The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-02-21
Domestic. Markets.

NEW YORK February 2O-Evenng. Cotton dull
new Mddling upan1s iI-i6: do Orleans at 1916
active and slightly in buyersfavor with very mod
crate business tor export and home use; sales a.
onO bbls; No 2si 2hO9 525; Superhne Western ano
4 90; choice Western and State at Us a so; White
Wheat Western extra at IS a 5 25 Fancy White
Wheai Western at 80 "a : 10; extra Ohio at rs a
90; extra st Louis 8 so q 5 Is; Patent Minnesota
extra at 10 q 90; choice at 65 rs, including
$40 bbs City Wills extra at IS q rs: 1 60 bbls
at 81 a Is; BOO bbls Minnesota extra at IS o
s % the market closing dull. Seuthern ton. is
steady sales 1900 bbls; extra at Oh a 20; choice
meal steady and dull. WHEAT eceipts 127, $50
bush; irregular and unsettled; Winter opened a
wer and co ed trim with decline recoveied and fai,
business, mainly speculative; Spring is quiet and
unch nged sales 463.i 90 BUSH ncludiIg S9 600 ous
on the spot; ung' AIDED Spring at 90 q Soc; No do
at o92 a TO-; No do at 10 a i5A; No do at
az " 81 -; No 2 do at o.; NO do 4iOO bush al
l IL, extra 30, 5000 bush at Il; White State al
l3t q l3i; White Canada at Is; No White fol
March, $500 bush at 1S1, closing 10, bid, l3s
bid IA asked DO way 1900 ta,s at eosna az rs,
at Is. bid, ljt asked; No Amber for February,
5000 bush at 1St, closing at 49, bid, 10 asked d.
old, IA ked; DO March, 10000 bush al 10, 10
/ 15s, closing AT ,34 bid, IA asked; do DO April
"a 900 bush at ~ q is closing lis bio, Is ask,
ed; do May 5000 bush at lo4 q l5t. closing at
154 bid, 16 asked. Rye quiet and firm $500 bush
State at 61k "a 6lc 5000 bus6 Canada at CSC Bar.
ley quiet. Barley Malt nominal Gor.-re-
Tor export spesdlaton sales 37 600 bush, ncluuIng
iS7 900 bust on the spot. uDgade1 at IS 47c; No
a 47c; new do at i6s 46to; Jersey Yellow at 4SAc
steamer do at 44sc " bite Soutnern at 45c; eamel
White &c; steamer for February 443c, closing al
4i4c bid, 45c Asked do Mach 4isc, closing at As,
bid 45.c asked; No for February $500. closing 464C
Old sstc asked; old do 46ac, closing 4ac Did, AZ AK
ed; 90 March at 46l g 46ac, closing bid, II ask
change; sales 81, 100 BUSH No at 314c; No 3 White
4 Sz3c; NO z at S2t 32sc; NO White at S34c; NO
at 81 g S2aci No Whne 31ic; Mixed Western al
at 32a g 33c; White state al IS q s5ic Snxar
stead; M 'Ia~se.-Foreign unohangeo: New On.
leans, 200 bbsst rs SOC =. role usl, is dult abo
lower; united s63; in bbls 81 ST. refined o.
EailOw steady at s-16 rors hrmer and mo1
eiatey active ana closed easy 900 bbls mess on the
sss eff quie, and steady. Gu, Messs very quiet
nddes firm long clear at 81; short clear at 81 long
and short clear at 81. Lard opened hishef and
,iesm spot at 90 05; 500 tics for February At
t2 1851 ties for March at 023 05; 321u ties for
April 07A@ Is; $50 city steam at 6 90 Batter
firm.
Freights to Liverpool-market firm; Cotton Der
sail BIG @ 1872; steam t; Wheat per steam g.
CHICAGO, February 20.-eIour is stea1y and un-
changed Wheat Is unsettled and generally higher
opened sirOng and higher ami closed al inside prices
No2 Chicago spring at SO q 93Ac for cash. 93sc for
Marcb 94sc for April; sale at SAT s5tc for April
Ca at sso S pT e. e ssgsa ss
57a a 31sc tor May. Oats in good demand at tuli
g,ces at 22sc for cash 22sc tor March, 23c for April
- Tor May rye unchanged sarle. trong at
~ SIS for Ma ch; 10 n75 "a 10 10 for April La
lairiy active and shade higher at rs cash; 6 70 a
shade higher; shoulders al t5; short rib at 95;
snort Clear 5 Is. DIesse' Hogs nominaiy unchang d
heceIpts-11,00 boIs flour, 1905 bush wheat, i0S-
500 bush corn 5000 bush oats. $500 bush rye, g.
900 bush barley.
Shipments-l6,OO0 bbls Goar, 81 900 bush wheat
0OO bush c-rD, 5000 bush oats, IA 900 bush barley
1900 bush rye.
AT the afternoon call of the board the market closed
with WheaI heavy at 92ic asked for March, 93Ic ask
ed for april Corn dull and lower az 33c for March;
81 a 37ic for April. Oats dull Provisions-Pork
lower al s2l bil.i March, % for April. Lard is
dull and lower.
sr LOUIS. February Colour stes "; double ex-
Ira ra At 4 10 sTsSSs do easb o 80 r
Tafch, No Red Fall at 1 90 Corn is easier: No
Mixed at 32a q sac TOR cash. SO q s3ic for March;
cash; 24sc for March. Rye 8 higher at as a 45,c
PIovlsons-Pork higher at 9 so. Lard higher at 65
BIZ. Bulk Meats trmer; cear rib 70 g s2i, clear
SIDES 80 q 80. Bacon trmer.
keceipts-2,0OO bnis hour, 25O00 bush wheat, 3d.
900 bush corn, llG0O bush oats 5000 bush 5000
Shipments II 600 bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat. M
900 rnsf corn, 1000 bush oats, 0O00 bush rye, 1000
bush barley.
TOLEDO February 2o.-Wheat weak and feversb;
NO he1 at va cash ana March; 04i tor April.
Corn quiet; No al 3S1c for May.
DETRoIL, February 2O.-Wheat firm; extra l %.
White 0i cash; 023 for April; % Tor May; O5l
or June.
NEW ORLEANS, February 2O.-Cotton is steady;
Middiing upiands at 9ac.
February 2o-Cotton firm; Middlinp
lplands at 3 5-l6c,
MEMPHIS, February 2o.-Cotton steady; Middling
lpands 9ac.
MOBILE, February 2o-Cotton quiet and steady:
iiddllDg uplanus at &c.