The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-31
now lne were the a,orstlons OF aoyernmen.


NEW YoRx. March 30-Evenmg.---Cottou uuiet
at 1870; forward dei' cries opened 1-16 4c decline
which was afterwards recovered. Flour in moderate
inquiry, shippn grades scarce and bring full prices
sales 1900 bills; Western and State at 90 a rs;
White Wheat Western extra at IS a TO-; extra
Ohio at 80 a 50 extra st Louis 40 q II co. in
euss Sns s1 snRpqg e f1s WSsa
higher with light supply and fair export and milling
demand; sales 06 900 BUSH No2 Chicago at so; No
uHsraded Iowa and Minnesota Spring at IS a. So;
No Minnesota and Milwaukee at IS q 60; Wes-
half April at 50. Corn heavy and lower with only
limited export and home trade inquiry; sales S. 900
bush; new Mixed Western at 50 g SIC; high Mixed
at So q 90c; Yellow Jersey and Pennsylvania at IS "a
ssc; White Southern Sc; also $4,000 bush old wes-
declining; sales 80 900 bush; Western Mixed at IS q
60c White Western at 81 q 64c, the latter closing at
81 9 CSC. Coffee is quiet. Sugar is in fair demand
77-,I6 q 7ac. Molasses is quiet. Rice steady. Pc
troeum is firm; crude at 74c refined at 15sc spot.
IL sesdH 81 Rss
at is 7s seller April is 5o seller May at is To-
u 90 q 10 90. Lard is heavy prime steam DC
seller April 81 seller May Is IS ;seller for June
at se dc new ,s 1eava Wb e. 20
&c. - y '''' ~ 10" 90 y '''' n'fAeS Is S'eaoy at
Freights to LIVERPOOL are hrm; Cotton per steam
6-16 9 sd. Grain-Corn per steam at Sd do sail at
q I'D; Wheat per steam I'd; do sail u q a.; Flour
per sail Is Cd.
CHICAGO, March ao.-Flour is steady; extra Spring
No do at s for regular M io as for s sacig
fresh on spot 19a seller for April; 24s seller May
No d1 at 1sa e III rejected o. Corn is
Mixed soc; rejected old at 60c new 5s1c. Oats are
seller May Rye is steady at 90 a 92c. Barley is in
light demand and holders firm; No Spring at 50 a
81; Spring at 80 70. fresh. Provisions-Pork Is
Eso11a A mil. IS OIL
Bulk Meats quiet and weak shoulders at "a "a 81
short rib mddles 81 seller April; short clear 81 on
at 93c. '''"uy
dReceipts-1ooo bbls -FOUR 5000 bush wheat, u.s.
bush barley. wv -''''
Shipments 1000 bbls four loco bush wheat a.
Sv . corn Ssooo bush oats, 1000 bush rye 5000
CINoiNNATI March 3o-Provisions- in light
demand and holders firm; sales at 16 90 a is IS.
Meat. sstfoms steam sc kettle at % Bulk
buyer April; clear rib sides at a 81 cellar sides a
g Ssc: Bacon is firm and in good demand; shoulders
9t q 9sc. Whiskey firm at SIC.
MILwAUKEE. March 30-Flour is steady at 10
g 70 for extra Spring. Wheat is in air demand and
2s Corn dull and lower No Mixed fresh sbe at s May
Eass s steady; No fresh at 44c Rye is steady; MOI
sns sss sp Sis q s: and % e. J.
nal Pork at 10 90 q is rs. Lard is firm; steam at
SIC; Hams in pickle at 81 q 1O4c Dry salted meats
shoulders at DC loose ;boxed middles at 81 a Sac
hogs. "-'"' '''''
Shipments 5000 bbls -four. 5000 bush wheat.
LnDo March 3o.-Flour quiet and unchanged.
wheat steady; No2 White Wabash at 64 Amber
Michigan 474; seller April 47i seller Feb at "A:
NO Red at A g ~; seller April As; do Nav
At a. Corn is dull and lower; high Mixed seller
april ana May CSC; seller June 6s8c; do July zoe;
new 66c; low Mixed 651c; no grade 65c Oafs are
yer Seeds at so a SIS. -'S oio-
Recepts-o0Oo bbls -four, n, 900 bush wheat. 81 600
bush corn, 900 bush oats. ~ 'S"~
Sbipments--0,000 bbls -four, 0.OOO bush What OK
600 bush corr. $1,000 bush oats.
upands 155c
SAvANNAH, March 3o.-Cetton is quiet; Middlinp
uplands at 16c.
MOBILE, March 3o-Cotton quiet; Mid ling nm
lands Ice. W
,, NEW ORLEANS, Marchaso Cotton is quiet; Mid
ding uplands at 16Ac.
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