The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-24

NEW YORK. March 23-Evening,-Cotton marke
Is firm; sales OF 1923 bales; ordinary uplands ant
15-16c; do stained at 7-16c; mddling uplands ant
Alabama at HE; do New Orleans and Texas 1lsc
do stained lUs delivered on contract 500 bales; fu
lures less active closing steady at ID to Is points ad
vance. Flour-receipts 4435 bbls; the market is /,
shade stronger, mainly on low grades; other grade
without change with fair business; sales 49, 900 bbs
No at so q 5 90: Super6ne Western and State Il
@ 6 25 latter extreme; common to good extra Yves
tern and State at 90 q 49, good to choice Western
Wheat Western extra at So q TO-; Fancy Whit,
Wheat Western extra at 10 "a so; common to goo(
extra Ohio at 6 90 g 90; common to choice extrs
st Louis at 90 q 90; Patent Minnesota extra goot
to prime at 80 q 9 CO.; choice to double extra al
900 % 10 80. Southern -four 90. Rye flour is un
changed at % q IS for superfne. Cornmea steady
at TO q 20. Wheat-receipts-abo l a higher
for Spring with moderate export and milling de
mand; sales $4,000 bush: IS "a l 30 for ungradec
Spring; No Chicago in store at 81; No 2 Niilwau
kee IN store at 45t g 46; No 2 Chicago is quoted
at A in store; Winter Wheat is quiet and nominal
bye steady. Barley dull and declining; $500 bust
No Canada at 95c. Barley Malt is dull Corn-re.
ceiDts e, 600 bush; the market is without decided
change with a fair export and home trade demand
sales l26 900 bush; ungraded Western Mixed at 55!
0 56c; BOT @ 55cs for New York No s. 55a a 56c fol
steamer Mixed; steamer White at SEC; Yellow South
ern SIC White Southern 5s4 a SOC inferior old Wes-
tern Mixed in store at o. g 55c; also 5000 bush o.
steamer Mixed 553c; 5000 do for next week at 55ac
Oats-receipts 1851 bush; the market is a shade
easier and rather more doing; sales $4,000 bush; IS
@ 54c for Mixed Western and State; "A q SOC fol
White Western and State, including rejected at 800
New York No at All @ l2c; New York No 8 White
44lc; New York No at 4iac; New York No at SIC
State 81 q Sc. Cotfee-Ro quiet and unchanged;
cargoes at 17a9 21c gold job lots III a 22c gold SUI
gar unchanged with moderate demand; s. q s. for
fair to good refining; for prime; 1000 hhds Musco
yado at 9-16 q 1916 refined in fair request JOsC
for standard A; graduated at III "a 114c; crushed
and powdered at III g I1sc. Molasses in fair de-
Carolina at 81 a g.. Petroleum is quiet and steady
crude at 1O3c refined at l6a "a lot. Taow unsettled
at u g Sc. Naval stores-Rosin dull at 2O5@21C
Pork opened about steady, afterwards declined and
closed somewhat irregular; $40 bbls new mess at
10 90; second call seller April at II 80 asked seller
May at IA 30 Did, ID 20 asked seller June at IA gu
bid, Is 90 asked Beef quiet Cut Meats quiet mid
dies are firm at for Western long clear; CITY long
clear at y short clear at 81. Lard opened steady
tierces prime steam at so q 90 800 do for April at
50 9 923 closing 80; $500 for NAV s. a 10 O2k
4z5o 90 seller june at 50 @ 10 49, closing at 10 TO-
Whiskey 1rmer OH.
Freights to Liverpool-the market decided change
Cotton per sail at Id do per steam at adj Wheat per
steam at Id.
CHICAGO, March 23-Flour is steady and un-
changed; Minnesota extra at 90 OTIS; do patent
process at z % q 30; Winter extra at 90 "a co.
Wheat active, firm and higher; No Chicago Spring
3os cash; S5s seller for April Sos seller for May
unchanged. Oats dull and lower at 324c cash; 35c
seller May. Rye is firmer at 63ac Barley firm and
unchanged Pork dull and shade lower at 10 so for
cash. II Oh for May. Lard steady at So for cash
8 47a for May. Bulk Meats hrmer; shoulders at 81
short ribs II short clear sides 8. Dressed Hog
easier ats OO. Whiskey sold at 04, held Q5.
aecelpLs-6,500 DDls nour, 5000 ousn wnea., As,
oOo push corn, 12C0O bush oats bush barley 67GO
Shipments-31OO bbIs -four II 900 bush wheat, H.
OOO bush corn, 1000 bush oats, 5000 bush barley,
900 bush rye.
At the afternoon call of the board Wheat was
irmer at 39ac for April; 42a a 425c tor Nav oats
are unchanged. Pork q "a higher. Lard higher.
ST.; LOUIS, March 23.-Flour firm and unchang.
ed; Superfne Fall at so @ co; extra Fall at is
200 CT %: Wheat is strong; No 2 Red Fall at So
for cash; No at 47k9 ~ for cash; 4S1 a 4Sa
tor April. Corn-No2 Mixea at 36a q a6ac cash; 81
June. 0ats-No 2 at s4a q 35c cash; 344c bid seller
April. Rye is firm at 65c. Barley is quiet and I'M
changed. Whiskey steady at 05.
Hecelpts-3,500 Dbls -four, 1900 bush wheaJ, &c.
9oU bush corn, 1000 bush oats, 1000 bush barley,
1000 bush rye, 90 head hogs, 90 head cattle.
Will nndLwAUkEE, March 23:-Flour is in fair demand
WI, wheat firm; No Milwaukee at 40; No Milwau-
Zee at 50; seller April at 3ls; seller May at $685.
NO Milwaukee at 214. Corn frmer and in good
demand; No at 4Oc: newi394c. Oats are shade
hrmer mo 2 at 81. bye scarce; No at SIC. Barley
nuoyant; NO 2Spring at IS q 77c; No 3 do at 35c.
PROVISIONS less firm. Mess Pork at 10 81. Lard
prime steam at 81 Dressed Hogs firm 80 q rs.
SSSecelpas-z9go 6bls nour, IL, 900 bush wheat.
ohlpments-2400 bbls -four, 900 oush wheat.
TOLEDO, March 23.-Wheat firm No White Mich
lgan 30; Amber Michigan on spot and March SO;
seller April at 53h seller May IS; No Red Win
high Mixed at 43k a 44c; seller May at Acc; No on
spot at 44c; seller April 4iac; July held at 47ac No
e essed & Oats du No2 at
Receipts-0OOO bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat, 5000
bush Corn: 5000 bush Cats, 90 Barley.
Shipments-00O bbls -four, 5000 bush Wheat. 49,
00U bush Corn, 900 bush Oats. ~
DETROIT, March 23.-Flour dull and uncbanged.
choice 90 a 30. Wheat frmer, closing higher lex
IRA White Michigan So q 50; milling at 81; No
White Michigan at s. q 554 milling 47B q 40.
454c. Oats are quiet; White 43c: Mixed at 40c bid.
hecelpts-213 bbls -four, 1888 bush wheat, 1894
bush corn, 1913 bush oats.
Shipments-450 bbls -four 6163 bush wheat. 2.e81
bush corn 718 bush oats '
CiNCINNATI, March 23.-Pork quiet and held IA IS
g % 90 Lard is in good demand; steam rendered at
~ os s 70 On spot for seller May Kettle at
5 80 on spot; so g 60 buyer for March; ST. tor
bMnyer May; short ribs at "a spot; 81 81 buyer
Clear rbs al sa es Bacon is easer shoulders
at o. Hogs quiet; common at 45O "a so; fair to
gG S light n at 90 25 packing grades
head; shipments AIS head.
CLEVELAND, March 23-The Petroleum market is
very firm; standard White 144.
WILMINGToN, March 23.-Cotton is quiet ;Middling
uplands at lie.
MEMPHIS, March 23.-Cotton is market irregular.
Middling uplands at lie.
CHARLESTON, March 23.-Cotton is quiet: Mid
ding uplands at 11Sc.
SAVANNAH, March 23.-Cotton quiet and steady:
Middling uplands at 11sc.
NEW YORK., March 23.-Cotton is firm; Middling
uplands at 114c.
AUGUSTA, March 23.-Cotton market is quiet and
steady; Middling uplands at 10sc.
MOBILE, March 23-Cotton is firm and higher; Mid
ding uplands 1Osc.
NEW ORLEANS. March 23.-Cotton steadier; Mid
ding uplands at lie.
GALVESTON, March 23.-Cotton. nominal Middling
1plands at 11c
LOUISVILLE, March 23.-Cotton steady; Middling
lplands lie.
NORFOLK, March 23.-Cotton is quiet; Middljng
lplands at l05 9 lie.
European Markets.
LONDON, March 23-12.30 P. M--AmeTican securi-
iesEErie Railway 63i do preferred 17s; New York