The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-13
Domestic Markers.

NEW YORK. March 12-Evening. market
quiet at Sec decline; sales 1442 bales ordinary up
lands and Alabama at 10 5-16c; do New Orleans and
Texas at 10 7-16c; do stained at 10 5l6c middling
upands and Alabama at 12c do New Orleans and
Texas at 12c do stained at 11sc; delivered on con-
tract QUO baes futures active and prices irregular
closing at "a to 26 points Decline Flour-recepts of
1881 Dds; the market is shade frmer without
decided change with better local demand; export
trade light sales of 49, 900 bbls; No at 90 10;
other grades are unchanged and closed strong
and quiet; Superfne Western and State 80 a g.
without decided change; ungraded Spring about
! 81 40 for No Chicago in store; No 8 Spring at
81; No 2 Milwaukee quoted at AZ in store; sales
4o.OOo bush. hye is quiet and unchanged. Rye -four
steady and unchanged. Cornmeal unchanged. Bar
ley is steady; 900 bush proved State at 60 a sac
prime ungraded Canada at 90. Barley Malt is dull
and unchanged. COrn-receiDts 63,7O0 bush; market
is @ better with good export and fair home trade
demand; sales of 100000 bush; sungraded Western
Mixed at 54t g DOC; New York No at 545 q 55c,
closing at 55c; steamer Mixed IS q 55lc closing at
554c; low Mixed at 50 q 55lc; No in store at 54c
56ac for steamer Yellow; also 100000 bush steamer
Mixed last half March at SOC. Oats-receipts 200
bush; the market is dull and slightly in buyers IA
vor; sales $4,000 bush; SO "a sc tor Mixed Western
and State; 40 55c for White Western and State in
YORK No White at 40 q 43Ac; New York No at
4ac; New York No White at Acc; New York No at
pic; unmerchantable State 53c; White Michigan on
track at sic; White State on track at &c. Coffee
better grades scarce and firm and in demand low
grades dull and heavy cargoes at II Qg 2lc gold job
lots " g 22c gold Sugar dull at So q Sc fair to
rennlng VI R SIC for prime; sales 1000 bags manila
at s1c refined quiet at 105c for standard 1is "a III
for graduated; l1tc for powdered; III a iIsc Tor
crushed, Molasses-refining grades scarce and quiet
and firm others quiet and unchanged. Rice steady
ana In far demand Petroleum quiet and firm crude
at 1Osc; refined at Ice. Tallow is steady; prime at
&c. Naval Slores-Rosin is unchanged at Us a IS
Tor strained. Turpentine at 4l4c for Spirits Pork
is decidedly lower; new mess at Il 50 q IA rs; seller
April at IA rs bid; Ia 80 asked. Beef is quiet; Cut
Meats quiet; middles easier at "a for Western
long Clear city long clear 81. Dressed Hogs dull at
81 "a g for Western Lard is decidedly lower closing
steady " ties prime steam at 40, closing So 1900
tcs seller March at 40 g 49, closing held at 5O:
firm and unchanged. Whiskey nominal at 10.
Freights 10 Liverpool-the market is steady; Cot
ton per SAL at 4d do per steam at 1882 q a. Wheat
Ca, acc, March 12-Flour Is quiet and nm
changed; Minnesota extra at 6 90 @T75; do patent
process at % q So; Winter extra al 90 20.
gag cash; 24s seller for April; 2Ss for seller Nav
No Spring at Is. Corn fairly active and shade
higher al 39tc cash seller for April 43Ic for seller
May rejected at 36c. Oats in light dem and and
holders firm prices higher at 32sc cash. 32so seller
april; 35c seller May. Rye is firm and unchanged.
Barley dull and lower at 4sc Pork heavy, dull
1915 seller May sales at 10 52 for May under new Of
failure ln,l OF heavy New York firm. Lard is dull,
weak and lower at % cash; Oh seller April OF
er shoulders at clear ribs at IT; short clear sides
at q. Dressed Hogs are dull and lower at 5 so a
o6f3. Wh1skey dull at Of.
aeoeipts-I,5O0 oDls nour, 10, O0OIbush wheat, So.
goo bush corn, 22oOG bush oata, 500 bush barley
1400 bush OF rye.
Shipments-ssOQ bbla -four, $500 bush wheat. %
0lO0 bush rye. 'A'''
Al the afternoon call of the board Wheat was
at "a tor April; % for May. Corn lower at 39lc
seller April; ACC do May. Oats &c lower. Pork Is
heavy and lower at 10 27a a 10 80 seller Apr; 10 80
for May: Lard weak and lower at s 95 TOR April;
Dos for May.
MILWAUKEE, March 12.-Flour is firm. Wheat
opened firm and closed weak; No Milwaukee at
aea; NO Milwaukee at 81; seller April at 3Ol
is quiet and firm; No at at 4Oc; new 3sc'a Oats
are dull and unchanged; No at 30ac; White at SSc
Rye is quiet; No 1nominally at 65c. Barley frmer
weak and tending downward; Mess Pork nominallv
50. w. ''''i' Lay" "' CO. DfeSsea h0ss steady at
Reeaipts-15OO bbls four Il. 900 bush what
Shipments-435 bbls -four, $500 bush wheat.
TOLEDO, March 12.-Flour steady. Wheat firm:
No White Michigan at Sc; Amber Michigan on
spot hold at &c. and So offered seller Tor March at
Red at 80; rejected Red o. Corn firm; high Mixed
on spoalat 44c; seller for May at at 46ic; No. on
quiet; No at 34so: Glover Seed at 90. ''' oa's
Receipts-000 bbs -four, 1900 bush wheat. 5000
bush Sa,- Corn. 800 bush Oats, 90 Barley: '''''
sou bush Corn. 5000 bush Oats '''' =
ST.. LOUIS, March 12.-Flour is buoyant Fall ex-
ira scarce and wanted at 8 10 97OO. Wheat DIM
and weak No Red Fall at 1 46 cash. ii bid seller
m
!! 93a Tor April. Corn quiet and unchanged. Gafs
hrm No Mixed at 81 @ 34Ic Rye firm at 64Ic for
easn 65c TOR April Whiskey is quiet at O5. Pork
May Lard dull at 20 cash. Bulk Meats are dull
and lower to sel clear rib sids at II bid Bacon is
oa shoulders at 5s clear rib sides ST; clear sides
- Recepts-5OOo bbls -four, 10000 bush whesr. G..
200 bush corn, 1000 bush oats, 5000 bush barley
lo,oOo bush rye, % head hogs, 600 head CATTLE
DETROIT, March 12.-Flour is dull and steady
Wheat is firm; extra White Michigan at bs milling
at DC; No l White Michigan at 53ac on spot; SAC
sealsr April milling at 4s bid. Corn is quiet and
43c. '' - CIV
Receipts-slO bbls -four, 2,4sl bush wheat. 1890
bush corn, no bush oats. WV
Shipments-596 bbls -four, 1888 bush wheat 2 aa1
bush corn 2916 bush oats, ~'
CINCINNATI, March 12.-Pork is in fair demand and
at IA w @ IA 20, Lard is in good demand and lower
s N1s rendered g 81 Kettle at 10 q r. Bulk
Meats unsettled shoulders nominay at ;short ribs
at on spot and buyer March, short clear sides are
n1minay at g. Bacon dull shoulders at Ct clear
mand at O3; generally held higher. Hogs in fair
demand and firm; common at 4 90 @5 IS; fair to
go9d light at 3 80 g 20 packing grades at 60 q
ments $50 head.
CLEVELAND, March 12.-The Petroleum markets.
very firm and unchanged; standard White 10.
CHARLESTON, March 12.-Cotton is dull; Middliug
uplands at 12c.
SAVANNAH, March l2.-Cotton dull; Middling up
NEW YoRk, March 12.-Cotton is quiet; Midding
uplands at 12c.
AUGUSTA, March 12.-Cotton market dull; Mid
ding uplands at l13c.
MOBILE, March l2.-CottOn is nominal; Middlns
uplands II 3-16c
NEW ORLEANS, March l2.-Cotton weak ;Middling
uplands at lllc.
MEMPHIS, March 12.-Cotton market quiet; Mid
ding uplands at 1ls q 11ic.
WILMINGTON, March IL Cotton dull and nomi-
nal; nliddling uplands at 11ic.
ding uplands at 11sc. '--N-
LOUISVILLE, March l2-Cotton is unsettled and
nominal; Mddling uplands 11Ac.
NORFOLK, March 12.-Cotton is duh and de-
pressed; Middling upiands at IL q 11sc.