The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-28
Domestic Markets,


NEW YORK. March 26.-Cotton quiet at 1904 for
middling uplands and &c fcr middling Orleans.
FLoUR--market quiet and easy; No 2 at sO6
80: Superfne Western andState 8 SOFA 90; com
mon to good extra Western and State 25ll4 95:
good to choice do at 00a6 rs: common to choice
White Wheat Western extra at 5 0nd6 90; Fancy
DO at t. 1odl7 90; common to good extra Ohio A 80
(g6 70; common to choice extra st Louis at 81 "a
70: Patent Minnesota extra 50d7 co; choice to
double extra at logs 90; City Mills extra at . 55
90 SO; low grades extra at 25d4 30: the sales
for the week have been $4,000 bbls.
WHEAT-market closed quiet and weak; No 2 Red
Winter on spot1 224@1 221 " March sales 2I4 ;
sales at / 2I14 for April sales at l 2O1s for May:
No White at l9h91 20s4 for April; sales at
| 1874 al 1873 for April; sales for the week have
Corn-closed heavy; No on spot at 5s5ac; do
March at S1aa5S$4 c;April at 1854 a57 sales for
May 541ac; sales for June 54c; sales for the week
OArs-closed quiet; No 1 White Soc; No Q do at
45Ac No White 1884 G: No l Mixed at 441sc;
No do at 44c; sales for the week 576 900 bush
Pork-market closed with higher tone: old mess
on spot at 15 rs; new mess at Is oOal6 so; March
16 SO asked; 10 9Oa 6 April; sales for the week
Lard-market closed steady and firm prime steam
on spot at 10 971a do March at 10 821a@1O 80,
April at 10 S5a10 921a: sales ct 10 95 for June;
sales for the week 1900 ties spot and 81 500 for
future delivery.
Tallow-steady at GA a6ssc
BUTTER steady; State and Western creameries at
27a36c; do diaries 17@29c.
CHEESE steady and firm for best grades; others
CHICAGO March &c. Flour nominally unchanged.
Wheat shade lower: No Chicago Spring regular at
99A c. fresh at "a cash; 99A C bid April: l O5
bid for May; G54 for June. Corn lower at 3SA
G3a14c for cash; 1888 3sC d381ac for April 42M "a
423sc for May; Acc bid for June. Oats lower at
1894 03214c cash; 1884 for April; 341Aa34A G
May. Rye unchanged. Barley tirmer O5 Pork
higher at Is 45a15 so for cash; Is As for April:
10 81 W for May; Is 70 bid 10, June Lard strong
and higher at 10 AS cash: 10 456lO AHA April:
10 571a91O go for May; 10 81 for june Bulk
Meats strong and higher: shoulders at 95: short
rib z So; short clear = O5.
Reee pts-I9,060 bbls fionr, Il, OO1 bush wh.xt.
$1,000 brsh corr. 5000 bush oats 1900 bush
rye $4,000 hush harley
Shipments coo bbls tionr. S 500 hush wheat.
106 500 hush corn. 81 900 bu'b cats 10 900 bush
rye. 10000 oush barley.
ST. LOUIS, March 26.-Flour steady Wheat de-
clined; No Red Fall at / O434 cash. O5l1I O5A
for April: 0691 C6 for May; O5ia0t O51s for
June; 9734c all year; No 8 Red Fall 901sc;No do
nominal Corn dull 413s@411. for cash; ALAG
41$sc April: 13sG0405sc for May: 41ssG4l 1sc
for June. Oats dull at SO 1ac for cash; 341ac bid
April; 34c for June Rye dull at O31s bid. Barley
quiet at: SOCIAL O5. Pork is tirmer jobbing is go
915 70. Lard is firm 10ss asked.
receipts 5000 bbls flour. oo0 brsh wheat.
go 900 bush corn. 90, ot,0 bush oats, O,OOn hush
rye 5000 oush barley.
Shipments IL 900 bbls fonr, 10 900 bush wheat,
$4,000 bush corn. 5000 bush oats 1000 bush
barley. 1000 bush rye.
DETROIT. March 26.-Wheat firm; No White
at 04A cash and March;1 O45s for April;1 O6A
for May: osi4 for June: No Red OS bid.