The Portland daily press., 1870-01-18
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK. Jan. 17-6 P. M.-Cotton opened
steady and closed weak; sales $500 bales; Middlng
Western is 5 q 1Oc higher on 10 grades; snperfne
to fancy State GU q 90; do TO choice Western 30
@6 10; Southern dull; common to choice IS q IS
Wheat q &c higher but less active, shippers gene
rally refusing to pay any advance sales 46 900 BUSH
No. Spring at "A a 1 49,; Winter Red Western 70
q 81: Corn dull and declining; sales 80 900 bush.
new Mixed Western so q 90c old do l OF in store
Oats firm for Western sales $4,000 BUSH. State 81 q
&c. Western 81 q Gle, the latter an extreme price
70 90; new extra 10 90 a il 90. Pork is frmer and
quiet; sales FOO bbls; new mess 20 90 a 20 25 old
do 81 IS q % co.; prime "a 90 a "a %. Lard heavy;
key shade tirmer; sales 100 bbls.; Western at co.
Sugar in fair request sales $50 bbls fair to good
filming 10a @ 1osc. Molasses dull; sales 100 bbs. New
Orleans at "a "a soc. Tallow more active sales 258-
600 TBS at 10 i04c. Lnseed quiet. Freights to Lv.
erpool firmer; Cotton per steam Id; Wheat per dc
53d; Flour per sail Is 44d.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Cattle market-The market
for Beeves was decidedly dull for all descriptions
with decline of nearly 1c from the figures current
the preceding week; butceers being advised OF the
lacked spirit; all the parties who bought Cattle in
Albany or Buffalo lost heavily their ventures re-
ceipts for the week 63O3 head; quotations. fair to
good q 16c; prime to choice 1G a tic. Sheep and
Lambs-The market to-day ruled dull and heavy at
decline; loi OF Sheep held at a SIC; the demand
for mutton is slack and butchers are complaining
receipts tor the week. 81 OBS head quotations. COM
mon to prime Sheep, AZ q &C. fair choice 81 a Sc
Lambs nominal. Swine-prices at the opening fell
OH te DuI recovered at the cl0Se receipts Tor the
week 1915 head; quotations 81 q 10c; dressed III
q 124c.
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 17.-Cattle market-Beeves
weak compared with last weeks prices; there is a
falling off from to 4c; the highest price was SIC fol-
car load of choice Illinois steers; quotations rang
ed from 81 to 6ac. Sheep-The market was over.
stocked and prices fully &c lower than last week
Hogs-rather more doing than last week, but sales
were moderate at 81 q 10ic for light to heavy West.
ern.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 14-Coal.- market is
quiet for all descriptions but prices are steady.
CHICAGO, Jan. 17.-Flour in extensive demand TO,
low grades, at 80 a IS for Spring extras. Wbea
quiet; No. at 78c; in the afternoon No. was ease,
with sellers at 77a a 7sc cash 78tc seller January and
7Ssc do February. Corn dull; sales No. at II % 725
in the afternoon No. nominal at Tic Oats uuie
and frmer; sales at 395c for No. 2. Rye nominal Al
zoe tor No.2. Barley duh and nominal; No. Eat s5c
High Wines steady t9l q 911c. Provisions active
Mess Pork advanced Csc, closing at 81 so seller Feb
ruary and q % cash. Lard firm and quiet at 152 a
17tc cash, and Ice seller February Dry saled shou
ders 104c rough sides 124 q 12sc; short ribs 1885,
Green Hams 14c sweet picked do 14a "a &c. Dress
e % o. ~ o.. 20 = =, 20. aMe mog
60 fore1tra to choice Cattle quiet and shade cas-
ier. ~
CINCINNATI. Jan. 17.-Whiskey frmer at 93c =
Live Hogs higher. Green Mats firm; shoulders IOc
sides 12b; hams 145c. Mess Pork held at 26 rs: n,
Sales Bulk Meats quiet at 14 "a 1d3c; loose 4c high
e1. Packed Bacon quiet and held firmly; shoulder
LOG SIDES l53 a 1tc. Sugar cured Hams 10 "a zoe
Lard inactive at 16Ic; no sales. wv