The Portland daily press., 1868-10-20

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State and Western dull and Western 10 a zoe lower
superfne State 80 a IS; extra do z "a 80:
extra western 90 Is FL White Whaa ~
ira 40 a o.; Southern dull and dropping; sales
$50 bbs.; extra s 40 a 10 So; California dull and
heavy; sales 800 sacks at 80 a 10 so, Wheat dull
and DIR opng: sales 10, 900 BUSH rejected Spring No
at So; Amber Green Bay Spring SO; White
California Sc. Corn dull and Slightly in buyers'
for unsound and 16 a. II for sound, chiefly at l6
ll69 for sound Oats quiet ana firm; sales 81 900
bush; new Western Toe. Beef steady. Pork dull
and lower; sales 1900 bbls 90 50 a 2S 75 clos
Ing at % rs regular. Lard dull and dropping; sales
$50 tierces at Il q 1890. Butter steady. Whiskey
quiet an heavy. Cclton quiet and steady; sales
1900 bales; Middling uplands 255 a 252c Rice dull
sugar C. lower with moderate demand; sales 800
terms Coffee quiet and firm. Naval Stores steady
OILS dull Petroleum dull; crude Ice; refined bond
ed 20 q 299c. Freighs to Liverpool dull and droop
ing; Cotton per steamer q id.
NEW YORK. Oct 19.-Cattle market.-Receipts
1888 Beeves, 41,815 Sheep and Lamts and 9,155
terings were several droves of Texas Cattle, when
were slow OF sale; extra 16l a 16jc; prime 15l "a Ice;
fair to good IA q 15c; ordinary Il a 13c inferior
@ 1lc Sheep and Lambs moderately active, receipts
large and prices heavy; Sheep @ &c; Lambs 81 "a
&c. Hogs higher on the week, closing tolerably ac-
tive at ST a 9sc.
BUFFALO, n. Y. Oct. 17.-Freghts- Wheat 15c,
Corn l5c to New York; boatmen are asking &c ad,
vance. Flour stagnant Wheat inactive and lower:
sales 10 600 BUSH No. 2 Milwaukee club at 81 and
10000 bush. White Canada at 40 a 2 as. Corn nom
lna and no rade business retarded BY the indispo-
slton OF boatmen to reduce freight charges Oats
es az at 6ic; payers would take sparingy at
changed. "N
HtLADELFHIA, Oct. 17.-Coal Market-There
mas oeen no material change in prices since our last
report, but the Eastern market is not so firm and
but lew sales have been made during the mast week
The demand Tor the smaller sizes tor home consum,-
ton anu shipment from the mines to New York by
the canal is active ever for which purposes
Coal il even bringing slight advanced ,rices This
state Of the trade is very peculiar prices bel 20 firm
q tba Fast opdo
these two markets are closely connected one must
soon yield to the activity depression of the other
The supply of vessels is somewhat greater than the
demand, but no change has yet taken place in the
rates of freights This undance OF vessels is not
also to the production OF Coal Tor the week beng less
on account o the election. The following are the
prices OF Coal by the cargo at Port Richmond tor
so; do chestnut, 81 20 a TO-; white ash lump and
steamb at. IS 90 q 10; do broken and egg SIS so
q 579 do stove, Sc 10 q 20; do chestnut, 8 80 a
450; Locust Mount ain lump and steamboat S. 90 a.
20; do broken and egg S. 60 a so; do stove Sc 10
q 9 80; do chestnut, 81 a. q 4 20.
CHICAGO. Oct. 19.-Exchange on New York steady
%. Wheat quiet and declined q 1tc; sales No /
ar 81 a r. Corn in light demand at a decline OF
fc; sales No. l at SO q Sole; No. 2 at s74 a 9Oc
Oats fairly active at decline of &c; sales No at
sole; rejecie 49, Rye dull at decline of a g.;
sales of No at "a @1 25; No. 2 at 20 q / %
1 81 "a IS; rejected at i 81 q 65. Whiskey~tree
nominal at / Is Mess Pork steady at 20 90. Dry
inai at Isle. Beef Cattle dull at rs "a 40. 1.-Two
Hogs moderately active at a decline 10 a 25c.
Freights firm; Wheat to Buffalo 9Jc.
CINCINNATI. Oct. 19.-Whiskey dull. Mess Pork
quiet; small sales. Lard dull; moderate jobbino
business at Isle for city; country offered at 1sc
Bulk Meats neglected; shoulder offered at 11ac;
sides &c Bacon dull; shoulders held at Is a 131c
sides lo q 16fc and 16a a tic for rib clear RIB and
clear Sides Hams dull at III 1890 for sugar cured.
MILwAUKEE. Oct. 1s-Flour normally trife
lower. Wheat d.; sales No. at Az; No. 2 at
30. Oats steady at SIC. Corn dull at 94c,
L0rIsvILLE, Oct. E.-Tobacco steady; lugs to
medium leaf IS g - 80. Cotton 2a5 q pic Wheat
J. 80 92,5 Saperfne Flour 25 q so. Corn-new
6c told 90. Oats 80 q Soc. Rive 80 "a 80. Mess
Pork 81 90 a 81 so. Lard 1917 a zoe Bacon-shoui-
ders 13t g 13sc; clear rib sides 16a a 1G2c; clear
25.
MEMPHIS. Oct 17.-Cotton quiet but firm at 225
g 23c; receipts 100 bales; exports 1900 bales Flour
dull and nominal: Corn 20. Oats CSC. Hay "a 90,
ders 14c; clear sides 1SIc.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Oct. 17.-Spirits Turpentfne
steady; sales at 429c Resin in good demand for low
sales at Co. Tar steady; sales at 230. Cotton firm
sales Middlings at % q 24c. Tim Der 50 q 90.
SAVANNAH, Oct. II Cotton closed quiet but
steady; Middlings held at 2AJc sales on that basis
6S6 bales; receipts 1928 bales.
AUGUSTA, Oct. 19.-Cotton steady with tar de-
mand; Middlings 23Ic; sales 429 bales.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 1S. Cotton active and advance
ed &c; sales 1850 bales; Mddlings 23ac; receipts
S4l bales.
BILE, Oct. 19.-Cotton quiet; Middlings 23l !;
sales $50 bales receipts S34 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct 17.-Cotton in good demand; ;
prices easier; Middlings ?3g; sales 1000 les; re-
ceps 2245 bales; exports 1892 bales. Sterling Ex-
change Bank 1a9t; New York Sight Exchange a /
per cent! discount. Gold 1877. Sugar firm and I'M
changed. Molasses-Muscovado common to choice
4lc Flour-superfne ruling higher; sales at 90 E;
choice 10 90 a 10 rs Corn-old % a l 10; new 95c
| Oats O2c. Bran and Hay unchanged. Mess Pork
firm at 80 25 Bacon and Lard steady and unchanged.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 10 Cotton in fair demand
Middlings 231c; receipts 5000 bales.