The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-13
Deme-s,e naraess.

Nsw YORK March 2-Eveniug.-Cotton market
auet an aew ys oae a upan ns
closing at to points decline. Ftnur-recepts of
IA 976 bbls; market is rather stronger, with more
bols; No2 at 275@ go; Superfne Western and
State 10 q IS; extra Western and State at 20 q
Is; choice Western and State at 20 g s5; White
Ohio at 4 90 q IS; extra St Louis at 4 80 q IS;
choice to double extra IS q SIS; Southern -four
steady; sales $50 bbls; extra at 5 % @ Z so. Rye
-four quiet at 90 @ 8 so for Scperfne State Cara
bush market q &c better with fair export demand,
checked by frmness Of holders. the market closing
81 us oa q sDru
for No 9 New York Spring; SO for No 3 Chicago;
"a for No Milwaukee; % q 30 for No / Mil,
81 tor No White in store and afoat, mainly at
36A q 3S ior White State; 10 for No 8 North
Western; 21ll p tor New York No Spring; 80
closing at / % bid, est asked; 1 % for do April,
closing 1 2lA bid, / IS asked No North Western
seller March closing at "a bid, q asked; do May
closing at % bid, and rs asked; Mop Winter
do April SO bid, IS asked. Rye is steady at 70
a re for Western; 5000 oasb State to arrive 75c
prime No Canada at soc. Harley Malt is nom
inallysunchaDged. COrn-reeeipts SO 40 bush; the
market Is @.ac better, with Iair export and home
bush spot; A q 5l3c for ungraded Western Mixed;
sol 5Osc for New York No 8; 53t 539c for steam
sec tos Yeo% S M
Mixe0 seller March, closing at 52ac bid, 53c asked;
534c for do April, closing al 53c bid 54e Asked do
at 53c bid, 53sc asked; No March, closing at sac
bud, 54ac asked; do April 55sc bid, 564c asked; do
May 65ae bid, SIC asked. 55a q sec for do June.
closing 55Ac bid, 55ac asked. Daas-receipts 1897
bush. the market is shade stronger; sales 72,uO0
bush; s4a a5e for No 2; So q seic for No White;
s of 8sea for Whe
354c for Mixed Staie, 81 g 3Sic for White State.
Cofee-Rio is finn and more active; 70U0 bags
i44 q is. gold. Sugar quiet and firm; Il q zee Tor
tar 10 good refnng 7ac for prime 500 hhds and 500
boxes Centrifugal at sac refined trim ana in fair
90 g 81 for powdered; % for crushed. Moiass+s is
renes n9@ naW is seady At ~ !.
sfores-kosin quiet at 50 q 1 623 for strained.
Cnrp -nttae easier at 3oac tor Spirits. Pork is
$50 bbs eller April 10 OO do May at 95 Did, 10 81
asked lido Juneat % 90 bid, 10 % asked Beef is
dull Cul Mea.s- Western nominal; mdd!es are
short clear seller April at 40. Lard steady; spot
lots more active; 1900 ties prime at III q 7z5,
April at 25; 5000 do May at 323 81 37a, closing at
I 80; 1850 ties for June at As. " hisHey is firm
and quiet at or.
Freghts to Lverpool-the market is steady; Cot
ton per sail at Id; do per steam at Id; Wheat per
steam at I'd; Flour per sail at Is lid.
CHICAGO, March 70 Flour nominal. Wheat is
active and firm; NO Chicago Spring at os; No2
for sh; C6a 1 65 seller March; O5s for April;
Oss for May; No Chicago Spring at ooa; rejected
and May; Aye seller June Oats nominaliy at 233c
cash; 24e seller april; 2Sa g 2eic seller May. Rye
is unsettled and generally lower at 8 30 for cash.
9 32A q 80 tor April; 9a7A @ $50 seller May.
Lard Is steady at SO cash 6s's g 90 seller for
and unchanged shoulders at 81 short rib ~; short
clear 5. Wniskey at o..
At the afternoon call OF the board the market closed
with Wheat fairly active and shade higher at 06t @
l 06i for April; 06a q 065 for May. Corn hrmer
Oats frmer but not higher Pork &C lower. Lard
aecelpts|iS,OOO obs -four, $4,000 bush wheat ILL.,
600 oash corn, $1,000 bush oats $4,000 bush rye lOO
bush barley.
600 bush corn $4,000 bush oats, $500 bush rye,
ID 900 bush barley.
ST. LOUIS March 12.-Flour unchanged. Wheat
firm and higher; No 8 Red Fall at l14 cash; l2i |
3s1c for cash; 39ac seller March 39lc seller April
Oats are higher with offerings small; 2Sc bid cash;
az g. Pork dull ST for cash; Sd se1ey
April Dry sailed Meats are nominal Bacon quiet
and unchanged; short RIB at 81 short clear at 81.
Lard is nominal; steam held at 80.
Receipts-5,OOO nouI, IA O00 bush wheat, 90
300 bush corn, 1905 bush oats, 1000 bush rye 00G0
nusb barley C0,0o0 hogs.
TOLEDO, Mdrel IZ.--W neat is easier, AMBER Mich
gan cash and seller March at "a; seller April 24A
seller for May %; No BED Winter at / 25; No2 |
Red Winter cash and seller March and April at %;
seller May 1 233 Corn~is dull; MOP cash at 44c; |
seller May at 1885, seller June at 45c rejected at
llsc; seller for April at 414c. Oats are dull; No at
The market for Wheat closed firmer; Amber Mich
gan seller April 25; No Red Winter for April at /
2Si; May at 2a3 Corn quiet; High Mixed at 44sc
Recepts-2OO obls -four, $50 bush wheat, 1900
,asb corr $1,000 bush oats, 0U hogs
Shipments 800 bbls flour, $1,000 oush wheat, 200
,nsb corn, 1.500 bush oats.
NILwAUKER, March 12.--FlouI Is dull and UNI |
hanged. Wheat is trim and opened &c higher, but
osed quiet; NO Milwaukee at l4a for haru; No
soft at r; No. Mllwauhes At
So2 at i2ac Oats are frmer; No OF at aiac. RSefs
rm: No Spring at 55I q 56ca; seller April at sic
Provisions are nomiDally unchanged; Mess Pork at |
% cash l. and sell seller april La5d.prme steam at
on. Dressed Hogs are Iuet and steady at so.
keceipts-il,0e0 obs flour, $4,000 bush wheat.
Sbipments-none.
CINCINNATI, March 12.-Pork is dull at 10 CO. |
ard is firm; steam at 800; kettle at 1897 80.
Bulk Meats are quiet; shoulders al 81 shor. rib |
niidles at So cash; 10 buyer for Aprn; short
lear ats Bacon easier; shoulders at Al; clear lib
Live Hogs are dull and unchanged; common at |
90 q 3 %; light at 3 30 q so; packing at IS a |
60, butchers at IS 10; receipts ll79 head ship
aents 800 head.
DETROIT, March 12.-Wheat is strong; extra |
White Michigan at 27a No White Michigan al
%.
Receipts-000 bbls -FOUR 1000 bush wheat, 10000 |
ush corn, 90 oush oats
sbipmenls-oO bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat, $1,000
usb COIN, QUO bush oats.
MEMPHIS, March 12.-Cotton quiet; Widdling up |
nds al 10sc
BALTIMORE, March 12--Cotton quiet ;Niddling up |
ands 1U5c.
SAVANNAH, March 10. Cotton is easy; Middllng
plsuds at 1O1c
GALVESTON, March 12.-Cotton steady; Middlins |
plands at iOac.
WILMINGTON, March 12.-Cotton is dull; Mid
ling uplands at 10ac.
NORFOLK, March 12.-Cott0n Is quiet; Middlipg |