The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-03-29
2 50 a % for surerine. CornmeaI steadu; Yel-

50 q 8 % for superfne. COrnmenI steady: yell
low at 2 10 q 20, wheat ceipts 10000 bush;
export at full prices: Winter quiet; sales 81 90 busb
including $4,000 bush the spot; rejected Spring at
1S q rec; No 90 81 a csc; No do at Oh O5; un-
graded do at Ole a c. latter choice; old ungraded
Winter Red at CSC a 14.No do at 10; No do at
iaa @ 10: No do at l51; No Amber at l24 q
IL; ungraded While IL q IS; No do, 1900 bush
at 10 a 1871; White State at 14A; No White for
April, 10000 bush at 13k, closing at 13t bid, 1871
40 May 5000 bush at ia closing at IA bid, 144
asked ;aNo Amber for April 5000 bush at 10, clos
ing at l25 bid, IA asked No Red for March l4a
bd, l5l asked; do for April, ,Oco bush at clos
ing at l5l asked; do May, "a coo bush at 15S q
| is, closing at 1853 bid 10 asked. Rye is firm at
59c for Western; 81 q &c for State. Barley is
changed. Barley Malt is nominal. Gorn-re-
CENTS 1885 bush; without decided change with
moderate inquiry; sales 434 900 bush including $1,000
bush on the soot ungraded at AT a 45se; steamer at
Acc; No at 45s g 45lc; old do at 46 q 47c; Western
Jersey and round Yellow 46c; No ana No White
at ACC; White Western 4s5c steamer for March 45c;
May at 44sc; No for March 45c bid 45sc asked do
April 45ie closing 45sc bid 45tc asked May at 46ic
closing at 46tc bid. 46s asked. Oals-receips 81 $50
BUSH duh and scarcely firm; sales 49, 100 bus g
for No 81 32.c for do White; 31se for No2; 33ic for
90 White; 80 q 32ic for No 1; S6c do White; Mixed
Western at 81 a SIC; White do 81 a 351c; Mixed
State 324c; White State 35t 3S1c; fancy do at 40c.
S"gar unchanged and dull; 25O hhds Centrifugal at
7sc; 40 hhds Meado age; 200 bags Cuba at &c. Mo-
lnsses unchanged. Petroleum higher for refined
1000 bbs united at 85 q S3s; refined 81 bid TaI-
low is fairly active aud steady at 81 q DIG. Pork
about steady and very quiet; new spot quot
| ed at 8 315 9 80; $50 bbs part old at 40 Beef
| steady. C1t Meats are quiet and steady: mddles
rmer long clear at 54 short clear at Sd a 81 long
and short clear 81 q 81. Lard closed steady; 25J
les prime steam on spot for April at 521: 1850 ties
May at 57a 1900 ties Tor June at Go q 675; 3S5
ties city steam %. ksatter dull and heavy. Cheese
| nominal.
Frelghts to Liverpool-market steady; Wheat per
| steam 81.
CHICAGO, March 2s.-Flour UNCHANGED. Wheat
unsettled and closed lower; No Red Winter at OF
| "a OF; No Chicago Spring, fresh at 9Ile: regular
at sSac for cash and April 93sc for May No Chica-
lower; fresh at size; regular 3isc cash and for
April; 36c for May. Oats quiet and steady q lc FOL
cash and april; 25le for May. Rye unchanged, Bar
ley easier. Pork dull and shade lower at 10 10 fol
cash; 10 % q 10 221 for May; 10 50 for June. Lard
| in fair demand anu lower at So for cash; AL q
| a IS tor May. Bulk Meats dull and shade lower
| shoulders IS; clear rib 30; clear sides at Is.
keceipts-130 00 bbls flour, $1,000 bush wheat, 1877,
600 bush corn, 1000 bush oats, $4,000 bush rye, A.
Shipments-l4O0O bbls honr "a 900 bush wheat
$4,000 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats $4,000 bush barley
100 bush rye.
At the afternoon call of the board the market close(
with Wheat stronger at SOC bid for cash; 935c bid
May. Corn firiner but not higher. Oats are steady
April; 40 BID May.
ST Louis, March 2s.-Flour quiet and unchanged
Wheat is quiet and unchanged mo Red Fail at %
for cash; 021 Oh for April OBJ a 03a for May
No do at $500 q / 90 Corn unchanged; No Q Nike,
at 325 a $50 for cash. 32a q 325c for May. Oats ar
unchanged; No2 at 264c for cash: 25s a 25Ac April
Lard nominal. Bacon rmer for cash; options easier
clear rib at % q 80 cash; 20 for April; So 70
May Bulk Meats nominal.
Receiprs-2,OOO bbs Tour, 81 600 bush wheat. 5S
900 bush bush oats. 900 bush rye 90
bush barley.
Shipments 10000 bbls -four, 900 bush wheat, go
900 bush CORN 5000 bush oats, 0O00 bush rye, LOG
| bush barley
TOLEDO March 2s-Wheat quiet mo Q Red at I Q
asked and 06b bid for cash; sales at 06s q 1 OF fo
| April; 08 q 0Si tor May. Corn dull; No at 36l
asked cash +; 37hc asked and SIC bid for May.
pETRoIL. March 2S-Wheat weak extra White 9
04S; No White at 03; April 03a May at 04l
June 05 bid, 054 asked.
| NEW ORLEANS March 28.-CottOn firm, Middlin
| uplands at 10
MOBILE, march 2s.-Cotton is firm; Middling ul
| lands at 10 q 10sc.
| SAVANNAH, March 2S-COtton very firm; Mid
| ding upands at 10ic.
MEMPHIs, March 2s.-Cotton strong; Middling up
| lands 10e.