The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-05
Domestic Markets.


NEW YORK. February 3-5 00,P. M-Ashes are
quiet and unchanged at IS for pots. Cotton is firm
at Lie advance; sales 279 bales; ordinary uplands
and Alabama at 114c; do New Orleans and Texas at
11sc; do stained at 1Osc; middling upands and AL
ALBANIA at IL 15-16c; do New Orleans and Texas at
ID 1I6c; do stained at 70 516c; delivered on con-
tract 500 bales futuresgood business, but closing
advance. Flour-receipts of 1866 bbls; market is
without decided change with very moderate business
mainly in City Mills extra sales $500 bbls; No at
IS a 80; Supertine Western and State 8 90 q 49,
common to good extra Western and State at 5 rs a
6 90; good to choice Western and State at sos a
6 20; common to choice White Wheat Western extra
at % OF 75; Fancy White Wheat Western extra
at so "a rs; common to good extra Ohio at so
a 90; common to choice extra st Louis at s 90 "a
70; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at rs
a 75 choice to double extra at so q 10 90. in
Guiding 1900 bbls of low grade extra at rs a 90;
Minnesota at 10 q 10 90; 400 bbs City Mills extra
at 80 @ 20; the market closing dull; Southern
-four is quiet and heavy; sales of 800 bbls; COM
mon to fair extra at so a 90; good to choice at
705 q 81 5. Rye flour is quiet and unchanged; sales
1875 bbls at so a 20 per Dbl for superfne. Corn
meal is more active but unchanged; sales 1850 bbls
Western Jersey and Penn at go q Is ;Brandywine
at 90; Baltimore at so. Wheat-receipts of $500
bush; the market is dull and q &c lowers specua-
tors out of MARKET with limited export and milling
graded Spring; Al for New York No or No Chi
80 for Winter Red Western; No Milwaukee NOM
inal at about 43. Rye is steady at SO q s5c for
Western; SO @ 92c tor Jersey, State and Canada no.
bush State deliverable first week in March at about
90 a 92lc. Canada Peas nominal at 90 q 91c in bond
Barley favors buyers $4,000 bush feeding for export
at 49c 5000 bush of two-rowed State on t. Barley
Malt is dull; 10000 bush in lots at 90 "a 25 Corn
receipts of 1884 bush the market for old is steady
but more doing for expor; new is unchanged but
but rather Quiet sales 900 bush 59k a 59ac for
new grade Mixed; Gle for new and old No 6lIe
for new steamer Yellow; go for old No Chicago in
store; Dec tor new y, White Western Sic for new Vel
No Chicago in store for export at 6Oc. Oats-re-
cepts of 26,lOO bush the market is heavy and low
er; sales OF 41,OOO bush, 80 q 524c for Mixed Wes-
tern and State; IS q safe for White Western and
State. including damaged Mixed Western at so q
&c., rejected at 80 g 40c; New York No at 40; New
White State at 40 q sac; New York No at sac
10 "a 15c for yearngs; IL a CSC for new Eastern and
Western: II a Csc for new New York; % "a 25c for
new California. Cofee-Rio is quiet and unchanged
gold for job lots. Sugar is and strong at 9gc
q 9ac for fair to good refining; 93c for prince l. 90
hhds and $500 boxes at % "a 9sc for Mascovado; 81 a.
Manila the past three days arrivals 5000 tons at 81
81; refined is very firm and in good demand at III "a
for crushed and powdered. Molasses-Foreign duf !;
SMALL lots new Porto Rico sold at SIC; New Orleans
in more demand at 40 @ sec; Rice is quiet and firm.
Petroleum is dull; crude at 12lc refined from re
ners.at 26c; 22Ac for resales 291 naptha a.
Taow is easier 10000 Tbs at q ST, closing at 81
ed at 10 q Is for strained Turpentne is steady
at 44c for spirits Eggs are heavy and lower at SOC
for State and Pennsylvania; % q SOC for Western
I
for Anthracite per cargo. Leather is steady; Hem
lock sole, Buenos Ayres and Rio Grande, light
%das and 6saTg we ds at s q 2Si
spot lots active for EXPORT futures quiet $50 bbs
uninspected new mess at 16 SO "a II 121; $50 bbls
seller Tor March at Is 50 seller April quoted at Is 60
a 16 20. Beef is quiet. Beef hams are quiet and
unchanged 100 ties city India mess pit Cut Meats
Western quiet; middes are dull at 81 for Western
long clear; "a 81 for city do. Dressed Hogs are
steadier at u for Western Lard opened shade firm
and closed steady; 800 ties of prime steam 10 974
a IL 90; 2250 do seller for March at IL 23 a IL is
$3.50 do seller for April at IL % @ 30. Butter dull
and unsettled; II q soc for Western; IS q 35c tor
State. Cheese is firm at q 14ac for common to
prime. Seeds-Lnseed is quiet at 2 l2t q Is gold
Whskey is shade easier sales $50 bbls at O73 cash
l 0S regular.
Wool is firm and in fair demand; Domestic fleece
at 30 q 56e; pulled at % e Acc; unwashed at - q
81; Texas at IL "a Csc.
Freights to Liverpool-market dull and shade
ID; Wheat per steam at I'D per 60 lbs al
CHICAGO, February.3.-Flour is steady and firm;
common to choice Western shipping extra at % a.
675; Minnesota extra at 90 Is: patent process
higher; No Chicago Spring at 1 26s cash; seller
March 27a @ 27z; seller April at 29s; No Chi
firm at -2ic for cash. 42ac bid seller for March 46Sc
bid seller May. Oats easier at 35sc cash 364c for
seller April Rye is dull and lower at CSC. Barley
is dull and lower at 5Sc. Pork is strong and higher
at 16 90 cash. 16 20 q Is 225 seller for March; Is 40
16 42k seller for April. Lard is in fair demand and
10 eer Mests aTe steadj
with a tair demand Dressed Hogs are quiet; sales
at675 g 6 s7b Whiskey is a at oot co. 49,.
900 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats 9 COO bush barley,
1,400 bush OF rye.
COO bush corn 5000 bush OATS $500 brsh barley,
400 bush rye.
TOLEDO, February 3.-Flour is steady. Wheat is
steady; No 3 White Wabash is held at 46; No2
White Michigan at Al; extra White Michigan 81;
Amber Michigan on spot and February at 464 seller
for March at 493, seller for May at 5i3; No 3 Red
Winter on spot and seller February at Al seller for
March at A.; No Red at SO. Corn is dull; high
Mixed seller April at 47ac; seller May at 495c; No2
spot at 44ac seller March at 46c seller April 47ac
do May 49c; rejected at 4a3e. Oats are dull; White
Receipts-OOO6O bbs flour, 5000 bush wheat, $1,000
bush Corn. $1,000 bush Oats, 900 Barley.
Shipments-600 bbls flour, ], 800 bush Wheat, H.,
900 bush Corn, 200 bush Oats.
ST.. LOUIS. February 3.-Flour is firm and I'M
changed. Wheat duh for best grades; No Red Fall
Red FAN at 3ai S. cash. Corn n is unsettled;
No Mixed at 3s4 q Sssc seller for February: 4Ose
seller for March. Oats are firm-No at 34a q 35c.
ley is quiet and unchanged Whiskey is steady at
06. Pork is frmer at 16 Is cash. 16 40 bid seller
er; sales over 1OOOOO TBS; 90 q &c for shoulders; 81
"a SIC for clear rib; So g 5sc for clear sides. Ba
con-shoulders clear rib sides Of 9s clear sides
% a %. Live Hogs nominal unchanged nothing
doing Cattle quiet and unchanged, little doing.
Receipts-26O0 bbls hour, $500 bush wheal, 29,-
900 bush corn, 900 bush oats, 5000 bush barley
UUUu buSn rye, 0UU uSdu AoscB SUI AStu Cettics
MILWAUKEE,, February 3.-Flour is quiet Wheat
steady and firm; No Milwaukee at SO; No Mil
waukee at sOl; seller for March ar sla seller April
firm; No nomnally at 433c. Oats weak and easier;
No 2 at 33t a 1890. Rye Is weak; No at 69s q Tic
Barley is steady and in fair demand; No Spring at
&c "a rs; No 8 oat SO. Provsionsdul-Mess Pork
a shade firmer at Is go Lard-prime steam nominal
ly at 10k. Dressed Hogs are at 6 80.
Receipts-5OOO bbls flour, IL 900 bush wheat.
Shipments-3,5QQ bbls -four, S,5Q0 bush wheat.