The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-03-06
! Domestic Markets.

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NEW Yo4sE. March 4-1otan more steady: sales
$500 bales; Bfddling uplands % N 251c FIour-a
shade hrmer sales $50 bbs.; State go a 10 go;
ONO so a. u IS; Western 60 q II 30 White Wheat
extra II 90 q Il 10 Southern at co a. t475 Cali
ornia-sales $500 sacks at 1890 % 10 So. Wheat firm
ana quiet; sales23 900 BUSH; Chicago Spring No. 2
at ~ 90 ~. Corn a. &c better; sale SO 900 BUSH
new MIXED Western % % 12G; old do q a IS.
Beef steady; mess Is 90 q % 90. Pork heavy; new
mess at y 90 Old mess % 49, prime 20 80 "a 81 Lard
heavy. Butter active and firm; Stat so a. 65c Rice
firm Groceries steady. Naval Stores firm. Petro-
Corn SIS; Wheat 83s.
CHICAGO, March. 5-Flour linn and in good de.
mand; Spring extra 90 @ 1000. Wheat in lmprov-
So4c; NO at 63a a sac. Oats quiet at 564c r e
steady and firm at 81 q so. Barley steady and
Is; prime mess 20 90. Lard quiet at Isl Beef
cattle quiet and firm; fght at 40 q 90; fair ship
| ping II q 90 a.
CINCINNATI, March Bulk Meats duIJ Bacon
unchanged Lard dull at 10 a 15Ic.
| New BEDFORD, March 4-WhaIe Oil sill con-
a na N demand with sales since Yesterdays report
6Sc ~ gal I New Bedford Standard
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 3.-Tobacco steady and I'M
changed Cotton UNCHANGED: low Middlng t7s "a
&c. Flour quiet and in air demand for low grades
superine 90 a. %; extra so q co; treble to fam
Cyl ,l2 o. "a ID 80. Wheat in fair demand; Red and
small busi1ess Corn firm and slow at so az SIC for
shee1, and 20 a re for ear. Oats dull at IS 40 7Oc
Barley unchanged; Winter s. q 2 60. Rye at 65
2. 20. Bulk Meats quiet; shoulders 10c loose rib
sides i2c clear sides i3c Bacon dull and unchang-
III clear slaeS a s l12e rSs l4e shouers II g
choice key lie. Whiskey firm at 90
MEMPHIS, March 3.-Cotton firm at 90 a 22lc. Corn
scarce at 95c. Oats dull. Mess PorN &c 90 a 26 So
Balk Meats active; clear sides 14lc; shoulders lie
Bacon quet shoulders 12l a II Ct; clear sides ia az
16c: Flour dull at z so a Il 50. ~
MEMnHrs, March 5--Cotton unsettled; Holdings
q q "a receipts $50 bales; exports 1000 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, March 5.-Cetton firm with an up
tendency. NJ Il,.. eoIas bolo,
Sugar easier; common 12t q l3c; fair 1871 a IA;
prime TO choice 14ae ay15lc. Molasses firm at so q
MOBILE, March 5.-Cotton-sales 1000 bales; Mi J.
ding at 24Ic; stock in first hands remaining unsold
|, AUGUSTA, March 5.-Cctton market active: sales
OF week 400 bales receipts 2o4O bales; Middngs
SAVANNAH, March 5-Cotton opened yerv firm,
holders asking &c advance; market closed quiet but
firm; Middlng at Csc; receipts of the week IA 16S
bales exports 2G 9i bales, of which 2OO53 bales were
Tor foreign, and 13S bales coastwse stock on hand
upands 4S,5l7 bales an Sea Island 079 bales,
Foreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL. March 5-Foreloon Cotton opened
buoyant sales will 20 600 bales; there brisk spec-
ulatlve demand which has driven prices to arrive
LIED higher than on the spot; Middng uplands 81
g Pa; to arrive 93d; do Orleans 81 a lod. Bread
Stunts dull; Corn Ais for new; Wheat Ais I'd for No.
| Red Western. Other articles unchanged.
LONDON. March 5-Evening. -Consols closed at 9:
| a 93A tor money. ms
American securities United States 5-2O's ia: hi
nois Central shares s9I Erie AZ
/ o FRANKFORT March 5-Evening.-Uni'e ed State.
| 5-2o's firm at 754. : -
| LIVERPOOL, March 4-Evening Cotton auieter
| Mlddlipg uplands 93d; Middling Orleans l0i sale,
2),0O) bales Breadstufs and Provisions unchanged
| Lo DON, March 5.-Evening Official returns o
the Bank Ut England show that the amount of specie
in its vau Is has decreased e230t0 curing the weel
| ending to-da
i rg HAVANA. March 5.-Exchange on London 1912 a
| Los premium; on United States, god 81 Ter cent
discount Sugar u q q reals per arrobe for No /:
| Dutch standard.