The Portland daily press., 1882-03-23

common to choice extra St. Louis ct 75aS go;
Patent Minnesota extra at 7R0a8 90; choice to
double extra at loGS %, Including 2400 bbls Of
No. at 2 1893 rs; 1900 Superfne at 80@4 30;
1900 bbls low extra at 50a5 90; 4400 bbls Win
sofa extra 6Od8 so. southern -four stronger;com-
mon to fair at 2096 90; good to choice at 6 7O@
s 90. Wheat-receipts 10000 bush; exports =
lost advance and declined MJ9lA, Closing heavy at
lowest rates. export trade light and fair business in
options; sales 1864, 900 bush, including 900
on spot; No Spring at 81; ungraded Red 19(@
1 A; No 2 Red at 411a9l Az new. l 43a1 431a
old; Mixed Winter 35; ungraded White at 35Ca
81 40; No White, $4,000 bush at 80 for new,
401a old. Rye stronger at 1924 C. Barley higher.
Malt firm. Corn opened IA al higher, afterwards
lost advance, closing weak and declIning export de-
mand fair and moderate business in options
200 BUSH exports 600 bush; sales 1926 900 busb.
including 1917 900 bush on SPOT: upgraded 72@7sc:
No at 7e@78he: No 2 at 74s4 97ec new, 7614@
7Sc ola; No No for March 7414 @74s4c, closing
74Ac; April 74ss@7512c, closing at 7415c May
at 751e@761sc, closing at rs 1sc June at 7514@
1880, closing 7514e; July at rs s@76Ha. closing
751ac. Oats M@A higher and more active clos
ing weak: receipts 90 100 bush exports 1900 bush:
sales 274, 900 bush: No 8 at 505sa51c; do Waite
a. e. 81 % Witt III wSt o. 4c
Mixed western at 5O95314 white do at 52@6Oc
Mixed State 51@55c: White do at 52@63c. includ-
ing So, 900 bush No 2 for April 50ss01505sc; 65 :
900 May at 50@5014 June 4934c. sugar very
Arm: White Elk at s1s@sss; off A at sss@s7sc;
standard at A 8s4 @87sc powdered 10c; Cubes at
10; crushed 10; granulated ss@91a Confec. 91s@
ga. Blolasses firmer; rumored sales 1000 hhds
30 test to arrive cost and freight t, about 2626.
Petroleum. is firm united az so. TaIIow firm;
sales 65,O 600 TBS. at 7ss97 GIG. Asork-cash lots
held very strong options drooping old mess on spot
at IL 30@17 40; May IL 40@l7 30. Lard unset
tied, opening about "a higher afterwards advance
lost, closing weak: sales $50 prime steam on spot
at 10 Y0@IO 30; city steam 10 SO: refined for Con-
tinent at IL 121a. Butter is very firm; State 25
@4Sc; Western at 15@43c, Creamery at 44@45c.
Cheese firm.
Freigbts to Liverpool lower; Wheat % steam Id.
CHICAGO. March 22.-Flour is steady. Wheat is
generally higher; No Chicago Spring at 3514G
351a for cash; 36 for April:1 301s May;l 28ss
al 29h for June No 3 do at O81sG11 101s; re-
jected 60@85c. Corn lower; regular 621ac; fresh
Soc for cash: 62@621ac for March; 62zs @63c for
April. 6S@oS1sc May; ,e77sc June; rejected e4c
Oats easier at 420l44c for cash; 42642Ssc March
and April; 45c for May; 44c for June. Rye steady
| Barleyssteady OF. Pork is lower at 16 80@16 st
for june Lard lower az 10 &c e5 cash and 1prlio &
| @l0 1914 for May; 10 90@10 921s for June. bulb
Meats easier; shoulders at 60; short ribs at Go
At the afternoon call of the Board, Wheat closed
| frmer but not higher. Corn steady. Ga declined
| 1s@54c. Pork higher at II 10 for May; IL 1914
Receipts II, 900 bbls -four, $500 bush VII. at
| 79,GO0 bush corn, 5000 sush oits, 500 bast
| shipments 600 bbis nour, 1000 bush wheat
| $4,000 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats ,42c0 bush
| rye. $500 bush barley.
| ST LOUIS. March 22.--Flour is about loo higher
| family 9O@6 10; choice to fancy at 20@6 10
| Wheat strong with free sellers; No Red Fall a.
l 80 cash; 80 bid at close; $3.50 April; 35 Y
for May; 25Zs for June. Corn lower at 6sc cash
| 67sl for April; 69%s for May; 691se june Porl
stronger at IL rs asked for cash and March, IL 2t
bid April. Lard nominally higher 10 TO-.
Recepts-4,OOo bbls nour, 5000 prss VII q.
% geo bush corn, 0 900 bush oats 0o,oo bush rye
O0O0 bush barley.
Shipments 4, coo bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat
$1,000 bush corn 5000 bush oats, oO0oO busl
| Barley. 0.0O0 bush rye.
DETROIT. March 22.-Wheat steady; No Whit
| spot at 1884 April at "a bid May at 34A
| No 2 White 80.
Receipts 5000; shipments $4,000 bush.
NEW YORK, March 22.-Cotton quiet; Middlin
| uplands IL 3-16c.
NEW ORLEANS, Mich %. Cotton quiet Mid in
| uplands 12c.
MOBILE, March 22.-Ootton dull; Middling ur
| lands at 117s@l2c.
SAVANNAH, March 22.-CottoH quiet; Middlin
| uplands 1880.
MEMPHIS, March a. Clifton firm; Middling W
| lands at 111sc.