The Portland daily press., 1868-11-10
Domestic Markets.


State and Western opened rather more steady anG
closed dull with holders more disposed to realize
superfine State 20 q 10; extra 30 a 80; round
White Wheat extia 10 a 65; Southern dull; sale.
$50 bbls.; extra 90 a IL 40; California quet sales
$50 sacks at 10 a Ooo. Wheat opened firm and
closed in buyers favor Spring No. at Al a 43
No 2 at 531 a "a; No. at So q 81; No. 1 and
Mixed 20. Corn opened a shade firmer and closed
dull and dropping; sales 6s,OOa BUSH; Mixed West
ern IL q IA for unsound and % II for sound
the latter Price an extreme. Oats dull and dropping
sales 10000 BUSH: Western 70 a lac afoat, closing
at the inside price. Beet heavy; sales ITO bbs.
new plain mess 10 so a 1s so; new extra mess IS 81
q % IS. Pork quiet and unsettled; sales 800 bbls
mess q 80 a p rs. closing at 81 70 regular. Lard
ter steady Ohio 25 a &c; State 40 q SOC. Whskey
hrmer; Western at O3 free, now held higher. t.
Ton dull and heavy and shade lower; sales 900
steady Carolina q sac Sugar quiet and firm at at
liz l18c tor lair to good refining. Coffee quiet and
steady. Moasses dull and unchanged. Naval Stores
firm. Oils dull. Petroleum nominal; crude 15c
refined bonded CSC. Freights to Liverpool irmer
Flour per sas 2s Cd; Wheat per sail q I'D and per
steamer Sd.
, NEW YORK. Nov. Seattle market.-Receipts for
the week $3.50 Beeves 3d. 05 Sheep and Lambs 20 5O4
Hogs Beef dull and heavy until to-day, when more
actively, thought no change in rates. prime 10 a
Pc fair to good 19t q Ale; ordinary III q 12sc;
inferior 10 9 1lc Sheep and Lambs, which declined
az &c on Thursday, have since about recovered the
fall and closed firm at Al @ &c tor Sheep and 81 "a
&c Tor Lambs Hogs higher; sales at Y @ SIC, clos
ing firm at a SIC.
ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 9.-The~ Cattle market
opened duh and prices q &c " it. lower the banks
refusing to discount keeps buyers out of the Market
and the attendance especially from New York is
remarkably small; receipts thus far 400 head most
" good weights and fair quality; sales to-day 500
head at St q sc for best Ohio and Kentucky steers
down to "a DC for poorest State and Michigan.
Sheep in goo demand at 81 q &c; Lambs at 81 q
5bc. Hogs-Illinois in comparatively active request
at 81 q &c and Michigan q SIC.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Goal Market.-The mar
ket is very firm, the demand oeiug exceedingly ac-
tive for stove, and about equal to the supply of the
larger sizes at present prices. There has been a
slight reduction in the tonnage for the past week.
owing to the election, but it has been very large
The high wages paid the men and prices realized for
Coal have proved too great incentive to permit OF
The usual loss OF time subje to like occasions.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 9.-Whiskey dull and decln-
ing; sales at 03. Hogs dull at rs "a 30; receipts
$780, Lard d -l at 15t q 16c. Bacon nominally un-
changed; shoulders offered at 13Jc; clear rib sides
173c; clear sides 1910; total stock 200 hhds. Hams
in moderate demand at II q 174c.
MILWAUKEE. Nov. 9.-Fleur firm and unchanged
Wheat unsettled; sales No. at q and IA for No
z; Oats firm at 4a3c Corn quiet at SIC for No. 2.
Rye steady at 03 for No. 1. Barley nominal.
CHARLEsToN, Nov. 9. Cotton dull stock rates ::
sales 25O bales; Middngs at 23ic receipts 915 bales
bales; receipts 400 bales; Middlngs 22b a 22ac
closed dull; sales $50 baes Mddlings 22Jc; receipts
1880 bales
M)BILE, Nov. 9.-Cotton quiet and steady; sales
HOO baies Middngs 22a q 23c; receipts 1858 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 9.-Cotton irregular and
closed &c lower Mddlings 235c sales $500 bales re-
cepts since Saturday 1898 baes exports 1882 bales
Gold 1861.