The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
Domestic Markets.

qulrementS.
DSEnestic hRaFkess.
NEW YORK. Fob. 1916 P. M.-Ashes ouiet and
nominal at 30 "a IS for pots. CotlOu is barely
steady; sales 1880 bales; delivered ON contract 100
bales; ordinary uplands and Alabama at 81; Or1na-
ry New Orleans and Texas at ST. ordinary stained at
81; middDg uplands and Alabama at 10 1916; mid
ding New Orleans and Texas at 10 1916; middIing
stained 1O futures less active, closing steady at to
points advance. Fiour-receipts 1850 bbls; the
market is without decided change, little more local
Iade demand and less doing for export sales 19400
Se; Sels; No at 215 25; Superfne Western and
state at 20 (g %; common to good extra Western
and State at Is "a %; good to choice Western and
state at 80 q 6 90; common to choice White Wheat
Western extra at 05 q 6 IS; Fancy White Wheat
Western extra at so q 25; common to good extra
ONO at Is @ so; common to choice extra st Louis
at 10 g 25 Patent Minnesota extra good to prime
at 90 "a co.; choice to double extra at 90 5 65
lncuqing 4z9O Dds low grade extra at 10 "a 50;
5000 bbls Winter Wheat extra at 5 so D O6; 6400
pns Minnesota extra at 25 q 65; 1000 bbs city
Indies. the market closing quiet Southern Esionr
shade irmer; sales 100 bbs; common TO fair exfra
at 20 9 10; good to choice do at 05 a co. ESye
Elour is steady; sales $50 bbls at 8 Is a. 90 tor
Superfine and State. Corn Meal a shade tirmer.
sales 1900 bbls; Yellow Western, Jersey and Penn
syvania at so "a 2 30: Brandywipe 81 ~ I,an1
receipts 133, 200 BUSH the market is shade lower aud
less doing. shippers inclined to bold off peace news
materially checking the export demand; sales $1,000
bush, including $1,000 bush the spot; 1 25 "a 23
for ungraded Spring; % for No Milwaukee,: 90
for No 2 Milwaukee in store; 1 80 a 39I for No /
Wiueer ne9 i ot ior WINTER Rel Canada in bond;
! 81 for No MMaukee;1 81 for No 2 amber Winter: F:
l 40 FOR Amber Michigan; % for No Chicago in
store; 2s3 for No Spring seller March, closi1g at
27s bid, and 2s4 asked; do February CLOSING at
27a bid 2S1 asked; doApril at 26 bid. 29I ask
ed; do May at 25l bid 2s asked; No North Wes-
tern for March closing at % bid, 81 asked; do for
May at 25A bid, 20 asked; No 2 Winter Red seller
February closing at S4s bid, 81 asked: do March
at 35s bid, 36s asked. Rye is scarce and firm at
Il g 73c for Western; 73 q 76c for State. BARLEY
is firm 600 bush 2Iowed State at 65c; t6 coo nush
ungraded Canada at S3c: 10000 bush feeding to ar
rive at 53c. harley Hlalt is quiet and steady
COrn-receipts 81 1856 bush the market is a shade
lower with light trade; sales 17s,0OO bush including
74,00O on the spot; % a 5Sac for ungraded Western
Mixed; 494 q SOC for New York No 81 Sc a sole for
Tor No q "a g 56cc for round Yellow; sic for Jer-
sey Yellow 56 D 57c for Southern; 56 "a 56s steamer
seller February closing at 55ae bid, 568c Asked 56
9 56lc do March, closing at 55ac bid, 56c asked do
April closing at 55ac bid, 5s3c asked do Nav at 55Jc
bid, SIC asked No seller February at 5S5c bid 62c
asked; SO g 59sc asked; do March closing at 5Si bid
591c asked; do April at 5sIc bid, 59Ic asked 5SI "a
5sac do May, closing at 5S4e bid 5Sc asked Oats
receipts 1929 bush; the market is scarcely so firm
sales "a 900 bush 35c for unmerchanable 35c for No
White; 36c for No 2; 36& q 36Ic for No White 1854
0 36ac for No 1; 35c for do in store 35 a 354c No
Chicago in store and afoat; 35 q S6c for Mixed Wes-
term 3s q 40c for White Western ;36 a $50 for Mixed
State; 80 q 331c for White State. Hay unchanged
at 6599 70 tor shipping. Hops steady at 8 a for
yeariHngs; H g e = f9r Eastern n and Western; 1a for
s quiet and unchanged; cargoes at 14a q l7ac gold
la g l99 gold for job lots. sngar quiet and steady
refined is steady and in fair demand at 90 a gI tor
gIanuated; 93c for powdered; 81 q 10c for crushed
MOiasses-quiet; New Orleans at 25 @ 4sc. Rice
| is quiet and unchanged. Peirsleam dull; crude
u; refined nominal at 124c 15,O 900 bbls of unifed
at 623 @ 1869. Naval stores-Rosin is quiet at
55 @ 60 for strained. Turpentine unchanged at 3S
for Spirits Eggs dull. Coal dull at 25 "a IS per
ton for Anthracite per cargo, Heather dull; Hem
lock sole, Buenos Ayres aud Rio Grandelght. mid
die and heavy weights at 204 a 22c: California do
at 20 a 22c common do at 20 "a 22c. Pork frmer;
$50 bbs mess q quoted at II 25 q II 50; $50 bbls
seller May at Il 60 55O bbls seller April II 55. Reef
is quiet Beef ~ AIMS aredull. Fierce Reef
quiet Dressed Hogs steady at Al a 81 for Western.
gut Meats-Western qulet; middles firm; 200 bxs
Western long clear spo and to arrive at 5a; lOO
boxes short clear at 6. Lard opened firmer and
closed easier; 1000 tcs prime steam at 621 a e71
closing 762s; $50 do seller February at 67 CLOSING
at 65; 1850 ties seller March at 674 a 725 closing
at 674; 5000 tcs seller April at II a s2@ closing
at 77s; 25Oo do May 80 q s2a closing 81. But
ter unchanged. Linseed quiet at 10 gold Nv his
key quiet and firm at 09k bid, and held 10,
Wool is without decided change; domestic fleece
at 80 q sic; pulled at IS @ 40c; unwashed at 10 a
81; tubbed 3s; Texas Ii a q.
Freights to Liverpool-the market is quiet: Cot
| at 10.
CEIcAeo, February 16.-Flour easier and unchapg.
| ed Wheat unsettled. market active but weak and
lower; No Chicago Spring, gilt edge 1OI; requal
at 0s1 cash and for February; O9i seller March
10 seller April; No Chicago Spring at O54; re.
jected 9lc. Corn in fair demand but lower Git edge
429c; regular at 413c for cash. 4sc seller March; 4
g ~ for Apr;rejected Bic. Oats dull and shade
seller May. Rye is fairly active and shade higher al
Sic Barley is fairly active and shade higher at isle
demand but lower at 10 80 tor cash 10 40 seller for
March; 10 57a for April; 10 IS for May. Lard dull
weak ami lower at 30 cash. 524 q IS seller fol
March. Bulk Meats steady and unchanged Whis-
key at Oh.
keceipts-1O,oOO bbi -four, $4,000 bush wheat. 7s !.
Oo0 bush corn,,35,t0O bush oats. 1900 bush rye 6-
Shpments-9 OcO bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat. 81.
eco bush corn. 1900 bush oats, 270O bush rye
| 1900 bush barley.
ST. LOUIS, February 16.-Flour-lower grades in
| demand and firm; prices closed unsettled. Wheat
| irregular; No Red Fall % cash; 2j1 bid seller
February; 2es March; Spring quiet at OF cash
Corn steady at AZ q 42lc for cash; 4sc seller Feb
| March. M
Recepts-2Ooo bblr -four, 5000 bush wheat. 49,
600 bush corn. 1900 bush oats 400 bush rye 0(O
bash barley, o0,O0O hogs.
TOLEDO, February 16.-Wheat weak; No White
Michigan at %; Amber Michigan 2s; seller for
March at 2S@; seller April 81; No2 Red Winter
on spot at 25}; seller March at 265; No2 Amber
Michigan at 20. Corn steady; High Mixed at 45c:
Sd a6e g, No ~ on spot 4d2c seller March 45sc seller
@ 40. s' "' %
Recepts-2OO bbls -four, 70 900 bush wheat 6 C1O
bush corn, 600 bush oats, 90 hogs
Shpments-10o bbls -four, 1900 bush wheat 90 GOO
bush corn, 700 bush oats.
| MILwAuKEE, February 16.--Flour is inactive and
firmer. Wheat firm and closed unssttled; No Mil
wankee at 14A for hard; No Milwaukee soft at
135; No2 Milwaukee at 194; February and March
at 42c. Oats are quiet and steady; No at 2i5c Rye
steady; NO at 51c. Barley steady and unchanged
NO Spring at 5s @ 5s3c Provisions Inactive; Mess
Pork nomlnally firm at 10 80. Lard-prime steam at
4O kettle "a. Dressed Hogs steady and in good
demand. e
Receipts 900 bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat.
Shipments-11 900 bbls -four, As, 600 bush wheat
| DETROIT, February 16.-Flour is firmer and held
higher; White nominal at 6 25. Wheat firm; extra
White Michigan at 351 a / 36; No White Mich
igan at 29l q 3Oa Corn quiet at 43c bid for
new. Oats frmer at 2ssc bid fos No Mixed
Receipts 900 bbls Hour, 49, GOO bush wheat 1O00
bush corn, 1000 bush oats. ~
shipments-2o0o bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat, 5000
bush corn, 1000 bush oats.