The Portland daily press., 1877-03-03

NEW YORK, March 2-Eyening.-Cotton market
aall and easier UNCHANGED; sales 49S bales; ordi-
leans and Texas at IL 1916; do stained at 10 7-16
middling uplands and Alabama at 123e; do New Or
leans and Texas at l2sc de stained at 1gc delivered
on contract 800 bales; futures closed steady at a
decline of to 8. Flour-receipts 6373 bbls: market
is dull and @ 10 lower; sales 64O0 bbls No at 90
g 20; Superfine Western and State at 8 4O@ IS;
common TO good extra western and State at 8 So IA
75 good to choice Western and State at so "a 90;
common choice White Wheat Western extra at 81
o0 common to good extra Ohio at 60 q 70; COM
mon to choice extra st Louis at IS q so; Patent
Minnesota extra 90 q s SO; choice at 8 co q 5O
Southern flour at 70 q so. Rye -four is easier at
% @ 80 for Superfine. Cornmeal heavy at 20 "a
49, Wheat-receipts 5000 bush THE market is quiet
and steady; No Chicago quoted at 80 a Al sales
taken for export to fill at 40 in store ;Wnter Wheat
entlrely nominal Rye scarcely firm; $500 bush of
prime state delivery 18th Of March at 90c. Barley is
uun and heavy. Barley Malt is quiet and unchang-
eu. Corn1receDts 49, 745 bush the market is shade
lower, with little trade in new new Western Mixed
at 81 Saes 01 N 1 W Sngrade ed, Western Mixed
Mixed 81 q 74c; steamer Yellow at oslo; steamer
WHITE 5sc; ungraded White Western at sac; Yellow
56ac seller March 56lc; also 800 900 bush old Wes-
tern MIXED IN store for export about 56Ic. Oats-re-
ceIpts ~ 6Oo bush; the market is dull and heavy;
saes ~ u0O push; Al q 55c for Mixed Western and
State IL @ 63c for White Western and State latter
an extreme, including New York No White at 44Ic;
M Mhte a Stats NO At ae New York No White M
quiet and steady; cargoes quoted at III "a 2Osc gold
JOB lots ny PC gold Sugar dull and heavy ats at 81
W 93c ZOE Ialr 10 good refining; 9sc for prime; no
sales OF agnitude; refined is quiet and Unbalanced
Molasses is dull and unchanged. Rice is UNCHANGED
petroleum nominal; crude at 10 q 1O1c; refined at
l4a 0 1lsc. Tallow is steady at II Q171. Naval
Stores-Rosn is firm at 95 a 90 for Strained. Tnr.
pentlne is firm at 40c for Spirits. Pork is lower.
Closing c neavy; 20 bbls new mess part at Is 80 "a
~ 50; new mess for May at Is 30 q Is TO- closing at
10 50 seller April quoted at 10 40; seller March at
10 oV; DEE qaieG cut Meats are quiet; middles are
M IS 81 Of q Dor western Term long clear city long clear
g. Lard lower, closing heavy; $50 ties prime steam
at 10 ~ g 10 20 closing at 10 20 Asked ALSO ties seller
a a ~ a. a. ~ ~ e ~ 80 closing at 10 $500 do May
lower at IL. ~ w. '
Freights to Liyerpool-the market is shade firm
Wheat per steam at AID.
, CHICAGO, March 2.-Flour is quiet and unchanged.
Wheat Is in NJ fair demand and higher; No Chicago
Sprng az zSacash 25s seller for April; 29s seller
fairly active and shade higher at 4Oc cash: a11 for
april; 4pfc seller May rejected at 25sc. Rye higher
az 9oG, 5arey higher at 50c Pork is dull weak
anu oWeF at 40 "a IA so cash. IA so "a IA 62A seller
April: Il 70 9 II s7t for May. Lard dull, weak and
lower at sly cash 70 rs seller for April ST seller
rib at 81 cea sides at 81 Dressed Hogs insctive at
att w. Whiskey steady and unchanged at / o.
RecePts-s,Voo bbl s hour, $500 pusn wheat, a..
0V oon 0 h co ~ oooo pusn oa 1000 bush barley
Shipments-50OO bbls dour, II 900 bush wheat. g..
1000 bush rye. '''
At the afternoon call of the board Wheat was
lower at al q 24i tor April; 2Ss for May. Corn
&c lower at 4Oac for April. Oats nominal Pork
heavy and lower at IA 80 bid cash "a 60 bid for April
Lard weak and lower at 10 bid seller ApTil IS for
May.
ST.. LOUIS, March .2-Flour is firm and unchang-
ed. Wheat strong and higher; No Red Fall at / 46
cash; az g % for May; No 8 Red at 42i cash;
As a 461 for April; 4si for May. Corn inoder.
ately active No Mixed at374 a 3Sic cash 393 "a 40c
for April; Ala Az for May; 42sc for June. Oats in.
active; No at 80 3.ic cash ;c bid for March and