The Portland daily press., 1879-02-13
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK. February 12-Evening.- Cotton is
quiet; Middhug uplands 0 1l-l6 New Orleans 10
16c. Flour-receipls 23,906 bbls; quiet and prices
without decided change, with limited export and
home trade demand; sales Il, 700 bbs; No al So a
LOO; Supertine Western and State 20 q 55; extra
Western and State at 65 @3 90; choice Western and
State at so q A So; White Wheat Western extra at
30 a 5 %; Fancy White Wheat Western at 5 80 a
30; extra Ohio at rs q 90; extra st Louis 5 SO
@575; Patent Minnesota extra at IS "a OO: choice
at 05 50, including 1U0 bbis City Mills extra at
40 q 90; 29l0 bbls low extra at 65 q 90; 1900
Minnesota extra at 65 a 90. Southern Flour
unchanged; sales 1850 bbls. Rye Fiour is quiet.
Cornmeal steady; Brandywine 2 rs. Whrat- e.
cepts 10000 bush; Spring quiet and very firm Win
ter opened shade stronger and closed quiet and
scarcely so firm, export demand quiet am moderate;
sales 24Goo bush including $4,000 bust on the spot
Winter Red at SIC q 09; No 8 do at O5j: No 3 do
at l COZ q 10; No do at 1O4; steamer No do at
do 90 q O94; ungraded White at VI a 6s; No 2
do at VI; steamer No do a. OF q O7a; No / do
900 bush at o9@ 093; extra do, 800 bush at
5000 bush at 10, closing at 09a 3D. 1O1 asked
do April. $4,000 bush at 1Oa "a H. closing at lOi
bid, ~ asked No Amber for February, 5000 bush
February at 0si bid 1yi asked; do March, 5000
nasb at H. closing at 100 bid, II asked April,
Rye quiet. Barley unchanged. Barley Malt
nominal. COra-recelDts IA, l04 bush; about &c
with moderate export and home trade demand ,and
speculative business; sales 504 900 busb Including
OOo bush on spot, ungraded at AIS q 47tc; No at
45 q 43ac; at a q 44lc; No at 47Ac; new
45ac; jersey do AGO. round do at 4sc steamer White
Solo; steamer for February at ale closing at 44c
bid 44sc asked do March at 444c, closing at All bidc
do May 453c; No for February 4osc closing at 41sc
bid 455c sed old do at 47c bid 47ac asked do for
March at 46 g 46sc, closing ACC bid, 46ic asked; old
at 47c bid, 47ac asked; do April at 47c, closing 465c
bid, 44ac asked. OaIs-receipts Al 400 bush; quiet
and scarcely ffrm sales 80 100 BUSH No White at
Sac; No at sl4 g sac; No2 White at S2s q s2sc;
No l at 314 a 32c; Mixed Western at 81 "a 3lsc:
White Western at 80 a 34c; White State 80 "a SIC
Sugar quiet and unchanged; 382 hhds low grade
Cuba Muscovado q 6s; fair to good refining 6s q
%: prime6a Molasses steady. Petroleum IS
quiet and firm 200 bbls high lest refined on spot at
80; united s6t g 97A TaiIow steady at e. Eggs
trmer at a 70. Fora unsettled and lower: $40;
dull; futures active mess the SPOT quoted at 55
Cor old; 10 80 for new; sales 500 bbls new for
February at 10 80; 500 bbs for March 10 45 "a 10 so
Beef unchanged. Cui Meas fairly active and
steady niddles dull ana in in buyers favor ;long clear
at Oh short clear at o. long and short clear az 81
Lard dull and loweri 200 les prime steam on spot
at 95; 100 ties for February at 95 a 971; 1850 ties
for March at co. 1000 ties for Apri at O5 a 10; g.
$40 les for May at Ia ISL 1900 ties city steam at
frmer.
Freghts to Liverpool-market quiet; Wheat per
steam G.
CHICAGO, February 12.-Flour is in good demand,
tending upward anG srong, extra at 10 a 25 low
grade 90 q IS; Western patent 5 90 a. 90; MIN
nesota 6 90 q 8 90; Winter ex ra OO q 525. Wheat
act ao nrm ana aagaer No Chicago Spring at $50
April; No Chicago Spring at rs q 75.c; rejected at
6Oc Corn is farly active and shade higher at 80 a
32c for cash. 323c for March, 32sc for Apri 363c tor
May; rejected 29c. Oats in good demand and shade
higher at 21sc for cash; 211c tor March; 22tc for
April; 24sc for May Rye unchanged Barley shade
higher at &c., Purk is in fair demand and lower at
ga @ % Tor cash; 67s "a 70 for March; 9 82I "a
% for April. Lard steady and IN tair demand at
go cash IS 70 for March, 6 s24 q So for April Bulk
Meals in fair demand and lower; shoulders at 65
short rib at SO short clear 90. Dresser Hogs in
active and lower at 40 q 475
kecelpts-12 900 bbls -four, 900 bush wheat, 114-
IVY bush corn, 2i000 bush oats, 1900 bush rye, 49,
100 bush barley.
shipments-16,OOO bbls foar, 1O5.5Oo bush wheat,
900 bush corn, 900 bush oats3OOo bush barley
At the afternoon call of the board the market closed
with Wheat shade lower at S9c for March 1901 a 9Oac
for March; 22ac for April. Provisions-Pork heavy
and lower at 573 for March; 10 a 72k for April
Lard heavy and lower at IS for March; rs April.
ST. Louis. February 12.-Flour firm and unchang-
ed; Wheat is strong and higher; No 2 RED Fail at
s6t g 96tc for cash; 96sc for February; s7t a size
tor March; No Red Fall at 944c No Spring at SIC
pa Corn active and higher for cash; options easier;
No Mixed at 80 q 325c tor cash; 80 q 32tc for Feb
ruary 32a q 32sc for March. Oats higher: bid slow;
No at az g 24ac cash; no options Rye scarce and
higher at 49, (@ 434c. Barley is unchanged Provis-
ions-Pork inactive and lower small lots at 9 IS "a
80. Lard dull and heavy; no sales Bulk Meats
are easier car lots 20 to 80 days clear ribs at
$50. Bacon active and lower; clear ribs 80 q 40;
clear sides so IS, outside price delivered. Sweet
picked hams strong at q u.
Receipts-4OOO bpls flour, 1900 bush wheat, CO.
600 bush corn, 900 bush oats 1000 bush rye 1000
bush barley.
Shipments 5000 bbls -four co. 900 bush wheat, o.
GOO o1sb corn, $1,000 bush oats, o0OO bush rye LOCO
bush barley.
NEW ORLEANS, February 12.-Cotton is irregular
and easy ;Middling upands at 93c.
SAVANNAH, February 12.-Cotton quiet; MiddBng
uplands at 9ac.
MEMPHIS, February 12.-Cotton quiet and steady;
Middling uplands 9ic.
MOBILE, February 12.-Cotton easier ;NIiddling up.
lands at SIC,