The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-31

Domestic Maraeis.
Nrw yoRK. March 3O-Evening.- Cotton Ex-
change closed; market nominaly unchanged. Flour
receipts 1917 bbs; sales 800; prices unchanged;
No : at 60 g 62O Supreme western ana State at
good extra Western and State at III q 30 good to
choice Western and State at 6 80 q 50; common to
choice White Wheat Western extra at IS a 25;
Fancy White " heat Western extra at 80 "a so:
common to good extra Ohio at 10 a 8 90; common
to choice extra st Louis at Is g 25 Patent Min
nesota extra good to prime at 70 "a 25; choice to
double extra at % g 10 50. Southern four-extra
at 10 a 90; choice % q 40. Rye -four steady.
Cornmeal quiet and steady at 2 65 @ Is. Wheat
receipts $500 bush 1c lower for Spring and more do
ing for export at deelne sales 5000 bush; ungraded
Spring at lO4 q 43; No 2 Milwaukee in store at
No Gbeaggo my az q i've We isr Wwa apn
80 q Soc; Jersey, Pennsylvania and State at S4 a.
9Ac. Barley Is dull and heavy; $500 bush ungraded
Canada at Sc. Barley Malt is nominal Corn-re-
ceipts 269,OOO bush; shdae easier and rather more
doing for export and home use; sales 49, 900 bush
ungraded Western Mixed 544 q 55c; New York No
side price for export; White Western 56c; sic for
Yellow Southern on track; 53a "a 56c for old Western
Mixed in store inside price for very infeIior also 3d.
600 bush of steamer for April at 54c steamer White
spot 54c. Oatsreceipts of S2l2 bush market dull
and heavy; sales IT, 600 bush; Mixed Western and
State 3s q 52c White Western and State at 43 g Sc,
including New York No White at 43c; New York
No 2 at 43c; New York No2 White at 52c Mixed
State at 81 q SIC; White White at 53c. Coftee-Ro
nominally unchanged; cargoes at l65 q 2Oac gold;
81 tor fair to good refining; for prime. Moasses is
quiet and unchanged. Rice is quiet and unchanged.
crude At i s Sa
changed O5 a 10 for strained. Turpentine dull
at 81 g 373c for Spirits. Pork very firm and quiet;
April at IA s. bid Ii Is asked seller May at il IS
bid IA 80 asked. Beef dull. Cut Meats quiet; mid
dies at for Western long clear; city long clear at
steam at 65 q rs, closing at rs; 1000 ties prime
steam seller for April at 70; 2750 do seller NAV at
$50 q 9 s25; 1850 do for June $50 9 9 923. Butter
unchanged. Whiskey is dull at OF bid, held 07a.
Freights to Liverpool-the market is dull; Cot
ton per sail at Id; do per steam at Id; Wheat per
steam at I'D.
CHICAGO, March 3O.-Flour quiet and steady; Min
nesota extra 81 q IS; do patent process 25G9 5O
Winter extra at 90 @9 20. Wheat dull and weak
No Chicago Spring 26 cash; 255 for April; 3Os
ary Active so er Apr 4e for Oats
fairly active at Bic for April; sac seller May Rye
is steady and unchanged. Barley is dull and firm
IA 90 "a IA O5 for cash. 10 95 for April ii OIL tor May
Lard quiet at 80 cash; 40 for April 40 % AZ for
May. Bulk Meats steady and unchanged; Shout
ders at s.; short ribs u q IA short clear sides at 81
Whskey firmer at Q5.
Kecelpts-9,OOO pbs hour, 5000 bush wheat, TO-
500 oush corn, $4,000 bush oads, 24O bush barley,
shipments-55to bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat, 2s,-
coo bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, $500 bush barley
At the afternoon call of the board Wheat was
frmer at 264 seller April: 81 q 3la for May
Corn at ssac for Aprii 42lc for May Oats unchang-
ed Pork is weak and lower at 10 80 @ ID 925 seller
April; IA 05 for May. Lard unchanged.
ST.. LOUIS, March 3O.-Flour firm and nnchang-
ed; Superfne Fall at so q 20; extra Fall at l5
@6 50; double extra do s. 9 80; treble extra at
for May; No White Fall at 4S cash; As Tor April
Uorn-No2 Mixed at 37ac cash; 3Ssc seller for June
Oats inactive; No 2 White at 32ae bid. Rye easy
at IA 50 q II IS cash; 1465 for May. Lard is dull
and held at 81. Bulk Meats quiet and unchanged
Bacon quiet and unchanged; shoulders at 50; cleal
kecelpts-42OO bbls 1our, 10, GOO bush wheat 3D.,
900 bush corn, 1000 bush oats, $50 bush barley
1000 bush rye. 90 head hogs, 90 head cattle.
TOLEDO, March sO.-Flour steady. Wheat steady
No White Michigan at 543; No 2 White Michigan
at A; extra White Michigan at So; Amber Mich
gan on spot and seller April 534; seller May Sc
No Amber Michigan at $685. No2 Red Winter on
is steady high Mixed spot at 44sc; seller April al
45c; No on spot at 44ac; seller May 454c; Yellow al
at 4Ozc Michigan 36lc; rejected Sic. Clover Seed al
8 40.
Receipts-OoOO bbls flour, 10000 bush wheat, 1SoO(
bush Corn, 1000 bush Oats, 90 Barley.
Shipments-00 bbs flour, 1900 bush Wheat, -,
900 bush Corn. 100000 bush Oats.
MILWAUKEE,, March 30.-Flour is quiet and held
firmly. Wheat is weak, opened lower and CLOSED
339; seller April at 3ls; seller for May at 35s
No 8 Milwaukee at %. Corn is dull and unchang
ed; No at 80 a 4Oc Oats nominal; No 2 al
3Oac. Rye dull and dropping; No 1 at 81 q Csc Bar
ley steady and nominal; NO. Spring fresh at II
Provisions nrmer. Mess Pork at IS e. Lard-prmt
81. Dressed Aogs firm at s rs "a 10.
Receipts-5500 Dds -four, l3,UOu ',osL wheat.
Shipments-l0, 900 bbls foul, 5000 lush wheat.
DETROIT, March 3O-FIouI is dull and steady al
Z 90 q 65. Wheat weak and lower, closing steady
extra White Michigan 562; milling at "a; No
White Michigan 51a; milling 46. Corn is steady
No Mixed at 46acc. Oats higher; White 434c: MIXED
at 401c.
Receipts-69I bbls -four, 1918 bush wheat, 1912
bush corn, SAG bush oats.
shipments-232O bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat, 15l1
bush corn 1854 bush oats.
CINCINNATI, March 30.-Pork frmer at IA 10 q
10 90. Lard quiet; steam rendered held at 25 ket
tie 10 q l04 Bulk Meats are strong and in good de
mand ;ishoulders at q &c; short ribs at S73 q 40
short clear sides at II. Bacon is dull; shoulders al
firm and in good demand at o. Hogs quiet; com
mon at % @ 4 70; tair to good light at IS q rs
packing grades at 90 q %; butchers grades at 81
q 8 40; receipts 800 head; shipments 1lG4 head.
CLEVELAND, March 3O.-The Petroleum market il
unchanged; standard White Is.