The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-03-08

NEW YORK. March 7-Evening, lotion ou;at
s saes o4 pa 6aes new Mddiog upands sac do Or,
.eas " S5c. EiO0r-receipis II sag bbls in BUYERS
with very moderate demand for export and home
use; sales i4,OOo; No2 a. $50 q 8 30; Superfine
State at Is 80: choice Western and State At o.
g oO; White Wheat Western extra at IS Is:
Fancy Whlte Wheat Western at 5 80 q so; extra
Ohlo at 70 0 B 90; extra 81 Louis so "a ii: Pa
tent minnesota extra at 20 q TO-; choice at O5
20, including 1900 bbs City Mills extra at 95 rs
ter Wheat extra at 90 a 5 Is; $500 bbs Mnna.o-
"a extra at 80 q 25, the market c osipe weak
S"nihern tionr unchanged and more doing for
90 D 70 q so. Rs- f. our quiet ana steady Corr"
meal is unchanged. Wheat eceipls Isl $50 hush
mfeEuar and unsetled Winter opened q u lower
ciosng Strong WIN decline nearly recovered Spring
quiel without decided change with good exp IT dee
made for No Red and No White; sales $685. 90
Spring at s33 q Sic; ungraded Spring OF; No do
al 57c; ung' AIDED Winter Red at O2GD 10: Nos do
at W. No do 5000 bush, nearly all for export,
No Amber at 5@ Isl; nnsrad.d hite At a
IA, NO co. 81, 05o busn nearly all for EXPORT At
tu i5 a. ~ Il. mainly at ~ exa 400
Mhite Tor March, $4,000 bush at 4, closing at ii
9lu, ioa Asked do tor April 81, 900 bush at isl a.
oss at e. at cosss DID, ~ asskeS DO May
March, l6 900 bush at Is q l5a, closing at Is bid
40 ad April RI; %ooS bush At l5a l5s closing at Isl
g u, closing az 80 bic, u asked; do for April
isa,OOu bush at 16a g III, closing at at II bid
90 Nay OCo bush az II. closing at 4 Did, IS
asked Rye quiet and unchanged. Barley quiet
nariey h1als is nominal Lora-recelDts Sc 29t
push; shade rmer with light demand for export and
nome use; good business IN options; sales 1872 900
DusD, lncluolDg SO,0OU bush on the spot, uneraded
at 45a Acc; No at As @ 451c steamer at 45l a 4s3
No do at 45a Acc; steamer Yellow at 44i 9 45ic;
dIis sc 4ic in store; steamer for March at as
closing 45.c bid, 4oac asked May 45sc closi.g 45Sc
BID &c asked No for March at a5ac closing at al
bid a6c asked; Old do at 4bac bid, 46c asked do fol
AtrL at 46sc closing at 46sc bid 46c sed; do for
MAJ at q 47ac Oass-reueipLs Il, s42 bush; with
gu. impoftan. change and dull sales % 100 bush 32a
s4.c for No2; 81 Sic for do White; "a a sSc for
No l; 56tc for NO White; Mixed Western at 33Ic
Mnlte Western at $40 g s5sc; White State at IS @
au!; Ses orIeansHsoa IBIS at IS 20 sas,
puae n bs at s. SsssDg united asas
at l1-l6. f'ors 15c per Dbl lower and very much
depressed closing steady sales S25 bbs mess on the
cy Beefuuchanged. Cai Meas unchanged Dick.
lea bellies 5-l6 81 do hams 8; do shoulders a;
addies lower and dull long clear at 5; short clear
at 3-l6; long and short clear at o. Lard is 1oc
lower with light trade closing sleadier; 740 ties prime
s' es4 ON, on spot at @ 25o tcs for March at
S e. ea 10y tes for Ap at 81 67a closing at
steam AT 81. Butter steady
Freighls TO LiverpOoi-WheaI steam g.
= CHICAGO. March 7.-FIour steady and unchanged;
S Iessgr exsa at = o o az grades at
Winter ex ra % So. Wnea. active, lower and
paplsky and very unsettled No chicago spring at
SAFES at sos @ s6sc for April ;94I @ yYsc for May mo
Sncas SI SpIns a. Se feeeted at g. She Corn
c Tor PM Ma s1as ssss H. for r Ap
demand bus lower az 90 "a z3c for cash; 23tc for
April; 25le tor May Rye steady at 46A Barley is
steady a. 16 "a &c., Pork un.etLled and lower at ~
for cash; 70 ia for Apfil;9 s7a q 81 for May;
~ 90 TOR June: sales 9 72t q 95 for May. Lard is
heavy, unsettled and lower at AZ Tor cash; s24 a
20 Tor April; 6O a 52t for May Bulk Meas in
good demand and lower. shoulders 60; short rib at
g.: short clear at 5. Dressed Aogs dull and lower
at425.
Receipts 5000 bbls -four 900 bush wheat, 1Ol,-
o push corn, $4,000 bush oats, $500 bush rye, A.
600 bush barley
shpments-14,ooo bbls Aour 10000 bush wheat,
aOo busb IN, $4,000 bush oats, 10000 bush barley.
Al the afternoon call of the board the market closed
win WhsaI easier but not lower. Corn easier at &c
for April; 26tc for May. Provisions-Pork easy but
April; 6 573 for May.
ST LOUIS, March Flour easier but not lower,
Wheat demoraized and panicky with heavy decline.
which somewhat recovered at close; No Red Fall at
III f S cash; ost tor March; osa ee5 closing
oIeT NJ Mixed At 81 ST. 81 e ssf9
SSa g sssc for April. Oats unsettled and lower;
No at 961c. Rye is higher at Att 47s. Provisions
dull and lower; clear ribs at 20; clear 525
Recepts-4,000 bbls four, 600 bush wheat, So
bush barley.
oo Shipments bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat, 3d.
bush barley
TOLEDO March 7.-Wheat weak and lower; No 2
kea Tor March at or OsA for April. Corn dull and
over to sell.
NEW ORLEANS, March 7.-Cotton in fair demand:
Middling uplands at SIC.
MOBILE, march 7.-Cotton quiet ;NIiddlng upIands
at &c.
SAVANNAH March 7.-Cotton very quiet Middling
uplands al 8 5-l6c
MEMPHIS March 7.-Cotton STEADY; Middling up-
lands 9sc.