The Portland daily press., 1879-02-04

NEW YORK. February Evening.-Flour-re.
celpts 26773 bbls; the market is about steady with
use; sales 1880 bbls; No2 at 80 q go; Su.
Pertne Western and State 325 q 50; extra
Western and State at 62l@3 ;choice Western and
30 "a 25. Fancy White Wheat Western at 5 80 a
= 45; extra Ohio at 70 a 90; extra st Louis q
g aS; Patent Minnesota extra at IS q 90; choice
at W 81, including $40 bbls City Mills extra at
40 O. 90; 1870 bbls low extra at 623 a 80; $500
bbls winter Wheat extra at rs a so; 470O bbis
y extra at s. s. s.athsrn Fioa,
at 2 20 g 8 10. Cornmeal is unchanged; Yellow
at 20 q 80. Wh-at- eceipts 19l, ,S37 bush quiet
and lrices generally without decided change; ship
pers holding OFT; sales 170t 90 bush including 96 O0C
on spot rejected Spring at "a q 75c choice No Mil
wankee at s3c; ungraded Winter Red at l 90 q 06;
90 at 0sa %; ungraded Amber At i Of ISs' a Ss
No2 do at i06 q Oh; No Q White at 1 O7a; No
40 ,2o0 bush) at Ost; extra do. 4t0 bush at 1O
OFT bid, Os asked; do for March, 10000 bush at at
Us, closing at Vi bid, Ost asked; do April 5000
bush at / 0si, closing at bid. O9a asked No 2
at Ost bid, i Osa asked; do March, $4,000 bush at
0sa q TO-, closing at 10 bid, lOi asked do fol
Arm. 5000 bush at Il closing lo3 bd, IA asked
.orn-recelpts 121 .452 bush; new q &c lower, ex
cept for No 2, which is steady; old quiet and un-
changed; sales $4,000 bush, including l4s,OOU bush
steamer at t4a q 45c; No at 9ic aoas new do d'a al
a6 @ 46ac; Southern Yellow at 45ac; White Western
1t MacS g ae bs bSesrsy sSy Yellow at a to-
asked; No 2 for February at 45sc, closing at 45sc
bid, 45se DO for March 46sc, closing ACC bd 45i
ashes lea ,a 40 April @ 4Sse od 47c ssked
sales 56,t 90 bush; No White at 32c; No at 3Ul "a
Sic; No2 White at 32a @ 33c; Mixed Western at 30.
q 34ic, including 1O,O 600 bush No Chicago at 31lc,
Sugar dull aud heavy; fair to good refining at 6s a
6sc; prime at 81 q 6srened quiet and rather weak
cd at ST. as &C. Ts
low is steady at C. Eggs frmer at "a q 80. Fora
opened frmer and closed dull and heavy; sales 25O
bbls new mess on spot at 10 373 q 10 5Ono do quoted
at 80 70; 27o bbls for March new at 10 80 e eff
dull and unchanged. Cut Messs firm picked bel
lies at ST. fresh hams at 81 do bellies at 54 picked
shou ders 4; middles quiet and firm; long clear at
ST. short clear at 81 long and short clear at ST.
Lard opened firmer and closed lower sales 500 tcs
prime steam on spot al 20 IS; $50 tcs tor Febru-
ary at 721 q 75 $500 for March at rs q S2A
SuOO for April at s2s q 80; $50 tcs city steam
at 60; 800 tcs No do 80. Butter dull ana heavy
Cheese steady.
FreIghts to Liverpool-market is nominal: Wheat
per sail q st; steam at 5ad.
CHICAGO, February 3.-Flour steady; Spring extra
at 3 90 g 81; Minnesota patent at 90 q 90; low
grades w @ 30. Wheat is firm No Red Winter
at sSt q $50; No Chicago Spring at s5s G s5ac FIR
cash; s6a @ S6sc for March; No Chicago Spring at
lie; rejected at "a @ 55c. Corn is fairly active and
3lac for April: 500 35ic forMay. Oats are in good
demand and shade higher at 20ac cash; 2O3ce for
March Rye unchanged Barley nominal. Pork is
cash; 57A g 6O tor March; 72A a 975 Tor April.
LAID unsettled and generally higher at 37A 10 4n
tor cash; 9 45 q 4'a ior March; 55 a 57S ApriI
bulk Meats are firm; shoulders at 55 short lrih ar
30; clear sides at TO- Dressed Hogs higher at IS
941O. W
keceipts-16,O0O bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat 81 :.
goo bush corn $1,000 bush oats, 22,OOO bush rye
shipments~12,OOo bbls aoar, $4,000 bush wheat
46OOO bush c.rn 1900 bush oats, 200 bush barley
$50 bush rye.
At the afternoon call of the board the market closed
with Wheat inactive and lower at sac bid tor Feb
ruary S63c bid Tor March Corn easier at Sic asked
for February; 33c bid for March, 353c for May oats
&c lower. PIovsions-Pork unsettled and genera
lower at 9 923 for March. Lard unchanged.
ST LOUIS. February Flour is inactive and nm
ed Wheat frmer tor cash; No Req Fall at 93l "a
y3sc for cash. s3sc for February 945 q 95c for March
No Red Fall at 88lc, Ne Spring at 773c bid
Corn is active and shade higher; No Mixed at 3Ol
30sc tor cash; 3Osc for February; 3lA q 314 March,
Oats active and higher; No at 2s q 22c cash 2isc
Barley Is qulel chOce Iowa ~ q 77a. Provisions
Pork steady at 60 Lard at 6 50 asked, 6 40 bid.
6ulk Meats steady but sow car lots OF 15 TO 20 days
short rib 40 a 90; so days short clear at 431
Bacon is higher ;short rib at 10 "a l5 clear at 80
q So.
Recelpts-5,000 bbls flour, g. 900 bush wheat. a.
oOO bush bush oats. 1900 bush rye 10 600
bush barley.
Shipments 5000 bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat. m
0OO corn, 100000 bush OATS 1000 bush rye 2O0O
bush barley.
SAVANNAH, February 3.-Cotton is firm; Middling
uplands at SIC.
MEMPHIS, February 3.-Cotton in good demand
Middling uplands sc.
NEW ORLEANS, February 3.-Cotton is easy; Mid
ding uplands at SIC.
MOBILE, February 5.-Cotton quiet; Middling up
lanna