The Portland daily press., 1868-08-05
Domestic MARKETS..

NEW YORK, Aug. 4-Flour-sales 94OO bbls:
State and Western 10 a zoe better with fair demand
superfine Stale % a 20; so a 10 40; round
3S%p Ohio ne 10 g L. 3o extra Western 80 g II 20;
sales 800 bbls. extra Is a. Is 90; California frmer;
5 an a saSs s at g Mheat &c
No. at 2 90; No. at 0s "a 10 for retail lots;
Winter Red Western 49, White 2 80; White Cali
tornia 80 for choice. Corn active, excited and a
IA for unsound and 10 a. 10 tor sound do, both
aoat; old 16 in store; White Western l % % l 90.
Oats opened shade better and closed dull and de-
cdedly lower: Western 50 90 S3lc in store and s3l "a
Sic afoat, closing at the inside price, Beef steady
1850 bbs.; % 65 a 20 90, closing at 20 90
regular. Lard firm; sales 1150 terees at 17s q 19c
Butter steady Ohio 25 a 33c; State 80 q 4Oc. Whis
key shade rmer; sales 200 bbls. in bond at Csc :
Cot without decided change; sales 900 bales Mid
ding uplands soc. Rice Ia at 10 q 11tc tor Caro-
covado II a 12jc. Coffee easier and quiet Molasses
dull; MuscovadO AZ % 44c Naval Stores firm Spr-
its ,TurPentine AZ g 45c; Resin 80 g 80; Oils
"a "a 3i3c. Freights 10 Liverpool lower; Corn per
steamer sd.
BUFFALO. N. Y. Aug. 4.-Freghts dull and
changed. Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat firm
and active sales 1000 bush. No. Milwaukee club
90; $500 bush. No. Chicago Sprmg at 90; 200
bush. No.: do at IS; 5000 bush. 10 at 80; 1000
bush. White Canada at %. Corn in good inquiry
tor sound; sales $4,000 bush. Mixed Western a. / o.
$1,000 bush do at Oh $4,000 bush. do at O5, closing
nrm Oats quiet but firm; sales 76 a. Tic; 10000
BUSH Racine at 75c. Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO, Aur 4.-Flour in better demand; Spring
extra 20 a ii 90. Wheat quiet and firm at an adj
vance OF 1c sales No. at So; No: do at 76;
since Change new sold at so a S2 old at Is "a
IS. Corn unsettled but active sales No. 2 at &c.,
No. in the aft ernoon at 99Ic. Oats in better de-
| mand at advance of al 2yc; sellers of new al
6Oc; old 65c. Rye frmer and in fair demand at 1 80
80. Barley quiet and unchanged High Wines
nIm; bonded 81 q 65c. Provisions quiet and steady.
Mess Pork 2S 70. Lard 172 a Isle. Beet Cattle al
most nominal; good cows 10 light steers so q 90.
Live Hogs moderately firm; sales at 70 a 10 10.
| Freights quiet and easier.
| CINCINNATI, Aug. 4.-Whiskey firm at Coo in bond
but sales better than 55c. Mess Pork held at 2S 70
"a 20 90, but demand. Bulk Meats held at lie for
loose shoulders and lac for sides; market neglected.
Bacon quiet at 134c for shoulders and 49, lie for
clear rib and clear siies Lard held at 1s4c, but
| inquiry.
ST. LOUIS, No.. Aug. 3-Tobacco active at full
prices. Cotton-nothing doing. Hemp dull; dressed
35 a 10. Flour frmer for choice; fancy lower and
in favor of buyers; other grades unchanged; super
| fine 90 a 90. Wheat dull and arpe receipts; best
sales Fall Red at 10 q IS; Fail White . IL q So;
Spring 90 q Co. Corn steady; Mixed and Yellow
Rye dull at 90. Provisions quiet, firm and in light
| demand. Mess PORK % 90 a 20 25 Bacon-should-
ers 122 a &c., clear rib sides 164c; clear sides 1870
Whiskey in good demand at %. Lard firm at lsc.
Cattle-inferior and medium lower; sales at 2 70 a
90 " cwt gross. Sheep unchanged.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 3-Tobacco firm Tugs to me-
Flour steady; snperfne so. Wheat IS q 90 for
prime new. Corn in bulk 90 a CSC. Oats so a sic.
con-shoulders 134c; clear rib sides 1885, clear sides
l74c. Lard-tierces 1Sic and kegs l91c. Whiskey in
bond Coo.
MEMPHIS. Aug. Section quiet and firm receipts
9bales. Flour-superfne 90 az so. Wheat Co.,
Corn Sc Oats 55c. Mess Pork 30 90. Lard 10 "a
20e Bacon firm; shoulders 1899; clear sides III %
17sc.
WILMINGToN, N. c., Aug. 3.-Spirits Turpentine
firm at 401c; New York casks 41c. Resin-buyers
and sellers are unable to meet mutual terms. Tar
firm at 2 so.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug4.- Cotton dull; Mid
dlings nominal at 29c.
SAVANNAH, Aug. 4-Cotton entirely nominal
AUGUSTA, Aug. 4.-Cotton in light demand for
manufacturing purposes; sellers asking oslo for Mid
dngs; sales As bales.
MOBILE, Aug. 4-Cotton nominal.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug 3.-Cotton very dull; no
sales exports. Sterling Exchange 1873 a. co. New
York Sight Exchange per cent premium Gold
1851. The markets generally dull. Flour slightly
firmer; superfine o.. Corn 92c a. 105. Oats-new
Coo. Hay q 90 a. % 90. Mess Pork-holders firmer
at 80 80. Bacon-holders frmer; shoulders 13B a
1890; clear sides III q 17sc Lard-terce Isle and
keg zoe.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 4.-Cotton dull; Middlings
CSC; sales 80 bales