The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-05-15
The Markets.
TELEaRAPH1o REPORTS.

s-,r-- b. r NEW YORK. May Il.
The Commercials article says the stock market
opened weak but became nrmer AZ e +bree1cuarte1s
millions dollars of 5-2Js brousat oi
terday were thrown on the marnea, sei'g a aa v1s
1O1s The Money market Is easier. Torelgn news
bass st,angbened Exchange. Light bills on London
1fO4. Gold frmer notwithstanding the good supply,
owing to the decline In cotton and zVsas LVerpooi;
qaosea AZ -''T 7'+ NEW YORK. May IA.
Cotton-frm; sales EGO bales; Middling Uplands al
% Il Sue a. 15c lower; sales $500 bbls State and
wsstsrn.s State at 50 80 Round Hoop Ohio at
10 65 a. 16 70. Canada at S75 q Is so.
rWheat--dull and q &c lower; no sales.
-eorn--ic higher; sales $4,000 bush.; Mixed West
oats-hrm; Canada at 80 q Gle. a
Beef--steady. ..o2 s. fI ENR
Pork-iower; sales $3.50 bbls.; new mess at 80 90
lard fsrmer; sales 1910 bbls. at 10 q Y4c.
-Whskey-qulet.
,Susar-highei; sales 100 hhds. Muscovado at 1Ot q
Naval Stores quiet. -..s aects
oo Petroeum-frm; sales 800 bbls. of Crude at 2st
freights to Liverpool-quiet.
- ". t@ CHICAGO, May II.
Flosr moderately active. Wheat irregular at / 8.
10 Tor Nc: !, closing at the inside price, and IL
Sg l IL forNo Q. Corn active and advanced @ &c;
sales 6lac forNo1. Oats firm; sales at 33c for No
!: High Wines inactive. Provisions firm but mac
tive. Freights Inactive at SIC on corn to Buffalo.
Receipts - 5000 bbls OF Hour. 52,UO0 bushels Of
wheat $4,000 bushels of corn, 10000 bushels Of oats
Shfpments-4,3D0 bbls of flour, 49, 900 bushels OF
wheat. Il 900 bushels corn, IS, 200 bushels oats.
MILWAUKEE, May IA.
Flour tends downward. Wheat Irregular. closing
at 7Sl for No. l. Corn quiet at SOC for No. 1. oat
firm &C SIC. Freights dull Receipts-2,loO bbls
fpur, $40 bushels of wlelt TO- 900 bushels of oats
Shipments-100) 0 bbls. of HOUR COO BUSH OF wheat
$500 bushels corn rS as.s5
ST. LOUIS, May a.
Cotton depressed under foreign news Flour dull
and unchanged. Wheat, better qualities unchanged:
lower qualities declined a 15c Corn irmer; sales
unchanged. Bacon unchanged. Whiskey unchang-
cd. p a'
eL Ig g CINCINNATI, May Ii.
Wheat nominal. Whiskey dull at Q 90. Provisions
quiet Mess Pork held at 81 90; no sales. Lard un-
changed.
Gold 1870. @ 7
= Per Moravian off Farther Point
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, May A.
Cotton sales for the week $4,000 bales including
1900 Spectators and exporters The market closed
dull at decline Of q I'D for all descriptions.
The authorized quotations follows: New
Orleans Fair 16ad Middlng 145d; Mobile Fair 16d ;
Middlng do I'D; Uplands Fair 151d Middling UpS
lands 132d. q Nei7a 80
The stock in port amounts to 600 bales of which
81, 900 are American.
The sales OF Friday were 5000 bales including 800
70 Spectators and exporters. The market closed dull
MANCHESTER MARKET.-Th Manchester mar
ket closed fiat and declining.
LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET, May
4-Breadstufis stead and unchanged.
LIVERPOOL PROVISIONS MARKET, Nav A.
The market is very dull and tending downward.
LONDON MONEY MARKET, May 4. sConsoIs
The Bullion in the Bank of England has decreased
during the week e347, 900 sterling =
AMERICAN SECURITIES.-U. s. 5-2O's 90 a.
6st Erie Shares 4Sa q 494. Illinois Central Shares
New YORK May14