The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-17
Domestic Markets.


NEW YORK. Mcb. I6.-Fionr market-Reeeints
zo,Sl6 bols; exports 1896 bbls; dull and pr ces
without decided ehange low grades scarce and held
relatively stronger than better qualities; sales I6
800 bbls. 9'''' A''-
r1 Flour quOtations-No 2 at s5as s5; superfns
Western and State at 3 1904 10; common to good
extra Western and State 0OG4 so; good to choice
40 at 4 4Oa1 10; common to choice White Wheat
Western extra at 25t97 90; fancy do IOG7 25:
common to good extra Ohio at OOa7 25: Common
TO- choice extra ST. Louis at 0Od7 25; Patent
Minnesota extra good to prime 60a6 so: choice
10 double extra do at 60d7 80; City Mill extra
at 3O95 20; 100 No 2 at 2 SOFAS 65; 300 bbls
Superfne at 3 1904 10; 1900 low extra at OOa
4 80; $500 bbls Winter Wheat extra at CO67 SO:
43OO bbls Minnesota extra at A Oua7 90; Southern
flour is steady; common to fair 4 50G5 25; good to
cnolce 5oa1 90 Wheat-recepts Al 500 bush;
exports 30 622 bush; cash lots are held Somewhat
stronger; options opened firm, afterwards easier
and declined IS closing unsettled and depressed
at lowest rates export demand moderate and acriye
speculative trade; exports bush; sales q 324 eo0
bush. including 100000 bush on spot; No 3 Red al
! lSel 1874: No 2 Red at 2o14 cert, 221s de-
lyered: NO at 20; No White at 04dl O41a; !;
NO White at ID. Bye is lower; State at 771Lc:
Western 72976c. BnFley firm; 2-rowed State al
oI. Tern unsettled and A@1c lower with fair
speculative trade and moderate export demand clos
ing heavy and unsettled; receipts 129 bush: ex
ports $500 bash: sales ,94l 900 bush includ-
No at 701sG7214c; ;old No 75c delivered; White
southern a 7O1ag7l; No White at e9c; No for
II Closing GiiTSsHg az 79e APRIL at 1899
June 70911 1sc, closing at zoe; July 71A4c. Oats
ASq?4 9 lower and fairly active; receipts 800
=
ADA 95Oc; White at 5212G52sz c: No at 5OlzSa
5OA c, White at 54c; No 1 at 5lcwhite 5Sc; Mixed
Western S.as at e 52c; White 5S956e; Mixed State
5Zeo4c; White 6496oc. Sugar steady refining
l-lo911 "a; refined is quiet: White Ex @ S1S l.
1oi OH AZ S1s9S14 c;sandard A at 82sGS 7-16c;
Sontec. A or3i powdered 9G9 c;granulated / g.
l6c; crushed 9$sc; Cubes at 9G9iAc Molasses Is
firm; sales 5000 hhds at 3la32Is for so test pc
troIeum-united 1 01zs. TaIlow Is firm; sales
$4,000 TBS. Pork dropping; sales 12Obbls new
mess on spot 10 25@19 so; March at 8 O5 asked;
April i9 10 asked. lard cash lots fairly active;
300 ties prime steam on spot IL 6715aIl 20; $50
ties city steam at IL 30@11 50reined Tor continent
We ~; ts, II 30 Tor s a. Butter dull State Is@25c
nrm: State factory 99141s western fiat Sal4.
Freights lower; Wheat y steam 3zsd.
CHICAGO Mch. 16.-Flour unchanged common at
Spring Wheat 50G5 90; Minnesota at 5OG4 25:
bakers 25G 8 rs; patents 6 00a7 so; Winter at
ZoAo 10, Michigan 6UG5 %. Wheat general
tor April; l1$s for May; 1l14 June: No Chica-
60 Spring G714@1 OTIS No 8 at CSC; No Red
Winter O91s. Corn generally lower at 56@57st
for cash; 06c for March; 6614(g56S4 April bOSAc
9bos4 for May: 6O44c for June. Oats eaiser Al "a
cash and for March, 4l14@4lSsc April; 43s4 for
IS nominal at 75c. Dressed Hogs nominal at 10y
3 20. Pork is easier at Is 2cGI8 25 ior cash and
March; ma !S 2slS 3 5ha for April; 1s 5O9S 52ls
II z712911 80 cash and March; IL 37lS oil 40
tGr or, april II 5ogil 521a for May;l1 5715G9li So
June Bulk Meats in fair demand; shoulders at rs:
short rib 10 10: short clear at 10 40.
Al the closing call of the Board this afternoon
Wnedt was lower at Ood}l O51a for March; Il 06Ss
ior April; lOsS May and June. Corn is lower at
oo94c Tor March; $3.50 April; 60c for May; 59s4
ioI June Oats lower at 409a Gale for March; 406s
Tor April; AZ rs lG43c for May. 421ac June Pork
lower lo log 221a for March; Is 2 ais 271a
April. 10 40 May; Is 65 Jene. Lard lower IL 421h
GIL 40 May; Ii 45G1l 474s June.
Reeeipts-Flour 10000 bbls, wheat "a, 600 bush
corn ~ zoo bush, oats l27,OOO bu, rye 1000 bu
barley $4,000 bush. ~
Shipments-Flour 2S1 bbs, wheat 5000 bush
corn 100 600 bush, cats 124 900 bush, rye 45OObu
barley $4,000 bush. ''
ST. LOUIS, March 16.-Flour unchanged; trinle az
4 1904 3Oi family COCA 80; choice l5a r az.
fancy SOG5 CO. Wheat lower; No 2 Red Fal 81
! Oe%4 for cash. 11I4dl IL for april: I 19ss =,
l444 Tor May; 10 June. Provisions ouiet and
unchanged. 4S anu
Receipts-Flour 6,O00 bbls, wheat 21 ono hns,,
barley ,oO00 bush 0'--' ~ '000 ousD'
shipments Flour 7,OOO.bbls, wheat 90 Ooo bush
barley 000O bush. ~ ''Oo0 "usn'
DETROIT. Meh. 16.-Wheat strong: No White
,ai u, cash and March OS: April at O9 bid; NAV
II "a 4iNo White 93c; No 2 Red Winter l lO1s
Receipts 20 900 bush; shipments / s. 600 bush.
New ORLEANS, Mcb. l6.-Cotton dull MiddliDg
uplands lI-16c.
MOBILE, Mch. 1e.-Cotton is firm; Middlng up
lands sac.
SAVANNAH, Meh. 16.-Cotton quiet; Middling up
lands 9Sse.
MEMPHIS, AIch. l6.-Cotton steadyiMiddling up
lands 9L2c.