The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-18


NEW YORK. February 17-Evenng- Cotton market
dull and unchanged; sales 637 bales; Mddling up
lands 12sc: Flour-receipt II 800 bbs; the market
Is d9l ana slightly in buyers favor sales ID bbl
at 80 ;extra Western do at 90 q so; choice
do at 30 q 90; White Wheat Western extra ct Us
extra aP St at oeS n
ia extra good to prime at go q 35 choice to dou-
BILE extra 40 q co. including $500 bbls shipping ex-
ira at 10 q 20; 1400 bbls city mills extra at so "a
60O the market closing dull Southern flour at 90
g 8 %. Rye flour steady at 10 q 05. Cornmeal
Is quiet Wheat-reeeiPts Il, 400 bush the market is
little more active and about 1c lower with limited
export and milling INQUIRY sales of 49, 900 bush 90
foi no grade Spring; IL for choice Northwestern
store; 81 q SO for No Minnesota; Al for Amber
Penn; 20 for very choice old No 2 Milwaukee and
nominally; O6 q Os for No 8 Chicago; / OF q II
Ia q Is for new No milwaukee,. Rye is dull.
Barley dull and declining. Barley Malt quiet and
heavy. Corn-Eeceipts 22,276 bush; the market is
quiet and shade rmer ;sales 1900 bush; SO a 58sc
for no grade Mixed 63a q &c for graded Mixed; 81
q 63c for ungraded new Wesern Mixed; &c for new
64c bid seller February ;6Sc bid seller March Oats
receipts 20,070 bush the market is dull and shade
EASIER sales $1,000 bush; 46 g 49c for Mixed Wes-
light Mixed 4SAc; 4s "a Soc for White Western and
State on car; Fancy White SAC. Hay is unchanged.
Hops a io Coffee ,o d i4 se
13-l6c for fair to good refining IT @ &c for prime
700 hhds at 7c for Mnscovado; s916c for Centrifu-
TeHueu Is unchanged. N10laSSeS is In moderate
request. Rice is quiet Petroleum quiet and heavy;
Tallow is firm at 81 g 5-l6c. Naval Stores-Kosin
Pork rmer sales $50 bbls new mess at 20 u.s. 225O do
for seller Feb at % 7O 225O bbls seller April at % rs
@ % 80. Dressed Hogs-Western quoted at 10 90.
Beet is quiet. Cut Meats-Western quiet; middles
are firm at 12c for Western long clear, Picked
Hams 16fbs at 10. Lard active and firm; sales $50
March at Is 81 a 10 4O $3.50 do seller April at 1s so
@ 10 So; 1000 do seller May at IL 65 q 10 20.
Freights to Liverpool-market dull and dropping.
CHICAGO, February II Flour market quiet and
unchanged; Superfne 90 q 80 western shipping
extra No q 30 ;good to fancy family at rs % 30;
Minnesota so q q rs; medium to choice Winter ex-
ira at IS q 50. Wheat in tair demand and lower;
No Chicago Spring at 0l5 on the spot; OH seller
for February 9Ssc for seller March; 99c seller April
No do at 81 q size; rejected 1890 Corn very firm
and holders asking higher rates; No Mixed at 4ls
"a 41ac on spot; Al c bid seller March 42sc bid seller
April. Oats in light demand and holders firm; No
at 3lac on the spot 32c seller March. Barley opened
firm and closed dull and lower at 603 "a Gle on spot;
624cc seller for February; &c seller March. Rye is
quiet and weak at 81 g &c Dressed Hogs strong
81 So q 81 60 seller for April ri s7k seller May Lard
in fair demand and prices advanced 12 rs bid on
spot II 81 "a IL IS for seller March, II Oh 10 90 for
seller April. Bulk Meats are in tair demand and
prices advanced shoulders at ST. short rib mddles at
Heceip,s-7,ooO bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat. s5
600 bush corn, 1900 bush oats. $4,000 bush barley,
s65 bush OF rye.
Shipments-800O bbls flour, 81, 900 bush wheat,74,-
OO0 bush corn, 1000 bush cats, 1000 oush barley,
900 bush rye.
On the call of the Board in the afternoon-Wheat
was &c higher. Corn &c higher. Oats nominal. Pork
active and higher at q IS "a q 70 bid seller April
81 81 seller for May. Lard Sc higher.
TOLEDO, February 17.-Flour is steady and in
moderate demand. Wheat is quiet and firm; No
White Michigan at 2SA; No White Wabash to ar
rive at 80; extra White Michigan at So; Amber
Michigan at %; seller April POI No do 05; No
Red Winter held at 25s. Corn is inactive; high
Mixed at Acc; seller May 50ac grade 44c; Dayton
aud Michigan 43c Oats are quiet and steady; No at
36c; seller April at 3Sc; Michigan 36c. Clover Seed
at 80. Dressed Hogs at 80.
Receipts-lOOO bbls flour 1900 bush Wheat, 1900
bush Corn, 900 bush Oats.
Shipments-3O0 bbs -four, 1000 bush Wheat, T.
09O bush Corn, $1,000 bush Oats.
MILWAUKEE,, February 17.-Flour quiet and un-
changed. Wheat steady; No Milwaukee at OsI:
hard do at 151 No Milwaukee at 00a; seller for
March at O1a; seller for April at 1 OLA; No 8 Mil
waukee at sS4c. Corn is in fair demand and firm.
Mo- at 32c. Barley is tirmer and held higher: No
Spring closing at &c., seller March 81; No do at 4Sc
Rye more active; No at Csc. Provisions Quiet and
stronger Mess Pork at 81 90 "a II 12l cash: 2I 90
seller March; q 90 seller April. Lard-Prime firmly
held; prime Kettle at 1873; steam 1874 Sweet picked
hams at III q l2ac Dry sailed meats-shoulders
ct Sac loose; st g SIC boxed mdules III a III for
oo5eu. Dressed Hogs firmer at 10 q 925.
hecelpts-500 bbls flour, 4 900 ousb wheat
onipments-6,OOO bos -four, 10000 bush wheat.
ST LOUIS, February II Flour dull and unchang-
ed. Wheat quiet aud little doing; No 2 Red Winter
5la cash,and seller February 55s g $50; No do