The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-25

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Sheep--recepts 800 head; shipments 1lOO head;
quiet and easy; sales @5.
Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK, March 23-5 P. M.-Ashes quiet and
unchanged at 30 a 4 10 for potts. Cotton is dull;
binary uplands and Alabama at 81; ordinary New
Orleans and Texas at 3-16; good ordinary stained
az i S mSd san upianGs and Alabama 115 mid
ed at 15,l6; futures quiet, closing to- points ad
vance. Fiour-receipts $3.50 bbf; dull and in buy
grades and firmly held sales II, 500 bbls; No
at so q 81; Superfne Western and State Is q
q CO.; good to choice western and State at o5 "a
5 So; common to choice White Wheat Western extra
at $50 q 50: Fancy White Wheat Western extra
at So "a Z rs; common to good extra Ohio at rs
q rs, common to choice extra st Louis at 4S0 %
775; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at 40
ing 1900 bbs low grace extra at rs q 90; 21OO bbs
Winter Wheat extra at 90 q g; 1900 bbs Minne-
West fes G market e Ms ex a
Southern Flour unchanged; sales $50 bbls; COM
mon TO fair extra at 90 @ rs; good to choice do
at 3 90 a 80 for Superfne and State. Corn Meal
quiet; sales 800 bbls; Yellow Western Jersey and
Pennsylvania at 2 so q 80; Brandywine at IS
unsettled, % better, closing with advance partly
lost and moderate export inquiry; sales 2l3O busi
migrated Spring; q for New York No sp ~ 10:
2s for SS Spring. 30 for Amber Winter wes
81 Tor ungraded Winter Red Western Isl a 2Ss
for No Spring for March, closing at 23A bid, ga
asked; 2sa 23a DO for April, closing at 2a4 bid
Western for Aprilclosing at % bid rs asked; do
May at | q bid, 125 asked; s2s for No 2 Winter
for April, closing at 81 Did, 3sa asked. aye is
frmer with an active export demand; sales So, COO
bush u g TIC for Western; 7sa 77e for state 7c
farley Malt is dull and unchanged CorSEre-
h1s he rLraf l., ~ a
fairly active for export and home trade demand ;saes
227, 900 bush including 100000 the spot As a. 53ic
No -; 52i q 52sc TOR steamer Mixed; sac for No
in store; 81 5asc for round Yellow; SAFE for Yellow
southern; "a g 554c for Yellow Jersey; 5sac for
steamer Mixed seller March, closing at 53c bid 54c
asked; 81 she for do April closing at 5lsc Did, SIC
asked; 52c DO May, closing at 51ac bid, 52ac Asked
March. closing at size bid, sac asked; do for April
closing at sac bid 55c askea; do for May closing at
5c bid 55c asked do for June at sac BID 55!c ask
ed. Oats-receipts ~ 779 bush; the market is lA
lower; sales 5000 ousb SAC for No q IS q 353c Tor
No2 White; Sale for No Ii 42c for extra White; 1871
tern; 81 q 35c for Mixed State; 80 "a 3sc tor white
State Hay without decided change at 60 "a 65 tor
appn M ana sss ssq
y g lac for California. Coaee-Rio is firm and in
fair demand; cargoes at IA q tic god II "a lst gold
good refining; 7ac for prime; 600 hhds Of Muscovado
at "a q 7s refined trmer at &c for standard A: 9sc
for ganulated 81 ior powdered; 81 10 for crushed
Molasses quiet anu unchanged. Rice quiet ana
without decided change Petroleum is dull and
unchanged; crude at u; refined at liz. Naval
ed Turpentine scarcely so firm at 3Os g 81 for Spir-
it's Coal quiet at rs q q 70 per ton for Anthra-
sole, Buenos Ayres and Rio Grande light, middle
and heavy weights at 20 q e2c California do at 20 "a
2ic common IN on, DO at 20 g 2c Pork shade frmer
seller June at ~ 70. Beef is dull. Beef m AIMS
are quiet fierce Beef is dull. cut Meats
western quet; m1ddles hrmer and quiet; Western
long clear at 5a city long clear 81 short clear is ST.
Lard hrmer, closing quiet with less strength; 1855
ios app at 81 closing ss5sI M
g S2a. closing 40 q 80; 1850 for june ST
g Z 60 closing so. Linseed quiet. whisksy is
Wool dull and heavy; domestic fleece 80 "a 55c:
pulled at Is g zoe; unwashed at 10 q 25; Texas Ii
Freights to Liverpool-the market heavy: Cotton
per sail at 7-S2 g 3d DO per steam 1882 q Ia; Wheat
per steam at gid.
CHICAGO, March 23-Flour steady and unclaimed.
edge at 1tsa; do regular at 05s cash; O6 for Aprl
06a for May; No at OIL; rejected 85c. Corn is
sea at 4 s sss M
steady and firm at 231c cash; 233 q 23sc for April
26sc for May. Rye rmer at 55ic. Barley is steady
q 80 for cash; 40 g 4zac seller May; IS a Ga
Tor june. Lard is steady and firm at a for cash.
sser un apf Huf % &eats % a May Wb,fsy
necelpts-lO,ooo bsl flour, $4,000 bush wheat, $780,,
wv oqsh corn, loJo bush cats, 5000 bush rye, 3G0
Shipments-s 900 bbls four $4,000 bush wheat 49,
oOo bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 1O,OGO bush rye
5000 bush barley.
ST. LOUIS, March 23-Flour dull; Superfne fall at
365 g 81; extra do at 42O q 50; double extra do
40 q 80; family at 10 q 525. WheaI-No 5 Red
APRIL seller Nay cos Ds III n do 81 aasS
Corn easier at SO 39s ecash 500 39a for April Al
duh @ @hskssy IS ss s
w. Fork dull; jobbing at 05 9 rs. Lard nom
1nal Dry sailed meats only in small jobbiug trace.
575.
Receipts 5000 Dbl. flour, 10000 bush wheat, A.
900 bush corn, 49, 600 bush oats 1000 bush rye OOO
bush barley, 00,ooO hogs.
TOLEDO, March 23.-wheat is quiet; Amber Mich
gan on spot at "a selerApril ~; seller May at
and April at "a seller May at Isl; No Red at
/ 12s; rejected Wabash at OF; No Dayton and
Amber Michigan at zo1 Corn is dull; High Mixed
May at 45c; No 2 White 45lc; rejectsd4lc. Oats are
Receips-0OO bbls -four, IL 600 bush wheat, SO 600
oush corn 1000 bush oats, 90 hogs.
ShipmeDts-0O0 bbsEfour, II, 600 bush wheat, 5000
bush corn, 5000 bush oats.
M1LwAUKEE, March 23.-Flour is quiet and firm.
Wheat excited and higher; opened &c higher and
closed quiet; No Milwaukee at IS for hard No 1
Milwaukee soft at IS: No2 Milwaukee at Oss;
seller April Oh; May at 07s; No at OIL. Corn
lower; No2 at 4lac. Oats steady and firm; No at
Csc. Rye steady; No at 55c. Barley strong; No
Spring at SEC. Provisions are Inactive and firmer:
712A - "'
kecepts-s,OOO bbs -four $4,000 bush wheat.
Sbipments-5,7O0 bbls -four, 1900 oush wheat
DETROIT, March 49, Flour quiet and firm. Wheat
steady; extra White Michigan at 29A; No 1 White
Michigan at 20a. Corn strong; No at 45c. Oats
frmer; No White at Bic; No Mixed 800.
Receipts-16e0 bbs four, 22000 oush wheat, 1000
bush corn, II 900 ousb oats
Shipments, 400 bbls flour, SO 600 bush wheat $500
bush corn, 2700 bush oats
CINCINNATI, March 23.-Flour dull and unchan ged
Wheat quiet and firm; Red at 10 q Is. Corn is
strong at Al q 42c Oats in fair demand and firm at
at 70 q SIC. Rye quiet and firm at &C., Bailey dull
and dropping; prime fall 40c. Pork finn at 10 asked
Lard in good demand at tull prices; steam at 49,
kettle az u q "a. Bulk Meats are quiet; shoulders
81 short ribs at 00 bid short clear 81 Bacon is
quiet and firm; shoulders at Al clear rib at co.
clear sides at.55 Whskey active and firm at OF.
CLEVELAND, March 23-Petroieum quiet and un-
changed.
MEMPHIS, March 23.-Cotton steady Middling up
lands at 10ac.
GALVESTON, March 23.-Cotton is dull; Middling
uplands at l04c.
CHARLESTON, March 2s.-Cotton quiet Middling
uplands 1Osc.
BALTIMORE, March 23.-Cotton is dull Middling
uplands lOac.
AUGUSTA, March 23-Cotton is steady; Middling
uplands at 1Osc.
NORFOLK, March 23.-Cotton is unchanged; Mid |
ding uplands at 104c.
SAVANNAH, March 23.-Ootton quiet; Middlng UP
lands at 101c. a, 49, I'D.
uplands at 10sc.
MOBILE. March 23.-Cotton quiet; Middling up
lands at 10lc. -
NEW ORLEANS, March 2S.-Cotton is quiet; Mid |
ding uplands 10sc.
Havana Market.
HAVANA. March 24.-In Sugar some activity pre- /