The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-14

NEW YORK. February Instrumentation is
dull at decline; sales 221 bales Middling uplands
at 10 1876 New Orleans at 10 1916; futures active,
closing 16 to is points decline. Fiour-receipts OF
1919 bbls; 10 "a Is better and large export demand
and moderate home trade inquiry; sales 900 bbls;
No 2 at 2 10 q 4 90; Superine Western and State
at 4 90 q 85; extra Western and State at 5 10 q
rs; choice Western and State at 80 a 90; White
Wheat Western extra at 05 a 6 rs; Fancy White
Wheat Western extra at so q 25; good extra Ohio
at 10 q 50 extra st Louis at IS "a %; Patent
Minnesota extra good to prime at 90 90; choice
to double extra at 90 g 80; Southern -four shade
firmer; sales 1900 bbs; extra at 80 q 8 20. Rye
-four unchanged. Cornrseal is steady; Yellow at
2 so q 2 IS; Brandywine 90 q 05 Wheat-re-
cepts 10S,450 bush; g better with active export
and moderate milling demand; sales 1865, 900 bush,
including Sloo onsn on the spot; "a for No and
Chicago 20 9 291 for No Milwaukee; 80 q 80
for No Spring; 81 q 80 for ungraded Winter
Red; 81 q 1 IS for No Winter Red 1 A a As for
White State; % for No Red; 27S for New York
No Spring; 38 for No Winter Red; 80 for Am
Der Michgani 40 for No White; As for extra do;
1 So bid 81 asked; No Spring seller for February
closing at 263 bid, 274 asked do for March closing
at 27a bid, 28t asked; 1 2si for No North Wes-
tern seller February, closing at 20 bid, 80 asked;
20 q 291 do March, closing at 20 bid 29R asked.
Rye is firm; 10000 bush Western at 72c BARLEY
shade frmer; sales $4,000 bush; 2-rowed State at
zoe aoat 75c for 6rowed State in store; about SIC
for No Canada; 5000 bush No to arrive at 53c.
Barley Malt quiet and steady. Corn-receipts
SlS2S bush; the market is 1c better and moderately
active for export and home trade demand; sales of
$4,000 bush, including g. 600 bush the spot; 40 q
York No 8; BOZ "a SIC for steamer Mixed; SIC for yell
low Jersey; 54a q 55c for Yellow Southern; SIC for
soft Yellow Western; 55a g 56c for steamer Mixed
do March, closing at 55sc bid, &c asked; 5S1 @ 5Sae
for No February, closing at 5Sc bid SOC Asked 5Sb
do March, closing at 5s4c bid, SOC asked. Oats
receipts 293 bush the market is without decided
change; sales $1,000 bush; 3j3c for New York No
White; 35k "a 35ac for New York No L; 324 a 34c for
old No Chicago in store and ahoat; IS "a 355c for
Mixed Western; 3sa q 800 for White Western; SEC
for Mixed State; 4Oc for White State. Coffee firm
with good demand at 10 q 1S4c gold for cargoes;
10 q 1Slc for job lots. Sugar dull and unchanged
at II a 7Se for fair to good refnng TIC for prime;
120 hhds molasses grade at So 100 hhds New Orleans
at 81 q 81; refined at "a 81 for STANDARD Al % a 93c
for graduated 93c for powdered 90 q 10 for crushed
M0lasses unchanged. RSice unchanged at a 63
for Carolina; 81 q 81 for Louisiana. Petroleum is
nominal crude at 74c $4,000 bbls united at 615 a
s.. Taliow steady at u a 7s. Naval Stores
-Rosn is unchanged at ST. "a 65 strained. FUR
opeued easier and closed firm 100 bbls mess part at
IL %; 1000 bbls extra prime at 70 a 37a; unin-
spected and inspected seller February at IL 80
asked; March II 10 bid, IL 50 asked. Beef is quiet.
Beef Hams sold 16 90 Dressed Hogs are firm at AZ
q ST for Western. Gut Meats are quiet; middles
less firm at GIG q IS. Lard opened lower and
choice 1900 ties prime to arrive at 51 500 ties seller
February at 81 q 60; 1900 seller March at 60
e. g., closing at 62s. Whiskey firm at Osl bid,
Freights to Liverpool-the market is steady Cotton
per sail at Id; Wheat per steam at 9bd; sail II.
CHIoAeo. February 18-Flour is steady. Wheat
dCIINo anu uiSuers NO OpTliS at U65 NO
Chicago Spring, gilt edge 05s; do regular at OCT
cash and February; 06s q 1 065 seller March; No
Chicago Spring at 90; rejected at ssc. Corn I'M
cash. regular at 4Oac cash; 40ic seller March, reject
ed at Sic. Oats are quiet and firm at 233 q pc.
Rye is shade higher at 52c Barley is steady at 464
q 46scc. Dressed Hogs steady at 4 20 GA 25. Pork
is dull and lower at 10 20 q 10 Is cash; 10 % q 24
seller for March, Lard shade lower at Is for cash.
Whiskey-buyers and sellers apart quoted at 1 Oh.
Recelpts-l4,OOO bbs hour $4,000 0usn wheat, 3D.
0O0 bush corn, 900 bush OATS 1000 bush rye, 49,,
Shipments-l3 900 bbls nour, 100 600 bush wheat g.
600 bush corn. Il, 900 bush oats, 1900 bush rye,
5000 bush barley.a
Amber Michigan on spot and seller February 2l3;
selle March at 26: No Red Winter on spot %;
seller March at 22a. Corn is quiet and firm; No 2
on spot at 43c; seller at 454; rejected at 393c Oats
are dull; No at 26Ic Hogs at 274.
Receipts-115 bbls -four, $500 bush wheat, IA, 600
bush corn, 90 bush cats, 90 hogs.
Shipments-200 bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat, 1900
bush corn, 0000 bush oats.
MILwAUKEE, February 13--Flour firm Wheat
firm and closed weaker; No Milwaukee at ~ for
hard; No Milwaukee soft at log; No2 Milwau-
kee at 0S5 seller February OSA; seller March at
0Ss; No at OF. Corn scarce-No 2 at Ale, Oats
are quiet and firm; No at 2ic: Rye is scarce; No
Mess Pork nominally aC 10 20. Lard-prme steam at
q; kettle r. ood Dressed Hogs are steady at 3d.
Shipments-5,50 800 bbls flour, g. 600 bush whea,,
CINCINNATI, February 13.-Pork is firm at 10 rs
bid On spot IL 90 asked sales at II 90 buyer Febru-
~. Lard nominal; steam at 27k; kettle at n "a s.
Bulk Meats firm; shoulders at 8 rs "a 30; 535 al
40 and 70 for short rib and short clear mindless
Bacon quiet; shoulders at AZ; clear rib at 81; clear
sides at 81. Green Meats scarce and firm; sides
sold at l2A "a Is. Hams Is lbs average at S.
Whiskey active at Oh.
Hogs are firm and in good demand; common at
: 40 g 70; light at SO g 81; packing at $50
405; butchers at 405 q 4 Is; receipts 4l3i head;
shipments 765 head.
DETROIT, February 13.-whess is dull; extra
White Michigan at 2s2 q 20; No l white Nichi-
gan at 233.
Receipts-1s,sS2 bush wheat.
Shpments-s,30 800 bush wheat.
SAVANNAH, February 13.-F otton weak and ir
regular; Middllng uplands at 10 7-I6c.
WILMINGTON, February ,r3,-Cotton is dull; Mid
ding uplands at 10c. -N
,OHARLEsToN, Februa, 13.-Cotton is dull; Mid
ding uplan0s 102c. ~
at 1Olc. "P'''iN'
NORFOLK, February i3.-Cotton is weak; Middling
uplands at 104o.
NEW ORLEANS, February 13-Cottop is irrepular
anu weak; Mide.ling uplands 1Gsc.
LOUISVILLE, Febr lary 13.-Cotton quiet: Middlipg
lplands 10sc. 1'' s
1plands at 10sc. N--''s
BALTIMoRzs, February 13-Cotton dull: Middling
1plands 10sc.
MEMPHIS, February 14.-Cotton is irregular and
'nse'1ieu; nlddling uplands at 1Otc.
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Enr0wean Markets.
LONDON, February 13-12.3O P M,-Cousols 95 5-16
or money and account.
LONDON, February 13-123O p M-American se-