The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-21

Domestic Markets..
NEW YORK. March O-Evenng.-Cotton market
quiet and steady at &c advances sales 1891 baes 13
TOR Midding uplands; futures advanced 1-16. Floul
receipt IL, 1862 bbls; the market opened a 1Ot
better with fair export and home use closing quiet
and advance partly lost; sales II 900 bbls; No al
40 "a 90; Supertine Western and State at 4 40 "a
80; extra Western and State at 10 q 40; choice
DO at 5 % q Is; White Wheat Western extra al
5 80 q 90; Fancy White Wheat Western at 7 O5 a
75 extra Ohio at 10 q IS: extra st Louis at 81
90; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at 5Od
9 25 choice to double extra at 40 a 90, includ
ing $500 bbls shipping extras at 10 a 40; South
ern -four at 10 "a 75 Rye -four is steady at % q
q 10. Cornmeal is scarce and active at 65 % So
Wheat-recepts S4,525 bush; the market opened
Saturday last; at the opening low grades brought
q &c advance; sales 900 bush; 10 for no grade
and rejected Spring; Is 9 20 for No 8 Milwaukee
q for prime old in store; 80 for No2 Milwaukee
81 for Canada Club in bond: 40 for White Mich
gah and IN nemaaIly; 50 @ 40 for No Spring. L
SIC bid; held at 9Cc. Barley is dull and declining
4-rowed State soc on track. Barley Malt Is heavy
Corn-receipts 69,94S bush the market opened i(
better with fair export and home trade demand
closed quiet with advance partly lost sales of 81 OO
bush Gle for no grade Mixed 62s 623c for steamer
ed new Western Mixed CSC for new Yellow South.
ern; 6llc for graded low Mixed Western; Coo fol
round Yellow on track; SIC bid for Western Mixed il
deliverable from goth to 25th Of April 63ic graded
Mixed seller April at $3.50 bid held at 64c; seller fol
May &c bid; held at 644c. Oats-receipts of 23.OOa
A 900 bush 43a 4Slc for Mixed Western and State
AZ q 53c tor White Western, including No Mixed
New York inspection at 49, g 43sc; light Mixed 462
Rio is quiet and firm at 154 q I8lc gold for cargoes
81 q 194c gold for job lots Sugar is quiet and firm
er at 7ac for fair to good retining;7sc for prime
BIG hhds Muscovado at 7sc; refined firm at 81 a 9I
for standard A; 1O9 9 1O3c for granulated 10s a 1Os
for crushed and powdered. Molasses dull and un
changed; Rice il quiet and unchanged at 81 q u,
For ia nipt md firm.
g ssc; refined at lag @ 14sc; cases at 1871 q 2I3c.-
Naval Stores-Rosin tirmer at 65 q 20. Turpen.
bbs new mess at % s. q % 37S 500 bbs seller 70,
March at % 35 200 bbs seller April at % 30 "a % 40
500 bbls seller May at at % 3d. 500 bbls seller June
at % so. Dressed Hogs steady at 1O3c for Western
Beet is quiet. Cut Meatsquiet; middes firmer: Yves
long clear at 12a q 125c; city long clear at 10 a
1871. Lard is frmer; 500 ties prime steam on spot al
10 974 q IA co..
Freights to Liverpool-market is firmer.
CHICAGO, March 20 Flour is in good demand al
Wheat opened strong and higher and closed weak
No Chicago Spring at OBJ spot; O4s seller fol
April; USt q Oss seller for May rejected at 7Sl
q 79c No Chicago Spring 9Ol g 9lc. Corn is irreg
sgot i5c on spot ac bid seller April 47sc bid seller
May; new rejected SIC. Oats in fair demand and the
market firm; NO. at 33s q 333c on spot; seller April
at full prices sales at 65c. Pork strong and higher
90 40 spot 20 As seller April; % ST q % 10 fol-
seller Mays % 95 seller for June. Lard is strong and
at IS 60 spot 10 60 g 10 62t seller tor Apf 13 81
a ID S24 for seller May. Bulk Meats frmer and he'd
higher; shoulders at Ssc; short rib middes at 124c
clear sides at 12Ic.
Receipls-6,OOO bbs -four, $4,000 bush wheat, 40 >.
600 bush corn, A. 00G bush oats. 1900 bush barley
600 bush OF rye.
Shipments-1O 900 bbsdour, 2s 900 bush wheat, A.
900 bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 5000 bush barley
5000 bush rye
On the call of the Board in the afternoon-Wbeat
at O4s a 04t seller April; 0Sa seller May. Corn
firm at 474 a 47sc seller May. Oats are uncban yed :
Pork higher at % so cash. % Is % TIA seller Nav
Lard hghe" at 10 65 q 10 10 cash. 10 80 q 10 921 for
seller May.
TOLEDO, March 2O.-Flour is in moderate demand
and steady. Wheat in fair and higher; No White
Wabash to arrive %; No | White Michigan seller
May at 36a; Nc 2 White Michigan on spot at Is ;
Amber Michigan at PSI; seller for April 30: seller
for May 323; No do los; No Red Winter 20;
seller April at 80; rejected Red at S9Ic Corn ouiet
and steady; High Mixed held at 49sc; seller April
5O seller May 5l4 low Mixed held at 49, 49c BID
no grade 47c. Oats are quiet and firm; Michigan is
held at 36k.
Keceipts-2oo bhls -four 1000 bush Wheat, 1000
bush Corn, $1,000 bush Oats.
Shipments-4000 bbls. flour, 1000 bush Wheat Q =
900 bush Corn, 5000 bush Oats.
MILWAUKEE, March 20.-Flour is quiet and held
firm Wheat opened 1c higher and steady: No Mill
waukee at 1874; hard do at 20t; No q Milwaukee
at 05i seller for April at O6A; seller for NAV at
/ 10s: No 8 Milwaukee at 9ic Corn steady and in
good demand; No at Al q 451c. Oats quiet and un
changed; No new 321c; seller May 34a a 35c. Bar
ley frmer and in fair demand; No Spri1g fresh at
SAC; seller for March at SEC; No do fresh at "a rive
unchanged; No at 80 "a sole. Provisions are firm
and tending upward. Hogs unchanged: Live HOGS
80 q 90; Dressed at 90 @925.
Receipts-3000 bbls flour, 10000 bush wheat.
Shipments-4,000 bbls -four, 1900 bush wheat.