The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-03-04

State at so q 90: choice Western and State at SO
"a so; White Wheat Western extra at IS "a 5 rs;
Fancy White Wheat Western at 30 a so; extra
ohio at 75 "a 90; extra ST Louis so "a 10; Pa
tent Minnesota extra at 40 a 90; choice at 05 a
s 25, including 400 bbs City Mills extra at q 10 a
25 1900 bbs low extra at " " s5o yoS1Oo bbls Win
extra at 5 IS "a %. the market osiug quiet.
souihern FIou. UNCHANGED; sales 1900 bbls; ex-
ira at 90 g 20; choice 40 20 @ ~; ne Flour
1872 $50 bush opened shade trmer and closed quiet;
buyers indispos' to pay any advance; Red scarce
and firm sales 2Ss W GGsp at 81 ~ se ipS,o9o bush
95 q 97c: Ne do at OF; old DO at ~ delivered:
ung AIDED Winter Red at l OF q " mo do at 094
GRADED Amber at 10 a f2a No2 White at 1os;
No White $4,000 bush at u -; extIa do. 1000
bush at 13t White State at 10 @ lSh NO White
IL ias asked: do for April Goo bush at 14 do for
May, 20 600 bush at 11ia - closing at Is bid,
l6i asked; No Amber tor Maren en- 10 TO- IVY bush at
mo 81 i4S closing at 14s asked; do for April i5h
hid 16 asked; do for NAV. 5000 bush at 164 clos.
ing l6basked. Rye quiet ana n, urn, a1,vGo bush
nal s,ora-recelpts l49 1888 bush; slightly in buy
ers favor with light trade: sales OoO BUSH incud
ny A. saIc steamer at 4as 45c; No do at 45
45lc; No White at soc; steamer for March at 44ac
bid 45c asked: do April 4c bid, 46tc assed; No for
Daus-receipts 269s7 bush: q better and fairly
active; sales 600 bush 3ic for No White; 34a q
Sac for No. s g sSe 90 w Wsit. SSac for No
"a Sic; White State at 35 9 37ac, including Sc 600
bush No Chicago at sSi g 3sac in store; S4s q 35c
aoat Sugar seaay and quiet nad S TI
at 95 a 96k TailOw steady at 81 "a 9-i6. Pors
in buyers favor and very dull; 500 bbls mess the
steady. Cu' Meats steady and quiet; picked bel
lies 81: do hams 81: middles dull and lower; long
clear at 20; short clear at "a; long and short 30.
lard lower and depressed with moderate trade;
16OltcS of b
for March at ST. a 80, closing at ST; $3.50 ties
for April at 81 q 3D. closing 81; 3l5o ties fol-
rs a 80; refined quoted at Z 80 for Continent.
Freights to LverpOol-market firm; steam6
CHICAGO, March 3.-FIour frmer but not higher
Wheat irregular, unsetted and generally lower No
for cash and March; 94a a CSC for April; SO "a 9s4t
for May; Nos Chicago Spring at SIC; rejected al
April 1863 "a SIC for May. Oats unchanged at 23lc
for cash 233c for April; 26l a 26ac tor May. Rye il
steady Barley frmer at SOC. Pork active and love-
10 III for May. Lard active and lower at 55 tol
cash; 6 573 a 60 for April; 81 q 6 10 for May
Bulk Meats lower; shoulders at 70; short rib 60
short clear at 10. Dresser Hogs quiet and stead.
at so.
Receipts $4,000 bbls -four, 81 900 bush wheat So,
900 bush conn., 600 bush oats, 4,4O0 bush rye, 49,
Shipments bbls foar 10000 bush wheat
900 bush ,rn $4,000 bush oats 1900 bush barley
2300 bush rye.
At the afternoon call of the board the market closed
with Wheat fairly active and advanced sc. Corn ii
tar demand and higher at 35sc for April; sac TO
May. Oats strong at 23ac for March; 23ac for April
26s q nc for May. PIovisions-Pork dull at 10 OF
asked for April 10 123 bid for May. Lard firmer bu
not higher.
ST LOUIS March Flour unchanged. Wheat i
higher; No Red Fall at Oh a O2a FOR cash i %
q oia for April; O5 q O53 for May mo Red Fal
| at 99f a 1 90 Corn active and higher; No Nike
at 32s q $3.50 for cash and for March. Oats highe
and SLOW; No 2 at 255 q 2esc. Rye active and high
er at 46lc. Provsions-Pork is dull and lower job
| bipg at 10 10 a 10 90 Lard buoyant. Bulk meat
dull and lower; cured clear ribs at 8. for March
Bacon dull and lower; packed clear sides at 50
| 595.
Receipts-5,OOO bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat, 81.
600 bush corn, $4,000 bush OATS 1000 bush rye, 100
| bush barley.
Shipments ii 900 bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat, 0,
900 busf corn $1,000 bush oats, 100000 bush rye, 900
| bush barley
NEW ORLEANS, March 3.-Cotton quiet and easy
| Middling upands at 9lc
MOBILE, march Section quiet ;aIiddling upland
| at 9ac.
SAVANNAH, March 3.-Cotton firm Middling up
| lands at Slice.
Memphis, March 3.-Cotton easy; Middling up
| lands 91c.