The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-21
Domestic Markets.


NEw YORK. Meh. 20-Elour market-Reeeipts
34,z95 bhls. exports $50 bbls; htsTy and 56i5c
lower with limited export and home trade demand;
sales zoo bbls.
Flour cuotations-No 2 at 1908 50; superfns
Western and State at 70d3 95; common to good
extra Western and State Ood4 90; good to choice
do at God7 90; common TO choice White Wheat
Western extra at 25d7 90; fancy do Z 1907 25;
common TO good extra Ohio at 4 Ood7 25; common
to choice extra St. Louis at 0Od7 IS; Patent
Minnesota extra good TO prime 6Ud6 so: choice
TO double extra do at 60a7 so; City Mill extra
Supernne at 70G3 e5; 500 low extra at OOa
rs, 1900 bbls Winter Wheat extra at 4 c0d7 so;
4200 bbls Minnesota extra at o. al SO5 Southern
-four Is about steady; common g fair at 20G5 20;
good to choice 3Oa7 90. Whenf-receipts AZ
220 bush exports 2s SIS bush; cash a q l9e lower
and less active afterwards hrmer and reacted q al,
closing steady trifle unGer uuside prices; export
demand limited and fairly active speculative trade;
10000 bush on spot; No Red at 16 ono Red
at 1914 Al l9 cert, l 20lx al 81 delivered; No
Red at 2s1 No do at OF; No White 55,-
not strictly prime. Barley firm: Proved State al
S3c delverel Corn-cash n GM lower. options
decline and advanced "a aSse, closing very firm; re-
ceipts 40 III bush; exports 76 273 bush; sales g.
65s, goo bush, Including 2ls, coo bush on spot Nos
at 81 q s162I4c; No at 81 and G6s9ls e;South-
ern Yellow 69c; White Southern 57G69c: No for
March 66sa d67Ssc, closing 671sc; April at STAG
6si4c, closing esiaei May 6SSs a69l4e. closing at
opened "A disc lower. afterwards advanced q a
Iii. closing arm and fairly active; receipts 52zS0
bush; exports - bush sales ,1S9, 900 bush; No 8
at 49SG c; White at 611s ,dh1s4 c; No 2 at SOFA q
5obsc; White 5Sa53lsc; No at 5olAe; White at
57c; Mixed Western at 49d5lc; White at 52d56c;
MixediState 53654c; White at 53d5Se. Sugar is
rather weak; refining quoted 1-l6d IA; refined
at sl asssc: ass C. conssc lee A s = powdsTsd ' sSs1s
granulated Ssa as 3-16c; crushed 9Sse; Cubes at
9as1se. Molasses is hrmer; sales 1900 Cuba so
bbls "a 4a7S4 refined SSsGSla. Tanow frmer:
sales 10000 fhs 5-16dSsA Pork held firm ;sales
Zoe bbs new mess on spot at 10 25G19 so, latter
choice; $50 clear back at % 6I22 90: options
neglected. Lard opened shade lower, afterwards
advanced as points closing about steady and less
doing; prime steam on spot quoted IL b4Gl1 57ls
March lilo tcs city steam at IL 20; refined for con-
tinent / 6S ! So for 5. A. Butter is unsettled;
Sc, Cheese is firm; State factory 9als1s; Western
Freighrs duh; Wheat y steam si4d.
Chicago AIeh. ao--Els,ar Has.ia..,.ri ennnao1l an
Spring Wheat 5oG5 90; Minnesota at 3 50G4 20;
bakers 25a5 20; patents 8 ooss 90; Winter az
easier and closed higher; regular o5G1 O5ls for
March; 05Ssail 05la for April; 1OSsGl lOAa
i oSGi o6i4 No at 9lc: 80 Red Winter 07.
Corn generally lower at 54s4 561sc tor cash; ;54SA
for March; b4is 95se for April; Ss1s 591ae May;
59G591ke for June. Oats are higher; 4oc for cash
and March; 4614e April; ASA s4Si4e May: 4zts
for June. Rye is steady az 5sc Barley weak t5c.
Dressed Hogs at s 2oaS so. Pork opened lower
and closed tirm at outside prices Is tVdlS 10 for
cash and March; 8 l71aalS 20 for April; Is 42i9
GlS As for May; D 8 62iaG1S 66 fol June. Lard
opened lower and closed drm at outside prices;
II 171sa1l 20 cash and March; IL 22h1 eli 25
tor Apfilsll AOMll Azr9 Tor May IL A. A20dll 90
tor June. Bulk Meats in fair demand; shoulders at
Z 65;short rib at 10 1O,short clear 10 45.
At the closing cali of the Board this afternoon
Wheat was irregular at 05Ss for April; 1O9s for
May; i0A for June. Corn is hrmer at b4SAc for
March; 5bc for April; $3.50 for May 59iae june.
Oats trmer at 40Axc for April 1850 for May; 4zts
dASc for June. sPork irregular at $ OeGlS 10 Tor
March; Is 20 April; Is 40 May; Is 6VGlS ozbs
June. Lard unchanged. -
Receipts-Flour 10000 hbls, wheat 1000 bush,
corn 224 900 bush, oats 1sSOoO bu, rye So,ooO oui
barley $4,000 bush.
Shipments-Flour 6S5 bbls, wheat IL 800 bush,
corn IL 600 bush cats l23, 90 bush, rye 1000 bu
barley $4,000 bush.
Sr. LOUIS. March 2O.-Four unchanged. Wheat
HIGHER; No Red Fall at OSMGl 0s1a for cash;
0gta bid for April, liza al l2Ss May; 1l5s
al lis4 for June; No at 1 o214 al 03lS. Pro-
visions lower TO sellw only small peddng trade
Receipts-Flour 5000 bbls, wheat $4,000 bush.
corn 10000 bush, oats 10000 bush, rye 00oO bush
barley 10000 bush.
shipments-Flour 600 bbls, wheat oOO0 bush.
barley 0O0o bush.
DETROIT AIch. 20.-wheat is steady; No White
fail, spot and March 061ai April at 07Ss May
oa1s June lola; No 2 White at Ole; No 2 Red
Winter / oS%
Receipts $4,000 bush;shipmentsS, 600 bush.
NEW ORLEANS, Meh. 2o.-Cotton quiet; AIiddling
uplands 9Ac.
MogILE, Meh, 2o.-Cotton steady; Mddling up
lSnds 9IaG9Ssc.
sAvANNAH, ,NTch. 2o-Cotton is dull MiddIiug up
lands 9Ssc
MEMrHs, .Mch. 2o,-cotton quiet; Middling uF-
lands 9iSc