The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-15


NEW YORK. February 1t-Evening.-Cosaon is
steady sales 1872 bales Mddling upands at 10 1916;
New Orleans at 10 15-l6; futures in good business,
closing IL points advance. Ei0ur-recepts 12,575
bbls; 3 q 10 better; the improvement is mainly on
grades uuder 90; less doing for export and home
use; sales y 6oo bols; No at % q co. Superne
State at 10 g 25; choice Western and State at
80 q 90; White Wheat Western extra at O5 a
20; Fancy White Wheat Western extra at so a
25 good extra Ohio at 10 q 5O extra st Louis at
20 g %; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at
90 g 90; choice to double extra at 8 90 a 80; ;
southern Hour hrmer; sales 1900 bbls; extra at so
q 90. Rye flour shade tirmer at 25 "a 90 for Su-
pertine State. COrnmeaI is frmer; Yellow at so
q 2 s.; Brandywine 8 10 q 3 25. yyheas-receipts
l2465o bush; opened ] a higher and closed Quiet
with advance about LOST sales 165 900 bush Including
d1OOo onsh on the spot; ~ q % for New York No
Spring; Al for No White; / "a for Mixed Spring
q for No North Western; i 80 for No 2 Milwan-
kee; 80 9 30 for No Winter Red; 50 for No 1 !;
81 for ungraded Winter Red Western; 274 GO Is
ior No Spring seller February, closing at III bid
q asked; 2S @ 2S5 seller March, closing at 27{
closing at 20 bid. 81 asked; seller March at Isl
bid, 30 asked; No Winter Red seller February
closing at 81 bid, 50 asked; seller March at 351
bid. 81 asked. Rye is steady; 1000 bush Western
at re; $500 bush State at 72A a. 75c BARLEY ouiet
and steady. Barley Malt dull; 6-rowed State at
SIC. COrn-receipts IS, $50 bush; the market is %
lc better, closing with advance partly lost; sales Of
$4,000 bush, including 49, 900 bush the spot; as "a
Sac for ungraded Western Mixed 4S4 a. 49Ie for New
York No 8; So a 56lc for steamer Mixed: Sc for
steamer Yellow; SO q Coo for old No in store; 53c
for soft Yellow Western; 56lc for steamer Mixed
seller February closing at 56lc bid, 56ac asked; do
March closing at 5S3c bid Soc asked. sats-receipts
5l75 bush the market is quiet and rm sales "a COO
bush; 35a q 36c for No White; 354c for No doc
for No White; 324c for old No Chicago in store IS
term 36lc for Mixed States 81 a 800 for White State.
CoIee-kio steady at 10 q 1Sc gold for eargoes Is
g lssc for JOB lots Sugar dull at Il q tic for lair
10 good rehning 7sc for prime; refined rather quiet
at Sc for standard Al % a ssc for granulated 9}c for
powdered; 81 g 10 for crushed. Meiasses is un-
e ea e ics unchanged at g for Caroline
crude at 7zc; refined at 124c $4,000 bbls united at
1 So q 574. Taliow steady at u al "a. Naval
Sfores-kosin easier at IS q / go strained. Fur-
pentine is irmer at SO a 33Ic for Spirits. Peri.
frmer and quiet at II 80 q IL so for mess: seller for
February at IL 80 asked March II 20 bid IL so ask
g 81 for Western. Cut Meats are quiet; niddles
hrmer at 50 for Western long clear; 200 oyes limo
and ad short clear seller March at S. lard trmer;
$50 ties prime steam at 60 g 62; $50 ties seller for
February at 60; 225Olseller March at 65 "a GA.
closing at 67s. Shiskey firm at OSI closing
Freights to Liyerpool-the market ouiet and firm
Cotton per sail at 4d Wheat per steam at 81 "a 10d.
CHIoAeo, February 14-Flour is 6rmer but not
quota6ly higher Wheat excited, higher and active
No Chicago Spring, gilt edge, at OS3: regular at
O73 No Chicago Spring, gilt edge GA ;do regular
at ~ olt Gash: w q O7a seller February; 07a a
oaB seller March; sales at O7s OSA for March
ess seller April; No Chicago Spring at OF re-
Jected at 9!c Corn active and higher gilt edge Acc
regular at Al lc cash and February 4ac seller March
ana april ase seller Mays rejected at $50. Oats are
quleg and hrnl at "A cash aud March; 24ae seller
April; 2lac for May. Rye is active at &c., Barley is
IN good demand at &c. Dressed Hogs at % "a 80
Pork is strong ami higher at 10 30 Tor cash; 10 IS "a
10 27A seller March. Lard tending upward at 80
cash; so 9 7 80 seller March. Bulk Meats steady
ana ss ssGasngad nm Whisky S steady at o.
OOO bush corn, 22tJO bush oats 1900 bush rye H.
0e0 bush barley. ~ -
shipmeuts-loo bbls aour, 81, 600 bush WHEAT. &c.
wy coo push corn. l7,0O0 bush oats, 1870 bush rye
1900 bush barley.
TOLEDO, February 14.-wheat frmer; No White
Michigan at 23s extra White Michigan at 29
selle March at 25a q 25a seller May 2s1; No.
hed Winter on spo at 22s; seller March at 23I a
Il 255; Corn firm High Mixed at 43sc No on spot
at a5, Oats firmer Michigan at &c. Hogs at 274
Receipts-oOo bbls -four, 1 600 bush wheat, 1000
bush eorns 90 bush oats, 90 hogs.
Sn1pmentsm3!Ob bls -four, 1000 bush wheat, q, goo
bush corn, 1900 bush oats.
MILwAUKEE, February 14--Flour higher Wheat
firm; No Milwaukee at l 13I for hard; No Mil
waukee soft at r.: No Milwaukee at 90; seller
February Oea; seller March at 1 90; No at O31
Corn con higher; No. at 42c, Oats quiet; No at
NO 2Spring at 55Ic. Provisions inactive and firm
er; Mess Pork nominally at 10 80. Lard-prime
seam az ~ od pressed s Hogs are irmer at 49,
hecelpts-6U0O bbs Hour, 10000 bush wheat.
Smpments-55,OOO bbs -four, 1l2, 600 bush wheat,
CINCINNATI, February 14.-Pork quiet and firm
at 10 S7a q IL 90. Lard in good demands steam at
ooAols, 20 dG points, Kettle at n 3.
Bulk Meats quiet and firm; shoulders at 81 11 ga;
clear rib al 81; clearsides at 81 Bacon is dull and
unchanged. Green Meats are scarce and firm; Shout
ders at 81 g SO; sides at l7A q 20. Hams 16 lbs
average at 81. Whiskey steady.
Hogs are steady; common ts3 40 a rs; light at
~ G 30; packing at so 81 1867 butchers at O5
q 10; receipts 5C31 head; shipments 915 head.
DETROIT, February 14.--wheat is higher: extra
White Michigan at 81 g 3la; No White NIichi-
gan at 25a q 26.
Reeeipts-1o,000 bush whsat.
Shipments-53,0 900 bush wheat.
CLEVELAND, February 14.-Petroleum market i,
quiet and steady; standard White at 1Ol.
SAVANNAH, February 14.-Cotton quiet; Middlinp
uplands at 10 7-l6c.
,WILMINaToN, February 14.-Cotton quiet; Mid
ding uplands at Toe.
,OHARLEsToN, February 1i.-Cotton steady; Mid
ding uplands 10ac.
MOBILE: February 14.-Cotton quiet; Nildling M
lands at 10lc.
NoRFoLK, February H.-Cotton is steady ;Middling
uplands at 1U3c.
NEW ORLEANS, February 1i.-Cotton is Quiet:
Middling uplands 103c.
LOUISVILLE, February 14.-Cotton quiet Middlng
uplands logo.
GALVESTON, February 1i-Cotton irregular; Mid
ding aplands at l0sc.
BALTIMORE. February 14.-Cotton quiet: NIiddling
uplands l0sc.
:, MEMPHIS, February 14.-Cotton steader; Mid
ding uplands at 10lc.
AUGUSTA, February 14.-Cotton quiet and steady,
niddling uplands at Ice.