clear sides &c.
Live Hogs dull and lower at rs 90 70 for light and
80 q Is for heavy grades; receipts $500 head ship
ments 1000 head. Whskey in good demand at 96c.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 7.-Flour quiet and unchang-
ed; extra Spring at 90 q 80. Wheat is firm and
fair demand; No Spring 25; No Spring at %
cash; 124 seller March; 1 26t do April. Corn dull
and lower; No Mixed Sc. Oats are quiet and weak
at 40ac for No Mixed. Rye is firm and scarce; No
at l8c. Barley quiet; No Spring at 70. Pork sold
at IA 80 a IA 70 cash. Hams in pickle steady at 1O1c
Dry salted meats-shoulders at 53c loose; boxed
middles nominally 7ac. Lard nomfnally at 9lc for
Receipts-5,OOO bbs flour, 7i,0UO bush wheat. 800
hogs.
Shipments 5000 bbls -four. 1000 bush wheat
Iol EDO. Feb. Flour is quiet and unchanged
Wheat dull No " hite Wabash 80. Corn is dull
and lower; high Mixed 65Ic; 66c seller Narch; CSC
seller April; 72ac do May; new 61ac low Mixed 641c
new &C. Oats dull and lower; No at 47c. Dressed
Hogs sold at 10 for fresh. Clover seeds ar 12A.
Recepts-0,00O bbls flour, 700 bush wheat. 26 900
bush corn, 2 900 bush oats.
Shipments-O0.OU0 bbis -four, 1000 bush wheat, A.
00U bush corr. 900 bush oats.
CHARLESTON. Feb. 7.-Cotton steady: Midl;np
upiands : q 15sc.
SAvANNaa, Feb. 7.-Cotton firm; Middling up
lands at 153c ~
lands 153c.
New ORLEANS, Feb 7.-Cotton in good demand
Middling upands at 15sc.