The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-01
Domestic Markets.



NEW YORK, Feb 80. Flour market-receipts
| ID 1874 bbls: exports 1889 bbls; market firm and
prices without decided change; medium and choice
grades scarce; export light; inquiry from jobbers
moderate sales 10, $50 bbls.
Flour, No 2 at 3503 0o;Sup Western and State
State 1908 II; good to choice do at 5 soa6 So;
common to choice White Wheat Western extra at
559S 20; fancy .Y DO az 6o97 20; common to good
st. Louis at 3 5Oa6 25: Paten Minnesota extra
good to prime s 1895 rs: choic to double extra
3005 40 800 bbls No at 1908 90; TOO bbls
Superfne 8o03 40; 700 bbls low extra at 8 406
3 60; Y, 400 bbs Winter Wheat extra at s 40@
z 90; $500 bbls Minnesota extra at 1895 80.
Southern -four quiet common to fair at 45@4 So;
good to choice at 70@6 so. Rye Flour is firm at
8 40@3 80. Wheat receipts $4,000 bush; exports
SO, 10 bush trifle higher closing firm at best
rates export demand quite moderate and specula-
ton rather slow; sales l91 900 bush spot;No Red
at 03; No 2 Red at 0S14 in store No Red State
l 221a No White State at / 2219. Rye is firm.
Barley steady. Corn "A 6Ssc higher, closing firm
with ght export demands speculative trade quiet;
receipts 81, $50 BUSH exports $3.50 bush; sales
$4,000 on spot: No at sic No at 3s606212c
eley; White Southern 65a69c. Oats shade better;
receipts 81, 200 bush, sales $1,000 bush on spot;
No 3 at 40c; White do at A3cNo 2 at 40N $40 IL G;
do White at 44(1441Ac No at 4lc;Whte do Acc;
Mixed Western Ala 42c: White do 43 a47c sugar
nomnal; refined easier cut loaf and crushed 7sz C;
graduated 1850 G 6ss@5s4 Extra at G 57s @61si
White do at GA a6ssc; Yellow at 5ssa5Aac off
ia Oonfec. at z 1s Cubes ia Petroleum
united G2B bid Ta!lOw firm. Pork is firm;
no sales reported. Beer steady. Lard SQ ~ points
higher but quiet closing strong contract grade
spot rs refined for continent 10 O5 A at 10 20.
Butter is firm, State at 10000; Western at 9a35;
Elgin Creamery SEC Cheese firm; State l2d]14A I;
Western fiat at IL 1S@l3c.
Freights TO Liverpool steady; Wheat y steam ia
CHICAGO, Feb 29--Flour steady. Wheat steady;
February 81 Ia 192c; No 2 Chicag3 Spring at 1875
@93Ac, No do at 800S2c; No Red Winter at
/ 00@l OF 1a. Corn is steady at 525s@153s4, clos
ing at $3.50 o953s4c. oats are lower at 321sc. Rye
firm at 58 1ac Barley quiet at $50. Pork steady
1T 75a17 80. Lard unsettled at 35a9 40. Bulk
Meats steady-shoudess at 80; short ribs at 10;
short clear 8 so.
KeceipTs-Flour IL 600 bbls, wheat &c. 900 bush,
corn 1872 600 bush oats $1,000 BUSH rye 5000
Shipments Flour $4,000 bbls. wheat "a 900 Blu,
corn 100 600 bush oats 80 900 bush, rye 400 Uu.
barley 1l.0O0 bush.
ST. LOUIS Feb 30 Flour steady. Wheat higher
No Red Fail at 1 %; No do nominal. Lard is
easier at SAC.
receipts Flour 5000 bbls, whea. 10000 bush.
147 00obush, oats 80 900 bush, barley 1000 bu
shipments-Flour 5000 bbls, wheat $4,000 bu,
corn 1000 bush, oats 1900 bush,rye 100000 BUSH
barley 900.
DETROIT. Feb. 29-wheat inactive; No 1 White
fall at 03I4; No White at 94s4ci MOI ked at
WneaB-Rcceipts IA, 600 bu; shipments o,eoo
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 29.-Cotton firm; Middling
uplands 1OA2c
MOBILE. Feb .29.-cotton steady; uiddling uplands
1Usse.
sAyAsSAa Feb. 29.-cotton dull; MiddIing up
lands 10 5-l6e
CHARLESTON, Feb 29.--Cotton steady; Middhng
upands lo1sc.
MEMPHIS. Feb. 29 Cotton is firm; Middling up
lands 10Ac.
European Maraers.
(By relegrsph.)
LIVERPOOL, Feb.29 --12.S0 P.M-Cotton market
steady; 1plsnds Sad Orleans 6d;sales 10000 bales;
1Ar1tio md