The Portland daily press., 1869-05-05
C O M M X He CIAL
New Work STOCK and Money mark

New Work stock and Money Market.
NEW YORK, May 4-Monev active and sharp at
per cent.on call, with exceptional transactions at
com interest; this has occasoned yielding in prices
ON the Stock Exchange. Many prominent bulls took
advantage Of the recent rise to sell largely, and they
are not lending their money freely and the carrying
rate tor Gold having advanced to 10 per cent The
large owners of Gold have withdrawn it from the
market, which necessitates the calling in oil heavy
amount Of loans from stock brokers Herein lies an
explanation of the present activity in Money. Ster
ling Exchange heavy at 1es g 1Os4 mainly the for
ship million in bonds tomorrow, and Exchange
weakened towards the close. Gold opened at 1861
and closed at 1854; rates paid for carrying were "a
10 per cent? 1S2 per day Governments less active
and lower, under increased demand tor money and
lower quotations from London Prices here and at
London are now about equalzed, consequently for
eigners are not large buyers The investment move
ment is healthy but without special features. Small
bonds are selling below large ones as there is less
buying for reinvesment of interest than usual. The
market closed steady. Henry Cewes q Co. furnish
the following 4.30 quotations. 6s 1881 11sf
ils do I,S S2S y 1897 M Isl DO y 1874 ls e ~
iie q l1s8 do 1855 l1ei 116s; ID 5o's 1854 a 1Osa
In Border State bonds Tennessees are pressed for
mas steady Mssouri's steady at ss4 q SO; old Ten
ons,s, s4b 9 81 virginias, g q Ell Louisiana ie-
bearish temper still prevails in the Stock market
Some of the recent bull cques working to break
preparatory to an advance movement The features
among stocks during the morning were North West
ern st Paul, New York Central and Fort Wayne,
market was q per cent. lower; from this there
was partial recovery In the afternoon market
on some of the leading railway shares, New York
Central falling per cent. Hudson q Fort Wayne A,
Michigan Southern II, Lake Shore and Rock Is
land with an average decline the rest of the list
of q per cent. The market closed unsettled and
weak. The following $50 prices:-Pacifc Mail,
gs mesis59 5 q 9nSa Ers Ssw
red. 81 a 50; Hudson, 154 q 154{; Harlem, J149 q
l5o; Reading, $50 g S5a; Fort Wayne, IA q 144s;
1O4t @ 1O44; Illinois Central, 145 q l46 Chicago &
Rock Island, 1343 q 1856; Chicago North Western,
sSf E|s g ss y: do preferred, ed s7s g gi
amounted to SIPS, 100000.
The balance at the Sub-Trsasury to-day amount
ed to $81, ,056,631.
$496, 6,22s.
The exports to-day were $4,000.
Domestic Markets.
xNEw YORK. May 4.-Cotton is without change;
sales 1900 bales; Middng upands 283c. Flour-saies
106O0 bbls.; State and Western 10 IA 15c better ON
psrfne State 20 a 90; fancy State 6 45 a 20;
choice White Wheat 05 q 0C; Southern frmer;
sales 700 bbls.; extra 90 q IL rs. Wheat opened
a &c BETTER and closed quiet with the advance lost;
sales $4,000 bush; No. Spring % q 56; No. at
30 in store. Corn opened active and a better,
and closed quiet with the advance partly lost; sales
600 BUSH; new Mixed Western 81 a "a: old do 90
q 93c IN store and 95c afoat. Oats 1c better; sales
$1,000 bush.; Western sc q SS1. Beet dull Pork
firmer; mess 81 10 a 81 rs; old do 80 70 a 80 81
prime % 10 q 26 25 Lard frmer; tierces II a 1896
Whiskey. frmer; Western 81 q CSC. Freights to
Liverpool frmer; Cotton per steamer "a 5-32d.
CHICAGO, May 4.-Exchange on New York at par
buying and LILO premium selling. Flour frmer;
Spring 90 q co. Wheat-No. 1 unchanged at 1 IS
q 1sa; No. Q at 1884, Corn active; No. / advanc-
ed q u; sales No at go q Gle; new advanced a
2Jc sales at 565c Oats excited and advanced "a IL
sales at 81 a 6i4c. Rye firmer at l6 a II for No.
1; No. at l IA a A. Barley nominal at So "a
60 for No. 2. Highwfnes at 80 a 91c. Provisions
firmer. Mess Pork 80 75; prime mess 28 90. Lard
III "a &c., Shoulders 11ac loose. Live Hogs dull at
so a 20 for common TO choice Beet Cattle dull
at 90 a 90 for butchers cows and steers 40 "a
So for light fresh steers and 90 a 75 for good to
extra prime beeves
CINCINNATI May 4.-Whiskey firm at 92c. Pro-
visions quiet and firm at full rates; demand light
MILWAUKEE, May 4.-Flour firm and unchanged.
Wheat unsettled; No. quoted at 184; No. at 13.
Oats firm at Gle for No. e. Corn nominal. Rye firm
at 13 q IA for No. /. Barley quiet and steady !;
prime at so q S5. Freights quiet at $50 to Bufa
10 and lie to Oswego.
SAVANNAH, May 4.-Cotton market steady; sales
800 bales; Middlings 274c; receipts S32 bales.
CHARLESTON, s. c., May 4.-Cotton-the better
grades are steady; common kind easier; sales 400
bales; Middlings 274c; receipts AT bales
MOBILE, May 4.-Cotton market dull; sales 225
bales; low Middlings 26 @ 264c receipts 448 bales
no exports.
NEW ORLEANS, May 4.-Cotton in slack demand ;
high grades unchanged; low grades easier; Mid
dlings 2s4c sales 1000 bales receipts 1888 bales;
ports 653 bales including 720 bales to Mobile for the
Liverpool steamship.