The Portland daily press., 1869-03-08
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, March 6.-Cotton frmer; sales 5000
bales Middling uplands Sslc. Flournreceipts 1892
superfne State 80 @6 Is; extra do 6 90 q 8 40;
Hoop Ohio s. q 60; choice do Is a Isl SUPER super
fine Western 30 a 610 common to good extra
Western Is q 6 40; choice do 40 q 700; choice
White Wheat extra 90 @ 70; Southern dull and
heavy; saes 800 bbls common 81 to fair extra 2o
6 O0@ 90 for old and 8 90 a 10 90 for new Wheat
dull and lower; sales So, 900 bush.; No. Spring 80
ed Corn c BETTER saes busS an new Mixed
Western "a a 95c; old do CSC "a OF in store. Oats
unchanged; sales $4,000 BUSH; also $4,000 bush.
aioat. Beef dull; sales 100 bbis.; new plain mess
80 q 16 90; new extra do 70 90 q IS So Pork firm
err; sales 1900 bbls; also 1000 bbls. new mess seller
month. at 81 %; mess 81 20 q 81 3d. closing at
81 20 cash; old do 81 90 q 81 25 prime 26 90 a 81 g.
Lard heavy and droopng sales 480 terces; also 100
tieIces steam, seller March, at 100; steam 17B q 1885,
and 1911 19c for kettle rendered. Butter firm Ohio
30 a 3Sc State AZ q BIC. Whskey quiet Western,
Free at &c. Rice quiet at Of q 10c for Carolina Su-
Coffee dull Molasses dull. Naval Stores quiet Pc
tr0leum quiet; crude at zoe; refined bonded acc
Tallow quiet Wool in tair request; sales $50 900 Tbs
at 48 a 58c tor domestic fleece Freights Lyerpoo
dull and declining; Cotton per steamer Id; Wheat
per do q SD.
CHICAGO, March 6.-Flour heavy; Spring extras
at w1ss cdIa sa s nj s esser at. is
562; no grade "a q 55c. Oats dull; No. at 544 S
sac. Rye quiet at | II g / 20 Barley. dull and
9Olc. Provisions dull Mess Pork at 80 70 "a 81 co.
Lard steady at 18c. Dry sailed shoulders 12c buy
er March: DRESSED Hogs quiet at % 90 q ~ 80: Live
900 @975.
CINCINNATI. March 6.-Whiskey at Ole. Provis-
ions unsettled and nominal. Mess Pork at 81 80.
Lard, prime city at &c. Bacon-sides 164c; packed
bulk shoulders held at 124c.
MILWAUKEE. March 6.-Flour dull; choice Min
nesota 90 q 6 %. Wheat declining; No. at 10;
No. att oS Oats steady; No. 2 at &c. Corn quiet
drN v.tr1nps m 4 49,
/. Barley nominal. Provisions dull and unchanged.
Dressed Hogs lower; quote at IL 90 q ~ 80.
AUGUSTA, March 6.-Cotton frmer; sales 200
bales; receipts 100 bales; Middlings 271c.
. CHARLESTON, s. c., March g. Cotton in rather
better demand sales $50 bales; Middlngs 2s4c;
ceipts 1888 bales.
MOBILE, March 6.-Cotton in good demand; mar
ket firm; sales 900 bales low Middlngs &c; receipts
2S4 bales.
SAVANNAH, March 6.-Cotton very firm with an
advancing tendency; Middlngs at 2sic; receipts IS
bales.
NEW orLrANs March s;-cOttOn g., tair demand
ceipts sl4 bales; exports 1893 bales
Foreign Markets.
HAVANA, March 6.-Exchange ON London 10t q
States, long sight, Gold, a IL premium do do short
ra gns 9 90, g premium do do long sight, eur
discount. ~
LONDON, March 6-Aiternoop -Consols at e2s "a
92b for money and 92H for account.
American securities-United States $50 bonds
S37; Stocks steady; Erie shares 25 Illinois Central
shares s7t; Atlantic q Great Western shares 49,
LIVERPOOL, March 6-Afternoon. Cotton closed
active; Mddlng uplands 70 a l2Ad on spot and 12ld
afoat do Orleans 124 a 1870 sales $4,000 bales Tai
low 45s Cd. Other articles unchan ged.
FRANKFORT, March 6-Evening. limited States
5-2O's closed frmer at 81 q SIT.
FRANKFORT. March 7..-United States 5-2o's are
quoted to-day ct SIT.