The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-09
Domestic Markets..

| NEW YORK. March S-Eyening-Cotton market is
quiet and steady; delivered on contrsct 200 bales;
sales 1911 bales 12sc for Midland uplands. Flour
receipt 10 AL bbs the market is in very moderate
request for export and home use. without decided
change in price; sales of 800 bbls; No at 90 "a
Is; Superfine Western and State at 90 q 50;
extra Western and State at IS q 25; choice do at
500 Is; White Wheat Western extra at so a
W; FANCY White Wheat Western at O5 % IS;
extra Ohio at 4 80 25: extra st Louis at 25 a
20; Patent Minnesota extra goodto prime at go "a
35; Echoice to double extra 40 a 90, including
1900 bbls shipping extra mainly at co. $500 bbs me.
dunn to choice Western extra at 5 20 "a 80; 1900
bbls city mills extra at 20 co. the market clos
quiet att 65 q 49, Wheat shade lower and little
more doing in export at decne receipts 1910 bush
sa a s 600 bush O. g 10y for ungraded Spring
Milwaukee last fall inspection in store; O3 for no
grade Winter Red Western; 325 for Canada Club in
109 O. III for No 8 Milwaukee,; 1901 5 for.
No Chicago. Rye is quiet Barley is dun and
declining; No Bay l ls9: Barley Malt quiet and
lc lower with fair business doing for export and
home use at decne sales 49, 600 bush; SO a Coo for
no grade Mixed &c for steamer Mixed; 62f a So for
Western Mixed 1901 613c for new Yellow Southern
5Sc for understandable Mixed; 63ic for Kansas
Mixed; go @ 63tc tor ungraded Mixed; 69c for old
also $1,000 bush new Mixed March at 62i "a 62sc
sOo bush steamer from 10th to 18th March at 62sc
cepts 49, 100 bush; the market is heavy and lower
sales a, 900 bush; AZ g 47c for Mixed Wesern and
State; 45 g SOC for White Western and State. in
SiuulnS XNO mlAeu NeW DIX inspection 43S
44c; No do at 464c. Hay unchanged. Hops firm.S
Coffee-nomnal. Sugar is quiet and unchanged: re-
celpts liberal at q q 73c for fair to good refining NC
unchanged at So for stsndaSd e. ii log Tsn ie
for granulated log 16sc for crushed and powdered.
Molasses is unchanged. Rice is unchanged. Petro-
leum is quiet and firm; crude 81 a SIC; refined at
l4cs bldc; cases at ISL g 2lc. Taow is dull at "a
&c. Naval Stores-Rosin is dull at 62R q 65.S
Iurpentine frmer at SOC. Wool dulland unchanged
Pork rmer; $50 bbls new at % 90 q % 10; 1850
6ols seller May at % 20 g S25. Dressed Hogs are
Cut Meats quiet; middles quiet and firm Western
long clear at 12A Is for city long clear Lard frmer
ana closed steady 1850 ties prime steam at 10 62a
May at 10 IS a l3 873. '-'-
Freights to LiverpOol-dull
CHICAGO March s-Flour is dull and unchanged.
Spring at OSk on spot; No Chicago Spring 97sc On
spot; 99Ssc seller for April O23 seller for NAV; No
90 at 72e rejected at7l4 g nc. Corn in fair de-
spot 423c seller for March; 44c seller April 47Bc
seller tor May; new high Mixed 4Oc; rejected Sac.
Oats quiet and uuchanged No2 at 32A on spot; 32sc
and firm at size. Pork irregular and in the main
higher at y 10 on the spot p % g 27a seller for
april ~ 40 seller for May Lard is in fair demand
for April; 10 As seller May. Bulk Meats steady and
unchanged; shoulders at short rib middles at 12
short clear middles 121. Whiskey O5.
Receipts-l0,000 bbls -four, 30 900 bush wheat o.
0OO bush corn, $4,000 bush oats. 5000 bush barley
shipments-9,OOo bbls -four, 81, 900 bush wheat g.
400 bush rye.
On the call of the Board in the afternoon-Wheat
was lower at 9Ssc seller April O2s seller May. Corn
and Oats unchanged. Pork lower at % Is seller for
April ~ 81 seller May Lard easier at 10 20 seller
April; 10 40lseller May.
Wheat quiet and steady; No2 White Wabash 81 ;
Miengan %, 3 Amber Michigan on spot and seller
No at 06t. Corn Is steady withfair demand; High
Mixed at 47c; seller May 50c seller June held SIC;
no grade 4Ic; damaged $3.50. Oats inactive No at
341 Michigan 3ic Clover seed at 8 80 q %. Hogs
Recepts-0OO bbls -four 20 900 bush Wheat. a. 600
bush Corn, 90, 1000 bush Oats
Shpments-6OO bbls -four, 5000 bush Wheat, 49,
0q0 bush Corn, $1,000 bush Oats.
MILWAUKEE, March s.-Flour is quiet and un-
changed. Wheat opened quiet and shade lower,
closing quiet; No Milwaukee OSa ;hard do at 10 ;
No2 Milwaukee at oOs; seller for April at O1s;
is less firm; No 2 at 43c. Oats are steady and in
fair; No fresh at &c. Barley unsettled and EASIER
Mo- Spring fresh at zee; seller for March u q 77sc
seller April Isl q 76ac. Rye is less firm; No 1 at
674c Provisions are quiet and steady. Mess Pork at
% 90. Lard-prime at 10 q A. Sweet picked hams
at 129 q l2Ae. Dry sailed meats-shoulders SIC for
loose; midules lit "a l1ac for boxed. Dressed Hogs
steady at 49,
Receipts-2OOO bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat.
/ Shipments-13,OOO bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat.
ST LOUIS, March S-Flour-medum grades fall
extra in limited supply and firm other grades are
neglected; Double Extra Fall 80 q Is: Treble Elk
do 90 q 50; Family at rs "a 6 80. Wheat-good
sample lots in fair demand for milling inspected is
inactive and lower No 2 Red Winter at i 40 cash !;
40 bid seller March; No at 32f bid. Corn easier
and active for futures; No 2 Mixed 394 a 39ac for
cash; 1890 seller March; 4O5 q 41c seller April 43c
seller May. Oats quiet and unchanged. Barley is
steady with moderate demand for best grades strict
ly prime to choice Wis and Minnesota at 90 a TO-
Rye dull at 75c bid.
Receipts-4000 bbs -four IS 900 bush of wheat 30
900 bush corn 10000 bush oats, 1000 bush barley
$1,000 bush rye, 600 hogs, 900 cattle.
DETROIT, March S.-Flour is dull and steady
Wheat is dull and easier; extra White Michigan Of
fered at 40; No White at l 283 "a 2Ss; No Of
fered vt IS with II bid; No Amber 1 rs. Corn
is dull at 40 a Soc Oats are quiet and steady Mixed
at 341c on track; White SOC.
Receipts-650 bbls -four, 1880 bush wheat, $50
bush corn, $500 bush oats.
Shpments-350 bbls -four, 700 bush wheat, O,OOO
bush corn, 1850 bush oats.
CLEVELAND, March S.-The Petroleum market is
firm standard White at 11s; Ohio test 12ac; Michi-
gan 14-for car lots cash.
NEW ORLEANS, March s.-Cotton steady; Mid
ding uplands 124c.
CHARLESTON, March ,s.-Cotton is steady; Mid
ding uplands 12Ic.
MOBILE. March Section is quiet; Middling up
lands at 12lc.
NEW YORK, March S.-Cotton quiet and steady /;
Middlng uplands 1896
SAVANNAH, March S.-Cotton dull; Middling up
lands 124c, -