The Portland daily press., 1879-03-19

NEWYORK. March 1s-Evening.-C Cotton firmer;
l0c. FiOur-receipls 1889 bbls; without import
ant change, very moderate export ana home trade
demand ;sales 1880 bbs; No az 40 O. %; Super
fine Western and State 25 a 60;extra Western and
State at 70 "a 30: choice Western and State at 95
q 4 80; White Wheat Western extra at 55 a 5 25;
Ohio at 70 q 90; extra St Louis 50 g IL; Pa:
tent Minnesota extra at 90 q 90; choice at 05 o
800 including 10000 bbls City Mills extra 80 q
ter Wheat extra at 90 q 75;ssoo bbs Mnne 50.
ta extra at 8 Is q 8 90. Southern Flour is un-
do at U.s. RyD -Four steady. Co ri nae,sG
quiet and steady; Yellow Western 10 a 40: Bran
dy~ine at 265 Wheat-reeeipls 100000 bush;
advance lost; Spring quiet and more or less nominal
sales $780, bush including 121 900 bush on the spot;
rejected Spring at 79c; Mo- do at 92A 9eac latter
choice; ungt AIDED Winter Red at % a IS: No do
at 10 q 1o1; No 2 do at 152 g la; No do at
| Is; ungraded Amber at 10 g lis; No2 at l12 q
q 0sA; No 2 do 1OA Oil; No do, 133, 900 bush
at 1871 a IA; White State at 1871 a IL; No
White for March, 5000 bush at II, closing at 13a
closing at 133 bid, 14s asked; do May 4S 600 bush
at Is q lot; No2 Amber for March, 5000 bush at
49, closing II bid, 10 asked; do for April, 10 900
bush at IA @ is, closing at la bid III asked
do May, 5000 bush at lat. closing at 10 bid, l4}
asked; No Red for March, 1900 bush at i l6 q
l6t do April 80 900 bush at i6 q 16k, closing At
Is bid, i64 asked; do May, 1900 at 16 q 16A
closing l6 bid, 161 asked. including $1,000 bush
No White 9th to 18th April at 1924 600 bush No
for Western; GU "a 62c for State; 62ac for Canada
Barley is unchanged. Barley Malt IS nominal
.ora-receDts $1,000 busb; slightly in buyers favor
and fairly active sales 900 bush, including 1885,,
000 bush on the spot, uneradef at i34 45c; Nos at
431 q 43sc; at 43A q 44c; No do 44Ic. old
at 454 "a 45ac Southern Yellow 45c; do 435c
for March 43a A. closing at 43lc bid 44c asked DO
April at 444c closing at bid, 444c asked No for
closing at 4iac bid, 4c asked U.ss-receipls 667UO
bush dull and a. ain lover sales a. LOO bush Sic tor
No 3; s,aS tor No White sly s!ea for No q s2se
32c White Western at 80 q 333c; White State at 80
q SIC. Sugar is steady M .la-ses unchanged
Petroleum lower; united at 80 q s2l TaiiOw is
bbls mess the part at 90 for old quoted
at 10 80 10 T5 $50 bbls Tor April at 10 3D. $500 bbs
for May III 55 Beef is quiet and firm. CUE Mes Is
quiet and firm; middes firmer; long clear at 81 short
clear at 81 long and short clear 81 55 sales of
long clear 81: long and short clear most part at 81
rd higher with moderate business closing steady
sales AGO les prime steam on spot at OF a los 1870
ties for April at 70 @ 72s, closing at 7lt 1850 ties
tor May III @ So closing 80; $50 ties city steam
at e2t $50 rened for continent at 90, closing at
10. Butter unchanged. aheese steady.
Frelghts to Mverpool-market lower; Wheat per
/ steam 6.
CHICAGO, March 1s-Flour steady. Wheat fairly
active and shade higher; No2 Chicago Spring fresh
at 90ac: regular at 9Otc for cash. 90sc for April 94a
cage Tor Mays No Chicago Spring at slc rejected at
664c. Corn in good demand at full price, fresh 81
regular at 32c cash and April; 36sc for May. Oats
quiet and firm at 21a a PC cash aud April; 255c
LOT May hyo Hruer aI 10 t0 4ic. batley easier al
IS 7Sc. Pork slrong higher 10 10 q 10 20 cash
~ q 10 20 for April 10 80 for May. Lard in good
demand and shade higher at go cash and April;
IS for for May. Bulk Meats in good demand and
shade higher; shoulders at 8 95 short rib at Is;
short clear at &c.
600 bush corn 81 600 bush oats, 1900 bush rye 49,
600 bush barley.
! Shipments 900 bbls -four $4,000 bush wheat,
0s500 bush cCrn, 600 bush oats 5000 bush barley
1900 bush rye.
At the afternoon call Of the board the market closed
| frmer but not higher. Oats unchanged. Pork ad-
vanced &c. Lard easier but not lower.
ST LOUIS, March ls.-Flour steady and unchanged
Wheat inactive and lower; No Red Fall at G24 a
03a FOR cash. 023 a OBJ for April Corn is shade
lower; No Mixed at 314 q 31gc for cash. 3Lsc for
April. Oats are dull No at 20 a 261e for cash no
options. Rye dull at 4Sc Barley dull and unchang-
Lard-advance asked: none established; 40 bid.
Bulk Meats higher; clear ribs at so q 95; clear
sides 0 90 bid for April. Bacon higher clear rib
| sides 80 q 35 cash.
Receipts-2OOO bbls -four, $1,000 bush wheat, 35.-
900 bush corn, 10000 bush oats. 1900 bush rye 5000
| bush barley.
Shipments 10, 900 bblsfour, 5000 bush wheat, T.
600 nusf corn, 200 bush OATS $1,000 bush rye 900
bush barley.
| DETRoIL. March 1S.-Wheat easier; extra White
beld at 05s; No White at O44; May at O6s a
1O61.
NEW ORLEANS, March 1S.-Cotton is firm Mid
ding uplands at 93c.
MOBILE, march ls.--Cotton quiet and firm; Mid
ding uplands at ssc.
SAVANNAH, March 1s.-Cotton i, firm; Middling
upands at SIC.
MEMPHIS, March 1s.-Cotton steady A1iddling up
lands 94c.