The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-01

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Cotton dull aud declining ;
sales 700 bales: Middng uplands 255c Flour sales
74U0 bbls.; State and Western slightly favOrs buye
without decided change in price; Southern dull
dropping; sales $50 bbls. common to choice so q,
go Wheat scarcely SO firm without decided
declining; sales 900 BUSH; Mixed Western
az s. "a soc; old do in store 05 and nominal Oats
rather more steady sales 1000 bush; State SO a
Coz; Western So a 55Ic. Beet steady; sales IT'S bbls
new plain mess 10 90 a Is 90; new extra do 400 a
90; Pork iower;sa,es l4Co .. bbs new mess 26 70
dtoopng; sales 400 bbs.steam 153 q 1861; kettle III
e 17ac Whskey lower; sales 300 bbls.; Western
to good refining OF a 104c. Mo'asses dull. 1allow
quiet and steady sales at 100 10sc LiDseeG oop-
ing. Freishts to Liverpool dull; Cotton per steam
NEW YORK, Jan. 3!.-Cattle market-The market
well attended to- day. aud tul prices readily 90
taioed tor all The stock offered. Receipts tor the
prime to choice 163 q 17sc. The Sheep and Lambs
market ruled heavy to-day at lat weeks otatons
eS% sc 40 prime sh;eeP ~ &C.; extra to choice
not active at last weeks quotations receipts Tor the
week 1888 head; common to prime at 81 "a sac;
dressed ~ q l2sc.
The market for beeves opened with an increased
supply; quotations were lower 1he attendance OF
buyers was very moderate and more disastrous
market tn Western dealers, except the first week m
january, has not been experienced since the last
week 10 Juy. Quotations were from u to 9ac, and
from to 10 lower than asst week. Sbeep-receipts
increased with less activity in the market; there was
falling Oft OF from q 4c TOR common. choice and
desirable droves; prices unchanged. Hogs dull for
live and iairy active tor dressed.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2l.-Fiour quiet and unchanged;
Wheat heavy; No. inactive ami nominal; No.
d9ii at 19s e soc; seller February at 81 "a ST1c;
sell Msren sl4 q size. Corn dull and nominal at
1O4c; new at 53l q Sic. Oas dull and declined3c:
Bar ey quiet; sales No. 2 at Is az SOC, Bi,h Wines
duli and declined 1c; sales at Ole Provisions
mess FORK ~ @ 20 90 cash, &c 90 q 26 rs seller Maicb
Lard dull at 152 q 15ac. Green Meas steady and
unchanged; dry sailed shoulders; 105 a IOic loose,
and iOs g iot; packed hams steady at q lO2c for
III W q 10 l23 for light, 10 375 q 10 81 tor heavy; live
hogs dull at IS q 9 80 for iair TO extra Garlic
steady &C 462a q 500 for butch RS stock, and 70
OF 81 for fair to extra prime SHIPPING steers.
CINCINNATI. Jan. 3l- Whiskey dull at "a "a CSC.
Hogs frmer; receipts light; sales at o 90 a. So
Mess Pork quiet at q w "a q q, the lat er for old
packed, Lard dull and nominal. Bulk Yeats ne
Bacon dull; shoulders 12Ic; sides Isle; clear lib
l6c; sugar cured hams 18i q l9ac,
MILWAUKEE,, Jan. 3l.-Flour unchanged, Oats
unchanged Wheat steady at Soc for No. /, and 79ac
TOR No. 2 Corn declining; new Oh the track aC SIC
Rye and Barley nominal,
DETROIT, Jan. 31-Wheat declining: No. of II :
extra at 20. Oats at 46c. Barley at IS Der CEN
tai. -
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 3l-Cotton unsettled and
lower; Middling 24Ic Sugar duli prime III "a IIsc
Molasses steady; prime at 50 q Zoe.
CHARLESTON, >. c., Jan 3l.-Cotton dull and
t @ t; lower; Middlings 1890.
,AUausTA, Jan. 3l.-Cotton dull and lowerr Mid L.
dlings .3ac.
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