The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-02-03
Denaess.c markets.


NEW YORK. Feb. 2-Evening.-Flouf market
little more active and prices without important
change; grades under 20 scarce and urn; export
Receipts Flour 15, 240 bbls; exports 1894 b6is;
sales IL 800 bbls; No 2 at 3 40G4 30; Superhne
Western and State 1894 S0common to good ext.
western and State 1906 rs; good to choice Yves
terri extra at 5 80@S 70; common to choice White
Wheat Western extra OO@ OO;fancy 40 az . o W
as rs; common to good extra Ohio at 25@8 20;
common to choice extra St. Louis at lo9o 70;
Patent Minnesota extra at 5OgS 90; choice 70
i;ity Mill extra 1907 90 for W 1: 1000 bbls No2
at 5 40G4 80; 1900 Superfne 1894 8Oi 500 bbis
low exura5 1896 60;3900 bbls Winter Wheat extra
35GS rs: $500 bbls Minnesota extra 1898 Do;
Senthern -four dull and unchanged common to falr
extra at 50@7 90; good to choice at lO98 20.
Wheat-receipts So 500 bush :exports73 8. 1896 bush;
opened 1&6Dlc lower heavy and feverish export
inquiry very light and active business in options,
closing strong with decline recovered and IN some
cases A@1ac higher sales 2, 100000 bush, includ-
ing 10000 bush on spot ungraded Red at 299
l At; No do 38; No do at 449l 4414 new,
441a@l 4554 for old; No Red at 4S;nnlg {
and old. Rye weak and unsettled at 9l99o. Bar
lev is firm but quiet. Corm-cash steady and Feb
ruary very firm; later months shade easier, closing
stronger and less doing for export and a moderate
trade in options; receipts 39, $50 BUSH exports q
579 bush: sales 978, 600 bush, including ~, OoO
No q at 685s @69c new, 7Oss 9704ac old; choice
Canada Tic; No White 781sc; No 2 for February
6Ss @69c closing 69c March closing
725s@73c closing at 73c. Oats fairly active and
prices without marked change: receipts ~ 9ao Du;
exports 3439 bush ;sales 476 600 bush No at asa
47c; do White 46s4 @4714c; No 2 at 47s4c new,
49c old; do White 4Sc new 491S@4914c OLD; NO
at 4Sc; do White at 501a@6lc: Mixed western nat at
47048c; White do 4S@50c; Mixed State at 400
481ac; White do at 5l@531ac, including 215, 0O0
bush No 2 for February at 475s@47Ac; 90, UOO DO
March 90 coo 90 Apr at 4SS S ro may
easler fair to good refining quoted at on 1scre
fined is unchanged. Molhsses quiet and gnchang-
ed; Orleans at 55@75c; Porto Rico 35@53c. Pc
troIeum dull: united $500 TaIlow dull; sales
$4,000 Tbs. $685.. Pork very dull; prices weak
and unsettled spot mess quoted at ~ I0r o,o
Lard about 71a higher and fairly active, closing
strong;sales 500 prime steam on spot at II STAG
II 4ozso city steam al i very rm on
22942; Western 14@42. Cheese dull; Cheodar S9
121ac poor to choice.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2.-Flour is duh and unchanged
Wheat lower: No 2 Chicago Spring 291s@1 29s4
cash; / 1884 for February; 311s March; 1 321s
iected 85a95c Corn in fair demand and lower at
6O1s0601sc cash; 6014c for February; 60Tsc for
March; 1sc May; rejected 551ac. oats dull a and
42c for March; 4214c for April; 4514 May; Rye is
steady 95c. Barley is nominal l 03. PORK active
Februsry: Is 471%GI8 SO NIarch;18 9O61S 95 for
MAY Lard fairly active and higher IL 25911 271a
cash; IL 40 for March; IL 55@11 57h April;l1 60
oil STA for MAY. Bulk Meats active and higher;
Shoulders so: short ribs So: short clear Q 70.
At the afternoon call of the Board Wheat closed
higher 1 1884 al 29H8 February, z40A oiTS
and Oats irner but not higher. Pork stronger and
Is higher. Lard is firm and 21s higher.
Recelpts-2l 900 hbls -four, 81 QUO bush wheat,
100 900 bush corn, GOO Bush csts $500 bush
Shipments-I7 COO bbls -four, $4,000 bush whest,
268, 600 bush corn, 1872 OCO bush osts, 6,ouo oush
rye, 10000 bush barley,
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 2-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat dull and lower; No 2 Red Fal at 4o!4 g
431s for cash;1 4414 al 447s for February; AZ
al 421h for March;1 42ss(01 42s4 April; AZ for
May; No 3 Red Fall 3434 No att IL bid; Corn
at 6214c cash: 62ssc February; 641se for Marchl
66c April: 67ssc May. Pork higher Is 80 bid for
cash and February; IS So for March. Lard higher
." receipts 900 bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat,
10000 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, oo,oco bush
'Shipments- G, 600 bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat.
73O0O bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 0o,ouO bush
Barley 5000 bush rye.
DETROIT. Feb. 2.-Wheat is steady: No White
SPOT and February 81; March at 39l4 ;Aprll at
Is4l IL; May Ala; No Red $685..
Receipts IT. 900; shipments a 600 bush.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Cotton easier; Middling mp
lands lie.
NEW ORLEANS, Eeb 2.--Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands 1850.
MOBILE, Feb. 2.-Ootton is quiet; Middling up
lands at 1850.
SAVANNAH, Feb. 2.-Cotton steady; Middiing NJ
lands 111ac.
MEMPHIS Feb. 2.-Cotton quiet; Middling up
Rurepean Markets.
sBy Telegraph1
rnNnoN Feb, 2.-Amerioan securites-Unitei
states bonds, As, 1884 ext 5s, 1o3s4.
T1vrPpooI. Feb 2-I2.3O P. Motion market
moderate; Uplands at 66sd; Orleans 634 d; sales 81
TOO baes speculation and export 1000: futures are
steady.