The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-27
Domestic Markets.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 26-Beef Cattle-receipts
52s head prices Cd e h. with an active
g 10 90; secon quality 10 IS g 75 third quality
500 q 1000. Sheep and Lambs-receipts 3114 head;
there has been fair activity in the market and
prices remain firm cd all grades with a growing de-
Hand; sales at to &c ~ I'd.
NEW BEDFORD, Jan. 25-Oil market-The active
demand for Sperm Oil, noticed in last, continued
advanced Zoe gal The transactions Hss g
bbs., ex-brg Wiswell, OF poor quality, at 81 50
" gal, refled 200 do d, prime quality at 81 IS, as
81 80 not relled, and 375 do do at So 90 Y gall all
tor manufacturing Whale has been very active, the
transactions reaching 1923 bbs, and for Northern an
week sales were made OF 800 bbs Northern a. 81 O8,
and 500 do do at 81 TO- followed with sales OF 500 do
Southern at 81 IA; 1000 do Northern at 81 Is and
IO45 co do, in parcels, at 81 20 " gal all to manu-
facturers.
Jan. 26.-sperm and Whale Oil in COOL request.
In Sperm sales were made OF 2S5 bbls at 90 P gal
NEW YoRR. Jan. 26 Cotton firm bnt quiet; sales
$50 bales; Middlng uplands oslo FIour-sales 7lO
bbls.; State and Western opened shade better tor
shipping grades and closed dull and declining for all
other grades; superfne State So a 35; extra 60
"a 80; round hoop Ohio 500 CO., extra Western
80 a Z 70; choice White Wheat extra 10 a 8 25;
Southern quet sales $50 hbs; extra at 80 q IL rs.
Wheat duh and dropping, the advance in Freights
checking the export demand; sales 10 900 BUSH No
Spring 81 in store and 65 for choice delivered.
Corn without decided change the advance in freight
checking the export demand; sales 49, GO bush.
new Mixed Western "a q 96c; old 0S afoat. Oats
irmer Beet steady. Pork frmer; ales II o bbls.
new mess 30 e72 q 81 25. Lard frmer; sales $50
tierces at 49, az 211c. Butter dull Whiskey dull
Rice firm. Sugar more active; sales 1900 bids. Mus
covado at IL q 12c 1900 boxes Havana at 11fc Cot
fee firm; sales 900 bags Rio private terms. Mo
Iasses quiet sales 30) bbs New Orleans at "a a 79c
Naval Stores steady. Petroleum firm. Freghts to
Liverpool frmeri Cotton per steamer ID; Flour per
steamer Is Cd; Wheat per sail gid and per steamer
I'D; Corn per steamer I'D
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Exchange on New York firm
and unchanged. Flour quiet; Spring extras % q
80. Wheat weak; No, at 10 and since Change
at 143; No. at Isl 9I2i Corn fairly active
"a 554c. Oats in fair demand; no grade 484c. Rye
advanced lie; sales at 1 10 q 20. Barley No. al
l 7S1. Whiskev nominal at a3c. Provisions active
and strong. Mess Pork firm at 81 90 for cash. ard
firm at 20 a 2Otc. Sweet picked Hams 16t q Tic
Dry sailed shoulders loose 12a q l3c. Dressed Hogs
firm and advanced % q soc; sales at IL IS 10 90
Live Hogs active and advanced 10 9 zoe; falr &c
choice 10 % a 10 30. Cattle dull.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 26.-Whiskey nominal and low
er at 96c offered and 97c askel Provisions buoyapt
Mess Pork sold at 80 3d. held at the close at 81 %
sales country do at 80 90. Bulk Meats higher; sales
Ia ge; shoulders l3c clear rib 100; clear sides l7c
Bacon hrm and in demand; shoulders l44c; cleal
RIB TIC; clear sides 1sc. Hams 1871 @ 19c Lard in
good demand; business checked by the frmness o.
holderss; prime steam sold at 19lc for country and
1910 for city, later n the day held at zoe.
MILWAUKEE Jan. 26.-Flour more active but un.
changed. Wheat active and shade lower; No. at
20; No. 2 at l A. Oats nominal. Corn quiet; new
at 81 "a SIC. Rye active and higher; No, at H.
Barley 70 Provisions frmer and higher City mes:
Pork 20 so a 80 90 Sugar cured Hams 16l q 1870.
Lard-prime city zoe. Dressed Hogs firm at 70 70 g
Is 90. oc co..o. 5000, :.
27c for low Middings and the market closed quiet
ders asking an advance; SAFES %. oaies, M!u
1890 bales; exports coastwise, 17O6 bales.
MOBILE. Jan. 26.-Cotton-sales 800 bales at ~
"a 27Bc; market closed quiet holders asking the out
side ratei receipts 1877 Bales