The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-24

NEW YORK, April 22.-Couton about &c better:
saes 1900 bales; Middling upands &c. F(our-sales
l4,91 Dols: state and Western fairly active; high
5rtteS very firm; low grades quiet; superfne State
20 "a rs; extra 10 25 % ii So rounl hoop Ohio 10 80
IA W; extra ives ern 10 20 "a II 30; White Wheat
extra u d IA 90; Southern firm; sales 500 bbls
extra 10 80 % Is lO California quite firm; sales 1900
sacks at IL % II 80. Wheat irregular and unset
Ged; sale ,lliOo0 hush.; Spring about c lower and
;iosih! nrn WIN an active export demand; IA QUO
BUS l. No Spring TO arrive, private terms; Chi
cag Spring No. at 50 q IS delivered the latter
price an e. IRENE; No. to arrive 49, do No at go
2Gl leivered; No. and Mixed at 55 q 81 de-
I'VE ed Corn about 1c better; sales 5000 bush; new
Mixed Western IL q ~ afoaf, closing at Is; old
u ia 9 Is in store, and 20 delivered. Oats a
shade easicr sales 81, 90 BUSH; Western So "a s5lc
N Store, and Sic af1oa. Beef firm; sales Gi0 bbls
PORK trim +; sales 1850 bbls; mess Of 81 q % 49,
losing at Y 81 cash. Lara tirmer; 100 bbs. al
Ia % lssc; small lots 1s2c. Butter weak; Obi 20
g 4Oc; STATE 81 % oh. Whiskey quiet Rice quiet
at 4 % 12c. Coffee finn; sales 1909 bags Rio at i1Jc
cold holasses steady; sales 10 hhds. Muscovado
at &c: Naval Stores firm. Petroleum quiet; crude
% l23c refined bonded at 261c. Freighs Liver
poll shade tImfr; Cotton per sail 3-16J Flour per
ste mer Is Cd; Corn per steamer Cd; Wheat per
steamer cd.
America Wool were sold at auction to-day; bidding
spirited; lower grades dull, lie the better glades
were barely ma ntained at rates; the range 26t
q sc for unwashed, and 60 q SC Tor ceansed.
BUFFALO, N. Y. April Flour steady; sales Cos
bbs city ground Spring at 10 So and 100 do Western
Amber at IL 30. Wheat dull scarce and uncb aneed.
oats-market bare and noininal. Rye-market bare
anil nominal. Birley dull and unchanged Seeds
quiet at 70 a 90 for Timothy; lover 90 a Sc
Peavne % % 50; Flax so. Mess Pork firm at
81 so a 27 70. Lard firm at lec.
CHICAGO, April 23.-Flour fairly active; prime
Spring extras 300 a II Is. Wheat firm and in fail
demand at an advance of q &c; sales No. at Il
a II; No: g buyers at o. Corn fairly active and
advanced a lc; No. at 81 "a SSc: No. 2 at IS q
s55e: OTIS more active and advanced q &c; sales
ut 63{ q csc. RE inactive at s.. Barley quiet at
80 "a Il for No. Ri Store Provisions uU ct First
class Mess Pork held at q 00 clear % co. Lard quiet
but firm at Il q 17@c.., Bulk Meats nominal. Live
Hogs dull and declined 10 q 15c, ranging from 10 a
%. Beet Cattle duh but firm at a decline OF soc
prices ranging nom 375 a so.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 21.-Tobacco unchanged
Cotton nominaly at 295c. Flour heavy and unchang
ed; superfne so a 30; extra s 25 "a 90: double
extra % a II co; treble to fancy 70 co a 10 25
Wheat-choice fall stea at 60 @ 27S; Spring de
declining; sales at So a SOC, the latter for choice
White. Oats firmer at 700 73c Rye is advancing
sales at 30 q 81. Pork ull at 26 Is a q 90. Ba
dull; shoulders 13e; clear sides l7c and general
" held &c higher loose sugar cured hams 19c Lart
firm; choice tierce 17Jc, and 1Sc for keg. Whske,
firm at 2 20, Live Stock unchanged.
MEMPHIS. April 21.-Cotton firm stock 1911 bales
receipts l25 bales; export, 26S bales. Flour dulla
nominal. Pork quiet at &c So Bacon dull; should
ers J24c; celr sides Ice. Lard Is @ 19c. Corn firm
| at DC q CO. Oats rs a So.
| CINoINNAJI, April 23.-Mcss Pork firm at % 90
which was a shade above the views OF buyers. Lar,
hrm and in demand at ISc. Bulk Meats firm; side
IN good demand at 1z3c; shout ers 12c. Bacon firm
| butquet
| NLw ORLEANS, April 2s-Cotton active; Middlin
32c; sales 5000 bales receipts 235 bales; exports
| bales. Sugar dull
| MOBILE, April 23.-Cotton market firm; Middlin
313c sales 800 bales receipts 12S bales exports dO2
| bales.
| CHARLE'ToN, April 20. Cotton firm: Middlin
sic; sales OF the week 157 bales receipts of he weel
llIo Oh es; exports, to Great Britain, SSH bales
castwise, 1888 Dales stock 1096S baes OF which 10
are on shlpboard.