The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-21
GO M Nj e CIAL
New York stock and Money Market

NEW YORK, May 2O-6P. M.-Money very easy at
4 @6 per cent on call; prime discounts 6 a per
cent. Sterling Exchange dull at 1O9B a ITO. Gold
ment sold no Gold to-day. The shipments to-day
were $1,075,0OO. Governments continue in active de-
to anS sbs
demption of compound interest notes 81 ,245. 800.
Henry Clewes s. Co. furnish the following 43O quo
ioss 1885, Do 1854 u.s. d 1865, q lost sfS
1888; do new, 11Ot a 11Oa; do 1867, 11Of a 1fOF;
10-40's 10it a 1914; 1905, i07i q 108.
RailMay market generally steady though quiet.
Express and Miscellaneous shares heavy and lower.
Pacific Mail declares no dividend. The Mariposa
inc into the title of their property. The following
are $50 figures Adams, Express, 55s; Pacific Mail,
ST. Reading "a II s MssEaa Ere su 81 s no
Central, 146; Cleveland & Pittsburg, S6s; Toledo.
1863; Rock Island, 94a; Chicago & North Western,
Mining shares dull.
The receipts at the Sub-Treasurv to-day amount-
ed to $5631 1881; payments $4SOs, $685. balance $1O1
Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK, May 2O.-Flour-sales 400 bbls. ;
State and Western q 10c lower ON low grades I;
saperfne State so g 90; extra rs q 10 80; round
White Wheat extra II IS a 10 90 Southern dull and
q Is Is Via Horn and IL Is q Is Is via Isthmus.~
Wheat 1c lower; sales 81, 800 bush.; Chicago Spring
No. Eat 224 a 25; No. at 2 50. Corn opened 1c
lower for new and firm tor old and closed firm and
advancing for both kinds; sales 1872 900 BUSH; new
Mixed Western - a 13t, closing at 10 q l31;
sales $4,000 bush. Western IS a SEC. Beef steady
Pork irmer but quiet; sales 1900 bbls new mess
$50 q % 81, closing at 20 81. Lard shade lrmer;
a s4c; State 80 a SIC wRiskey quiet. Cotton nom
nally lower; sales 200 bales; Mddling uplands 31c
12tc; Muscovado at III q 1890. Coffee firm and
quiet Molasses quiet and firm. Naval Stores steady.
Oils quiet Petroleum quiet; Freights to Liverpool
frmer; Wheat per steamer 81 "a Cd and Corn sgd.
AIRANV N v Nav -(atf1a mn lat- NJ
Cattle are about 4c better, with read sales at IA a
18tc for common to prime.
BUFFALO, n. Y. May 9.--Freights-lower; Oats
&c t. New York. Flour dull; sales $50 bbls. city
ground Spring at 10 70, and 100 bbls do at 10 &c.
Wheat quiet; sales 5000 bush. No. Chicago at 10,
and car Amber Canada at 2623 and cars No
80, 600 bush at OIL, 1900 bush. at 01t and 5000
bush. at 90. Oats quiet; sales $4,000 bush. West
at 783c and 23,L00 do to arrive at roc. Barley
quiet; sales one car State at il delivered. Mess
Pork-sales 100 bbls heavy at 28 rs. Lard quiet at
19ic. Highwines entirely nominal.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 19.-Tobacco active at tull
rates. Wheat declining; choice White and Re Fall
$50 90; good to fair do 2 70@275; No. Spring
210@ PIP; No. at CT q 2 os. Corn heavy; Mixed
and Yee Nv 60 s9e; Yellow ssc White soc. Oats
prime 80. Rye firm at so "a So. Flour quiet;
superfne IS q 90; double extra 5Ol9 II 90; fan
cy II 80 "a 10 IS. Provisions dull sales Mess Pork
at 20 % a 2S So Bulk Meats-loose clear sides 1910
Bacon-clear sides III 17sc; choice canvessed haps
21c. Cattle firm Beeves 90 q 8 so, gross. Mutton
Sheep 90 "a 700 4Y head.
LOUISVILLE, May 19.-Tobacco-sales 264 hhds. at
full prices Tugs to bright leaf 90 a 40 90. Flour
superfne 70 a 90. Wheat 80 a 2 65. Corn 90 a
Soc Oats 50 a s5c. Lard 1871 q l9c. Mess Pork
1850. Bacon-shouders "a "a 14tc; clear rib II a
17lc clear sides 72 a 1sc. Bulk shoulders 10 q 131c
clear sides II q 17lc. Cotton 20 q 291c. Whskey
nominal.
MEMPHIS, May 19.-Cotton nominally unchanged
with quotations; receipts 10 bales; exports bales
Flour unchanged. Mess Pork 90 so. Bacon-should-
1890. Bulk shoulders 13c; clear sides 1910. Lard
10 q 21c. Corn 90. Oats size.
WILMINGTON, N. c., May 19.-Sprits Turpentine
in demand at ACC ~ gal Rosin-lower grades active
and tending upward; strained 2 IT; No. at 235 g
at 3 90. Cotton dull