The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-20
Damesfie Markets..

NEW YORK, May 19-Four-sales 1900 bbls.;
stateand Western dull and common 10 15e lower
hoop Ohio rs a Is so; extra Western IS "a 10 5o
White Wheat extra 1906 q Is 20; Southern dull and
dull and lower; sales $50 sacks at II 80 a 10 40
Wheat dull and a &c lower; sales 81, 500 BUSH; Chi
heavy and a &c lower for new; sales 90 900 BUSH;
new Mixed Western ~ a Is aloat, closing at 10;
ola IS ia delivered. Oats dull and lower; sales
81, 900 BUSH; Western at S5i "a S6}c afoat Beef
steady. Pork heavy and lower; sales $3.50 bills new
mess % 60 @ % 70, closing at % 81 regular. Lard
Ohio 30 q S4e; State 80 q SIC w6iskey quiet. Coz
quiet and shade lower; sales 800 bales; Middng
uplands 31tc. Rice firm. Sugar steady; sales 900
bags Rio on private terms. Molasses firm; sales 10O
hhds clayed at 4Sc. Naval Stores dull Spirits Tur
troieum quiet; crude Is q 13ic; refined bonded 20 a
29lc Freights TO Liverpool dropping; Cotton per
steamer Sd; Corn per steamer q sgd and Wheat 6f
q SID.
BUFFALO, N Y. May 1s-Freights- on Wheat,
lie on Corn and &c on Oats New York. Flour
quiet and UNCHANGED. Wheat-Spring inactive and
of 10000 bush. Canada, Michigan and Kentucky at
bush. yellow o.; is bush Mixed Western at o.
closing weak Oats dull; sales 1850 bush. Western at
1890. Barley in good inquiry but market bsre; sales
one car Canada at 2 10. Rye wanted; market bare.
Mess Pork unchanged. Lard unchanged.
prices all grades. Cotton-small business. Hemp
advancing; undressed IS q 80c. Flour very quiet
but held firm; good to choice superfne Is a. 20;
extra 90 a II IS .fancy 10 90 a. IA co. without buy
ers Wheat declined sc on Spring; Fall choice White
2 90 q 2 s5; good 26o@275; No. Spring II q
except straight lots of White and yellow; No. 1
White at 80 q &c., Yellow 81. Oats dull at 80 q &c.
Rye firm at 80 a 85. Provisions irmer and held
higher; sales Mess Pork at 2S 90 q % 25. Bacon
shoulders 1871 q 1899; clear sides 175c. Lard 19c
round lots held higher. Cattlein good demand at
90 "a so P 100 TBS, gross weight, Sheep rs "a 80
B head for common to choice.
LOUISVILLE, May 18.-Tobacco-sales 1902 hhds.
lues to fair leaf 25 a is rs. Flour-superfne rs
"a co. Corn 90 a CSC. Oats SO q s5c. Wheat 30
6255 Cotton dull and nominal. Lard 1871 q 19c.
Mess Pork % 80. Bacon-shouders lac; clear sides
lie. Bulk shoulders 13c; clear sides l65c Whskey
nominaly unchanged
MEMPHIS, May 1s.-Cotton steady but nominal
recep S 96 bales exports 109 bales Flour quiet at
90 a 90. Mess Pork 80 co. Bacon-shouders l53c
clear sides 173c. Bulk Meats almost out OF MARKET
no demand. Lard 10 q PIC. Oats 70 "a S6c. Corn
03 a 05.
| WILMINGTON, N. c., May 18.-Spirits Turpentine
weaker at 45s "a Acc ~ gal Rosin-lower grades are
firm; strained 20 a 25 No. 2 at Q 80 a 80. Tar
| indemand ats %. Cotton dull with no buyers.
| CHARLESTON, s. c.. May 1s.-Cotton-rather more
doing, but quotations unchanged: sales 800 bales
Middlinss SOLE; receipts 60 bales; no exports.
| SAVANNAH, May 18.-Cotton Quiet but steady:
| nothing doing and quotations unchanged; receipts
| 3jS bales.
AUGUSTA, May1s.-Cotton fiat and nominally 29.c
| MOBILE, May 1s.-Cotton closed firm; Middlnos
30c sales 1926 bales; receipts for two days 1866 bales
no exports.
Foreign Markets.