The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-08-28
Domestic Markets.

CAMBRIDGE, Aug. 27.-Beef Cattle-receipts IN
hea a price ADVANCED trife; choice Oxen sold al
receipts 9061 head; market good and prices adj.
vanced fully &c; sales at 81 q 5ac.
NEW YoRh, sAug: -Four-sales 1900 bb,s
state and Western irregular and unsettled; low
grades steady; White medium and high grades dull
and declining; superfne State 6 70 a 90; extra
go "a N: round hoop Ohio so a II %; extra es-
tern 10 q g. rs; White Wheat extra 100 "a ~ Is:
Southern dull sales 400 bbls. extra so a ii 65 Cal
itornia heavy: sales $50 saels at 90 g
600 BUSH; Spring No. at so a 90; No inferior
at 2 OIL In store; No, prime very choice O5 a 10
delivered; Amber Green Bay 20; choiea White Illi-
new 24) a So. Corn opened shade better and
closed quiet; sales $751; 900 BUSH; Mixed Western Id
afoat; do Western "a. Oats frmer and more ac-
tive; sales 100000 bush new Western II a. 75Ic;
Western 79c in store, and Sic afoat. Beef steady
mess % rs q 20 90, closing at % so regular. Lard
quiet and steady sales $50 tierces at 1871 "a 9lc But
ter steady and quiet Ohio 81 q SIC; State 81 a 45c
Whiskey nominal at Tic in bond. Cotton firm but
less active; sales 1900 bales; Middng uplands 3OJc
Rice dull. Sugar in fair demand; sales 900 hhds
Muscovado at 10a q lie Coffee steady; sales q O6
bags Rio on private terms. Moasses dull Naval
st res dad. Oils quiet Petroleum quiet: crude III
q 153c; refined bonded 81 31bc Freights to Liv-
e ar frmeF; Corn per sail I'd Wheat per steamer
BUFFALO, N. Y. Aug. 26.-Flour quiet and I'M
changed; stock very light. Wheat dull and nominal
" unchanged in transactions Corn frmer; sales
$500 bush. No. Mixed Western at 12I, and car
lots at 129 q 10. Oats dull and frmer; sales 90
900 bush. Western 66c, and $4,000 bush sellers
option, September at &c. Rye dull but nominal at
l so Barley firm; quoted at rs a. 81 tor State
and Canada Mess Pork firm at 80 90 for heavy mess.
15lc Wheat, 12Bc on Corn and ST Sic on Oats 10
New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-At the regular monthly sale
OF Scranton Coal the attendance was large and the
bidding was brisk. A considerable advance in prices
over those obtained at last months sale was reaiz-
ed The iollowng are the figures: 5000 tons lump at
40 e ~; 1900 DO @. steamer at 80 @4s7t 10000
1900 do stove at 42i q 90; 5000 do chestnut at
323 q 80.
CHICAGO, Aur. 27.-Flour quiet and unchanged ;
at 70 a IA for No. 1; No. at l IS "a 635 Corn
IN TAR demand; No at 9Sg q $685. closing weak at
90; No; at 9St a. 9s2c Oats easier with an i'm
No. at q. Barley moderately active at 5og a
!.57 for No p Provisions quiet and unchanged
Mess Pork at 90 so. Lard nominal at 1sl a Isle.
Lugar cured hams 179 "a &c., Beef Cattle dull ana
nominal at 90 q Is for tirt class shipping. Live
Hogs active and advanced 25c; light to good smooth
8 rs a 10 20.
Mess Pork firm at 20 90. Bulk Meats firm; should
ers 12lc; sides 14tc; clear sades12lc.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 26.-Flour dull and unchang-
Oats advancing; sales at 54c for No. O. Corn frmer
at 99lc for No. 2. --.-
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 26-Tobacco active at full
prices. Hemp-undressed 30 a so. Flour fiat
nominal
500 a IS; extra 90 a IS; treble extra to fancy
10 90 a IL 90. Wheat extremely dull and declined
Sc; prime to choice Fall Red rs "a 20; fancy %
az 20. Corn frmer but inactive White at 90 "a &c.
Oats frmer; prime to choice at 81 q Sc. Barley dull
at IS for choice Spring; Fall 90. Rye unchanged
Mess Pork dull at % 20 q 2s so. Bulk Meats-oniy a
small business was done; shoulders 121; rib side s
1sJc; clear rib 151c; clear sides 152 "a 16c Bacon
easier; shoulders at 13l a 13lc; old do 12s "a 13c
clear sides ia "a 179c. Sugar cured ans zoe. Lard
retailing at Sa 1899 for choice terce anu zoe tor
keg. Whiskey steady at %. Cattle weak at 25 q
50, gross.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 26.-Tobacco active; sales %
hhds at 80 q IA so for Tugs to dunn leaf; cult g
"a 90; fancy brands 10 so a II So Wheat 70 a
2 05. Corn 90c. Oats As a SOC. Ryel.5 Mess PORK
1880 Lard 1880. BacoB-shoulders 1 &c; clear rib
clear sides 16Ie Raw Whiskey, tree, rs.
MEMPHIS. Aug. 28.-Cotton nominal. Flour quiet
superfne 6 90 q 90 Wheat co. Corn 80 a 95c
Oats 60 q Csc. Mess Pork 81 co. Lard 1871 a 2OJc
Bacon firm; shoulders 14c; clear sides 1Sc.
NEW ORLEANS: Aug. 26.-Sterling Exchange al
premium. Gold 1444 Sugar and Moiasses dull an
nominal Flour depressed; superfine 90 "a %
treble extra % a 30. Corn dull at O5 a. TO-
Oats steady at 81 a. CSC. Hay at 20 90 a 25 So Brar
II g ~. Pork dull and nominally at 80 90 a 30 50
Bacon-shoulders quiet at 14c clear sides 17ic Lart
inactive; tierce at l9ac; key 21ac.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2e.-Cotton very dull; Mid
dngs 2Sc; sales q bales; receipts 43.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. 26- Cotton-no sales
holders ask higher rates; Middlings 2st a zoe.
SAVANNAH, Aug 26 Cotton nominal; no sales
receipts II bales. 49,
AUGUSTA, Aug 26.-Cotton quiet with an upwar,
BILE, Aug 26.-Cotton quiet; sales Is bales
Middlings 28c; receipts II bales.
WILMINGTON, \. G., Aug. 26.-Slirts Turpentin
declined to 40c. Resins quiet; No. 1 at 8 90 CD OC
Tar weaker at 30.
SAN FRANCISCO Aug. 27-wheat at IS "a 95
Flour 80 q 8 Go. Legal Tenders 70.