The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-01
Domestic Markets,

NEW YORK. January Observation-Disclosures
cepls l4,576 bbls; the market is without decided
demand; sales 1900 bbls; No2 at 2 80 q 80;
Superfne Western and state 800 q 8 So; extra
State at 95 q So; While Wbeai Western extra at
4 % q %; Fancy White Wheat Western at 5 30 "a
= 90; extra Ohio at IS @ 90; extra st Louis 8 81
at 05 So, including 1870 bbls City Wills extra at
470 q CO., 2sl0 bbls low extra at 621 q IS, $500
b6ls Winter Wheat extra at 70 q $50; 1900 bbls
Minnesota extra at IS 9 IS, the market closing
quiet. Southern + lOur is unchanged; sales $50
bols BY -Four steady. COrumesi is quiet,
Winter and &c lower: Spring steady with mo crate
export demand; sales $780, 90 bush, including 161 900
on SPOT; rejected Spring at "a q 75c: No2 Mi@aase.
at o. a 05; No2 do at 10 q Os3; steamer No 2
DO at O6; No do at 90 q t9a; ungraded Amber
at o.; No2 do at106 q O74; No 2 White at / o.
ira do. 1910 bush at 1 10s q 1 1Us; White Slate at
091 g 10; MOI Amber for reoruary at OF bid,
No2 Red for January. 1900 at o.; do Febraary
$4,000 bnsb) at o. q 09i closing at 90 bid OS.
asked; do March, 10000 bpsh) at lOs closing at
sales 10 900 bush rs 7Sc for 2-rowed state: e5c
FOR 6-rowed State; 92ac for ungraded Canada. Bur-
ley NAL. is nominal. or.-r.celDts 90 07O bush;
new 3c lower; old without decided change; sales
2oa COG BUSH including 900 bust spot; uhg ad-
81 at g 4sac; No Bat 4St 4ac; steamer at Isl
a al 49, g a. aS w n store "a &c
464c; southern do at 46c; White Western at 4s4c;
steamer tor February 44Ac at 44c bid.
do tor March at 44sc bid 45c asked No for Februa
ry at 45sc, closing at 45sc bid, 45ic asked do tor
Match at 4oac closing at Acc bid, 464c asked. 0ass
-recelpts 81 1853 bush the market Is without import
SIC: No at 500 a Sic; No2 White at 325 33c mo
at Sic; 3i4c bio ior No White; Mixed Western al
81. g s1c; White weslernat ~ q 3ac; White State
52sc for February; 33c for first half do Sugar in
moderate demand aud steady; fair to good refining
a. 81 g &c; prime at g q I; refned-slandard at
AT of n. hid q
Mslasses is nominaIy unchanged TallOw is
quiet and steady at 81 a g. Fora openei nls her
on spo; at quoted at so q 624 for Old IL % a
10 30 for new. e eff is steady and uuiet Beef Hams
nrmeri Western at l6 90 "a l6 50. Cut Me.ss quiet
and steady picked bellies at A do shoulders at 4;
smoB ed hams 81; middles unchanged and quiet short
clear at st; long and short clear at 81 rd opened
rmer and closed dull ana lower 5s ties prime steam
on spot al 20 @ 70 1850 ties TOR February at go q
ia. 70 800 les for March at GA S24 $3.50 tics
for April at so q 81; $50 ties city steam at 40 "a
5O 800 ties refined for continent at TO- closing az
Z 90.
Freghts to Lverpool-the market is lower; Wheat
per steam at 5ad.
CHICAGO, January 31.-Flour market dull and
unchanged; Spring extra at 8 90 a So Minnesota
patent 90 90; low grades Q 90 q rs. Wheat is
ID ar demand but lower; Chicago Spring at S5tc for
cash or February; s6sc for March; No Chicago
Spring at IO3c. Corn is quiet and at 30ac for
cash; 81 q 31sc for February: 35s q 35sc for May.
Oats are fairly active and shade higher at 2Oc cash
2Sse for February 2esc for March; 22a 22Bc for
unsettled and generally lower, openeu strong and
bsher and closed at inside prices at so a 35 for
cash; 81 q 30 TOR February; 945 q 47A March;
. 60 q ga for April. Lard heavy opened strong !
and higher and closed at inside pIice 32A for cash
sus Meats 81 ezs March, @
shoulders at So; rib 30 clear sides at 75
dresser Hogs unsettled and lower at 10 q 5 81.
receipts 9,OOu bbls -four 81, QUO bush wheat, 50,
00O bush corn, $4,000 bush OATS $3.50 bush rye, 81
600 bush barley
shipments-12.OOo bbls loar, 5000 bush wheat,
5000 bush cCrn 81 900 bush oats 900 busb barley
240O bush rye.
ST LOUIS. January 31.-Flour quiet and unchang-
ed. Wheat-cash higher, options lower; No Re-,
Fa at 93t 933c for cash. 93t q 93sc for February;
No3 Red Fall at sS3c; Ne Spring at 78c CorL is
unsdtlsd No 2 Mixed at 80 q 3Jac tor cash il 3Os q
~ g2isc cash; 2lsc bid for February. Rye scarce
anu nh at 42s q 4l2c cash. Barley is dull and I'M
cnahgeo PIovIsions-Pork opened strong aud higher
dnu ciosI at inside prices at 30 a 8 IS in lots
Latu Is nosinal at 40. Bulk Meats opened strong
anu coseu weak and lower; lots OF Is 10 20 days
snTp. s r,o a. 40 50; clear 60 62t Bacon is
nM ,snort ri9at 10; clear % q So; sweet pick
ie4 nans 10 ios9verage 50; i3i lbs att.
oo M bDls nOur Al 900 bush wheat, 81
bush barley. WV ~ ''000
Shipments 5000 bbls -four 1000 bush wheat. 10.
| bush barley. ''N' wv ''O0'
MILWAUKEE, January 3l.-Breadstuffs dull. No 1
MnWaukee Wheat clOsei last evening al 81 "a 97c for
| soft and hard, and is LoninaIly the same 1o-day
No Milwaukee at Sc a s6tI for cash and ,January
| at 7lac ~ No' 4hh"auAee
Receipts-10,4OO bbls flour, IS, 100 rsn vns., soc
| nuah corn. 1900 bush oats. "ne"'' 0Vo
| Shipments ZOO bbls flour, 81 400 busl, ho,+
1900 bush barley ~ mnedt,