The Portland daily press., 1868-03-07

NEW BEDFORD, March 5-The STANDARD saws
Sperm OIL quiet but holders firm. Whale OIL in de-
mand with offers at zoe y gal, but holders refuse 10
operate at less than 75c. Lard Oil has advanced
with sales in New York at As y GAL, which tends
to make holders OF Sperm and Whale not less firm
NEW YoaK. March -Cot9n duh and closed
steady sales 1000 bales Middling uplands &c Flour
sales 1870 b6ls.; State s 20 as 70; Ohio 90 "a
u So; Western 20 a 1925; Southern more ca l. {
EGO 1875 California nrmer; sales 900 sacks at II
g IA 90. Wheat @ &c better; sales 1850 bush. !;
Chicago Spring No. l at 2 81 a. 55; While Wiscon-
sin 92z. Corn active and a. &c better; sale ITO 900
bush; new Mixed Western "a a 12s; Old do 1 "a
White Southern and Western new 20 "a %. Oats
dull; sales M,s BUSH; Western s24 a S2Jc. Beef
frmer; new plain mess IA 90 q 90 CO., new extra do
Is 90 a % 90. Pork heavy and lower; sales 1900
new mess at "a 81; oil mess % 81; prime 20 90 an
90 Is. Lard heavy and lower at AZ "a I33c in bills
Butter active and firmer; Stat IS a soc. Rice firm
sales 900 lbs. Freghts to Liverpool quiet Cotton
BUFFALO, n. Y. March Flour unchanged; sales
300 0bls. city ground Spring at 20 g. Wheat noIn-
nal at 2 25 for No. Milwaukee. Corn dull: sales
1701 bush. new at IA In store; 700 bush. Yellow at
OBI store. Oats nominal at TIC on the track and
74c in store. Rye nominal at IS for Western. Bar
ley firm; sales cars Canada at2 10. Seeds-smalI
sales at 70 for Timothy 50 for Flax and 90 for
Glover: Pork firm at % 90 for heavy Lard firm at
tic. Higwides entirely nominal
CHICAGO, March. 6-Flour unchanged. Wheat
firm at so for No. Spring. Corn frmer at at SIS
for new No. l.. Oats firm AZ $50 q SIC. r firm at
/ 70 q 162. Barley 2 10 a Q u. Provisions firm.
Mess Pork % so q "a co. Lard heavy at 15l a. I5I i:
Bulk Meats quiet; shoulders 10e rough sides 115o;
short rib l2i q 12tc; clear sides 1 &c.
ST. LOUIS, No. March 4.-Tobacco brisk at full
prices. Cotton better at 20 a 2c. Flour in good de-
mand for low grades at unchanged prices Wheat
Winter Red and White at So % TO-. Corn higher
at 50 q SIC. Oats easier at GS a re. Barley 10
Spring. Rye 65. Provisions dull. Mess Pork a So
Bacon shoulders 114c; rits sides 13jc: clear sides
49, a 15zc,. Sugar cured Hams lie for canyassed.
Lard-choice kettle 10 a 15tc; keg 16c.
LOUISVILLE, IIarch 4-TobaccG-sales 1i6 hhds
luss to medium Leaf 35 q 16 25; Owen county cut
ting leaf at IS IS; Hart county manutactu ing 25 To-
Cotton advancing; at 23c. Mess Pork at "A 90
Bacon-shoulders 11t@ 11ac; clear des i5l a. 15lc
Hams ancy Isle packed. Bulk Meats-cear sides
13S "a lac. Lard dull at 16cfor fierce. Wheat so a
S. Corn 70 % 75c in bulk. Oats CO a 69c. t our
superine %; family 1925 Raw Whishey-iree 2 q
q 2 so. Copper in b nd IS.
MEMHIIIs. March 6.--Cotton frmer; Middling al
% 2ic receipts of the week $3.50 bales exports 00C
bales; stock on hand 10, 900 bales.
CHARLESTON, S. c., March 4. Cotton excited and
advanced u q &c; sales $50 bales; Middngs 239 q
"a.
AUGUSTA, Ca, March 6.-Cotton firm Middling
20 a 23ic.
SAVANNAH, Ga, March G.--Cotton very quiet and
but little Offering; no demand; Middling nominal!
25e.
MOBILE, March 9.-Cotton dull; Elddling nomi
nally z35 ~ 24c sales for the 1900 bales; re-
ceipts S95i bales; EXPORTS foreign 09l9 bales coast
wise 2S11 bales; stock on hand %, 633 bales.
WILMINGTON, N. c., MUrch 4.-Spirits Turpcntint
advanced 10 6Gc. Resin weak; strained and No. al
24O; low No. at CO. Cotton advanced; Middlins
| 24G. Tar firm at so.
NEW NEW ORLEANS, March 6.-Cotton unsettled; Mid
t H,s an Tic sugar dun and unchanged Molases ac