The Portland daily press., 1873-04-01

advanced &c and closed firm sales at 104 a 14i ma-
jority Of the sales at loa l2c average price llac
Sheep 4c better with good comparatively scarce;
range 1 SIC; Spring Lambs 90 q II so; receipts
II 500 head
Hogs firm; live Ct q Gle; dressed 70 q SIC; receipts
81, geo head
NEW YORK. March 31-Evenng---Cotion &c higher
with better export demand; sales 1880 bales; Mid
ding ulans at 2Oc Flour is quiet and stead sales
$500 bbls; State 10 q So; Rouna hoop Ohio Is q
10 so; Western 10 q 10 so; Southern 10 q II IS
Mol s,ring IS q So; No2 at 50 q II; Winirp
Red Western 10 a s75; White Michigan 50 q
22j. Corn Quiet and a shade easier; sales $1,000
bu III; Mixed Western 65A a 66Ac; old 64c in
store. Oats quiet and shade frmer; sales 43,OO0
bush; Mixed State As q soc; new Western Mixed 4S
q 5Ulc Beef quiet and firm at 10 "a 10 90. Pork is
stronger; new mes, Ii so a 16 rs. Lard frmer at
1916 q 9sc Butter is firm for choice; State 80 g
4sc Whisky is shade easierl at 9Ol q 81; the high
rote of god checks the demand for groceries, Rice at
"a q sc Sngar-good refining 8 a ssc. Cofee-Rio
at l6a g 19c in Gold. Moiasses-New Orleans 81 q
Rosin at 8 80 a 40 for strained. Petroleum-crude
Ole; refined at 19lc. Tallnw active ct ST q DC.
Freights to Liverpool are quiet; Cotton, per steam
and sail, q TIC; Grain, per steam, II a 7sl.
CHICAGO, March. 3l.-Flour in fair demand and
lower extra Spring 5 so q 7 Is. Wheat dull and
dropping; No Spring at 17s cash; 22k seller May;
jected So a 95c Corn sready; No Mixed 800 bid for
cash 3sc for seller May; rejected 28c Oats dull and
dc III No at Hs 1ol nf 81 So T
ular and fresh. Barley in fair demand and higher;
No2 Fall at II a 7Sc; No at CSC. Provisions active
for seller May. Lard active AMI higher at 81 cash;
8 IA a s 80 seller May. Bulk Meats are active and
higher shoulders 6ac; loose SIC bid for xed; short
rib middes at &c cash S4c seller May; SIC buyer May;
short clear middes held at sc sales at SIC for loose
Bacon steady at &c for shoulders; clear rib sides &C.,
clear sdee SIC. Sugar cured hams sold at 124 q 14c
Whskey is steady at SIC.
Receipts-6OOO bbs flour, 81 900 bush wheat, a.
600 bush corn $1,000 bush oats, $1,000 bush rye 1000
Shpmeats-1 900 pbs -four 3d. 900 bush wheat To-
600 bush corn 1000 bush oats 0,eOO bush rye II 900
b1sh barley.
CISclNNATI. March. 3l.-Prcvisions strong Pork
at 16 90 a. 16 So and held for higher figures Lard is
firmer; sales of ste,m at Sc; kettle at SIC Bulk
Meats excited and higher sales of shoulders at 6sc
clear sides ST Sac Bacon very strong; shoulders VI
held at 7c clear rib sides at &c; clear rib sides 9ac
Whiskey at S5c.
FOL Spo March s1.-Flour dull and unchanged
Wheat dull and lower; extra White Michigan at 92
sss4 Mhgs s A% Msy se Hn
63A SO; rejected So. Corn is steady; high Mixed
on spot at 39ac; seller May 41sc; low Mixed 3ltc;
White 4lac; no grade 49, Oats nominal; Michigan at
Receipts-O,OOo bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat 1900
bush corn, $1,000 bush oats
Shipments-1000 bbls -four, 1900 bush wheat, l2O00
bush corn, $1,000 bush oats.
DETROIT. March 31.-Flour dull and unchanged.
Wheat is steady; extra White at "; No wnite at
AZ g &c; Yellow 42c Oats are in good demand at
ieceipts--2oo 900 bbls -four, e,o)o bush wheat14otO
bush corn, 5000 bush oats.
Shipments, bbs flour, 1000 bush wheat 70, 900
bush corn, 1000 bush oats.
CHARLESTON, March 31-Cotion steady; MiddIng
upands 1Sac.
SAVANNAH. March 3l.-Cotton is firm; Midiling
uplands at 1ssc.
MOBILE. March 31.-Cotton active and tirmer; Mid
dng uplands 19c.
New ORLEANS, March 31.-Cotton firm; Middng
uplands 1870.