The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-04

GLOUCESTER FISH MARKET NAV 1-Georoe's
sales at e 81 now held ar M ~ III we
erelmarket active and prices have advanced sales
OF about 1000 bbls Bay the present week at 20 so q
but in ght receipt last sales at 90 " cwt. smoked
do very scarce; sales at 10ic % ID now held at lie.
Cod Liver on 7Sc W gallon.-[Cape Ann Advertiser.
New YORK, May 2.-Cotton a shade frmer with a
air business doing; sales $500 bales Middling Up
lands 32t a $780, Chi fly at 33c, closing quiet with
b yers over S24c. Flour-receipts 1856 bbls. sales
5000 bbls. State anu Western uul and 10 a. l5c
lower; supertine Stare so a 9 S5 extra do 9 IS q
10 3O choice do 10 So a 10 S.; fancy do 10 55 q 10 g.
l4Ol; Superfne Western 80 a 70; common to
good to choice White Wheat extra 1920 e 10 65
southern dull and dropping; sales 400 bbls.; COM
mon to fair extra 10 rs q 10 60; good to choice do
IL p q IA 90; California dull and lower sales 900
sacks at ~ 20 a Is 90 Wheat a &c lower and less
active; sales $4,000 bush. Chicago Spring No. at
"a. q 243; Amber Gre Bay 265; White do 3 %.
Gonna shade tirmer with only moderate business
q 16 afoat and in store; White Southern % q
2t Oats active and a shade nrmer; sales 5000
$50 bbs.; new plain mess Is 90 q 20 50; extra
mess 20 so a az rs. Pork frmer and quiet; sales
225o bbls. new mess 20 81 q 20 S. closing at 20 81
REGULAR old do 2S 90 @ % 81 closing at % Il cash
prime % so a % 75 lard firm; sales 1850 bbls. al
ISL 19sc; also 450 bbs. seller june 1890. But
ter heavy sales at % q 45e for Ohio and At q 4sc
sales $50 hhds; Muscovado 10a 1lsc. Cnffee firm
sales no bags Rio private terms Molasses dull.
Resin IS q 90. Oils dull; Linseed IA q i is;
Lard, Sperm and Whale quiet. Petroleum quiet;
crude at 124 q 13c; refined bonded 27s "a 29c. Tai
low quet sales $1,000 lbs. at Il 0 PIC Wool quiet
and without decided change sales 100000 Tbs. at II
5ic for domestic fleece A a Acc for super pulled;
Cape and Mestizalon private terms Freghts to Liv-
erpool lower; Cotton per sail 4d Wheat per steamer
std. 1885, a-a.
nally 13c on Corn 1Oc ON Oats and Ice ON Wheat to
New York. Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat
staSrant ana nominal Corn duh; sales OF one boat
q 95c Oats quiet; sales ,ryo to arrive at 79lc
and small lots in store at 7Gc Other articles dull and
unchanged. ,.,.
a l. 70. Wheat fairly active at 10 q IL for No. l,
and 209k a 210 for No. 2. Corn moderately active
and advanced q lie; sales No. at ST. a SSsc;
new S:tc. Oats active and advanced; buyers fer
6Gc. r quiet and ste ,dy at 50 q II. Barley
quiet at IS tor No2 in Mess Pork active and
advanced % a S5c sales at q IS @ 20 90 cash, buyer
30 ill Nay Lard steady and firm; prime city steam
I9c. Bulk Meats-dry sal ed shoulders 10 a l3lc.
Sweet picked Hams firm and inactive.
CINCINNAgI. May 2-NIcss Pork held at 20 90 ;
no sales over 20 30. Bulk Meats firm at 10 % 1E4c.
Bacon in od demand at lac tor shoulders III a 1Sc
for clear RIB sides and clear Sides Lard firm at 19c;
sales 700 tierces, including 400 do country at 1896
Hams active at 20 a 21c. i4
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 30-Tobacco closed less ac-
tive; most bids were rejectel prices unchanged.
but firm; extras 90 q 25: double extra s75 q
1925; triple fancy IL o. q "a 90. Wheat d.h and
0caVys SdleS CnOice lieu 10 70 40, prime clOce
Spring 10 % l21. Corn So q So. Oats more ac-
tive at 7S@ Use. Barley dull and droopng so for
prime SpIing. Provisions active and higher with
large business in Bacon. Mess Pork firm at 90 90.
Bulk Meats-shoulders 13c; rib sides Ice, loose. Ba-
con-clear sides 1S3c sales loo 001 lbs clear sides at
Cincinnati, buyer Tor June, at 1s2c per cent add
ed 10D 900 lbs clear rib at the terms shoulders
13a % lac. Sugar cured Hams l9a 90 zoe. Lard firm
and higher at ISL "a 19c for kettle; keg held at
zoe. Whskey firm at 2 %.
| LOUISVILLE, April 30.-Tobacco firm; sales 16s
hhds Leaf 25 a &c 75 -Four act We; superfine rs
Wheat IS q IS Corn in bulk SS a 9Oc lor shelled
| and ear. Oats rs q So. Mess Pork 20 co. Bacon
shoulders A. clear rib sides 17tc clear sides 1871
Hams-fancy 2lic and plain 1870. Lard-tierce 19Ic
| Whskey 21 @222.
| MEMPHIS. April 3o-Cotton quiet; receipts 81
| bales; exports 968 bales. Flour unchanged. PorL
30 90 a 20 So Bacon firm; shoulders 14c clear sides
1sic. Bulk Meats-shouders Ice; clear sides 16Jc.
Lard IS q 19c. Corn O5. Oats so a S5c.
| WILMINGTON, N. c., April 3O.-Spirits Turpentins
| has declined to 66c % gal Rosn-high grades firm
lower grades weak; strained and No. 2 at 45 No.
80; pale 90. Cotton weaker; Middling 3O4c. Tai
| declined to Go.
CHARLESTON, S. c., May 2-Cotton in light de-
mand and steady; Middlines 81 a SIC. =, ~
SAVANNAH, May 2.-Cotton frmer, holders ask
ing an adv ance; Middlings 32c.
NEW ORLEANS, May 2.-Sugar and Moasses nom
nally unchanged. Cotton firmer and holders ask al
| ceipts 1910 bales; exports 1907 bales. ''sii