The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-01
Domestic Markets,

Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK. Feb. 7-Evemng.--Ashes quiet and
steady at 90 for pots. Cotton nominal; advanced
4c sales 1908 bales 16ic for Mdding upands for
ward deliveries advanced ac with good business. Re
ceps Flour 1882 bbs; the market is fairly active and
prices generally without decided change sales l30OO
bbls; Superfine Western and State at 10 "a 90;
common to good extra Western and State ~ "a
So; for good to choice at 80 a 80 tor common to
choice White Wheat Western extra 5 q. a so; for
common to good extra Ohio rs "a 90; for common
choice extra st. Louisa IS q CO., also 5000 bbs OF
extra mill flour at 60 q So; the market closing
steady Southern -four steady with moderate in
quiry; sales sou bbs common 70 fair extra at 80 g
4 50 good to choice s. "a 90; Rye flour quiet and
unchanged; sales $50 bbls at 90 a TO- Cornmeal
dull sales 800 bbls Western so a 10; Brandywlne
70. Wueat-recepts Al 500 bush; the market Is &C
better with fair export and demand sales OF 100000
bush; O4 d 0s 70: No 8 Spring; 0s4 a 10y for
No Chicago; 90 a II for No Northwest; 10 9
l 124 for No 2 Milwaukee; 10 for No2 Sheboygan;
16 a IS for No Spring; "a q II for ungraded
Iowa and Minnesota Spring; q a % for Winter
Red Western; % for do Illinois, 26 q u for Am
Der Western; n for choice do Pennsyvani y q
/ 81 for White Western. Rye quiet at "a % VOC Bar
ley lower with moderate business doing at decline;
$500 bush proved State at 10; 900 bush Canada
Corn-recepts IS, o5S bush the market is firm with
fair export and home trade inquiry sales OF Il,00O
bush; SO q SAC for Western Mixed; closing at S35 q
$3.50; 81 q sac for Yellow Western; closing at o4e;
S35c for Wife do; also 5000 bush Western Mixed
deliverable after March 7th at sac. Oats-receipts OF
1850 bush; the market is shade rmer; sales 3i-
900 bush at 81 "a 69kc for Mixed Western 6S 9 !l3c
for White. Hay unchanged at 65 a 70 for shipping
Hops dull and heavy at 80 a 81 for new low to tar
IS g S for do to ehoes Rio nar s m
remainder on t. Sugar firm at 1s "a &c LOT llr u
good refining; SC for prime; 1923 bags Muscovado at
7sc for common 7ac for good fair; refined hImer at
10c for A; 10s a 10ac for hard grades. Moissses Is
quiet and unchanged Rice dull and unchanged,
Petroleum dull and nominal, crude 7s 9 S3c; rehned
143 a 14s; cases quoted at Naptha tor city Tai
low is steady sales 80 900 lbs aI81c. Naval Stores
Rosin quiet at 05 a 2 10 for strained. Turpentine
is Quiet Spirits 36c. Eggs firm at 40c for State and
Pennsylvania; Sc a 4Oc for Western. 20 & 3Oc for
choice lined Coal hrm at 90 9 90 for Anthracite
per cargo. Leather unchanged; hemloek sole, bue
weights 26t a 80 california do 25A @ 29a common do
% a 90. Wool quiet and unchanged; Domestic Fleece
at 81 a Csc; Pulled at 80 q Soc; unwashed 16 q BIC;
at 10 25 100 bbls seller May at 10 40 q 10 50 900 bbs
seller April at 10 3D. Dressed Hogs firm at st q s4c
for Western. Beef quiet Beef Hams are unchanged;
tierce Beefquet; Cut Meats quiet loO boxes clear
bellies 11c mddles dull; 104c for Western long clear
10 1316c for short cear $50 boxes city long clear at
10l "a 1Osc. Lard is heavy; 1O0 ties prime steam at
10 1850 seller March at 10 11-16 q 1871; 20 tics
seller for April at 135 @ IL 1516c 1000 ties seller for
May at IA a IA 1-16 seller June at lat @ IA -l6c.-
Butter-common continues Gull; other kinds steady
Is "a 24c for WESTERN % a 34c for State Cheese is
firm at 10 a Ice for common to prime. Seeds.L
seed heavy sales reported at 20 gold Clover is du
and lower at 10a "a 105c for Western. Whiskey is
heavy and decidedly lower; sales $50 bbs; opening
Freights to IiverpooI-market is heavy and lower;
Cotton per sail q 9-32d; Cotton per steam at q
9-32d; Corn per steam I'd; Wheat do at I'D
CHICAGO, Feb. 27-Flour is quiet and unchanged.
seller March, S6sc for seller April; No Spring at
s13 "a s1ac rejected Tic. Corn steady; No2 Mixed
at 64c on spot; 65tc bid seller for April; rejected at
No at 53ac bid spot; 53sc seller March, 53ac LOT
April; rejected sic. Rye is quiet. Barley advanced
and in fair demand No Spring at II on spot ana
seller March; / 90 seller April. Seeds-Timothy al
40 "a 60 for Glover; so a 55 for medum;l 80 for
fair. Dressed Hogs at 60 for light welghtS w Ior
Dnrl 10 dull
IS 10 on spot seller March, Is 40 "a lS AZ seller for
April. Lard is in fair demand and lower at 80 0
13 % on spot and for March; 10 As seller April Whs-
ReceiptsAOOO bbls flour, 10000 bush wheat, 81
90 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 1000 bush rye 6ooo
bush of barley.
Shipments, 900 bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat y
600 bush corn 1900 bush oats 200 bush rye, 5000
bust barley. ct.
Wheat easier but not lower. Pork Is 40 seller April
Lard easier
U1NoINnArI Feb 27.-Provisions-Flour is quiet
and steady. Wheat dull; Red or g IL. Corn Is Is
dull at 65 a &C. Oats steady at 80 q &C. Rye Is
steaoy at II. Butter dull. Clover Seed steady at
Ii "a iii. Pork firm at IS rs a 10 co.. Lard steady
firm shoulders at 81 a &C. clear rib sides at 81 @
9Sc clear sides at 10s a 10ac. Bacon is steady shou
ders at Sc; clear rib sides at 1Oac clear sidesat n
Whiskey firm at OF. Live Hogs are quiet and little
doing; common to edium % q 90 good to choice
at Z 10 az 7 90.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 27.-Flour is quiet and firm
Wheat-No Milwaukee 9O4c; No2 Milwaukee, at
dull and weak; No in store at SIC. Corn is weak
and lower; MOI Mixed in store &c. Rye is nominal;
No in store at co. BARLEY asT March MS s
No do in store 90. Provisions are quiet and held
firmly; Mess Pork at IS 10 a 10 10 cash and seller Tor
prime pork at 10 90 q 10 25. Sweet Picked Hams
at 1O1 "a 1c dry sailed meat-shoulders 81 q 6sc Or
loose; middles Of q 1Oc. Lard-steam l5t
Receipts goo bbls flour, 900 bush wheat.
Shipments 1000 bbls flour, 200 bushlwheat.
ST. LOUIS, February 27.-Flour is quiet. Wheat
steady for tall No Red Winter 05a "a 10; Spring
Corn MOI Mixed at 81 q &C. Oats is in fair de- de-
and and firm; No Mixed 564 a SIC cash; 56c seller
March, SOC seller April Barley trmer; strictly prime
OS; generally held at TO- Pork is firmer at IL %
cash Is 25 seller March; dry salted meats hrm ana
unchanged; shoulders 6ac clear RIB sides " q ioe
&c seller April and last half March. Bacon is firm
with only limited jobbing demand shoulders y q
s4c clear rib log a lie; clear sides at He Lard Is
Live Hogs in good demand aud firm; light at 5 so
"a co. good to choice 90 q 25 ;textra at So Cat
tie in good demand and active good native at 5U9
75 good stockers 20 a rs; common Texas 3 70.
Recepts-5eO bbs flour, 900 bush wheat, IL, 600
bush corn, 1905 bush oats, 5000 bush barley, 2OOo
do rye.
Toledo Feb. 27.-Flouris is dull and unchanged.
Wheat dull; No White Michigan at O9h a 10;
Amber Michigan at OH; seller April 10; Dayton
and Michigan Red 06; seller April O94. Corn dull;
high Mixed Csc; low Mixed 6Ga "a 674c; no grade at
66a a SIC. Oats dull; Michigan 57cA; White Sole
Dressed Hogs at % "a 40.
Recepts-16,000 bush Wheat, QUO bush Corn, g.
900 bush Oats.
DETROIT, Feb 27.-Flour is quiet and unchanged.
Wheat is firm and in fair demand extra White Mich
igan at 10 sNo White 104; No Amber at OF.
Corn is quiet and unchanged; No Mixed 6SA a Soc.
Oats are quiet and unchanged. Clover Seed is held
at 6 20 % 6 80,
Keceipts-loOO bbIs flour, 5000 bush wheat, 1000
bush corn, 5000 bush oats
Shipments 10000 bbls flour, 10000 bush wheat, 1000
bush corn, 90 bush oats.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 27.-Cotton is quiet and firm;
M:ddIng uplands 15sc.
uplands at 164c.
SAVANNAH Feb. Election is firm; Middling
upands at 1870.
MOBILE Feb. 27.-Cotton strong; Middling up
lands at 15sc.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 27.-COtton is active and
higher; NIidding uplands at 15ac.