The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-03-20
khOIsseslIc Markets.

NEW YoRK, March 10 -Jo,ton steady with n
moderate business dong; sales 1900 bales; Mddling
npiands G. Flour dull and shade lower: sales
Is bills; States 80 q III 90; Ohio % "a 400: IVES
tern O9 100; Southern 25 a IA Is: Calif5, mia
sales lOOO sachs at IL "a IA 90. Wheat dull and 1c
2 So; Amber Pennsylvania 10: while Mich; o a.
$50. Corn without decided hange; sale 600
bush.; new Mixed Western / 90 l p, old do w
a n; new White Western and southern iii ~ %
oats lower; sales 900 BUSH; Western s G. Re-
firm aad active; sales ITO bbls; new plain mess
IA 10 q 70 90; new extra do 10 o. a % 90 Pork firm
er; sales 2s50 DO s.; new mess q 10; OH mess q
prime 70 % g 20 70. Lard hrmer; sales 1850 bbs at
70 g 1870 Butter steady; state IS @ zoe. Grocer
ies nrn. Naval Stores steady Petroleum steady
Ialiow frmrr; sales 10000 fbs at l13 a I2Ic. -
5-16d. 0n' pr steamer
BUFFALO, n. Y, March 17.-Flour dull and nm
changed. Wheat inactive. Corn scarce and firm
sales OF 31O0 BUSH old at ~ in store; ne car White
a. la IN store; one car new on the track at 10.
hVe-market bare. Oats nominal TIC for Western
IN store. Barley d1i; sales 900 bush. at 10 al Ia
IN store Mess Pork dull at "a so. Lard dull Az 16
d. 5oS seeas steady at 20 for medium Glover
z 10 ~ 20 i1r timothy. FlaXseed nominal at So
CHICAGO, March. 19-Flour easier and less activa
choice Spring extras % a rs. Wheat more act; 90
and o declined q &c; sales No. at 90 a. O2; No.
a SIC. Os dull at s63 a SIC eMWinter 5 nj o. -
VI. Barley IN fair demand at 30 a So tor No. p.
Flows Gns nrm Mss pork23 70 "a 0O prime mess
nrm ana advanced 20 q zoe; sales at 81 co. Lard in
good demand at 15B.. Bulk Meas fjrmer: Tougb
SIZES lO!c; short rib middes 12Ic. Sweet pick I'D
of
u co. Dressed Hogs IN light supply at 30 a9 ia M
Live II ogs duh and 20 a S1c sales at 90 60 Q 90
Beef eel Catle weak and declined 10 q 15c; sales at
CISoISSATI, March 16-Bulk Meats 10 m 100 for
shoulders and sides. Bacon-shoulders IL: sides
a. agc e clear Tob ID lse clear ses La i Lard firm
4 W g II 90; Leaf IL 90 q &c.
ST. LOUIS, No., March 17.-Tobacco staa4v and nm
changed. Cotton-dull; Mi ding % Ia 23lc Flonr
n M superaneat7 12a g 5O extra co. double do
u " q II oo treble do TO fancy IL 90 a IA 25 Wheat
nrm at 2 90 g 70 for prime to choice Winter and
Spring, and 05 a l2t for prime to fancy Corn
quiet and unchanged at 81 a 90c for shelled and rs "a
ose Tor ear Oats quiet unchanged at pa re:
cnoce for seed ~ q 74c. Barley steady at G5 far
choice Spring. rye eady at 70. Pork quiet at
20 20 % q "a o. Bulk Meats in better demand sales
IoOoUo IDS; loose rib sides ut Rock Island 11c Ba-
con Gul at 10y a lie for shoulders 14c tor clear sides
ana i1 c iqf sugar cured Hams La firm at 14t q
Sheep 90 q so p head. e'''
Lo rIsvILLE hIarch 17.-Tobacco firm; sales 157
hhds. luss to re alters 90 q % 75 Hart county
bl ight leit ~ go Cotton at % q 2SJc Four-su-
q o. Oats in bulk at zoe. C5rn-shel ed &c "a 7s:
ear EAR, s5s IN bulk Lard u q l5ic. Mess Pork u co.
shoulders ille; clear des f4Ic
MEMPHIS: March 1O.-Cotton dull and nominal:
reeeipts 5S6 bales export 81 bales. Flour dul SUI
per1Jl S W g ~, Mess Pork % 90 Bacon-sto Id
l25c; Gle II sides l5sc. Tx shoulders 1O3c; clear
81 les 14c Lard 10 q nc. Corn 80 o CSC Eats "a m
Soc y Wv 0"'' 20 "
CHARLIE TON, March 10. Cotton inactive and firm
BILE , 90 pes; hiladng 26c; lece Is 1850 bales;
ports q Dales exports tor the week $3.50 bales all
,oastwlse; sales ioI the week 1867 bales: stoc on
manu- Zzoo1 Daies OF which 1882 bales are on ship
board not cared, leaving 672s bales.
SAVANNAH, March 19-Cotton iull and nominallv
Zoe; sales 800 bales; receipts l395bales; rcceps fr
tue week Il $40 bales uplands anu rs bales ca Is
lahds exports 1852 b-les uplands an. 1876 bales
Sea island ~
AUGUSTA, March 19.-Cotton quiet and steady:
safes 80 paies; receipts 34c bales; Middlings 3se
NEW ORLEANS, March 19.-Cotton quiet and in
paies; sales 1900 bales; no exports.
SAN FRANCISCO, March Illegal Tenders 72I.
Foreign Markets.
HAVANA. March 19.-Sugar market animated:
sales made to-day at Il q "A reals y arrobe for No
- nutea anhard. Exchange onUuited States cur
lehcy ~ q 293 per cent discount.
LONDON. March 1o-A(terno 1n.-Consols a3l N
934 for both money and account.
american securities:-Unted States 5-oO's 724 "a
"a Erie Railroad shares 46. Other securities un-
changed
ana STEADY. Flour SIS. Lard SIS; market advanc-
ing. Cherse sos. Rasin--common IS I'd Tallow
AIS 81. Other articles unchanged.
LONDON, March 19-Eyening 938 oQ 934
for money. A
American securitles-U s. 5-20's 72}; Illinois Cen
al share e9l; Erie Railroad shares 46J.
Lo' DON, March 19.-Evening- Official returns OF
the Bank o England show that the amount of specie
III its vaut has increased G102, 00O curing the week
ending tO-da,.
FRANKFORT, March t9-Fyening limited States
5-20s 75a a 551.
LIVERPOOL, March l9-Evening Cotton Quiet:
MlddiDe uplands 10ad; Middlng Orleans 1Os Bread
stus 0u; Corn declined to 40s Cd California Wheat
los ID; No. Red Western 14s Id; Barley, Oats aud
Peas unchanged Proysions-Lard advanced to 5es
oil ~ Cwt. fJr American: Beef steady: Pork 7ss a.