The Portland daily press., 1878-03-19

New YORK. March 1S-Evenlng.-Coti0n market
quiet at 1-l6 decline sales 1876 bales; Middlng up
lands at 10s; New Orleans at lie: futures quiet
closing to points decline. FIour-receipts 1890
bbls; without decided change with moderate ex-
port and home trade inquiry; low grades little more
firmly held; sales, of 24,000 bbls; No Q at 2 60 a
3 50; Superfne Western and State 80 q 80; COM
good to choice Western and State at 20 "a IS conn
mon to choice White Wheat Western extra at 80
q 50: Fancy White Wheat Western extra att So
~ 10; common to good extra Ohio at 80 q IS;
common to choice extra st Louis at 80 "a rs; Pa
tent Minnesota extra good to prime at 40 9 50;
choice to double extra at rs q 25; Southern -four
unchanged; sales 5000 bbls. Rye -four steady ats 90
0 3 90 Tor Supertine State. CornmeaI unchanged;
Yellow 50 g 60; Brandywne 90 q 8 Is. Wheas
receipts 25f,00O bush; opened "a better, closing
quiet with advance lost; sales $4,000 bush, including
1890 bush on the spot and to arrive; 20 for No
for Canada Spring to arrive; SO for No North
Western; 36 for No Winter Red; 80 q / 40 jor
No White; 4S g IS for White State; ] 81 q IS
tor ungraded Winter Red Western; 255 for No 2
Spring seller March, closing at 25t bid, 2oa ask
ed; rs for do April, closing at 25s bid, 26 asked;
t2l5 do May. closing at 23a bid, Is asked; No 3
North Western seller March closing at 2sbId, 30
asked; DO April at rs bid, 29i asked do May "a
bid, 26 asked mo Winter Red seller March closing
at 33k bid SO asked; do April at "a bid, 1 37a
asked. kye is steady at II "a TIC for Western; 49,
600 oash State at 7ac. Harley steady; $4,000 onsh
for No Canada; 5000 bush No 8 at 451 q 4ec; 1000
feeding at 48c. Barley Malt quiet and unchang-
ed. Gorn-receipts l59,S9o bush; opened shade
stronger aud closed about &c lower with fair export
and home tra1e demand; sales Ia 900 bush, includ
ing 100000 bush spot; 50 q 52Ic for New YORK No
ed Western Nixed: SAC for While Western; 55c for
White Southern 57c for Jersey Yellow; 57ac tor car
52ac bid, 54c Asked do April 53sc Did, 5ic asked do
Nay 5zsc bid, 54c asked do June at size asked No
for March closing at Doc bid 564c asked 56 do April
closing 55ac Did, 56c asked do for May at 554c bid,
6ac asked; sec do june closing 55ac bid, soc asked
pts-receipis 81 OLA bush market scarcely so firm
SIC for No White 355 a 35sc for No /; SEC fSr No
Chicago; 33a q 36c for Mixed Western; 81 q 42c for
Wb4s Western; 3aa q 37c for Mixed stare; IS % 4lc
for White Stae Al q 42ac for extra White; 3l3c flor
old Mixed Western in store. Coffee quiet and IN
changed Sugar firm; e q 7sc Tor tar 10 good re-
filming; 7ac for prime; 1900 hhds MuscOvado 70 "a IA;
refined in fair trade at 81 &c for STANDARD Al 81 a
9sc for granulated 9sc for powdered 81 for crushed
Moiasses unchanged. Rice in moderate request,
saIiow is steady. Naval sfores-kosin quiet.
Eurprnnne quiet. Eggs heavy at II a III. Pork
g 10 30; 2eOO bbs seller for June 10 a5 q 10 90 Beef
dull. Cut meais-middles stronger ana fairly ac-
tive at 5or Western long clear; $3.50 boxes long and
active and higher; $500 tics prime steam at 90 "a
$50, closing at 50; 1000 ties April at 42s q AZ,
closed Al g 80; $500 for May at 50 g 60, clos
ing 60; 75o tor june at 70 q 721 " hisAeyI is
quiet at O6s bid; held Os.
Freights to verpool-the market is about steady;
Cotton per sail at 1872 GID; Wheat per steam 6ad
CHICAGO, March 1s.-Fiour nomnal.y unchang-
ed Wheat active, firm and higher; No Chicago
Spring at IL; No2 Chicago Spring gilt edge 1 10;
regular at Gls for cash; March at 1u7s; April at
demand and higher at Acc cash seller April. Oats at
273 g 27ac for May. Rye firmerat Soc Barley firm
ec at 46 G 47ac. Pork unsettled and generally lower
at As for cash; 947a q so for APRIL o25 seller
May y e 80 June Lard ard steady and in fair de-
seller for Nav Bulk f A Shoulders az
81; short RIB 81; short clear So Whskey steady and
kecepIs-l4OOo bbls flour, $1,000 rusp wheat. H..
200 1Gsb corn, 5000 buso OATS $500 bush rye $500
Dasb barley.
Shipments 900 bbls hour IA 900 bush whea 1922.
oots h,c,
$500 bush barley.
At the afternoon call of the board the market closed
with Wheat frmer but not higher. Corn is steady.
Oats firm. Pork is shade higher at IS for April;
10 for May Lard shade higher at 25 "a 271 for
April; 80 g 32t May.
ST. Louis, March 1s.-Flour firm; medium grades
scarce Wheat firm; No Red Fall at IA "a l lis
cash. Corr easier at 3S3 q 800 cash; 500 a 465c for
seller April closing inside price. Oats unsettled at
IS q 55sc. Barley dull and unchanged Pork ouief.
jobbng at % q 10. Bulk Meat are dull: short rib
piddles bid cash March and April; none offered. |
nominally at Z. Whiskey quiet at o.. |
TOLEDO, March 1s-Wheat is firm; No White
Michigan at 26a; extia White Michigan at 80;
az M Red Mne aren s sno Apr
at Brand 2iA bid seller March 244; seller April
253; No Red at Is bid; rejected Wabash at o.
gan 25i. Corn quiet; High Mixed at ACC; No on |
spot 454c; May at 1910; July held 45ac; No White
age; rejected Age; damaged 35ic. Oats dull;
Receipts-1Oo bbs four Il, 900 bush wheat, 70 900
lush , corn, 900 bush oats, 90 hogs.
Shipments 900 ibis flour, 2 eco bugb wheat . 600 /
bush corn, 1000 bush oats,
MILwAUKEE, March 18-Flour nominal. Wheat |
firm; No I Milwaukee at 15k for haru; No 1 Mil |
wankee soft at 10: No Milwaukee, at COY; seller
March at O9a; seller April at 09s: seller May cog
q F.! 09s; No.3 at O3 q 05. Corn is nominal; No2 |
at 433c Oats are weaker; No at 251c. Rye is quiet
and steady; No at 55c. Barley quiet; No Spring |
at 30 @ 53lc; seller April 54c. Provisions nactive
Mess Pork held firmly at o 30. Lard-prime steam
at II. Dressed Hogs at so.
keceipts-5,O00 bbIs -four, $4,000 bush wheat.
Shipments-4OOO bbs -four, $500 Oush wheat
DETROIT, March 1s.-wheat firmer; extra White
Michigan at 80; No 1 White Michigan at ISL
Receipts-00aO bills fou:, $4,000 oash wnesi, 900
Shipments-0000 bbls flour, 49, 900 bush wheat IN |
bush corn, QUO bush oats.
CINCINNATI, March 1S.-Pork is quiet at 10 co "a |
10 %. Lard in good demand; current make at Il:
kelte at 25 "a 75 Bulk Meats are in Iair demand,
shoulders at 81 short ribs at Is clear 81 es at 81
Bacon quiet and firm; shoulders at a.; clear rib at
q; clear sides at co. Whiskey steady at o..
10 q 40; light at 81 a 10; packing go "a $50:
butchers at s. q uO;recepts 1852 head; shipments
700 head.
MEMPHIS, March 1s.-Cotton easy; Middling up
ands at l04c.
SAVANNAH. March IS. Cotton is dull Middliug
iplands at 10le.
GALVESTON, March ls.-Cotton is irregular; Mid
ling aplands at 10sc.
WILMINGTON, March 1s-Cotton dull and nom-
lal; Middling uplands at 10sc.
NORFOLK, March lS.-Cot tor-Middling uplands
It 1os q 1c1c.
CHARLESTON, March Is.-Cotton dull and pomi-
lal; Middllng uplands 1O5 g 10sc.
MOBILE. March 1s.-Cotton is weak and irregular;
bidding uplands at 10ac.
NEW ORLEANS, March 49, Cotton easy; Middling
plands 11ac.
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