The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-03-18

NETWORK. March 17-Evening.- Cotton is dull:
sales i6 bales; new Midding upands 9sc:do Orleans
l0c. EtOur-recepts 81, 1856 bbls; Winter Wheat
shade 6rmer with export inquiry; other kinds quiet
q unchanged ;sales 14,O0O NO al 81 "a 90 Super
State at 70 a 90: choice Western and stale at e3
@ 30; White Wheat Western extra at So a rs,
FANCY White Wheat Western at 80 a 50; extra
Ohio at 70 q 90; extra st Louis so q rs; Pa
tent Minnesota extra at 90 a 90; choice at 05 a
500, including 800 bbls City Wills extra at S. "a
2o 9o bbls low extra at 50 @ IS; $500 bbls Win
ter Wheat extra at So g 70; 5000 bbls Minneso-
"a extra at 80 q s 90, the market cosing auer .
Southeru EtOur unchanged; sales 500 bbIs; extra
steady; CSromeal quiet; Yellow Western 10 q
2 40: Brandywine at 2 65. Wh-at-receipls 1870 750
bush; q y better with moderate export and good
sales 49, 90 bush including 1859 600 bust on the spot
rejected Spring at Is g soc No do at 95c; ungraded
90 at g g 94c; ungtaded Winter Red at lu6 q 70
NO do at 10 "a 10A; No2 do at 151 q IS; No
do at 154 q IS; ungTaded Amber at 1 II q IA;
No. at III q l IS; No dol IA; uDgraded Whe
T. Nc do 90 b ao o az S9 40 30 le
IL; White State at IA ;No2 Amber for April, So
600 bush at l3a Ola, closing at l3i bid, 14s
bid, Is asked; No White for March, 10000 bush at
ia 90 April 5000 bush at IA, closing at l3a bid
~ asked; DO May, 600 tush at Is, closing III
1i2 600 bush at l51 Enclosing at Isl bid, 6i
asked do May, 5000 bush at &c. closing at / is bid
ISL asked. Rye is quiet at 60 a 62ic for Western
and State. Barley is quiet and steady. Bars-y
Malt dull .oro-recelpts 14i,O5s bush; without
bush including 10000 bush the spot, ungraded at
45c; No at 433 g 43ac; steamer at Al a 44ic mo
DO Az 44sc; OLD do at 45a a Acc; steamer While at
45tc steamer Yellow at 441c ste amer for March AL
closing at 4c bid 4i4c asked do April at IA Did, 44c
asked do for May 44c bid, 44ac asked mo for March
do AlrI IS q 45sc closing at 44sc bid, 45le asked
1aIs-receipts 55,925 bush: duh and lower; sales
81 90 s5 b1ss SO az for No White for
Western 80 @ 33c; White Western at 32a a. 3l;Mxeu
State 33c; White State at 81 q 35c. Sugar is quiet
and barely steady: 300 hhds Cuba S-i6 Mola.se.
steady. Pe,roi-un,-unitedl lower; 25, 200 bbls at
81 q 50; crude in bbls quoted at 81 reiDea 81 Tai
low steady at 81 @63 16. 1'ors irmer with mod
crate trade 20 bbS new mess thes Dot at 10 IS "a
10 a0 OLD do quoted at $40 q so; 1000 bbs new ioI
Nay at 10 50 a 10 55 Beef is dull and unch 4nged.
I'M Mess g dun and unchanged; middes stronger:
a 81; long and short clear So @ 81. Lard in mod
eraIely active and higher $50 prime steam on spot
tor May at 724 a IS; 26O ties of city steam at 60,
Bntter dull. Cheese unchanged.
changed
CHICAGO, March l7.-Flour steady. Wheat irreg-
uiar. unsettled and generally higher; No 2 choice
Spring regular at $3.50 cash and March; gilt edge at
at S1c rejected 66Ic Corn fairly active and shade
hisber fresh at 3ac regular do 3c for cash 32c Tor
April; 36sc for May Oats are in light demand and
Rye rlner at 453 q 46ac. Pork active ana higher at
10 90 Tor cash. 10 90 a 10 O2A for Apri 10 10 "a 10 2a
Way. Ltu III Ialr demand and higher at 52A Tor
cash; 8 52s @ 55 for April; 50 a b2k tor NAV
bulk Meats strong and higher; shoulders at 90;
short rib at So short clear at %.
Receipts 10,0U0 bbs -four 50, 900 bush wheat To-
0Oo bush corn, $1,000 bush OATS 5000 bush rye, g.
900 bush barley. 4 -
Shipments bbls foar $4,000 bush wheat.
100000 bush c.rn, 1000 bush oats S 900 bush barley
14,000 bush rye
At the afternoon call of the board the market closed
with Whea active, firm &c higher. Corn Ac higher.
Oats &c higher Pork u higher. Lard higher; 573
for April; 65 for May.
ST LOUIS, March 17.-Flour unchanged, Wheat il
hlgheI; No Red Fall at C1S q 02s aor cash; O25
"a 03s for April CO a 0i4 for May mo Red Fall
az 9S5 9Sac Corn is higher; No Q Mixed at 81 %
81 for cash; 3la q Sc for March; 31s q 324c tor
26Ae TOR cash 25c bid for April. Rye dull and lower
to sell at 46lc bid. Provisons-Pork higher jobbng
at 10 ID q 10 20. Lard nominal. Bulk Meats higher;
short ribs at IS cash. Bacon higher clear ribs 80
q 30; clear sides 40.
Receipts-7,00O bDls flour, 430G0 bush wheat, Il L.
GOO bush corn, 220O0 bush oats, 1000 bush rye 900
bush barley.
Shipments 900 bbls flour, 1000 bush wheat, co..
bush barley. WV
TOLEDO. March 17.-Wheat strong; No 2 Red on
spot and Tor March at OF; do for April Oh; May
at Os3. Corn nominal; No at SIC bid for May.
NEW ORLEANS, March 17.-Cotton strong; Mid
ding uplands at 9sc.
MOBILE, ldarch 17.-Cotton firm ;Middlng uplands
at 81 a 9lc. ~ ~>''-N'
SAVANNAH, March 17.--Cotton il firm; AIiddling
upands at 93c.
MEMPHIS, March 17.-Cotton strong; Middling up
lands 99c. *