The Portland daily press., 1879-02-28
Do,nestic N5aykets.

NEW YORK. February -Evening-COttOn is
16c; do Orleans at l5-I6c FiourereceipIs 166 $50
bbs; the market is slightly in buyers favor with
a. m0oea1e o0o @ export and home trade inquiry; sales
tern and State at 8 so q 8 go; extra Western and
State at 30 g 90 choice Western and State at 95
q oO; White Wheat Western extra at So q 25;
Fancy White Wheat Western at 30 "a 0 so; extra
Ohio at 70 "a 90; extra st Louis so SO rs: Pa
tent minnesota extra at 90 q 20; choice at O5 %
2, including 12O0 bbls City Mills extra at 4 IS a
B 70; low extra at 80 q 90; Winter Wheat extra
at 3 80 9 10; 60C7 bbls Minnesota extra at 8 IS 0
8 %. the market cosiDg heavy. Southeru flour
UNCHANGED; sales 200 bbs ;extIa at 90 2O choice
do % g g. 80. Ry- -Four is quiet and steady.
CornmeaI quiet Whsat-receipts I09 800 bush {;
No Red Winter a &c better with moderate ex-
port port and speculative inquiry; Spring, about steady
dull and In buyers favor sales 1851 90 bush including
276OO0 o9sn on the spor rejected Spring at Sl& S25
ung1aded Winter Red at 90 "a 13; No do AZ t93
@ III; No do.at 13 q 1877 No 1 do 13 a l3a
ungraded Amber at % a 49,; No2 do at / 70 "a
~; upgrafed White at 90 q II; No DO at O95
"a 10; No White 10000 bush at IL a 115 extra
DO 100 bush at 1St; White Statel 1za q 13i i:No
White for February; "a, 900 bush at III, closing at
III bid, ia sed do March, 81, 600 bush at liz
closing at III bid, lia asked; do for April. 16O60
bush at 13 q lS4, closing at l3 bid, i35 asked
No 2 Amber for February bush at ri, closing Z
bid IA asked; do March at 12t BID, 1 13 asked
do May, 5000 bush at IA closing at 1874 bid, / Is
asked; No Red for February, 5000 bush at 1871,
closing at 134 bid. l33 asked; do for March, 81 600
Al ril, 10000 Lush at 49, closing at Al bid, 6
asked. Rye quiet and firm at 81 q 63c for Western
ana State. barley quiet and unchanged Barley
Malt nominal sor~-recelDts 6196 busb; No 8
and steamer q better ;others dull and unchanged
sales 600 bush including 12l O0n bush the SCOT
ungradei at 46 a 46ac; No at AL a TIC; steamer
at As 45ao: No do at 46 "a 46ic mainly at Acc old
No at 464 47c; Jersey Yellow at a61c; steamer do
43lc; low Mixed 45c; steamer tor February at 45c;
do March at 44sc bid, 45c asked; No for February
at Acc Did, 46ic asked old 10 at 46Ac bid 46.c asked
40 March 46sc bid 4O2c asked old do closing at 46sc
No Whne at 36c; Mixed Western at 334 a SAC
White Western at "a q 36c; Mixed State SAC; ;White
fair to good refining at g 81; prime at 81; refined
unchanged vi .iasse. quiet y. .rOl-um quiet
5000 bbls united at 965 q 971. Tailow moderate
easier. afterwards trmer and closed dun and heavy
sales $50 bbs mess the spot at 9 IS q 10 OO for
old; Beef unchanged and dull. Gu, M-a.s quiet
and unchang d picked bellies at Ct; do hams II q
9; middles dull; long clear at 6-16; short clear at
59. Lard closed weak; sales 1ls0 tcs of prime
on SPOT at 95 a 90; $50 for Apri at OH q IS;
$500 tcs for May at 10 a l5 375 tcs city steam at
6 81. Butter dull Cheese steady.
.Frelghts to Liverpool-market dull; Wheat per
steam 81.
CHICAGO, February z7.-Flour is firm. Wheat in
fair demand and higher; No 2 Red Winter at 96kc
No Chicago Spring at 93s q 93se for cash. 93sc for
March; sasc for April; s7;c for May; No 3 Chicago
edge at 33s Bic for cash; 35ic for March, 1890 for
April $3.50 for May. Oats firm 23lc bid for cash
23ac for March; 2ssc for April; 2eac Tor May Rye is
shade higher at 1925 for cash. 10 27t g 10 80 Tor
March; 10 40 q 10 Al for April 10 55 q 10 b7t for
May. Lard in fair demand but lower at 77A "a 6 so
tor cash and March; 90 for April and May Bulk
Meats shade higher; shoulders at 81; clear rib 90;
clear sides at 80. Dresser Hogs quiet and firm at
460.
Receipts 1000 bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat &c.
0oO bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 5000 bush rye H.
700 bush barley.
Shipments-l3,OOO bbs hour $4,000 bush wheat,
10000 bush crn "a 900 bush oats, $4,000 bush barley
$1,000 bush rye.
At the afternoon call of the board the market closed
with Grain hrmer but not higher. Pork shade high
frmer. ~
ST LOUIS February 27.-Flour unchanged Wheat
IS fairly active; No Red Fl Fall at 1o5 Io2 cash;
at SO q 991c. Corn active and firm; Ne Mixed at
s2sc tor cash; s2ac for March, 3Slc for April. Oats
Proyisions-Pork quiet; jObbing at 10 80 a 10 IS.
Lard nominal. Dry salted meats dull. Bacon lower
clear RIB ST.
Receipts-3,OOO .bbls nour, 10000 bush wheat, 6s.
goo bush corn, 5000 bush oats 1000 bush rye 5000
Shipments 600 bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat, co.
bush barley.
DETRoIL. February 27.-Wheat firmer ;extra White
Oh; No L White at 99sc; March at 90; April O15
g o.; May at oSs 9 O31 June o4A.
new new ORLEANS, February 27.-Cotton is quiet;
Middling upands at 9Ac.
MOBILE, February 27,-Cotton firm; Middline m
lands at 9sc. ~
SAvANNAH. February 27.-Cotton firm; NIiddling
1plands at 5-16c.
MEMPHIS, February 27.-Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands 93c.
European Markets
LONDON, FEBRUARY 27-12.3O P. W.-Consols at 96 s.
l6 for money and account.
LONDON, February 27-12.3O P. M.-American se-
curites United States bonds, 67s at 1O4 new SIS at
1867; new 4fs at O7a; 104Gs at 043; Erie at 26a
preferred As