The Portland daily press., 1874-04-01

WATERFOWL, March 3,-Cattle Market.-Receints
OF beef luS head the s1pp1yis very light but prices
at 10 25 a 10 rs; extra 80 q 10 90; first quality at
80 g 10; second quality at 90 q CO., third quail
Sheep and Lambs-receipts 1871 head; the feeling
was not quite SO buoyant as last week but different
sod early y at e decline We quote sales Of Sheep in
lois at w q D 20 each; extra at so q 90 each.
Yokk March 31-Evenins.- on opened
firm with sc advance and closed quiet; sales 2352
bales; Midding uplands at lie; forw aid delr cries
advanced 1-16 @ &c with fair business. Flour firm
and rather more doing for export and moderate in
quiry for home trade sales IA 800 bhls Western and
75 q 10; extra Ohio at 80 a 50; extra St Louis
40 q ii 90, including $500 bbls extra Western so
g 60 and 1000 extra Western last half April So
Southern Hour at 6 4O q IL co. Wheat opened with
out decided change in price and Quiet; No Chicago
"a; No Milwaukee at l 81; ungraded Iowa and
SO q 60; No Chicago at 5si; No Port Wash.
ington 62a mo Spring at 40 "a / 81 10 Miwau-
kee S Corn n dull nn and declining for new and steady
q SEC; high Mixed and Yellow Western at s6 a Ssc;
prime old Western Mixed in and afioat at 90 6
also 10, 900 bush prime new Western Mixed at s5c in
store Oats are dull and lower; sales 80 900 bush at
@ sso for es ss sc tor White
Sugar is steady with fair inquiry fair 10 good
f flung y &c; Museovado u q 7ac; Havana 81 q
frmer and with advancing tendency; crude at 7ic
hid; held 7sc; refined at 15sc Tallow is firm a. IA "a
Stores-Spirits Turpentine firm at A. Pork is frm: :
mess, jobbng lots at 16 81; 500 bbs at is 30 S
l6 30 Beet quiet plain mess 80 q II Oo;extra mess
&C. Butter is heavy; Western at Is q Sc; State as
s5 q 43e; do new 81 q 45c. Cheese firm; common to
prime IL 9 163c- Whiskey is NOR. active 1T CSC.
Freghts to Liverpool are hrm; Cotton per steam
q SD.
UnIcAGo. March 3I.-Flour is steady; extra Spring
at 90 q 10. Wheat steady; 25a for No Spring :;
fresh cash; nj seller for April 24i seller May NO
x fah Ia AxI.,.A
spot seller for April 6isc; seller for Nav SAC; re-
@ Oats anG "a rsans1 M1sa
on spot; 4sac seller May rejected 43c Rye is steady
az W y yze. 20 bariey quiet and UNCHANGED; Mob
Provisons-Pork is active and higher at Is so cash or
seller April Lard advanced at 20 cash or seller for
unehanged shoulders at 81 e 5s short rib middesSsI
seller April; short clear 81 spot loose. Bacon is
Recepts-1l 900 bbis -four, 1000 bush wheat IN,
quo bush corn, $1,000 bush oats, 1000 bush rye 1000
Shipments 5000 bbls -four, los, 900 bush wheat II
ooo push corn, $1,000 bush oas, $1,000 bush rye 1000
CiNoINNATI, March 31-Provisions- is firm
at l6 25. Lard Quiet and firm; steam 9ic kettle at
ssc offered. Bulk Meats strong-shouiders at &c !;
clear r6 sides at 81 So; cellar sides slc-all loose
sales Of clear rib sides sac packed. Bacon is firm
sides at 9sc-alI packed. whiskey firm at sic
MILwAUKEE.Marc 3l.-Flour quiet and steady at
~ G % for extra Spring. Wheat is nominal: No 4
Spring at 29ai No at 23s cash or seller April ;
seller May 213c. Oats steady; No fresh at 4ic.-
seller April; Csc eler May Rye is steady; No a,
SOC fresh Barley quiet and steady at IS for No ,
Spring. No Spring 40 fresh. Provisions are quiet
and unchanged Pork AZ 10 rs a IS 50 Hams in pick
e at o. q 10Ac. Dry salted meats-shouIders at SIC
at 94c kettle 93c.
Receipts-5,oOO bbls -four, 27 900 bush wheat o,ooo
hogs.
Shipments 5000 bbls -four. 1000 bush wheat.
IoI SDo. March 31.-Flour steady and unchanged
Wheat steady: No White abash at ga; No /
White Michigan 50; extra White Michigan at s.;
Amber Michigan 473 cash or seller April; 50 seller
May; 55A seller June; No Red 81; No Red at
43A. Corn is dull and lower; high Mixed CSC cash
seller April seller May size; seller June 6slc do
July 69a; old high Mixed 67lc; low Mixed new size;
old 81; no grade Sic. Oats are dull and NOMINAL
| Clover Seeds at rs.
Recepts-0,00O bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat Al 00p
| bush corn, 1000 bush oats.
Shipments--2.0O0 bbs -four, 1000 bush wheat AT -
| 600 bush corr. 5000 bush oats.
DETROIT. March 31.-Flour is quiet and unchapg-
ed at 30 q Z 70. Wheat Is steady; extra at So;
| 543 for No White; Amber Michigan 1 as. Corn is
steady at 70c for new 75c for DID, Oats in good de.
mand at 81 q SIC ror Mol. Clover Seeds $50.
Receipts-0,000 bbls -FOUR $4,000 bush heat 8 5000
| bush corn, 1000 bash oats
ShipmeDts-1,0 900 bbls hour, 0,000 bush wheat %
900 bush corn, o,o0O bush oats.
CHARLESTON March 31.-Cotton is firm; Middlipp
| uplands 155 q 16c.
SAVANNAH. March 31.-Cotton is dull; Middling
| uplands at Ice
| NOZZLE, March 31.-Cotton is firm; Mid ling up
| lands 16c.
NEW ORLEANS, March 31.-Cotton is quiet; Mid
ding uplands at 16sc.