The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-02-17


NEW YORK Feb. 16-Evening -Flour.-Receipt
Is IA bbls;without change with very moderate ex
port and home trade; sales Il, 400 bbls; N02 at
1n sv western stern and STATE At 0oa
to choice do at 80d7 70; White Wheat Western
extra at 6596 %; fancy do at 80 98 90; OK:
90; patent Minnesota extra at ooas 90: choice
70 double extra at 1923 %. including 1900 bbls
City Mills extra at G 2E96 80; 100 bbls No At
40og4 rs; 800 bbls Superdne at OoG5 SO; 600
bbls low extra at 40d so; 5000 bbls Winter
Wheat extra Dogs 90: 400 bbls Minnesota ex-
ira 4o9s IS: Southern flour. common to fair e5-
Rye Flour steady at SO95 25. Corn Meal is
quiet. Whest-exports 123, 366 bush receipts 40,
advance was lost, closing dull at shade under Satur
days closing prices: sales 97b,UOO including 1907
900 on spot rejected Spring at 22a: ungraded
North Western 40; Mixed Spring and Winter at
l 43; ungraded Red at 42Ia@11 30; No 2 do SO
81 5ot4 ungraded Amber at SO; No White at
| 40: No White, 81 900 at l 4S91 1874 No Q
Red for February, 32.t % at 49Ial01 80; do for
March, 2as 900 at 5oGl 81 do April, 5000
ooo. at ia a / ~. Rye steady at 9s99sc for
car lots and boat loads Corn exports 90, 943
bush; receipts los, 800 bush rather more eady and
better export demand sales 29s, 900 bush, includ-
ing 900 on spot; ungraded at 57a59c No at
STA 45812c: STEAMER at 67a57Lac; No at 58c
for 59c for old in store; steamer White at Soc
No for February SOC; March at 55M C; steamer
February SIC. bats receipts 81 go bush: shade
tirmer and fairly active; aales 90 600 BUSH Ate for
NO s.: 4IQ4I%Sc 90 W n1t6. 4I14C IOr NO q, 4SS
44S4c do White; 4sc for No 1; | 80 for do White;
Mixed Western at 474 a4Sc: White Western AZ a
SOC; Mixed State Alag 47Ac; White State at As
800 hhds common Muscovado 3-16c; fair to good
refining at 7ss47asc prime ia; refined moder-
ately ac,ivestandard at 91sc; granuiatsd at sss
ca. y. Petroleum steady; united oSA; crude
in bbfs 7s4 as7s refined at 7s4e, Taiiow weak
and fairly active; 10000 TBS at 6ss iG612. Pork
quiet and weak; sales 100 bbls old mess on spot
part old, IL rs; new quoted IL 25912 37h; $50
new for March II 10. Cur Meats steady; middles
steady; long clear 62s short 71s. Lard-moderate
trade; 1044 prime steam on spot at 671s@7 20;
$50 for February co.; 1850 new for Mar z SO
81 g. $500 e April 72l3a 10000 s Nay y, at 50
nent 8, storing Oo. Butter is firm; State 2oa
3Sc; Western at 15a29c. Cheese firm; State at
Hay ana straw-Shippng Hay quoted at 75c;
retail lots S0685c for medium, 90a 85c for prime;
clover at 65@7oc. Straw at sl9s1 o. for long
A fair demand and firm market.
Freights to Liverpool steady; Cotton per 3-16@
"A; Wheat per steam 3.
CHICAGO. Feb. 16.-Flour nomnally unchanged.
Wheat unsettled and generallo higher; No Chica-
for April; No 8 Chicago Spring at Os la@1 10;
3i;l4c for cash: 1854 March; 4Ossc for May and
June. rejected 34c. Oats easier at 30A for cash;
Bic March; 35ssc May. Rye is easier Toe. Barley
frmer 79c. Dressed Hogs &c higher at 90a5 90.
Pork in good demand and shade higher at IL 65 for
cash; IL 81 1a@11 60 for March; II 721s@11 Is
81 for March, : 80 for APRIL Bulk Meas steady a
shoulders at 90; short rib at 90; short clear at
8 DO.
kece,pts-6 900 bbls flour, 26 900 bush wheat.
161 600 bush corn. $4,000 bush oats. $500 bush
rye, $4,000 bush barley.
Shipments-7,0 900 bbls -four, $500 bush wheat,
$4,000 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats. 6O0O bush
rye, $500 bush barley.
asked March; IL Sc for April Lard duh loo lower
ST. LOUIS Feb. 49, Flour trife higher fancy at
121a cash; choice at 9211; family 771s triple
extra rs March. Wheat opened higher but de-
ens ST. sS M Mar s1 sfss for apn 81
for May; No Red Fall 2114 bid. Corn is higher
but slow at 1885 e3s1ac for cash; 34ss i1sc for
March; 1854 9351sc for April; 371so for May.
Oats higher:at 32s4 for cash; 33s4c March :365sa
1864 c May. Rye frmer at 74c bid. Barley dull.
IL o5. Lard steady 10 asked Bulk Meats better.
aeceiprsM5,ooo bbls -four, 81 900 bush wheat,
Shipments 900 bbls -four 10 900 bush wheat.
$4,000 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 1000 bush
barley, 1000 bush rye
No White. no sales; 1884 for February; 3OJs
al 3l7s March; 81 for April.
NEW YoRK, Feb. 16.-Cotton is dull NIiddling up
ands 1890.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 1e.-cottou quiet; Aiddling up
SAVANNAH. Feb. 16.-Cottn easier; Middling up
lands at 12Ac.
MOBILE, Feb. 16-Cotton lower; Middling uplands
at 1880.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 16.-Coston quiet; Middling
uplands 12Ac
European Markets.
LONDON, Feb. 1870 P. M.-Consols 50 3-16
for money and for account.
LONDON, Feb. 16-12.30 P. M.-American secu-
rities-United States bonds, new 5s, at 100; new
41as, 11O1a; As, 1O942. Erie 49A.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 16-123O P. M.-Cotton market
easier; Middling uplands at 712d; Orleans at 75sd
sales 5000 bales for speculation and export 1000;
receipts 16, 100, American IL, 100