The Portland daily press., 1878-03-02

asked. 40 April at ~ Did, 80 aSke1 DO Tor May at
26a bid, 80 asked; IS for No Winter Red seller
March closing at $50 bid, 81 asked; do April 1 So
bid. Rye is more active and frmer.. BARLEY is
unchanged. Harley Malt unchanged. Corn
receipts s32 bush the market is shade easier with
a moderate export and home trade demand; sales
2s,9O0 bush, including $4,000 spot AZ a 5ic for
No g. closing at inside price; SO q SIC for steamer
Mixed Soc tor old No in store: 59a q 60c do afoat
53c for round Yellow SEC tor Yellow Southern; Gle
seller March, closing at sac bid 53c asked SAC for
do April closing at 544c bid. sac asked do May 544c
bid, 55c asked; 563c for No March, closing at 564c
Did, SIC asked; do April 56Ac bid, Sc asked; 573 do
for May, closngiat 575c bid, SIC asked. Oats-re-
ceipts 25,000 bush; the market is Iquiet and firm;
sales $4,000 bush Si3 s5c for New York No 2; 354
a 35lc for No White; Acc for No White; 343c for
No Chicago in store; So a 36c for Mixed Western;
IS q CSC for White Western; $50 q SIC for Mixed
STATE; SO a 3slc for White State. Coffee quiet and
unchanged at la "a 17lc gold for cargoes 141 a 10
Tor job lots sugar quiet and firm Il "a 7sc Tor far
to good refnng 7se for prime; 900 hhds Centrifugal
at 81 g sac; refined at Tor stanoata ~ e. " Ior
Molnsses steady-New Orleans at 70 q Soc. E<ice
unchanged. s'eireteam is dull and easier; crude
/ SCI snIiow steady at 7 9-l6 naval Stores
-kosin steady at So "a "a gu for strained. Tar
pentins less firm at 32s a $50 for spirits. Fork
seller April at II 05 asked; May 10 10 DID, IL ~ ask
ed. Beef quiet ana steady. Dressed Hogs dull at
a for Western. Cut Meats nominal; middles at 81
for Western long clear city do 81. s-ard is heavy
and lower; 400 ties prime steam at 52a q 55; SO
ties do to arI i've at 55 800 ties seller March o. q
"a 30, closing 52l; 1900 ties for April at 624 "a
767A, closing at 62s $3.50 for May at 55 q 779
closing 10. Butter is dull. Cheese firm. w his
key dull at OF bid, held OF.
Freights to Liverpool-the market is unchanged; ;
Cotton 9-32; Wheat per steam at Sd.
CHICAGO, March Flour firm. Wheat is active
and firm and higher. but unsettled; No Chicago
cssh; LII % III seller March; lOs seller April
No Chicago Spring at 0!3 q o. rejected nominal.
Corn in ar demand and higher at 43s a 43fc for cash
ID Oats
quiet and steady at 24sc cash; gage seller April &c
seller May. Rye is firm at % 56c. Barley irregu-
Pork inactive and lower at 10 15 for cash; 10 Is q
10 III seller April 10 321 q 10 So for April 10 so for
May LARD aSl s easier fat at 1 cd Rn ny 50 for
shoulders 81 short rib 5O short clear 80. WINS
key offered at o..
keceipts-11 900 bbksfour 4e.OOO bush wheat. 3d.
900 oush corn, 1890 bush cats 600 bush rye, 0GC
bush barley.
Shipments 600 bbls -four 900 bush wheat,
900 bush corn. 2l,O00 bush oats, S95 bush rye
1000 bush barley.
ST. LOUIS, March Flour is quiet and unchang-
ed. Wheat 1rmer and closed higher; No 8 Red Fal
at 20 cash; 203 tor March, PIG for April Spring
for cash 42c seller April. Oats STEADY at 26Ac cash
26ac bid for March. Rye lower at 55c cash. Wits
key sn 0Ter o pok qTet and
April. Bacon quiet and firm; shoulders Al short rit
| Ct. Lard nominal at 20.
Receipts-5000 bbls nour, II, 900 bush wheat, 60,
900 bush corn 10000 bush oats 600 bush rye O0((
bush barley, C0,0oO hogs
TOLEDO. March Wheat quiet; Amber Michigan
on spot 30; seller April 9O No Red Winter 2S
No 2 at 27a ;seller April at 2S5; No Amber Mich
| igan at is. Corn firm; High Mixed at 455c; No
spot at 45c; seller March at 45ac; April at 4eac
May 47sc; No White at 453e; rejected April at 45c
rejected May at 45e ;damaged at 403c Oats inactive
| Hogs 40.
Keceipts-sOO bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat, 10, OO
! bush corns 000O bush oats, 90 hogs.
Shipments-000 ibis flour, 0C0 bush wheat, 1,20l
| bush corn, 5000 bush oats.
| MILwAUKEE, March 1.-Flour is firm but quiet
Wheat opened weak and advanced &c, closed steady
NO Milwaukee at 15a for hard; No Milwaukee
soft at ID; No 2 Milwaukee at 1Os: seller Marcl
at 10s; seller April 100; May at 12a No at Oh
No at Csc. Rye is quiet and steady; No 1 at SIC
Barley dull and depressed NO Spring at sac. Pro
visions dull and eaier-Mess Pork at 10 49, Lard
| 3d.
Receipts-s,ooo bbls -four, AZ 900 bush wheat.
Shipments 800 bbls flour, 49, 600 eush wheat,
CINCINNATI, March Pork dull and unchanged
$50 a 90. Bulk Meats dull and unchanged. Bacol
| nominal. Whiskey steady at 03.
| good light at $50 as IS; packing at ss5 "a GO
butchers at 90 q TO- receipts 1854 head shipment
| 296 head
DETROIT, March Wheat is firm; extra Whit
Receipts-19,000 nush wheat.
Shipments-16,000 bush wheat.
| BALTIMORE, March 1.-Cotton-Middling upland
| 10sc.
AUGUSTA March Lotion quiet and easier; Mid
ding uplands at 10 q 10ac.
CHARLESTON, March LECTION is dull; Middlin
| uplands 10ac.
| MOBILE. March, Cotton weak and irregular Mid
| ding uplands at 10a @ 10lc.
| SAVANNAH, March 1.-Cotton is dull ;AIiddling up
| lands at 10 3-16c.
| WILMINGTON, March 1.-Cotton quiet; Middlin
| uplands at 10c.
| NORFOLK, March 1.-Cotton is Quiet :Mfddling m
lands at lose.
NEW ORLEANS. March 1.--Cotton dull and irregu
| lar; Middlng uplands 1Ukc.
GALvEsToN, March 1.-Cotton quiet; Middling up
/ lands at 10ac.
NEW YORK. March Lotion steady; Middlin
l uplands at 195c.
MEMPHIS, March 1.-Cotton quiet; Middling up
| lands at 10lc.
ST. LOUIS, March lection easy; MiddIng up
| lands 1Os