The Portland daily press., 1876-02-14

NEW YORK. February 1875 P. M.-Cotton firm
covered on contract 2S7 bales sales 1891 bales; Mid
market is quiet without decided change in price
sales 1880 bbls; No at 10 q 10; Superfne Yves
tern and State at 35 q 70; common to good extra
western and State at 5 05 a so; good to choice
choice 55 q 6 90; common to choice White Wheat
western extra at 05 q 90; Fancy White Wheat
Western extra at 05 q Z rs; common to good extra
ONO az w 9 25; common to choice extra st Louis
at 30 @ O0 Patent Minnesota extra good to prime
at % q 80; choice to double extra at 40 q 90
nhS I S5OC Dds shipping extra at 20 25 2O(
pps medlumchoice Western extra at 80 a 90 ;12O(
bbls city mills extra at 20 q %; the market clos
ing quiet Southern -four unchanged; sales 800 bbls
common to fair extra at Is q 9O good to choice
do at So 70; Rye flour is steady sales $50 bbl,
at ~ q %. Cornmeal quiet and unchanged Il sales
gu 6bls Western, Jersey and Pennsylvania at 81
the market is quiet and scarcely SO firm, holders
however, exhibit no very strong desire to realize
SAFES Il 9Go bush; % q 03 for ungraded Spring
kee in store; l AZ for Amber Penn and nominay
II e ID for No Chicago; l. 5 q % for No
uaiicag9; 80 g 40 for No SPRING. 90 q OF fol
rejected Spring. Rye is quiet and nominal 81 "a SS(
for Western; 80 q 92c for State; So q soc for Canads
IN bond Barley quiet and lower; sales 5000 busi
at 173 for graded No Canada. Barley Malt quiet
Corn-recelpts % 1913 bush; the market is less active
and shade lower sales $4,000 bush Coo for no grade
Mixed; size for graded Mixed 634c for do in store
63 % 64Ac for ungraded new Western Mixed; 64k a
65c for new Yellow Southern; 644c for new yellow
dull White Southern taken together also 40 900 busl
graded Mixed seller Februay at 645c; 5000 seller fol
market is shade irmer sales 81 900 bush at 46 "a 49,
ior Mixed Western and State; 48 q SIC for White do
Hell No New York inspection Mixed at 4s.c
is unchanged; cargoes quoted at is q 1Sc gold; Jol
lots at 10 q 19c gold Sugar is quiet and unchanged
at 7s 7sc for fair to good refining; SAC for prime
200 hhds Muscovado at Il a Sc for Common to brine
Molasses-New Orleans quiet and unchanged Rice
quiet and unchanged. Petroleum is steady and quiet
at 50 q 62a for strained. Turpentine heavy at 35
for Spirits. Coal is steady at rs q 6 % for An.
thracite per cargo. Leather is heavy; Hemlock Sole
heavy weights % "a 26c; California do at 22k a 25c
Wool unchanged. Pork closed heavy; $50 bbls new
mess at p 70 q 45 1850 bbls seller February al
seller April at % IS q % 40. Dressed Hogs frmer at
1oc for Western. Beef is quiet 100 bbls at II 90 q
u 30 fSr new plain mess Il 80 for new extra
Unchanged Cut meats-Western is quiet middlet
are dull at life for Western long clear; i2s q 1910
q Is LIS 500 do seller for February at Is s7I i75(
do seller March at 10 121 q 10 til $50 do seller cI
April at ID rs q 10 323.
change.
CHICAGO, February ~ Flour market dull; quot
ed Friday for Western shipping extras at 0060 so
fair to fancy Minnesota extra at Is @ %; medium
fair demand and lower; No Chicago Spring at O2a
bid on the spot; 02A seller February O1s for seller
jected at 731c Corn dull and lower; No 2 Mixed at
41c.on spot 42c bid seller March; acc seller May 80
q 32a for rejected Oats quiet and unchanged; No 2
dull and lower. Rye Is duh and unchanged. Dressed
Hogs are dull and shade lower at 80 "a co. Pork
unsettled and lower at 20 70 81 Is on the spot and
closed at 20 IS on spot 20 ST. q 20 80 seller March
sales at 81 05 q 50 seller for April closed at Fl IL
Cpl III seller April; q 45 seller May. Lard is un-
settled I'll and Lower at y % on spot - s. seller
Meats are steady and firm shoulders at s. short RIB
mddles 11sc; short clear middles at 1lsc. Whiskey
Statistics from nearly every packing point on
northwest show Hogs packed to date 4OS5, 4S7 esi-
mate for the season Al 1897 total last
376; this includes OF Kentucky, Tennessee and West
Keceipts-7,OOO bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat, 80,
600 bush corn 22,00C bush oats. 600 bush barley,
Shipments-sOOO bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat, as
600 bush corn, 1000 bush oats 1000 bush barley,
1000 bush rye.
moderate demand. Wheat is dull shade lower: No /
White Michigan %; Amber Michigan held at 26S :
seller March 2S seller April 81; seller May 81
quiet and steady; high Mixed at 464c; damaged at
3sAc. Oats are steady and in fair demand; No at
36c; seller March 81; White Sole; rejected at 31sc
Clover Seed dull at 80. Dressed Hogs are dull and
nominal
Receipts-2oO bbls -four 1000 bush Wheat, ~ 900
bush Corn, 1000 bush Oats.
Shipments-100 bbls flour, 5000 bush Wheat % :
geo bush Corn, 1000 bush Oats.
MILWAUKEE, February 12.-Flour quiet and I'M
changed. Wheat is steady; No 1 Milwaukee at Is;
hard do at dSt; No milwaukee, at OH seller for
at sSAc. Corn easier; No at Al a 43c. Oats easier
No 2 at size. Barley demoralized and lower; No 2
Spring seller March at 81 &c., No do sec rejected
do 32c. Rye nominally lower; No at ESQ., Provis-
ions nominally shade easier. Mess Pork is held at
20 62i. Lard-Prime at 12s 9 l3a. Sweet picked
hams at 12A a l24c. Dry sailed meats-shoulders at
Sc loose; midales III q III for boxed. Dressed Hogs
steady and in fair demand at rs "a so.
Receipts-600O bbs -four, 43, COO bush wheat
Shpments-44,0OO bbls -four, 1900 bush wheat.
ST LOUIS, February 12.-Flour is quiet and I'M
changed medium Fall extra at 4 so "a So Wheat
dull No Red Winter SGT bid cash and seller for
February; No 8 do at So. Corn is in good demand
and lower; No Mixed at SOC cash; 39Jc seller for
February; 800 q 500 seller March. Oats inactive;
No 2 at 35c cash; 35c bid seller February. Barley
and Rye-no transactions.