The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-03-06
nan,esric marLeta.

NEW YORK. March EveDing.- Cotton quiet !;
leans 1t 95c. Fiour-receipts i,i5I bbls; slehts
10 buyers favor, very limited trade for export and
home use; sales 10, iOO No q, so q %; Supertne
Western ana state at SO q 20; Western aud
State at so a 3d. choice Western and State at 81
q so; White WI cal Western extra at 55 a rs;
Ohio at rs a 90; extra ST Louis so q is; Pa
tent Minnesota extra at 10 q 90; choice at O5 q
Is, including 300 bbls City nill- extra at IS a
25 20 bbls low extra at 80 95 1880 bbls Win
ter Wheat extra at 80 a IS: 49, 100 bbs Mnneso-
ia extra at so 25, the 4rket osing dull and
heavy: S.nthers EsOuI is quiet aid unchanged;
sales 600 bos; extra at 90 q 20; choice do 25 "a
So Ry- Four is steady ana quiet. COrsme..i
more active; sales 5000 bbls Yellow at 10 a 45;
Winter q better good speculative and very mod.
craze bu sness; Spring sha e trmer am quiet sales
is7 90 bu.b includng 233 900 Dust the spoi No
g'aded Winter Red at 10 q II; No 8 do at 1 iOI !;
No 90 10 q lot; No do at ISL q 15a ;ungrads
ed Amber at II q IS; NO do at 49, q IA; un-
steamer No 40 ~; NO White 5000 bush at
l2A q LIT exrra do, 1900 bush at IA; White
State at lSt g y: No White for March, 24,0OO
bush at 134 q 1879; do for April $1,000 bush at
143 @ 151, closing at Is bid, 15t asked; Mop
Amber for March, 600 bush at l3s @ 49, closing
No Red for Match 600 at Is q iS5 closing a.
Is bid, 90 asked 90 tor Al rir 40 900 bush at NJ
closing at at II bid, II, asked Rye quiet and
steady. Barley is unchanged and dull Barrie,
Mali steaIy; q, 00o lush choice No Canada al Is
on time .ors-recelDts 1880 bush shaae hrmer
wII1 moderate export and home trade demand and
good speculative business sales $4,000 busb incud-
ing 0ou bush on the SCOT, uDgrade at As q 45sc;
No at 443c; steamer at 4i3 q 4sC; No do at 45s a
45ac; OH do 46c; steamer White at 45ac; No White
at4sc; steamer for March at 44s a 44ac closing 44sc;
old 44sc asked; do April closing at 45c bid 454c
assed; No for March 45sc bid, a5ac asked Old do
a. Al g &c closing at 46c bid 4eic asked do Al ri
at 46s g 46ic. ssass-recepls % 29l bush: scarcely
SO firm; sales SO, coo BUSH Derchantabe at 80; No
at $780, Sac for DO White; 344c for 2; SAFE for do
White; 364c for No 1; Mixed Western at SO a sac.
White Western at IS q 3b3c; Mixed State at So "a
Whine ate at 80 q &c, including 46 OOO bush No 2
Chicago at 3Sc in store, 34a q 35c adoat Sugar is
Moia.srs-Foreign dull; New Orleans ia fairly ac-
tive at % "a AZ Petroleum il quiet 5000 bbls
sn,,ed a. So ssc crude 81 g ss;refoea .; Tat
and closed about steady; $50 bbs new mess on The
spot at 80 II co. latter fancy; As obls city ia niy
mess at IL rs a II co. 80 bbls extra prime az 871 "a
100 Beef III changed. Gu, Mes,. quiet; picked
bellies 5-6 81; do hams s; do shou ders al; mid
dies dull and unsettled long clear 5s short clear
frmer, subsequently lower AMI ed steady; 5U7 ties
prime steam on SPOT at IS q S3 125U tcs for A.
at go g IS; 2z5O ties for May at 80 q 92A 1tO
ties city steam 20; 2OJ ties NO city at a. Bitter
unchanged I heese dull.
Freighls to Liverpooi-market quiet and firm
CHICAGO. March 5.-Flour in good demand at full
prices. Wheat strong and higher; No z Red WInIer
at s9sc Of; No Chicago Spring at 95.c for cash:
95sc for april, 994c for May No Chicago Spring at
S2sc; rejected at g. 6l4c. Corn in active dem and
and hi.her at BIC for cash. 33bo for March, 35sc for
April; Sac tor May. Oats fairy active and Shade
higher at 2Ssc for cash 235c for Apri 263 a 26ac tor
way bye is steady. Barley easier al rs a re- Pork
active and high at 10 W bid for cash; 10 CA for
April; IL liz for Nav. Lard strong and HIGHER at
623 for cash; 665 for April; 20 bid for May Bulk
Meats shade he her, shoulders ~; short rib at qO
short cisar at co. Dresser Hogs dun and lower at
Is q 80.
necelpts 1900 bbs -four, $1,000 bush wheat, ss.-
900 bush barey - ~ -
shipments-1i COS bbls Hoar so 600 bpsb wheat
800 bush rye. N''
A. The afternoon call OF The board the market closed
WIN Wbea' active and higher at CSC bid for March:
3olc Tor april; 994c for Nav. Corn la good demand
an a shade highel at 7sc for way. Oats firm but
not higher. Piovsions-Pork declined g. Lard de-
C med q.
81 LOUIS, March 5.-Flour is active and hipbcr.
double extra fall at 10 "a 25; treble do at A 40 0
Oh, family at 50 a 95; choice 90 "a 10 ~ III
excited and ami hig1er mo REQ Fan at 03s "a Ca
,or March, % g I6s, closing N53 for April; No
heq All at ~ bid. Corr moderately active and
hgher; NO Mixed at 81 q Sale tor cash and March;
% s4sc Tor apr Oats higher; No at 26I "a q.
hlgher Jo1bng at 10 deivr red Lard nominal al
o.. bulk meats urUer; car cured clear ribs at
clear 47a for April. f'
, hecelpts-l,oOO bols four q, 900 bush wheat 3s-
Voo ousn corn, 5000 bush oats 100 bush rye 900
bush barley. ~ -'0
Shipments 5000 bbs flour, O,OGO bush wheat. o..
wv 2s' corn, oUO0 bush oars 0000Oi bush rye 5000
NEW ORLEANS, March 5.-Cotton quiet Middline
uplaHds at 9sc.
MOBILE, uareh 8. Cotton steady; Mddling up.
lands at &c. F
SAVANNAH, March 5.-Cotton quiet; Middlinp up
lands al 9 5-l6c.
MEMPHIS, March 5.-Cotton !steady; Middling up