The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-01
The Wool Market.

Especial Dispatch by International Line)
BosToN, Jan. s1-[Reported torthe Press.l The fol-
lowing is list of prices quoted this afternoon: ~
Domestic-Ohio and Pennsylvania pick-lsck rs a.
80; do choice Xxx 70 g Zoe; do fine ~ q 75c;
Xxx 70 q 73c; tine 20 q Tic; medium Y a 73c; com
mon s. a zoe; other Western fine and 10 a re:
medium m 20 q 7Se, common s. q Csc; pulled extra
~ "a soc; supertine 20 a SIC; No IS a. zoe; comb
ing fleece 76 q SOC; California 80 a 55c; Texas 30
e 9te; Canada combing 90 q soci Smyrna wash
ed y "a 40c; do unwashed is q soc; Buenos Ayres 80
q 45c; Mestiza pulled 65 a csc. .- Ut
kemarksZThe market for wool continues excited
and transactions are checked only by the small stocks
oHerng and the Indifference of holders. There is
very little X or Xxx Ohio and Pennsylvania in good
condition to be had at less than 75c and several lots
demand with sales at 20 a S5c y Id for super and x
the latter price for choice Eastern. For foreign Wool
the demand is good and the market sustans very full
prices but stocks of Cape and other kinds have be-
come considerably reduced by the large transactions
for some weeks past.
The New York market has been rather quiet since
our last, caused more by the light supply than the
lack of demand. There has been an active demand
for pulled Wool, and prices are frmer and at the
close still have an upward tendency. Texas and Cal
ifornia have been rather quiet but steady at full
quotations The market for foreign has been fairly
active and with moderate supply; prices were
In Philadelphia the upward tendency of the market
continues. The manufacturers, however, purchase
at current rates. Confident that with the small
stock of Wool which is steadily becoming depleted,
The probabilities are that higher range of gures
Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK. Jan. 31-Evening.- decidedly
sales 6sis bales Middiing uplands S2sc Flour un,
hoop ohio 81 Western IS q 10; s Southern an
70 a 90 Wheat a shade frmer; No Spring Is
OLE; No 2 at 80 q 50; Winter Red Western GO
g l65 White e. Michigan IS q Is. Corn shade
q 74&c, closing at 749 74!c; Oats dull; sales 2sooO
bush at So g 5SAc, Beefquiet: Pork dull; new mess
at "A 80; old do y 80 Lard unchanged and quiet;
u q SIC. Sugar frner; Muscovado q 9ac; refining
81 a ssc. Coffee quiet and firm Rio 1871 q &C. Mo-
Stores-Spirts Turpentine steady at 73sc; Rosin dull
at 20 for strained. Petroleum dull crude at 1Sc;
refined 23c. Tallow dull at a 9lc.
Wool quiet and firm; pulled Il a 75c.
Freghts to Liverpool heavy; Cotton, per steam Id;
Corn, st per sail.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3l.-Flour is nominal Wheat is
quiet and firm No Spring 231. Oats dull and firm
No at 32Ac. Rye quiet and firm; No at $50 "a &c.
Barley easier; No2 Spring at 60c. Whiskey nomi-
5 10. Pork easier at IL 70. Lard easier at So
Green meats steady Hams at a Slc shoulders a
Al rough sides SIC; dry sailed meats IS 80 days in
salt shoulders 43c; rough sides 54c; short rib mid
dies Gle. Cattle quiet and weak at So a 6 25 Hogs
quiet and declined 1oc at 4 % 9437.
Recepts-4,oOO bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat q, 900
bush corn II 900 bush oats 1000 bush rye, 1000 bush
Shipnens-2 900 bbls -four 900 bush wheat, 49,
goo bush corn 1000 bush rye, 1000 bush bar
CINCINNATI, Jan. 31.-Pork dull at 10 co. Lard
dull and firm asking q 9kc. Bulk Meats heavy; re-
eeips depres4 the market; shoulders held 5ic sides
g a &c. Bacon dropping; shoulders 6ic sides u a
SC. Live Hogs quiet and weak at 60 a co. receipts
$500 head. Whiskey steady at see.
TOLEDO, Jan. 31.-Flour nominal. Wheat nominal;
extra White Michigan co. Amber Michigan / Az I;
No Red AT. Corn dull and shade lower; high
Mixed 47a; Yellow at 4slc. Oats nominal
CHARLESTON, Jan. 31.-Cotton strong; Middling
uplands 21tc.
uplands clio.
MOBILE, Jan. 31.-Cotton steady; Middling up
lands at 213c.
New ORLEANS, Jan. s1.-Cotton strong; Ededling
uplands 221c. . rsrl.sta ... r+. =