The Portland daily press., 1877-04-02


NEW YORK. March 31-Evening.-Ashes quiet
and unchanged at for pots. Cotton Exchange closed
until Monday; no official quotations to-day. Flour
receipts 10y bbls; market without decided change
with moderate export and home trade demand sa les
1000 bbs; No at 60 a 5 20; Superfine Western
and State at 90 "a rs; common to good extra Wes-
and State at 6 35 a so; common to choice White
Western extra % q IS Fancy White Wheat Yves
tern extra at 80 "a so; common to good extra
Ohio at 20 "a 90; common to choice extra st Louis
at 20 q 30; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime
at Is 25; choice to double extra at 25 q 10 So
including 1900 bbls low grade extra at 20 q 25
2100 bbls medium extra at 80 a So 5000 bbs OF
Minnesota at 80 "a 10 50; 5000 bbs City Mills extra
for West Indies at 50 q %; the market closing
g 6 Southern Hour quiet and unchanged; sales
choice at 95 q GO. Rye flour is steady; sales 225
bbls at 90 g 4s5 Per Dbl for supertine. Cornmea
2 So q 90; Brandywine at is q 20. Wheat-re.
cepts none; the market is less active and about 1c
lower; $4,000 bush, part late yesterday at 80 a 40
Spring. Al q IS for No Milwaukee in store, clos.
ing at AZ; No Chicago nominal at A; Winter
" heat quiet and nominal. kye shade frmer at Sc
9 Soc for Western; "a @ sole tor Jersey Pennsylva
MIA and State. Barley heavy. Barley Malt dull and
nominal Corn-receipts 3d. 264 bush; the market is
lower with moderate export and home trade de-
mand sales $4,000 bush; 81 q 55c for ungraded Yves
tern Mixed; 5Ia q 55c for New York No 8 for home
use; 541 "a sac steamer Mixed for export; 56c fol
White Western; 81 "a 573c for Yellow Southern Oh
q SIC for old Western Mixed in store and aoat also
$4,000 bush steamer Mixed for first halt Apr at 544
5aac; 900 bush old Western Mixed at 55c in store
Oats-recepts of $3.50 bush; the market is more and
without decided change; prime grades steady sales
a. zoo bush; "a g 54e for Mixed Western and State
80 9 DOC for White Western and State. including
jected at s71 @ $50; New York No White at 43c;
New York No at 45ac; New York No at 81 "a BE
New York No White at 55c; Mixed Western in
store at 3sac; White State at 81 q Doc. Hay steady
at 70 tor shipping Hop unchanged at a 1Oc fol
yearnngs; @ 13c for new Eastern and Western; 10
q 5c for new New York; II q Tic for new Califor-
n ia nd t.nffa &c 1,no
16 q zoe in gold for cargoes 16 q 21c gold for jot
lots. Sugar quiet and unchanged at 81 q SIC for fail
to good refining; Sc for prime; 600 hhds Mascovadc
at % q osc; refined is steady and in moderate de.
mand. Molasses quiet and unchanged. Rice quiet
and steady. Petroleum is dull and heavy; crude al
10y @ lie; refined at iea g 1871 cases 22c naptha at
8. Naval Stores-Rosin unchanged at 05 "a 10 fol
strained Turpentine is steady at 37kc for spirits
Eggs are firm l6a q tic for State and PENNSYLVANIA
16Ac for fresh Western. Coal is quiet at Is a q
ton for Anthracite per cargo. Leather steady Hem
lock sole, Buenos Ayres and Rio Grande light, mid
die and heavy weights at p Csc; California do %
q 25c; common do at % a 24c. Pork quiet and firm
Wool heavy; Domestic fleece at 80 "a 53c; pulled
at 70 @ 43c; unwashed at II q 70; Texas at IL q
Freights to Liverpool-the market is quiet; Cot
ton per sal! at Id; do per steam at Id; Wheat per
steam at i'd.
CHICAGO, March 3i.-Flour steady unchanged Min.
nesota extra 50 q Is; do patent process 2599 81
Winter extra at 90 q 8 TO-. Wheat duh; No Chi
cage Spring 255 g 26 cash and for April; sOs q
L
9s4c bid Corn unsettled at sSsc bid and for April
4l4c bid Tor May sales at 42sc tor May. Oats
tive and firm; Sic bid for ApriI sasc bid seller May
and dull. Pork is unsettled at IS SIS q 10 s7A cash
Is 81 - IS for April IA 90 for May; sales u s
April; 37A "a 40 for May. Bulk Meats steady and
unchanged shoulders at short ribs "a "a a; short
clear sides at 81; ,Whiskey tirmer at 044 q O5.
hecelpts-7,5O0 b5s oOUr, 900 push Wloas, 1G7,
goo nush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 10000 bush barley
$4,000 bush OF rye.
Shipments-60.O bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat, 49,
900 bush rye.
ST. LOUIS, March S1.-Flour quiet and nnchang-
ed; Superfne Fall at so q 60; extra Fall &C l.
@6 80; double extra do IS g 80; treble extra at
for May; No Fall at Ash for April Corn is active
and firm No2 Mixed at 3S4 a SOC cash; .3SA q 1896
seller April 3s3 g Sole for May and June. Oats are
firm at &c q 66lc. Whiskey steady at o..
Receipts-S,5OO bbls -four, 1905 bush wheat 81.
600 bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 1000 bush barley
5000 bush rye, 90 head hogs, 60 head cattle.
DETROIT, March 31-Flour more doing at 7 90 a
90: Wheat firm; extra White Michigan at SCI
milling at 81 bid; No White Michigan 524; mill;
ing 46a. Corn is steady; No 1 Mixed at 465c Oats
quiet; White 43lc: Mixed at 4O3c.
Receipts-SiO bbls nour, Sill bush wheat, 10, 742
bush corn, 4407 bush oats.
Shipments-580 bbS -four, 1888 bush wheat @ 72a
bush corn 746 bush oats.
TOLEDO, March 31.-Flour is firm. Wheat is firm
No White Michigan at 54a, and 1 81 bid; extra
Wnte Nllcnlgan held at 81; Amber Michigan on
spot and seller April 81; seller May at 565; No
Amber Michigan at 400; No 2 Red Winter ON spot
held at 5l5; seller April; do May at 81 No 8 Red
held 49, Corn is steady: high Mixed ON spot at 44a
seller May held at ACC and 45ac bid No on spot at
443c; seller May 454c. Oats du; No at 80 offered
White 4lc; Michigan 36Ic. Clover Seed at 49,
Receipts-5O bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat rs, 900
bush Corn, %, 900 bush Oats, 90 Barley,
Shipments-00 bbIs -four 1900 bush Wheat. H.
600 bush Corn. $4,000 bush Oats.
CLEVELAND, March 31.-The Petroleum market is
unchanged; standard White 10.
WILMINGTON, March 3l.-Cotton is quiet Mid
ding uplands at lie.
MEMPHIS, March 3l.-Cotton tirmer; Middng up
lands at lie.
CHARLESTON, March 3l.-Cotton is steady; Mid
ding uplands at liz "a 11sc.
SAVANNAH, March 31.-Cotton is firm; Middling
uplands at 11sc.
NEW YORK, March 31-Cotton-no business.
AUGUSTA, March 3l.-Cotton market quiet; Mid
ding uplands at 1Osc.
MOBILE, March 31.-Cotton is firm; MiddIing up
lands 1Os "a lie.
NEW ORLEANS, March 1t.-Cotton is firm; Mid
ding uplands at 113c.
LOUISVILLE, March 31.-Ootton steady; Middling
uplands log q 11c
~, NORFOLK, March 31.-Cotton is quet and steady
Middling uplands at lOsc.