The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-23
Domestic w arkets.

NEW BEDFORD, april 2l.-Oil Market -wha.e Oil
continues to advance. with inquiry, and sale has
been made in this market to-day of 500 bbls
uiacture at Is W gal; sales have been made since our
last report OF 100 nbls south Sea, for home use,
ported at 72ac ~ gal.-lNew Bedford Standard.
NEW YORK. April %. -Go1ton more active; sales
1890 bales; Middlng uplands 81 q &c. Four-salts
S400 bbls.; Stale and Western dull and prices with
out decided change; superfine State % a 975; ex-
ira 10 IS q II 35 round hoop Ohio 10 3O extra West
EN- 10 20; White Wheat extra IL - a Ii 90; South
err; sales 450 bbls. 10 So a Is UO California
dull; sales 400 sacks at IL IS a. "A so. Wheat dull
and slightly. frmer; sale $4,000 bush; Chicago
Spring No. at GO delivered; No. 2 at 30, deliv-
cred in small lots; White Mchigan 20. Corn a &c
lower; sales $4,000 BUSH; new Mixed Western Is
q is afloar. Oats firm r. sales 49, 90 BUSH; West
ern S53 q s5Sc in store, and 81 q size afloa. Beef
steady; sales 400 bbls Pork quiet and firm: sales
cash. Lard shade firmer; saes $50 bbls at 173 a.
ls3c; and small lot at 1850. Butter firm. Whiskey
Muscovado at 10Y a 12c. Coffee firm. Molasses quiet
sales 20 hhds Muscovado at IS a 5lc Naval Stores
quiet and steady; Spirits Turpenline Sc % &c; Rosin
3 80 q 90. lsquet. Petroleum firm crude 12Ic;
refined bonded at 26 a 264c. Wool quiet and an-
changed; sales 10000 Tbs at 40 a Sec Tor domestic
fleece; AZ q 4Sc for pulled. Freights 10 Liverpool
g 3-l6I; Corn per steamer 81 q Cd; Wheat per
steamer Gid.
BUFFALO, N. Y. April 20. -Flour-spring in good
demand at the adv nce; sales 5000 bbs city ground
Spring at 10 30 q II 90, to quality. Wheat steadv
sales 500 bush. Minnesota Spring at 80, and car
NJ; Milwaukee club at 36; car White Ohio at
l9u Corn dul sales car new on track at 05; 1900
bush old at 06 in store. Oats dull at 76c for West
ern in store rley unsettled; market entirely nom
mai. Mess Pork active; sales 400 bbs. heayv at
rs 3D. Bacon-15 900 Tbs hams and shoulders were at
l74c for the former aud 10 % 3c for the latter Lard
sales 80 pkgs at 172c. Seeds dull and unchanged,
CHICAGO, April 22-Flour fairly active chiefly for
lower grales choice Sprn. extras 25 a II Co.,
Wheat In light speculative demand at a decline of
g 19c; sales No. at IS a 16; No. 2 firm at OF.
No. 2 at s4c Oats in lair demand and declined j "a
3c regular 622c. RYE less active and rner at an ad-
yanc, OF q 2Ic; sales at 81 a 80. Barley dull;
No. Ii store $50; sample lots 10 a 2 IS. Provis,
lons hrmer Mess Pork q w cash and BUYERS April;
rump steady; extra prime at 81 90. Lard firm and
quiet at Il 9 l7lc. Dry sailed shoulders life, Live
Hogs in a' ge supply at decline OF 10 % pc prices
ranging from 20 q so. Beet Cattle dun and de-
clined 10 q 15c, prices ranging from 7 25 q Is.
CINcINNA1I. April 22-Provisions irmer and
strong Mess Pork at 27 5O held at the close at % CO.
Bulk Meats frmer: sides higher at 1885, with large
sales Shout ers held at 2+c. Bacon fl mer but quiet;
shoulders at 13 q 134c sides 15J "a 153c; clear rib
l6tc; clear sides 174c Lard firm and held at Isc.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 2O-Tobacco unchanged:
buyers ad sellers apart Cotton nominal at Z9ic
Flour unchanged with a small business; superfine
90 q 90. Wheat-choice Winter stea Y; other
grades dull with small business; choice Fall at co
g IT'S; Spring g Sc; sales at Q 05 q 2 Is. Corn
Barley nothing doing Rye scarce at 80. Mess
Pork quiet and unchanged. Bacon dull but firm:
shoulders lsc clear sides lie; sugar cured hams 10
Whskey steady and firm at zoe. Cattle---choice ex-
ma sf and s5pns are and in good de-
90 Sheep 70 a 90 s4 head
Louisville, April 2o-Tobacco active; Tugs S rs
@ 25; common leaf 80 a so; tair 10 90 "a Is co.
rour-superine at 8 so q 90; fancy ~ so Is 10 o..
Wheat 25o q 2 S. Oats 70 @ 75c. Corn IS a 9Oc.
Rye at2 05 Lard III q 172c. Mess Pork Q. 10 a
q So shoulders 39 q 1Sa; 81 es l6a a 16ac;
clear sides III q l13c. Bulk Meats-shouders 12Ic;
clear sides 1919. Raw Whiskey, free, 220. Cotton
Middling at SOC.
MEMPHIS. April 2O.-CottoD- firm at Sic; receipts
a5 % bales; exports s3a bales Flour dul supe fine
90 g 8 50. Pork at 2S co.. Representations 1876;
ee II sides iSc Bulk shoulders III clear sides
l63;. Lard IL q 19c. Corn 90. Oats S3c.
NEW ORLEANS, April 22-Cotton quiet and little
doing; Middling Sic; sales 1000 bales.
NJ BILE, April 22.-Cotton market quiet bur firm:
Middling A q size, holders asking outside rates;
AUGUSTA, April 22.-Cotton dull but FIRM sales
100 bales Middling soc.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Anril 22.- Cotton easier and
in better demand; Middlines at 80 a 3O3c sales $50
bales. -
SAVANNAH, Ga, April 22.-Cotton firm; no sales;
Middlna Sic.
SAN FRANCISCO, April N.-Flour quiet; extra at
%; snperfne 90. Wheat-good shipping 24O "a
45 Legal Tenders 7l2.