The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-08
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, April 7.-Corton dull, unsettled and
dull and 10 q 5c lower; sales 746l bills. superfine
State 800 a 40; extra So q 10 30; extra Western
ern more active; sales 200 bbls. extra so "a ID 40;
California dropping; sales $50 sacks at 10 90 IA co.
Wheat quill and @2c lower; sales 25,sOO bush; Chi
cage Spring No. good to prime 80 % 40 dev-
cred. Corn q Sc lower; sale $1,000 BUSH. /; new
Mixed Western IS q 21A afioat; old 20 store
BUSH. Western s52 a sec in store. Beet firm; sales
Sso bbls; new PLAIN mess II so q 20 50; new extra
mess e OF 5 closing at 81 90 regnlar L Iew
firm r; SAFES 1850 bbls. at III q 1sc. Butter firm
Whisky quiet: Rice nominalIy unchanged. Sugar
steady; sales 400 hhds.; Por Rico 13c; Muscovado
lo4 q 1l3c. Coffee quiet and firm. Molasses nomi-
nal unchanged. Naval Stores quiet. Oils dull. Pc
troeum nominal. Freights TO Liverpool quiet; Cot
t m per sail 16 a Ga; Wheat per sail 4d Corn per
steamer Sd.
NEW BEDFORD, April 4--Oil Market-Sperm con-
manufar ture at 90 W gal. Whale continues in good
request, and sales made of 2750 hbls Northern
in parcels at zoe % ga-sn00 for export and the bal
ance for manufacture.-[Standard,
BUFFALO, N. Y, April 4.-Flour unchanged-
Wheat inactive Corn weak; sales 10 cars at o. "a
o5 for new on the track. Oats nominal at 75c Tor
quotations nominal. Mess Pork % 90 "a % So Seeds
lower; Timothy 80; Clover 20.
CHICAGO, April Flour less firm; Spring extras
900 q 10 Is. Wheat less active and declined 9 &c;
No quoted at O24 a O5 sellers, and No. at 81.
Corn declined g G; quoted at $50, for No. and
soc i9r No; 2; new z q Tic Oats advanced q lc;
ley quiet and unchanged Provisions ffrmer and
active Mess Pork at rs 30 buyers, each Lard active
| cash. Sweet picked Hams 14sc for country. Live
| Hogs-common steady; choice Z rs q 8 rs. Cattle
| CINOISNAlI. April 7.-Provisions buoyant Mess
Pork rs 30. Bulk Meats-sales $4,000 TBS. at 1i3 q
11zc for shoul ers, 1c for sides, 15c for clear Ribs
and Ice clear Sides Lard-sales 16 terces at 165c;
l6c asked. Bacon scarce and small BUSINESS buyers
16 a lie for clear rib and clear sides shoulders 122c
on the spot, which is not offered, and willing to
contract for future delivery. Hams 1sl q 19c for
gar cured plain md II g lie for canv ass packed
Co. eommoD Leaf g. shippng " 8 Sgs Is 90
bright leaf 16 90 g 30 90. Cotton in good demand
stock light Flour quiet; snpei fine 200 g $40: ex
dull and grades below choice lower; prime Win
ter 60 g 263; Spring 205 q 2 ~ Corn dull and
ing; 10 a 73c bid. Barley~no demand. Rye dull
| and unchanged at 80 q 60. Provisions advancing
and excited with good demand Mess Pork % 80 q
Ice; clear sides 169 a. l7c lard unchanged; choice
steam kettle Ice. CatIle-choice and higher at
500 q 100; common to good 90 CT 80. Sheep
Lo IsvILLE, April 4.-Tobacco active; Tugs to fair
leafs 80 a 10 %. Cotton excited at pic. -Four dull
superfne 80 a rs; fancy II 90 a 10 90. Wheat As
| @25O Oats 70 q 75c. Corn dull at So q s5c. Lard
i6l @ 1etc. Mess Pork 26 %. Bacon excited and
| a. 123c; clear sides .65e.
MEMPHIS. April Action excited; soc asked; re-
perine co. Mess Pork p co. Bacon-shoulderSs iSl
q l3c; clear sides lie. Bulk shoulders 1ltc clear
sizes s l4if; Lard y g &c. Corn s5c co. Oats rs
CHARLEsToN, S. c., April l. Cotton without de-
| mand and nominal; sales 10 bales.
| SAVANNAH, April Cotton opened quiet but
closed firm; Mddlings nominaly 2Sbc.
nj BILE, April 7-Cotton--no sales.
NEW ORLEANS. April 4-Flour in good demand ;
superne 10 co. double extra II co. treble extra 70 co.
Corn-market near bare; Yellow Mixed or; White
and Vel ow 10. Dat 80c. Pork advanced TO 20 CO..
Bacon active and higher; shoulders III a 13c clear
sides 172c. Lard rmer; fierce I7a a 17sc; kegs III
"a 1sc. Sterling Bank Exchange 149 q $50; New
York Sight Exchange premium.
NEW ORLEANS, April 7.-Cotton dull and irregu-
lar; sales 1000 bales; Middling size.