The Portland daily press., 1869-03-23

NEW YORK. March 22.-Cotton steady; sales 22O0
bales; Middling uplands at 2s}c. Flour-sales 510o
superfne State 55 q 90; extra 10 q o.; round
hoop Ohio 025 CT s5; extra Western rn e 10 @ 30;
s4SasTn S Wheat Rs rGns S9 'iss $50 aSs S ss
1000 bush. No. Spring at 40 q 424 in store and
delivered; White Canada so; White Michigan so.
Mixed Western "a a 87c closing at S5 a s5tc, prime
lots. Oats dull; sales 10000 BUSH; Western 734 a
S M il g
dull and heavy; sales $50 tlerces at ~ 193c for
kettle rendered. Butter quiet. Whiskey quiet at
higher; sales 1900 hhds. Muscovado at 115 G0 122c.
Coffee dull. Molasses weak; Naval Stores quiet;
firm; Cotton per steamer i'd.
NEW YORK March 22-Cattle market-Beeves
unchanged; receipts for the week $685. quotations II
lot State held at 1O3c; receipts for the week
1892. Swine dull at 1Os q 11ic; receipts for the
week 1853.
ALBANY, N. Y, March z2-Cattle market opened
heavy; stock generally OF poor quality and prices
from ! to &c 45 fb, live weight, lower.
PHILADELPHIA. March 20.-Coal Market-There
has been decided increase in the tonnage at Port
Richmond during the past week. 1t is now the gen.
eral expectation that the minimum rates of Freight
and tolls on the principal transportation lines lead
Freights to Boston at 50 80 45 ton.
CHICAGO, March 22.-Exchange ON New York un-
changed. Flour more active; Spring extras 90 a
20; sIpeTtine S 3 75 g IT, Wheat quiet; No quot lot
sfade e9S s. ao5sa'sS oats at Rye
dull and nominal. Whiskey firm at S9c. Provisions
dull and easier. Mess Pork-seers at 81 90. Lard
dull at Is g lss Bulk Meats IN tar short
hams steady at t5I q &c., Dressed Hogs quiet and
firm at 12 25 q 12 30. Live Hogs dull at s25 q 30
Cattle dull and dropping; saies at 20 a 90.
CyNcYNNATI. March 22.-Whiskey steady at 80 a
91c; Demand light. Provisions nominal Mess Pork
held 80 co. Bulk Meats at 12a 14lc for shoulders
and SIDES Bacon 5fc for shoulders 1910 for clear
rib sides and 17lc for clear Sides Lard duff and held
at 19c.
MILWAUKEE, March 22-Flour unchanged; choice
70; medium 90 a 8 %. Wheat quiet; No. quot
el at 1o4; No. at os a o6l. Oats nominal at
quoted at 13t. Barley nominal.
MOBILE. March 22.-Cotton-sa 750 bales; low
Middlings 2e q 26sc receipts s44 bales exports 99i
SAVANNAH, March 22.-Cotton frmer and in fair
demand; Middlings 2ac; sales 700 bales; receipts
1885 bales
sales 125 bales; Middlings q q 27lc receipts 542
NEW ORLEANS March 22-Cotton Middlngs 27R
q 2Sc; sales 3100 bales; receipts since Saturday 49,,
800 bales exports $685. bales.
Fereign Markets.
HAVANA, March 2i.-The following are the closing
quotations of merchandise for the week ending March
ers demand further advance; Nos 10 to 10 frmer
at 81 "a 81 reals P arr0be; Nos. Is to 20 buoyant
10 q III reals. Molasses Sugar frmer at 81 q "a;
Muscovado-fair to good refining advancing; sales
at 81 81 reals Molasses buoyant and stock scarce
Muscovado common 81 q "a reals P keg Lard
declining in tierces 20c in 20 ID tins 22c. Flour de-
clining higher grades declined mOst sales at 80 80
q II 25. Butter quiet at SEC 4y fb. Bacon firm at
reals gallon. Wax steady. Petroleum firm and
in good demand; in bbls. ~ % reals; in tins 81 q
reals P gallon. Potatoes active at 80 80 a 5 Y
bbl. Hams III demand at 21c P ib for common salt
pine $1s % 1000 feet. Cooperage dull. Freights are
frmer; ~ box Sugar to Northern and Southern ports
81 rs a 00P hhd.; Sugar to do So 90 a rs; Mo-
asses P hid. to do 81 90 a 90; ~ ton to Falmouth
II per cent premium; on United States short sight,
20 per cent. discount.
HAVANA. March 22.-Sugar buoyant; sales at 81
a 81 reals 44 orrobe for No. 12 Dutch standard
LONDON, March 22-Afternoon.- at 9st for
money.
American securities-United States 5'2os at s9t
Erie shares "a; Illinois Central shares 81.
LIVERPOOL, March 22-AfternoOn.-Cotton Quiet;
Mddling uplands I'D; sales 5000 iales. Breadstufs
dull. Petroleum easier at Is Sd. Provisions firm.
LONDON, March 22-Evening. g.-Consols at 93t foI
both money and account.
American securities-U. S. $40 bonds quiet and
steady at S3S; Stocks steady.
FRANKFORT, March -Evening.-United States
5-20's quoted at s7t a s7s.
LIVERPOOL, March 22-Evening is more
active; Middling uplands 12d; Middng Orleans 12d.
LONDON, March 22-Evening ng-Linseed Oil e29
lbs. Calcutta Linseed 59s q 59s Cd.
Freights.
CHARLESTON, March 19.-Freights-T Liverpool
by sail, Id " fb oA UplaDds and q ID on Sea Is
Ia To Hax ina1 To fho oct Tndf