The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-11-03

NEW YoRB, Nov. 2.-Flour-sales 1900 bb,s /;
State and Western dull and a 10c lower; super
hoop Ohio Is a 20; superfne Western so a 80;
extra Western So a 60; White Wheat extra s 90
a 965; Southern dull aud lower; sales $50 bbls. /;
extra 90 q ID 50 California dull and declning
sales 400 sacks at IS "a 10 90. Wheat a &c lower
sales $4,000 bush. Spring No. at 81! q 5S and
s. for choice aS do No at ss ss No ooo am
Mixed Western at 10 q 10 for unsound, J 3 a
II for sound Oats &c better; sales 5000 bush.
Pork quiet and heavy sales 900 bbls; mess &c rs q
q 90, closing at 26 70 regular. Lard quiet and
heavy sales 800 terces at l54 q 17c; Butter steady
Cotton rather more steady; sales 1000 bales; Mid
ding uplands 25lc, with some sales reported high
urn Win good demaad sales '2 2ioo ' hhds. Porto
kico llt lIko; Muscovado III q 1lsc. Coffee firm
with lair demand sales 5000 bags Eio TO arrive on
steady. Naval Stores quiet. Oils quiet. Petroleum
nominal. Freights to Liverpool dull; Cotton per
steamer O. I'd; Wheat per sail u.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Cattle market -Receipts for
the week 6064 Beeves, 49, 4O4 Sheep aud Lambs So Os4
Hogs. Cattle dull; supply far ia excess of demand
and prices &c lower prime to extra a 16c, the lat
a 13c ord nary and interior a 1OIc SbeepIcom
mon and medium stock .ull and depressed; prime
wantet; sales 1T a &c for Sheep and AZ "a Sc tor
Lambs. Hogs lower under large receipts, closing
weak at q q Sc Tor common to prime live weight
and 10 a 1O1c dressed
PHiLADELr HIA, Oct. 31.-Coal Mark et-Tbe mar
ket is very egersh and excited, the miners being in
disposed to even name prices for deliveries OF Cos
during the coming month 1t was generally expect
Ell that advance would take place at the Scranton
sale on Wednesday, but the very grear increase es
pecialv in stove, was ma ter OF surprise. There is
a statement that stove Coal was bid up tor specua-
tive purp but ii is doubtful whether this rumor
d serves much credence, as it was known the dav
before The sale that certain parties were yery any
ious to buy tor legitimate uses, and willing to nav
high prices 1t is, perhaps, true that specul ators
knowing the wants of some, aided in bidding nm the
prices, but is not probable that thew were fhe
cause OF the very high realized The state of
the trade is very peculiar buyers in their excite
ment having advanced the prices so very much.
while by calm action the wants of all would proba
bly, have been supplied at former quotations. thew
being OF sufficient stimulant to have made the tom
"age of production fully equal to the greatest carry
ing capacity OF the different transportation compa-
MES.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-Exchange on New York firm
and unchanged. Flour steady and in fair demand
Spring extras 5 70 a. 80. Wheat less active at an
advance of q 1c; sales No. at Is % 20; No Q
quiet and steady at IA; since hange III. Corn
dull but firm at an advance OF a &c; sales No. at
S0c: No at II 60 T9c rejected al Is a 75c. Oats
451c Rye firm and quiet at an advance of a lc;
sales No / at a9. Barley active at a cline of a.
SC; sales at 81. Whskey firm I'm at Of g O29-
Dry settled shoulders firmer at 10 q 10lc Lard NOM
maj at l6' FIR roun lots. Beet Cattle moderately
aenYe at 90 % 80. Live Hogs quiet but firm; sup
duii and unchanged.
oISSoihkAT1 Nov. 2-whiskey in moderate de-
on d M a1 w. Provisions quiet Pork-new mess at
Ia ~ ie c"e 5 spo Lard small sales new steam at
al tic Hams h11Imnr shoulders l34c SIDES l55
scorn -. o,d I;b ut sugar cured Is % 16c. Hogs
scarce ana higher at I rs q co. gross.
W.. in e. Iov. z|Flour dull and unchanged
w Ma ie 9u,et e or mol Oats advanced; sales
ing sales at Oh for No. l. Barley steady st AZ 70,
| No. l, e'eaoy a' 10 io'