The Portland daily press., 1876-02-24

NEW YORK February 23-Evening- market
ed contract 200 bales forward deliveries a 1872
lower. Flour-receipt 1886 bbs; the market is
only in very moderate business doing in export with
at 8 25 @ 90; Superfine Western and State at 25
q 60; extra Western do at 80 q %; choice do at
3 80 80 9 8 IS; White Wheat Western extra st 5 80 @
90: Fancy at 05 a 75; extra Ohio at 80 a 25:
extra st Louis at 25 a 90; Patent Minnesota ex-
ira good to prime at 60 q co. including 2sOO bbls
city mills extra at 20 25 29OO bbs shipping
tral at 10 a 20 5000 do extra Minnesota at prices
within range; the market closing quiet Southern
-four @ at 80 g s75, Rye flour dull at 10 q sos.
Wheat-receipts 49, 046 bush; the market is in mod
crate export and homo inquiry. closing shade firm
er with little better export demand; sales 49, 600
ungraded Spring; 06 q OS for No 8 Chicago; "a
for No Milwaukee in store, and a1oat 26; 16 for
No Spring Mixed; 33a q "a tor No Spring in
Rye is quiet. Barley without decided change. Bar
ley Malt is quiet and heavy. Corn-receipts 10000
bush; the market opened e heavy and lower, closed
sales $4,000 bush 5S4c for grade Mixed; 63k q 64c
for graded Mixed; 81 q sale for ungraded new Wes-
graded Mixed seller February at 64c bid held size;
seller March 64c bid, held at 64lc seller April offered
ct &c. Oats-recepts Al 4O5 bush the market is in
buyers favor and little DOING sales $4,000 bush;
45t9 4sc for Mixed Western and State as "a 523c for
White Western and State, including No New York
Hops firm. Coffee-kio is firm with moderate de-
9and; cargoes quoted 15 g 1sc in gold; JOB lots IS
q 19c gold. Sugar nominal at u q 7ac for fair to
crushed and powdered. Moasses-Forefgn is quiet
and o unchanged; Orleans in moderate demand at 4s
quiet; crude at 81 @ SIC; refined at l4c; cases at
Isl q 213. Tallow is firm at % e. 5-16c. Naval
steady at s65c Pork is frmeF; 25o bbls new mess
at 22 5 so bbls for seller February at % 50 250 bbs
seller April at % 65 22 70. Dressed Hogs at 1O5 @
steady; Sweet Picked Hams 16 lbs at 13c; middles
are firm; Western long clear at 12 g 12s; city long
and closed heavy; sales 1850 tcs prime steam at 3 So
g 10 5o 5000 do seller g for March at at 1S 80 Is 81 25o
Freghts to Liverpool-market easier.
CHICAGO, February 23-Flour market is dull.
Wheat is in fair demand but lower; No Chicago
pring at % the spot ss5c seller March; 90 for
seller April; 04a for seller May; No do at SOC; re-
jected &C. Corn is dull and shade lower mo Mixed
at 42c spot 42sc bid seller March, 42Sc bid seller
April; 46sc seller May; rejected 33ac Oats dull and
shade lower; No2 at 32sc on the spot 1928 q 323c for
ley is dull and lower; No Spring at Sc on spot; s.
seller for May; No at 80 @ 36c; rejected &c. Rye
s dull. Dressed Hogs dull and lower at so q 10.
81 So q 2l 40 seller for March; 81 SIT a 81 60 seller
fer April; q 95 q p 974 seller May Bulk Meats
Receipts-1s,0OO bbs four 81, 900 bush wheat 199,-
coo bush corn, $4,000 bush oats. $4,000 bush barley,
1000 bush OF rye.
Shipments-9OOO bbls -four, 81 900 bush wheat l12,
600 bush corn, 22OOO bush oats, 1000 bush barley,
1000 bush rye.
On the call OF the Board IN the afterno0n-Wheat
was 1c lower. Corn unchanged. Oats are &c higher.
Pork frmer and unchanged. Lard unchanged.
TOLEDO, February 23-Flour is steady with a
roderate demand. Wheat firm; NO2 White Wad-
ash 40; No White Michigan at 80; Amber Mich
igan at 26 seller March 1 27; seller April at 80;
seller May 32R; No Amber Michigan at l 06; No
Red OS. Corn inactive; high Mixed seller March
at 47c; fer seller April 4Sac; low Mixed 46, grade
43Ac; damaged 38c. Oats dull No at 36Ic;W white
4O{c. Dressed Hogs at S5
Receipts-2OO bbls -four 1000 bush Wheat, $4,000
bush Corn, O0OO bush Oats.
Shipments-4O0 bbs flour, 5000 bush Wheat, 49,
600 bush Corn, 1000 bush Oats
ST LOUIS, February 23-Flour firm for medium
GRADES other Qualities dull Superfne Fall at 25 l
rs; extra do 90 a 25 double extra do at so "a
rs; treble extra do 90 q So common to good ex-
ira Including Fancy 6 90 q IS. Wheat is inactive
and lower; No Red Winter at 1 80 bid cash and
seller February; 55 q 554 seller April Corn active
and lower; No Mixed at 3s3 cash. 3s5 "a SOC seller
March; 4lc seller Apll. Oats inactive; No Q at 35c
bid cash. 35c bid seller for March, rejected 49, Bar
lev is firm for highest grades. Rye is inactive and
held firmly at 68. Whiskey steady at OF.
Receipts for days-700 bbls flour, 81 900 bush of
wheat 1O4 900 bush 0O0 bush oats 40 900 bush
barley O,UCO bush rye, 900 hogs, 600 CATTLE
CLEVELAND, February 23-Petroleum market is
steady and unchanged; standard White at 1Os Ohio
test at 1lf.
NEW YORK, February 23.-Cotton is dull Mid
ding uplands 1890.
SAVANNAH, February 23-Cotton steady ;Middling
uplands 12fc.
MOBILE, February 2S-Cotton is quiet; Middling
upands at 12s q 124c.
NEW ORLEANS, February %. Cotton is steady:
Middling uplands 124c.
CHARLESTON, February 23.-COtton is duIl and
depressed; Midding uplands II q 12sc.