The Portland daily press., 1878-03-04

Dome.ste Markets.
New YORK, March 2-5 P. M.-Cortou ia steady
at 1-l6 advance sales 1879 bales; delivered on con
tract 1900 bales; ordinary uplands and Alabama at
Lie: ordinary New orleans and Texas at 8 83-16:
good ordinary stained s At ss middog uplands and
at IL Lie: mdliiUg stained lO futures in fair busi-
ness, closing at IA points hgher other mont hs ad
tue market less active and scar cely 50 firm saes IL
600 bbs; No at TO q 00, latter extreme; Super
fine Western and State IL q 80; common to good
extra Western and State 00 q l5; good to choice
Western and State at 5 20 g 90; common to choice
White Wheat Western extra at u 05 @ 6 IS; Fancy
to good extra Ohio al 90 a 725; common to chnice
extra st Louis at 10 q 10; Patent Minnesota extra
good to prime at Is q 90; choice 10 double extra
at 90 g. iOcludDg 3100 bbls low grade extra at)
5 w 35; 29OU bbis Winter Wheat extra al 4 i
"a o.; $500 bbs Minnesota extra at 10 60 30: Q :
eoo bbls slty Mills extra at OO g 10 for England
6 OO @ % for West Indies. Southern Flour is
unchanged; sales go bbls common TO fair ezra at
5 80 g = %; good TO choice do at 3)@S co. ave
FI.nr is steady sales 250 bbs at 90 d 75 for S'o
perfue and Stale. Corn Meat is quiet: sales ssO
bbs; Yellow Western, Jersey and Pennsylvania at
90 g 80; Brandywine at 8 10 "a 20. Wheat
10000 busi including I2SOOO bush on the spot. %
I23 for No 8 Milwaukee; i Is for New York No !
Spring; 26 for No Chicago; 27A for No Milwau-
kee; 81 for No 1 Mil waukee; SCI tor Noe Winter
Red; Al tor White State; 25a for No Spring sor
March, closing at 1z5a bid, 25s asked; 26 do for
April, closing at % bid, 2S asked; do Nav at "a
bid, 27 asked NO North Western for March at aS
bic, 2S asked; q do for May, closing at / rs bid
closing at 50 bid, 36 asked: do April at 35I bid
l 81 asked. bye IS firm with lair export demand.
1900 bush State at "a 75c, nearly all latter price
$500 onsh NO 2 Western and 800 bush Jersey at I2c
Barley is quiet and steady; 1000 bush No to ar
rive at soc ssariey Malt dull. Corn-receipts
6i.o6i bush; the market is without decided chance
sales 9 00V bush, including 13l 900 on the SPOT: Se
for damaged; IL q 5ic Tor ungraded Western Mixed
5lc for New York No 8: 56c for New York No 2; 521
N All kRR
53c for round Yellow; 533 a 56c for Yellow JERSEY :5
q 56e for old Yellow Southern 6Oc Tor White SSnth
eIn, 5sac tor steamer Yellow; Coo tor old No in
stores 55c Tor steamer Mixed seller March, closing at
52ac bid 53c asked; Sale do April closing at 54c BID
54e asked do May at 54c bid, 5isc asked 564 @ 56kc
for No seller March, closing at 56c bld 56sc asked
do April 56Ac bid 5sc asked; 5sc do NAV az 57Ic hid
5Sc asked Oats-receipts 39,sT5 bush; the market
is rmer but qpie sales "a 600 onsh s5c for No q
Western; 80 3stc for Whe Western 81 0O STAG for
White State Hay unchanged at 65 q 70 Tor shin
2g for yearlingss; g for Eastern and Western ;
g Is for New York and ~ q 40 for California
CoaeeIRo quiet; cargoes at lat q l74c gold; 1II
with hight offerings; ii 7sc for fair 10 good retin.
ing; 70 7sc for prime; 400 hhds Muscovado al "a
7s; refined is in moderate demand at "a a Q tor
standard A; 9t @ 9Sc tor grauuated; 81 "a 9sc for
powdered % q 10 tor crushed. Moiasse. quiet
and unchanged. Rice steady with moderate INQUIRY
-: sie1m m quiet and steady crude 7s; refined at
Gag 66a. Tslt0w is steady; 25O, 900 lbs at 8.
l6 q His, latter fancy: $50 bbs TO arrive on n
for strained Turpentine easier at 80 a 32A tor Spr.
us Eggs quiet Coal quiet at 25 q @75 per ton
,oT AIthsaclss per cargo leather dull and
Grande light middle and heavy weights at 20 a
&c; California DO at 20 q 2lc: common do at 20 a
active; 81 bbls mess at 10 90 1900 bbs seller uns AZ
10 so 9 II to. Reef is quiet. Beef a ann. are
dull fierce Beet is quiet. Dressed Hogs steady
mlddes easier at B 7-16 g "a for Western long clear
1l-l6 for city Go. Lard lower; spot more active.
Soa 9o Ics steam at 42a 5ocosing al As CT Az
zoo tcs seller March at 50 closing at Z5O0 tcs
seller April at 90 q 574, closing at 5z4 "a rs:
5 s.5, les seller MAY 80 g 767s closing 62s 9 Is;
w hisk y dull; sales 50 bbls at l OF.
wool moderately active and without decided
change in price; domestic fleece at 30 q 56e pulled
at IL @ 40c unwashed at IL "a 27; Texas Ia "a %
rreignts 10 Lverpool-the market is duiI: Cot
ton per sail at 932d: per steam at 9-32d: Wheat
per steam at 8; do sail u; Flour sail Is 4.d.
CHioAeo, March Flour quiet and unchanged,
Wheat settied and generally ;market opened
weak and lower and closed firm at outside price. No
Chicago Spring, gilt e5ge, al lO3 regular at iOS
for sh lei g log seller March Il 10 "a icseilap9
April; No Chicago Spring at 03 a O5: reeetsd at
9l3 Corn unsettled ami lower at 43tc for cas6 az M
43tc seller April 43a q 43sc for MAY; rejected 42Ie
24ac cash aid seller March 24A "a 24S for ApriI: a7ic
seller May. Rye is frazer at 5oc Barley tirmer at
sc;e dressed % Hogs dul weak and lower at 4 10 a
20. Pork duli, and and lower at 10 O5 a 10 10 fST
cash and seller March, 10 22t a 10 25 or ADri fO AZ
q l0 ~ for May. Lard dull weak and lower at 7 *
cash; 22a for April; 32a Tor May. Bulk Meats
dun, weak and lower; shoulders 81; short rib : tx.
short clear ST. Wniskey unsettled; reported o.
neceipts-1sOOo bbls -four, 81 900 bush wheat 1e2
quo gnsn corn, 4i.tJO bush oats 300 bush rye "a M
oush barley. ss. -0'V'o
shipments-o, $50 Dbls -four 900 bn-, wheat ,o4
o0o 90 bush corn. $4,000 busa Cats. COO bnsn rye.
$4,000 bush barley. "''' WV ousn iye'
81 LoUIs, March o.-Flour nominal,v ,nobonood
ous sat n,aees No Red Fall at 20A "a 20s cash:
rnps tir ts Marcn; No Spring irmer at O9l bio
April. Oats quiet at 26c bid cash 2 &c bid for March
Rye steady at 55c cash. whiskey is quiet at / O3.
Pork du at 70 65 10 70 for cash; 10 67l seller to.
April Bacon dull; shoulders At: car rib O5: clesr
sides Is. Lard d1ll and nominally at Is "a 7 go
oo6 neceip'salo9 snat oof aoa. O0o onsh wheat, 49,
pusb barley, CO,0oO hogs.
TOLEDO, March 2-Wheat is frmer; MOI White
Michigan at 27; Amber Michigan seller March at
l. 70 seller April at 20; No Red Winter on spot
and seller March 27t; seller April at 27s; Nav at
70; No Amber Michigan at 22. Corn Is dull; No
on spot 455c; seller May 47tc No White at 45s
reJectsI at 4lac; damaged at 1890. Oats duh and
kecelpts-2oo bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat, Is ooo
"asp csrn o1o0 bush oats, 0O hogs.
bush corn, 5000 bush oats. ''-'''''
MILwAgkEE, March 2-Flour is nomiuallv mn
chan ged. Wheat weak closing firm NO Miwaukee
M1wsn 10 ,os nasd M No Ss a1,~ soft at l4
April los s;May at 12a; No at Ois Corn steady;
NO scarce and nominay at 43lc. Oais in fair de,
mand; No. at Csc. Rye is steady; No at 56e Bar
ley unsettled and stronger No Spring nominal Rae:
April at 53ac; May 55. Provisions dull-Mess Pork
at lo 10. Lard-prime steam at 20. Dressed Hogs
keceipts-1o.ooo bbs -four. So 900 bush wheat
Shpments-7.500 bbls -four, 10000 ousb wheat.
DETROIT. March O. Flour steady: sales $50 bills
gan at 81: No White Michigan al 2et. Corn is
hrmer at 46c bid for No Mixeo sales rejected new
45c. Oats firm at 29Ic for No White; 2s.c for No
Recepts-21cO bbls flour, $4,000 bush whsat. lam
bush corn. 1900 nusa oats A'00
Sbipments-1400 bbs flour, 1000 busb what I nm
bush COIN, 1000 bush oats. ' -''''
CINCINNATI, March 2.-Pork dull and nom;r., o.
10 5O q IL ga. Lard dull; steam at 20 hid: ket te
at 90 g q? Bulk h.eats dull shoulders 30 clear
rib at 30; clear sides 624 Bacon dull ana a shaJe
lower; shoulders at Al clear rib ats OO clear s;es
6 70. Whiskey is quiet at 02. ''N''
j. Hogs are active and trm; common at o63s75:
fLir to good nsbt at 80 q O5; packing at 20
" 90, butchers nominal; receipts 1882 head; shin
ments 1856 head.
CLEVELAND, March 2.-Petroleum market Is IN
changed. " AA
AGGUsTA March Cotton quiet and steady; Mid
dilDg uplands al 10sc.
CHARLESTON, March 2.-Cotton steady; Middline
uplands 1usc.
Mo MoBILs March 2-Cotton is steady; Mddline up.
saAyAsSAH Sa March 2-COtton is dull addling up.
uplands at 10c. --NN's
lands at 1O1c. Wy
:, New ORLEANS. March 2.-Cotton steadier; Mid.
ding uplands 103c.
GALVESTON, March l.-Cottou quiet: Middline mn.
lands at lOsc.
uplands at 19 t5-16c. s
l. MEMPHIS, March 2.-Cotton steady ;Middling up-
lands at 104c.