The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-26


NEW YORK, May 25.-Flour-sales $500 bbls.:
State and Western dull and slightly in buyers favor
superfne State 25 q 90; extra 20 q 10 80; round
White Wheat extra IL 65 q 10 90; Southern dull
sales $50 bbls 80 a IA 95 California duh and
declining; sales 145O sacks at II Is "a 13 T5 Wheat
a &c better with moderate demand tor export and
home trade; sales 1900 BUSH. Chicago Spring No at
220 a %; No. at 2 81; Nos. and 2 Mixed 255
Corn opened shade frmer; sales 141 900 bush clos
ed without decided change; new Mixed Western 1 90
q II aioat, closing at O6 q IL. Oats q Lie bet
q SIC ahoat. Beef steady. Pork steady and quiet;
sales 1850 bbls; new mess 2S so q % 81, closing at
% 80 regalor Lard tiTmer sales 1l5o bills at Is q
Whisky quiet. Cotton nomnally unchanged; sales
25o bales Middling uplands 3O9 q 31c closing with
quiet; sales 30 hhds.; Muscovado 11ac Coffee nomf-
nally unchanged Molasses firm aud quiet. Naval
Stores lower; Spirits Turpentine 81 g size. Oils
quiet. Petroleum quiet; crude 13c; refined bonded
Doe. Freghts to Liverpool a shade frmer Corn and
Wheat per steamer 81 q cd.
Receipts 6299 Beeves ,932 Sheep and Lambs 1893
Hogs. Beef moderately animated at decline OF 5c;
quality of offerings fair; sales to-day 110O quota
inferior to ordinary 10 q 16ac Sheep and Lambs firm
with moderate supply; extras 10 a 104c prime 9
&c; common to good z sie inferior 81 &C.
at Communpaw and IS loads at 18th street heavy
corn fed 81 q %; light to good 81 @ 9ac.
CHICAGO, May 25.-F1our dull; Spring extrass 20
q 10 so. Wheat in fair demand at an advance of
"a 4lc; sales No 1 at 90 @ o. NO. at 951. Corn
active and declined a jc sales No. SOC; No. at
81 q size. Oats in fair demand at decline of sc;
sales at 6S q oslo. Rye quiet but firm at IS "a &c.
steady and more active Mess Pork % so. Sweet
m Is IS r ar hs Hogs
Freights quiss; Corn to Buffalo 5Ic.
CINoINNATI, May 25.-Mess Pork held at % 90
Bulk Meats at 12a for shoulders; clear sides 143c
Bacon dull at lac for shoulders TIC for clear rib and
l73c for clear sides. Sugar cured Hams 10 a 19tc
little offering.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 23.-Tobacco active; Tugs %
g 80; dark leaf 90 "a l6 90. factory leaf 10 90 a
j. 90; medium to good bright II 90 q 40 90: Hemp
firm; undressed 45 q Coo; dressed 60. Flour ex-
tremely dull; medium and low grades declined % a.
5Oc; superfine 80 9 80; double extra so q 10 50
and White 50 q IS; prime to choice 2 70 a rs.
Corn dull and inactive choice White 90 a s2c Oats
r ve S r Spring At &c.
Pork ~ o. Bacon nominal. Lard dull; small bust
ness; sales at 19c for tieree.
LOUISVILLE, May 23.-Tobacco-ales 97hhds. Tugs
to fine leaf IS q 16 90. Flour-superfne 90 q rs.
Corn at 90 (@ &c. Oats SO a Soc. Wheat so a 81.
Rye 10 g 10. Cotton % a 2sac for Middlings.
14c clear sides 1885, Bulk shoulders 13Ic; clear sides
lie. Whiskey nominal.
MEMPHIS, May 23.-Cotton dull at 20 q SOC for
unchanged. Pork 20 50. Bacon-shoulders 14c; clear
sides lsc Lard 10 q 21c. Corn SIC "a co. Oats S5c.
WILMINGTON, n. c., May 23.-Spirits Turpentine
declined; sales at 421c % gal Rosn-pale firm and
pale 5 90 OF 90. Cotton quiet. Tar firm at 90.
NEW ORLEANS, May 25.-Cotton dull and declin-
ed; Middling 2Sl q 29c; sales 800 bales.
MOBILE, May 25.-Cotton nominal.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.-Wheat 2 05 q Is. LIE
gal Tenders lie.
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, May Northumberland 94J a. 95 for
money and 932 q 934 for account. Erie shares 45t
LIVERPOOL, May 25-Afternoon-C0tton dull and
shade easier; sales 1000 bales. Pork quiet and
steady. Lard dull Petroleum dUil. Sugar quiet.
Other articles unchanged.
Boston Stock list.
Sales at the Brokers' Board, May 25.
American Gold. observation-disclosures. 1891
United States Coupons, May ................ 1891
Coupon Skies, 1881. .................... 1143
United States 1905, June. 1903
United States 5-2Os, 1862. ................. ITO
" 1864 .................. l0e3
| g July 1865. .......... 110s
1851 .................. 11Os
United States Ten-orties. observation-disclosures. 1043