The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-11-02

NEW BEDFORD. Oct 80 There has been more ac-
tivity in Stern Oil the past few days than for some
time, and sales have been made of parcels amount
ing to 1127 bbls., all TO manufacturers on private
terms. In Whaie Oil there seems to be disposition
to await the expected news from the Northern wbal-
ing heet, which may be brought from the Sandwich
Islands by the steamer due at San Francis SEQ next
Tuesday, having lett Honolulu Goth inst. The only
we have to rep rt is the sale of $50 bbs
selected at price not made public.
NEW YoRK. Nov. lie P. M.-Cotton is a shade
frmer, closing quiet; sales 1900 bales; Middling up
lands 264c. Flolr-sales 92nO bills; State and West
ern without decided change; Southern dull; sales
400 bbs.; common to choice 20 a 10 rs. Wheat a
shade frmer and more active sales 10000 bush I;
Western Is Corn heavy but Closed more actee
and shade frmer; sales 1872 0C0 bush.; Mixed Wes-
tern 92c 9 90 for unsonnd and 90 a Id for sound
and Western 81 "a 67e. Beet quiet new plain mess
500 g Is 90; new extra IL 90 g 700. Pork heavy
cash; prime % 90 a 26 90. Lard unchanged; sales
lower; sales 25O bbls. Western / 20 q Fl. Sugar
steady: sales 425 hhds; Porto Rico 124c; Muscovado
III 112c; HOO boxes Havana at III a 12c. Molas-
dull and nominal. Tallow quiet; sales $500 Tbs
at II q 112c. Linseed Oil quiet. Freights to Liver
pool steady; Cotton per steamer I'd; Wheat per
steamer 9ad.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-Cattle market-Beeves-
The weather., though favorable, did not affect the
lower than last week; receipts for the week, 8109
head; quotations, poor 10 good i04 lie; prime 10
ruiei heavy and sales could only be made at heavy
reductions receipts tor the week. 81 9O6 head; quo
tations, common to prime Sheep, "a SC; extra to
choice a &c; Lambs &c. Swine i'm proved; receipts
for the week 21,O6t head; quotations, 81 @ 1Oc.
ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 1-Cattle market-Beeves
depressed and slow OF sale, with decline, although
its supply is 5000 short Of last week; it is still in
cess of the demand; Ohio and Kentucky Steers "a
&c lower; the highest price realized was 81 for Ken
lucky steers good OHIO ST q SIC; the greatest de-
decline from to 1c and common fell off from II to
lie; Sheep and Lambs very dull with a decline OF lie
and market overstocked; sales Sheep at 81 a &c
Lambs 81 a TIC. Hogs-market firm with steady
demand: receipts small sales OF Michigan at "a "a
1oc; Illinois 1o4 q lie. the latter tor choice neavy.
PHlLADELFHIA. Oct. 3o.-Coal Market-The An
orders being largely in excess OF the ability OF the
miners and m ming companies to fill. There has been
in Schuy xiii county for labor esformed this month
which, in connec ion with the Scranton sale and an
anticipation that the market will warrant further
increase of wages during November, has produced
an apparent inclination the part OF operators to
make no sales for future deliveries they believing
that rates will rule higher. The following are the
prices of Coal by the cargo Mt Port Richmond -
Schuylkill red ash. Sc 80 q 90; do white ash and
lump So 10; do steamboat Sc 10; do broken, Sc %;
25 Shenandoah steamboat, Sc 1O do broken, Sc So
do egg Sc rs; do stove. So 70; do chestnut, S. 40.
DETROIT, Nov. 1.-Flour active at 500 "a 645.-
Wheat hrmer; extra White q; No. at Il; Am
Der 06. Barley quiet.
CHICAGO, Nov. Flour held firm at rs a Is
for Spring extras. Wheat frm at 9l}D 913c tor, No.
2; in the afternoon No. quiet at 92c cash. Sc Ter
November. Corn firm at 65 q 65sc for No. 2; in the
afternoon No. was quiet at 6 C, seller November.
Oats firm a 37ac. Rye fiLmer with fair demand at
74c for No and 69c for No: @ riley 'iull at IS a
ss!c cash. for No High Wines quiet and lower at
0S. Provisions dull. Mess Pork 81 90 for old and
~ IS "a Is 81 for new cash, seller January. Lard is
dull at 16i 16lc cash and 1871 q I6gc, seller Janu-
airy. Green shoulders % a l0c. Hams 3jc. cattle
quiet and easy at 90 a 90 for common Cows and
good packing Steers and so tor good shspping. Live
Hogs dull at S25 q 30 for common and 8 So a 81
for good to choice.
CINCINNATI. Nov. 1.-Whiskey dull at TO-; de-
mand light. Pork dull at 81 90; no demand; new
mess held at 80 50; buyers are off. There are no
Bulk Meats in market; held shoulders were offered
at 1s3e. Lard-new lGbc; the stock is exhausted
and prices are nominal Green Meats dull at lac for
shoulders and sides. Hams in tar demand at IA 0
15c.
MILWAUKEE. Nov. Flour dull and unchanged
Wheat quiet at Csc for No. and 92c for No. q Oats
dull and nominal. Corn steady. Rye dull at Toe for
No. 1. Barley unchanged.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 1.-Cotton active; Middling
upiands Csc Sugar quiet; Gel trifugal 12sc;; prime
1850 Molasses quiet; centrifugal IS a Zoe; prime so
q SIC; choice S5c