The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-17
Domestic Markets,

NEW YORK. March 16-Evenine Cotton market
a9ii a! decline; ordinary uplands and Alabama at
9o!6c; 40 New Orleans and Texas at 10 Lice; do
stained at 9 slice; middling uplands and Alabama
closing easy at So to 40 points decline ;sales
dull and slightly in buyers favor but without change
in price, closing quiet; Superine Western and
State at 40 g $50: at 400 g IS; extra Wes-
State at Is g 90; White Wheat Western extra at
100 9 90; Fancy White Wheat Western extra at
70 g % extra Ohio at 70 g 75 extra St Louis
at 90 g 75;Patent Minnesota extra at 25 1881:
choice at 80 q 10 90 receipts 9137 bbls sales Of $50
Dds. Rye Hour dull and unchanged. Cornmeal un-
changed Wheat is slightly in buyers favor; prices
uiiG,hiangea WIN very moderate export and limited
waqkee at 81 No and Spring Mixed e a S 10
No 2 Milwaukee IN store at Al Winter Red Kansas
at 80; No Chicago nominally at 40: recepts not
given; sales 4l.0OO bush. hye dull. Barley heavy
sales 16Oo bush Proved State at 60 q 63c 1000 bush
opened shade stronger with moderate trade for ex
port and home use, and closed YESTERDAYS prices
SWn NM l., Westrn sMlxed at 54i q 55c New York
55t g 551c; do Yellow Sole; White Southern afioat
at 0! g 6oc inferior old Western Mixed afoat Sac
receipts 5520O BUSH sales $4,000 bush; also 10000
bush steamer Mixed for AnriI at sac: sO00 busb do
next week at 55c; 5000 bush for March at 55,c oats
dfmer d4r low grades with moderate demand
New York No 2 at A "a Ale; new White Asa 0 461c:
Mixed State on track at 53c; Fancy White State at
e dr car os other be grades unehngd receipts Of
ca cargoes at Y g 2lc gold; job lots III a 22c gold
Sugar dull and heavy; refined is more active and
eber Srss ana M crushed 1885,
changed. kice is quiet and steady. Petroleum higher
and quiet little offering; crude at 1Os a I1c refined
Stores-Rosin steady and unchanged at 2 Ok 10 y 10
for strained. Turpentine steady at 4tIc for Sniris
porR quiet closing steady sales 200 bbs new mess at
oV W II 6Z4 !00O bbls seller May at ii 49, Beef ia
dun at Z; Cut Meats quiet; middles easier Western
long clear at IS; city long clear at "a short clear 81
Lard is quiet: closing frmer sales 1870 tlerces prime
he dot 0so,l
Marcn at 80; $500 seller April at so "a IA coS
ing 81 bid 1910 do seller May at so a 6H. clos
ing 20 bid; 2750 do seller June at II SS 771 %
ing so. Whiskey quiet Qs. ''a' oios-
Frelghts 10 ayerpool-the market is easier. Cotto,
steam at 4ad. ' 7o' wheat per
changed Minnesota extra at 90 III: do Veil an
process at % q so; Winter extra at On I'm
Wheat w da a and shade lower No Chicago Spring at
3Sprng at 10; rejected &c. Corn steady AZ as ~
cash OF april 9Ssc seller May rejected at $50. Oats
are nigner at oc for cash. 5sc seller April Sac
at 81 &c. Barley higher at So 5sc Po aI WEAK
active ana shade higher at 10 40 cash. 10 421 se1er
and Shade hsbe 70 a 20 9P May Lard fairly active
April s2s g q seller May Bulk Meats sta, lpr
anu shoulders at 5clear ribs at III sbo
in lair demand and firm at I Of ~ w. "hlskey IS
teceipts-4,GU0 obs nour, 5000 busb ,vh.,. :,
9 90e push corr oo bush ose 5000 bush bsr 1s
Shipments-38o0 bbls -four, 5000 bush vvbso. o,
600 bush corn, 1900 bush oats, 400 oush 81
AT the afternoon call of the board wheot
easier at 233 TOR April 27A for NAV. Corn e, was
at 394c seller April; 42s @ 43c for Nav Oats ire
at 33f seller April Pork higher at i3 so for Anrii
- 70 for May. Lard shade higher at Is "a % az
April. ~ ior
ST. LOUIS, March 16.-Flour market firm ana
unchanged; Superfne Fall ats 25 o1 rs; extra do
W 9 40; double extra do 50 q 75 treble extro
DO IS % 90. W,eat-No Red Fall at a. hd
cash: 455 q AZ forMay. Corn easy; No 2 Mirau
at sc cash; SIC seller April 800 seller May 3ss for
June. Oats inactive; No Mixed at Sic bid rive Is
quiet at 64c. Barley is quiet and unchanged Wbiss
Key Is quiet at 05. Pork inactive at IA 90 40 1iO5
cash IL % bid March Lard nominaliy at g. BniE
meats nominalIy unchanged shoulders at SIC; clear
Ilo sides at 70 Bacon steady and unchanged; shouj
de6s at 81; clear rib sides St; clear sides at 81.
~ Recepts-3l00 bbls dour, 1000 bush wneat. 3s |
600 bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 5000 bush barley
o,oOo bush rye. 900 head hogs, 0O00 head cattle.
TOLEDO, March 16.-Flour steady. Wheat steady.
NO White Michigan at 55 extra White Michi |
gan at 574; Amber Michigan on spot at 49, No |
amber Michigan "a; No Red Winter at All: for |
May at 81; NO he'd at 34I rejected Red O5I.
Lake Shore a. Corn is firm; high MIXED at 4Ic::
seller May at Acc; No on spot at 4ase seller Apri
seller May held at 45ac and 45c offered rejected
az 43t. Oats are dul; No held at 35c Michigan Is
heid 39ac and 3sac offered. -