The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-20
Domestic Markets.

better feelng prevailed at close and best goods held
firmly at DC cash.
Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK. March 1875 p M.-Cotton is steady:
delivered contract $50 bales sales 1850 bales Mid
ding uplands at 1870 Flour-Receipts 1920 bbs 1.-THE
business doing; advance chiefly low grades; sales
"a, 100 bbls; No at 10 a 90; Superfne Western
and State at so g rs ;eommon to good extra Wes-
tern and State at 90 q 80; good to choice at 35
rs; common to choice White Wheat Western ex-
ira at so a 90; Fancy White Wheat Western ex
ira at O5 q 75 common to good extra Ohio at O5
@775; common to choice extra st Louis at IS "a
900; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at 80 a
50; choice to double extra at 40 q 100, including
city mills extra az Is O 90; 64OO bbls medium to
choice Western extra so q 80; the market closing
steady; Southern -four firmer; sales 14OO bbls com.
mon to fair extra at 10 "a rs; good to choice do
at 80 a IS. Rye -four is firm; sales 800 bbls at
APO q 10. Cornmeal quiet; sales $50 bbls. Wheat
receipts 1880 bush; the market is q &c better
G9 10 for Mo- Chicago; 163 q IS for No Milwau-
kee; 1s for No and Spring Mixed; 1 % for No 2
Chicago In store and to arrive next week; % a 80
for No Milwaukee, latter old CROP 35 "a 40 for
Minnesota and Milwaukee; SO for ungraded Min
nesota; 05 q 05 for inferior Winter Red Western
! 80 for commonAmber Michigan in store; As for
White Michigan; so, 900 bush 40 Green Bay to ar
rive 40. Rye nominal at 80 q s5c for Western; So
9 SEC for State, inside price for car lots So a. SEC
sales 1000 bush 2rowed state at SIC afoat; 5000
bush 2-rowed Jefferson county at Soc Barley Malt
=; and heavy: Corn-receipts $3.50 bush; the market
sales $4,000 bush; 60 q colo for grade Mixed Gil
g &c for graded Mixed, steamer Mixed and flow do:
6ss q S2se TOR graded Mixed 60 62ac for ungraded
Penn Yellow; 62ic for Jersey; also co. 900 bush grad
ed Mixed 623e seller March, 63Ic for last half April
April. Oats-recepts Of 1880 bush the market is
trmer for graded lots other kinds unchapged sales
o. 900 bush 4S4 q 4S3c for Mixed Western and State
spection Mixed at 434 a 44c; No do at 4sIc. Hav
unchanged at rs q soc for shipping. Hops at Ii
g IL Tor Eastern and Western; 1a g IS tor New
YORK State; II "a 20 for California. Coffee-Rio more
active and frm eargoes quoted at Isl a 1S4c gold
Job lots at 154 i0lc in gold. Sugar is rmer and in
gOoa INQUIRY at q aae for fair to good renng 7sc
TAR demand at 9sc for standard; 11c for granulated
lOsc for crushed and powdered. Molasses dun and
8 q SIC for La; 6@ SIC for Rangood; n "a II for
Patna Petroleum quiet and higher; crude at sac
refined I4s g IL; cases 1st ~; Naptha 90 81.
Turpentine trmsa 3sc for Spirits. Coal unchanged
at % @ 6 25 tor Anthracite per ton per cargo
Leather les is firm; Hemlock Sole, Bueros Ayers and
25c; California do at % q 25c; common do % a U.s.
Wool heavy domestic fleece 80 q So. Pork is firmer
l5o Dds new mess at 20 co. 75O bbls seller for March
at ~ 90; 1850 bbls seller May 20 % a % 3d. Dressed
Hogs shade frmer; Western nominal at 1Oi Beef is
hrm 20 bbls plain mess at II 50 10 so for extra do
Beet Hams quiet. Terce Beef is firm; Cut meats
Western quiet; middles firmer at 1890 for Wes-
tern long Clear 200 boxes for city do at 13c Lard is
higher and at an advance; 1850 ties prime steam at
IL 50 q IL 90 $50 seller March at IS 9O $500 tcs
seller April at 10 80 q Is S74.
frelghts to Liverpool-the market shade frmer.
CHICAGO, March 18 Flour is firm and unchanged.
Wheat strong and higher and closed with continued
upward tendency; No2 Chicago Spring at ! O2sc; do
strictly fresh O2a; 03 seller April; C7s seller for
Nay May; Nc 40 at sSt g &c., rejected at Is q 76sc.
Ser dai Is namer ana held higher No Mixed regular
April 47sc bid seller May; rejected 435c; do strictly
fresh n AGO. 43gc bid seller for April 47sc bid tor
se o a f S &C. ss 0afG prices asked;
very firm and holders asking higher prices sales at
% g Sic ON the spot; 5s4c seller for April and May
% IS seller April % 57t a % so for seller May Lard
stronger and higher at Is SO on spot 10 80 "a 10 52k
seller for Apfil 10 70 q ID 72I for seller May Bulk
Meats-full prices and no demand shoulders at sec
short rib middles 12sc: clear sides at 12sc
kecelpts-S, 900 bbls tour, 900 bush wheat 2S =.
0O0 bush corn, 1900 bush oats. 1900 bush barley
600 bush OF rye.
Shpments-70 900 bbls flour, Ii, 600 bush wheat, 49,,
wy bush corn, 1000 BUSH oats, 600 pusL barley,
5000 bush rye.
Wheat is quiet and firm; No White Wabash 40 ;
No White Michigan at 3O1; No White Michigan
l39 extra White Michigan 14O; Amber Michigan
at "a; seller for April 90; seller for May 3i4;
No 2 Red Winter %; seller May at 81; No Day,
ton and Michigan Red at 069 rejected at ssh Corn
steany and firm; High Mixed held at 49ac; i9c bid
seller for May 5Ga q Sic large sales low Mixed at 40
Oats are firm and held higher; No at 354c; Michi-
gan 353 rejected 314c, Glover Seed firm and in fair
y
Receipts-13O bbs flour 1000 bush Wheat 81 900
bush Corn, $1,000 bush Oats
Shipments-4000 bbls -four, 5000 bush Wheat g.
geo bush Corn, 1900 bush Oats.
MILWAUKEE,, March 1s.-Flour is steady. Wheat
hrm; No Milwaukee at ~; hard do at 18; No Q
milwaukee at 044; seller for April at O5; seller
may at 1 Ogt; No Milwaukee at 9sc. Corn scarce
new 323c; seller May $40 q 35c. Barley is inactive
ana nominay trmsr No Spring fresh at seller
for March at 843c No do at SIC; rejected &c., Rye
only in limited jobbng demand; MOI at SO q 69ic.
PROVISIONS are quiet and steady Mess Pork at % 90
seller April. Prime Lard at 49, q IA. Sweet Pick
LED Hams 1l3 q 49, Dry Sailed shoulders ST q s!
dressed Hogs are quiet and steady at 800 q 9 rs.
hecelpts-30OO 5bls flour, %, 900 oush wheat.
Shipments-50OO bbls four $4,000 bush wheat.
CINCINNATI. March 1S.-Pork is quiet and I'M
changed at % 90. Lard active and higher steam at
lS25 @ 10 80 cash. 10 80 @ 10 373 buyer March; 10 70
actiye shoulders at 8sc clear rib and clear sides at
II q 1T. Bacon is easier; shoulders at 9sc; clear
Tlb sides at II 13c; clear sides at 1871 q 1890. ue
@ go; fair to good light 90 q rs; no other qualities
offering; receipts 1872 head shipments 1875 head.
ST LOUIS, March 1S-Flour quiet and unchan ged {;
double and treble extra fall at 4 so @ so. Wheat
higher; No Red Winter at sol bid cash; 1 so bid
seller for March No 8 do at / 33h bid Corn a shade
higher No Mixed at AT @ 41sc cash; 4ac for seller
April Oats dull and unchanged.
keceipts-2OOO bbs flour, 1000 bush of wheat, ST.
600 bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 4OOO bush barley,
1900 bush rye, 100 hogs, 2i0 cattle.
NEW ORLEANS, March 1s.-Cotton is steady; Mid
ding uplands lac.
CHARLESTON, March 1s.-Cotton quiet and steady +;
Middling uplands 122 q 1870.
MOBILE, March 1S.-Cotton is firm; Middling up
lands at 123c.
NEW YORK., March 18.-Cotton steady; Middling
SAVANNAH, March 1s.-Cotton is quiet; Middling
uplands 12!c.