The Portland daily press., 1878-03-21

steam at IS a 40; 1000 ties for April at IS "a 49,
closing at SOL 1850 for May at 421 "a 80, closed at
ter unchanged. Cheese heavy u hiskey nominal
Freights to Liverpool-the market is shade better
Cotton per sail at 80 Id; Wheat per steam at c.
CHICAGO, March 20 Flour steady and unclaimed.
Wheat is in fair demand and lower: No Chicago
Spring ~; So2 Chicago Spring O5 cesh ana for
Chicago Spring at o. Corn dun and lower at 42ac
at 24ie cash ana April 2eac for May Rye easier at
DC barley Is steady. Pork unsettled and generally
lower at 80 for cash and April; 42k a IS seller
May; 57A tor June. Lard is dull and lower at l2t
June. Bulk Meats easier; Shoulders at 81 short RIB
9; short clear 81. Whiskey steady and unchanged at
heceipts-12 900 bbls aour, $4,000 bush wheat 1885,
bush barley.
shpmsnts-s 600 bbls -four. 81 900 bush whea, ,1l9-
O0O bush corn. 10000 bush cats, 200 bush rye,
270 bush barley.
At the afternoon call OF the board the market closed
with Wheat dull and shade lower at O54 tor April;
! oct seller May Corn weak and lower at 42S a 42ic
for April. Oats dull and unchanged. Pork is shade
lower a, 925 9273 for April; 40 q 42a for May.
Lard easier but not lower.
roLEpo, March 20 Wheat steady but dull; No
White Michigan at 26; extra White Michigan at
~; Amber Michigan on spot, April and May at
seller May at 23i; No 8 Red held at Ia; rejected
Wabash at OF; No Amber Michigan at II. Corn
dull High Mixed at 44c No at 43!c; May at 45lc;
held at 29c..
Receipts-loo bbls -four, II coo bush wheat IL 600
ousb corn, 900 bush oats, 90 hogs
Shipments 100 bbls four IS OCO bush wheat .OCo
bush corn, $1,000 bush oats.
ST. Louis, March 20-Flour unchanged Wheat
No Red Fall at 13l a II seller April 1871 az
l3s seller May. Corr at 3Sic cash; 395 a 39a seller
April; Al q Ala for May. Oats easier at rs a 254 for
cash. Rye dull al 55c. Barley unchanged. Pork is
dull and offered at IS with GO bid cash; sales at 50
for June. Bulk Meat are nominal. Bacon is dull
shoulders 4; cleai rib sides at IS. Lard nominal.
Whiskey quiet at OF.
Recepts-27OO bbls hour, $4,000 bush wheat, 90
600 bush corn 1900 bush OATS 1000 bush rye, 15l0
bush barley, 00,OoO hogs.
MILwAugEE, March 2O.--Flour is firmer. Wheat
| weaker and closed heavy; Mo- Milwaukee at Ia
for hard; No Milwaukee soft at 1 12I:No Miiwau-
kee at ISL; seller March at OF; seller April OF
seller May at Oh; No at OH, q o3I. Corn is
| quiet and steady; No 2 nominally at 44c. Oats
No at 25c. Rye strong; No at 81 a 55c. Barley
quiet; No Spring at Sac; fresh DOC. Provisions are
weak; Mess Pork nominally at 25. Lard-prime
Keceipts-45oO bbs -four, 80 900 bush wheat.
Shipments, 200 bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat,
DETROIT, March 2O.-Wheat lower; extra White
Michigan at 2ss; No ! White Michigan at 2Oa
l. Receipts-0000 bbs -four, $4,000 .usn wnaal GOO
| bush corn, 90 ousb oats
Shipments-0000 bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat OO
bush corn. QUO bush oats.
CINCINNATI. March 2O.-Pork easier and unchang.
ed at 10 20 g 10 Is. Lard inactive current make al
| at u q u. Bulk Meats are dull shoulders al 20 a
rs; clear ribs at 0O q ;cleyr 81 es at Is Ba.
con quiet and steady; shoulders at al clear rib al
| %; clear sides at co. Whskey firm at OF.
Live Hogs are quiet; common at 8 10 "a 8 45; light
at 8 so @ rs; packing go a So butchers at 81
GA 10; receipts $500 head; shipments $50 head
| CLEVELAND, March 19.-Petroisum inactive and
| lower; standard White 10.
MEMPHIS, March 2O.-Cotton dull and easy; Mid
ding uplands at 10sc.
GALVESTON, March 2O.-Cotton quiet; Middline
| apands at l04c
CHARLESTON, March 20.-Cotton easier; Mddlina
uplands 1Oac.
BALTIMORE, March TO- Cottonis dull; Middline
upands 1Osc
AUGUSTA. March 20-Cotton is quiet; Middling
| uplands at 10sc.
LOUISVILLE March 2O.-Cotton is quiet AIiddline
upands 10sc.
SAVANNAH. March 2O.--Ootton steady; Middlina
uplands at 10lc
WILMINGTON, March 20 Cotton dull; Niddline
| uplands at 105c.
NORFOLK, March 20-Cotton weak; Middling up.
lands at 1Osc.
MoBIfs March oO.-Cottop is quiet; Middlins up.
lands at 10lc.
NEW ORLEANS, March 20.--Cotton irregular an6
easier; MiddliDg uplands 1Usc.