The Portland daily press., 1874-05-06
D0snesfic MARKETS.,

NEW YORK. May 5-Evenrug.---Cotton is Gull and
unchanged sales 2iS bales; Middng upands at I73c;
forward deliveries advanced Lice but closed easier
Flour-receipts II ,87i bbls; market opened steady
with moderate export and home trade demand,
and closed dull with declining tendency; sales a.
900 bbls Western and State at 5 80 90 6 95: White
Wheat Western extra at 50 a 40; extra Ohio 40
a %; extra st Louis 6 so q IL 90, closing dull ;
Southern 80 a IL 90. Wheat receipts 1913 $50 bush
market opened quiet with prices in BUYERS favor;
export demand quite moderate; home trade inquiry
limited; sales 900 bush; No Chicago at 5l a
l 81 q 59t; ungraded Iowa & Minne.ota Spring at
4s 9 63; No Spring 81 q 1874, closing dull and
"a &c lower. Corn-receipts 800 bush; market
opened heavy and 1c lower sales 107 900 bush; new
Western Mixed at So a s7c closing at SO a s6c new
White Western IS "a SEC; old Western Mixed and
Yellow So g SIC. Oats-recepts 5,075 bush; market
firmer; sales AZ, 900 bush Mixed Western at &C "a
Csc; White Western at 500 a Csc: Mixed Western in
store Csc; Mixed Western to arrive from canal SIC
Coffee is quiet and unchanged Sugar active and
firm fair 10 good refining at u a Sc prime SIC; also
1000 hhds Muscovado fair to prime at n esc; 1912
private terms; by auction $4,000 bags damaged SIC
for moasses; cargo of Cienfuegos was sold on /.
MoIasses quiet. Rice unchanged. Petroleum dun
and lower; crude rumored sold at &c on spot; sales
i, 900 bbs seller July at Tie; refined nominal at &C.
Iallow steady at 7s 9 7sc. Naval Stores-Rosin is
firm at Is for strained; Spirits Turpentne firm a.
Ale. Pork steady; at II 124 on spot; 500
bbls seller May at II co. 1850 bbls seller June II 80;
1000 bbs seller July at II As. Beef is unchanged.
Lard hrmer; sales 800 ties prime steam at 10ac; 2250
ties seller May at 10a a 10 li-16c 1000 ties seller for
june at 10sc; 1850 do July at 10 lille a lie. Butter
IL uucuanSeu. WDltkey steady at WAC.
Freigbts to Liverpool are firm; Cottonl per steam
ID. Grain-Corn per steam at II q lid; Wheat per
steam at l1a q 12d.
WATERFOWL, May 5-Cattle Market.-Receipts OF
beef 42S head; with but very few exceptions the
Northern Cattle mich cows that sold at moder-
ate prices there advance of lc beef Cattle
Choice at @ extra first SSay at 81
@s 25 second quality at 25 q rs; third quality
Sheep and Lambs-recepts 1856 head; the demand
for Sheep was moderate and prices have not advance
ed. We quote sales of Sheep in lots at 90 q 5 80
each; extra at 90 a 70 each.
Veal Calves 90 q 90.
CHICAGO, May 5.-Fiour is steady at so a IS.
Wheat in fair demand and lower; No Spring 90 a
| 80; No do at % on spst seller for May; PSI
g 265 seller for June; No do at 90 "a II re-
jected II q IL. Corn dull, unsettled and lower
No2 Mixed at 6ic on spot or seller May: 65sc fol
firm and in fair DEMAND; No at &c. a. 49c on spot
4Sc for seller June Rye steady; No2 at 914 a 92c
BARLEY is dull and nominal at % a. Sc tor No 2
Sprin. PrOvisions-Pork is quiet and shade lower
at 16 As for cash seller May; 16 so seller June
Lard opened firm and clos ed dull at 10 20 cash sell
er May; 10 30 seller June. Bulk Meats steady and
unchanged; shoulders at 5sc; short rib middes 50.
Whiskey steady at 9fc.
Lake Freights-COrn to Buffalo &c.
Receipts-S,000 bbls -four, 2.6 900 bush wheat 49,
goo bush corn, 10000 bush oats LOCO bush rye, 5000
Shipments 1000 bbs -four, 157 OeO bush wheat TO-
600 ousb corn, $4,000 bush oats 0J00 bush rye 1900
bush barley.
TOLEDO, May 5.-Flour is ilrm and in fair demand
Wneat Is Steauyj NO Whlfe Michigan 81 No 2 do
90; Amber Michigan 49t cash or seller May; 52l
seller June; IS do July; No Red at | 81; Nc ? do
4ss cash seller May 40. Corn is dull and lower;
high Mixed cash or seller May at 73lc no grade 7OIc
damaged SOC. Oats unchanged; No at IS: No 2 at
55lc; Michigan at soc.
Receipts.oOOO bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat. 1900
bush corn, 5000 bush oats.
Sbipments1.00 bbls -four, 90, 900 bushlwheat, 81
900 bush corr 1000 bush oats.
MILWAUKEE. May 5.-Flour is quiet and unchang-
ed. Wheat is quiet and weak; No Spring at 81;
No 2 do at 2Ss on spot; 2s4 seller June. Oats
steady at 46sc for No 2. Corn quiet and weak; No
Mixed at 64kc. Rye is dull and unsettled; No fresh
at 90c. Barley is dull; No Spring nomnally at
GO; Nos Spring So. Provsions-Pork is firm at
16 80. Hams in pickle firm at lie. Lard at 10sc for
steam; 10.c for Kettle.
Receipts-6OOO 4bbls flour, 900 bush wheat. oOOO
hogs.
Shipments-3,OoO bbs flour. 1000 bush wheat.
DETROIT. May 5.-Flour is quiet and unchanged
at 90 q To- Wheat is steady; extra at IS az 60
No White at 613 a 81. Corn dull and lower at
76c. Oats in fair demand at soc. Clover Seeds %,
Receipts-1,OOO bbls flour, 1900 bush wheat, 9.0Oo
bush corn, $1,000 bush oats.
Shipments, 900 bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat, l.
900 bush corn, $1,000 bush oats.
European Markets.
FRANKFORT, May 5.-Unted States 5-20s, 1862,
at 9ss.