The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-31
Domestic Markets.

GLOUCESTER, Aug 2s.-The Gloucester Bay YES
sells are slow to return from their first trips and
the early fleet was not large usual it Is proba-
bic that the majority of the vessels will make but
single trip during the season, sending home part
rived at this port direct from the Bay while at Port
land some dozen vessels have arrived and the num-
Der of arrivals at Boothbay has been still larger
240 bbis. each. The early catch in the Bay shove
preponderance OF small Mackere but the most re-
cent advces report falling off in the catch and an
improvement in the size of the fish. The seven
Gloucester vessels arrived from the Bay have aver.
aged catch OF about 800 bbls. of Mackerel each
NEW YORK. Aug. 3o-7 P. Motion shade
State and Western dull and q 10c lower; super :
fine to fancy State 8 20 q 90; superfne to choice
Western 5 so q o.; Southern dull and dropping;
common to choice 6 40 q II So; California dull and
nominal at 60 a rs. Wheat closed heavy and
slower; sales 1874 900 bush; No. Spring at 3s g
&c lower; sales $4,000 BUSH; new Mixed Western at
90 a 16 for unsound, is a 1 20 for sound and
% q 23t for high Mixed and Western Yellow.
Oats heavy; sales $4,000 bush; new Southern and
Western 81 &c. later. for choice old Western CSC
Beet steady; new plain mess 30 "a Is so; new extra
bbls; new mess 80 II "a so rs; old do 81 80; prime
do "a 80 q % co.. Lard steady; sales $50 tierces
steam rendered III g 19lc; kettle 1911 g 1890. whs
in good demand; sales 1900 hhds.; Porto Rico 12s q
13tc; Muscovado III a 12c; 1000 boxes Havana at
III q 12c. Molasses quiet and firm. Tallow steady
sales 10000 lbs at 12c Lnseed quiet. Freights
to Liverpool shade frmer; Flour per sail Is; Wheat
per steamer 101 and per sail Sd.
NEW YORK, Aug so.-Cattle market-Beeves-
There was pretty fair demand from the butchers,
whose stables were nearly emtpy, and holders had
comparatively easy time di posing OF their stock at
slightly better rates than on last Monday; receipts
tor the week, 1896 head; quotations. poor to good 10
a 142c; prime to choice 10 a lee. Sheep and Lambs
fairly active, with ready market for good stock,
while poor stock sold very lowreceipts tor the week.
@ 5sc; extra to choice 81 a G5c; Lambs q SIC.
Swine-There were but few Live Hogs sold in open
quotations. receipts for the week 1886 head QUO
tations, 81 q 10c; dressed 12tc. a. II = -.
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 3O.-Owipg to light receipts,
especially of the better grades, the Cattle market
opened strong for first class and premium Steers, and
purchases realized an advance of Jc % fb. on last
weeks prices; good butchering Cattle found ready
At Cm to f. H. and in some in
for full droves of Kentucky Steers was &C. and from
that down to ssc " fb for lighter weghs best lii
nois IS, and ftom 90 down to 90. Sheep and
Lambs-There is a fair demand for both Sheep and
Lambs; Sheep a a 68c; Lambs 81 a lie. Hogs
receipts light with tair demand at . 90 @ 8 co. IL
inois 70 "a 10 90; extra 10 IS, an extreme price.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug: 2S.-Coal Market.-Ths
trade has been dull during the past week. with q
tendency to lower prices but during the last day
two the inquiry has been greater for immediate ship
ment. 1t has been stated, and probably with truth,
that the Delaware, Lackawana s. Western and Del
aware s. Hudson Coal Companies win resume work
next week. Their production, however, like the
Pennsylvania Company, will be limited, on account
of their men being scattered throughout the differ
their usual weekly production to the close of the
year. If these companies together with the Lehigh
region, resume promptly, aided by the auction sale
in New York next week, the market will become
more settled and consumers will naturally purchase
their supplies. What effect this will have on the
present rates cannot well be stated, but it will pro-
duce activity which will result to the benefit OF
the trade, whether at higher or lower prices-[NOrth
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CHICAGO, Aug. s0.-Flour dull at 54o@675 for
Spring extras. Wheat dull; No. nominaly 1 26
No. 2 quiet at 233 seller Sept. Corn firm; No. 2
at So a Ss}c; in the afternoon No. quiet at CSC
cash and S7jc seller Sept Oatsquet and lower; No
at Az 9 443c cash: Rye active and lower; No. Q
at 92c. Barley dull sales No. at 25 "a &c cash,
and % q 23l seller Sept. High Wines dull and
weak and nominally IA. Provisions dull and east
er. Mess Pork nominally 33 80 cash and 25 so q
20 70 seller January. Lard 16a a 19c. Dry salred
shoulders nOminally 10 a 1890. Cattle steady and
active at Is a % for Cows and rs a 80 good
to choice shipping. Live Hogs dull at 90 q 81 for
DETROIT, Aug. 3o.-Flour unchanged. Wheat is
heavy for upper grades; extra White 81 q IS;
No. do SO q 81; regular rs; No. Amber 80
oil 81. Corn declining; No. at CSC. Oats 56c.
CINCINNATI. Aug. SO.-Whiskey dull and nomi-
nally 10, with no sales. Provisions dull and but
little demand. Mess Pork sold at SO 90. Bulk Meats
held 133c for shoulders and 16Ic for Sides Bacon
15l q 15sc for shoulders and 16sc for sides no sales
Lard offered at 195c.
MILWAUKEE, Aug 3O.-Flour dull and nominally
10 a 25c lower. Wheat very quiet; No. 1 at 2S
No. at 25I. Oats quiet at 4sc for No. g. Corn is
heavy and nominal Rye quiet and unchanged. Bar
ley quiet at 05 a 25 for common 10 good.
CHARLESTON, 5. G., Aug. 3o.-Cotton quiet but
SAVANNAH. Aug. 30.-Cotton active with good
inquiry and an improvement on last quotations;
MiddliHgs 32c.
AUGUSTA, Aug 3O.eCotton more active and de-
mand good; Mddlings size.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 36-Cotton dull and nomi-
nal. Sugar and Molasses dull and unchanged.