The Portland daily press., 1876-02-29
D0mestic Markets.


NEW YoRK. February 2s-Evening Cotton market
quiet at ac decline; sales 979 bales. Flour-receipt
1876 bbls; the market is quiet and prices generally
sxpop9 ra only very @ r
No 2 at % q CO.; Superfne Western and State at
4 rs q 60; extra Western and State at 80 a rs;
choice do at 30 a rs; White Wheat Western ex-
ira at 80 q I 90; Fancy White Wheat Western at
O5 @ %; extra Ohio at 80 25: extra st Louis
at 70 g 90; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime
at 60 @ 35 choice to double extra 40 a co. In
Guiding 5000 bbs shipping extra at 90 q $40; $3.50
bbls medium to choice Western extra Is a a %;
closing quiet; Southern -four 90 "a 75 Rye -four
steady. Cornme is dull. Wheat-receipts Of sc, 800
bush; the market is q &c better with more doing
OF q 16 for ungraded Spring; 10 q 1 Is for No
Milwaukee; % q q for No 2 Milwaukee in store
2Ot for Mixed Spring and nomnally; 20 q IS for
Chicago. Rye is quiet. Barley and Barley Malt is
unchanged. Corn-receipts "a 342 bush; the market
6o8 Sic for no grade Aiixeo 63i 6s3c for graded
Mixed; 81 q 633c for ungraded Mixed, including b.
200 bash Kansas Mixed at 63ac TIC for sound Yellowl
10000 bush graded seller February at 63sc 1000 bush
seller for March at &c. Oats-receipts 1925 bush !;
the market is heavy; sales of $4,000 bush; 45I a 4Sc
Western and State including Nos New York i ine
spectlon at i5ac. day unchanged Hops firm. Cof-
ee lots I IS aad rm oa0es 10 sG in gold
ed at 70 7sc for fair to good rening;7ac for prime
764 boxes Centrifugal at 96-1O0; refined unchanged
q 10ac for crushed and powdered. Rice is unchapgs
ed at 81 a SIC for louisiana 81 a 7lc for Carolina;
&c for kangoon; 7 g 7sc for Patria Petroleum is
dull; crude at 81 q ssc refined at 141c; cases at 1874
2lA Naptha nominal 81 q 81. Talow is steady at
% g eac. Naval Stores Rosin is unchanged at 60
rmer and closed heavy at % 60 a22 IS for new mess
1900 bbls within ranges 1000 bbs seller April at % 60
@ % 65 $50 bbls seller May at % TO- $50 Dbls seller
Western. Beet is dull Cut Meats-Western quiet; ;
mddles heavy; Western long clear at III; city long
clear at 12ac Lard opened firmer and closed 6eayy:
nr1m do soil Marc
at ID 32a "a 10 By; 225O do seller April at 10 52A "a
IS; 275O do seller May at 10 ST. ID 70: 800 do for
seller July at IA.
Freights to Liverpool-market firm.
CHICAGO, February % Flour market is dull;
Western shipping extra at on q so; good to fancy
family at IS q 80; fair to fancy Minnesota at rs
625; medium to choice Winter extra at 10 a
25. Wheat is active and advanced and market
unsettled; No Chicago Spring at O3a on spot; 99Ic
seller for March oo seller Aprll o. for seller May
steady No Mixed at 42c spot and seller Tor Feb
ruary; 42sc seller March; 46sc seller May. Oats
irregular but in main lower No at 31c the spot;
31ac bid seller May. Barley is dull and lower at 81
"a SIC spot sic seller March; soc seller April and
seller May. Rye is dull lower at 63c. Dressed Hogs
duh at rs a go. Pork active and higher at 81 37a
q 40 spot; q 40 q 81 424 seller for March 2f 62S
@ q IS seller April q ST. 81 80 do for May. Lard
seller March; ID 90 do April; 10 Is seller for May.
Bulk Meats active and advanced; shoulders at 81;
short rib middles ~; shore clear middles 12c.
Receipts-12 900 bbls hour, $4,000 bush wheat, co.
900 bush corn 3D. 0Oo bush oats. $4,000 bush barley,
1000 bush of rye.
Shipments 900 bbls flour, 900 bush wheat, 3d.
1000 bush rye.
On the call of the Board in the afternoon-wheat
April; 04 do May. Corn higher at 42sc seller for
March; 43 q Coo seller April. Oats higher at 800
seller April; $40 seller May. Pork and Lard about
&c higher.
moderate demand. Wheat is steady with moderate
demand; No White Michigan at 27A; No2 White
Michigan at 12i; Amber Michigan on spot and for
/ 3Oa;; No do at 05; No Red 1 OFT; rejected do
s74c. Corn is inactive; high Mixed at 46ac; seller
MAY S Dc Dayton and Mngan % low Mixed s
damaged 3SAc. Oats are in fair demand and steady
No on spot and seller March $780, do May 3Sa;White
40c; Michigan 81. Clover Seed at 10. Hogs at 90.
Keceipts-1OO bbls flour 81 900 bush Wheat, SO, 90
bush Corn, 1900 bush Oats.
Shipments-3O0 bbs -four, 1000 bush Wheat, o.
GEO bush Corn, 1000 bush Oats.
MILWAUKEE,, February 2S.-Flour is quiet and
steady. Wheat closed firm; No Milwaukee 0S4;
hard do at 14A; No 2 Milwaukee for cash at Oia;
do March at O2a; seller for May at 06s; No Mil
waukee at S84c. Corn is quiet and weak; No at 42
q 423c. Oats dull and lower; No at SOC. Barley
Is very weak and lower; No Spring in store at 7sac
SOC. Rye is quiet and weak; No at SIT q 6sc.-
Provisions are quiet and unchanged. Mess Pork
1T Prime ,1 lard at is S Sweet pick
SIC for loose; mdoles 114c q l2c for boxed Dressed
Hogs steady at 9 20.
RecelDtS-fUU
Shipments-300 bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat.
ST LOUIS, February 28.-Flour is dull and un-
changed; SuperiDe Fall at % q IS; extra do 90
@425 double extra do at so q 75 treble extra do
at 500 q So; common to good extra including
Winter at 46 bid cash; No do at "a bid. Corn
easier; No Mixed at 3s3c cash and seller February;
40lc for seller April Oats dull and lower; No at 81
bid, Barley unchanged. Rye is unchanged. Whis-
key at OF.
Receipts-4OOo bbls flour, a. 900 bush of wheat ST.
900 bush corn, 10000 bush oats, 5000 bush barley,
1000 bush rye 900 hogs, 900 cattle.
CINCINNATI, February 2S-Pork is quiet and firm
at % rs bid % so asked Lard is steady and in mod
crate demand; steam held at 12s sales settlement
at 1873; kettle at 133 q 49, Bulk Meats steady and
in moderate demand; shoulders at 40; clear rib
sides at 11s; clear sides at LIZ loose sales Cumber-
land mddles III and long cut hams liz for boxed
Bacon in fair demand and firm; shoulders at 9sc
clear rib sides at 12a; clear sides 49, Whiskey quiet
at O5 Hogs dull; common to good light at 30 a
co. no fair togood packing 10 q So; choice heavy
20 50; receipts 1475 head qualits is poor; ship
ments 10,9i5 head.
DETROIT, February 2s-Flour is steady and very
cu1et Wheat quiet and easier: extra White Micbi-
3 at III. Corn duh and UNCHANGED; No Mixed at
44c bid. Oats quiet and steady; Mixed at 35.c bid
White at 374c bid.
Receipts-75O bbls -four, 1900 bush wheat, 1910
bush corn, 1910 bush oats.
Shipments-l3lO bbls flour, $3.50 bush wheat 800
bush corn, $500 bush oats
CLEVELAND, February 2s.-Petroleum market is
very firm standard White at III; State test 12sc for
car lots cash.
SAVANNAH, February 2s.-Cotton nominal; Mid
ding uplands 12sc.
MOBILE. February 2s.-Cotton is quiet; Middling
upands at 12sc.
NEW ORLEANS, February 2s.-Cotton is quiet;
Middling uplands lie.
CHARLESTON, February 2s.-Cotton quiet; Mid
ding uplands 12c.