The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-06
Domestic Markets.


NEW YORK. Mich. 5-Evenng.-
1854 bbls; the market is very dull and heavy,
and 5@1oc lower; sales $3.50 bbls; No 2 at 8 so
80; extra Western and State at 5O95 So; good
to choice do at 9098 90; White Wheat Western
extra at s5@6 So; fancy do at 6oaS 90; ex-
ira Ohio at 1897 80; extra St. Louis at 500
8 90; patent Minnesota extra at Dogs 90; choice
to double extra at O0@8 &c, including 200 bbls
"a 20; 65Oibbls Superfne at 9Oa5 3d. 700 bbls
low extra at 5O95 90; $500 bbls Winter Wheat
extra 6O9S 20; 300 bbls Minnesota extra SOC
20. Southern flour, common to extra extra 75@
80; choice at 4O9S 90. Rye Flour unchang-
ed. Corn Meal steady; Yellow Western at 2 so;
receipts II 400 bush; Zee lower and more doing
for export at decline; sales 682 900 bush including
264, 900 on spot; ungraded Spring 46; No do at
at I 4O@1 491s, inside price in stores ungraded
White at 4O91 Al; No do at 441s; No do,
1900 goo b. bush at 45A@1 4e4 No Red March,
at l 481a@1 5014 do May As, 900 at 47d31 471a
No White for March, As, 900 at 4591 4614
500 bush receipts i16 200 bush shade stronger and
very quiet; sales 1872 600 bush, including III 900
on spot ungeaded at 5s1s@61s; Nos at 5sAc
White at Gle; No 2 White 64c; No 2 for March at
56B @57c. Oats-receipts II $50 bush; a shade
and do Whit Lit for No and Do WSte
Mixed Western at 46@49c; Mixed State at 4S1a@
491ac; White State at 5O@54c including $4,000
storing, little offering; l5C hhds Centrifugal at S
$50 hhds Muscovado 71a fair to good refining at
a5s9a9s prime at IT, 8; refined in good demand and
ulated at 9s4 crushed 3Bc. Molasess, Foreign
scarce and firm; 591 Cuba at SIC for so test; New
united at 905s; crude in bbs at 65sa71s refined at
us asked. Tallow firm; sc, 600 lbs 61a. Pork
rmer and very quiet eld'mess on the spot at Is
@1O 30. Cut Meats steady and quiet; middles are
very firm; long clear at 3-16@7A; short clear at
or Cid ans
AP5i1 s7A@7 zee aS zoe: 1000 %gssy 772ss7 re;
HOO refined for continent s %. Butter is duh;
State 2O@3Sc; Western 16@29c. Cheese steady;
State at 129l41s; Western and Cheddar 11@141s.
@ Efsisht' to Liverpool higher Wheat p steam ~
CHICAGO. March 5.-Flour steady and unchanged.
Wheat is steady and'in fair demand; No 2 Chicago
cago Spring 0991 10; rejected at 5000. Corn is
a ar fresh 3714ei regular S65se for cash; s6S@
for May. Rye easier 731s975c. Barley easier 49,
Dressed Hogs dull and lower Pork is dull and a
Ap HTss s. Nay steady and sa fair d sr
mand at z 1897 liz cash;7 2O97 221a for April;
1907 1924 May. aBulk Meats are steady and in
fair demand; shoulders at 25; short ribs at 60;
Keceipts-5, 900 bbls -four, Il 900 bush wheat.
197 900 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats. 1850 bush
Shipments 900 bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat,
1O4 900 bush corn, 10000 bush oats. $500 bush
rye, 1000 bush barley.
At the afternoon call of the Board. Wheat closed
dull and lower 241a for March and April; 25
for May. Corn dull and 1sC91Ac lower. Oats steady
and unchanged. Pork dull, weak and lower IL 621s
bid for March; IL 20 bid for April. Lard dull and
21ac lower.
ST. LOUIS, March 5.-Flour is stronger for low
grades; fancy at 021a bid: choice 621a bid cash;
family 5 771s; triple extra 621a; double do 40.
Wheat unsettled and lower; No 2 Red Fall at 1 "a
bid cash; 24as for March; 1 267s11 275s for
April; 1 281a(91 295s for May; l 111461 113s
for July; 021a all year; No do at 2O01 2O7s;
No do 111a91 11A. Corn is higher but slow;
361a@365sc cash; 36as@361sc for March: 1864 "a
for $3.50 April; 37asGSSc for May; $50 for June.
Oats lower at 1914 a33ssc for cash; 341ac April;
361s@3614c May. Rye nominal at rs. Barley is
dull. Pork dull; jobbing at IL 1922 rs. Lard is
steady at 05. Bulk Meats and Bacon quiet and
Keceipts-6,O oO bbls -four, 4e 900 bush wheat.
1875, 900 bush corn, "a, 600 bush oats, 900 bush
rye, II 900 push barley.
Shipments, 900 bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat,
247, 900 bushi corn 5000 bush oats, 1000 bush
barley, 0O00 bush rye.
DETROIT, March 5.-Wheat dull No White at
20; l 20 for March; 31ss for April; 1885 for
May; No milling nominal.
NEW YORK, March 5.-Cotton firm; Middling up
lands 131sc.
MEMPHIS, March 5.-Cotton steady; Mddling up.
lands 121sc.
NEW ORLEANS, March 5.-Cotton firm; NIiddling
uplands 127sc.
SAVANNAH, March 5.-Cotton firm; Middling up-
lands at 12s4c.
MOBILE, March 5-Cotton firm; Middling uplands
at 1850.