, 1880-02-27

on. March contracts, In the afternoo
the markets turned rather heavily downwards
wheat was depressed by ruuors of large shol
sales by exporters On the 6eaboard, AMI bot
grain and provisions were weakened by the SUP
position that rnii freights like tho married folk
| alluded to by Hamlet, s'Shail remain US the
are" Mess pork closed EXC lower, at S11.7va
1-Rh for seller March and Sll.S7M@1.o0 TO
April. Lard closed 15c lower, at s7.121.97.15 70
new seller March, and ST. 22211k0725 for April
| Short ribs closed ut $8.45 for April. Sprinl
! wheat closed &c lower, at s1.2,3A for March an'
| S1.24A for April Corn closed &c lower, ut 37
| for February, and 4136c May. Oats closed n
lower, at 3}4G35Ac for May. Rye WIS steady n
| 75c cash, and 731zc for seller March. Barley wa
quoted weak at SIC sellers for March extra 8 ant
TIC April No. 2. Hogs were quiet and firm ii
$4.30D4.4 10 for light and ut s. .5gi.65 for heavy
Cattle were dull and unchanged with sales al
Se.5005.40.
a good and daily improving demand for staple
! and fancy dry goods is reported. Prices are
| sustained with unabated frnncss. Groceries
] we're In fair request at unchanged prices
| Cofrces we're moving freely and were strong ar
! the late advance. Sugars were steadter than for
some days previous. Rice, spices, and sir1lps
| were unchanged. The demand for dried fruits
shows some Improvement, but prices continue
rather easy. Fish were active and firm as last
! quoted. In the market for dairy products there
were no changes Oils were quiet ut steady
figures. The market for bagging was without
new features, the demand continuing fair Mt
advancing prices Coal, leather, and pig iron
were quiet
Lumber was in request and steady. Shipping
orders are numerous, and local buyers are TAX
ing considerable quantity. Hardware and
nails continue III fair demand und generally
steady. Wool was quoted firm and fairly active
M phnnpa in hor
Hides were stronger, tho improvement being in
sound stock. q few orders for which were re-
ceived, and the offerings were light Seeds were
in fair demand and frmer, though timothy
weakened from the highest point touched be-
fore the close. The sales Of green fruits were
fair and prices were unchanged, though In
creased receipts created d weaker feeling in
apples. Poultry was dull md easier.
Rail freights were reported steady on the basis
Of 40c per 100 lbs On grain to New York, and 45c
on boxed meats to do. Through frciehts to Liy-
erpool were f8Ac on meats and lard, and 55c on
flour; do to Glasgow 6sAc, and lard and meats to
Hamburg Sic.
The receipts OF wheat ut Chicago, Milwaukee,
st. Louis. Toledo, and Detroit reported yester-
day, aggregated 122o ,000 bu, and shipments 49000
The following was the produce movement re-
ported from Now York yesterday: Receipts
Flour, ol49 brls; wheat, 1880 bu; corn, 147,0at
bu; oats, e. .394 bu; corn-meal, $50 pkgs; rye 1856
bu; barley, 4,4o0 bu; malt, 4,so0 bu; pork. 1s2
brls; beef, LAST brls; cut meats, 3,647 pkgs;
lard, ,3t2 tcs; whisky, 8s1 brls.
Exports for twenty-four hours-Flour, 1000
brls wheat, 10000 bu; corn, 1000 bu, oats, 1000
bu.
The following table shows the quantities Of
wheat and corn on passage for the United King
dom for ports Of call and for direct ports, on the
dates named:
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