The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-28
Domestic MARKETS.

WATERFOWL, May 2S.-Catte NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
beef Cattle 1872 head; prices were well sustained;
first quality 90 q 90; second quality 800 a 80;
third quality 3 % q So. Sheep and Lambs-603
head market inactive; sales in lots wool sheep 90 a
80; entra 90 az 90. Spring Lambs a ~ on per
head. Veal Calves on q 10 90.
NEW YORK. May 7-Evemng---Cotton dull and
in BUYERS favor sales 962 bales; Middling upands
Ohio 90 "a 10 25; Western Is q 10 so; Southern at
635 "a II co. Wheat quiet and unchanged sales &c.
600 bush. No Spring 6s q 70; No aspiring So q
Winter Red Western so q SO; White Michigan OF
@225 Corn scarce and a shade firmer; ne v Mixed
Yves n s2 Ss old sc Oats quiet and steady
White Western 81 az 5St. Beef steady. Pork is quiet
and frmer; new mes IS IS q II co. Laro is quiet
Ohio Is q 24c; State % q 81. Whiskey lower at
9fc: Rice steady; Carolina at "a a SIC Sugar dull
and heavy Porto Rico Sic; refining &c. Coffee
Molasses quiet and unchanged; New Orleans Ct a
soc. Naval Stores-Stirits Turpentine steady at Al
a 47c; Rosn is frmer and active at 8 10 a 20 for
strained Petroleum is frmer; crude 9ac; refined at
zoe. Taow is steady at 81 q DC.
Freights to Liverpool firm; Grain, per steam, at 81
q Old.
CHICAGO, May 27.-Flour quiet and unchaneed-
Wheat in fair demand and higher; No Spring at
81; No2 Spring at 29t on spot 275 seller June;
cor aud in fair al Mxed at c
cash. 500 seller June 42c seller Jnlys rejected 1861 a
SIC: Oats in fair demand and higher; No at 32bc
and declining; No Q at 6Ssc Barley dull and nominai
except for samples, which sells slowly. Provisions
Pork dull and shade lower at 16 25 spot or seller
June; is 30 a is IS seller July Lard is in fair de-
mand and lower at Gu "a 20 spot or seller June.
Bulk Meats steady; shoulders at 81 q SIC oose shor.
rib middles SIC loose Bacon is quiet and unchanged
shoulders 71c clear rib sides 9hc; clear sides o. Su-
gar cured hams sold at IS q H. Whiskey is steady
at 91c.sz
Lake Freights in fair demand-Wheat to Buffalo c.
Corn 5.
Recepts-12OoO bbls flour. sc, 900 bush wheat. so,-
goo bush corn y goo bush oats, 1000 bush rye, 1000
bush barley 900 hogs.
Sipmeats-5,OOO obls ttonr, $4,000 hush wheat 3d.
600 bust corn 100000 bush oats, 10000 bush rye 900
bush barley, 5000 hogs.
firm at 16 Is a II 90. Lard frmer: offerings light;
sterm held at SIC cash. &c bid. Bulk Meats opened
rib sides 81 e SIC on spot; 9sc buyer Aug; clear
81 les at 81 az &c. Bacon is steady; shoulders at TIC
clear rib sides 9&c clear sizes 81 93c. Whskey is
steady at soc.
Wheat is dull and lower; No2 White Wabash 70;
No do at "A; Nj White Michigan 1 rs; Amber
Sa chigan on sPt 81 seller July s Mo- Am
Red 43. Corn shade higher; high Mixed on spot,
seller June and buyer May 46cl seller Aug acc; do
for Sept at soc; low Mixed Acc; damaged 36c. Oats
are steady; No . spot 4Olc seller june at 4OAc;
la half June at Ale.
Lake Freights frm-to Buffalo 81 q &c; to oswego
To 7Ac.
Receipts, 800 bbs -four 13, OOn bush wheat 81 900
bush corn, 10000 bnsh oats
Snlfments-3OUO Dds hour, l9000 bush wheat 40 900
bush corn, $1,000 bnsb oats.
DETROIT. May 27.-Wheat Is quiet and unchan ged
extra White So; No White 49, Amber Michigan
at 70. Corn is steady at 4Sc. Oats dull and declin-
ing at 4lc.
Freights dull and unchanged to Buffalo &c; to o.
wego7.
Heceipts--2.000 bbls -four, 5000 BUSH wheat 5000
bush corn, 1000 bush oats.
Shipments-10oO bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat. 0.0oo
bush corn, $1,000 bush oats.
CnARLEsToN. May 2T.-Cotton quiet; Midl1ne
upiands q 18c.
SAVANNAH. May 27.-Cotton nominal; Mddlins
uplands at 1Ssc.
MOBILE, May 20 Cotton quiet; Middlng uplands
I7se
New ORLEANS, May 27.-Cotton firm; Middline
uplands Is q Isle.
Havana Market.
HAVANA, May 26.-Sugar uuiet and steady No IL
d. s. 81 "a 20 RS. Exchange quiet and weak U. s.
so days curr2ncy LII q 10 prem.
Eur0D~an Markets..
LONDON, May 27-11.3O A. M.-Consols opened at
935 for money and 935 for account
American securities-U. s. 5-20's 1865, old at e13
do 1867, a. do l040s, Ssh new IS, s9i. Erie Rail-
way al 4s4.
LONDON, May 1850 P. M.-Consols closed I'M
changed.
American securities-U. s. 5-2Os, 1867, 94t. Erie
43s.
FRANKFORT, May 27.--United States 5-2Os 1862, at
9JA.