The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-17

NEW YORK, Marc1 1b-EVenlnR.-C0tt0n market
is steady with moderate transactions saes 2OS0 bales
Middling uplands 164c; forward deliveries slightly
lower in price. Four-receipts II, O19 bbls market
mand sales 1890 bbs; Superfi3e Western and State
at 40 O. 4 IS; extra Western and State at % q
To- choice 90 10 45 White n M1sas western srty
Louis at 90 a 90; including 1900 bbls of slipping
extra Western and mill flour at prices within range,
closing firm Southern flour at 90 a 90. Wheat
receipts $50 bush the market is irregular and un
settled, opening a &c higher and closing quiet with
the advance nearly all lost; sales 10000 bush; No
Spring 1 10 q l Is; 15s "a IS for No2 Chicago;
is a is for Mo- Northwestern; / 17t a 20 for
No Milwaukee; 81 q 26t for No Spring; the
and Gr spng Is q Is for Winter Red
Western; 2s1 g 80 for Amber b roo Western; Us g
Mh 5ne sfS o No
afioat at 26A. Corn-receipts $4,000 bush; market
steady with moderate export and home trade in
SIS "a SEC for Western Mixed; IS a S64c for Yellow
Western; $50 a sec for White Western. Oats-re-
cepts II $40 BUSH the market is quiet; sales $4,000
White do. Coffee dull, heavy and nominally I'M
changed at 164 g 1sA gold for Rio common to prime;
refining Ssc for prime; 1872 hhds fair Muscovado at
72c. Molasses unchanged Rec steady. Petroleum
dun and easier crude at Il &c. refined at 1a
is Steady at 05 @ TO- Turpentine steady at 354c.
Pork firmer; sales 800 bbls Of new mess job lots at
20 80 a 20 Co. 2750 bbs seller for May at 20 so q 20 CO.
Dressed Hogs firm at for Western. Beef is quiet.
Lard is firmer closed easier; sales 200 ties of prime
steam at IL III 1900 do seller April at Y ZIG
Butter heavy at 4s@ &c for Western; IS q SOC for
State. Whiskey is tirmer at ] Is.
Freights to LiverpOOl-the market is quiet; Cotton
per steam at Id; Corn per steam at Gid; Wheat per
steam at 6ad.
CHICAGO, March 16-Flour quiet and unchanged;
Spring extra at 40 So; extra Winter 90. Wheat
excited, higher and unsettled, closing easier; No
Spring 96a q SIC; No Spring at 92s 93s on spot;
e2sc for seller April 96ac seller Mays gac for seller
June; No Spring at IS q SaA Rejected at S04 q
Sic Corn excited and higher and closed easier No
Mixed at 6 661c on spot 66e bid for seller April;
12sc bid seller for May; Tic seller June. Oats have
Rye is in light demand and holders firm; No 2 at
Barley is in fair demand and advanced; No Spring
and higher; light 90 q ST; heavy so @ o. Pro
visiOns-POrk buoyant and unsettled sales at 10 q
10 lion spot and seller April; 10 40 seller for May;
holders firm sales at 10 70 a 10 rs spot 10 67a for
seller April; Is ST. q 10 80 seller May; Bulk Meats
rib mddles 10&c; short clear do 10sc-all loose OH
spot. Whiskey at IL.
Receipts-10,OOO bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat, 3d.
900 bush corn bush OATS OOOO bush rye, 10000
ShpaentsE7 900 bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat H.
900 bush corn, 900 bush OATS $1,000 bush rye, 5000
bush barley.
On the call of the Board In the afternoon-Wheat
unsettled and higher at 93sc seller April; $40 seller
May. Corn easier at $751; g 66ic seller April; 7159
ions.
ST. LOUIS, March 16-Flour in good demand for
low and medium grades Of fall and Spring at un-
l 10 (9 II cash 10 seller May; No Spring at 90
q 92c Corn is higher; No Mixed Ga q 65c cash 1854
seller April; 6Sae do May. Oats quiet and steady; No
at 10: No Spring 20. Rye is unchanged at u
g 10s Whiskey is firm at Il. Pork irmat 10 10
mostly held at 20 90 cash. 10 625 seller March, 20 90
do July. Dry Sailed Meats are very strong; clear
rib sides sold at 1O4c for up country 01c for heavy
shoulders 7tc clear sides at 10ac bid and held higher
Bacon strong shoulders St SIC; clear RIB sides III
1l4c clear sides liz 12c, Lard Is frmer at 13Ac,
generally held at 1890.
Hogs active aud firm; supply light; stockers 80 q
Is; workers. on q 37a; medium to choice packing
6 80 @ so. Cattle in good demand and scarce; me-
dunn native shippers at 5 40 a 5 Is; common 10 q
rs; fair thorough Texans so; common to medium
mixed stockers 375 q 5O native stockers at IS q
450.
Receipts-2oOO bbls flour, 1000 wheat, $4,000 bush
bush corn 1900 bush oats, 1000 bush barley, 1000
do rye, 5000 hogs.
CINCINNATI, March 6.-Provisions-Pork is firm
at ~ w. Lard is firm; steam rendered at 135 bid;
closed easier but not quotably lower shoulders 7
clear rib sides at OA on the spot 1Os buyer April cear
sides 100 q 1c Bacon firm; shoulders at S4c; clear
steady at IL. Live Hogs firm; common 6 rs a 25;
fair to edium at 40 q 65 good at 60 q 20; no
choice is offered.
nominally steady; No Milwaukee at 95Ic No 2 Mil
waukee at 91a seller April at 92Ac; seller May 96Ic-
Oats firm and in fair demand; No fresh sc. Corn
Kye-No in store at 024 Barley is firmer; No2
Spring;at o.; No do in store at 85c. Provisions
dull Mess Pork at 10 90 q 10 95 cash and seller for
April; prime Mess II extra prime do IA co. Sweet
picked hams 10a a 11c Dry Slated Meats-shoul-
ders at u q "a loose middles at 103 11Ac; boxed
meats are 4c higher for prime. Lard held at IA for
steam; kettle at 14Ic.
Recepts-35OO bbls -four. $1,000 bush wheat.
Shipments 5000 bbls flour, IL, 900 bush wheat.
TOLEDO, March 16.-Flour is firm and in fair de-
mand. Wheat easier; No White Wabash at 124;
No White Michigan 15t; Amber Michigan 124;
seller April 49, seller May at Is; do June 49,
No 2 Red Wabash 10; No dayton and Michigan at
i 12t; No Red 084. Corn dull and declining; high
Mixed at 74c; seller May at 70}c; Low Mixed 7O4c.
Oats quiet; Michigan at 5S3c; White at 6O3c. Glover
Seed nominal. Dressed Hogs so a 90.
Receipts-230 900 bush Wheat, $4,000 bush Corn, g.
900 bush Oats.
Shipments-2,0oO bbs flour, 1000 bush Wheat, To- 600
bush Corn, 1000 bush Oats.
DETROIT, March 16.-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Receipts.20oo bbls flour, 1900 bush wheat, 1000
bush corn, 5000 bush oats.
Shipments-2000 bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat, 1000
bush corn.
CHARLESTON, March TO- Cotton steady; Middling
uplands 15ic.
MOBILE, March 16.-Cotton market quiet; Mid
ding upands at 15Ic.
NEW ORLEANS, March 16.-Cotton quiet and I'M
changed; Middling uplands at 15sc.
New YORK, March 16.-Cotton steady; Mddling
uplands at 16lc
SAVANNAH, March 16.-Cotton isquiet and easy;
Middling uplands at 155c.