The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-16
Domestic Markets.


10 1856 bbls; the market is heavy and in instances
g10c lower with moderate export demand, chiefly
"a 40; Superfne Western and State at rs
s %; extra Western and State at 35a5 60; good
to choice do at 5 7063 Co., White Wheat Western
extra at S5@e so; fancy do at 6 6OaS 90; ex-
ira Ohio at 1907 so; extra st. LOUIS at 8 SOC
8 90; patent Minnesota extra at DOGS 90; choice
to double extra at 10G8 76, including 1900 bbls
City Mills extra Is for Europe, 2506 75 w. l.;
POO bbls No 2 at 3 5O@4 &C; 700 bbls Superfne
75@5 2S 1900 nbls low extra at sSg5 go n
bbls Minnesota extra at 359S rs, closing dull.
Southern -four, common to fair extra at 1896 30;
choice at 6 4O97 rs. Rye Flour is quiet. Corn
Meal unchanged Wheat-exports IA, $50 bush;
receipts 96, 1886 bush; futures are 1@2c lower and
heavy cash opened easier, closing firm with an &C
tive export demands sales All 900 bush, including
1 40; ungraded Red 40 48A No 2 do 48@
al As; ungraded White 421a No White $4,000
bush at 1 431A@1 441s; No Red for March, 12S.-
coo 1871 a. do Apas $4,000 bush AS
for March, 90, 900 at 4391 45: do April, $4,000
at 1 43a1 441s; May, $4,000 at 391s@1 411a;
@97c. Corn-exports 132, S42 bush; receipts 3O9,-
44S bush; dull, heavy and 1z@1c lowers sales 1885,
600 bush. including 1872 900 bush on spot; ungrad-
ed at $4,000; steamer at 599591Ac; No at go
6O1sc; round yellow 6O@6O1sc; Western Yellow
at Sic; No for March at 596591ac; May at 534s.
lower; sales 81, 600 BUSH AGA g461ac for No 8
and do White; 1854 @4Sc for No 2; 461a@4714c
do White; 5O14c for No White; Mixed Western at
46a471ac; White Western 47@l491ac; Mixed State
4714c; White State at 4S954c. latter fancy, in
Guiding 5000 No for March at 461ac; 10000 do
refining quoted at ia OTIS; prime at 8; refined is
firm.and in fair demand; standard A at 9A @9$sc;
graduated at 95s@9s4c; crushed and powered at
93A. MOlasess quiet and firm; Orleans at 40(96O;
Porto Rico 35@5Oc. Petroleum. nominal; united
80; crude in bbls at 61a@71A; refined at 75s@7A.
rather weak but fairly actve 400 mess on the spot
at IL 50911 rs for old, IL 25 for new May IL 25
Gil 80; sales for August at - 60: Cut Meats
ed long and short clear at IA. Lard shade lower,
closing firm with moderate business; 1125 ties prime
on s % at e sf
for May 1907 721s; $50 ties for June at 75@
771s; 100 city steam 60; $50 refined for conti-
Western 1543Oc. Cheese firm State at 129141s;
Western 11914; Cheddar 11@14.
Freights to Liverpool tirmer; Wheat y steam 51s
CHICAGO. March 12.-Flour nomnally unchang-
ed. Wheat, weak and lower; No 2 Chicago Spring
2O5s cash; 1 2Oss for April; 1 207s bid for May;
Spring O61s91 091a; rejected at 90c. Corn is
III fair demand but lower; fresh 3714c; regular at
3e3sc for cash; sesse April and May; rejected at
351Ac May. Rye irmer 72@73. Barley unchanged.
Pork dull and lower at II 35@11 371s for cash;
fair demand and firm at 121a97 Is for cash:7 Is
for April; 20 for May. Bulk Meats are quiet and
weak.
Kecepts-11, 900 bbls flour, 46 900 bush wheat,
193, 900 bush corn, $1,000 bush oats. 1000 bush
rye II, 900 bush barley.
'Shipments-7,5 800 bbis -four, So 900 bush wheat.
1874 900 bush corn, E39 600 bush oats, 400 bush
rye, 5000 bush barley.
At the afternoon call of the Board, Wheat closed
lower at l 1875 for April; l 1855 for April 2O5s
May. Corn dull and 1sc lower. Oats steady. Pro-
visions steady.
ST. LOUIS, March 15.-Flour fiat. Wheat is dull
| and lower; No Red Fall at 221a(@1 22s4 cash;
| 1 1924 a / 231s for April; 1884 al 25 for May;
| / 1874 al 2OA for June; No do at 2O1a; No
| do 1 I314@1 1874. Corn is easier at 1880 cash
361ac for March; 1854 @367sc for April; 377sc fol
| May 3Sc for June. Oats are lower at 32Tsc fol
| cash; 1855 1854 for May Rye steady at "a. Bar
ley is dull and unchanged Pork is dull; jobbing al
| IL co. Lard nominal at 90. Bulk Meats firm but
keceipts-6, 900 bbls flour, SO, 600 bush wheat
176 900 bush corn, IA, 1000 bush oats, 2 900 bush
| rye, 2 900 push barley.
| $4,000 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 5000 bush
| barley, 5000 bush rye.
DETROIT. March 15.-Wheat is easier; extra, nc
| for April; 1884 for May.
MILWAUKEE. March 15.-wheat is lower 1 1864
| for April; 201a May.
NEW YORK, March 15.-Cotton quiet; Middling up
| lands Is 3-16c.
MEMPHIS, March 15.-Cotton easy; Middling up
| lands 12$sc.
NEW ORLEANS, March 15.-Cotton quiet ;Nliddline
| uplands 127sc.
SAVANNAH, March 15.-Cotton easy; Middling up
| Iands at 12s4c.
| MOBILE, March 15.-Cotton dull; Middling up
| lands at -1234c.