The Portland daily press., 1868-04-28
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK., April Election opened rather more
steady and closed at about previous prices and quiet
sales 1920 bales; Mddling uplands 80 a 333c, chiefly
at SIC. Flour-sales $500 bbls.; State and Western
dull but without decided change; common grades
round hoop Ohio 1895 q ii co. extra Western 10 2:
a II 40; White Wheat extra II so a ii 90; Southern
dull sales 4S0 bbls. extra 10 So a Is co.; California
quiet; sales $50 sacks at 10 90 a "A 80. Wheat firm
with moderate export demand and limited demand
tor home trade; sales 2S,5O0 BUSH; Chicago Spring
No at so a 6S in store and afoat; No. 2 at d
delivered; do to arrive at As. Corn dull and a q
lower; sales AZ, 900 bush. new Mixed Western II
164 afoat, and 162 q III in store; old do IS il
s5tc at railroad depot and s62c aheat. Beef firm
sales 450 bbls. Pork opened rner and closed heavy
and lower: sales 1880 bbls; new % 30, closing
2S 62 cash. Lard quiet and steady; sa.es $50 bbs. al
IS q 1890. Butter quiet. Whiskey quiet Rice quiet
Sugar steady; sales 500 hhds. Muscovado 10H q 12c
Coffee firm Molasses steady; sales 100 hhds. Por.
10 Rico Toe; Muscovado 4Sc. Naval Stores quiet
Spirits Turpentine 70 @ 73Ac the spot. Oils quiet
Petroleum steady; crude 12lc; refined bonded 274c
Freights to Liverpool dull Cotton per sail 3l6d and
per steamer 3-16 a ID.
NEW YORK, April 27.-Weekly Cattle markell
Beeves depressed under large offerings and 5c lower
on the week; demand moderate, buyers apprehend.
ing still lower price; extra 18t a 19c; prime ia a
1sc fair to good 16i q lie; Inferior to ordinary IA a
16lc; receipts 1893. Sheep and Lambs In fair re.
common are slow of sale at low prices; shorn Sheer
quoted at 81 a SIC and unshorn at "a &c; sales to-
day 22o; receipts 1875. Hogs considerably firm al
and about former prices realized; offerings large
there were "a cars at 4Oh street and 1855 head al
Commipaw; sales at q 9sc for light to common. 81
g lotc tor fair to good and LOO 1O4c for heavy
BUFFALO, N. Y, April N.-Flour in moderate
demand and steady; sales 1926 bbls city ground
Spring at 10 So and 80 bbs Western Spring at II o.
Western at IS 90. Wheat entirely nominal Corn
unsettled; buyers are holding off awaiting receipts
from the West not quotable Oats unsettled for the
same reason. Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO, April 27.-Flour steady and unchanged.
Wheat irregular at 2 20 for No. and 10 for No 2
Corn s5c tor No s2lc for new and so a sole for re-
jected Oats dull at &c for regular and 62i a 62sc
for fresh receipts closing at the inside price RYE
dull at 80 in store. Barley duh and nominal
Provisions firm Mess Pork frmer at 2s so; country
% 10. Lard active and advanced Ic; quoted at 122
1Sc. Bulk Meas firm; dry sailed shoulders 121 a.
122c; short clear sides 17c: dry salted Hams 15Sc
q 17Ic. 80 '-''' ''' -
800; common to medium leaf 90 a 20 co; bright do
20 10 q rs 90. Cotton firm at sic. Flour quiet and
unchanged Wheat-prme and choice White Q 49,
Corn dull and unchanged; sales at 81 a ssc. oats
rmer at 72c the latter price for fancy in store
Barley quiet and unchanged at Q 70 for prime to
vancing. Mess Pork 27 rs a q 90. Bulk Meats-rib
sides at Chicago 14tc. Bacon-shoulders 135c, held
&c higher; clear sides III q 17ac. Lard firm; 173c
ofered and 1Sc asked for choice. Live stock-The
supply and business is small Cattle at 90 "a *
Sheep 80 a 90 " head
LOUISVILLE, April 24-Tobacco-sales 1888 hhds
Jugs 81 % % e co. medium leaf L. 90 Is co. wrap
Red 25o q 255. Oats Il a 49, Corn 90 a. Sc. Land
10 q Isle. Mess Pork % co. Bacon active; large
sales of shoulders at 1885, clear rib sides I6a a
clear sides at II @ 172c. Cotton-iddling 80 a SO3c
Raw Whiskey 2 20.
WILMINGTON, N. c., April 24.-Spirits Turpentne
s Ss FIR firm ateoe y gal Resin in demand strained
Cotton advanced ic; Middling 29tc Tar firm at so,
SAVANNAH, April 81 Cotton firm Middlings 3l5
AUGUSTA, April 27,-Cotton irmer and. very little
doing; Middling Sic.
CHARLESTON, S. c., April d. Cotton firm and
in demand; prices steady; Middlings 81 q &c.
MOBILE, April Northumberland limited and
holders firm; Middngs 33c. The Cotton coming to
this market is drawn almost exclusively from Selma
and Montgomery and little OF nothing from the PLAN
tations on way landings