The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-03-21
Domestic Markets ,

NEW YORK, March 13.-Cotton opened steady and
closed quiet; sales 26OO bales; Middng uplands at
cudlng 1000 bbls. low grades extra to arrive next
week at 80; State and Western heavy and without
decided change in prices; supe1ne state4 SO 1855
sos 90; superane Western 4 80 @ 4 60; common
choice white wheat do 5S5 q $50; Southern dull
sales 200 bb!s; common to tair extra SIS q 6 10;
ly in buyers favor; sales q 900 bush No Spring
at o.; White State at 80; Winter Red and Amber
ss liz Com western at 81 Ssc
Oats opened 1c better with an active speculative de-
% s9s M Closing ~ d9 sales BUSH State 60
steady; sales 1900 bbls new plain mess at 10 90 "a
1900; new extra do at a 90 q II so. Pork quiet;
at 26 90; mess at 26 90; prime at 10 90 q 20 90.
Lard heavy and dropping; sales 375 tierces steam
Sc sss s Apf i May and June at c steam rendered
trmer; sales 400 bbls.; Western ffes at 90 a 90;
vado az q 1oc; fair to good refining 81 &C. Ha-
vana 10Y boxes at l04c. Coffee moderatelyactive
Molasses dull. Naval Stores quiet Petroleum dull
eidsd changes sales $50 goo bs domestic fleece at
Hides steady. Linseed quiet Freights to Liverpool
dull; Grain per steam Std.
CHICAGO, March 19-Flour quiet Spring extras
70 q 7s4c; afternoon No. dull at &c. Corn quiet
and rmes No At nc; no grade at 60 &C. Oats
n Mr. At s1tc tor No. Rye firm at g. q CSC for
Mess Pork at % 25 q % 81. Lard at Isl "a BIC
Dry sailed shoulders at &c.. Live hogs active but de-
c ha 10 2sc sales at $50 g 900 for common to
cnolce. Beef Cattle active and firm at co a 475
MILWAUKEE, March 19.-Flour unchanged. What
heavy; No. at SIC; No. at $685. Oats trmer: No
at aSc; Rye and Barley nominal Dressed hogs at
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2O-Flour dull and nm
changed. Wheat dull aud unchanged. Legal tend
s eaa w. Mining stocks act during the week. the
NEW ORLEANS. March 19.-Cotton stronger; Mid
ding at 23c. Sugar dull at 1Ot q illc. Moasses
dull; reboiled a. 30 g 623c.
SAVANNAH, March 19.-Cottou very ou;et. Mid
ding uplands z23c; sales 200y bales.
dlings at 22ic. ''''" e''e' "n' n'n' Aa'a-
Foreign Markets.
HAVANA, March 1.-THE Sugar market is BUOY
ant, owing to the report that many Plantations had
I Ss 6ass q Tin sales were made on
standard 'SA
HAVANA, March 2O.-There is better feeling and
no. demand an advance: TIE exports during
the week from Havana and Matanzas were So 600
poxes ana $500 hhds to foreign ports, and $4,000
boxes to the United States. Stock 900 boxes and
and the crop has cleaned up much earlier than IN
former years This years yield is estimated at from
10 to 20 per cent short of last year.
LONDON, March 19.-11.30 A. M-Consols o. for
money and account.
American securities : United States 5-2O,s of
1862 coupons 800; do 1865, old. s9s do 1887 S9i D.
>. lO-4Vs ". Erie shares 21a. Illinois Central
LIVERPOOL, March 19-11. BOA M-Cotton firm:
sales u GOO bales; Mddling uplands it. Red West
ern Wheat Is lid. WV
LONDON, March 19-11.3O A. M.-Lnseed cakes
gun. sugar quiet and steady. Calcutta Linseed SOS
80. heaned Petroleum dull at Is 1Od. Spirits Tur-
pentne 30s Sd.
LONDON March IL P. M.-Consols at 90 for
money and account ~ w.
40 1851, sss; u s. l040s, 81. Erie shares PA Ilii-
nois Central shares 1862.
LIVERPOOL. March 19-1.3O P. M.-Cotton firm.
Middng uplands 11td; sales 10, 900 bales OF which
2ooO bales were for export and speculation. Lard