The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-06
Domestic Markets,

NEW YORK. March As P. M.-Ashes are dull and
nominal at 90 for pots Cotton tirmer and quota
lions unchanged; sales 23S bales; Middng uplands
at 1885, delivered on contract 800 bales; forward de-
iveries 332 better. Flour-Receipts 1O066 bbs: the
No at 8 90 q SO; Superfine Western and State at
4 90 @ so; common to good extra Western and
State at s. g p; good to choice choice at So q
ira at so q 90; Fancy White Wheat Western ex-
ira at 05 "a 75 common to good extra Ohio at 80
@7 %; common to choice extra st Louis at 25 "a
900; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at go a
35; choice to double extra at 40 q 90, including
3a00 bbls medium to choice Western extra at prices
within range; the market closing dull Southern
-four quiet and heavy; sales 800 bbs common TO fair
extra at 90 a IS; good to choice do at so a co.
Cornmeal dull; sales 800 bbls Western, Jersey and
Pennsylvania at 20 q %; Brandywne at 3 3d.
W9eatLreceipts of $50 bush; the market is quiet
port inquiry; sales $4,000 bush; o. a Oh for I'M
graded; | 10 for old and new No 2 Northwestern in
store; 40 for small parcels choice No Spring; o.
a O5 for grade Winter Red Western: / 10 for com
mon Winter Red WESTERN "a afioat for No Mil
waukee fresh receipts and nominally; % a 20 for
q 81 for No Spring; 10 q II for No 8 Mllwau-
kee; OS q II for No Chicago. Rye quiet at SO "a
SIC for Western 80 Soc for Sate inside price for
car lots; Soc for Canada in bond Barley is more
active; sales 25,0OO bush; 0S for Proved Canada
and about 16 for No Bay; about TIC for proved
state. Barley Malt quiet and unchanged. Corn-re-
cepts 76.92S bush; the market is slightly in BUYERS
favor with moderate export and home trade de-
mand; sales $1,000 bush; 6l1 q 61ac for no grade
ne
graded new Western Mixed: Csc fer new Yellow
Jersey; 65c for new Yellow Southern; 63lc for new
Kansas Kansas Mixed 65c for round Yellow 72c for
$4,000 bush; the market is slightly in buyers favor;
sales $4,000 bush at "A q 47c for Mixed Western and
S Sor A. e &c for White d. including No New
at rs q soc for shipping. Hops firm at il a l6
for Eastern l. and Western; 10 g IS tor New York
nominal; cargoes at 53 a 1S1c gold job lots at 153 a
195c gold Sugar is dull and in better demand at II
e re for fair to good refining; 75c for prime Mo
moderate demand Petroleum is dull crude ST a SEC;
refined 14c; cases at ls4 2o4;. Tallow steady; Co.,
q s. for Strained. Turpentine firmer at Ssc for
for Spirits. Eggs heavy at 10 q zoe for State and
Pennsylvania; II q 19sc for Western. Coal is quiet
per cargo. Leather is heavy; Hemlock Sole, BueEos
Ayers and Rio light middle and heavy weights at
224 q 26c; California do at % q 25e; common do 20
bbls mess at % 90; 500 bbls seller for April at
% 5 1900 bbs seller May at % 49, $50 bbls seller for
sans at 70 o. ~ 40 o Suy at S 60 Dressed Hogs
are steady. Tierce Beef is quiet; Cut meats-Wes-
tern is quiet middes steady at 70 SIG for Yves
tern long clear 125 g 13c for city do, Lard opened
Freghts to Liverpool-the market is quiet; Cotton
sail Id; Cotton per steam Id; Corn per steam I'd;
Wool is dull and heavy; domestic fleece at 40 "a
6Oc; tubbed bic; pulled 80 "a 47c; unwashed at IA a
33c; Texas 10 q 80.
CHIOAGO,MaTcn -fl0ur Is Qull and unchaanged.
Wheat in fair demand but lower; No2 Chicago at
97gc on spot $50 seller for April seller for May at
02s No do at S33c rejected at 73c. Corn is active
and prices advanced; No Mixed at 43a a 43l on the
spot; 43sc bid seller April; 47c bid seller Tor May
Oats very firm and holders asking higher rates. Noe
at 324c spot and seller April 3ia seller May; re-
iected 26c. Barley steady and firm at Sc a Coo on the
spot sac seller for March, Sc seller April Dressed
Hogs strong and higher at so a 10 90. Pork active
and lower at % 375 spot % 47 a % so seller for
April; % GAG % 20 seerMay. Lard in fair demand
but lower at 1877 on spot Is 42t seller April; 10 571 "a
10 60 seller May Bulk Meats demand and advanced;
shoulders So; clear rib and clear sides 12A a 12s-
Whiskey at 1885,
Keceipts-9,O0O bbs -four, 40 900 bush wheat, 95.-
900 bush corn 1900 bush oats. 1900 bush barley
400 bush of rye.
Shipments-7OOOb bls flour, %, 900 bush wheat, 49,.
900 bush corn, 900 bush oats, GOO bush barley
400 bush rye.
TOLEDO, March 4.-Flour is steady with a mod
crate demand. Wheat is quiet and steady; Amber
Michigan spot and seller March 24I seller April
at 264 seller May 294.
Receipts-000 bbls flour 1000 bush Wheat 1000
bush Corn, 5000 bush Oats.
Shipments-300 bbs -four, 5000 bush Wheat So
600 bush Corn 5000 bush Oats
CLEVELAND March 4.-The Petroleum market is
firm: standard White at 11s; Ohio test 12ac for car
lots cash.
NEW YORK, March 4-Cotton frmer; Middling
uplands 12sc.
SAvANNAH, March 4.-Cotton steady; Middling
uplands IL 1-16c.
MOBILE, March 4-Cotton is firm NTiddling up
lands at 12s q 12lc.
NEW ORLEANS, March 4. Cotton is firm; Mid
ding uplands 124c.