The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-02-28

market is steady; sales 1856 bales ordinary upands
az s 1t Stained Dc SeW Orleans and
tract 400 bales futures good business closing steady
at 3-32 advance Flour-receipts 63l6; dull. prices
@49O; Superfine Western and State at 60 "a 90;
extra do 90 q 90; choice at 6 05 q 10; White
wheat at Western ne, extra at Is 50; Fancy at IS
500 @s 50; Minnesota extra so @ 5O choice at
s60@9 so. Rye flour unchanged. Corn meal lower
heavy at %sr ;ef ~ nuih d nom and
about A a IS: sales 5000 bush; ungraded SPRING
called No Chicago at 3sh in store; Winter Wheat
ing 800 bush two rowed State part at 62Ic Barley
Malt is dull and heavy; Canada is q 25. Corn
receipts %, 500 bush; the market is q lower for
new with limited export and home trade demand:
sales So, 900 bush; ungraded Western Mixed at 81 a
59c; New York No at 57i q Sc, closing at 574c; S.
q Sc oT aad Mixed closing at &c. S9c for
Mixed nominal at 5S5 a 6OIc. Oats-receipts 26.750
bush the market is rather more steady sales $4,000
for White Western and State: including rejected at
4Oc in stores AT q 423c aoat New York No at 44c;
New York No No White at 4sac;Mew YorkNo at &c;
understandable State sac. Coffee-Rio is quiet and
unbalanced; cargoes Equoted at ia q 2Oac gold job
g @ ss for fair to good refining; 9ac for prime; re
fined-illc for standard Al 1lsc graduated crushed
and powdered Moasses dull and unchanged.s Rice
is quiet without decided change Petroleum is dull;
crude at 10ac; refined at leases nominal naptha at
lie. Tallow is steady at II. Naval Stores~Rosin Is
heayyat 80 g 90 for strained. Turpentine heavy
at 39c for Spirits Pork held higher and very quiet
new mess at Is IS q 16 90; April quoted al Is 40 @
Is so; May at Is 60 q l6 65. Beef quiet. Cut Meats
s FUZZY e d pT M5n long
steady-Westem 81 a g.. Lard tirmer Closing bare
y steady; prime steam at 10 124 g 10 Isl $500 tcs for
April at 10 ?2a q 10 32A; $500 do May at 10 40 "a
10 At: Whisky steady at H..
Freights to Liverpool-the market is shade frmer;
at ! m % do "a
Wheat per steam at AID.
CHICAGO, February 27.-Flour market dull and
tending downward. Wheat heavy and active but
cash; 224 for March; 241 for April; Is for May:
No Chicago Spring at Ii a Is; rejected at 81 @
94c; Corn is active and shade lower at 1890 asked
Oats dull and shade lower at3c CASH 33sc seller
April; 363c for May. Rye is dull and unchanged.
Barley is steady and in fair demand. Pork moder-
ately active and higher but unsettled at IA 20 "a
cash. As q "a Az for April IA 20 a Il rs for Nav
Lard is in fair demand and higher at 65 a GA Tor
May. Bulk Meats are frmer; shoulders at 81 short
rib at u 8; short clear ribs at 81 Dressed Hogs
quiet, firm and higher at l2g@ 10. Whiskey firm
Receipts-S,5Oo bbs eour, 1900 bush wheat. Is
oQO bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 5000 bush tarey,
Shipments bbls -four, 1900 bush wheat, n.
9oO bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 400 oueh barley
At the afternoon call of the board Wheat was
heavy and lower at 2Oa for March; 22I tor April;
Z6a for May Corn is heavy and lower at sol for
Pork easier at II i2l for April Il 65 for Nav Lard
lower. N
TOLEDO, February 27.-Flour is dull. Wheat dull
ana lower; Amber Michigan for February and March
at 4S4; for April sit; for May at 81; No Red
Winter on spot at As; March i 46; April so; No.
Red at 1927. Corn in fair demand; high Mixed on
and March at 43c; April 441e; May &c. Yellow s 43c
rejected 42lc Oats dull; White 39Ic. Clover Seed
80. WV
Receipts-s5OO bbls flour, $1,000 bush wheat II, OoO
bush Corn. $500 bush Oats 900 Barley.
Shipments-20OO bbls flour, $500 bush Wheat, 3d.
600 bush Corn. 50O0 bush Oats.
MILWAUKEE, February 27-Flour is pominallv
easier. Wheat unsettled, opened lower and closed
weak; No Milwaukee at 40; No 2 Milwaukee, for
fresh esf at 2s seller March at 1885, seller April at
at 4oc Oats are dull; No 2 at Sic. Rye-No i nom
inally at 67c Barley firm; No 2 Spring March die
Lard at % for prime steam. Dressed Hogs steady at
Receipts-1700 bbls -four, II, 900 busL wheat
shipments-2l7 bbls flour, 1880 bush wheat.
DETROIT, February 27.-Flour-nothing doing,
55; No White Michigan at 81; milling at 4S
bid; No White Michigan at l 40 bid; No i Amber
Michigan 80; No Amber Michigan l 43. Corn is
42ac bid Mixed at 40c.
Receipts-9sO bbls -four, 1884 bush wheat, 12,7Os
bush corn, 603S bush oats.
Shipments-1093 bbls -four 749 bush wheat p 9Ss
bush corn 1925 bush oats.
ST.. LOUIS, February 27.-Flour is dull and I'M
settled; high grades dull and lower to SELL Wheat
unsettled; No Red Fall at | 40 q 431 cash; Nos
DO at So cash. 81 "a 81 for March; 42Ic April.
Corn is active and lower; Mo- Mixed at 36s a. SIC
cash; 81 "a 37c for March; 800 for April Al for Nav
Oats unsettled; Mo- at 335c cash, 33c bid March.
Receipts-2lOo bbs flour, 10000 bush wheat, 25,-
goo bush corn, 10000 bush oats, 1000 bush barley
10000 bush rye, 600 head hogs, 600 head cattle.
CINCINNATI, February 27.-Pork quiet and firm
at 10 25 q Is So. Lard is quiet; steam 625 "a 65
on spot 10 for May; kettle at lOi q II: Bulk Meats
Of e. rIao
clear sides at 81 q ST. Bacon is dull; shoulders at
clear ribs at 81 clear sides at 81. Whskey is quiet
and steady at o.. Live Hogs dull common at 5 90
at 50 q so. Cattle unsettled butchers at so 0O
b 70; receipts 1853 head; shipments 1885,
CLEVELAND, February 27.-The Petroleum narket
unchanged; standard White Is.
CHARLESTON, February 27.-Cotton is quiet: Mid
ding uplands at 12s q 123c.
SAVANNAH, February 27.-Cotton irregular; Mid
ding uplands at 12c.
NEW YORK, February 27.-Cotton steady: Mid
ding uplands at 1890.
AUGUSTA February 27.-Cotton market is quiet
Middling uplands at 11sc.
MOBILE, February 27.-Cotton is quiet; Middling
uplands 11lc
MEMPHIS, February 27.-Cotton market is Quiet;
Mlddling upands at 113c.
new ORLEANS. February 27. Cotton is steady;
Mlddling upands at 11sc.
!, WILMINGTON, February 26.-Cotton is dull; Mid
ding uplands at 11se.
GALVESTON, February 27-Cotton is nominal and
lower to sell; Middlng uplands at 11ac.
LOUISVILLE, February N-Cotton is dull; Mid
ding uplands lie.
NORFOLK, February 27.-Cotton steady; Middling
uplands at l1sc.