The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-21
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DeEnesttc HzarRess.
NEW YORK. February 0-Evening.--Colsom is
steady; sales 955 bales; Middling uplands at 1O5 ;
New Orleans at lie: futures in moderate business,
closing to points Decline Fi0ur-reeipts 12,2 97
bbls; DILL and without decided change in the price,
though less pressure to sell low grades of EXTRA sales
l2,sOO b6ls; No at % g 90; Superfine, Western
90 q 70; choice Western and State at 20 a 90;
White Wheat Western extra at % q 6 70; Fancy
White Wheat Western extra at so q 25; good ex-
ira Ohio at 90 q %; extra st Louis at 10 q CO.,
Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at 70 q CO.,
choice to double extra at 90 q 90; Southern -four
more active and unchanged sales 5000 bbs; extra at
5 80 q 8 90. Rye flour unchanged at 800 "a IS for
Superfne State. Cornmeal is steady; Yellow at
2 80 @ 80; Brandywiue at 20. Wheat-receipts
15i,350 bush du and prices without decided changes
transactions slow, tribe better tone; sales 149 900
busb including 69,o00 bush on spot 10 for rejected
Spring; 10 for New York No Spring; 2Oa for No
Milwaukee; 1 % No Chicago; 20 Tor No North
Western; 32s for No Winter Red; 1 80 for No 2
White; 1 10 a A for White State; s. a. SO for
extra White Michigan; "a for No Spring February
in store; No Spring February closing at % bid,
bid, 2i4 asked; do April at 245 bid. 81 asked
do May at 23a bid. rs asked; q Tor No North
Western. closing at 25a 3D.. 80 asked; do March
closing at 26 bid, 2s5 asked; do April % bid, 80
asked; No Winter Red February closing at 32f
bid, IS asked 33A do March, closing at / 3sk bid
s5 asked oo aye Z more active aoo o1sh Western
unchanged. Barley Mali is quiet and steady.
Corn-receipts 1856 bush; No 3 at / better; other
bush future; 50 q Sic for ungraded Western Mixed
81 q 51ac for New York No 81; ACC do in store; 50 a
5s4c2tor steamer Mixed 53lc for steamer Yellow 59c
for No in store "a q SIC for Yellow Jersey steamer
Mixed seller February closing at 53c Did, sac asked
do March closing at SIC bid, Doc asked do for tApr
and May at sac bid soc asked; No 2 for February
closing at SIC bid SOC asked; 575 % sac do March,
closing 57ic Did, 5sc asked do April at sac bid, 5sac
asked 57ac do MAY, closing at 57lc bid, 5Sc asked.
decided change ;sales 5000 bush ;3jc for No Whie
35c for No 2; 554c for No Whte 35lc for No 1 39f
for No White; S5l q S55 for extra; S52c for No 2
Chicago So q S5sc for Mixed Western; 81 q 41Ic for
White Western; 35c for Mixed State; 3S g 39c for
White State. Coffee quiet and unchanged. Sugar
strong and in fair demand at z re- iOr fair to good
q u; $500 bags Centrifugal at q 81; refined firm
at "a 9ac for standard A; % g s!c for granulated
Sc for powdered; 10 for crushed. Mclasses un-
nominal; crude at IT D 7sc; refined at 124c; 10000
bbls united at 60 q s.. Taiiow easier at Il q
1921 for strained. Turpentine steady at 3sc for
Spirits. Pork dull and about steady; 43O bbls mess
a. Il 10 @ II a0 inspected aud uninspeeted at seller
asked; April IL 10 bid IL 80 asked May IL rs bid
II 60 asked. Beefquiet blessed Hogs steady at
steady at 81 81 for Western long clear; city long
clear 6. lard about steady and fairly active LOO
ties prime steam at 529 g 62s z25o ties for March
closing SCI .Vhiskey dun at ZOE. 0-4'
Freights to LiveIpool-the market is dull Cotton
per steam at Id; Wheat per steam at e3d.
CHICAGO, February 2O.-Flour quiet and steady
Wheat is active and higher; No Chicago Spring at
0s; No Chicago Spring, gilt edge. 0s; regular at
06a cash; 06a a 06a seller February; 06a seder
for March; ols q 07s seller April; No Chicago
Spring at %; rejected soc. Corn Irregular active
and higher gilt edge at 42lc for cash and March 42Ic
seller April 43c for May; rejected at 355c Oats are
firm at 24lc cash; 24s g 24lc for March; 24Ic seller
April; 27sc seller May. Rye is shade higher at SIC
good demand and shade higher at Is a4So. Pork
unsettled and generally lower, closing firm at outside
prices 10 80 10 80 Tor cash:1 40 seller for March,
IL 55 seller April; 10 70 for May Lard fairly active
and shade higher at 25t cash; 80 q 324 seller for
March; 40 @ 42i for April; Z so al 52s for May.
Bulk Meats are steady. Whisky quiet at VI.
Receipts-130 coo bbis -four, 12 900 ousn wheat H.
000 bush corn, 3iCl0 bush oats 1900 bush rye, 49,
000 bush barley.
shipments-IiO oobbls aour, $1,000 bush wheat,
600 bush corr. $4,000 bush oats, 1900 bush rye
1900 bush barley.
TOLEDO, February 20.-Wheat is firm; No White
Michigan held at 233 extra White Michigan held
at 80; Amber Michigan at rs seller March at 25;
seller April at 2.3; No Red Winter at 2i3; No 3
Red Winter seller March at 23a; seller April 25 ;
No Red at 10; rejected Lake Shore at 100; No Z
Amber Michigan at 22t Corn firm; High Mixed at
44c: No on spot 4Sac seller March at 44c; May at
4c; rejected at Ale; old 43c; damaged at SHE Oats
nominal. Hogs at As.
Receipts-OOO bbls -four, $500 bush wheat, Is. 900
bush corn, 90 bush oats, 90 hogs. -
ShipmeDts-2OO bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat, 4,5JO
bush corn, 1900 bush oats.
MILWAUKEE, February 20.-Flour is quiet and
weak. Wheat is firm; No Milwaukee at l lOa tor
hard; No Milwaukee, soft at l t9a: No 2 Milwaukee
at O6a; February at l 06s; March 06a; April at
O7s; No 8 at | co.. Corn is unchanged; No at 4lc
Oais unchanged; No at 2isc. Rye unchanged mo
at s3c. Barley is weak; No Spring Sole, Provis-
ions firmer; Mess Pork at 10 50 "a 10 49, Lard
prime steam at 90 Dressed Hogs unchanged.
keceipts-6000 bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat.
Shpments-l2,O 900 bbs -four, 100000 bush wheat.
CINCINNATI, February 20.-Pork quiet and firm
at 10 IS. Lard in fair demand steam at 25; kettle
at 30 a 90. Bulk Meats Inactive; Shoulders at 3.
q 81; short rib middes 81 cash. Bacon is steady;
shoulders at 4 "a Al clear lib at 6s q Ct; clear sides
hams 16 lbs av at 5 IS. Whiskey steady at o..
Live Hogs are dull; commongat 40 a 20; fair TO
good light at 70 q 90;packing S5 "a 90; butch
ers at 90 g 10; receipts of 1881 head; shipments
1246 head.
DErRoIT, February 2O-wheat is better; extra
l % q 234 cash.
Receipts-wnest 81, GOO bush
Shipments-wheat 1000 bush.
MOBILE. February 20.-Cotton is quiet; Middling
uplands at 10sc.
SAVANNAH; February 2o.-Cotton quiet; AIiddling
uplands at 10lc.
WILMINGToN, February 2O.- Cotton Is firm; Md
ding uplands at 10sc
CHARLESTON, February 20.-Cotton Quiet: Mid
ding uplands 10ac.
NORFOLK, February 2o.-Cotton steady; 'Middling
uplands at Logo.
LOUISVILLE, February 2O.-Cotton quiet ;sIiddling
uplands 104c.
NEW ORLEANS. February 20. Cotton is steady;
Middlng uplands 1Gsc.
GALVESTON, February 2O.-Cotton steady; Mid
ding uplands at 10lc.
MEMPHIS, February 2O.-Cotton easy; Middng
upands at 1Qsc.
AUGUSTA, February 2).-Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands at 1Os q l0lc.