The Portland daily press., 1869-01-04
@ O M M e R GAL
Domestic Markets.


NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Cotton opened dull and
closed active and decidedly higher sales 1900 bales
Middling uplands l64c. Flour-receipts bose bills !;
out decided change; superfne State IS q is;
extra do 80 g los; choice do 10 q I 20; fancy
s5o superne Western So a Il: ce eo@
mon TO good extra Western go a 90; choice do
05 q 80; choice White Wheat extra 80 q 10 90:
5o good to choice DO 60 a Is co. California 1ia
dnIl and nominal at 5 90 90 $50 for old and rs a.
II 50 tor new .oO Wheat and without decided
opened steady and closed a &c better for new; sales
1000 bush; new Mixed Western "a q csc; old do
new White Southern s71 a o.; new White IVES,
tern 96 q DC. Oats firm; sales 10000 bush; Yves
tern 76c in store and 784c afoat. Beef quiet sales
IA 90 @l950; total stock OF old and new January l.
1869. $500 pkgs; same date last month 40 s2 do;
ne sale sale. s5 sa d. Pork steady but
March, at rs 90 new mess 81 rs q % co. old do 26 So
prime y 90 g 2so 9 total stock Old and new Janu,
do; same date last year 1890 do. Lard quiet and
seay; sales $50 tierces also 1000 terees steam sell
sT fsS r and sn March ri at G sress
Butter quiet; Ohio 20 q Acc; State 40 a 5Oc Whis-
key quiet; sales rs bbis. Western free at CSC "a co.
lie. Coffee dull. Molasses dull Naval Stores quiet
Petroleum quiet; crude at 1sc; refined bonded 31c
Iaii3w quiet; sales 81 ooo lbs at Il g He Wool
tor domestic fleece, 81 q 4Sc tor pulled As a 4Sc for
domestic Noils, 3ec for Texas, CSC for Mexican % "a
2sc for California and 41tc currency for Cape.
Freights to Liverpool shade easier; Cotton per
steamer g 7-lGd; Wheat per sail Sd; Corn per
steamer sd.
CHICAGO. Jan: 2.-Flour-medium grades in fair
shipping demand; other grades neglected. Wheat
active at an advance OF 2 g 2lc; No i at 1 2oj a
26; No; 2 at 15i q 15I. Corn steady; old No.
at &c, seller last half OF April; No2 at SEC cash
No; kiln dried SIC; new 81 q 52c Oats advanced j
{; No. at IS; No at IL. Barley H firm and
advanced &C. Highwines held at 93c; buyers offered
923c Provisions firm. Mess Pork % IS for future
Sweet picked Hams 143 az 14sc; green hams l4c; do
shoulders !0c do short ribs 3c dry salted shoulders
114c; Cumberland 13c; short clear sides 15c; short
ribs lac; rough sides 13c.
MILWAUKEE,. Jan. 2.-Flour dull and unchanged.
Wheat advancing; sales No: at 2s4; No at 1851.
Oats dull at 47c for No q. Corn nominally unchang-
ed. Rye 10 tor No. 1. Barley nominal.
CHARLESTON, jan. 2. Cotton very firm and pur-
chasers restricted by light stock; sales 500 bales
Midding Csc; receipts 1904 bales exports, coastwise
1850 bales.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 2.-Cotton opened stendy and
closed firm at an advance; sales for two DAYS 1850
bales; receipts 4199 bales; Middngs 25c; exports,
coas wise 1863 bales; to the Continent 3e45 bales.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2.-Cotton market irregular
and easier than yesterday; Middings closed firm at
Zoc an advance OF 3c on three days prices sales
day 1890 bales; receipts to-day 2007 bales; receipts
Thursday evening and yesterday 1883 bales exports
To-day 12o71 a 6ales Sugar firm common q loo;
q Csc. 'll :. -
Foreign Markets.
LONDON, Jan. 2-Forenoon. at s2} for
money.
American securities-United States 5-2o's at 743
Illinois Central shares est; Erie shares 26i.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 2-Forenoon.-There is nothing
doing yet in the markets.
FRANKFORT, Jan. 2-Forenoon.-United States
5-2o's 70 q 79t.
FRANKFORT ian 3-IInited States 6-20,s ara