The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-05
Domestic Markets,


New YoRK. March 4-Evenng-
IL, 922 bbls shade stronger on low grades; other
kinds without change with a moderate export de-
inquiry; sales $500; No at 10a3 75 Superfne
Western and State at 1904 25; extra Western
nd State at WSts :, ws sese Western
extra at 10a6 00 fancy do at 10a7 90: ex-
vra Ohio at 40a6 10: extra ST. Loms ut 4Oa
'gf W; cnoce 10 double extra at 10G8 25. in
GLIDING $500 bbls City Mills extra at 50a5 80
for w l.; 5 ao95 So for S A; 1900 bbls No at 10
bbls low extra 3Oa4 80; 1900 bbls Winter Wheat
extra at 4oaS 90; $500 ibis Minnesota extra at
4 3o9S 25;Southern -four is unaltered. Rye Flour
is quiet. Corn Meal steady; Brandvwine 5 10.
Wheaf-receipts 40 1856. bush; exports lac, 42l
bush; oponed A91sc better closing heavy and "
speculative trading;sales 1,161 900 bush including
lS7 900 bushgon spot; rejected Spring at at S70
l 191a91 20; steamer do l 90; No . Red at i Fl
in store, q 1s@l % afoat;Mixed Winter l 1919;
gngrasded White at l 1891 1872; No 2 do 171s
steamer No do at 1914: 800 extra White at
l 1872. Rye unchanged Barley dull. Corn "A
ga better and fairly active receipts 70 100 bush;
exports 2o.593 bush: sales 527 900 bush. Including
$4,000 on the srot: ungraded at 56058c; No at
56$4 957c; steamer at 571s@57s4e; No 2 at $50
steamer Yellow 57s4 a58c: Southern do at 55156
5S14c No 2 for March 5SG5S14c April at 57I
959Hs May at 551sd551se, including $4,000
shade stronger; recelpts Sc, 500 bush exports 900
bush; sales 2O7 900 bush; No 3 at 411a Assoc; do
White at 4414 94412c; Nc 2 at 444 014415c: do
White at 46G4S1A emo at 441sc; do White 47A
Mixed West5n 41d 44c; White do 45048c White
State at AZ 1a950c, including 65, 900 bush No for
March at 4418l4414c; 40, 900 do April at 441A6 10
44$sc; 10000 do May 43Ac. sugar steady; re-
timing unchanged; refined is frmer; standard at
$3.50; powdered 91ac. Naoiasses is quiet Petro-
ieum dull. EailOw is dull; rs, 900 Tbs at Ga "a
Gc3s. Pork is held about 20 per Dbl higher but
quiet; 20 mess on spot at Is 90 for old; new at
Is 90; April 10 55a15 10; May at Is 5O0l5 10.
Beef quiet.a Lnrd firm and less active: price I'M
changed; 500 prime steam spot 10 49, to arrive
at 10 80; 1000 ties for March at 10 40; 1850 for
April at 10 45910 471s; $500 for May at 10 so
9lO 52H2; 100 for June at 10 521s61O 55; l.
900 foriyear 10 lO910 40; 500 refined for CONT
nent at 10 Co. Batter dull. Cheese is quiet.
Freghts to Liverpool steady; Wheat per steam g.
CHICAGO. March 4.-Flour firm. Wheat frmer
No Chicago Spring at $685. 499a4 C cash; 99ssc
for March; l O0$s91 0o1s for April; 1 O45s0
o4A for May: No do at 8S993c; rejected 73al
ooc Corn is active and higher: gilt edge aj39c for
cash; SOC for March, 3S1aa385sc for April; 423sc
bid for May; rejected 3714 a3719c Oats firm; gilt
edge at 301ae for cash; 1884 for April; SAC for
May; rejected 3o14e. Rye frm at 95a96c cash;95c
March. Barley higher at / 03 for cash: 05 April
Pork moderately active and higher at IA 80 cash
and for March; IA 65Gl4 6718 for April; IA SO9
Ia 8212 for May. Lard active and higher at cas- ;
8 971aa10 90 for March; 10 O71a@l0 10 April
| 10 1712010 20 for May. Bulk Meats-3houlders
at 3d. short rib 65;short clear 7 80.