The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-26

New YORK, Aug 24-2 P. M.-Ashes quiet at 25
sof pots Cotton quiet and tc higher ordinary
receipts 1863 bbs Flour quiet and steady sales 100
Dds at 90 q Is for superfne Western and State;
9 20 g % for common to good extra Western and
for common to choice White Wheat extra; Is a
80 for common to good extra Ohio; 10 q % for
and unchanged sales $50 bbls at 90 "a 25 for COM
mon to fair extra; 80 q II rs for good to choice do
Rye Flour in fair demand; sales $50 bbls. at42O@
10. Corn Meal quiet and steady. Whiskey quiet
weak at 921 &c., sales so bbs at 93c check to-day
an extreme. Grain-receipts Of Wheat S775 bush;
chiefly for export; we quote sales at 40 g So for
No2 Spring in store. "a g 1 IS for No do 40 a.
1,63 for Winter Red Western, s. q ss for Amber
bush at 50 for prime No 2 North Western Spring
aahoat, 40 q 60 for inferior to good new Winter
Rye quiet and unchanged. Barley dull. Barley Malt
quiet Corn-receipts 1874 1893 bush; Corn shade
lower fairly active and better export demand; sales
mixed; 50 q CSC for Yellow do; So "a 6s for White do
Oas-reeeipts 81 ,361 bush; Oats shade easier; sales
1900 bush at ~ 4sic for Western in store and
1875 a s % for Anthracite, 10 per cargo. Pork
quiet FIRM sales 800 bbls at ia Is q IL 50 Tor mess;
also $50 bbls for Aug at "a 25 $50 bbs do IA al
25O bbs buyer Sept at II 30. Beef quiet; sales 60
bbls at 90 g 90 for plain mess; 500 q 10 90 for
nominal sales so ties att2 90 a Is 90 for prime mess
!! 90 10 90 for India do. Cut meats firm at IL a
1900 boxes long and short clear for Dec and Jan at
7}c. Lard is unchanged sales 1910 tierces at 81 "a
Kettle rendered also sales Of 800 tercesfor SEPT at
&C., Butter dull at 10 q 15c for Western; 70 a &c
for State; Cheese Il g ist for common to prime
&c. Rosn quiet and steady at 3T7s a 80 for strain
ed Tallow quiet; sales 900 Tbs at 81 q sic. Mo-
Freights to Liverpool quiet and unchanged.
CHICAGO, Aug A.-Cattle-rsceipts 761 head
The weather is rainy and the market is extremely
dull two lots of common shipping steers sold at 70
good many Texan and Cherokees were left unsold
the shipments yesterday were 1137 head. Hogs-re-
grades IN demand and At sy
ments yesterday 1928 head; Sheep-receipts 104
head; the market is dull and unchanged.
fair demand and firm; No Spring at is q 20;
Mo- do 12A cash or seller Aug; 12t seller Sept;
Mixed $751; e $50; fresh 3sa offered; cash OF seller
Sept 39c rejected at 36c; grade SIC Dat in fair
demand a, ia and higher; Me- at Csc. Rye quiet end
Fall at 641 Provisions unchanged. Mess Pork quiet
at Il cash, seller Ang OF Sept Lard steady at sic
mand and sold higher; shoulders at 7c short rib mid
dies at 9ic.. Bacon unchanged Whiskey in fair de-
mand at 50 q s9sc; last sales tt &c.,
Lake Freights active and higher; Corn to Buffalo
at II g lit. Wheat do II q LIZ; tokingston, Corn
ii Rsceipts-sooo pbls -FOUR ass 90 bush wheat $780,
900 bush CORN 1900 bush oats 5000 bush Rye, s.
600 bush barley. .sl.
Shipments-3000 bbs -four 127 900 bush wheat, $685.
600 bush corn, 900 bush oats, 5000 bush rye 1900
bush barley
CINCINNATI, Aug. 24.-Pork in light demand and
holders firm at IA 90. Lard in fair demand and firm;
kettle held at SIC; steam 81 offerings light summer
shoulders 7c; clear rib sides SIC sides sic on spot
sales at Gel. Bacon in good demand; shoulders at
&c; clear rib sides lOA a lo5 clear sides II III
Sugar cured hams firm; Winter 161 q tic. Live Hogs
steady at 4 80 q 10. Whiskey steady at S9c
TOLEDO, Aug. 24.-Flour in fair demand and firm
Wheat active and higher and advanced 2 a &c;
As q 453; seller Aug l As; Sept 42i; No Red,
old, As; seller Sept 80; No new a; old do IS;
seller Aug Al q AZ; do Sept 40 @ 4os; No at
low Mixed 4ssc white Soc; II no grade &c. Sat.
unchanged; No 2 at soi; Michigan Sic; old SIC; re-
Frsightss-to Buffalo 81 g &c; to osweso 1oa q lie;
Receipts-10oO bbls flour, $4,000 bush wheat $4,000
bush corn, Is, 900 bush oats.
Shipments-2O0O bbls flour, 20, 900 hush wheat, d.
900 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats.
DETROIT, Aug. 2-Wheat opened higher and
closed with advance; best extra rs bid; No at
SO; Amber Michigan As q 45} Corn steady at
47c. Oats in good demand at 80 "a SIC.
Receipts-2OOO bbls flour, 1900 bush wheat, $1,000
bush corn
Shipments-1OOs bbs -four, 1000 bush wheat.
CHARLEsroN, Aug. A-Cotton quiet; Middhng up
sAv4EsAH, Aug. 24-C.tton quiet 1913; Middling
MOBILE, Aug. 24.-Cotton nominal.
new ORLEANS, Aug 24.-Cotton dull; low Md
dlings 1911 q 19ae. E0
European Markets.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. al P. Motion quiet; sales
5000 baes including 1900 bales for export and specu
laton.
1 80 P. M.-Cotton closed unchanged Breadstuffs
quiet.
LONDON, Aug. 24-1.30 P. M.-Consols closed un-
changed. American securities quiet and steady.