The Portland daily press., 1868-10-05

| GLOUCESTER FISH MARKET Oct For tb,
week.1George's Codtish-last sales at 90; marke
| firm Mackrel-Bay are very scarce; but one or two
Hight fares have arrived the present week; we
sales of No at 600; No.2 at 10 90; Shore are in
fair receipts last sales No. at Is 90; No at II 90
moked Halibut at lie p ID Ol-Cod SIC % gal.
NEW BEDFORD. Oct 3.-We hear of the sales tbe
past week OF $50 bbls Sperm Oil. tor manufacture
at 2 90 " gal. The market quiet, but holders are
firm. Tue recent unfavo able news from tsallipagos
indicates an increase in the price, and holders Are
looking G for higher rates The sales Of Whale have
been 200 bbls at IL ~ gal and 22U0 bbls at 20 9
| gal; market firm.-Merc Try.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-Flour-receipts I0.02s bills
sales L, 400 bbls; State and Western rather more
steady for low grades and duh and declining tor
other kinds; superfn State 80 "a 20: extra do
80 a $50; choice do so a on; fame, g. 5 Cd ~
round Hoop Ohio IS q 90; choice do o5 g 10 co
Western IL a rs; choice so q 50; good to choice
White Wheat extra 60 q 10 80; Southern dull; SAD
$50 bbls; common to fair extra 80 "a Is; good to
choice do 920@I375 California quiet; sales $50
sacks at So a 10 rs Wheat opened shade firm
er tor Spring with moderae export demand to fill
pressing freight engage ents and closed dull and de-
clining for all kinds sales IS 900 BUSH CHICAGO No
lat 81 q ST; Nos and 2 Mixed / SO; do No /
at Y; Win er Red Western O5; Amber Michigan
Mixed Western l Il 90 y ior unsnund and Ia a,
H. for sound Oats lower; sales $4,000 BUSH. new
ish Beef :s sse a % lIa M seller to October
q 20 80; new extra mess 20 80 a "a 76. Pork frmer
and quiet; sales 1850 bbls. % Sc q IS rs, clos
ing at % 65 cash; old d. % so q % ISL prime 81 rs "a
"a 80 Lard quiet and steady; sales ISIS tierces al
800 tierces steam seller December at l5Ic and o50
I9Ic for steam, and 1sB 1910 for kettle rendered
Butter unsettled; sales ohio at 80 "a 3Sc; State 2s m
49,; Whiskey quiet Cotton rmer; sales $500 bales;
hlludlln2 uplands &c. Rice unchanged, Sugar in
moderate demand; sales $50 hhds.; Muscovado III
g HE Coffee unsettled; sales 600 bags Rio on pri-
Spirits Tnrpentine 43 a Acc; Rosip 45 "a 50 Oils
quiet; sales Linseed at 90 a 03; Lard Sperm and
whale Whale quiet ynt Petroleum quiet; crude 16c refined
q lie. Wool quiet and very firm; sales 100000 Tbs.
at 45 q 5fc tor domestic fleece 80 "a i7c for pulled
So for tubbed, 65c for Noils "a % SIC for Texas
80 SEC tor California Freghts to Liverpool uuset,
tied; Wheat per steamer I'D to ill.
'IScINNAil. Oct. 3.-Whiskey heavy at 49,
Mess Pork in speculative demand at 20 so held at
80 90. Bulk Meats-shoulders 11c sides 14c. Bacon
firm and in demand; shoulders 12ic; ear rib sides
and cle'r sides ISL q Ice. Lard held at 1s.e; de-
mand light.
declining sales at 43t for No. and 35a for No q
Oats steady at SIC for No O. Corn dull at 94c for No
CHIcAGO, Oct. 3-Flour active; Spring extra a No
q 25. Wheat firm at AL a. AZ f5r No. and AZ AZ
tor No. Corn easier at s6fc for No. and 84Ic for
No.. Rye easierat 1s q 10 for No. and Is for
Hlghwmes inactive and. nominal Mt 1 80 a. So for
Tree Mess Por4 quiet at % IS q 80 90. Dry sailed
shoulders firm at 11c Lard steady.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3-Mess Pork frmcr at 90 m M
20 %. Bulk Meats-small sales; clear sides at 15c
packed. Bacon firm; shoulders 1874 "a I25c; fresh
smoked clear sides 16 a 16Ac; sugar curcn Hams 19c
Whskey 3d.
SAVANNAH, Oct. 3-Cotton opened quiet but
closed firm; Middlngs % a 25tc.
AUGUsrA. Oct; 3;ICotton frmer, closing with an
active inquiry; Middlings 244c.
CHARLEsToN, Oct g. Cotton closed steady, sell
lers asking too high prices tor buyers; Middlings
24a q 25c.
M BILE, Oct. 3.-Cotton firm; Middlings 245c.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 3-Cotton advanced; Mid
dlings 25ic. Sugar. fair jobbing trade but prices
unchanged.