The Portland daily press., 1878-02-20

Nsw YORK. February l9-Evening. Cotton is
steady; sales $40 bales; Middng uplands at leg /;
New Orleans at lie; futures in fair business OPEN
ing to points decline; nearly all recovered before
close. Elaur-reeipts 1886 bbls; DILL and heavy
90; S9perne Western and State at 90 "a IS: e eS
ira Western and State at 90 q rs; choice IVES
tern and State at 20 q 90; White Wheat Western
extra at s % @675; Fancy White Wheat Western
extra at so q %; good extra Ohio at co a Is;
extra st Louis at 10 q 90: Patent minnesota ex-
ira good to prime at IS q CO., choice to double ex-
ira at co q 80; Southern -four heavy and lower:
sales $50 bbls extra at so as 90. Rye -four dull
at 90 g 20 for Supertine State. Cornnscal is
easier; Yellow at 30 q 80; Brandywine at 8 20.
Ybeat-receipts lbs, 700 bush opened "a lower
and closed more steady at about decline; sales 1922
900 bush ON spot, 5000 bush future; 244 for No
Chicago ahoat; 20 a 81 Tor No Spring. latter an
extreme; 45 for White State; q for No Milwau-
kee ai9at ! 80 for No Amber and No Winter Red;
seller March, closing at 232 bid, "A asked do for
February at "a bid, 24f asked; do May at 23i
closing at % bid, 26 asked; do March at 243 bd
% asked; do May at "a bid. q asked mo Win
ter Red fancy closing at 30 bid, 35 asked; March
/ 80 bid, 3l4 asked. Rye is dull. Ssrley is un-
changed; Y 600 bush two rowed State about at 65c
Barley Malt is dull. Carn-receipts of $3.50
particular for g. which is searce sales 239000 bnsb'
including 81, 600 bush on the spot; 40 a SOC for New
York No 8; 53 g sac efor steamer Mixed: 5S1e for
New York No 2;54c for Yellow Jersey 5Sc for " hite
So a 523c for round Yellow; 4S0 53c for ungraded
Western Mixed; 4s a 5Sac for Yellow Western; 551c
for steamer White; 53sc for steamer Mixed seller for
February closing at 534c bid 53ac asked; $50 a. BE
March, closing at 53ic bid, 5ic asked 55c do for
April. closing at 5i3c bid, 553c asked do May SIC
55c asked No for February closing at 574c BID SOC
asked. Oats-receipts 1888 bush, the market is
dull sales $4,000 bush $50 "a 36c for Mixed State; 81
q 40c for White State; 35c for No White; 355c for
No Chicago. Coffee steady and in fair demand
Sugar strong with better inquiry $500 hhds at n
% 75c for Museovado; q Sic tor Centrifugal; re-
fined at "a 9sc for STANDARD Al % q 9c for granu-
lated 93c for powdered 80 q 10 for crushed. We
iasses unchanged Rice is steady. PetreIensn
steady; crude at II q 7sc; refined at 12fc: 10000
bbls united at 60 a 63a. Tall0w al II a. II. |
Naval Sf0reS-Rosn is steady finer at L 5it GD
1852. for strained. Gurpeniine steady at 33c for
Spirits. Pork opened scarcely SO finn and closed
steady at II % g Il 90 for mess $50 bbls do part at
Ii 80 mess seller February at II 40 asked; March at
IL O5 bid II 80 asked; May IL 20 bid, ii IS asked
Sect steady. Dressed Hogs steady at for Yves |
tern. Cut Meats are dull; mddles steady at So /
for Western long clear city long cear g. short clear
595 Lard opened steady and closed scarcely SO |
firm 200 ties prime steam at 60 a 62J; $500 ties
forMaicb at 60 q 624, closing so; 1850 ties for
prl at 10 q 72s, closing 20; 1890 ties seller MAY
7 so "a S24, closing so. " hsskey easier at o.
Freights to LiveTpool-the marked is unchanged
Cotton per steam at i'd; Wheat per steam at 9ad.
CHICAGO, February 19.--Flour steady. Wheat is
unsettled and generally lower and closed firm; No2
Chicago Spring, gilt edge, o.; regular att OsA cash
O51 ~ 05s seller February; 05a q o sedIer for
March 06i for April; No Chicago Sp6 al hi Ola
q 01a rejected Csc. Corn is active arnghet In gilt