The Portland daily press., 1878-02-28
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, February 27-Evening i,
anil and nominal at 116 decline; sales of 324 bales
nnat gplands at 1875 New Orleans at 11ciutures
receipts 448 bbls; dull and in buyers favor win
limited export and home trade demand; sales i3. OoG
pois NO = 70 9 90; Superfine Western and State
10 @ 80; extra Western and State at 90 "a TX.
enoice Western and State 20 q 90; White Wheat
Wesern extra at % 81 Fancy White Wheat
@ 70; extra St Louis at 10 a 90; Patent Mime
STSI extra good to prime at IS q 90; choice to
$50 bbls; extra at 80 a 90. Rye -four unchan1ed
UornmeaI is dull. Wheat-receipts 1853 400 bush /:
s sgnty IN buyers favor, closing with little more
izz,ooO bush including 1900 bush on SPOT: 90 D
20 lor 9ngraded Spring; 20 for No Milwaukee in
s Yor ~ for No iwaukse aoa 25 for New
tern; 80 q 334 for No 2 Winter Red; Sc for No
40; Al - for White State 43 for extra White;
22A bid. "a asked; do March closing At "a hid a.
Nh at asked do for May at "a bid, Is asked; No
western Tor February closing at 25a bid 81
ASKED; 40 March % bid, 273 asked; do NAV AT
24a bid, 20 asked; No Winter Red seller Febrn a.
a s[y closing ~ at 81 BID $50 asked "a do March,
a5ac: Harley is quiet and unchanged. Rarley
Malt unchanged. Corn-receipts 81 3O6 bush: tbe
market is without decided change with very mod
crate export and home trade inquiry sales ISL 000
bush, including $4,000 spot. 49 a SIC for uneraT
e eoi y. western Mixed 5o4 Die for New York No g.
Yellow Jersey and Southern; 55Ic for White IVES
tern steamer Mixed seller February closing at 52lc
ed 5se asked SIC do for March, closing at Sc bid
May, closing at sac Did, 55c asked; No 3 FebTnarv
closing at 5sc asked do March closing at 55sc bid 57
aSsked; 90 April at Sc bid, 5sc asked 57ac for May
295 bush the market is slightly in buyers favor:
sales $4,000 bush; IS 35ae for No White 35Ic for
No Mo-; u g SIC for Mixed Western; 35 q 3Sic for
White State 33ac for old Mixed Western; also 600
push NO seller March at 35ac. CoGee-Rio quiet
ana unchanged at 14a 17sc gold for cargoes III
% ~ Tor job lots. Sugar quiet and steady at III *
sc Tor fair to good rening 7sc for prime 100 boxes
Clayed at IA; refined is unchanged at "a "a for
o oanaard u for granuated 81 for powdered Ice
leans at 20 q 4Sc. Rice steady. PeiroIeun, is
nrner crude at TIC; refined at 124c bid: 10000 bbs
united 5 at 6ss 733. Taiiow is steady at u a.
@ 6Olfor strained. Turpeniine quiet at sac far
oplrlts. FORK more steady and quiet; 24O bbs of
mess at II 10 g II 25 seller March 10 10 bid Ii 90
BID, II 20 asked. Eeefeuiet. Beef Hams steady:
Western Is so. Dressed Hogs quiet at IA for Wes'
tern; Cut Meats quiet; middes at 81 q GIG for
western long clear; 81 for short clear. Eard firm
Or and fairly active 1400 ties prime steam at 755:
seller April closing at 574 1850 ties for March III
~ 6o; l,50 seller April at 673 20, closing 7O
or az
Freights to Liverpool-the market is quiet; Cot
on 9-52; wheat per steam at Sid.
CHICAGO, February 27.-Fiour steady and nm
hanged: Wheat active, firm and higher; No Chi
ago Spring at 10; No 2 Chicago Spring eiIt eioe
Ss Isg@dr st es Gs seller
ected at 9lc Corn fairly active and shade higher at
24c for cash. 423c seller Tor March, 42sc seller April:
3sc seller May. Oats are nominal. Rye is steady
Sarley Is nrmer at 47c. Dressed Hogs firmer Porlr
ctive and higher at 10 rs for cash. 10 273 for March,
42k q 10 45 seller April 10 57k "a 10 60 for MAJ
ara h nSner at a. ~ 20 cash l M and March,
nd unchanged shoulders at 81; short rib 35 short
lear 81. Whiskey at Oh. i'' ''' sAOi'