The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-22

NEW YORK. March NATURALIZATION market
firm e sales 21s4 bales 1879 tor Mid
cept gill bb the market is less active and prices
without decided change, closing with holders little
disposed to realiZe sales 1860 bbs; No 2 at
40 q 90; Superfne Western and State at 44O@
80; extra Western and State at 10 a 40; choice
do at % @ 70; White Wheat Western extra at
80 a co.; Fancy White Wheat Western at 05 a
775 extra Ohio at 10 "a 25; extra st Louis at So
90; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at 50@
@ 35 choice to double extra at 40 "a 9 90, includ
ern -four at 10 @8 IS. Rye flour is steady at % q
q 10. Cornmeal is firm at 65 q 35. Wheat-re-
ceipts 20,sOO bush; the market is dull and q &c
lower to sell, the advance in freghts materially
checking the export demand; sales $4,000 bush; O5
for ungraded Spring; IA called for No 8 Chicago;
Is for No and 8 Spring Mixed and nominally; 1 Is
@ = IS for No Milwaukee; % g 81 for No Mil
in fair request without decided change in price
Barley Malt is quiet and and unchanged. Corn
closed 3c better with fair export and home trade
demand; sales of 900 BUSH 500 a Gle for no grade
Mixed; &c for graded low Mixed; 62sc for steamer
ungraded new Western Mixed; CSC for new Penn.
and Jerey Yellow 65e for White Southern; 5000
bush graded Mixed seller April at 63Ac 50OS bush for
seller May 64c 5000 bush last week in this month at
&c. Oats-receipts Il, S52 BUSH the market is with
out decided change sales $4,000 bush; 435 48c for
Mixed Western and State; AZ "a SIC for White Wes-
ABB @ 43ac; light Mixed do 47c; No do at 47Ac; No
White do at 46A q 47c. Hay steady at rs q soc for
shipping. Hops firm. Coffee-kio is quiet and I'M
changed at 15t "a 1slc gold for cargoes 15a q 19lc
gold tor job lots. Sugar is quiet and firm at u 7ac
for fair to good refining 7ac for prime; $40 hhds Of
Muscovado at 7ac refined firm at % q 9sc for stand
ard A.; LOT @ 1Osc for granulated log q 1Oac for
crushed and powdered. Molasses is quiet, Rice is
steady at Ct q TIC for Carolina. Petroleum is Quiet
but firm; crude 8sc; refined at 4s q AGO. cases at
1s4 q 21sc. Talow steady at q SIC. Naval Stores
-kosin trmer at 70 q l IS. Turpentine is firmer
at 40c bid 4tc asked for Spirits Eggs steady at Is %
TIC. Pork opened firm and closed heavy 200 bbIs Of
new mess job lots at % 25 % 40 $50 bbls seller for
April at % %. Dressed Hogs firm; Western nominal
at 10sc. Beet is quiet. Cut Meats-middles quiet;
Western long clear at 12s q 1885, city long clear at
133. Lard opened firm and closed heavy; $50 ties of
prime steam IA; $50 do seller March at Ia $50 ties
ID 2O $3.50 do seller June at IA 27 a IA 324; 225O DO
July at IA 40 "a IA 42h Butter firm at Is 6o Sic for
Western; 20 G SEC for State; 80 q 40 for new Cheese
Quiet. Whiskey dull at 123.
Freights to Liverpool-market is decidedly firmer
for grain Cotton per sail 1d Corn per sail 7ad Corn
steam Sd; Wheat sail Sd; steam SD.
CHICAGO, March 21-Flour is in light demand and
holders firm Wheat active and lower and unsettled
No Chicago Spring at 02a spot; 03a seller for
April; sales at C74 q % seller for May; closed at
O7a seller May; No Chicago Spring 9Oc; rejected at
TIT a 7S1c. Corn is steady and in moderate demand
No Mixed fresh at 45c bid spot 44sc bid seller
April 47sc bid seller May. Oats-full prices asked
and no demand; No at 33c on spot seller May 3isc
Barley is dull and declined at 81 9 6Oc oD SPOT; SIC
fair demand but lower at % 80 @ % AZ on spot % 80
22 30 seller April 20 62a for seller May Lard is in
fair demand but lower at 10 62 @ 10 IS on the spot
IL 6l5 q ID 70 seller for April "a ID S7a q ID 80 seller
for May. Bulk Meats duh; shoulders at Ssc; short
rib middles at 123ci clear sides at 123c. Whiskey is