The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-01

NEW fORK.tebruary 29-Evening-Cotton market
dull and irregular; sales 533 bales; 12sc for Mid
land uplands; forward deliveries declined Lie.
Flour-receipt 1904 bbls; the market is dull and
prices generally without decided change; sales of
1880 bbls; No at 8 % q 400; Superfine Western
and State at 25 q GO; extra Western and State
at 81 @ 20; choice do at 80 "a SIS; White
Wheat Western att 05 "a IS; extra Ohio at 90
@ IS: extra St Louis at % q 90; Patent Minne-
sofa extra good to prime at go 35 choice to
Southern -four 90 a IT, Rye -four is unchaneed'
Cornmeal is quiet and steady. Wheat-receipts of
1850 BUSH Mess active and scarcely so firm; hold
ers, however. exhibit no pressing desire to realize:
sales 81 600 bush; SO q 100 for rejected Spring. 9
q 10 for ungraded Spring; 10 q 10 for No
32a for Canada Club in bond; 80 a 40 for small
parcels of No Spring; the latter extreme and nom
iHaly % e rs for ss No Chicago % p for
is dull. Barley dull and heavy. Barley Mali is mn
changed Corn is heavy and &c q &c lower; receipts
grade Mixed; 63f9 63ac for graded Mixed 81 a. 6SIc
for ungraded new Western Mixed; the latter Kan
sa 6c tor new Yellow lS Southern g 65c for
nominal for old Western Mixed in store: also 5000
bush graded Mixed seller April at 62Ic seller priyi
ege to deive 5000 bush same prize seller for March
Offered at 62sc Oats little more active and slightly
in buyers favor; receipts % $50 bush sales of 900
bush; 40 q 4sc for Mixed Western and State; 46 a.
Mixed New York inspection at 45 No at47S, Hay
unchanged. Coffee-Rio quiet and steady; 153 "a
isa for cargoes; 15s sa in gold for job lots Sugar
3
prime; 400 hhds at 5-16c for Muscovado; sic for
Centrifugal; refined unchanged Molasses Quiet;
Orleans As 9 &c. Rice is steady with fair INQUIRY
cases at 49, ri; Napt6a nominal 81 o. Ta .iaS
is steady at BIG g SIC. Naval Stores-Rosin is
100 bbs and 500 bbls seller for May at % IS "a ~ So
Dressed Hogs easier at 1O4 for Western. Beet un-
steady; Western long clear at u q 12A; city long
clear at l2ac Lard closed rmer; $50 ties prime steam
at u 81 - S79 1900 do seller March at 10 32I a
10 81 $3.50 do seller April at 10 524 q 10 55 1855 do
10 So q IL ST.. INV Wv
Freights to Liverpool-market firm.
CHICAGO, February 29.-Flour is UNCHANGED :.
Western shipping extra at 90 q so; good to fancy
family at rs q 80; fair to fancy Minnesota Mt *
@6 20; medium to choice Winter extra at rs "a
725: Wheat active and lower; No Chicago SpriHe
09i; No Chicago Spring at O4 on spot; sales Ell
q 99ac seller for March; closed at 9Ssc seller March
9s5c seller Aprii O2a seller May No do at Soc re,
lected at 6S3c. Corn is dull I'd shade lower: No
Mixed at 42c on spot; Age seller March, 42sc seller
April; 46lc bid seller tor May; high Mixed 42Ic; new
&c; rejected 81 q S2sc Oats are dull and shade
lower; NO at 3l3c on the spot; 31sc seller March
32c do April; rejected rs a 25l Barley is quiet and
steady at Ole on spot; 5l3c seller April Rye is dull
manG s 3 h0 are in good de-
at q ~ 81 40 on spot and seller for March, q 63
g q 70 seller April; 2 % do for May Lard is very
the spot; ID seller April Ii 1871 "a 20 90 do for Nav
Bulk Meats are in good demand at full prices.
o hece Rs-l3,ooO o6ls hour, 73OO0bush wheat, 1861
cog bush corn, 5l,OOC bush oats. 1000 bush barley,
Shpments-6oOO bbls -four, II, 900 bush wheat 112,-
O 0O Dusa corn zOoo bush oats, 5000 ousL barley
On the call of the Board in the afternoon-Wheat
was hrmer at CSC seller March, 9Ssc seller for April
n 523 seller for March, 81 80 seller April Lard is
shade higher at y so - S24 seller March; 10 90 q
IL O29 seller April
TOLEDO, February 29.-Flour is steady with a
moderate demand. Wheat in fair demand and firm !:
No White Wabash 36k; No do 81; No White
Michigan at 20; extra do So; old do 1 60; Amber
April at rs seller May at 29k mo do at GA; No
2 Red Winter 245; No 8 Red or; rejected do Sc
Corn is in iair demand and firm; high Mixed on spot
and seller March at 41c; seller May 500; No2 White
454e; low Mixed 46tc; no grade 43Ac; Dayton and
Michigan 43e; damaged 39ac; Lake Shore SOC. Oats
March 363; do May 3sa White s9c rejected 81 S'''''
keceipts-0000 bbls tour 3,0vO bush Wheat &C, 90
bush Corn, 5000 bush Oats
Shipments-000 bbs -four, 7OOO bush Wheat d =
0eO bush Corn, 1000 bush Oats.
MILWAUKEE, February 29.-Flour is nominal.
Wheat opened unsettled and about 4c higher; closed
steady; Mol Milwaukee 0s; hard do at 1 ii; No 2
milwaukee at 0l4 do March at 02a seller for Nav
at 064 No Milwaukee at s7ac Corn is in fair de-
mand and lower; No at 42c. Oats more active and
weak; No. flesh Sot g s21c;, Barley is weak and
lower mo fresh at 75c; seller March at 70 q 74c
No do 42c; rejected do at Csc. Rye is dull and
lower; No at &c. Provisions are quiet and firm
er. Mess Pork firm at q 50 cash OF seller March.
Prime Lard-kettle at ia; steam 1872 Sweet nick
led hams hrm and in good demand liz "a I24c Dry
sailed meats-shoulders SIC for loose midaes II "a
l1ac for boxed. Dressed Hogs steady at III.
Recelpts-6OO0 bbls four 50, 00U Dush wheat.
Shlpments-l7,00O bbls -four, 10000 bush wheat.
ST LOUIS, February 29.-Flour-medium to choice
Fall extra firm at so q TO- other grades very dull
Wheat is inactive; No 2 Red Winter saleabe at
46 cash. 46k bid seller March sales at 50 seller
April; No do at "a q So. Corn frmer and a
shade higher; No Mixed at 3Sa "a SOC cash; 3s5 "a SO
seller March 40sc for seller April. Oats dull and
lower to sell; No at 33c bid cash and seller March
rejected 314 "a 32c. Barley is dull and unchanged.
Rye-n0 transactions.
Receipts-3O0O bbls -four, 49, 900 bush of wheat, 81
600 bush corn, 1000 bush oats 5000 bush barley,
1000 bush rye, 1925 hogs, 90 cattle.
DETROIT, February 29-Flour is dull and I'M
changed. Wheat quiet and firm extra White Michi-
gan held at 80; No White Michigan %; No is
nominally at III; No Amber n0minaly at 1 25k.
Corn dull; No Mixed at 44c. Oats steady; Mixed
at 35lc bid
Receipts-14lO bbls -four, 1880 bush wheat, 1880
bush corn, 1906 bush oats.
Shipments-1445 bbls flour, $3.50 bush wheat 76; 0
bush corn, 1870 bush oats.
CLEVELAND, February 29.-Petroleum market is
firm standard White State test 12sc for car
lots cash.
NEW YORK., February 20.-Cotton is dull; Mid
ding uplands 12sc.
CHARLESTON, February 29.-Cotton easy; Mid
ding uplands 12c.
SAVANNAH, February 29.-Cotton is quiet; Mid
ding uplands 12sc.
Mobile and New Orleans-hoday.