The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-04

NEW YORK. May 3-Evening.-C0ttOn market
lands at 10sc Orleans 1tac futures irregular opening
to points lower, closing with decline fully recoy-
cred IN early and 3to4 points advance on late
is heavy except .for Minnesota which are 10 O 15c
better in consequence of flour mills DESTROYED by fire
at Minneapolis sales 5000 bbs mo at 200 q IS;
Superhne Western and State at 10 q 70, latter
extreme; extra Western and State at so "a Is:
good to choice Western and State at 5 20 a IS;
White Wheat Western extra at IS @ rs: good ex
ira Ohio at so q rs; extra st Louis IS q Z IS;
Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at 10 q SO;
bbs low grade extra at 49, Soo bb WS asep
Wheat extra at 90 g IS; 1000 bb!s Minnesota ex-
ira at 80 g 50; 1900 bbs City Mill extra at 90 q
Minnesota Southern uour in buyers favor; sales l.
$50 bbls; extra at 90 g 50. Rye -four is quiet at
Yellow at 240 q 2 IS; Brandywine at 8 10. Wheas
receipts 900 bush a &c lower and fairly ac-
tive at decline closing heavy; sales $4,000 bush, in
SPRING III % for No oR Iii ssw fSIs N q.
Spring; 10 g IS for ungraded Winter Red; i 80
for No Toledo; 80 for No Winter Red; So for
Red State; 80 for steamer White State; 81 for No
No ? Milwaukee to arrive May; % q 2Ss for No
Spring for May, closing at p biol 81 asked; 2l1
~ dS aostg e. 81 Dd S
at 2aa bid 24t asked; % reported do June, clos
iag at ~ BID l24A asked; No Winter Red seller
closing at "a bid,l 80 asked. Rye is more active
10000 oush State at TAI q 75c. Barley quiet. Bar-
II lower; sales $4,000 bush intending 155 OO6 bush
on spot; lS DC for ungraded Western Mixed latter
choice old; 50 5o4c Tor No 8; 80 q sac for steamer
q Sc for old do 54c for yellow Penn. and Southern
5oc for steamer Mixed seller for May, closing at ACC
bid 595c asked do for June at SOC Did, 51Ac asked
asked b2t 53c do for June. closing at 521c bid 52s
asked 53Ac for do july closing at Sc Did, 55c ask
bass SIC e K Sic Sys ar sas:
55i @ 35tc for No White; 35l for No $50 for No
White White - s5ic *, for NO No Chicago 81 s5c for
35sc forMixed State; 50 q 3sac for White Stale, in
Guiding 40 QUO bush No Chicago for export on D t.
job lots at isic sugar quiet and sss sSg
q 7sc tor fair to good refining; u for primes 200
b batsI M Gs@snS s refined i ,m St1
graduated; 9ac for powdered; 9ac for crushed No
lasses is quiet and unchanged. Rice finn. Pc
,rsienm is dull and unchanged; 5000 bbls united at
80 g 364. Tallow shade easier at Il Oh. Ma
val sforcs-Rosn unchanged at l 50 a 525 for
strained. Tnrpentine firm at 29k q 80 for Spir-
lower and closed firm mess at 10 a. 1925; sos bbls
TOR July at 57a. Beefis d1ll. Cut Meats-Wes-
tern nominal; middles quiet at for Western long
firm $50 ties Of prime steam at III 20; 1860 ties
tor May at ~ 20, closing at % bid; 1900 tcs
heavy at q LII. WhisEey nomina at tI o5. oneese
Freights 70 Liyerpool-market steady; Wheat per
SAL "a; steam at Sd.
Oa1oAao, May 3.-Flour issteady unchanged
60 Spring at lis; No Chicago Spring at ii cash
log for May! 0Sl seller June1 06 O6l for july
No do at e. s., Corn unsettled and at SGT
lower At 2ss fOr cash. sssc for May; ae scdS os
dull and shade lower at 474c Pork in fair demand
and lower at 80 tor cash 62h a IS for June IS 80
g 81 tor July. Lard in fair demand and lower at
m
o5 for July. Bulk Meats are steady and upc6anss
ed shoulders at 81 short rib At 4a short clear at H.
Freights-Con to Buffalo at 8.
neceipts-9,50O bbls hour, 10l 900 bush wheat257,-
goo bush corn, $1,000 bush OATS 1900 bush rye5,5oO
Shipments1OO 900 bbls -four 900 bush wheat 49,
COG bush corn, 1900 bush oats, 5000 bush rye,
1900 bush barley. wv
with Wheat strong and higher at 11s asked tor
May; 09 bid for june. Corn is fairly active and
snads higher at sg tor May 4c bid for June Oats
and Lard heavy; nothing here.
81: LOUIS, May 3.-Flour is dull and weak; Super
nne fail at g g s.; extla do 4 Is GA 80; double
dull; No 8 Red Fail at / Is q 81 cash: III 10
16 for May and June; No do at on; No Spring
at log; Corn inactive; No Mixed at s7I q Sc for
26c for cash. at 25e bid for June. Rye steady at CO.
AWh,skey steady at %. Pork dull at 8 Is cash IS 70
o r. Nay Lard quiet at g. Bulk Meats quiet at
clear rib and clear sides.
Receipts-25OO bbls nour, $4,000 bush wheat, a.
P1sn corn M 5 S bush OATS 5000 bush rye 1000
Shipments-2i0o bbs. -four 49, 900 bush wheat II 600
bushlcorD 1000 bush oats, 5000 bush rye 1000 bush
TOLEDO, May 3.-Wheat dull and weak; Amber
Michigan on spot at 273; seller May ga; june at
20; No u Red Winter on spot and May a5 20; for
rejected Wabash o. Corn steady; High Mixed at
43.c; June at 443c; No2 White at 45lc rejected at
III; damaged at $slc; Rye.Nos at Sc, Oats are
Recepts-0o0 bbs flour, 81 900 bush wheat, 81 900
Du Sh,S corn SoO So6 bush , oats, 90 hogs;
ny Dbs Hour, 10000 bush wheat, 5000
y, The Them market closed with Wheat frmer; Amber
Michigan for June at z9t mo Red Winter for NAV
at 25ti June 254.
M1LwAUKEE, May 3.-Flour held firmly. Wheat
Is weak, closing steady; No Milwaukee 15I for
hard; 143 tor soft; No Milwaukee, at ia seller
May May at io; y N at oss No Milwaukee at oss
Rye quiet; No at Sole Barley quiet No Spring
nominaIly at 81 q 5S3c. Provisions dull and mn.
cnangeo-Mess Pork at 80. Lard-prime steam at
Freights-Wheat to Buffalo dull at 3D.
Eecelpts.e'5o0 bbs flour, 157 900 bush wheat.
Shpments-t,5O0 bbls -four, 101, 900 bush wheat,
CINCINNATI, May 2.-Pork quiet and steady *.
Lard dun steam at Z; summer So; kettle at u "a
u BULK Meats quiet and firm shoulders co. short
no 15 clear 40 at IT. Bacon inactive, shoulders at
Key is active at o.. =" wang
Hogs duli and dropping; common at 2 so a 100:
light at 10 q 25; packing at Is a IS; butchers
1T So q 40; receipts 1880 head; shipments sos |
head. WV
DETRoIr. May 3:-Wheat is steady; extra White
Keeeipts-33,00 900 bush wheat.
Shipments-2l 900 bush wheat.
BALTIMORE, May 3.-Cotton dull; Mddling up
ands 104c.
CHARLESTON. May 3s-Cotton is quiet; Middling |
1plands 10 q 10ac.
Augusta, May 3.-Cotton is quiet; Middlng up |
ands at 81 q 9sc.
WILMINGTON, May 3.-Cotton is unchanged; Mid |
ling uplands 9ic.
NEW ORLEANS, May 3.-Cotton quiet and easy; |
Niddlng ding uplands at 1O1c.
MOBILE, May 3.-Cotton is quiet; Middling up- |
ands 9sc.
NoRFoLK, May 3.-Cotton quiet; Mddling urlands |
It 10 q 10sc.
MEMPHIS, May 3.-Cotton steady; Middling up-
ands at 10 q 10sc.
SAVANNAH, May 3.-Cotton is easier; Middlinp