The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-01-17
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New BEDFORD, Jan. 10 Sperm Oil in reouest
for export but in view of the rise in gold holders re-
fuse to sell at the price offered 90 % gall the only
sale since our Inst report has been 50 bbls. in Boston
for export, on private terms. In Whale Oil sales
have been wade in this market of $50 bbls Northern
or export 3OO do Tor home use and 900 do Arctic for
do on private terms. In New York 633 bbIs Coast
and Humpbaek have been sold for export at &c a.
gal.-lSiandard.
3,I00 baies; Middling upands 16ac. Flour-sales
500 bbls.; State and Western heavy and "a 1rc
wesern g "a 9 % a. Rop Will Hoop Ohio rs
l2 G5 q II rs; sales $50 bbis.; Southern duh and
dropping at go a 10 90; California 10 q csc lower
sales 1900 sacks at II s. @ 10 So Wheat dull and in
buyers favor sales 800 bush. Chicago Spring No. 2
straight at 40 in store Corn less active and with
out decided change; sales $4,000 bush; old Mixed
western SO aHoat; new do "a a. 80 afloat. Oats
firm and quiet; sales $4,000 bush.; Western eGt a.
BIC N store, the latter extreme and $50 aAoat.-
h BE ssa s sass Gao nh Peri heay
steady sales 1,1oj bbls. 12J t3ic. Butter steady
Whisky quiet Rice 1rm at 10 a lie for Carolina.
200 boxes Havana at 12c Coffee firm Moasses
firm; sales 80 hhds. Demerara at 53c so hhds Bar
oadoes at SIC; 125 bbls. New Orleans at s6l Naval
stores firm. Petroleum quiet; crude 10Jc; refined
BOMBED 24a g 25c. Tallow firm. Freights to Liver
pool firm Cotton 1l-32 g 7-16d per sail and q id
Ter steamer Wheat sgd per sail.
ALBANY, y. Y, JAM 16.-The Cattle trade IA mod
erately active az an advance of a &c; receipts 2 100
head, mostly of an interior quality sales 500 head
fair to good and 81 a sc for extra steers sheen a.
&c lover, the market closing dull on account .oi q
large supply; ecepts 1900 head sales 500 head
ranging from u q 6Ic for light common to good
Sc; receipts $500 heal; dressed do 81 q 1OIc
Chicago, Jan. 16-Four dull; Spring extra 50
g 10 co. Wheat quiet but firm at an advance of &c
sales at II a IL for No l; OS "a Osh for No p
Corn-old inactive No. 3 at SO; new active at All
g Sec closing firm at the outside price Oats quiet
at 59i e 8ic. lsye quiet and a &c lower; sales at
81 q 90. Barley firm and more active at / sc "a
50 in store Provisions active and firm. Mess Pork
20 80 q 20 IS; thin mess Is 50; prime mess 16 90
rump Pork Is 90. Lard-prime steam in good de-
mand at 21c. English Meats dull ;Eshort ribbed 9ic
CfSoISNAff, Jan i6,@Whiskey' u unsettled and
nominal Mess Pork held at q 90 Tor old and 20 80 10
SC for shoulders and medium sides. Bacon 81 al
1l3c for shoulders and clear sies. Lard firm at Iii
a i2o for lower grades andtl q l2ic for prime coun-
try and city.
ST. LOUIS, NO., Jan. i.-Tobacco-none offering.
Cotton advancing and held above the views OF buy
ers Flour firm; snperfne 80 q 10; extras OOj
double do 10 20 q II so; treble do to fancy II 81 q
1907. Wheat fat. Corn tirMer ut q g $50 for
siclied and 50 a soc on the ear Oats dull at II q
q 75c. Barley firm at 10 tor Fall. Rye I'M
changed. Provisions and Lard nominal1y unchanged.
Hogs lrmer at 9 90 q 6 so. Receipts-1,0Go bbls.
-four.
LouIsYILLE, dan. 1i-Toliaceo iirm; Tugs 90 @
. 10; common to medium leaf 90 q II 90. Cotton
II a 14ic. Flour IS "a IL 30. Wheat 30 "a 3d.
Oats 81 q Csc. Corn on the ear 70 a Doc. Mess Pork
q 90 a 81 80, Lard 12a a lac. Bacon-shoulders
SIC; clear sides lac. Bulk Meats-shouldeIs SIc
clear sides lie. Whiskey in bond 2S q 3Oc.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 14.-Cotton firm art
scarce; Mddling uplands Is q 15ic. Pork q so d
q %. Rlcon dull; clear sides 12lc, Bulk shoulders
| SIC; sides l2C, Corn rs % SOC. Oats dull and UNI
changed. Hay 90 90.
MOBILE, Jan. 1i.--Cotton closed quiet and easier
sales 1900 bales Midding l4sc receipts 1927 bales
exports $40 bales,