The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-24
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK. March -EvenIng.-Cotton market
Is dull; sales 2055 bales Mddling uplands at 1885,
forward deliveries declined 3-52 &c. FlonrEre-
firm; sales 10, 400 bbs; Western and State at 90 a
IS; White Wheat Western extra 30 9 90; good
extra Ohio at 80 q As; choice extra st Louis at
5 90 a 8 90; Southern flour at 90 q 90; common
steady; sales of $50 bbls of Western at so 40.
Wheat..receipts 26,36o bush; the market is shade
lower with only limited export and home trade de-
mand; sales of g. 900 bush; No Spring u q Is;
16 g is1 for Mo- Chicago Is g 10 for No. .
q 1 64 for No Spring; II a "a Tor ungraded
Iowa and Minnesota Spring: % q q for Winter
Red Western; 2S g / 80 for Amber Western; 129 g
l 40 for White Western. Barley is scarce and firm;
prime Canada West held at 55; Dadnban 25; 2
rowed State jefferson county at So. Corn-receipts
81, 800 bush; the market opened steady with mod
crate export and home trade inquiry; closed frmer;
sales OF 1000 bush; S4A @ S5ic for Western Mixed;
chiefly at S5c; So a s54c for Yellow Western SOC for
White Southern in store. Oats-recepts q GOO bush:
sales $4,000 bush; the market is shade frmer and
moderately active at 6s "a 70c for Mixed Western; GO
at Is q 17ac gold for Rio. Sugar active and firm at
e g SC for fair to good refining; SIC for prime; $500
6hds nsd part At y e e a. and the remain
dull at % q 9sc; 1Os a 1J3c for hard grades. Mo-
lasscs is firm sales Of 40 ties boiling stock at 41c for
7ic; refined III a lisc; cases quoted at 1ss a zoe;
Naptha 93c. Tallow is firm; sales 10000 pounds at
To- Pork lower at 20 80 for new mess; seller March
quoted at 20 co. 1000 bbs seller May at 20 20 q 20 u.s.
Beef dull Cut Meats easier; 800 city picked shoul
a 11sc mddes steady at 12c for short clear; 100 bxs
Western long clear 114c. Lard heavy; o ties prime
steam at Il 5S g H. seller March quoted at i4e
2lc for Western II a &c for State Whskey steady
sales 800 bbs at lis, part Alcohol on basis OF quota
ton.
Freights to Liverpool-the market is dull; Cotton
per steam at Id; Corn per steam at Sd; Wheat per
steam at 7Ad.
CHICAGO, March 23-Flour quiet and unchanged;
extra Spring 80 @475. Wheat active and higher,
closing easier; No Spring at csc; No Spring at
94sc bid for strictly fresh 93sc for regular spot
at s9s q s9ac; rejected at SIC. Corn is active and
higher; No2 Mixed at 67sc spot; 67ac for seller
April; 74sc bid for seller May. Oats in fair demand
seller April; Sc seller May. Rye in good demand;
No at IS q 9ssc,. Barley in good demand. Dressed
demand and lower at 10 s7 q 10 90 on spot 10 95 for
seller April; 20 10 seller for May. Lard steady 10 S23
spot and seller April; IA seller NAV. Bulk Meats
are firm and in fair demand; shoulders TIC; short
rib mddles los q l03c; short clear do 11call loose
on spot; Whiskey advanced and in fair demand at
21O a 2 so; Clover 40 a 7 10.
On the call of the Board in the afternoon-wheat
higher at 94c for April; 9ssc for May. Lard at 10 50
for April other articles strong and nominaly.
Receipts-12, 900 bbls four $4,000 bush wheat, 3d.
900 bush corn $4,000 bush oats, $1,000 bush rye $4,000
shipnents-4OOO bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat 12,-
900 bush corn, 1900 bush oats 100000 bush 1000
bust barley
ST. LOUIS, March % Flour is firm and unchang-
0uJ .,uPo'hH" w W Ia az AoN ",
double extra at 4 80 a 49, treble do at IS "a TO-
Wheat firm and nactWe No Red Winter at 1 13s
No Spring at 93t az CSC. Corn excited and higher
NO. Mixed t9 g 753 Oats excited and higher, but
little done: few saies No at so q 62Ac cash; Gle
seller April Barley is firm; sample lois choice; No
Spring at 20 q 2l1. Rye firm and nominal. Whis-
key declining at 10. Pork easier and lower for fu-
ture sales at q 90 cash. 20 % for up country seller
March; 20 90 here seller April; Dry Sailed Meats
easier but prices maintained with only limited job
lie; clear sides at 1Isc Bacon-shouiGers at ST a
ssc; clear rib sides III q 12c clear sides 1873 a 12I
Sweet Picked Hams-sales of II lbs average at lie;
is firm at 10 50 here ;13 so up country.
Live Hogs firm and supply mainly of low grades;
975O;Igood to extra rs q 8 rs. Cattle active and