The Portland daily press., 1868-03-31
Domestic Markets,

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| NEW YoKE, March 30.-Co,ton opeued active or
cCea ana fuly lc BETTER but under untavorable new
rom Europe closed dull with the advance partl,
shade irmer for low grades, with moderate expor
demand for France and England; superfine Stat,
sS3 g s15i extra 10 50 q II IS; round hoop Ohit
10 Ii @ IA 90; Western 8 35 a II 80; White Whea
extra u 90 az IA 90; Southern rmer sales 25OO bbls
extra $50 "A rs; California frmer; sales 1000 sack.
at l270 % IA 20. Wheat q &c better; sale q 5)(
| bush, with tair export and home demand; Chicago
Spring No. at 255 a 9 IS in store and delivered
Corn dull and 1c lower sale $4,000 BUSH; new Mix.
ed western il 70 a 2! aioat; old do II in store
and 20 Tor small lots do afoat. Oats frmer; sales
$1,000 bush; Western 81 SIC in store, s9sc eIiv-
cred cred, and Csc aoat sellers two weeks. Beef firm
closing at "a So cash. Lard heavy; saes $50 bbls al
~ q l68c. Butter quiet. Whiskey quiet. Rice I'M
Porto Rico at II a 12c; AIuscovado 10t az 115c. COZ
fee firm and quiet; sales 500 bags Rio on privete
Petroleum quiet; crude III q l2c1; refined bonded
26c Freights to Liverpool trmer; Cotton per seam-
| er e Z I'D; Corn per steamer ID
NEW YORK. March 3O.-weekly Cattle Market
beeves-receipts 5267 head; under light offerings
market ruled strong at 2s4 1sc for extras IS @ 1915
Tor prime, III a 1Sc for fair to good and IA az 141c
TOR Inferior and ordinary ASLEEP and Lambs toler-
ably active at full previous rates; receipts 1880
head; quotations 81 O 10I. Swine quiet and }c low
er; receipts p 49s head; quotations 81 q ysc with
few choice at 10 az 10tc.
NEW YORK, March 3O-Dry Goods-Cofton Go,ds
firm and quite active; Merrmac prints 1874 a 15c;
Pacific and Sprasue's 13ic; heavy brown sheetings
scarce and &c higher.
BUFFALO, N. Y, March 27.-The markets general
" are dull but few transactions are reported at 10 rs
for city ground Flour. Wheat-one car lot No.
Milwaukee Club at go Corn new on The TRACK at
at Co.,. Barley-10,0OO bush on Canal at Rome at
IA. Other articles without qdotable change
CHICAGO, March 3O.-Flour unsettled. Wheat ac-
tive and declined g itc; quoted at o5 for No. Il
uIar at sOf q sic; fresh so a 825c No. nominal At
% g S5sc. Oats frmer at b6a a SIC for Winter and
81 e $50 for fresh Rye firm at 57s q 60 for No. i.
a for No % i,s ISo.lr
very quiet at 81 90 for extra prime steady at 10 co.
Middies quiet. Cumberlands lie. Lard quiet at 16c
for April delivery.
CINCINNATI. March So.-NIess Pork quiet at "a 25
for Old, and % 90 for new, nominay. Bulk Meats in
tar demand, especially sides; sales good TO average
at 12tc. Bacon firm; clear rib and clear sides al III
q 15c Bulk shoulders held at 104c: smoked liz
Lard nominal; prime city offered at Ice.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 27-Tobacco active and
6m n light 50 g 90; common to medium leaf
wrappers 90 q IS 90; bright leaf 1e 90 a 80 co. Cot
ton quiet; low Middling 2it a 22c. Flour dull and
" prime Red and choice White sold at 60 S 70:
Spring z % (g TO- Corn slow and unchanged. Oats
steady at g. g 7oc Barley-nothng doing. Rye
freely at 20 co. Bacon dull unchanged. Bulk Meats
firm but inactve loose shoulders 1O!c; rb sides 12Ic
and tic for keg. Cattle quiet with small business
common to choice Beeves 90 % so; extra choice
5000 % gross. Sheep A 90 q 8 per head.
LOUISVILLE, March 27.Tobacco active; sales 1873
fancy ~ 80 q 90. Wheat 2 40 a as. Corn rs "a
soc for shelled Oats 70 "a Tic In bulk. Cotton firm
at 224c. Lard at 16 @ 16fc for tierces. Bacon
shoulders 11lc; clear DIES 15ie. Bulk Shoulders
11ac. Mess Pork held at 20 co. Whskey nominal
MEMPHIS, March 27.-Cotton excited; receipts to-
day $3.50 baes exports 230O bales; stock 1000 bales
receipts of the season 241 900 bales. Flour dull; SUI
perfne at 3 90 g 90. Mess Pork at 26 o.. Bacon
shoulders l2c; clear sides 142c; bulk shoulders 114c
clear sides 14ts Lard le g l7c. Corn 90.
MEMHHIs, March 3O.-Cotton at 2S "a 26tc: re-
ceipts for two days 800 bales; exports 1909 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, March 30.-Cotton market active
and excited; Middling 27ic and nominal.
MOBILE, March 3O.-Cotton quiet and firm: soles
5000 bales; Middlings at 264 a 26Ic.
CHARLESTON, S. c., March 30.--Cotton advanced
and firm; Mi ldling 25c.
AUGUSTA, March 30.-Cotton more active stiff and
unsettled; sales $40 bales Middngs at 25j a 26c.
CHARLESTON, March 30.-Cotton active and adj
vanced q 13c; sales 1000 bales; Middlings 275c.
SAVANNAH, March 80 Cotton opened excited but
bales.