The Portland daily press., 1879-02-18
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK. February l7-Evening Cotton ia
dull; new Middliog upands 9sc; do Orleans at ssc.
TtOur-Tecepts 81 ,025 bbls; the market is 10 a 15c
better with export and far home trade demand ;sales
$4,000 bbs No al 50 q Is ;Supertine Western and
state ~ "a 50; extra Western aud State at 70 "a
800; choice Western and State at 95 (d so: White
Wheat Western extra at 30 a rs; Fancy White
Wheat Western at 5 80 q %; extra Ohio at 8 rs q
90; extra st Louis 8 so g rs; Patent Minnesota
extra at 30 g 90; choice at O5 g 90, including
$500 bbs City Mills extra 10 q 25 1850 bbls low
extra at 8 70 @ 90; 6iu0 bbls Winter Wheat extra
at : 30 q 8 Is; $500 bbs Minnesota extra at IS q
. 70, closing firm. SSuthera Flour steady; sales
$500 b6ls; extra at 0o 10; choice do 20 q so.
- eceipts 100000 bush; @p 1c better with a very
moderate trade reported at advance; sales 337t 90
bush, including 2Oi 900 busn on the spot; rejected
Spring at Slc;; N02 do at Oh a % in store and
adoat; ungraded Winter Red at 90 q log; No 8 10
at Os; steamer No2 do at 90; NO ? do at II a
III latter choice deliyere No do at II q NJ;
ungraded Amber at 0S a III; NO 2 do IOI q Ii;
NO d! at III g ! III; ungraded White az / 10 "a
l %; No do at 90 "a 09t; No do, $4,000 bush;
IL; No White for February 5000 bush at ii.
closing al i0s bid, ll3 asked; 90 March at Ii
Amber for February, 5000 bush at II, closing al II
bid, nj asked; do March, 900 BUSH at iii clos
i IN so at Il Did ~ aeked No Red for February
200 bush at ll9,closns ~ bid, III asked;
40 tor March, $4,000 lush 49, closing at liz bid
is bd iof s as AApIil $4,000 bush at 10, closing
quiet. Barley Nal. more active and IN anass .ssleS
-; oramrecelpts 275,6iS bush; &c better with
nciuulng l51 900 BUSH on spot, ungradei at 43A a
47c No at 4-3 q 43c; steamer at Ia 40 445C; No
at 46 q 46sc; old do at I7c; Jersey Yellow at 46c
round Yellow at 47e; Southern do at 4Isc; old No
White at 5lc; steamer Tor February at 44s "a 441c
closing at a4.c bid 44sc asked do Match az 44ac bid
9oc asked NO for February 1885, closing at Acc bid
46c asked; old do at 47c, at 46Sc bid 47c ASK
eu DO March at 464 a6sc closing 46sc bid, i64c
asked; Old do at az q age. Oass-recelpis $3.50
bush ;noe active anu snaue rmer ;sales $500 bush
NO at 3oac; No White at 3l4 a &c; No . at 32c
NO While at Sza q 32sc; No at SIC; Mixed Wes-
tern at 81 q SIC, WHITE Western at 80 "a 34.c Alxea
state at 81 al 32c: White IN A...
quiet aid steady; fair to good refining quoted at 6s
9 %; prime %; refined fl m with lair Du mess M
ano firm; united 9oac Tailow is steady and quiet
at 9-l6 9 %. fOra about steady AMI little more
actiVe $40 bbls mess on the SPOT at Old 10 81
for new 1850 bbis for March, new 10 IL 10 A.; 1850
bbls for April at 10 5J $3.50 bbls for May 10 5 a
10 70. beef unchanged; Beet Hams firm at Is 81 .
10 10 for Western. Cui Meas quiet and steady;
middies more actlve long clear at 5 short clear at
ST.; long and short clear 81. lard shade easier
and ratnerquet 235 ties prime steam on spot at S7A
at 80 "a 6 90; 275U ties for Aprn at + 95 a703:1,-
25O tics for May at 024 074; 2sU city steam al
quiet Cheese steady.
Freights to Liverpoo!-market quiet; Wheat per
steam 6.
CHICAGO, February 17.-FIour in good demand at
settled, No led Winter at 90 q Soc, No Chicago
spring at s4 9lsc for cash. &c for March; 93c for
April, sales at ga q $3.50 for April No Chicago
and generally higher at $50 for cash and March, $500
for April. SO 9 S7sc for May. Oats are in good de-
mand and shaae higher at re for cash; 22sc for
Marcn 2Isc for April 70; for May bye in fir de-
mand and higher aC 45A "a Acc. Barley uull, weak
and lower az 10 q 78c. Pork is active and lower at
6O tor cash ana March; rs 70 for April;9 s7a
q Tor May. Lard inactive and lower at & IS cash;
% bio for March, rs for April; IS for May BULK
Meats dun and shade lower; shoulders at 65 short
rib at 75 Snort Clear 95. Dresser Hogs quiet and
unchanged at 4O "a 80.
Receipts 13,OuO bDls flour, 10000 bush wheat &c.
OOO bush corn, 2sGOo bush oats, 200 bush rye, A.
shipments-9,5OO bbs flour, $500 bush wheat,
!Ooo bush crn, $4,000 bush oats i1,O00 bush barley
500 bush rye.
AT the afternoon call of the board the market closed
with Wheat IN good demand anu &c higher. Corn in
far demand aud higher at 33sc for March; 33A q $3.50
tyr April; SO q 37sc for May Oats tirmer but not
but not lower.
ST LOUIS, February 17-Four too irregular to
quote; Wheat IS excited and higher but unsetIled;
No 2 Red Fall at OOt for cash; L OOt g OOac tor
March, 024 for April, closing at 023 mo keu all
at ss4c 20; NO spring at s5sc bid. Corn higher
put not active; Mo- Mixed at 3Zs q 32Ac tor cash;
35a g 35ac tor April. Oats aull ana lover; No at
I3s q 25sc cash; 2ic for March. Rye IS higher anu
scarce al 49, Pfovlsions-Pork dull: jobbing at 70
"a ~. Lard inactive anu lower; small lois at As
generally beld at 81. Bulk meats nominal. Bacon
50.
Receipts-3,OOO bris hour, 900 bush wheat, 81
700 bush corn 24U0O bush oats. 5000 bush rye 5000
bush barley.
Shipments 600 bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat, Co.,
600 GUST corn, 0,O0U bush oas, $1,000 bush rye 00O0
bush barley.
NEW ORLEANS, February 17.-Cotton quiet; Mid
ding uplands at 9sc.
SAVANNAH, February 17.-Cotton Quiet: Middline
uplands at 9sc.
Memphis, February 17.-Cotton quiet; Niddling
uplanus 9Ac
MOBILE, February 17.-Cotton quiet and easy Mid
ding upands at SIC.
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