The Portland daily press., 1879-03-22

NEWfoRE. March 2l-Evening. - Cotton pomi-
nal; sales 496 bales; new Middng upiands ioac: do
Urieans at loac Fiour-recepts 2O3s9 bbls; duh
anu slign,ly IN buyers favor. in instances a shade
lower; sales 10000 bbls; No a. 30 "a 10; Super
nnetWesterD ana State % q 5;extra Western aud
state at 10 @ 90 choice Western and State at 95
g 4 so; White WI eat Western extra at 4 IS a 525;
Fancy White Whea, Western at 80 "a SO; extra
Ohio at 20 q co.; extra ST Louis so q 75; Pa
leu minnesota extra at 10 q 20; choice at O5 q
soO, including 60J bbs City Wills extra at so a
ZoIS bbs low at 20 "a 81 $4,000 bbls Win
ia extra at 375 a 90. Southera flour is un.
changed and dull: sales 300 bbls extra at 10 q IO
eSG sa5 40 at 90 e. 4, quiet a. 60
~: Brandy~ine at 2 to a 65 VIII at eceip,s
l4so6v bush; q lower with limited export and
very moderate speculative inquiry sales 457 90 bush,
lncu1ng 13l 900 the spof rejected Spring at
% e a6c ungrs ed Spring a. CSC %; u1g AIDED
DO aea " M % No No 40 a. 81 %; No
Amber at II q ma; No 9 VIII at 1Os as ii;
No do $1,000 pusn al 123 q 13; extra do IA:
bush at u a 133, closing at 123 bid 1874 ked;
20 April; 50 900 bust at ls 9 a. closing at i2i
o,d, Js !, s,ked DO May, 1000 bush at ~ ~;
"a; No Red for March, 24oOL bush at lii osing
az ls1 bid II asked; do for Atrl 800. lush al
AZ Is, closing at aa bid, l4s asked; do May,
10000 bush at i4a g. l., closing at 14a bid, is
ASKED; als1 600 bush No White delivery first of
| ley Malt Is nominal .0ra-rece1pts SO, 1870 bush :
slightly in buyers favor and quiet; sales 10000 bush
AS; steamer al 43lc No Edo Al a 445c; old do 45 a
45.c; No at 494c ST. amer Yellow 453c; No2 White
nc; steamer fr March 1910 bid, l33c asked; do pill
at 4sc; do May 4ic; NJ for March at 44a q 445 800
A,rli 45c "ats-receipts 49, 1859 bush. shade nrmer
and fairly active sales $4,000 bush; 800 Sic tor
s;s1s sc for T.. No White; 3lic for No q s8ac
| White State; Mixed Western 3Il a 49,; White Wes-
tern at 80 q 334c Mixed State at 32lc; White State
| in store SIC aaoat. Sugar duil, rather weak aud
| unchanged VI classes dull ard heavy Pe,ro-
i.un shade lower; 100 bbls refneu at 81 10000
| united at s3a q S4s; crude al Y 0St TaiIow is
steady at s.l6. Naval stores @Rosin dali. 1.or.
drm and rather quiet 55O bbls mess on spot at 40
| prime mess 10 81; May new 10 80 "a IO6 Ixsef is
| unchanged. Gut Meas firm; uiddes dull; long
clear a! 81; short clear at 81 long and short clear
| 37A. a-srd urn an moderate trade $3.50 ties orime
steam ON spot at % I0 1900 ties for April IS
5000 for May 72a 225O for June rs a 7i5 $50 ties
city steam at 66O; 200 les No 10 80 q s..
Freghts to LiVerp0ol-markeL stea ~; Wheat per
| steam6.
CHICAGO, March 21.-Flour is quiet and steady.
Wheat an. ettled ana generally lower, No 2 Chicago
ssac for april, ess a s3sr for May; No chicago
Spring at Sli q size; rejected at 66 q 66sc Corn
easier fresh at 34c regular at 3i5c cash and April
35a 9 33ac tor May Oats easier 21tc cash aud fol
April; &c for May. Rye trmer at 45t q All. Baf-
ley easier at Y 74c. PIX active ana higher 10 II
Lad in tar demand and higher at 81 for cash and
April; 30 q 57s tor May. Bulk Meals shade hig b.
shoulders at S5 clear rib O5; short clear al
accepts 1900 bbIs -four, 81 900 bush wheat, ST..
wv bush corn, $1,000 bush oats $500 bush rye, 49,
100 bush barley
shipments-1s,OO bbls Hoar $1,000 bush wheat
$4,000 bush c.rn 80 600 bush oats 1900 bush barley
400 bush rye
Al the afternoon call of the board the market CLOSED
| with Wheat &c lower. Corn tc lower. Oats steady
Fork u lower. Lard q lower.
| ST LOUIS March 21.-Flour higher; double extrt
Fall at ~ q AS treble extra at 65f so; famil,
at4s5 g 90; choice al s O5 g s 90. Wheat higher
NJ Ken Fan at t2t a l OlA ior cash: Oz3 fo
April; 03 tor Mayo NO at % q e9sc; NO 2 Sprn,
at SIC Corp opened higher and closed inside pllces
No2 Mixed al 32s "a 32sc for cash aud Apru. Oat
duh and lower; NO at 25ie for casn; 2lsc bid 70
| April. Rye firm at iec. Barley unchanged. PIovs
ons-Pork bigber at 10 323 "a 10 40, latter delivered
Lard is quiet at 35 bid. Bulk Meats strong; clea
| rios at u.s. Bacon is hrmer; clear rib So cash; 2
| @ 3 273 for April; clear sides IS q 5 % cash
| Receipls-5,OO0 bols hour, 81 ,UOV bush wheat 80
lOO bush corn, 5000 bush oats. 10000 bush rye 900
| bush barley.
Shipments 5000 bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat, 30,
200 Dust corn, 5000 bush oais, 1000 bush rye OOG
| bush barley.
New JRLsANs, March 2I.--Cotton buoyant, ligh
oheriDgi Middine upands ats9lc.
MOBILE, March 81 Cotton firm ;Niddng u D and
| at &c.
SAVANNAH, March 2i.-CottoD il finn Middlin
upands at DC
MEMPHIS, March ELECTION is firm; Middling up
lanJs 9sc.