The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-04

NEW YORK. Oct. 3.-Evenlng---Cotton closed
quiet sales 1870 bales; Midding uplands1Ss. Flour
scarcely so active; shipping grades but tending
upward; good to choice brands very dull almost une
saleable; sales 10000 bbls: State at 5 Is a 25
Southern 20 a 10 IS. Wheat a Sc lower; market
very heavy. The difficulty in selling foreign ex-
change materially checks the export demand; mill
ers are only buyers to very moderate extent sales
$4,000 bush; No Minnesota Spring 46i No 2 Mil
waukee A q 45; No Chicago 80 a Al; Amber
M Mchlgsn at g.; Winter RedWestern at 81 81
Northwestern Spring "A; rejected %. Corn dull
and lower sales $4,000 bush; steamer Mixed Western
600 bush; White Western 80 a Sc; old Western Mix
ed in store 5c new aioat 81 a 54c. Beef is quiet
Pork steady new mess at II 90 q II 70; extra prime
IA 70 Lard firmer steam at 16 a GIG kettle at
Butter steady; Ohio 20 a Csc; State 80 a &c. Whis-
key Is frmer; Western free at / O5 Rice is quiet;
Garo 9a y e ste Sugar is dull and heayyc redn
White 81 a 10ae. Coffee little irmer; Rio kilograms
strengthens Rio at 20 a &c; Maraieabo q a 223c
dull; Clayed Is a SIC; Orleans So a SOC; Porto Rico
30 g Csc; Muscoyado 2S a 35c. Naval Stores-Spir-
ed Petroleum is dull; crude So g SIC; refined 16ac.
Tall0w steady at &c.
Freights to Liverpool firm; Grain per sail at II "a
12ad; do per steamer at 144d
chicago, Oct. 3.-Flour is oue.: good TO choice ex
ira Spring 80 q 90. Wheat-buyers and sellers
apart; demand good and full prices for cash; sales of
opang a. 70 on sp0t ana iair demand and
No Spring at 90 q 49, No at 80 q 1 90; reject
ed 80 $780, Corn is steady for cash seller Oct at
3Sc in fair demand and lower rates for seller Nov at
40s rejected 364 a &c. Oats active and higher at 81
cash for No 2; 80 q 333c for Nov; rejected 2Sc Rye
in good demand; No at &c Barley easier and less
06, according to location. Provisions quiet, held
firm but with no pressure: Pork sold at IA so cash.
Lard steady at 7s a 7ac. Bulk Meats nominal. Ba-
con nominal. "hiskey scarce firmer and higher at
92c.
Lake Freights-wheat to Buffalo 9; Corn to Bufa-
los.
Receipts, 500 bbls -four, 10000 bush wheat 1O7-
900 ush corn 10000 bush oats, 5000 bush rye 1000
bush barley,
ShipmeptssOOO obls -four, 1853 900 bush wheat, 4oe-
600 bush corn 81 900 bush oats 1000 bush rye, $4,000
bush barley, 5000 hogs.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 3-Provisions-Pork- at
IA 50 generally held at IA rs a l5 co. Lard is quiet
and firm sales OF steam at 7sc, generally held at Sc
Kettle in fair jobbing; sales at a 8sc. Bulk Meats
sa,e shoulders at IT lear rib SCI clear sides
clear rib sides 81 q c clear sides q 94c. Whiskey-
sales at 92c currency.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 3.-Flour quiet and UNCHANGED
Wheat weak: sales of No at 1Oa; No at OF cash
No2. Corn firm and in fair demand; No Mixed at
&c; Rye firm and scarce; No / at 65c. Barley firm
at 30 for No aspiring.
Freights-Wheat to Buffalo II. To Osvveoo n
hecelpts-3000 bbls flour, 81, 900 bush wheat.
Shlpments-40OO bbls flour, 257 900 bush wheat.
roL EDO. Oct. 3-Flour dull sales extra Spring IS
cash; seller for Nov 65 Amber Michigan on spot at
37A q 40; No Red on spot 80. Corn is dull;
nigh Mixed on spot or seller Oct at doc: do Nov 52s
@ 53c; low Mixed on spot 47c. Oats dull; No at
SHE cash; do Nov 4lc.
Lake Freights dull and nominal-to Buffalo 81 "a
4; to Oswego o.
Receipts-0OOOO bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat % 900
bush corn, 5000 bush oats
Shipments-0,00O bbls -four 900 bush wheat TO- 900
bush CORE. q 900 bush oats.
DETROIT, Oeu. 3.-Flour is quiet and unchanged;
best White Winter at IT'S q 8 co. Wheat steady;
extra White SCI a Sc; No White / so a So
Corn steady at 56cc Oats are in good demand at 3s1
q 39c.
Lake Freghts-to Oswego at lie.
Receipts-1,O00 bbs flour, 1000 bush wheat, 5000
bush corn, $1,000 bush oats
ShipmeDts-O0O0 bbs flour, 1000 bush wheat. 5000
tush corn, 5000 bush oats
CHARLESTON, DC. 3.-Cotton firm; Middling up
lands 164c.
SAvANNAH, Oct. 3.-Cotton quiet; Middling up
lands at 174c.
MOBILE, Oct. 3.-Cotton in fair demand; Middling
uplands Tic.
New ORLEANS, octt 3.-Cotton is firm; Middlng
uplands 1sc.