The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-03-21

| ee0mesttc WuEhctss
NEW Yong March 20 -Jo ten heavy and sladt
lower: sales 1000 bales; Middling upands 24B ~ C
| Flour opened dull and a. l0a lower and clused more
~ "a. Western 90 a. Is So; Sou hern % "a ID e
| Califoinia-saes 800 sacks at - 40 a II co. Whca
| dull and dropping and closed rather more steady;
| sales 24,100 bush.; Chicago Spring No at 2 20 Ia
A.; Amber Green Bay Spring choice 70; While
| California 90. Corn opened dull and closed more
active and lc better; sale $4,000 BUSH. White Yves.
| tern and southern Zig q IS; new Mixed Western
| II 9 %; Southern Yellow &c a rs. Oats dull
Bee Tmer new plain mess IA 90 q 90 90: extra
mess 80; Oil mess % 65; prime 20 90 a. 20 u.s. Lard
nrmer ssaIes 1850 bbls at i5i "a 13c Sugar less ac-
h I've; Museoyade 100 q il5c. Coffee firm and &c
Freights TO Liverpool lower; Cotton, q 5l6d; Com
sc gid.
BUFFALO, N. Y. March IS Flour dull and un-
changed. Wheat inactive. Corn scarce and slow OF
sale at III q 12 on the track and in store Oats
sales eais 76c the track. Rve--market baI e.
Barley "A; sales cars Canadian at 10. Mess
Pork 70 90 Lard 10 g l6te. Peas 10 for Canadian
free Of duty.
CHICAGO, Narch 20.--Flour quiet; Spring extras
% q 10 90 for iair tochoice. Wheat firm at so q
1 9O4 for No2. Confirm; new sis a. toc: No, at
So "a roc Ots steady at 81 "a size; regular receipts
5s q 59fc: X dul; No. at 90. Barley firm al
70 e, 90 tor No. q proyis ons firm. Mess Pork
advanced Zoe; sales at "a co. prime 81 90. Lard
active; country l5t:. Bulk Meals-shouldeIs firm
a. Zoe. Sweet picked Hams firm at III q iiac.
Dressed doss steady at 80 q 10 90. Live Hogs ad-
choice assorted.
CIECINEAgI. March 20-Prsyisions fjrmer Mess
Pork "a 80. Bulk Meats unchanged Bacon in de-
mand; shoulders II q III; sides 1S4c; clear rib
and clear sides Ii % life, Lard 15ac
TOLEDO. March 10. Flour nominal. Wheat quiet
and dali; Waite e5 Amber 2 62y. Corn dull; sales
at &c Oats dull; sales No. at &C.
MILWAUKEE, March 1S.-Flour Quiet at o TX fnr
the best Minnesota. Wheat dull at 95l % 953 Tor
No. |, aud 50 for No. q Corn unchanged. Rive
quiet at 90. Barley firm at u.s.
ST. LOUIS, No., March 1S.-Tobacco active. Cotton
firm and in small SuDDlV. Mi Iuc In oof
active for low and med um grades superb ne at Is
q DO; extras 70 q so; double do rs "a II 5o ire
pic dc 70 fancy IL rs a Ii 90. Wheat unchanged at
70 "a 2 20 for prime to choice Re and White VIM
ter and 10 for Spring Corn irmer ut 81 a 9Oc fnr
shellgd and IS q SIC tor ear. Oats unchanged. bar
ley advancing; sales on prva terms. Rye firm at
s. q 75 Pork 2375 a "a 90. Bulk shoulders ege:
lose hams l2ic clear sides IA g 144c. Sugar cured
country and city 14l q 15c.
Lor IsvILLE, March 1S.-Tobacco active: sales oas
hhds. luss 10 g co. medium to fair 10 Oh a 16 90;
@ Il 90. Wheat-prime a. Corn in bulk rs a 7sc.
oats 6S 96~. Cotton % % 2Syc. Mess Pork Fl 90.
Bacon shoulders ~; clear des 144 .4ic packed.
Lard l0sc tor tieree Whishey, free, Zoe.
MEMPHIS March 1S.-Cotton quiet at Pile. re-
ceipts VI ba,es; export :1S bales Flour dull SUI
prime 90 "a %. Mess Pork "a 25 Bacon-cloar
SD IS l5.. Tx clear sides 132c. Lard 1G a iGdc.
WILMINGTON, N. c., March 1s-sl irits Turpep-
tine firm at 62ac. Rosin-sraned 222f; No. / at
W; paie %. Cotton sseadyj MiddIings 23c. Tar
CHARLESTON, S. c., March 90 Cotton dull and
nominal; sales loo bales; MildIing Csc; receipts 4sS
bales: exports, coastwise 1917 bales.
SAVANNAH, Ca, March 2O.-Cotton dull and NOM
mary unchanged; sales 32 bales; receipts 1o7 bales
BILE. March 1s.--OoItOn dull; sales $50 bales
az &c fer abiding; receipts 1856 bales; receipts since
FIJI idN ~ bales; exports 1900 bales.
MOBILE, March 20.-Cotton rather easier: sales
0J bales; receipts S62 bales; receipts for the week
1862 bales; exports, foreign 1898 bales coastwse 1S9
bales; stock On HIND 30 ,9y7 bales.
New ORLEANS, March 20. Cotton quiet and ncm
inally unchanged; sales to-lay 1,5)n bales; Midng
"a "a 2isc receipts 1882 bales exports G9ls bales:
sales OF the week 20200 baes receipts of the week
7:S35 bales; exports ortle week. foreign q ,474
bales; coastwise 1888 baes stock in port bales
IT. FOreign Markets.
HAVANA. March 20.-Sugar II a II reals 90 arrobe
for No. II Du oh andard; market steady Exchange
on London 1871 a II I'er cent. premium; onUuited
States currency 20 per cent discount.
LONDON, March 20--Atternoon-American securi |
ties-Unlted STATES 500 72t q 72l; Erie shares Az;
Illinois Central shares s9l.
LIVERPOOL, March 2O-Afternoon-Cotton ouiet |
and steaiy total stock afoat 2S9 900 bales of winch
40 are American. Breadstufs-Corn 4os Cd; Cal
lorna White Wheat los 1915 No. Red Western 14s
Iroyisions-Lard excited and quoted at Cos; Cheese
565 Other articles unchanged - $1,000 |