The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-27

tby Ielegrapl.l
New YORK, Feb. 26.-FIour market-Receipts
81 SO2 bbls exports 14011 bbls; dull and Slightly
in buyers favor and in in tances 5 IOc lower with
limited export and home trade demand; sales 15,-
$40 bbls.
Flour quotations-No2 2 at 1903 So; Superane
Western and State at 709S 80; common to good
extra Western and State s5Go4 so; good to choice
do at 6047 20; common to choice White Wheat
Western extra at 2547 90; fancy do 1907 25
common to good extra Ohio at tt al 20; common
to choice extra st. Louis at OOe17 20; Patent
Minnesota extra good to prime 6t(d6 so: choice
to double extra do at 8 60a7 80; City Mill extra
Superfne at 7O93 90 1900 low extra at 9E0
50; Winter Wheat extra 00G7 2C; $500 bbls
Minnesota extra 90a7 80 Southern flour steady;
common to fair at 475a5 40 good to choice at
bO,G7 20. Wheat-receipts 10910 bush: ex-
ports 15s .So7 bush; opened IA 911s lower, after
wards ruled stronger and recovered m st decline
closing weak again trife above iuside rates ex-
port inquiry moderate and fairly active speculative
trafe;sales $50, ,000sbush including LAG 900 bush
spot; No 8 Red at 1917: No 2 Red at 22Il0
23s4 Mixed Western l7Gl 1S1s; No white
1000 at l6A@l 161a. aye unchanged; Canada
firm, 6-rowed State at 93c. Germ opened laa%
lower, afterwards ruled stronger and reacted n 0
zs, closin very firm and more active; receipts 1872,
9l7 bush; exports "a 382 b.sh sales 2.sO7 600
bush, including 287,t 90 bush spot: No 3 a. GAO
~ sac; No 2 at 71g72s4 c; old do sac delivered;
7Us4 971c, closing at Tie; March at 7O5s al Issc
closing at 71ssc; April 71G71s4 c. closing at 71sl;
u. closing Tie. Oais-cash lots N a1c higher op-
tions opened 1491sc lower. afterwards recovered
and advanced tlihe closing firm; receipts 33 800
bush: exports = bush: sales l56, 800 bush; No at
5Oc;White at 62063c: No 2 at 5O1y2(d5Usl white
at 5395Ss4c c; No at ole; White at 54lac, Mixed
Western at 49s 52c White at 50Is@54c: White
State 53955c. SugaF firm; refining at TOT 71sc;
refined less active yellow Extra at 7TS yellow at
761715 G; sandard at A 6tac Confectioners A 81s
at 9I4c; Cubes at 9a9t ts. Molasses steady. PeIro-
Ieum-nnited at 99A. Taliow steady, sales 49,
mess on spot 10 25aio So 40 b6s clear back 20 5o
30 bbls family mess 10 20 Lard opened a shade
higher afterwards weaker aud declined S99 points,
steam spot at II 60Gll 63 240 tcs city steam
IL 1901 20; refined for continent at IL 7O;l1 So
GIL 90 for S. A. Butter dull. = eStern at 16939c;
State 2O@32; creamery 4Og4l. Cheese firm; State
fac ory o,Gl3s4 Western Nat 7gl314.
Freights steady.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Flour unchanged; common to
choice Spring 50e5 90; Minnesota at 50G4 rs;
bakers 25a5 75; patents 00a7 90: Winter at
0O@6 90, low grades oeke3 90 Wheat gener.
March: 1 OS5s for April: 131sG1 1885 for May;
No Chicago Spring at 0714a1 O7ss No 5 at o3;
No Red Winter at O9s4; Corn generally lower
for March; 67c for April 6esz @6OEsc May. Oats
are lower at 1894 cash; 1850 tor February; 3S5s
65c barley lower at soasic Dressed Hogs i irm \.
er at sues 0. Pork unsettled at ~ OV bid cash
and February; 18 07 719@19 lV for March; IS 271s
els 30 April Is 4712a1S so May. Lard weaker
1 81 tsGl1 A. cash and February; 40@1l 4z1s
March; II 559l1 571s April IL 70a II 721s for
May: Bulk Meats in fair demand; shoulders 40;
short rib at 81; short clear at 10 O0a 10 10.
At the closing call of the Board this afternoon
Wheat was irregular at 09Ss for April; l l3A@
/ 1888 for May. Corn irregular at 561sa5614 for
February; 56Ssc March; 57c for April; 601s o1c
for Nav. Oats hrmer at 40c February; 4O1Ac for
March; 40 Vac for April 421Ac May. Pork irregu-
lar at IL 90 bid February, Is O7ts March 1928
for April; 1S 471s for May Lard is easier but not
lower.
corn 100000 bush, oats los. 800 bu, rye 10000 bu;
barley 43 900 bush.
shipments omitted.
ST. LOUIS Feb. 26.-Flour &c lower Wheat is
lower; No 2 Red Fall 1 O96s0l O954 cash; lOG
1 IOss for March; April closed liza; NAV closed
at l l4Ia; No at O4 " bid. Pork firm at lS rs
,aIS 37Ia. Lard nominal.
Receipts-Flour 5000 bbls, wheat 10000 BUSH
corn 10000 bush, oats 10000 bush rye 0OOO bush,
barley 10000 bush.
Shipments Flour coo bbls, wheat 5000 bush,
corn 90 900 bush, oats 0000 bush, rye 0OoO bush,
barley 00O0 bush.
DETROIT Feb. 20 Wheat Is steady; No white
fall, spot and February at l 0Ss4 March at l 0SB
bid; April at lOs4 MAY at 1 ga NO Red Win
ter 1214; Nc 2 White fall 97c asked.
Receipts $4,000 BUSH shipments 5000 bush.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2e.-Cotton dull Middling
uplands 1l-16c.
MOBILE, Feb. 26.-Cotton is easy; Middling up
lands 95Sc.
sAvANSAH, Feb. 2e.-COttOn is quiet; Middling
uplands S5se -
MEMPHIS, Fep. 2G.-CottOn quiet Middling us-
lands 915c.