The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-08

DAYS for standard and extra GA x CPS,
DSuse-rse MarGers,
Nsw YORK March : evening. = Cotton market
firm; sales 500 bales; MddliDg uplands at l c; New
Orleans at lie: ures que closing steady at to
points advance. Fieur-ree'pts 1903 bbs; dun
ami strongly in BUYERS avor sales 49, 7OJ bos; No 2
at 75@ 375 Superfne Western ano State OO a
Western and State at US q IS; Wnne Wheat Wes-
tern extra at 8, q go; Fauc, White Wheat Wes-
tern extra at 50 g %; good extra Ohio at so q
extra good to prime at 40 a 80; choice to double
extra at 55 q 5; Southern -four quiet ana heav !;
sales $40 bbis: extra at % g Z rs. bye fonr dull
Cara a,~ai dull. Wh-a,-r-ceipts $3.50 bush !;
opened q II lower ana closed more steady about
decline; sales 203 600 bush including 1871 % on
SPOT; l6 Tor New York No Spring; 2i3 g % for
225 q % for MOI Surfing; 26a for Mol No,t6
Western: 27 for No Minnesota; 80 for uDgraded
w Winter sae 3 %nsG ksS
do; No2 Spring seller aarch closing at 20 bud, 90
asked; 2ia 40 April closing at = bid, % aked
terd seller for March closing al 22a bid, "a asked;
do April at % bid "a asked; do May at 22a bid.
24A asket; 3li g tSia Tor No Winner Red seller
closing at 50 bid 1924 asked. h,e steady; sales
1900 bush; 20 q TIC for Western. BarIey is
steady 6uoo nosh State; SIC for we'd State; 70c
for 4-rowed 1900 No 8 Western at 49c. barley
Malt steady; sales 1900 ,usb; rs g SOC for six
rowed State; Is q 20 time Canada. GOru-re-
ceipts 56,2o bush; opened slightly ia buyers favor
trace inquiry sales 246 OO0 bush, including $1,000
spot; ~ q SIC tor ungraded Western MIXED; 80 q
5,sc tor New YorS Nos; 5la 52ie for e steamer
Mixed DOC for No q 53c for round Yellow; 534 SIC
Yellow estern; 53lc Tor Yellow Jersey; Coo for No
White: SIC for White Southern; 5,ac for steamer
do April, closing at $50 bit 53ac asked; 50 g 53ic
do nay, closing 53c bid 534c a-ked; do June SAC
Did, 53c asked; No March closing at at SHE bid 55c
asked; do Aprl and May at 55ac bid, 56c asked; 56
q o6tc do june closing 55sc biz, sec asked. bats
receipts 1915 bush the market steady; sales II ,
COO onsh 3lA 34ic for for No q 35a $3.50 for No
White; 35c tor No L; "a 351c for Mixed Western
Sc a 800 for White Western; Soc for Mixed stare; So
g 3Sc for White State, including 10000 bush No for
March at 55ci 900 bn.h d. May a. Sc Coffee is
quiet and unchanged; 5000 bag. sold at auction,
erage 1868. Sugar firm and in fair demand; "a q
7ac Tor tar TO good refining; 73c prime; $50 hhds o.
Muscoyado at "a g u; refined firm with tair irqui-
81 for powdered: 81 9 10 for ciushed. MoIasses
unchanged-New Orleans at 70 q 4sc. Rice steady.
fined at 70; 1900 bbs united at 63a q 665. sal
low steady al "A q z 9-i6. Naval Sf0 res -ROsin
quiet at b g @ 625 for strained. surpensine
1n02t 10 013 Tor mess; so bbls mess at II 25; 25O
bbls seller June at ~ 81 Beef is dull eai nrass
nominal rd s g. decidedly lover; i10o Of ties prime
for seller March ia; 2750 ties for April at a. q
q, closing 20; 5000 for May at 80 IS, closing
quiet. " h,skey dull add heavy at O6.
Freghts to Lverpool-the uarseJ is dull; Cotton
9-32; Wheat per sail z; steam at Sd.
CHICAGO March Flour nominal. Wheat is
unsettled. active and lower; No Chicago Spring at
LOG; No2 Chicago spring gilt eige at O5a; regular
at 054 for sh and seller March; 04a "a O4s ior
April; sales at ois osa seller apri; os q ga
for May; No Chicago Spring at 96c; rejected 83c
Corn i'll fair demand but oa at 42c tor cash. Az a
42e seller March; 4llc for April 4ac for NAV. Oats
lower at 23sc cash; 23ac seller April; 26sc seller ol
May. Rye stead,. Barley firm al Is q 4.c. ntess
Hogs dnll at ~. Pork is active, but lower and
oemoraized at $50 q 0 g. for cash.; $50 g IS or
A..ri 4, 1,un ian
0u a 7 O24 for April: 10 g 12s for NAV. Bulk
Meats dniiand lower; shoulders al 81 short rib A
short clear 81. Wniskey steady and unchanged
tecepts-l2000 s9is hour, $4,000 wheat. 121.-
01a ern; 5000 bush oats 600 bush rye, Is, Too
90 bbls aour &C 900 bush wheat 49,.
COG bush corn. 5000 bush oats, 5000 bush rye
1900 bush barley.
ST. LOUIS, March Flour is nominal. Wheat
Nos Red Fall at Il cash; l Il tor March; No at
vi 40 s ~ pa eafp e g. s, a, c @
bid tr April. Rye quiet at 53sc cash; 52sc bid for
Narch. Whiskey steady al Oh. Pork is unsettled
con d1 Snort RIB uiddles lower at 40; short clear
packee 81 Lard nominally lower; prime steam at
kecelpts-35OO bbIs dour, $4,000 bush wheat. 49,.
000 bush corn. g.. OF bush oats 300 bush rye OOO
oush barley, G0,00U hogs.
roLEDo, March Wheat is quiet; mol White
Michigan at "a; Amber Michigan spot and seller
March at 22; seller April 22l; No2 ked Winter
on spot and April at 2l4; March at 81; May a8
Corn dull High Mixed 4.3c Davrcn ard Michigan
al Az; No on spot at 44c June 45sc; rejected a,
lie; dauagcu at Soc. Rye-.No at 60c. Oats are
dull; NO at st Hogs offered 25.
keceipts-010O bbh noui, 5000 oush wheat, o O0(
bash c,rL $4,000 busl oaLs, o. hogs
Shipments 0Jo ibis flour, 0,ULO 3ush wheat II O0(
oust corr. LOCO bush oats.
The market for Wheat closed steady; Amber Mich
igan seller May "a; No Red Winter for April a,
~; MAY at l22t Com quiet; No on spot at 4ic
June at 45sc.s
NILwAusEg, March Flour Quiet and steady
Wheat opened firm ana closed weak; No ! Milwsu
<o2 Milwauaes at o6s; seller March and April al
at O6; seller May at "a mo at O1. Corn que,
2i1c. R., steady No at 55c Barley stronger MOI
,pfIDg 52A q SIC. Provisions dull and demoIalized
Mess Pork at SO cash; April at 62s. Lard-prime
uuil at 3 70.
keceip,s-5,oOO bbls -four. $4,000 bush wheat.
Shipments-5,OO0 bbs flour, $4,000 ush wbeat.
DETROIT, March 7. Wheat lower; extra White
23a.
Receipts-00c0 bbls -four, 1900 bush wheat, OOO(
bush corn. 90 oats
shpmenis-000 bbs flour, 49, 900 bush wheat O.O0C
bush corn. 0000 bush oats.
CINCINNATI March 7-Pork dull at IS bid, 10 OF
asked: Lard easier steam at 6 20; he tie Is q
clear rib ~; clear sides Bacon is dull; shoulder:
at a clear lib q; clear SIDES ut g. Whiskey il
active and firm at 03.
Live Hogs are and weak; common at 3 90 "a rs
snt at 40 q 65 packing at 40 "a go butcher,
at 10 @ Is; receipts of 2l52 head; shipments o.
S15 head.
BALTIMORE, March 7.-Cotton firm Middling up
lands 1Ulc.
sAvASsAB, March 7.-ootton quiet; Middling up-
lands at logo
LOUISVILLE, Naturalization steady; Middlins
upiands log q 103c.
GALVESTON, March 7.-Cotton is quiet; Middline
aplands at l0ac.
wILNINavos, March 7.-Cotton is firm; Niddline
uplands at 103c.
NORFOLK, March 7.--Cotton is firm; Middng up-
lands at 1tsc.
CHARLESTON, March 7.-Cotton is firm; Middling
uplands Log @ l05c.
NEw YoRK, March 7.-Ccttou is firm; AliddIing
uplands at lie
MOBILE, March 7.-Cotton is FIRM Middling up
lands at 10s @ l0lc.
NEW ORLEANS, March I. Cotton is strong; Mid
ding uplands 1eac.
AUGUSTA. March 7.-Cotton firm; Middling up
lands at 10ic.