The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-17


NEW YORK, April 16-Evening. is weak
and quotations are unchanged; sales of 1854 bales
ordinary uplands and Alabama 11-16c; do New
middling uplands and Alabama at 11sc; do New Or
leans q Texas 113c; do stained 103c delivered on
contract 400 bales futures quiet and closed easy at
grades shade stronger with a fair trade, closing
strong; No at % @ 625; Superfne Western and
s snd az % g sS common to good extra Western
| (9 5O; common to choice White Wheat Western
extra at % g so; Fancy White Wheat Western
extra 8 IS q %; common to good extra Ohio at
10 g 90; common to choice extra st Louis at 30
10 90 Patent Minnesota extra 90 q 10 80; choice
to double extra at 10 80 II 90; receipts 1886 bbls
sales l4s0Q bbls Southern -four is firmer and un-
changed Rye Hour is frmer at go @ 80 for super
tine Cornmeal is firmer. Wheat is a &c better and
little speculative demand; No Milwaukee in store
Tor spec at Ga; small lot ungraded Minnesota ST.
NO Chicago nominal at 50 q So; Winter Wheat
held higher and quiet; receipts 80 100 bush sales of
$4,000 bush. hye firm and unsettled at go q CSC for
western; s. g Gle for Jersey and Pennsylvania; %
% lot state ate barley shade rmer 10000 bush
Barley Malt is quiet and unchanged. Corn opened
g &c better with active business, mainly tor for
delivery, but maintained spot lots ungraded Western
MIXED at 60 g tic; New York No and steamer Mix
"a %e 70 o. st6e NeW Work No at Sc sac steamer
ceipts 1884 bush; sales I75,O0O bush also 100000
bush steamer Mixed for April at 81 q 6c 22S0s0
May at e &c. oats &c setter p;H mixed ed we el
tern and State 43 a SOC; White Western and State
M az ~ e &C. New York No at 463 46sc do No
5lt Mixed State at 81 @ $50; White at so a 63c re-
ceps 1850 bush sales 900 bush. Coffee is quiet
inquiry and unchanged; sales 1900 hhds and $50 bxs
MuscoVado on basis of q dc; refined firm at 1Oac
for standard A; ltc for granuatea i.c for crushed
demand Rice is steady with fair inquiry. Petrol
e Gr a dull s crude 81 refined 15 5000 bbs refined at
s sae APrl l5t Ialow rmer at 81 asked from city
at 90 for strained. Turpentine easier at BAG for
SP1rts. Pork higher, closing scarcely so firm; $40
9 Dds new mess at 10 IS co. closing 16 25 asked
on t; quoted "a 70 g Is 90; $50 bbs new mess seller
April at IS TO- 80 bbls seller May is is Is 25;i75o
quiet picked hams 81 middes scarce and hipber at
Ss tor long clear; short clear 81. Lard excited and
~ So cosg 10 ri a erces Of prime steam at
10 30 10 49, closing 10 25 $3.50 do seller June 10 40
g 10 81, closing 10 30. Butter heavy and irregular
new. Whiskey decidedly firm at enclosing sellers
Freights to Liverpool-the market is irmer for
Wheat per steam at Gid. 49,
CHICAGO, April 16.-Winter storage on grain ex-
pired and summer rates now in force sales being
made on basis Of &c and days to run
Flour in good demand at full prices Western extra
at . 70 g Z e; Minnesota extra 90 374; Patent
Minnesota Patent process 90 q 10 co.; Winter extra
unsettled; No Chicago Spring at 44s cash Or for
for May or June; No Chicago Spring at 1 81: Re.
jeeted at IS q 20. Corn is active, firm, higher,
excited and very unsettled, closing weak at 4Sic for
cash and April sales at 4ss 4s3c for May, closed at
90 g 400 for May; 4ss SOC for June; rejected 45sc
Oats unsettled and generally higher at 37sc cash: S
for May; 381c for June; rejected 313 Ryestrong and
active, firm and higher unsettled and Irregular at
10 70 cash. Is 77a g 10 so for May sales Is IS @ 6 ID
for June closed Is So seller June. Lard is active
firm. higher and unsettled at 10 O5 for cash. 10 O74 a.
10 10 seller May; sales 10 12A 10 IS for june closed
10 20 q 10 22A June. Bulk Meats moderately active
sids 81. Whiskey higher los CIV. '''