The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-23

NEW YORK. March 2-Evenng.-Cotton market
is steady at 5c advance 1saes 1896 bales Mddling
upands at 1890; forward deliveries advanced Lie
Flour-sales TO- 400 bbls; Super3e Western and State
at so q 4 so; extra Western and State at 90 "a
extra at 30 a 90; extra Ohio at 95 q 90; extra
Louis at 90 q 90; including q goo bbs of slipping
-four at F 90 90. WheatNreceipts 44,aoO bush
the market is less active and shade lower; Cont
mental buyers holding off, sales of 5000 bush; No
f' 10 for No NortSweste1rn II IS 20 for No
Milwaukee; 81 q rs tor No Spring; "a Tor Nj
Milwaukee to arrive; 10 "a 16 for Iowa Spring;
~ q 20 for ungraded Iowa and Minnesota Spring
1 Is "a 81 for Winter Red Western; % a 80 for
Amber Western; 20 q 80 for White Western Sat-
sday eysng bsh very No tbe Mna
opened steady and closed dull sales $4,000 bush; s.
g s5c for Western Mixed chiefly at S43c; IS a S5ac
for Yellow Western closing at inside prices; Soc for
White Southern in store Oats-receipts $3.50 bush
sales $4,000 bush the market is a shade rmer at 81
"a 69tc for Mixed Western; 68 q 7Oic for White do;
decline; 15t a 17ac gold for kio Sugar is dull and
somewhat nominal at "a q 75c for fair to good rein,
ing; &c for primes 7S hhds Centrifugal at Sc refned
at 81 q 95c; 1O4 q 10lc for hard grades. Moasscs is
quiet and firm. Rec quiet. Petroleum Is dull and
heavy; crude at Tic; refined 141 q 1iAc. Tallow is
2 Is Turpentine is steady at &c., Pork opened firm
er and closed heavy; sales so bbls of new mess at
20 80 q 81 oO $50 bbs seller March at 20 co. 1000 bbs
seller Mayat 20 90 a q 90. Dressed Hogs are quiet
and nominal. Beef unchanged. Lard opened frmer
and closed heavy; $50 ties prime steam at lat a
IA 5-6 500 do seller March at ID 5l6 5000 do seller
April at 14t lD 14sc: $50 do seller May Ii 7-6 $50 do
seller June IA 916c 500 do seller six mouths at 144c
Butter is unchanged at Il q 22c for Western; II a
1Sc for State Whisky quiet at 70. :, an c,o..o,
per steam at Sled; Corn per steam at '3d; Wheat
per steam at I'D.
CHICAGO, March 22.-Flour steady; extra Spring
45O@475. Wheat in fair demand and lower and
unsettled; No Spring at 973c; No Spring at 944c
for strictly fresh; 934c for regular spot; 1890 for
seller April 97sc for seller May; 9Sbc for seller June
and prices higher; No Mixed at cit a 67sc on spot;
67sc bid for seller Apr 33c for seller May; 7Sc for
seller June; rejected at Csc. Oats active and high
57sc bid seller May rejected &c. Rye steady; No 2
at 81 "a &c. Barley quiet and weak; No 2 Spring at
OS a 90 on spot; / OF seller for April. Dressed
Hogs in fair demand and firm at 60 q 90. Pro-
visions-Pork buoyant, unsettled and higher; sales
t2O 20 20 Is on spot and seller Apri % 80 @ 20 81
seller for May; 20 s. q 20 671 seller June. Lard in
fair demand and advanced 10 IS on spot and seller
April; IA OF a IA 05 spot and for May; IA As seller
June. Bulk Meats are steady; shoulders 73c; short
spot. Whiskey firm and in fair demand at H.
Seeds steady; far to choice notify at Q 10 @ 50
KeceiptsE7,oOO bbls -four, 81, 900 bush wheat, TO-
600 bush corn $4,000 bush oats, $1,000 bush rye, 5000
bush of barley.
600 bush corn, $4,000 bush 100000 bush rye17
Dust barley.
On the call of the Board in the afternoon-Wheat
weak and lower at 72sc for April; 97c for May. Oats
unchanged Pord higher at 20 10 for April 20 70 for
May Lard unchanged.
ST. LOUIS, March 22-Flour is quiet, firm and
unchanged; superfne Winter 90 OBS; extra at %
"a 50 double extra at 80 a So; treble do at So
g 10. Wheat higher; No Red Winter at 1871 q
1 1874 bid; No at SO q CSC. Corn higher; No2 Mix
eS Sse IN 9ss hgh 80 GO
Is. Rye higher at Of q O5. Whiskey declining
at H. Pork higher at 81 90 cash tor seller March;
Sac clear rib sides at 100 az lie; clear sides at 1lc
Bacon strong shoulders at 81 a Sac clear rib sides
IA l2c ;clear sides 12s 49, Lard is firm at 10 70
Live Hogs firm and in good demand workers 90
q Is; medium to fair stockers at 90 9 90; good
un native steers at so q 25; native stockers and
feeders % g %; good native steers CO., Corn fed
bush corn. 1900 bush oats 900 bush barley OOOO
do rye, 90 hogs 600 head cattle.
MILWAUKEE, March 22.-Flour is quiet and firm.
Wheat is steady; No Milwaukee at CSC; No Mil
waukee at 923e; seller April at 92ac; seller May at
97sc Oats are scarce and higher No at &c., seller
May SIC. Corn scarce and higher; No 2 Mixed fresh
barley easier; No Spring in store fresh at Os No
at SSc. Provisions Gull; Mess Pork nominaliy and
higher at 20 Is q 20 25 cash and for April; prime
hams firm at lO3 a 1i3c Dry Salted Meats firm
shoulders at 74c loose; mddles III a 121c prime.
Lard is firm; steam rendered at 13s q lie; kettle at
lac.
Kecepts-3soO bbls -four. 900 bush wheat
Shipments-42QO bbls flour. rs, 600 bush wheat.
TOLEDO. March 22.-Flour is dull and unchanged.
Wheat is dull and declining; Amber ichigan at 13a;
seller May 16; do June 173; No Red IA; No
do o. Corn shade higher high Mixed at 7Oc seller
May 73Ic; Low Mixed 693c. Oats in light demand
and holders FIRM; No at 5si. Clover Seed regular
at so; Monmouth So
Recepts-4,OO0 bush Wheat, 1000 bush Com, g.
900 bush Oats.
Shipments-o,ooO bblsfour, O,OtO bush Wheat Z GOO
bush Corn, 1000 bush Oats.
CINCINNATI, March 22.-Provisions-Pork is firm
at q 90 az 21s. Lard is firm; steam at 1871 "a II (;
14b a 2iac for kettle. Bulk Meats strong; shoulders
AT u q sc; clear rib sides at 9io clear sides at 1l4c.
Bacon in good demand; shoulders at 81 "a SEC; clear
rib sides at 1I3 q 11sc; clear sides lac. Whskey is
quiet at Ill. Lard steady. Live Hogs active and
higher; common 90 q 75 fair to medium at 10
a 8 25; good to choice 70 q Is.
DETROIT, March 22.-Flour quiet and unchanged
Wheat active and higher; extra 20 "a 2Oa; No
at 1871; Amber 10. Corn firm and IN fair demand
at 73c. Oats firm and in fair demand at 6SIc Barley
State at 100 q 40 per central. Clover Seed at
6 so q IS.
Receipts-10OO bbls' flour, 5000 bush wheat, 1000
bush corn, 1000 bush oats.
Shipments-2OOO bhls flour, 5000 bush wheat, 1000
bush corn, 5000 do oats.
CHARLESTON, March o. Cotton is tirmer; N;ddling
uplands 16t q 1899.
MOBILE, March 20.-Cotton market steadier; Mid
ding uplands at l5s g 15sc.