The Portland daily press., 1868-05-23
Domestic Markets .

NEW YORK, May 22-Four-sales II 800 bbls. ::
State and Western 10 q 15c lower for common grades
and firm tor medium and good grades, with rather
more doing; superfne State Is a 90; extra 20 "a
10 30; round hoop Ohio IS q 10 50; Southern droop
more active sales 800 sacks at II Is q Is u.s. Wheat
4c lower saes 81, 200 bush. Chicago Spring No.
at 20 q 49, closing at inside prlce; No. at 21s.
Corn heavy and q &c lower for new; sales 1880
bush.; new Mixed Western 10 a 12J a1oat, clos
ing at inside price; ola Is in store which is scarce
s6sc, closing at SIC. Beef steady Pork steady and
quiet sales 25Obbls new mess % 70 % 49, closing
at s sa Rntsr shde ia sales 1899 bb
@ SIC; Whiskey quiet. Cotton a shade frmer; sales
600 bales; Middling uplands 3oc. Rice quiet Sugar
steady sales 1900 hhds. Porto Rico II a 12lc; Mus
covado III q 12c. Coffee quiet Moasses dull. Ma
val Stores dull Oils quiet. Petroleum firm. Freights
to Liverpool quiet; Wheat per sail 3D. and per steam
BUFFALO. N. Y, May 21.-Flour quiet; city ground
Spring 25c lower. Wheat inactive and nominal -
Corn dull; sales $4,000 bush. White Western at O5
1000 bush. Mixed do IN car and small lots at OF a
1o2; 5000 bush Yellow do at 03. Oats dull sales
$1,000 bush. Western, in two lots, at 79c Other
CHICAGO, May 22.-Flour quiet; Spring extras 90
g 1918 Wheat active and declined p a &c; sales
clined q &c; sales No. at 50 a s6c; reecten SO a
sssac. oats ste ,dy at 7O4c Barley nominal Provis-
% % g % 80. Lard firm at IS q lsIc. Live Hogs
active at 80 9975 for inferior to saecy lots Beet
Cattle quiet and unchanged. Freights firm and &C
Buffalo win " VII "-''"' W
| ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 21-Tobacco firm tor all
qualities; sound Tugs 30 q o.; dark leaf 90 "a
90 black wrappers II 90 q 16 50; bright leaf IA 90
9 AZ %. Flour extremely quiet; superfne so a.
90; extra 90 "a rs; double do to fancy 80 "a
a 90 Wheat very depressed and lower choice Fail
10; No. do 90 "a 05. Corn frmer but inactive
Mixed IS q SOC; choice White and Yellow 90 a 92c
Oats in fair demand at 80 a Sic. Bsrley quiet at %
| 92 30 for Spring Rye firm at soc. Provisions firm
but very quiet Mess Pork % so a % rs. Bacon
clear sides 174c. Lard at 19c; small round lots held
| higher. Cattle-Sood to choice in good demand but
unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, May 21.-Tobacco advancing: sales
245 hhds; Tugs rs a co. leaf 10 90 "a II co. Flour
-superine 70 "a 90. Wheat 45 "a 80 Corn firm
at CSC. Oats SO "a S5c Rye 10 "a 215. Cotton 2s
e 2s9c for Mddlings. Lard 165 a 1870. Mess Pork
| 2S 20 az % so. Bacon-shoulders ID "a 145c; clear
sides l!a &c Bulk shoulders 10 q 131c; clear sides
10 9 16&c. Whiskey nominal
MEMPHIS, May 2f.-Cotton dull at 29t a SOC; re-
| snperfne 800 a 100. Mess Pork 20 so. Bacon
shoulders lac; clear sides 1sc. Lard 10 q 2Oc Corn
| CSC a 90. Oats SIC.
| SAVANNAH, May 22-Cotton frmer and buye rs
| very cautious; Middling firm at 3Oc.
AUGUSTA, May 22.-Cotton dull; Middlings nomi-
nal al 2Sc
| .CHARLEsToN, SIC, May o. Cotton-buyers de-
cline to purchase at present rates sales 80 bales
buyers offered 29c, but sellers ask 3Oc
MOBILE, May 22.-Cotton drecepts for the week
$40 bales; exports, foreign $3.50 bales; coastwjse 1870
bales; stock hand $500 bales sales TODAY $50
bales; Middlings % a 283c, holders asking 3Oc
NEW ORLEANS, May 22.-Cotton dull; Middlinps
295c: sales to day 800 baes sales of the week $3.50
bales receipts of the week 1865 bales; exports tor
1900 bales and coastwise 1856 bales stock s1 bales