The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-02-21


NEW YORK. Feb. 20 Eveaing.- Fiour market
quiet and without important change with hght
export and LOCAL trade demand ,a ort. aee5 ,h,s
sales IA 500 bbls; No 2 at 2 7594 90; Superfne
Western and Stated 1904 20; common TO good ext.
terri ezra at 8Oa8 rs; common to choice White
Wheat Western extra 00@ O0;fancy 40 at . w
ap8 75 common to good extra ONO at Ou9S zo
common to choice extra ST. Louis at SOGS To-
Patent Minnesota extra at 5O98 90: choice to
double extra at 8 00G8 70, including 1000 bbls or
ty Mil extra at 30 for l; loo0 DDS no at
extra rs 40 %; $500 bbls Winter Wheat extrs at
4 9O08 70; 440O bbls Minnesota extra 0odS 70
southern -four unchanged. Whent.recelpts 52-
600 bush exports 1901 bush; 1a@11@c higher,
feyerish and unsettled export trade very slack and
an active business on speculative account, closing
weak at about Ia under outside rates sales 1876
GOO bush, including III, 900 bush on the spot; No
Spring at 35;i ungraded Red l5al 20; NO . DO
at 2S91 2814; No 2-Red at I 3S1s,9i 81 new;
White 24@1 29;No do, 10000 at l 29s4 al u
new, 1 32N old. Rye easier and more active at %
@92. Barley very firm. CORN "a gic netter ana
fair business in optl MS closing weaker; receipts
I22 1877 bush: exports 81, 301 bush: sales 69S 900
6nss 1eSi8s & s5SeSac :p%Ss az sSso
new, 681a@6914c old, 681ac o d NO Mmte at
soc; White Southern at $50; No for February at
6s1a@69c, closing at 68Tsc; May at 696s @7O1sc,
closing 7O1Ac. Oats leash lots unchanged; options
A@Ne better receipts 81 e22 bush; exports brsD;
/.OO
old; do White at 49@4914c new, 501ac old: No
at 49l4 6l49lsc new, 501a@50A G old do Whits at
Sic new 5214c old; No at 491ac; do White 53c;
Mixed Western at 47@49c; do White at e0955c;
Mixed State at 48@50c; White do 52G56c, includ-
ing A. 900 bush No for March 49A @491sc. 40
600 May at 48Nc. Sugar is unchanged; fair to
GOOD refining quoted at 7@71sc; refined is frmi
White tx Q 5taS1s; off A at 814 @@85sc;powdeTed
$3.50; Cubes at 91ac; standard A at 8s4 crushed at
os4 granulated 3 1904; Confec. at = Ys: NO
fasses is steady. Petroleum easier: united o%s;
refined at 7ss asked. Tallow steady; sales o.
600 TBS. 81s@Sss. Pork is held a shade stronger;
quoted 16 75@17 90; new mess for March at ~ ~
@l7 10; April at II 75@17 So. Lard about loc
lower and fairly active, closing weak; sales 100 ties
prime steam on spot at 10 759lO 774s; loo city
steam at 10 so; refined for Continent quoteo 10 3D.
Butter rather weak. Cheese unchanged.
Freights to Liverpool easier; Wheat W steam 31a.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2O.-Flour is dull. Wheat strong
and higher; No Chicago Spring at 249l Z4A
cash: 2414 for February; 24s4 March; Z6%S
al z61a for April:l 26ss@1 26A for May; NOD
doat 1O01 101a rejected 70@7S. Corn Is fairy
active and higher at 57149571Ac cash; 5714c for
February;577sc for March; 629s g63c May; reject
4O14 for February; 4019c for March; 4oTs April;
431sc for May ;lrejected at 80. Rye is firm at SOC.
Barley firm and higher at GA. Dressed Hogs are
steady at 40. Pork is lower at IL 45gl7 % for
cash; IL As February and March; IL 6713 April,
IL S7Ha for May. Lard active and lower at 10 bo
for cash and February; 10 5ol 10 621s for Marcn;
10 671a@g1l 10 April; 10 821s@10fol May. BULK
Meats unsetted-sboul iers 45; short at ribs 4V'
short clear 80.
At the afternoon call of the Board Wheat closed
higher at 25ss@1 1854 March; 271s9l 27@s