The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-27

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dull and unchanged sales 314 bush; futures quiet,
opening shade easier and closing steady a points
sIn BUYERS favor with only yerv limited business
doing for export and home use; sales 14OO bbls;
No Eat 2 70 q 8 Is: superfne Western and State at
foG 90; extra Western and State at 90 tG *:
choice Western and State 20 q 90; White Wheat
western ae sfsaa nj ri gSGd e :a ohio 60
sofa extra good to prime at 6 IS a. 90; choice to
double extra at 90 a so; Southern flour dull sales
Unchanged COrnmeaI is oniet. Whens~re-
ceipts 1872 $50 bush; dull and as lower; sales 49,
OSo bush, including 81 900 bush On spot; p for Can
ada Spring; / 20 for ungraded Snring: 10 for New
York No Spring; / % "a "a for New YORK No .
Sprjng: SO a. 81 for No Winter Red: al ~ al
Tor Tor ot NJ q ff extra We 2e
37I for No White; "a @ IA for No Snrins for
seller February closing at ii bid H. 81 asked a
241 bid 259 asked; "a do Nav Closing at 2sS
hid Ok asked 261 Tor No N9rtb Wasfar% seiieS
81 bid o asked do Nav Of 3 54n 6d S9 asad
No Winner Red seller Februarv cosinc at 90 hid
az asked do March AT AZ hid Rye is a shade
soIss IL Goo bnsb Western rat 70 M 7oio. oooS
hnsh New York No at 74c' EsarIey + oniet and
steady. o0O0 No Canada abont 73c .55oo two rovaJ
State &c; feeding 5o5c. Harley Mnit dull. Core
with moerSte trade for exnort and home Tse
o 81 0So hnsb icIn fae ooo anu t. 40 r. sss,
nngradeJ yyaStaru sn ~ XII ~ " aU
Wor NJ Sa " az r vy oosc i1r Ne 1
No D MI nr WHY ~ w r oUS o 1oT o
No afioat; 5e1c for No for March: SIC for White
Western last half March steamer Mixed seller for
do for March, Closing at 53c bid. 535c asked; SAC
do May, closing at SIC Did, size Asked No seller for
February at SIC bid sac asked; seller March at SIC
Did, SIC asked; SIC do April closing at 562c bid 57Ic
asked; do May at she bid, 57sc asked. Oats-re-
ceipts Is 525 BUSH market is little more steady;
"a 355c for No White; 35jc for MOI; 4Oc for No
White; 34a a 36c for Mixed Western; IS a 3sIc for
White Western 3Sk "a 41Ac for White State: 36c for
Jersey; 355c for No Chicago, contract 10000 bush
No seller March settled at 35lc. Coaee-Rio is
quiet and steady at 14a a 17sc gold for cargoes 141
a is tor Job lots. sugar Quiet and Steady at II a
7sc fair to good refining; "a @ 7ac for prime $50
hhds Mixed lots at molasses grade: ri Ia 7se for
ed 10 for c4ushed EEoI9ssesMNew Ottlesns STEADY
at Is 0 4sc. Esice steady, Petroleum IS firmer
bbls united at 6ss as IT, TaiioW is Arm al n
@79-l6. Naval Sfores-Rosin unchanged at 50
@0 60 for strained. Turpenfine steady AT 33c
for Spirits Pork dull and heavy; $50 bbls mess at
~ 81 W IL 3y seiicr MaIcn ~ oV old II ~ asked; for
April at 10 70 bid II 20 asked May at 10 IS bid IL 20
asked. Heef steady extra mess II %. Cut Meats
1sssed Hoas A. o. y sio Ior long GEAR
closed Close firm; 100 tcs prime steam at b g 573;
as0o ties seller March 52s g %, closing 55 25Oo
tcs 1or April at 65@ 6l, closing at 6l4 1900 ties
seller May at 773 @ 80, closing 30 Butter less
firm at g ~ for Western y q 81 for State. Cheese
Freobts tn vernooi az o'a g ,,+,.
cided Change Cotton Wheat ner s y a pe
49, e.s', $500. 90 "Teao Pc s'oAin az GU
CEIGAeo, February 26-Wheat is dull and lower;
NO Chicago Spring at 1 Osi NO 2 Chicago Spring,
seller March; io7s q ssdsr 4ptll: MS CHI
cago opIg az 70 y o34; IeJecteq a! VIC. Corn Is
Mn ar ana shade ioWes az &c Tor cash 4 seller tor
aIarcn and April; ~ q 43c seller May. Oats are
lnacuVe ana lower Z4se cash, nc 1or March, 2i5c
sener April; z.c Ior May. Rye hrmer at DOC. Bar.
az nI por dn and oer 1oog @
a. ~ - Sg. Ior M ai anu lower A. ~ "a Ior easn
Lard tar1r aca a9 sbad ~ Se aOr May
March * for mil. = AL f., Mo- ISf H''N r o
steady shoulders At g. short rib a. sb nah clears q
a. 0oo hills aonr M nm ,,,.h shoe. IN.
900 Bush corn $3.50 bash osts SO bSsh rv Is &
bnsh Marley 'e 'A'- oS's' -oOo '0oh lSe' 1o'ooo
Shinmants On mn hb,saorr ,on nm h,.r ,.o.. n,
600 bush corn 5000 bHsn oats IN eo bnsS ri
2,100 bush barley
At the afternoon call of the board the market closed
@ 0S5 a 1 0S4 q 0sa for April Corn higher but
not higher Oats do. Pork firm at 10 80 q 10 524 for
May. Lard frmer.
MrLwAuEEE Februarv o6Flour oniet yvbe.t
is firm No Milwaukee, at 13l for bsrd No Nil
waukee soft at I2I: No Wilwaukee. at no. seller
February OS5; March Oss; April at 0s5: No at
| OF. Corn scarce; No ? nomipay at 44cs Oais are
shade easier. M y Of 900 NJ at o@1 a.
ley dull; No Spring at 81 q 55c. Provisions-Mes
Pork nomlnaliy at 10 70 for cash and March. Lard
Reeeipts-7,o0O bbls flour, 3d. 600 bush wheat.
Shipments, 900 bbs -four, 49, 600 bush wheat.
ST. LOUIS, February 26.-Flour weak and lower to
sell and prices nominallv pnebsnged Wheat fiat
NO Ked Fan offered at ls5; No do at 10 cash
wlta no pds IL BID Tor March, No Spring at OF
at X ~ MIC Wbis1 Wy s pia ior a. hys quet
at 10 S. cash, 10 90 bid March. Bacon quiet; shout
| ders AZ; short rib middles e. Lard at 22b
Recelpts-II00 dds hour, $1,000 bush wheat, TO-
oOV oushS corn 4G0 bush oats, OcO0 bush rye, 0000
Hes1 D"AieS' oV'oVo noss'
L1LEDo, FEBRUARY 26-Wheat dull; extra White
2s and 26 bid seller March At Ssi Seller meu IL
29s. No Red Winter ON snot bid seier ApL
March 244 bid; seller April 26. Corn dnll No 2
spot at 4c May at 47c; rejected on spot ana for
~ MAY ghs ~ 4fAe 0a Us or
hnsh corn 5oo bmsb oats Dusn "neae' zoVVV