The Portland daily press., 1869-01-11


NEW YORK, Jan. 9.-Cotton opened active. excited
ana "a lc better and closed dull with the advance
partly lost; sales $500 bales Middling uplands 2s9
2gc closing at the inside figure Flour-receipts 1851
bbls; sales BOO bbls. State and Western dull and
medium and high grades easier; superfine State 00
e Soi extra TT 40 = 90 g %; choice do go s5
choice do 40 q 80: superfine Western 90 SG AZ
common to good extra Western s. a 20; choice
10 90; Southern dull and dropping; sales 200 bbls
common to fair extra 10 q 40; good to choice do
a45 g 70 e; California dull and nominal at 500
8 70 for old and 90 "a II 90 for new. Wheat dull
and declining; sales small lots No. Spring at 81
delivered; White Michigan 20. Corn dull and new
% &c lower; sales So 900 BUSH new Mixed Western
90 q 95c; old do nominal at os "a 10 in store and
afoati White Western 90 q 93c; Yellow Southern
&c., Oats cs. dali sales $4,000 bgsh Western in
steady sales 1870 bbis. new plain mess 90 "a 16 5o.
new extra do IA 90 q 1850: Pork quiet and steady;
at 20 50 new mess 20 25 a 20 50 old do % so "a 2S
prime "a 90 g 1925 Lard more active and heavy;
buyer February, March and April, at 191 a zoe;
terces 1s q zoe for steam the latter price for choice
and zoe for kettle rendered. Butter steady and
quiet Ohio 80 q 4Oc; State 40 a SOC. Whiskey more
active and firmer; sales $50 bbls Western free at
991c a OIL Rice dull; sales at 81 a 81 for Carolina
Sugar quiet; sales 100 hhds.; Muscovado III a 11sc.
Cohee steady; sales 900 bags Rio on private terms
Molasses dull. Naval Stores quiet and firm; Spiris
Turpentine 80! g 81; Rosn 2 55 g 8 so. Petroleum
quiet crude at ls q 1916; refined bonded &c. Tai
low qulet sales ITO 600 Tbs. at III a 12c Wool firm
with fair demand sales 400 900 lbs at 45 "a Sc tor
domestic fleece, Coo for picklock 75c for Canada
comDngs, AZ a 4Sc tor pulled, 52Jc for tubbed "a "a
3sc for Texas, 2S q SIC for California and 81 Ia 4Ic
for Cape. Freghts to Liverpool shade frmer: Corn
per steamer Sd.
GHIoAg @ Jan: s5Four quiet; Spring extras 25
@ Is; No. 3 at IA and since Change at H.
CoE n, 5m 27 at an Advance Of No kiln dried
demand at an advance OF "a Jc; sales No at a. "a
41ie; rejected ~ g 45se; Barley frmer at an adj
nominal Whislxau cta Of D,a,
moderately active Mess Pork 20 so for future deIiy-
cry and 20 90 cash. Lard steady at 19c Sweet pick
seller February: Dressed Hogs quiet and weak at
9 25 a 10 %. Live Hogs active and frmer, ranging
from 40 q II 90.
CINoINNATI. Jan. 9.-Whiskey duh at 9s M eec
Live Hogs firm at 10 90 "a II 90; dressed do ii 30 "a
II 30; receipts 1000 Provisions frmer with a light
held at 80 90. Bulk Meats IL "a 141c for shouiders
and sides. Bacon held at ID a 1sc for shoulders and
clear Sides green hams sold at 15sc sides 1870 from
block. Lard held at zoe. Sugar cured Hams &c.,
MILWAUKEE. Jan. 9.-Flour dull and UNCHANGED
Wheat d4il; sales No. at 224; No. at 1884, Oats
dull at 47c for No 2. Corn firm new 53c. Rye firm
1 IS. Provisions firm but quiet. Plain mess Beef
10 90, City mess Pork 2S 80. Lard-prime CITY Ice.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 9.-Cotton opened strong at &c
bnt closed irregular and excited sales 274 baes re-
cepts 537 bales.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 9.-Cotton opened quiet and be-
came excited, but closed easier sales 900 bales Mid
dlings 273c. ..-. f.f .tis
CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. 9.-Cotton active and
advanced u q &c; sales 1900 bales; Middngs 2S3c:
receipts 76s bales; exports to Great Britain 3t9i
bales; coastwise 1888 bales
MOBILE Jan. 9.-COtton-sales 1850 bales. Mid
dngs 26 "a &c; holders generally unwilling sellers
except at outside figures; receipts 675 bales
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 9-Cotton irregular: there
was an advance OF 1c on the morning sales and de-
cline OF ic in the afternoon; Middiings 263 a. &c:
sales 5000 bales; receipts 1467 bales exports 2O4
bales. Sugar firm; common 81 a 101c; prime 1910
Yellow clarified 14t@ 14lc. Molasses firm; common
60 q &c; prime 81 q 7dc; choice u q 74c.