The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-15

NEW YORK. March 14-Evening. market
steady at d-ls declne sales 1914 bales Middlng up
more active and irregular, declining to 10 points
nearly all afterwards recovered, closing steady.
Fleur-receipts II $3.50 bbls; without change with
little ter export demand at the close; sales 16 800
bbls; No at 8 COG 80; Superfne Western and
State Is q rs; extra Western and State at rs a
IS; choice Western and State at 20 q So; White
Wheat Western extra at 80 a so; Fancy White
Wheat Western extra at 6 30 g 10; good extra
Ohio at 4 80 g 6 IS; extra St Louis at 80 a IS;
choice to double extra IS a IS closing Steady
for low grades, and dull and heavy for medium and
choice; Southern -four unchanged sales $50 bbls ex
Superfine State. Cara~eai-Yellow So a SO:
BraDdywine at 90 a TO-; White Western at 8 rs.
Wheai-reeepts 1O4s5o bush; q better with a
fair export demand, checked by scarcity of samples
offering; sales 10000 bush, including 5000 bush
on spot; q for gngraded Spring. q for New York
81 for No Milwaukee; 80 for ungrsded W in
Red; SO q 33s for No Winter Red; i 4Os a ii
Tor White State, part to arrive 80 tor Mixed State
Marchclosine at 22l bid, "a asked; 23t do April,
closing at % bid, "a asked; % do May. closing
It IS s. Ssfed " ses
asked; No 2 Winter Red seller March closing at 1 81
ed. Kye is steady; 500 aush No 2 Western at Tic;
100 State at 7sc. Barley dull 900 onsh 2-rowed
State at ST. No at As 4sc, closing at 46c bid.
ceipts IS $50 bush; q higher closing strong with
fair export and home tra1e demand; sales $4,000
graded Western Mixed; 81 q size for New York No
8; 53 q 533c for steamer Mixed; Bic for steamer
Yellow; sac tor Yellow Western; 56s q 5sc for No
at 524c bid 54c asked 53l q 53c do April closing at
534c Did, 534c asked do Way at 52ac bid, 53ac asked
40 June At o2te bld 5sc asked No March closing
SIC asked 55ae do June, closing 55Ac bid sec asked
Dats-receipls 1900 bush, the market is without
White s5c for No q s. ssIc for NJ wi White; sssc
for No l; 4llc for No White: "a a 36c for Mixed
Western; IS g 4lc for White Western; s4A ssa for
job lots 14a q 1874 gold sugar quiet and firm; "a a
e s d pS i s for gp 9 go hhd
A; 9sc for granulated 90 81 for powdered; 81 for
crushed. MoIasses is quiet and firm. fsiee quiet
crude at Tic; refined at 111 5000 bbls united at
lt73 q 5sa. Taliow is steady at u. Naval
sfose.-kosin unchanged. Eurp-ntine steady
opened scarcely firm and closed higher and strong;
200 bbls mess at 10 rs, 20 bbs extra prime co.
55s bbls mess for May at 10 2 seller for June 10 20
quet middles hrmer and in better demand; $50
boxes y estern long clear at 81 g 3-16; 80 boxes
ieng ana snort TIC cea1 ss o boxes Cumberland at s.
at 80 35 500 ties do to arrive at SO; 25O ties of
kettle at 75 275O ties prime for April at 80 a 49,
1850 tor June at 50 S. Butter heavy; choice
in buyers favor. Whiskey is nominal at 1 O6A q
w.
Freights to Liverpool-the market is shade easier;
Cotton per sail at 1d do per steam at Id Wheat per
steam at GID.
CHICAGO, March 14.-Flour is dull and.unchang-
ed; Wheat f;a i active firm and hgber Chicago
ana seller March; U6s q l064 for April; oea for
May; No Chicago Spring at 1903; rejected at sc
42ac for May; 414c for June Oats quiet and firm
and shade higher at 24c cash 24lc seller April 26Jc
seller May. Rye steady. Barley easier at 45 q 47c
cd and
at 40 for cash; 42i 8 IS tor April; "a a. g
seller May: sales at go q 62sc seller May. Lard
active, firm and higher at 10 cash; 2A seller for
ana higher shoulders at BIZ short rib 5; short clear
81: Whskey nominally at o..
neceipts-150 goo obis four, $1,000 bush wheat o..
bush barley -
Shipments 900 bbls -four II 900 bush wheat 1885,.
oSc ooa bush corn $4,000 bush OATS $4,000 bush rye
At the afternoon call of the board the market closed
%,51 whsa a unsettled and lower at o5 O. for
42sc for April; 424 q 42sc seller May.
ST. LOUIS, March 14.-Flour firm and unchanged.
Wheat firm; No 8 Red Fall at 12k cash and March;
l3s tor April No Spring at "a q o4a for cash.
Corn at 1890 cash. 39Ac seller March; 4Olc for April
Rye at 541 g 55c cash, 55sc bid for March. Whiskey
steady at o. Pork unsettled and generally higher
are frmer; nothing doing. Bacon dull and unchang-
ed sides at 81 81 for clear rib and clear. Lard is
firmer at 6 s. cash.
dG, 00.-
600 busb5 corn bush oats, 1900 bush rye OOGp
bush barley, 900 hogs.
TOLEDO, March ia.-Wheat is firm; No 1 White
M 1s at 25a; Amber Michigan on spot held at
20; No 2 Red Winter on spot at l22A; April 23I;
May at 2sa; No Red at lat; rejected Wabash at
Red 2i4. Corn firm; High Mixed at 454c; No on
spot at 4oc May at 46ac; June 453c; rejected at 41
S4ac Oats are dull; No2 at 2sac; April at
Recepts-40O bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat, 1900
bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 90 hogs.
shipments bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat 900
The market for Wheat closed quiet; Amber Mich
lgan seller April 24A. Corn frn No 2 on spot at
a5tc; April at 46c; May at 46lc; rejected 423c No
MILwAUKEK, March 14.-Flour is dull Wheat
unsettled and closed dull; No Milwaukee at iii
harl; No Milwaukee soft at 10: No 2 Milwaukee
scarce; No2 at iSc. Oats are arm; No at 25,c.
Bye is scarce and firm No at 5iAc. Barley quiet
Pork at SO cash and seller April Lard is frmer@
steam At hi, Pressed aSgs mer
Shipments-t3,OO 900 bbls -four, q 900 BUSH wheat.
CINCINNATI, March 14.-Pork quiet and firm at
10 20. Lard is strong and higher; steam at bid:
kettle at 25 g so. Bulk Meats are strong and
cash; 81 buyer April; short clear at 81 a st. Bacon
rm; shoulders at 4s; clear nib at "a clear sides at
5. Whiskey dull at OF q 03.
Live Hogs are active and firm; common at 90 M
35; light at 40 q co.; packing As a 65 butch
ers at 70 a 75 receipts 955 head; shipments ia
head
DETROIT, March 14.-wheat dull; extra White
Michigan at 26A; No VIII N,cegar AZ al
bush corn, 90 nusD oats WV"
Shipments 90 bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat O.Ooo
bush corn, 600 bush oats '''"o
MEMPHIS, March 14.-Cotton quiet; MiddlinQ I'M.
ands at 10sc. W
BALTIMORE, March 14.-Cotton dull; Middne nm
ands 10sc. up
sAyANNAH, March 14.-Cotton is dull and easier:
Middling uplands at 10lc. O'
GALVESTON, March 14.-Cotton is dull Middline
lplands at l0ac.
ling uplands at 1O3c. AIM