The Portland daily press., 1868-05-25
Domestic Markets.

GLOUCESTER FISH MARKET May 22.-Georsc's
CodishENono in shipping order, owing to the bad
state of the weather the past fortnight; last sales at
7 90. Mackerel-No arrivals of new; Bay rs are
held at "a o.; stock very light. Fresh Halibut-last
scarce and prices haze advanced; sales OF new at
13c % tb. Oil 75c p gallon.-tCape Ann Advertiser
New YORK, May 23.-Flour-recepts 629s bbs !;
sales 5000 bbls State and Western heavy and prices
without decided ohange round Hoop Ohio 975 a.
10 Is choice do 10 20 a 50; Sure1ine Western As
q go; common to good extra Western 9 25 q 8 70;
choice 70 q 1906 good 10 choice White Wheat extra
IL % q ID 20; Southern dull and dropping; 450
bbls.; common 70 fair extra 9 80 a 10 80; good to
sacks at II 20 q Is IS Wheat opened dull. heavy
and nominally q &c lower, closing trmer with fair
demand, chiefly tor Western account; sales $4,000
2 2s a 2 30; Winter Amber Canada 2 20; White Wis
cons n Co. Corn opened quite firm and closed dull
and lower; sales 10000 BUSH; new Mixed Western
OBJ a l IL afoat, closing at OBJ "a 10; White
Southern IT, Oats opened steady and closed frmer;
sales $4,000 BUSH; Western So a SIC in and
ahoat. Beef steady; slles 225 bbls.; plain mess
Is 90 a 20 5O new extra mess 20 so a q "a IS. Pork
steady andquiet sales 1900 bbs.; also $50 bbls new
mess at 20 co. seller last half June and 20 % seller
July; new mess % e a. % 81 closing at % so regu
lar; old do 81 Is a % 81, closing at q 81 regular;
prime 20 90 q % 80. Lard shade nrmer; sales 600
a 19ic for 4ette rendered. Butter .ul sales at 25
a SOC for Ohio and 80 q 32c torState Wniskey quiet
Cotton firm with q tair business; sales $50 bales;
Middlng Uplands 305 a Bic, closing with sellers
under Bic Rice firm and quiet. Sugar in fair de-
mand firm; Muscovado1 III a 12tc. Coffee quiet and
Naval Stores DULL Spirits Turpentine 535 a Doc; Ro-
sin 10 a co. Oils dull; Linseed 10 a Is; Lard,
Sperm and Whale quiet. Petroleum firm crude
133c. Tallow quiet and steady at 70 q 124c. Wool
quiet and prices shade easer sales $3.50, 900 fbs at
"a q 55c for domestic fleece As q Acc for super and
Wheat per steamer G2d.
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 22.-Flour dull and tiroopng.
Wheat unsettled in the morning BUYERS offered O5
Tor No. Spring; in the afternoon they withdrew the
offers entirely, and the market closed nominal Corn
closed weak; sales 81 900. bush. Mixed Western at
OF; 1890 bush. Yellow at o.; 1900 bush. White
06; and car lots at 02 q 03. Oats opened dull
and closed firm sales $4,000 bush. Western at 79c,
and 1000 bush do, to arrive, at 79c Other articles
remain unchanged.
CHICAGO, May 23.-Flour active and more or less
firm; Spring extras s 10 a 10 so. Wheat moderate
and active and declined a SIC; sales Nc at 90;
No. at 80 q 800. Corn less active and declined
1c; sales No. Sole; No. at Sec. Oats declined 40
tc; sales at GO a 69yc. Rye-sr9all business. Pro-
visions firmer but quiet. Barley nominal Mess Pork
~ on. Lard 1870. sweet picked Hams steady at
l74c Bulk Meat inactive and firm.
CINCINNATI. May 23.-Mess Pork held at % 80.
but not saeabe better than % %. Bulk Meats dull
and holders offer to make concessons shoulders can
be bought at 12ac; sales at 142c; clear sides 16Ic
Bacon firm IA sg lie for clear rib and clear sides
Sugar cured Hams 10 q zoe. Lard held higher at
1szc and buyers Isle.
MEMPHIS, May 22.-Cotton dull and nominal; re-
ceipts 1C6 bales; exports "a bales Flour unchanged;
Bacon-shouders 14c; clear sides 1Sc. Lard 10 a BIC
Corn 90. Oats &c.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Nav 22-Spirts Turpentine
ulooPnS Sales aG III " 4oc " gal RoSn-pale IN de-
mand and lower grades quiet; strained 20; No. at
2 80 a 90; No at 80; pale 80 a 90. Cotton
firmer; Middng 29c. Tar firm ats 90.
. SAVANNAH, MAY % Cotton firm but ouet: no
sales; Midding 80 a 305c
CHARLEsToN, S.iC.,M MAY 2S.-Cotton quiet, hold
ers asking SOC for Middling.
MOBILE, May 23.-Cotton market closed firm;
Middlings 284c.
NEW ORLEANS, May 2s.-Cotton quiet and dull;
Middng 295; sales 100 bales receipts 101 bales OK
ports 1000 bales. Sugar firm and unchanged.