The Portland daily press., 1868-03-19
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, March 1s. 20, ton shade flrmer and
in iair demand; Middling uplands c. Flour steady
ohio $50 g 400; Western 90 a is 90; Southern
US q 1875; Caltornia-sales $50 sacks at 70 80 a
Il 90. Wheat dull and declining; sales 1900 BUSH;
CaliieIn 20. Corn dull and a shade lower; sales
$4,000 ASH; new Mixed Western 20 q %; old do
70; White southern 1ls g 20; White Western n
feror is. Oats dull AMI lower; sales $4,000 bush.
B.ei frmer; new plain mess IA 90 a. 20 90; new ex-
ira DO 10 % q % 60. Pork closed more firmly; sales
4S53 bbs new mess q b; Old mess % 50 prime 20 90
!9 ~ 20. Lard more active and hrmer 143 a 1Gc
In bbis. Butter steady; state As q 60c Sugar fair
foe firm. Naval Stores dull and steaiy. Petroleum
steldy Wool quiet and steady; sales 500 900 TBS at
AZ sac for domestic fleece; ~ 4sc for pulled 55c
for dubbed; 25t a 31Jc for Texas q a 32c for Cali
fornia Freigh Liverpool without decided change;
Cotton SID; Flour per steamer Is Cd.
BUFFALO, n. Y. March 16.-Fiour quiet; sales at
10 rs for city ground Spring; ~ so tor do Amber
Wheat inactive and unchanged. Corn scarce and
tending upward; sales of 1000 BUSH old in lots at
and one car new on the track at 12g Oats dull ;
asking TIC for Western Rive neglected; market ne ar
lybare. Other articles unchanged. Estimated stock
of Flour here and at Black Rock Mills Is 900 bbls
CHICAGO, March. 1s.-Flour-demand chiefly for
choice Spring extra; prices unchanged. Wheat dull
and declined q I; sales No. at OF a 03; No.
steady at so al 921 Corn steady; new S1S a size;
No. att "a Soc Oats firm and advanced @ ic;
&c.. equiet. Pork-ciiy mess at % rs; countr,
do Is 90; prime mess active at 20 rs q 20 so. Lard
snd aa Arm ls Cut dH s5 i sues c buy
extra choice 3i9 "a 624. Beef Cattle weak AZ 10
600.
MEMHHIs, March 1s-Cotton quiet at 24.c: re-
ceipts for two days 1900 bales exports 600 bales
Flour dull; saperfine 90. Bacon-shoul ers 1IIc:
clear sides 15c: Bulk Meats-shoulders 1Ofc; clear
sides 1ac. Lard Is q Ice. Mess Pork % co. Corn IS
@ soc. Oats 73c.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 16.-Tobaeco steady and un-
changed. Cott0n-no sales. Flour firm and quiet;
superfne att % q so; extra 70 "a rs. Wheat firm
and unchanged at 2 81 "a Q 20 for prime choice
winter Red and White. and 90 a. 10 for prime to
choice Spring. Corn inactive, weak and unchanged.
Oats dull at IS a 72c. Barley scarce sales of choice
Spring to arrive at G5, large advance. Pork dull
at % Is q "a on, Bulk Meats-the business was
small and but little was offering. Sweet picked
Hams lsIc. Bacon very Gull and dropping with a
small bnsiness shoulders, 102 lie; clear sides lac
sugar cured Hams IL @ lie. LAID dull. Sheep 90
q 6 90 " head.
LOUISVILLE, March 16-Tobacco sales II hhds
leaf; common Tugs to medium leaf at 90 a 1G co.
Cotton at % "a 234c for Middling. f!our-superfne
$50 O. rs; fancy IL 30 a Is 90. Wheat IS "a CO.
Oats dull at IS q 70c Corn dull and unchanged ar rs
0 S0c for ear sheled in bulk Lard 15c tor tier e.
Mess Pork q co. Bacon-shouliers lie; clear des
I4lc. Bulk Meats dull and nominal.
AUGUSTA, Ga, March 17.-Cotton dull; sales ITO
bales; Middling 24lc.
MOBILE, March 17.-Cotton dull; Middlngs "a q
244c
NEW ORLEANS, March 1s.-COtton quiet and Fl rm !;
Middling "A q 241c; receipts 3940 bales; sales 1000
bales; exports 1906 bales.
SAVANNAH, Ca, March 1e.-Cotton firm: Mid
dlings 25c; receipts 984 bales.
CHARLESTON, s. c., March 10. Cotton more ac-
tive and fir Aer; Middling 25c receipts 1895 bales
WILMINGTON, n. c., March 17.-SIirits Turpen-
tne-sales on private terms, supposed 10 be at 5Sc
225; pale 500: Cotton advanced; Middnes 23c.-
Tar firm at 2 80.