The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-02-26

Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK. February Standardization is
dull and unchanged sales ia bush; futures quiet,
closing steady at points decline. Flaur-reeipts
2i 6s1 bbls; market slightly in buyers favor with
moderate export and home trade demand; sales OF
fine Western and State at 10 9 o.; extra Western
and State at 90 g 70; choice Western and State
at 5 90 a 90; White Wheat Western extra at 6 05
a 6 rs; Fancy White Wheat Western extra at so q
IS; good extra Ohio at 05 a 25; extra st Louis
at 10 90; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime
at rs q 90; choice to double extra at 90 a so;
Southern -four dull and unchanged. Rye -four is
steady: Cernnneal is quiet Wheas-receipts
ate export and milling demaud; sales IT'S 600 bush,
including $4,000 bush on spot and to arrive; 2i3
f or Na 901 III = f0f NO IN nr S G e
kee; 354 for No2 Winter Red; 80 for ungraded
Winter Red; Sst for No White Michigan to ar
White Michigan; 3S for ungraded White Michigan
! u for No Milwaukee in store; 243 for No2
Spring seller February closing at "a BID and IL p
l 253 asked seller May at "a bid, 263 asked; No2
North Western for February and April, closing at
81 bid, 27 asked do March closing at 26 bid, 20
asked; do May 254 bid, PSI asked; No Winter
Red seller February closing at 81 bid, SO asked
Rye steady; sales De bush; q g re for No
North Western af0at; 73c for No do in Bar
ley is quiet and steady harley Malt unchanged.
Corn-receipts 1920 bush; the market is slightly
in buyers favor with very moderate export and
home trade demand sales 100000 bush, including
$4,000 on spot;4S q 53c for ungraded Western Mixed;
81 o 5lac for New York No 81 5Sa 9 sic for steamer
sey 52ac for rouna Yellow 56ac for No q 535c Tor
steamer Mixed seller February. closing at 53ic bid,
bid sic asked do April at SAC bid Sc asked do for
May at 533c bid 56c asked No seller for February
closing at SIC bid 5Sc askei 57ac do March, closing
at SIC bid, 57Ac asked do April closing at size Did, So
aked 5sc do May closing 53sc bid, SIC asked. Oats
receipts 80 s2i BUSH the market is about steady;
g 35ac for No 2 Whte 35lc for Mol: S9a q 4Oc for
No White; Sole for extra 35ac for No Chicago: 35
q 36c for Mixed Western; 341.@ 39e for White Wes
ny al Gfafa n 10
State; 33lc for Jersey; 35c for understandable.
Codaee-Rio quiet at 1i1 lac golk for cargoesi4l
g - tor JOB lots sugar quiet and very firm at u
@ 75e Tor fair to good refining; Is 7sc for prime;
500 bids Museovado at Il g 7sc; refined is firm and
| unchanged. Hoiasses is dull and steady; New
Petreseum is quiet and steady; crude at II q 75c;
refined at 121c; united nominal at 63a a 65. fnl
lew is steady at u q q. Naval sfores-Rosin
tine steady at SSc for Spirits, Eggs dull at % Is,
Pork dull and heavy 200 bbls mess part at II 90 g
IL 80 asked Beef steady 70 90 q IL so for extra
mess IA Is q Is co for packed. Dressed Hogs easier
ly firm 80 boxes Western long clear at 51 600 bxs
long and short clear at So Lard lower and steady;
1900 ties prime steam at IS q ST.. closing at So
March 40 q 575, closing So; 5000 ties for April
at 70 g 12 closing at TO- 225o ties seller May at
ut a 829, closing 80. Butter unchanged Cheese
| firm. w hiskey shade lower at o..
| Freights to LiyeTpool-the market is lower for
| grain; Cotton 9-32; Wheat per steam at Sd.
1 CHICAGO, FEBRUARY Zo-El0ur Is steady. Wheat
in fair demand, firm and shade higher; No Chicago
Spring nominal; No Chicago Spring, gilt eage1 10a
regular at o75 cash; 9s g. oSa seller March; osa
04s; rejected at Ole. Corn dlll and shade lower
at 4sa @ 423c for cash; 42tc seller March; 42lc seller
apri; 4st g 4Ss; seller MAY; rejected at So g &C.
regular 24ae cash. 24Ac for March; 2gc seller April
27s q 2!3c for May. Rye dull at 54A q 55c. Barley
is iTm at As a 46lc. Dressed Hogs quiet and firm at
32l. Pork dull and lower, closing firm at 10 20 for
cash and March; 10 SO seller April 10 52k g 10 So
March; I IS a 81 for April 47l a 50 for May.
Bulk Meats dull and lower; shoulders 81; short rib
g; short clear ss1 81 81; ", Whisky at az "a:
900 bash corn, 1890 bush oats, 800 bush rye, 24O00
Shipments OcO bbla four $4,000 bush wheat, IT,
| 0o9 bush corn, 10000 bush oats, 0O0o bush rye,
4 1000 bueh barley.
MINIATURES, February 25-Flour is quiet and
| unchanged. Wheat is steady No 1 Milwaukee at
1871 for hard; No l Milwaukee soft at 12t: No 2
Milwaukee at 09A ;seller February and March 0sa;
April at 09s; No at OPS. Corn scarce and firm
scarce No / at Doc. Barley dull No 2 Spring at IS
| q &c., Provisions inactive and weak; Mess Pork at
70 i2l. Lard--prme steam at 80; kette7s. Dressed
| Hogs firm and in good demand at 80.
9He SB Sb eF s54 9 o ss
TOLEDO, February 25-wheat is steady; Amber
seller April at %; No Winter Red on spot 263
seller March at rs; seller April 27i; No 8 Red at
| Ii. Corn is firm; old High Mixed at 45Ic; No
spot at 444c; No White at 45sc rejected at Ale
| damaged at 59c. Oats are dull; No. White at zee
| Michigan 26ac.
Receipts-2O0 bbls -four, TO- 900 bush wheat, II 900
bush corn, 90 bush oats, 90 hogs
Shipments-300 bbls flour, l9,OG0 bush wheat, 5000
bush corn, 1s400 bush oats.
| CINCINNATI, February 25,-Pork inactive at 10 IS.
Lard quiet; small sales at Is; kettle at 80
g o.. Bulk Meats in fair demand and lower ;ahoul
ders so; short rib 40 "a 42a cash and February
| short clear So a So Bacon is quiet and firm shout.
ders at II q AZ clear lib at 10 a 20 clear sides al
q 80 9 40. Green Meats are scarce; shoulders are
1 1ho aot x
| Whiskey duh and dropping at OF.
Hogs are in fair demand and firm common at sc
a IS; fair to good light at so a 95; packing al
800 q 05; butchers at 05 q 10; receipts of 204G
head; shipments $40 head.
DETROIT, February 25.-Wheat dull; extra White
| Michigan at / %; No White Michigan at 1 "a,
Recepts-000O bbls -four, 2s,893 bush wheat, 0O0(
| bush corn, coo bush oats.
Shipments-0oOO bbs -FOUR 2,ss5 bush wheat OOO(
corn, 00O0 bush oats.
| CHARLESTON, February 25.-Cotton quiet; Mid.
ding uplands 10ac.
MOBILE. February 25-Cotton is quiet; Middlins
uplands at 10sc. sSAs.s
SAVANNAH, February 25.- Cotton quiet Middlins
uplsnds at 10lc.
WILMINGTON, February % Cotton quiet Mid
ding uplands at 103c.
NORFOLK, February 25.-Cotton steady; Middlipe
uplands at 10Ic
NEW ORLEANS. February U.s. Cotton is steady
Middlng uplands 10sc.
| GALVESTON, February 25.-Cotton is steady; Mid
| ding Gplands at 10lc.
MEMPHIS, February 25.-Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands at 1890.
| AUGUSTA. February 25.-Cotton quiet; Middlins
| uplands at 10Ac.
New YORK, February 25 -OOttor dull asiddlins
| uplands at 10 15-i6c