The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-29
Domestic Markets.

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Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK. May 2S.-Flour-sales $500 bbls.;
State and Western dull and a 10c lower; super
fine State 90 a 30; extra 90 a 10 10 lround hoop
Ohio 55 a 10 20; extra Western 25 White Wheat
extra 10 40 "a 10 90; Southern declining; salee $50
bbls at s7S g a ri California heavy; sales 2oto
dropping and closed fairly active and a &c better;
Chicago Spring No. at 225; Nos. 1 and Mixed at
sales $4,000 BUSH; new Mixed Western O65 "a O9
afoat, GRIZZLY at 1o64 "a 1cl9; old 10 adoat. Oats
heavy and lower; sales $4,000 BUSH; Western s5yc
in store and 81 "a sic aoat. Beef steady at 20 3d.
Pork opened dull and lower and closed irregular;
sales 1850 bbs; new mess % 10 q % 81, closing at
172c Butter quiet; Ohio % a soc; State 80 a 33c :
Whiskey quiet. Cot IN 1c better and more active;
sales 1900 bales Including 1900 bales in transit; Mid
ding uplands Sic. Rice quiet. Sugar firmer sales
$50 hhds.; Muscovado III a 49,. Coffee steady;
sales 1900 bags ON private terms. Moasses in fair de-
mand. Naval Stores dull; Spirits Turpentine 40 "a
49ac; Rosn 10 q co. Oils quiet. Petroleum firm;
crude 13l a 1873; refined bonded 3Oc. Freights to
ss7 nrm f'0ur per steamer Is Sd and Corn 81
ALBANY, N. Y, May 27.-Cattle market-The de-
mand for Cattle was good to-day at prices &c y lib.
cepts 5000 head; sales $500 head at &c for light
INFERIOR a &c for to ordinary 81 a 9Jc Tor
air to gosd, and 10@ 10ac for extra. Sheep have
dropped e " tb., and the market closes dull; re-
ceipts 5000 head Calves-recepts 5000 head at 81 a.
Sc for sheared and 81 a Sc for wooded. Hogs nomi-
nally 81 a 9sc; receipts 5000 head.
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 21.-Flour quiet and lower;
sales 1926 bbls. city ground Spring at 10 25 Wheat
neglected; No. Chicago Spring offered for 05; No.
1 40 10. Corn dull; buyers will not pay asking
rates; the best offer made was 95c for boat load;
sales TO- 900 BUSH in all and car lots at 80 "a co.
Oats dull and lower sales $1,000 bush. Western at
7Sc, part to arrive. Barley and Rye nominal. Mess
Pork 20 co. Lard 19tc.
CHICAGO, May 2s.-Flour more acti e. Spring
extra 25 q 10 rs. Wheat in good demand and adj
yanced q &C.; sales No. at 90 q 0Ol; No. 2 at
l 81 q 94s Corn active and steady; No. 1 at SO a
sslc; No at $50 q SIC. Oats moderately active but
Barley nominal. Provisions inactive. Mess Pork
% % Lard 1S "a 1S5c. BacOn-sh0rlders 12c. Beef
Cattle active tor better grades of shipping aud adj
vanced 10 @ zoe; fair to good 9 80 a So; extra
choice 90 "a 300. Live Hogs steady for good smooth
and common declined 25 a soc; prices ranges from
800 to 900.
CINCINNATI, May 23.-Mess Pork dull and offered
at 2S co.. Bulk Meats-no demand, and offered 12yc
for shoulders and 143 a 14sc for Sides Bacon dull;
shoulders offered 3c clear rib sides 165c and clear
sides lie; offerings small. Lard neglected and held
at Isle.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 27.-Tobacco very Rrm.-
Hemp active; undressed 40; dressed 2 SO; single
hacked 400 doubled hacked 2 55 a 2 60. Cotton
quiet and unchanged. Flour dull; Spring and Fall
superfne 80 a 90; double extra 10 % "a 10 S75;
fancy IA 90 OLA % Wheat declined 10c; choice Fall
Red and Fail White 65 q 20; No. Spring 80 q
Mixed Yellow and White 9Oc; choice White 81 a 93c.
Oats unbalanced; sales slow. Barley quiet; prime
% @ Bacon Se S n % st s.
at unchanged prices. Lard very quiet at &c., Cattle
IN good demand at 90 % So live Hogs firm at
Z 62k "a 80 gioss; supply small. Sheep in tair de-
mand at 2 90 a 6 %.
MEMPHIS, May 27.-Cotton dull and nomnally 29c
for Middling; receipts 40 bales; exports 80 bales =
Flour quiet and unchanged. Pork quiet and firm !;
Mess 20 so. Bacon firm; shoulders 14c; clear sides
1Sc. Lard 10 q 21c. Corn SIC a 90. Oats scarce
at So q 90c.
LOUISVILLE, May 27.-Tobacco- sales 24O hhds
Hart county leaf 10 OF 51. Flour-superfne 70
"a 90. Wheat 30 a So. Corn 81 "a 95c. Oats SO
"a SIC. Lard 19c. Mess Pork % So Bacon-shoul-
ders 14c; clear sides 16ic. Cotton dull and nominal
WILMINGTON, N. c., May 27.-Spirts Turpentine
at 439 a 44c P gal Rosin in good demand at a slight
decline; strained 124; extra No. 2 at %; No. at
800; pale 90; Window glass 90. Tar firm at co.
SAVANNAH, Ga. May 27-Cotton firm and ad-
vanced without buy ers; Mddlmg held at 800 a Bic.
MOBILE, May 2s.-Cotton closed dull sales $50
bae3; Midi ng % q 2ss, holders refuse to sell at
these quotations.
NEW ORLEANS. May 27.-Cotton dull; Middling
Csc; sales 1900 ba es receipts 1863 baes Sterling
Exchange 1884 a 1856; New York Sight Exchange
per cent. premium. Gold 1909. Sugar ard Molasses
small trade. Flour dull superfine 70 az S7b;
choice ~ 25 a IL 30. Corn firm at OF a 10. Oats
firmer at SIC. Hay IS 90 "a 81 90. Mess Pork dull
and nominal at 90 20 "a 20 50. Bacon dull; shoulders
14c; clear sides $780, Lard quiet at 19l a 2Osc.
New ORLEANS, May 2s.-Cotton tirmer; Middlirg
285c; sales 1900 bales,