The Portland daily press., 1872-04-22
Domestic Markets,


New YORK, April 20-5 P. M-Ashes dull and In
buyers favor at rs a 25 for pots. Cotton less
active without decided change in price and closing
Flour receipts II ,934 bbls.; flour firm, quiet and
a fair trade demand, bnt without decided change in
price; IS q So for superfne Western and State;
500 OF 25 for good to choice do; 10 a 10 for
good to choice do; Is q % for common to choice
White Wheat Western extra; 10 q 80 for common
ex st Louis; market closing steady Southern -four
firm and quiet sales 600 bbls; for common to fair
extra 90 g 200; good to choice 9o5 q II rs. Rye
meal quiet and steady. Whskey quiet but shade
trmer sales $50 bbs at soc. Grain receipts of wheat
1920 bush. Wheat dull and closed frmer; moderate
export and fair milling demand, but firmness of hold
ers materially check transactions; No 2 Spring in
store $40 90; No dol SO q 62 Winter Red
Western 10 q 77A; Amber Western 10 "a l sc;
White do Sc q "a; sales 1000 bush; So "a ST
for Northwest Club in store; SO a 81 for common
ter red western; 70 for Amber Michigan; 80 for
white do; IS for white State. Rye firm and quiet ;
sales 1000 bush Western ssc in store; 1900 bush
sales 8 900 bush; Western SOC; choice Canada West
at IL; Barley Malt quiet and unchanged. Corn-re-
ceipts 100 bush Corn shade rmer with fair export
and home trade demand; sales 5000; Western mixed
aaoat q 72tc very choice do in store H. do aoat
rae $ iso Oats active and
so q sic; Ohio 81 q SIC. Eggs unsettled and shade
easier at 20 2OAc for Western 2Ot &c for State
Coal in good request, but without decided change in
prices; anthracite 30 a 10 per cargo Hay quiet
and steady at 30 Tor shipping; 40 a 20 for retail
Hops quiet III quoted at rs "a 65c; 1870 at 10 "a
3Oc 1859 at 10 q 15c: 1868 at s q 12c. Leather in
good request and firm; Hemlock sole, Buenos Ayres
and Rio Grande light middle and heavy weights at
% 291e; California do at 273 1 2Sc Ornoca do at
26A q 27ac. Wool quiet and firm; fine Ohio at s5c:
unwashed 5Sc; sup pulled IS q SIC; extra do 75c;
Spring clip California slightly hurry at 42Ac; BURY
fall clip Calip California S2tc Coffee dull Rio III
q 194c Gold. Sugar steady; fair to good refining
St oslo; sales 200 hhds Cuba a sc. Molasses
steady for fortign and duh for New Orleans; sales
$50 bbls; New Orleans at So q &c. Rice quiet and
without decided change: Petroleum steady; crude
at Iii a 12ic; refined q q 22tc. Pork firmer clos
ing quiet and steady; sails 800 bbls; new mess IL 81
q IL %; prime mess IL 90; new do u so a u 75
also 500 bbs mess June at 13 go Beef steady sales
100 bels plain ~ m mess quoted at 10 do
q zoe; terce beef dull; is a 1Sc for prime mess
Is e u Tor India do; cut meats firm sales 14O pkgs
st VIC for hams; A q sic for shoulders; middles
quiet; sales 400 pkgs &c for long clear; 6s &c fOr
cumberland cut; 7sc for short clear Lard more &C
i've and closing quiet; sales 1900 tierces; No to
prime steam at ST a Ole; kettle rendered at VIC
also 100 tierces April and May 93c $50 do june az
9sc; Butter heavy; new at SO q 35c Cheese dull
at IL q lsc for common to prime. Turpentine nIIn
at &c. Rosn dull at ~ for strained Tallow steady
sales 10000 TBS at 50 q s4c. Freights TO LVerpooi