The Portland daily press., 1877-03-05

Domestic Markets..
NEW YORK. March 3-Evening.-Ashes quiet and
unchanged at 90 for pots. Cotton market dull at
1Il6 declne sales 1852 bales; ordinary uplands and
Alaoama at l03c; do New Orleans and Texas at 1O5;
40 STAINED at 10sc; mtddling uplands and Alabama
at ~ DO New Orleans and Texas at II 9-16c ;de
stained at IL 1S-6c; delivered contract 800 bales
imtures quiet but closed steady at to IL per cent
Flour-receipts 1923 bbls; the market is duh and
strongly in buyers favor sales of $500 bbs; No at
90 q 90; Superfine Western and State at 40 GD
65; common to good extra Western and State at
100 g 70; good to choice Western and State at so
@5 20; common to choice White Western extra at
70 q W; common to good extra Ohio at 60 a
90; common to choice extra st Louis at IS a 30:
Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at 90 "a 80;
eholce to double extra at go q 50. including 500
bbls OF low grade extra at 55 a rs; 200 bbis me-
dium extra at S5 q so; 400 bbls of Minnesota at
W e 5o 2sOo bbis City Mills extra at 25 q 80;
the market closing dull; Southern flour is Quiet and
heavy; sales $50 bbls; common to fair extra at 10
q so; good to choice at 80 q $50. Rye flour is
for superne Cornmea is heavy and lower psl sales Of
40 bbls; Western, Jersey and Penn at 65 a 90;
Brandywine at 8 %. Wheat-receipts 32OO bush the
demand, little export inquiry to complete shpments
speculative demand mainly for No Chicago; sales
ah al 50 ior ~ ISngIaded Spring; at tor No
Chicago for speculation at Al in stsre 1900 bush
for export at 40 in store 500 bush No Minnesota
waukee held at A q As and 4S bid Rye is nmiet
at 81 sac for Western; IS @ soc for jersey State
al ana Penn Barley heavy and declining; 900 bush
ungraded Canada; 90 for No Canada mo 3 Canada
on p t. Barley Malt is dull and nominal. Corn-re-
cept 600 bush the market is about &c lower with
moderate trade for export and home use sales 67 600
bush; 56 q 57ac for ungraded Western Mixed; 561 a.
56ac Tor New York No 3; 564 q SIC for steamer Mix
81 g 5sc for Yellow White and Southern on dock: al.
SO 10000 bush old Western Mixed in store mainly at
Seavv SSe sales q bush a. the market dull
and State; AZ @ 5sc for White Western and State,
including New York No White at 4Sa q 44Ic; New
White State at at S. &c., inferior Acc "'e on erac Se
Hay unchanged at zoe for shipping. Hop are dull
at x e loc for yearlings; g 15c for new Eastern
for new California. Coffee-Ro is steady and in fair
demand; cargoes quoted at 1T a 2Oic in gold; III
s2c gold ior Job lots. Sugar is dull and lowerat %
@ &C for tar to good refnng 81 for prime refined Is
firm with moderate demand. Molasses quiet and
unchanged. Rice is quiet and without decided
change Petroleum is dull and nominal; crude 1Oc:
refined at 144 @ 145 cases zoe; naptha at I2c. Tai
low is barelysteady. Naval Stores-Rosin is firm at
95 g 90 for strained. Turpentine firm at 4Oc for
sylvania; 19c for fresh Western. Coal is UNCHANGED
at 8 25 @ % per ton for Anthracite per cargo.
Leather LIE is quiet Hemlock sole, Buenos Ayres and
q 25c; California do % q 25c common do at % @
2ic. Pork opened easier and closed firm and more
Is 00 1000 bbs seller May Is IS a Is So closing Is So
Beef is quiet. Beef hams are dull. fierce Beef is
quiet Cut Meat-Westem is auiet middles heavy
Hogs ara s etX eega Sg clear s9d
opened heavy and closed firm 1868 ties prime steam al
10 12 @ 10 15 $50 do seller for March at 10 O7I 5000
q 10 35; 1850 for June at 10 40 a 10 49, Butter un
changed at y q % tor Western; 16 a 80 for State.
Cheese is firm at 90 15lc for common to prime
sales so bbs at II.
Wool is quiet and firm Domestic fleece at 30 0
5sc; pulled at 20 g 45c; unwashed at 12 3o Texas
Freights to Liverpool-the market is quiet; Cotton
per sail at Id; do per steam at Id; Wheat per steam
CHICAGO, March S.-Flour is inzfair demand and
firm. Wheat is inactive and lower; No 2 Chicago
Spring at % cash; %. a "a seller for April; 2S
for May, No att 13 q IA; rejected at 93 a 94c
Corn dull at 40i 4O3c cash. 4O3c for April; 4i1c for
seller May; rejected at S6c Oats easier at s3c for
cash; 1850 April; 36ac May. Rye easier at So "a 63c
Barley is rmer at SOC. Pork unsettled but general
for May Lard easier at 55 cash. 70 bid seller for
April; 9 IS seller May. Bulk Meats easier shoul-
ders at st; clear rib at s; cea sides at 81 Dressed
H9gs steady WIN ae good demand demand at 123.
keoelp,s-s5OO bbls h,rr, II 900 bush wheat, 1os
GOO ,ush corn, 1900C bush oats, 900 bush barley,
Shipments-4,7OO bbls -four, G,O0O bush wheat, g..
600 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 1,OOO bush barley,
SS5 bush rye.
ST. LOUIS, March 3.-Flour is firm and unchapg-
ed. Wheat irregular and lower; No Red Fall at
A q 45 cash, closing 423 bid; No Red Fall at
40 43 cash, closing at 39s bid 40 for March;
D
3sac tor April; 41@ Al for May. Oats higher; No2
at 323 @ 32sc cash. Rye dull but lower to sell; 64c
bid Darley is quiet No Spring 35 q As. Whiskey
quiet and unchanged. Pork irregular and lower at
l5 90 q 5 % cash md seller April; IA So bid cash or
March; Is % @ Is 80 for May, closing inside figure
Lard inactive and lower at 10 25 asked 35 bid CASH
sales 50 March Bulk Meats are duh and nothing
done. Bacon quiet and unchanged; shoulders at 6}:
cleao rib 0; clear sides 81.
keceipts-2OO0 obls Hour, II coo bush wheat, 55,-
goo bush corn, $1,000 bush oats 1000 bush barley
1000 bush rye, 1000 head hogs. 800 head cattle.
NJ TOLEDO, March S.-Floar quiet. Wheat is quiet
No3 White Wabash at 43; No White Michigan at
81; extra White Michigan at 30; Amber Michigan
on spot Az; seller March At; seller April ;O for
seller at 53l; No Red Winter on spot and March
steady high Mixed at 43lc; seller tor May at ic No
on spot at 43sc; March at 43lc; April at 45c MAY
463c; rejected 42ic offered, 43c asked. Oats dull;
No at 34ac; March SIC; rejected Bic. Clover Seed
Receipts-oooO bblsl flour, 5000 bush wheat $4,000
bush 1., Corn. 24oo 90 bush Oats, 90 Barley.
Shipments-500 bbls flour, 600 bush Wheat 1e-
900 bush Corn, 5000 bush Oats.
MILWAUKEE, March 3.-Flour quiet and unchanp-
ed. Wheat weak; opened lower and closed dull;
No Milwaukee at 40; No 2 Milwaukee for fresh
at 29l; No Milwaukee isl. Corn steadV: HS2 Noa
old at Ale. Oats are frmer and in fair demand No
at 3l3c White 35c. Rye in fair demand; No at 65c.
visions quiet and unchanged. Mess PORK at II 81.
@6OO. s' wv
Receipts-6OOO bbls -four, $1,000 bush wheat.
Shipments-4S00 bbls flour, 1900 bushWheat.
DETROIT, March 3.-Flour is very quiet and easy.
wheat dull and lower to sell; extra White Michigan
at o6s milling at 24k asked mo White Michigan
at 5zt March and cash; milling at 473 asked; No
Amber Michigan 49; No 2 Amber Michigan at / Al
@ AZ. Corn is quiet; No Mixed at 44lC; No at
44c Oats dull and easier; White 42lc Mixed at S9kc
kecelpts-l157 bbls flour, 10, ,43O bush wheat, $50
bush corn, 6346 bush oats
Shpments-Sl53 bbs -four, 5571 bush wheat, 1911
bush corn 2l22 bush oats.
CINCINNATI, March 3.-Pork quiet; held at is 20 "a
10 5O Lard s inactive; steam rendered at 9 Kettle
at 105 g H.. Bulk Meats quet-shoulders at 81 0 6;
clear ribs ss clear sides at 81 81 Bacon dull ;shOu-
ders at 81; clear ribs at 81; clear sides at 95 Whis-
key quiet at O5. Live Hogs quiet and firm; COM
mon at IS q 10; fair to good light at 25 "a so:
packing grades at 60 q 80 butchers at S5 Ia 00
receipts 915 head; shipments 11O head.
CLEVELAND, March 3.-The Petroleum market ;s
unchanged; standard White 13.
CHARLESTON, March 3.--Cotton quiet Niddling
uplands at 1890.
SAVANNAH, March 3.-Cotton steady; MIddling
uplands at 12sc.
NEW YORK. March 3.-Cotton dull; Middling up
lands at IL 7-16c.
AUGUSTA, March 9.-Cotton market is quiet and
steady; Mlddling uplands at 11sc.
MOBILE, March S.-Cotton is quiet; Mddling up
lands 11sc.
MEMPHIS, March 3.-Cotton market is quiet; Mid
ding uplands at 1lsc.