The Portland daily press., 1868-08-31

NE" BEDFORD, Aug. 2S.-Whale Oil-Sales bayt
been made IN this market of $50 bbls. Northern and
Coast and 800 bbls Northern for at S5t
Y gal In New York sales have been made of 20 OCl
ibs. Arctic Whalebone at Csc Y fb., Gold.-[Stan.
| dard. 'S-
NEW YORK, Aug. -Flour-recepts 10 5sa hills
sales 400 bbls State and Western irregular and nm
| settled, and low grades are steady while medium
"a 90; extra do IS a 60; choice do s5sS 90
iancv 800 @ 40; round Hoop Ohio $50 9 95
choice do geo q 12 25; Superfne Western 80 a
choice $50 g $50; good to choice White Wheat extra
10 90 "a - 25; Southern dnll $50 bbls.; COM
mon 70 fair extra $50 5e good to choice DO g
II 10 Wheat very dull and nomnally a &c low
er; sales $500 bush.; smutty Amber Gennessee IL;
openeS shade and III %
the demand is chiefly speculative sales 73 900 bush
Mixed Western is a 22 for unsound, and % as
sales $1,000 bush. new Western 70 a 74sc; ola do
79g soc in store, and sl1 a SIC afoat Beef quiet
sales ITO bbls I j new plain M mess Is 90 20 5o new
sales 1900 bbs. mess % rs a % S5 closing at 2s So
regular; old do s2s 75; prime % 500 "a 90. Lard
a. sales 7so 1ieTees at 1s for steam
Ohio at "a "a 38c; State 81 q 45c. Whiskey dull and
nominal Cotton quiet and steady; sales f1O0 bales
crate request; sales 100 hhds Muscovado foI "a lie.
Naval Stores quiet; Spirits Turpentine 443@ 45c
kosn so q 7oo. Oils quiet; Linseed OF a 10;
crude 14i @ 15c; refined bonded 81 a 3ilc. Tailow
shade frmer sales 1000 fbs at 12s "a Pie. Wool
for asn aaa sess % Sc sss ~ s % &
tor pulled, 81 "a 52e for tubbed 28 "a sec for Texas
25c TOR Mexc IN and 80 q 35c for Californa Freghts
per steamer Aid.
BUFFALO, N. Y. Aug. 2S.-Flour inactive and
nominally unchanged Wheat dull; Spring nom-
nal; sales of Amber Michigan at 214@ 22o. as to
quality and quantity Corn frmer; sales 80 900
bush. No. Mixed Western at 70 a 2l3 Oats dull
at 60 66lc, and option sales, sellers September at
ss. sales Msss on private terms st about
Lard steady. Freights quiet and unchanged.
CHICAGO, Aug. .29.-Flour more active at SEQ @
3 20 for Spring extras. Wheat more active and de-
declined q sc; No. at sst a a9ac; No. at 9s5 a.
sSc; 0ats quiet and declined g Ic; sales at I25
q I 21s for No il in store Ore; Barley declined
Mess Pork firm at 20 90. Lard dull and nominal at
Isl "a 1s3c. Sweet picked Hams 1sc in bbls; shoul-
ders 1lac. -
PROVISIONS quiet and unchanged. Mess Pork 20 co.
Lard neglected; sales at 1sI q 1876 "
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 2S-Tobacco weak and nm
changed; Cot, Cotton and HemP-nothng doing: Flour
@6 40; extra 100 a 5O;; fancy 70 90 a i3 o0.W
Wheat very dull, ex' ept strictly prime; prime to
for seed sold at 80 q 40. Corn dull at as "a 9lc
Oats firm at 81 q 634c Barley firm. Bye declining: /:
sales at -. Mess Pork very dull at 20 25 a. 20 5o'
changed shoulders 1ssc rb sides i5tc clear T rib Isl
a 16ac clear sdes III G 17Ac, LardDchoice ,iarce
183c; keg 19j a zoe. Whiskey-only a small bust
ness at 25; round lots at 22}. Cattle auet only
aretail business at 90 q So gross for common to
choice.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 2S-Tobacco-receipts light:
safes 80 hhds' lugs to common leaf % a II 30 |;
Hart county is SO. Flour-superfne rs "a 90 -
Wheat 90. Corn SO q 9Oc. Oats As a 48c. rive 30
! 80. Mess Pork 295 Lard 1SJc. Bacon-shoulders
134c; clear rib sides 1ssc; clear sides 17ic Bnik
shoulders 12ac; clear sides l6Ic. Raw Whiskey. in
bond, 90 q 65. "iA''A0s' iiAs' u"
MEMPHIS. Aug. 2S.-Cotton-receipts tor the wool.
IL oales; exports 21 bales. Flour 13 90 0l 10 02-
wheat 95 9 90. Corn 95c. Oats go a 65c Mess
Fork ~ 10 q ~ 20. Lard 204 g 21c.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Aug 2s-Spirits Turpentne
declined 10 40c; New York casks 40tc Resin active
at slight declne strained 30; No at 2 rs 4 5n,
Tar declined to 2 60. - -
AUGUSTA, Aug. 29-Cotton market dull and nom
inay 2Sc. a :
GALVESTON. Aug 2S.-Cotton-receipts for the
week III bales; exports, Z bales to New York; sales
l3S bales; good ordinary 16c. -
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 28-Cotton dull and nom;-
NAL Middlings 2sc sales SO bales receipts 27 bales
sales tor the week 35S bes receipts 630 bales
423 net; total receipts of new Cotton to date s73
bales; stock 1891 bales Sterling Exchange at 1877 0I
l59; New York Sight Exchange per cent premi-
um Gold l44t. Sugar and Molasses-only a retail
trade. Flour dull and nominal; superfine co. Corn
dull; sales very light at 90 a OIL Oats nominaily
&C. Hay-choice 20 co. Bran II. Pork dull and
steady at 30 80 Bacon steady; shoulders 14c; clear
sides 17tc. Lard steady; tierce 19l a 19Ic; keg pc
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 29.-Cotton dull: Middlinps
2sc. Flour, Sugar and Molasses-only a e:ai lob
bing trade. ~
Foreign Markets.. =.