The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-24
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NEW YORK. February 23-Evening.-The Cot
ton market quiet at 5-16 decline; sales 352 bales
ordinary uplands and Alabama at 10 1876; do New
Orleans and Texas at 10 15-6c do stained at 10 7-6
middling uplands and Alabama at 12Ac; do New Or
leans and Texas at l2sc do stained at 115c futures
more active, closing at 1872 decline; delivered on
contract 400 bales. Flour-receipts 5000 bbls; in
buyers favor with fair trade in City Mills, otherwise
moderate business ;sales $500; No at 3Oa5 co. Su-
perhne Western and State at 65 q 90; common to
good extra do 95 @ 6 90; good to choice Western
and State at o. e 6.10 common to choice White
Wheat Western at 8 Is q 50; Fancy White Wheat
Western at 55 q so; common to good extra Ohio
at 50 q 75;common to good extra St Louis at 90
e 90; Patent Minnesota extra at SOC so South
ern hour at 90 Rye -four Is unchanged at 4 80 a
III Tor Superfne CornIleal is steady and unchang-
ed. Wheat is dull and heavy and a &c lower with
very limited export and milling demand: No Mil
waukee offered at AZ ungraded at so "a 80 No
Milwaukee at 35 in store; No 2 Chicago at l 40 in
store-last two for City milling; receipts 300 bush
sales 100 bush Western at sac in stores SAC aoat
Barley dull and heavy; No l Canada at O5 "a O73
Barley Malt is quiet and dropping; 6-rowed State at
05. Corn opened shade irmer with a moderate
export and home trade demand, Wednesdays price,
New York No 3 at 59A q 60c; steamer Mixed at 6Oc ;
old No Chicago afoat at Gle; Yellow Southern on
for New York No3 receipts co. $40 bush sales SIS 900
bush Oats shade firmr and more active 40 "a 55c for
tern and State; rejected 43c: New York No at 44c
New York No at Ate; New York extra at 55c Mixed
Western at 40 q 46c Mixed State at 81 q SIC White
Size a 56ac receipts 26,350 bush; sales 81 900 BUSH
Cofee-Ro unchanged; cargoes quoted at III q 20ac
gold; job lots 1T q 22c gold. Sugar firm at 81 "a
sse for fair to good refining; 92c for prime sales Of
better inquiry at liz q l13c for standard A; liz a
14c for granulated; I1sc for crushed and powdered
Moasses dull and unchanged. Rice quiry. Petroleum
is dull and heavy crude at 1oc cases 81 naptha at
12c refined at 16. Tallow dull and unsettled at II "a
g.. Naval Stores-Rosn is dull and unchanged at
90 10 for strained. Turpentine dull at s1c for
Spirits Pork more active and frmer; futures quiet
new mess Is rs q 16 25; second call seller March at
10 30 bid 16 % asked seller April at Is 80 bid 16 20
GEnd low a noStYa VQnnf 30
Cut Meats quiet; middles at 81 for Western long
clear; city long clear at 8. Dressed Hogs-Western
sssg at at 4 Ina MARCH, 81 Led sa
April at 10 So a 10 ST., closing 10 60; do May at 10 70
g 10 &c. closing at 10 721; sales 1870 ties. Whiskey
Freights to Liverpool-the market is dull; Cotton
per sail att sgd; do per steam at Id; Wheat per
CHICAGO, February 2l.-Flour market quiet and
and unchanged. Wheat inactive and lower, closing
tirmer; No Chicago Spring at 264 cash; 26A for
seller March; 2S4 q 2Sa seller April; 321 seller
May; No Chicago Spring at 10 q Is; rejected at
95 "a &C. Corn is frmer but not quotably higher at
a1c cash. seller March; 42c seller April 45ic for
May rejected $3.50. Oats are unsettled and general
y higher closing at 3sc cash. 33sc seller March; 3i5
seller April rejected at 245c Rye is dull and lower
at 65c. Barley heavy at 4s4 cash for April Pork
strong and higher at u 60 g IA 65 cash SIT q "A 90
for April; 10 124 a Is Is seller May. Lard is strong
and higher at s 50 q 10 90 cash; 10 90 for March:
10 124 q 10 10 for April 10 27s q 10 80 for May Bulk
Meats active, firm and higher; shoulders at 81
".
Dressed Hogs active, firm and higher sales at 12I
9 5U, chiefly % g 30. Whiskey unchanged.
ReceipJs-1 900 Dolls n0ur, q 90 Dusn wnea. 106,
600 bush corn, 1000 bush oats, 900 bush barley,
5000 bush OF rye.
shipments-13OOO bbls -four, II 900 bush wheat s2,-
900 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 1900 orsh barley
600 bush rye.
At the afternoon call of the board Wheat was
frmer at 26a seller March; 2Ss seller for April.
heavy at IA 40 a II 80 seller March; IA IS seller for
April. Lard dull and lower at s. q S7A seller for
March; 10 05 @ 10 G5 for April.
MILwAuREE, February 23.-Flour is nominal.
e. 5fs9 sss5 M a. Corn g. !;
ae d and lower No nominay at 49, Oats
and lower; No at Sic. Barley dull and lower; No
Spring 64c. Provisions are inactive and nominally
hrmer; Mess Pork at IA 70. Lard at TO- Dressed
Hogs quiet at 90 q so.
ls,eceipts-36OO bbls -four. 1000 busL wheat.
Shipments-5,OOO bbls -four. 1000 bush wheat
TOLEDO, February 23.-Flour is steady. Wheat is
firm; Amber Michigan at so; seller for April "a;
seller May at Sc; No Amber Michigan at l 361;;
at 81 bid, 35 asked. Corn-bgh Mixed 44c; seller
for May Ale; No spot at 44c; seller March 4ic;
rejected 43zc: Oats dulc; rejected 32sc.
ReceiptS-400 bbls -four Il, 600 bush wheat 131 0OO
bush Corn, 5000 bush Oats 900 Barley.
900 bush Corn, 5000,bush Oats.
DETROIT, February 23.-Flour quiet and steady
at 70 q Is. Wheat quiet; extra White Michigan
at b7h; milling 553; No White Michigan at / So
Ou spoty stileT dI Or mining at Ash. Corn
is lower high Mixed 464c on track Oats dull and
lower; No Mixed at 4O4c asked White at 42ac on
track.
Receipts.155o bbls -four, 1859 bush wheat, s,C4s
bush corn, $40 bush oats.
Shipments-1135 bblssdour 6,542 bush wheat, 1912
bush corn 1888 bush oats.
ST. LOUIS, February 23.-Flour is firm and I'M
change with a good demand for superfne and med-
UNI extra. Wheat opened active and closed dull; No
is active; No2 Mixed at 3S4 q 1880 cash; 3ss "a 33c
for March; 4O5c for April; 425 a 73c for May Oats
inactive and lower; No 2 at Soc cash offered; 355c
FEBRUARY: Rye tirmer at 67a a Csc cash and Febru-
airy. barley dull and dropping, little doing Whs-
key quiet at VI. Pork active and firm; about 5000
DDS changed hands part in settlement; Is so cash.
10 70 9 10 90 for March, 10 40 "a Is 80 seller April
16 20 for May. Lard 100 asked o so bid Bulk Meats
.shoalders 81 asked cash; sales at St a 81 seller for
March; clear rib sides 81 bid cash; 81 bid ior March,
Bacon Is hrmer shoulders at 81 a 6s clear rib sides
81 q 81; clear sides at 90 q Oh.
keceipts-IOOo bbls hour, 0,000 bush wheat 125-
900 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats 900 bush barley.
$4,000 bush rye, 600 head hogs COO head cattle
CLEVELAND, February 23.-The Petroleum market
quiet; standard White 20.
CHARLESTON, February 23.-Cotton is dull; Mid
ding uplands at 1928 q 12ac.
SAVANNAH, February 23.-Cotton duh; Middling
uplands at 124c.
NEW YoRK, February 23.-Cotton is quiet Mid
ding uplands at 124c.
AUGUSTA, February 23-Cotton market dull and
lower to sell; Middng upiands at 11s a 11sc.
MOBILE, FEBRUARY 23.-CoJJOn is irregular and I'M
settled; Mlodling uplands 11sc.
MEMPHIS, Febrnary 23-COtton market is dull;
MiddIing upands at lla g 11lc.
NEW ORLEANS, February 23.- Cotton easier; Mid
ding uplands at 11ac.
WILMINGTON, February 23-Cotton is nominal:
Middnp uDlandS at 113c