The Portland daily press., 1878-03-06
D0meGlte markels.

steady with fair business sales 2455 bales Mddling
uplands at lie; New Orleans at 11sc; futures opened
advance. Elour-reeipts of 12,OsO bbls; dull and
heavy and 10 q 10 lower; sales 10000 bbls No2 at
extra Western and State so q 90; choice Western
and State at 05 q S5;Whte Wheat Western extra
at 80 q so; Fancy White Wheat Western extra at
30 q 90; good extra Ohio at 80 q 90; extra st
Louis at IS q ISL Patent Minnesota extra good to
prime at rs q 80; choice to double extra at IS
"a 20; Southern flour is easier sales 800 bbls; ex
ira at % @775. Rye flour unchanged. Cora
meal quiet Wheas-receipts 81 900 bush; easier
in instances lower very quiet with limited
bush, including 1850 on spot; is a Is for New
Spring; I % for No North Western and No Min
AZ for extra White 26 for part load No Milwau-
kee in store; 81 q 3i4 for No Winter Red; Il 23a
for No s Sa for I March closing at 2S BID q!
23A do May, closing at % bid, / % asked; No2
North Western seller for March closing at "a bid,
ter Red seller March closing at 80 bid, IS asked
/ "a do April, closing at 33a bid 341 asked. Rye
shade iirmer with good export inquiry Barley
changed. C0rn-receipts IA ,700 bush; new a shade
easier; old firm with tair export and home trace
DEMAND ian and moderate speculative inquiry sales Of
understandable; 4sa @ 54c for ungraded Western
Mixed; Soc for New York No 3;514 g &c for steamer
Mixed; sac Tor Yellow western; soc for Yellow
Jersey; 80 "a 35c for damaged. Oats-receipts 49,
s2s bush the MARKET is about steady sales 1920
34ac for No 2; 354c for No White; 351c for No 1;
400 for No White; 341 g S53c for Mixed Western ;S5
81 q Ale for White State, including No tor April at
35c. Coffee quiet and unchanged Sugar firm,
light offerings XIII q g G IOr tau gCod refining re-
ly active; 81 for standard a; 81 for granuated; %
for powdered; 81 for ctushed. Molasses-Foreign
dull; New Orleans at Y g 4sc. Rice steady and
at 70 TIC; refined at 124. TaliOw steady at GIG
g q. Naval sfcres-Rosin unchanged at % q
for Spirits. Pork heavy 500 bbls mess at 10 so a
10 IS; 20 bbls family mess at II %. Beef is dull.
DRESSED Hogs steady at Al for Western. Cut Meats
quietmiddes at ZIG @ 81 for Western long clear;
city do b. Lard closed shade easier 14O0 ties prime
steam at 32A q 40 closing at 80; 800 ties seller
Mars S. at 40 q FL closing 81 g 40 l15o ties
Cheese is steady. Whiskey shade easier at O6i q
107.
ton 932; Wheat per steam at Sd.
CHICAGO, March 5.-Flour Enominally unchanged.
Wheat is dull, lower and unsetsltd; No Chicago
Spring at O74; No2 Chicago Spring, gilt edge at
07s regular at 07a q or for cash; O7s seller
Marca; O65 seller April Corn is dull and lower at
42lc for cash; ~ 42tc seller March and Apr 424c
bid for May 42c seller June rejected at 33lc. Oats
q 26Ic seller seller May. Ryeis unchanged at soc.
Barley activeand lower at 40 a 45lc Dressed Hogs
10 O for April 10 is q 10 III seller May Lard is
quiet and steady at OF q 10 cash and March, Is
g ~ for April; % g 727h for May Bulk Meats
81. Whiskey unchanged.
heceipts-15,0O0 bps hour, 1900 bush wheat, 1885,
600 bush corn $500 bush oats 600 bush rye COO
saipmenrs-15 COO bbs -four 900 bush wheat 1885,
600 bush corn. $4,000 bush oats, $500 bush rye,
2,(O0 bush barley.
At the afternoon call of the board the market closed
with Wheat fairly active and shade higher at GA
for March; OF g o7s for April Corn higher at
1915 for cash 42a q 42ac for May. Oats are rmer
bu. not higher. Pork Shade higher at 10 O75 a 10 IL
81. LOUIS, March 5.-Flour dull. wheat IS very
dull aud lower; No Red Fall at 16t cash; 1 16a
tor March; Spring dull at 05 bid cash. Corn at 40S
4lc for cash 4iac seller March, 41s tor April Oats
finn at 2eac cash and for March &c bid April. Rye
at 10 30 for cash. 10 25 bid; 10 IS bid for April Ba
con very dull shoulders II; car rib at 81 clear sides
Receipts-42O0 bbls dour, $4,000 bush wheat, 49,
300 bush corn 1900 bush oats, 1900 bush rye0
bash barley, 10000 hogs.
MILwAgKEE, March 5;-Flour is quiet and un-
change. Wheat is firm; No Milwaukee at / 10 for
hard; No Milwaukee soft at 70: No Q Milwaukee
at 0sA; seller March at Osa; seller April at 0ea;
Changed NJ at 4ssc. Oats quiet and steady; No 2
nominally at 2ic. Rye is unchanged; No at 55c.
Barley nominal. Provisions dull-Mess Pork at 95
g 10 90. Lard-prime steam 7O7A CT l2i. Dressed
keceipts-9,5Oo bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat.
Shipments-10,p0O bbs -four, 200 bush wheat,
TOLEDO, March 5.-Wheat is lower; Mol White
Michigan at al Amber Michigan i 25l; seller for
April at 25 No Red Winter 25; No March and
April at "a seller May %. Corn dull and lower
High Mixed 4ic; No on spot at Ale; seller May at
46bc; No White at 4s1c; rejected spot 41ac April
42tc; May at 464c Oats are dull; No at 274c. Hogs
Reeeipts-100 bbls -four, II 200 bush wheat % 900
bush corn, 1000 bush oats, 90 hogs,
Shipments-000 bbls flour, LOCO bush wheat 26 600
bush corn, 0000 bush oats
The market,for Wheat closed frmer; No White
Michigan 243; Amber Michigan seller March l %;
April at 25A; No Red Winter for April at "a for
May at 25k. Corn dull; No for April at 45c; inlay
464c.
CINCINNATI, March 5.-Pork is easier at 10 25.
Lard edull; steam at 05 bid, 12A asked; kettle
at 80 l7 75 Bulk Meats are quiet; shoulders 81 "a
50 short rib and short rib and short clear middes
at g. ST a 81. Bacon is dull and unchanged; shoul-
ders at Al Al; clear rib 81 q 90; clear sides 6a "a
81. Whiskey is active and firm at 03.
Live Hogs are dull; common at % q 3 GO; light
at375 q 80; packing at $50 q 395; butchers at
So q 700; receipts Of 22O0 head; shipments of 765
head.
DETROIT, March 5.-Wheat steady; extra White
Michigan at 80; No White Michigan at 254,
Receipts-0000 bbls -four, 5000 push wheat 10000
bush corn, 90 bush oats.
Shipments-000 bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat, 0O0O
bush corn, 5000 bush oats.
BALTIMORE, March 5.--Cotton firm; Middlipg up
lands 10sc.
SAVANNAH, March 5.-Cotton is firm ;sIiddling up
lands at 101c.
WILMINGTON, March 5.Cotton is firm; Middling
uplands at 10sc.
NORFOLK, March 5.-Cotton is firm; Middling up
lands at logo.
CHARLESTON, March 5.-Cotton is firm; Middljnp
uplands 10ac.
NEW YORK, March 5.-Cotton steady; NiIddling
uplands at lie.