The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-03-21
Domeeuc Hearaets,

NEW YORK. March 20-EVenln2.-COttOn market
dull and easier at decline ordinary uplands and
Alabama at 1916; do New Orleans and Texas at
15-16c; do stained at 7l6c; mddling uplands and
Alabama at 1lAc; do New Orleans and Texas 1lsc; do
stained lUs futures closed easy with good business
at 20 q % points decline sales TIA bales delivered
contract so bales. Flour more active and "a 10
fine Western and State so q 81; common to good
extra Western and State IS q U0 good to choice
Western aud State at O5 a SIS; common to choice
White Wheat Western extra at 20 q 10; Fancy
White ueaf Western extra at Is g So; common
to good extra Ubiu at So s 70; common 10 choice
extra ST Louis at 80 9 0O; Patent Minnesota ex-
ira good to prime at 50 q 90; choice double
ira at 90 q 10 50; closing strong; receipts 1920
bbls. Rye -four steady and unchanged at 20 "a s.
for superfne. Cornmeal steady and unchanged at
3 20. @hed' fully &c better with moderate export
and fair milling demand sales $4,000 bush; 2S5 q
kee in store at AZ q AZ; No2 Chicago at 42l
afterward 49,. hye quiet, steady and unchanged.
Barley dull and declining; 10000 bush 6rowed State
at zoe. Barley Malt is dull; sales $500 bush of old
Canada at 9Uc cash. Corn-receDts $500 bush; the
market is ! g better with good export and home
sMlxed at So g 56c 55i q 55sc for New York No 8;
SGT 9 56Ac for steamer Mixed; steamer Yellow at 81
"a 574c do White SIC; also 5000 bush steamer Mixed
seller March at 56c 10 600 bush seller April at &c.
Uas-receps Is 200 bush; the market Is trmer with
light trade; sales $4,000 bush; 80 q $50 for Mixed
State sac; New York NoS White at "A a 44ic; New
No at 4,ac; Mixed State on track at 53c; White
Western 44c; ungraded Mixed Western AGO. Coffee
a PC gold. Sugar dull and unchanged; 50 q tor
fair to good refining; % for prime; refined is rmer
ee # standard an "a M M
and unchanged. Rice is duh and unchanged. Pc
troleum dull and unchanged; crude at 1Oac; refined
stores-Rosin steady and unchanged at 2 O5 q 10
for strained. Turpentine is steady ana unchanged
at 4Ac for Spirits. Pork frmer; sales $50 bbls
mess at IA 10 q IA So 100 bols extra prime at so,
100 bbls prime mess IL so 250 bbls seller
April "A so Beef is quIel at 10 so q Ii 80 for plain
mess; u 20 q ~ 50 extra do; Cut Meats-Western
upipt mi ara a M for IorU
clear; city long clear at s. Lard is higher and firm
713 terces prime steam at ia @ IS; 100 do seller
seller Nav al is q ST. closing at s2s; 1880 do
seller June az 50 e 10 O25, closing 10 o24 bid Whis-
key steady 0S
freights TO Liverpoo-the market is dull; Cotton
at AID.
CaIoAGo, March 2O.-Flour is steady and I'M
changed; Minnesota extra at 6 90 g rs; do patent
process at % q 3d. Winter extra at 90 Qp 10.
Wheat strong and higher; No Chicago Spring at
% cash. 25t seller for April; 29s seller for May
No Spring at Ia ii $o geec ae 6 e &c Corn
rejected at $3.50. Oats steady and unchanged at 33sc
cash; 3Sa for April; 35s for May; rejected at 24A q
unchanged at 525c. Pork is fairly active and shade
higher at 10 81 cash. 794 g II 90 tor May: Lard is
active and shade higher at 935 cash. 37i for April
short ribs at Y; short clear sides s. Dressed Hog in
good demand at 80 bid. Whiskey is firm at Q5
asked.
800 lush corn, $1,000 bush oats, 1900 bush barley
5000 bush OF rye.
Shipments-4S0O bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat, 81.
900 bush corn, 1000 bush oats, 10000 bush barley.
1875 nusb
At the afternoon call of the board Wheat was
stronger at 25a tor April; 29s tor May. Corn g
higher 10 874 for April; ii OH for May. Lard ~
g Is higher at 8 50 for April; 81 May.
ST. LOUIS, March 2O.-Flour market is buoyant
and higher; extra Fall &C 10 a 5O double extra
do 81 q 6s5. W .eat higher and inactive; No Red
Fall at l 5l4 bid cash mo at 46a for cash. corn
active, firm and hIgner; No2 Mixed at IS q 354c
3Y4c for June. Oats firm and inactive; Mo- White
at 81 ~ 343c. Rye is inactive and lower at 81 9 63c.
Barley is quiet and unchanged Whiskey is steady at
!! o5 Pork-cas is higher; options lower; IA 90 q
Il 62 cash; II 62b q IA 67a for May IA 80 Is 90 for
june Lard firm and inactive at Vt; Bulk Meats
quiet and unchanged Bacon-shoulders at 6; clear
rib sides 81 "a 81 clear sides at 81 90.
aeceipts-23,000 Dbls uOuI, $500 bush wheaJ, 34,-
GOO bush corn, 5000 bush oats, $1,000 bush barley,
0,0uO bush rye, 90 head hogs, 90 head cattle.
MILWAUKEE, March 20.-Flour is quiet and un-
changed. Wheat strong; No Milwaukee at 4lk;
No Milwaukee at 32s seller April at 3Os; seller
May at 3a5; No Mllwaukee at 2O4. Corn steady
quiet and steady; No at 81 q SIC. Rye easier; No
at 65e Barley is scarce; No Spring seller April
I2c; no do at SIC. Provisions quiet. Mess Pork
at 10 ~ "a IL 70. Lard-prime steam at g. Dressed
Hogs firm IS.
Kscelpts-49OO bbs -four, 5000 ousL wheat.
Sh'pmenus-90OO bbls tour. 1 400 bush wheat.
and in fair demand; extra White Michigan at 1 So;
No White Michigan 55; Amber Michigan sol
on spot; seller April held at 52a and 524 offered;
ed; seller Marcn at 49a q so; seller April at 81
No 8 Dayton anu Michigan Red SIC; rejected Lake
Shore Red rs; No amber Illinois 81. Corn firm;
high mixed at 4i3c; seller May at 45sc seller june
47ac rejected at 43ac Oats are quiet; No at 34Ac;
White at 41ac.
Receipts-OOOO bbls -four, 1900 bush wheat, 10000
bush Corn, 600 bush Oats, 90 Barley.
Shipments-O00 bbs -four, 400 bush Wheat, o.
50O bush Corn. COCO bush Oats.
DETROIT, March 20.-Flour steady. Wheat firm;
extra White michigan at So bid milling at 55A q
30; NO White Michigan at 81; milling As bid;
Mixed 46S q 47c4 No Mixed at 46k; No 2 Mixed at
Acc. Oats STEADY; White 46c: Mixed at 40e bid,
Receipts-iO25 bbls nour, GIL oush wheat, Also
oUsh corn, 2014 bush oats.
Shpments-l220 bbls flour, 1888 bush wheat, 12,77S
bush corn 3547 bush oats.
CINCINNATI, March 2O.--Pork firm and held Is 90
cash; sales at Is O0 buyer April Lard is quiet but
hrm steam rendered at 90 spot IS for seller May;
kettle at III 9 10y BULK Meats are quiet and firm
shoulders at 5a short ribs u spot and buyer for
March; u buyer April; short clear sides ac on spot
and seller May Bacon is quiet and firm shoulders
6s clear ribs at SCI clear sizes at So Whiskey in tar
demand at 05. Hogs in fair demand; common at
$50 q 80; fair to good light at 90 a 80; pack
ing grades at So q 90; heavy butchers at 5 90 a
50; receipts 12S head; shipments 50 head
CLEVELAND, March 2O.-The Petroleum market ia
firm; standard White 134.
WILMINGTON, March 2O.-Cotton is dull Middling
uplands at 114c.
MEMPHIS. March 2O.-Cotton market easy; Mid
ding uplands at lie.
CHARLESTON, March 2O.-Cotton is steady; Mid
ding uplands at II &c
SAvANNAA, March 20.-Cotton is dull; Middling
uplande at 1llc.
NEW YoRK, March 20-Cotton dull and easier;
Mlddling uplands at 1ac
AUGUSTA, March 2O-Cotton market is quiet