The Portland daily press., 1868-03-27
Domestic Markets.


NEW BEDFORD, March 25-The Oil market has
been quiet the past week. The only sale was 60 bbs
Of Sperm to manufacturer at 200 " gaI., refilled.
NEW YORK, March 26.-Cotton firmer with a pood
business doing; sales 1890 bales; Middling uplsnds
% g 25lc. Flour shade firmer Tor low grades and
dull and dropping for other kinds; sales 970o bbls !;
supertne to choice State 10 "a 10 60; fancy 10 II 3
II %; round hoop Ohio to choice 95 a ID 90; SUI
perine Western 10 q 9 80; common to good extra
western 20 az III 80; Ohio 10 40 "a ii 10 II good to
choice White Wheat extra II 90 a 10 so; Southern
rather more ste sdy. closing quiet; sales 600 bbs
SO sacks at II so a IA Is. Wheat rather more ac
tive without decided change in price; sales 81, 900
BUSH; Chicago Spring No. at 50 Delivered No.
at 81 "a AZ delivered; Amber Pennsylvania 674;
Amber Green Bay2 6s delivered; White California
35. Corn dull and 1c lower; sales Al 900 bush;
@12s; old y in store; new White Western and
Southern l Is q "a new Yellow Southern and
Western 2S g Sot Oats 1c better; sales $4,000
BUSH; western S4s "a e5lc in store. Beef firm sales
iaso bills: new plain mess IA 90 a 20 90; extra
- 30 g % 49, Pork quiet and steady: sales 2lOO
prime 20 so q p 90. Lard quiet and without de,
cided change; saIes 620 bbls. at 152 a l7c Butter
steady; Ohio 20 a 45c; State so q Coo. Rice quiet
Sugar less active; sales $50 hhds; Porto Rico 13fc
Muscovado III a 134c. Coffee firm sales 25O0 bags
Ceylon at 2o4c currency Molasses quiet; sales 1871
Turpentne 65J q 64c; Rosil 10 a 90. oils Quiet.
Ia low firm sales 120 900 ibs at Il a 12sc. Freights
to Liverpool firm; Cotton per sail s-l6d, and per
steamer 9 5-16d; Corn per steamer Cd.
BUFFALO, N. Y. March 24-Flour quiet; sale1 eoo
bbls. city ground Spring at 10 %. Rye Flour want
ed Wheat dull and nominal. Corn stea. y; sales
at ITO. Oats-Western offered at 76c. Barley firm
sales 10 cars Canada at 20 in store. Peas quiet
sales cars at 40 a As, tree of duty. Mess Pork
and Lard are firm. Seeds-Tmothy steady: Clover
weaker.
OHIcAGo. March 26,-Flour firm and unchan pei.
Wheat dull and quiet at decline of al lie: sales
No regular at 2 02 fresh receipts Of; No. firm
at 9Oa Corn steady; new quiet 81 @D 8I1c fresh
So "a s3lc; No. quiet at s3l q SEC Oats quiet and
steady OFT @ 573c for regular and SO a sole for ire
R e firm; No. 2tresh S. Barley unsettled at 2 81
tor No.2. Pork less active and firm; mess nominal
q 0O prime mess steady at 81 co. extra prime IL co.
Sweet Sweet picked aamsmch1ce country i43c: Bulk
loose rough sides 12c. Lard dull at 1bc
CINcINNATI. March 26.-Eress Pork dull and no
demand; held firm at "a rs a "a 90. Bulk Meats iOl
15c; sales GEAR sides at at 143 &c. Lard duh and
nominal at Is q 161c. the latter for city. Hams ia
"a 1Sc tor sugar cured ~
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 24.-Tobacco unchanged
CottonMThe stock is light and held out OF the mar
ket Flour dull at 80 q for superfine, 90 a,
= 10 for extra and 10 oO @ 80 for double extra
for Spring. Corn heavy at So q ssc Oats dun at Il Il
y Eye o tirmer at 70 Pork active at 81 Is q
Bnfk Meats firm; shout 104c loose; sweet pick
ied hams l4lc packed Lard firm at nc for keg and
terce 10 @ 64c for common TO medium.
LOUISVILLE, March 24.-Tobacco active; sales $50
hhds.; lues 90 "a 90; medium leaf 90 @17 Is; Sc
lect ons 80 90 g At 90. Flour-superfne 80 a IS;
tan fancy y 90 g 10 co. Wheat 245@ 80. Corn IS q
soc for shelled in bulk. Oats 6s q Zoe in bulk Cot
ton 22t q 22sc. Lard 16 q 16Ic. Mess Pork IS co.
key nominal.
MEMPHIS. March 24.-Cotton dull and nominal;
receipts 2S8 bales; exports 100 bales. Flour dull
superhne 90 q 9 90. Mess Pork firm at 26 90. Ba-
Corn 95c. Oats &c.,
WILMINGTON, N. c., March 24-Stirts Turpen-
tine advanced 10 Coo. Rosin quiet; pale So Cotton
steady; Middlines 23c. Tar 90.
CHARLEsToN, March &c. Cotton Quiet; sales 215
bales Middling 25c sales fol the week 176S bales;
receipts 36l5 bales; exports $50 bales stock
bales.
MOBILE, March 26.-Cotton opened active at "a "a
2i1c and closed firm at inside figure; sales 1000 bales
receipts sos bales.
New ORLEANS, March 26.-Cotton market Quiet;
sales 2OOO bales; Middling "a q 24ic receipts 76i