The Portland daily press., 1868-08-18
Doulesfic Markets.

NEW YORK, Aug. -Flour-sales 1900 bbls. ;
state and Western S9 zoe lower with moderate
II 70: round hoop Ohio 90 q 10 40; extra Western
80 "a l0t5; White Wheat extra 10 so a 10 90;
Southern dull; sales 400 bbls.; extra 20 q Is 90 ;
California heavy and lower; sales 100 sacks at IL %
II 30. Wheat dull and 1 q &c lower; sales IA 600
bush; Chicago Spring No. 2 o g IL anu 2 Is for
choice Amber do; White California 2s0. Corn
slightly fayors buyers with pretty good demand !;
sales rs, 900 BUSH; Mixed Western 12I a 1 II for
unsound and IS lg 10 tor sound do, both afioat,
and 20 tor high Mixed neatly Yellow White West
era 25. Oats shade frmer; sales 5000 BUSH; new
Ohio 9Oc Western size in store and S3lc aoat Beef
s steady; Pork shade tirmer but quiet; sales 400
lar. Lard quiet and steady; sales $50 terces at IS
9 l9ac: Butter steady; Ohio 50 @ 55c; State "a a
4Oc. Whiskey 1rm sales 400 bbls in bond at G7Jc.
COTTON shade irmer but not very active sales 800
bales; Middling uplands 291 q SOC, Rice steady.
Sugar dull and dropping; Muscovado II q lie Cot
Zee d IA and very heavy for all grades. MOlasses dull;
muscovado 43c. Naval Stores dull. Oils steady.
Freighs 10 Liverpool quiet; Corn per steamer 4id.
- NEW YORK Aug. 72-Weekly Cattle market
s54 Hog Becye ---324f arrived to-day. The I'M
easiness about diseased Cattle has partially subsidized
but still there life in the trade and prices no
better than last part of last week. The receipts in
cluded some very choice Kentucky and Ohio steers,
thS best Ct which sold i6t l6lc fir Illinois, IN
remain unsold; extra 1Gi a 164c; prime 15s q Ice;
good 10 q 15Ic; medium 144 q 14Ic; poor to med-
Gm 10 e l4c o1 Sheep steady Lambs heavy; receipt
prices declined &c the besl stock and &c ON com
mon; market weak at a &c for Sheep an "a Sc TO,
Ia Limbs with some small lots heavy prime Sheep at
fio AND few Lambs at 81 SIC; sales 22,,O7 head
porter OF 1850 at 9 20 a 10 49,.
BUFFALO. N. Y, Aug. 15.-Flour ouiet and ~
changed. Wheat dull; Spring nominal. Corn an q
and lower; sales 10000 bush. Mixed Western part to
OF one car of new at 65c on the track rive nominal.
Barey---sales OF one car Canada new at Is, the
first quotations the Mess Pork at 80 90 fr
heavy. Lard at IS q 1899. Seeds firm.
PHILADELPHIA. Auo 15-Coal Markat - Tho
movements continue OF all extremely limited charac
ter. but prices generally are. steady. The reports
from the mining districts slate that the workmen
have, in few Instances succumbed and gone 10 work
on the ten hour plan. The demand for Coal in the
Eastern market is increasing while the wants of the
line trade are better supplied owing to few more
collieries having started during the past week. The
extra of Lehgh Coal has been advanced CSC.
GHicAGo, Aug. 17.-FIour quiet and unchanged.
No. at s. q 1 Sc; No.. at 75I Corn quiet and
declined q 1sc; sales No. in store at $50; MOI
Fall at 95lc Oats declined 20 24c; sales at size.
lsye moderately active and declined "a 4c sales at
% "a 81 Barley quiet; alers No2 in Store al 521
a &c. Mess Pork 20 % a 20 co. Lard quiet and
steady at 1S3c. Bulk Meats dull and nominal Beef
Cattle nominal. Live Hogs nominaly declined 20 "a
5oc. Freights advanced lie; Wheat to Buffalo q
TIC.
CINoINNATI, Aug. f.-Whiskey in limited de-
mand at zoe: Mess Pork nominally unchanged and
held AT % 49, Lard firm and held at 1890. Bulk
Meats quiet at 124 q 14lc tor shoulders and sides.
Bacon nominaliy unchanged.
MILWAUKEE Aug. Ii.-El0ur dull and lower; city
double extra so q 75. Wheat active AID higher
at IS tor No. and rs for No2. Oats dull at 57c
Corn 99c for No..
ST. LOUIS, NO., Aug. Io.-Tobacco active but un-
changed. Flour quiet but unchanged; superfine %
a IS; extra % a as; double 90 % 10 90;
t1 r } to fancy II % q Is o. Wheat heavy; prime
Corn dull; White go q 96c. Oats declining: saIos at
80 "a 5}c. Rye heavy; sales at 10 a 20. Mess
POrA firm at 20 Is q 80 80. Bacon-new clear sides
1sc; ola could not be had tor 17c clear rib sides at
163c, Lard-choice fierce held at 1876 Cattle 3 co
"a 81, gross, for common TO choice.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 15.-Tobacco firm; sales &C
hhds. Tugs to medium Leaf 90 10 90; cutting I6 so
a. II 90. tlour-superfne 90. Wneat-prime Is
tor Red and 20 for White. Corn in bulk 9Oc. Oats
20 q 4Sc Mess Pork 29oo. Lard 1S1 q 19c Bacon
shoulders 14c clear rib sides lie; clear sides 17Ic
Bulk Meas-shouders 123c; clear sides I2Jc. Raw
Whskey, tree % q 81. demonstrating 27Ic
MEMPHIS, Aug. 15-Cotton-nothing doing; re-
celpts bales. Flour dull; superfne 90. Wheat
Sc "a 2 90. Oats Soc. Bacon-shoulders 13lc; clear
clear sides 173c.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Aug. 15-Spirits Turpentine
firm at 4lc. Resin quiet; No. 1 8 IS. Tar firm at
1926.
CHARLEsToN, S. c., Aug. H. Cotton dull no
safes; Mlddlngs nominal at 2Sc; receipts 13 bales
M BILE, Aug. T.-Cotton quiet but firm; sales
100 bales; Mddlings 21l 2Sc; receipts bales new
exports bales. ,srF
New ORLEANS. Aug. 15.-Cotton quiet; Middlngs
nomnally &c; sales EXPORTS receipts 81 bales
Sterling Exchange 1891 az los; New York Sight tx
change per cent premium. Gold 1861. Sugar and
Molasses steady but dull anu unchanged Flour
quiet; superne 80 treble extra 80 a 10 SO; choice
II 90 "a IA on Corn DULL 10 a. 49, stock light Oats
quiet 65 q &c. Hay-none on the landing rs 90 q
~ 90 from the store. Bran 90 Mess Pork steady
at 81 90. Bacon-shOulders lie; clear sides 173c.-
Lard steady at 10 q 21c.