The Portland daily press., 1882-03-18
Domestic Markets.


Nav YORK March II Evening.-Ei0ur market
rather more steady and prices are without quotable
change with a.light, export demand and jobbing
trade, confined mainly for urgent wants.
Receipts Flour 1880 Dbis, exports 285 sbls;
sales Ii, 200 bbls; No at 2 S0G3 10; superhne
Western and State 3 70lG4 30; common to good ext
western and State 5O95 90; gooo to choice Wes-
terri extra at b 1913 so; common to choice Whits
Wheat Western extra 0ot9 O0;fancy do at 3 W
1850: common to good oxtrasOhio at 50G8 OF.
common to choice extra st. Louis at 5O9o 90
Patent Minnesota extra at 5O9o 60: choice &c
d,uble extra at 1oa8 60 including 2o0o 6p s o.
No at 1908 IS; TOO Superfine at 3 1904 DO;
8 % bbls low extra at 90 "a 80; 1900 bbls Winter
extra so as %. southern -four dropping; common
to fair at 00@6 40; good to choice 5O97 20.
Wheat-receiDts 10000 BUSH exports 40, l62
Oush opened rather easier afterwards became strong
and advanced $s01, closing firm and shade under
best export trade moderate and fair business
speculative account; sales 1881 900 bush, m
cluding 1875, 900 on spot; No Spring at 81; I'M
graded 10 ungraded Red ] 5@1 80; NO Redtat
/ 36l40l 381s new, L 3z5stg1 37A old; ungraded
White 27@1 81; No do 5000 at "a for new,
i 35M old. RYE higher and and strong at 8Sa 93c.
Barley very tirm Malt steady. Torn is 1s9tac
higher with only moderate export demand and less
doing in options closing with less strength; receipts
1884 bush; exports as, $3.50 bush: sales 100000
bush including 1853 900 bush on scot. ungraded 90
l176L4 C; No at TIC: No 2 749761ac for new, 70
G76l4 oio; low Mixed 81 round Yellow about SS;
10 2 for March at 74as7414c, closing 741sc. April
at 74s4 0751sc, closing at 74zsc; May at 751ss)
7ec closing at 75 c;J9ne Ssa y Ss eoSng a.
=
about PC lower on Mixed White steady rseolpss
10 3 At Soc: do Waite SIC 30 at 5O1s; do Whit
at 5315c new, 549sc old; No 1 at ole, do White at
561ac; Mixed Western 48a52c; White do at oa(e
5514c; Mixed State at 50a63c; White do 52G 51c.
including Al, 600 bush No for March 50la@60ss
l25ooO for April 50d501a; 10000 May 49s4 g
5uc. sugar unchanged. fair to good refining q 70
off A at S1aGSs4 c. standard at A 834 (d35s pow
dered 9s4 c. Cubes at 9s4 crushed 9s4 graduated
914 Confec. at 8 saein.-e- tirm fes,eseuIn Is
cd OF VxHt .ragy
steady; sales $4,000 TBS. at z 1at97 Ills. PORK
held higher, closing strong; old mess on spot L. 90
FL a. III Ma anew st 40 az 7i9 s5aDs at ou
5a(Q71a higher and fairly active, closing strong
sales 100 ties prime steam on spot 10 921s9ll 90,
225 city steam 10 65; refined for Continent quoted
at IL Is. Batter is firm for choice; State at 2o@
42c; Western 1504Zc, Creamery 43G44c. GHeess
drm for fine; State 1880.
CHICAGO. March 17.-Flour is steady. Wheat is
generally higher; No Chicago spring at 3z1s@
/ 33 for cast. aud March; 1924 al 33 for April;
25aa zs May 2S5 tor june b so 40 re al
ular at 627s fresh 65c for cash; 62%c for March;
$3.50 April: 61s4 @571sc May; o71sc for June.
for May. 44c June, rejected at 421ac. Rye steady
at 83 SAC. Barley is easter at Oo9l OF. Pork is
active and lower at IL 20 for cashl 2O9i7 70 Tor
March; IL 2oa17 221a April: IL 40Gls 421a for
May; IL 60@l7 621a June. Lard is steady ~ soc
10 6s71a cash; 10 671a 10 20 for April; 10 o5@
CLIO STA for May. 10 95@lO 971a june. ss Nh
short clear at o So.
At the afternoon call of the Board, Wheat closed
stronger at l 1924 for April; L 27as91 27s4 MAY:
l 2614 TO, June. Corn easier and rs lower. GA
easier but not lower. Pork lower ~ 80 Tor May,
IL At " for June. Lard easier and 2 1a95 lower.
ts..spls-11 900 bbls aouf, 1 800 bush Naest,
$4,000 bust corp, 4S eco oush osts, l 400 ersA
50 $4,000 bush barley.
Shipmen 16 600 bbls tour, IL 900 bush wheat,
rs O0t oush corn, 10000 bnsh oats. 1900 busa
rye, 49, 600 onsh barley.
ST.LoUIs March 17.-Flour quiet and unchanged
Wheat higher; No Red Fall at 2714 cash. 1 2o1s
for April; / 28 for May; 1 20Ss June; No do at
/ 90 Did, No at s. Corn better at CSC for cash
6614c for April; 675sc for May; 671a June Pork
trim II 45 bid cash. II 80 bid March; IL 80 bid for
April and May. Lard nominal
aecelpts--5O0J bDls -four, 7,0O0 bush wheat,
27 ,0JU BUSH corn, QUO busa oats, O,O0V ousi
We O. 0o0 bush barley.
Shipments coo bbls -four. 5000 bush whoa,
liz, goo bush corn, 10000 bush oats. o.0o0 bt sh
Barley, 0OCO bush rye.
DETROIT. March 17.-Wheat steady: No White
spot 271a; March 81; April and May at 70;
June 2612.
Receipts 1000; shipments $4,000 bush.
New YORK, March l7.-Cotton quiet and firm;
Middling uplands IL 3-16c.
NEW ORLEANS, March IT. Cotton firm: SID ilir
uplands lie.
MOBILE, March II. Cotton firm; Middling ur-
lands at 12c.
SAvANEAn, March 16.--Cotton firm; Middipg
uplands 1880.
MEMPHIS, March 17.-Ootton firm; Midtiins up
lands at liza G.