The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-04-18


NEwiYORK, April 17-Evening market
quiet at l.l6 declines sales sol bales; Middlng up
ands at 1Osc; New Orleans at 10ac; futures quiet,
closing steady at to points advance. Fl0ur-re-
ceipts 1870 b0ls q 10 better low grades; shin
ping extra in good export inquiry sales zoo bbs:
No Eat 80 g 4 90; Superine Western and State at
Is g rs; extra Western and State at 05 a 20:
good to choice Western and State at Is a . IS:
White Wheat Western extra at 80 q so; Fancy
Ohio at 5 10 g s. rs; extra st Louis at $40 q Is;
Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at II a Sol
choice to double extra at So q 25 low grade ex-
Minnesota extra at 15@ 8 rs; City Mill extra 90
co. closing strong for low grades and steady tor
other kinds. southern hour unchanged; sales 1900
changed; sales 25O bDls at 8 rs. Corumea is more
active: sales 1900; Yellow at % a IS ;Brandywioe
at 8 10 q 8 Is. Wheas-reeeipts 20. 050 bush; a /
better with good export demand mainly parcels to
arrive and moderate milling inquiry; sales 4Oi 900
bush including $4,000 bush on spot; 10 q 20 for
Ney YOrk No Spring. In 20 for New York
No Milwaukee, in store; 26i @ 2e3 do afoat; 20
80 for No Spring in store: 50 9 80 for No Q
80 No Amber Il 70 r 10 Amber lon Whs
for White State; rs q 25i for No Milwaukee for
first half day; 2. for No do same delivery; 2si
half May; 20 for No Spring for April, closing 25
BID bid q asssi 2 81 "a do May. closing &C q
April closing 1T 70 bid, q asked; 24A do NAV,
closing at 2iA bid 25A asked; No Winter Red tor
April closing at 81 bid, 50 asked; do May at 50
bid, 80 asked Rye steady sales 49, 900 bush IVES
tern at 81 q 73c; No at 73c; State at 70 a 74c
Harley UNCHANGED. Corn-receipts 25.2OO oush ;
q higher with good export anu fair home trade
demand; sales 2sO0O bush intending 1888 zoo bush on
spot; 4s soc for ungraded Western Mixed 5l3c for
New York No 8; 50 q 52ac tor steamer Mixed So a
sac for steamer White; 5Ic for No q Sac tor No
White545c tor No White ;55c for old Western Mixed
in store; % g 55ic for Yellow Western; SEC for Vel
low Jersey sac for Yellow Southern; 80 q 524c Tor
steamer Mixed seller April, closing at 52ic bid 53ac
asked 51sc do for May, closing at 5iac bid So cask-
ed; SIC for No2 seller April, closing at Sc asked
s Da.-seceipts 725o bush better; sales So 900
ss5 Ss No Il 40 a9e for a7l No. White q
for Mixed State; So q Sic for White State Coffee
unchanged at 13l q u gold Tor cargoes; 1Sl q is4c
fair 10 good refining; SEC for prime; refined dull; 81
Sc for standard 81 q 9tc for granulated 81 for
powdered; 9sc Tor crushed Moiasses unchanged.
crude sat eli refined at III 10000 bbls united at Isl
q 30. Tallew unchanged. NaaI sfores-Rosin
steady. Pork is steady; 400 bbls mess at Is "a q
10 %; seller April so bid, IS asked; May at So
bid 0 s. asked. Beef dull. Gut Meats quiet ;mid-
Lard steady; 9U06 ties prime steam at 73O a az:
25O0 ties for May at 25 q 27i, closing at ga,
w hisxey quiet at OF.
sail 1874; per steam Id; Wheat per steam at 81
CHICAGO, April 17-Flour steady. Wheat ia activa
firm and higher; No Chicago Spring at I21: No 3
Gn1c az Spring at II ny cash. II for April O9a
active firm and higher at 40ac cash and April; 4Ac
tor May; rejected at 36c: Oats in fair demand and
Rye firm at 5sc. Barley-prime az 40 "a SIC. Ali
sales of grain made subject storage of c per bush
for first ten DAYS in month"; Pork is in GOOD demand
and lower at IS for cash and April 824 a. s5 for
May. Lard in tar demand and lower at 81 "a 95
for cash and for May. Bulk Meats steady. Alcohol
easier at 33Ic.
Freights Corn to Buffalo firm at 8; Wheat to Buf-
falo 81. ~ = III
necepts-17, 900 bbls -four, 10000 bush wheat. a..
ooo push corn $4,000 bush oats, 5000 bush rye, $500
Shipments GOO bbls nour 1000 bush wheat. OK
ee9 push corn $4,000 bush oats 49, 900 bush rye
AT the afternoon call of the board the market closed
with Wheat higher at 10s q 1Oa for May; OSI "a
d ey iSr rI 1ane o Sora q, Timer at M 4sc for May
but not higher.
ST. LOUIE, April 17.-Flour held firmly, but few
buyers. Wheat active and firm; No 8 Red Fall Isl
Corn-No Mixed at $50 for cash; sqs 3ss foS NAV v
Oats hrmer; No at 26ic bid cash; 27ac bid for Nav
Rye at 594 q Soc Barley dull and unchanged. Whis-
Key quiet oa and unchanged Pork dull u.s. Lard at
Receipts-2sOo bbls -four, $1,000 bush wheat, 40.
ooo bIsh corn 1000 bush OATS, 5000 bush rye, 5000
Shipments-49OO bbls -four, 900 bush wheat. 70 ooo
bush corD 1000 bush oats, $1,000 bush 900 bush
barley.
. ia
Michigan at 800 asked; No White Michigan 2s:
Amber Michigan on spot at "a; seller MAY 2Si:
NO he'd Winter on spot at 23i ;seer May at 2li;
224; 40 do at II; rejected Wabash Oh. Corn ia
quiet High Mixed held at 43ic and 434c bid; No on
spot at 43sc; for May at 44c No White at 45c re-
jected Ale; damaged at 36c. Oats dull; No at 2Sfc
asked and 2se bid; Michigan held at 2Slc.
keceipts-0oo bbs nour, 1000 bush wheat, So 900
oash corn. 900 bush oats, 90 hogs.
Shipments-000 ibis -four, 81 900 busb wheat n nm
bush corn, 10000 bush oats. S''''
MLwAUKEs,A April H.-Wheat firm; No Milwau
kee 16tfor hard; 152 for soft: No Milwaukee, at
waukee at 05s. Corn is active; No old nominal.
new at SO q &c. Oats fairly active; No at 25sc
KSe Is strong; No at 4sc; Barey-No Spring at
steady; Mess Pork o. Lard-prime steamer at y
Freights-Wheat to Buffalo at 4.
kecelpts-9,O00 obls flour, I07 900 bush wheat.
Shipments-1l 900 bbls -four, 10000 bush wheat.
CINCINNATI, April i7.-Pork nominally at 95o6
8 70. Lard in fair demand; current make asked:
kettle at u g u. Bulk Meats quiet and firm: shonl
gers as eleaT I'D az w; clear sides at Bacon is
Whskey quiet 03. y"
Live Hogs easier but not lower; common at aoo
butchers at 50 co. receipts a52s head shipmen oS
$50 head.
DETROIT, April 17.-wheat is frmer; extra White
Michigan at 81; No White Michigan at 271,
bush corn, $1,000 bush oats.
Shpments-0,000 bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat, 600
DuSn corn, UUUU Dueh oats.
MEMPHIS, April 17.-Cotton is quiet and easy;
Middlng uplands at 10c.
AUGUSTA. April 17s-Cotton quiet; Middling mn.
lands at >9a q 9sc.
GALVESTON, April 17.-Cotton irregular and lower
to sell; Middling aplands at lOac.
NEW ORLEANS, April 17.-Cotton easy; Middlng
uplands 103c.
qHARLEsroN. April 17-Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands 10s q 10ac.
NORFOLK, April 17.-Cotton is quiet IMiddling up-
lands at 10 q 10ac.
SAVANNAH, April 17.-Ootton is quiet and easy;
Midding uplsnds at 95c.
WILMINGTON, April 17.-Cotton is quiet ;Niddling
uplands 9ic.
MOBILE, April 17.-Cotton is quiet; Middlng up
lands at 10c.
Havana Market.
HAVANA. April 17.-Sugar is slightly better and
nominal; No IL at "a q reals gold per arrobe;
Mnlasses Sugar No to 10 at f1l61 RAILS Muscnuada