The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-01

NEW YORK. March 31-EvenIng.--Cotto market
is dull and unchanged sales 2O2 bales; Middlng up
ands at 1890; forward deliveries declined Lice
Flour-receipts TO- Isl bbs; the market is slightly in
buyers favor with moderate business doing, part
for export; sales Of 400 bbs; Superfne Western
and State at go q 70 extra Western and State at
S. "a 10; choice Western and State at Is q As
White Wheat Western extra at at 90 a 90; extra
Ohio at So % IS; st Louis at 90 % Co., including
800 bbls shipping extras at prices with the range;
closing is closing quiet; Southern flour at So q co.
Hye flour steady at 90 q TO- Cornmeal is quiet
and firm at at 90 q so. Wheat-receipts of $500
bush; the market is q 1c better with a moderate
export and fair milling demand ;sales OF 600 bush
No Spring ~ a H. 15a a IS for No Chicago;
16 a Is for No Northwestern; IS q 1 20 for No
ungraded Iowa and minnesota Spring: % 9 q
for Winter Red Western; 2S a 20 for Amber Wes-
bush State at at 95 q SEC. Barley is quiet and I'M
changed Barley Mali quiet and steady; Lake Shore
80. Corn-recepts % 200 bush; the market is heavy
and 1c lower for new sales 900 bush IS q sec for
Western Mixed Sc a 86ac for Yellow Western; So
"a SOC for old Western Mixed in store last evening;
10 900 bush new Western Mixed in store at SIC. Oats
receipts H. ITS bush 1.-THE market is rmey and more
active sales 900 bush at 70 "a 715c for Mixed Wes
tern; II a 734c for White do Coffee tirmer kio at
l5B "a Isle in gold 1000 bags of Rio at loo gold for
good ordinary. Sugar quiet and firm at u @ SIC for
fair to good refining; Sic prime; 1860 hhds Muscova-
do at Ii "a Sic; 1900 boxes Centrifugal at 15-16e
fined do at 10 q 1Osc; 1o3 1Jsc for hard grades Mo
lasses is quiet and firm; Porto Rico So q 58c &c
quiet and steady. Petroleum is heavy and lower;
crude at hc refined at 143c on spot 14s e lac seller
steady at O74 a 12A for strained. Turpentine is
at sc for Spirits. Pork firmer; 800 bbls mess,
Job lots at q rs "a 81 So; 1000 bbls seller May at
II 20 a q 25 Beefis unchanged. Lard closed firm
1850 ties prime steam lat "a l49 $500 do seller April at
14s a ii 9-l6; 1000 ties seller May 145 q l4s; $50 do
seller for june IA lie q 14a Butter is steady at
i3 "a &c for Western; Is a &c for State; % a
s2c Whiskey is lower at LA q iii; Alcohol IL q
1121. .co..o,,
ner steam at 732d Corn per steam at 63d; Corn per
Sail Cd Wheat per steam at q I'D; Wheat per sail
Gid. ., ,o,o,x
ed extra Spring at 80 a rs. Wheat is in light de-
mand and holders are firm; No Spring at SOC; No 2
Spring fresh at 95sc bid on spot; $3.50 seller April;
90s "a 9l4c rejected at S3a "a Sic. Corn is lower and
in fair demand No Mixed fresh at 6s3c regular; CSC
95lc bid seller June; rejected 65c. Oats advanced
a1tS in good demand No at 55ac spot 55sc for
seller Apri; 59sc seller May bid. Rye is duh and
M seller for April. Seeds in good demand; Timo-
o. Provisions bucyant and unsettled and
HIGHER AFT 81 90 cash. 20 80 seller Aprl q O5 seller
Nav Lard active and higher at IA 22h on spot and
seller Apr IA 45seer MAY; 10 65 seller June Bulk
sc W saGF r at n a '
hpio.ceints-Il 900 bbls four $1,000 bush wheat 80
oon h"sh corn 5000 bush oats $1,000 bush rye, 1000
pash or 900 bbls -four, 10000 bush wheat H.
mn bpsh corn, SCC0 bush oats, $1,000 bush rye oOoo
DusL barley; on, r,., g., tho .f.ernoon-Wheat
~, he call OF the D0ar't Ill INC
III, ,,e ie Corn al ICY "a 74c seller May. Oats
inber at BIC seller May. Pork higher at q ~ Tor
seller May q Az seller June. Lard nrmer.
CT LOUIS, March 31.-Flour is in good demand n1
anil firm fol medium grades; extra Winter at 30
"a 5O double extra at 6 q 80 Wheat =, + i nI
ar AnriI: Is seller May; No Spring 9a 9s5e Corn
is fraction higher: No Mixed at 81 q 10y c Ma
az at 10 V &C. Barley is quiet; No Spring at 01a
No do at 20 @ 223. Rye steady ct o. q go.d
WbsIev firm at r. Pork firm at q 90. Dry Sailed
Meats very strong; shoulders iSc clear rib sides at
Tic; clear sides at l @ L cash. clear rio up con4
the demand exceeds the supply; shoulders at 81 &c;
clear rib and clear sides at 12a a 49, Lard is held at
IA 90. -, ,,ors q M
"a Is; bacon at rs q 25; good to extra az ou a
500 Cattle are firm and active; good native steers
for shipping at CO., fair to good but choice at 70 q
65 medium to fair mixed $50 az 25 native stn s
525. a. ooo ..,,,
Receipts-4OOO bbs -four 10000 wheat, 13,OOo o1sn
bush corn IA 900 bush oats 5000 bush barley, OVU0
do rye, HOO hogs $1,000 head cattle.