The Portland daily press., 1878-03-21

Nsw YORK. March O-Evening.-Cottonm market
weak and unchanged; sales 347 bales; Middling up
lands at 1O5 New Orleans at lie: futures are quiet
closing steady 8 to5 points decline. Fleur-re-
cepts 14,7ol bbls; the market is without decided
change with moderate trade for export and home
use; sales Of q, 900 bbls; No at IS a so; Su-
gerfne Western and State at IS q $50; extra
Western and State at 90 q l5;ehoice Western and
9 6 so; Fancy White Wheat Western extra at 55
q !15;good extra Ohio at 80 q 75 extra st Louis
at SO q; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime
at ~ g %; choice to double extra Z So q z5
southern uour steady; sales 17o0 bbs; extra $40 az
3d.. Rye -four unchanged. Cornmeal quiet ;Yel-
receipts i03 500 bush heavy and Is lower, Closing
with very fair business doing for export at decline:
sales 256uo bush, including $4,000 bush on the spot
Spring; 50 for No Milwaukee; sci Tor hard No
long Amber 9 tor No Red; 4oi for No White;
White; 20 for ungraded Spring; No Spring seller
March closing at "a bid. PSI asked; l 23S q "a
for do April closing at 23l bid 2si asked DO for
March closing at 20A bid, $50 asked rs DO Ap Ri
closing at 25i bid, rs asked do May 234 Did, 24t
at 32a bid, SO asked aye better with a iarpe
export demand; sale 100000 bush on spot and TO ar
rive, Including $4,000 bush Western at II q 72c, clos
sales 26 900 bush So q 66c for 2rewed State: Soc
for No Canada; feeding at Acc. barley Malt is
quiet and unchanged. Corn-receipts 1896 bush;
Guiding 900 bush spot; At 52Bc for ungraded
Western Mixed; 50 q 52ic for New YORK No 5; So a
533c for steamer Mixed, latter extreme mainlyt53ac
"a % 55lc for p; 55c tor round Yellow; IS "a Sc
for Yellow Southern 55c tor steamer White steam
er Mixed seller March closing at 53c Did, 54c asked;
531c do April closing at 534c bid, 53Ac asked do NAV
sac bid, 533c asked 52c do june closing at 52ic
bid 53c asked; No for March closing sac bid SIC
asked; 55tc for April closing 55s bid 55ic asked; do
May at Doc bid 6c asked; do june sac Did, 55ac ask
Ell. Oats-recepts "a, 269 bush; market shade low
er; sales 5000 bush; S4s 3asc for No 2; 36l 36t
for No White; S5ae for No l; 4lsc for No White;
Western; 81 q SOC forWhite State Including 10000
bush No last half April at 355c; 5000 No White
seller to 9TH April at 35ac. Coffee Rio quiet and
firm; cargoes at IA q II gold; job lots IA q ISL gold
sugar firm and in fair demand; "a a 7sc Tor tar to
good refining; 7sc for prime; 1900 hhds Muscovado
at 7s q q; refined is in fair request at 81 Sc for
standard A; 81 @ 9sc for granulated Of q 9sc for
81 Tor crushed. Molasses quiet. sice
unchanged. Petroleum quiet; crude at II ;retned
1I5; 5000 bbls united at 500 q Git. Caiioyv is
steady at u. Naval Sf0res-Rosin is firm at 1 go
a s.. Turp-ntine is firmer at 800 q Sic. Eggs
heavy at 81 q II. Wool dull and in buyers favor;
dome. tic fleece 80 q 55c. Pork dull and lower; 4O3
bbs mess for March at 10 20 asked April 10 20 asked
May at 10 90 bid 10 20 asked June 10 10 bid 10 81
sked. Beeffs quiet. Cut Meats steady; 800 bxs
Western dry sailed shoulders A middles are easier
closing firm at 81 for for Western long clear Lard
decidedly lower and more active; 1850 ties prime