The Portland daily press., 1878-03-16
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, March 15-Evening. Cotton market
quiet at revised quotations. sales 1905 bales ;Middng
uplands at 10 l5-l6c New Orleans at II I-16c tu-
lures quiet without decided change. Flour-re-
cepts IA, 296 bbls; 10 better on medium and low
grades with fair export and moderate home trade
demand; sales 1880 bbls; No at 90 a 30; Su-
perfine Western and Stated % 80 extra Western
and State at 80 q Is; choice Western and State
a 50; Fancy White Wheat Western extra at IS
a 70 good extra Ohio at 80 q 75 extra st Louis
.. Patent Patent Minnesota sS. extra good to prime
closing firm; Southern -four frmer ;sales 900 bbs;
ira at 90 q 30. Rye flour steady at 90 q 90 for
aaEoW 50 @ So srandywne oo TO- Wbs
receipts 136, 800 bush; az better, strong and
active, the advanced prices asked checking export
on spot; Is IS for ungraded Spring; Is for No
8 Spring; l q for No North Western; 23t q 24a
IF Ss% YORK NGs ssprnW oe 2s e 81 e.
graded White State; SO q 80 for No White; Al
"a AZ for White State; Is tor inferior Red Winter
Western S2a s sss for No. ,o Winter Red ~
24s asked 24s do April, closing at 24k bid, 25
asked; do May closing at % bid, 25 asked; No 2
North Western seller March closing at q bid, 80
for No Winter Red seller March closing at 1924
bid, t35 asked; do April closing at 331 bid1 IS ask
bush State at 75c 5000 Canada at 75c in store anu in
bond. harley about steady with moderate in
qury in part for export; 225oo o1sh Proved State
BARLEY Malt dull and unchanged. COrn-re-
ceipts 1872 bush; fully @ Il higher with good
port and fair home trade inquiry; sales 2O 900 bush
including $4,000 bush spot As q SIC for ungrad-
ed Western Mixed; 5l4 a sc for New York No 8; 53A
54c for steamer Mixed; IS 56c for No q SO q 500
round Yellow; Sale for steamer Yellow; 56ic for Jer-
sey Yellow; 55ac for No White; "a q sac steamer
Mixed seller March, closing at 54c bid, 54ic asked "a
bid, 53Ac asked sc 70 No March, closing 55c bid,
$3.50 asked do April 55ac bid 56ac asked do for May
at 53sc bid 54c Asked 56c do june closing 55ac Did,
56c aSkAl GbAta-receiDtS % 805 bush. i higher
and fairly active sales 600 bush 34c for No L 50
q 353c No Q; 36S q BIC for No White; AT q 42c for
No White; 342 q 36c for Mixed Western; 80 q 413c
for White Western; 35} q 36c for Mixed State; 81 q
800 for White State; 364c for No Chicago and Mil
waukee; 81 for old Mixed Western in store, incud-
ing 10000 bush No Mch 355c. Coffee active and
steady; cargoes at 144 III gold; job lots 144 q 1sa
gold. sugar firm with moderate inquiry; Il a 7sc
lor tar to good refining 7ac for primes 1850 6hds At
ssc for Centrifugal; refined trm and unchanged at
&c for standard A; 9sc for graduated; 50 q 81 for
quiet. Peiroleum is dull; crude at Tic; refined
at III; $1,000 bbs united at 57A q so. Taliow
is steady at u. Naval sfOres-kosin is steady.
Eurpentine quiet at 301c for Spirits. Eggs heavy
at III q 121. Pork opened higher and closed
scarcely SO irm $50 bbls part at 10 rs q 10 40
1850 bbs for May at 10 25 10 50; 1850 bbs seller for
western nominal; middles firmer; 80 boxes Western
long clear at 81; SO boxes short clear at ST. Lard
on spot and to arrive at 81 20; 97po tcs April
at 30 a As, closed 373; 1000 for May at Z so q
755 closing At III 1909 tor 3 June at 6 OF
Freights to Lverpool-the market is steady ;Coston
per sail at Id do per steam at Id; Wheat per steam
at 6a q $50.
oH1e4eo. March 15..Flour quiet and unchang
90 q OBJ; No2 Chicago Spring gilt edge at / Os;
regular at 1 Oh for cash or seller March; o6a 6
At o Sf r ag az ss may oag Spring
o. Corn is quiet at 43c cash March; 42sc seller
April and May; 41lc for june; rejected s6Ic. Oats
ay Sa lin s a. 5Sc
tor pril. Pork and higher ot 50 for cash
NJ ay sesr SG apr a9d dss seller
tive and higher at Is cash or March; ia S5 %
seller nb tor A Rni 5sas % for May
RIB 81; short clear 81. Whiskey quiet and unchang-
heceipts-12,OOO bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat 19s.-
600 bnsh corn 5000 bush oats, 1000 bush rye OO0O
bush barley.
shipments-14 900 bbls -four 80 900 bush whea, 49,.
ego bush corn. $4,000 bush oats, $50 bush rye,
At the afternoon call of the board the market closed
with Wheat unsettled and higher at O6s for April;
for April; 42a q Age seller May Oats shade higher
at 24s March; "a @ 24a April; q May. Pork is rm
at Z 20 q Z 22a April; % @ 27} May.
ST. LOUIS, March 15.-Flour firm; lower grades
scarce and wanted. Wheat trm; No Red Fall at
Ia, IA cash bic bid March, lag for April; No Spring is
q 40s seller April. Oats firm at CSC for cash; 26sc
bid March. Kye steady at 55c. Whiskey steady at
o. Pork finn at 50 q 10 0O for cash; IS bid for
April. Bulk Meat are frmer. Bacon stronger at "a
81 % for shoulders, clear rib and clear sides. Lard
nominally at 7.
Recepis-22oO bbls -four, 10000 bush wheat 49,
600 bush corn, 700 bush oats 1000 bush rye, o,OoO
bush barley, 10000 hogs.
TOLEDO, March 15-Wheat closed easier; Mol
White Michigan at q; extra White Michigan at
25I; No Red Winter held at &c; No 3 do on SPOT
%; April "a; May at 24a; No Red at 14A; re-
jected Lake Shore o.; No Spring at 12h; No 2
Mixed at acc; No Dayton and Michigan at 45ic;
No on spot at 453c; seller April Acc; May at 46;
jectsd 42c; damaged s4ic. Oats are nominal.
bush corn, 1000 bush oats, 90 hogs.
Shipments.0O0 bbs flour, 5000 bush wheat, $1,000
bush corn, 0,000 bush oats.
MILwAUKEE, March 15.-Flour nominal. Wheat
firm; No Milwaukee, at 14k hard; No i Milwau-
kee soft at 10; No Milwaukee at Osa; seller for
March at 0Si; seller April at OS; seller May OSs
at 434c. Oats firm; No at 251c. Rye is scarce
and firm No at 55c: Barley is quiet; No 2 Spring
fresh at SIC; April 5sac; Provisions are buoyant;
Dressed Hogs scarce and firm at 8 80.
keceipts-6,50O bbls flour, 81 900 bush wheat.
Shipments, 800 bbls flour, 10000 bush wheat.
Michigan at %; Mol White Michigan at 26.
Receipts-0O0 bbls -four, 1900 pusn wheat, OOOO
bush corn, 90 bush oats
Shipments-00 bbs flour, $500 bush wheat 000
bush corn, 400 bush oats.
CINCINNATI, March 15.-Pork in fair demand at
10 90 q 10 25 Lard is quiet and firm; current make
at u; kettle at 80 CTS. Bulk Meats are strong;
shoulders at 81; short ribs at 81 short clear at 81
Bacon firm shoulders at 4s a Al; clear rib at 60:
clear sides at 6. Whiskey duh at OBJ a O3.
Live Hogs are active and firm; common at 90 "a
35 light at 8 40 q So; packing 80 q 20; BUTCH
ers at so IS; receipts 100 head; shipments ATS
head.
MEMPHIS, March 15-Cotton quiet; Middling up
ands at 104c.
BALTIMORE, March 15.-Cotton quiet; Middling
upands log q 1890.
SAVANNAH, March 15.-Cotton is dull; Middling
uplands at 10ac
GALVESTON, March 15.-Cotton irregular; Mid
ding aplands at 103c.
WILMINGTON, March 15.-Cotton is dull; Mid
ding uplands at 10sc.
NORFOLK, March 15-Cotton is quiet; Middling
uplands at 103c.
CHARLESTON, March 15.-Cotton dull; Middling
uplands 10ac.
MOBILE. March 15.-Cotton is quiet; Middling up
ands at 1Oic
NEW ORLEANS, March 15.-Cotton quiet and easy;
lplands 1O}c.
AUGUSTA March 15-Cotton is quiet and steady;
Midding uplands at 10ic.
CINCINNATI, March 15.-Cotton dull ;Middling up
ands 10sc.