The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-14


Domestic Markets..
NEW YORK. March 13-Evening-Cotton market is
dull and easier; quotations unchanged sales OF 500
baes 12sc for Midland uplands. Flour-receipt; IA
661 bbls; the market is firm with fair export and
home trade demand sales II, 100 bbls No at 10 a
go; Superfne Western and State at 10 q 4 60
extra Western and State at go "a 25; choice do
at 80 IS; White Wheat Western extra at 80
CT co.; Fancy White Wheat Western at 7 O5 a 7 rs;
extra Ohio at 4 90 q 25: extra st Louis at % a
90; Patent Minnesota extra goodto prime at 60 a
35; choice to double extra at 40 90, including
3i00 bbs shipping extra at 90 @ 10; 1900 bbs city
Southern -four at % a. is. Rye flour is steady at
rmeT witii fail limited improvemegt. Chiefly on
No and grades below receipts 56S75 bush sales H.
900 bush; 90 for no grade SPRING. o. q 16 for
q a for No Chicago; "a q 25 for No 2 Milwau-
kes s5 Ur Rinfs prime No Srg in store and aGa
Pe 40 ~. 1a az 0 hea western AZ Tor Amber
nominal at % q IS. Rye quiet Barley dull and
heavy; proved State at 81 q &c in store; 4-rewed
Ginning. Corn receipts 49, 191 bush; the market is
shade easier with very moderate business sales of
$4,000 bush; 5S q SOC for grade Mixed; 62k "a 63c
for graded Mixed 613 q 6lac for steamer Mixed; 500
q 63c for ungraded new Wester Mixed; 62Ic for new
Western Mixed in settlement ofcontract; &c for
Yellow Jersey SO q 63Ic for new Yellow Southern
SIC for Kansas Mixed and new Pa yellow; also is,
900 bush of graded Mixed last half April at &c. OATS
receipts S52 bush; the market is dull and slight
ed Western and State; latter extreme; IS q SOC tor
White Western and State; 53c for White Seed 43Ic
for No 8 Mixed New York inspection; No Q do at
46c; light Mixed do at At. Hay unchanged. Coffee
is quiet and unchanged. Sugar is quiet at u a 7sc
for fair to good refining; 7lc for prme refined at 81
9sc for standard A; 1Osc for granulated 1Oac for
changed. Petroleum is nearly nominal; crude SIC;
refined at l4c; cases at 18a q 21c. Naval Stores
kosn Is steady. Turpentine steady at 300. Pork is
dull; 25O bbls new mess at % co.; 100 bbs unin-
spected extra prime at IS So second call seller for
March at % Is bid, % IS asked: seller for April at
% 80 ba q o5 asked seller 10 bid % 20 ask
% 30 bid, % As asked Beet unchanged. Cut Meats
middes are dull Western long clear at 121; $50 bxs
10 for Western. Lard closed heavy; $50 ties prime
steam at 10 624 a 10 65; go do seller March at 10 62
$50 do seller April at 10 65 q 10 67l; 25Oo do seller
Freights to Liverpool-market is quiet.
CHICAGO, March 10 Flour is dull and unchanged.
Wheat is active and higher; No Chicago Spring at
Gs No Chicago az Spring at 9ssc on spot; 1Oot for
Sic; rejected at 70 q 75c. Corn is firm; No Mixed
regular at 1885, strictly fresh 435c the spot 49,
seller for May rejected at sIIc. Oats firm; No at
32sc spot; 34s a sac seller for May. Barley is in
good demand at full prces sales at 564 q SIC the
56ic seller for April; 56c seller May Rye firm at 635
q 64c. Pork steady with moderate demand at % Is
% 20 spot; % 25 for seller April; % AZ a % IS
seller May % IS q % 70 seller June. Lard is quiet
and steady at Ii rs q 10 25 spot 10 30 seller for
Apfil 10 AT seller May; ID 65 seller for June Bulk
Meats are very firm and holders asking higher rates.
shoulders at ST. short rib mddles 12sc; short clear
Receipts-6OOO bbls four, 81 900 bush wheat, 55,-
900 bush corn, 13O0C bush oats. COCO bush barley,
1000 bush OF rye.
Shipments 900 bbls -four, % 900 bush wheat, g.
600 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 600 bush barley,
1000 bush rye.
On the call of the Board in the afternoon-Wheat
shade lower; OOs seller April; 04s a 04f seller
May Corn ac lower. Oats unchanged. Pork and
Lard lower.
crate demand. Wheat is and higher; No White
Wabash 3Sk; No 8 White Wabash %; No White
Michigan at 20; No 2 do at 13; extra White Mich
igan at $50; Amber Michigan on spot and seller for
March 25t seller April 27l; do May at 80 No Q
ked Winter at 1851; No Red at Os rejected Red
Dayton and Michigana $500; Corn is steady with
at 5OAc seller June held at size, 5c bid Low Mixed
at 46ac; no grade Dayton and Michigan at 44c; dam
aged at 403c Oas-No at Sic; seller April at 354c
White at 33ac; Michigan at Sic, Glover seed at Is
keceipts-OO0 bbls -four 5000 bush Wheat %, eco
bush Corn. $1,000 bush Oats.
Shpments-OOO bbs -four, 5000 bush Wheat, 81
GEO bush Corn, 1900 bush Oats
MILWAUKEE, March 13.-Flour is quiet and I'M
do at 16; No Milwaukee at 02A; seller for April
at 034; seller May at O74; No Milwaukee at Sec
Corn is scarce and firm; No 2 at 4sac; oats-No 2
and in fair demand; No Spring fresh at soc; seller
for March 79c No do At q 4sc. Rye is eas Ter with
a better supply; No at 69c. Provisions nominaly
hams at III q l23c. Dry sailed meats-shoulders 81
g SIC for loose; middles at III q l2lc for boxed
Dressed Hogs nominaly at 9 90.
Receipts-2000 bbls -four, II, 900 bush wheat.
Shpments-l0,000 bbls -four, 81, 900 bush wheat.
ST LOUIS, March 13.-Flour is dull and dropping.
Wheat inactive; No Red Winter at Az for cash;
active; No Mixed 40 a 4O3c for cash; 405 @ Ale for
seller April; 43a seller May. Oats dull and lower;
No Mixed 334c bid cash rejected 81 a 31lc. Bar
Recepts-400O bbs flour, II 900 bush of wheat 107,
600 bush corn, 900 bush oats 1900 bush barley,
1000 bush rye, 900 hogs, 90 cattle.
CINCINNATI, March 13.-Pork is quiet and firm at
Lard in fair demand and firm; sales country steam
refined at 13s; city do held at 1877; kettle l3a q IA.
Bulk Meats steady and in moderate demand; Shout
derS at 81 "a 81 clear rib sides at ~ spot 124 for
buyer April clear sides at 124. Bacon is quiet and
steady shoulders at 9sc clear rib sides at &c., clear
sides at 1885, Freghts to New Yorkgrain barrelled,
pork, beef and oil cake 333 " 100 lbs; to Bati-
more 25k Hogs dull and quality poor; sales common
light at 40 q As; fair 10 good light at 80 a Is;
fair to medium heavy at 80 g 5O a few choice
heavy at rs q 25 receipts of 74O head; shipments
$50 head.
DETROIT March 13.-Flour is dull and steady
Wheat is quiet and held higher; extra White Mich
nominally at is q 12O; No Amber Michigan %.
Corn is dull and steady; No Mixed held at 80. Oats
are quiet and d. steady; Mixed offered ter at S5sc
ReceiptsoaIS LIS bbls -four, $3.50 bush wheat, 694
Shipments-70O bbls flour, $3.50 bush wheat, 1900
bush corn, 1880 bush oats.
CLEVELAND, March 13.-The Petroleum market is
firm: standard White at 10s; Ohio test 11sc; prime
White legal test at 12s.
NEW ORLEANS, March 10. Cotton strong; Mid
ding uplands 1890.
CHARLESTON, March 13.-Cotton is quiet and
firm; Middling uplands 1896.
/ MOBILE, March 13.-Cotton active; Mddling up
lands at 12Ac.
NEW YORK., March 13.-Cotton is dull; Middling
uplands 1876.
SAVANNAH, March 13.-Cotton is quiet; Middling
upands 12ac.