The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-22
nenaestlc Markets.

WATERFOWL, April 2l-Cattle Market.-Receipts
Of beef 81 head; the supply was again light; many of
asking as much for Cattle as last week. We quote
sales Of choice at Is s7a; extra rs 80; first
quality ata 70 g ~; second quality at 80 q so;
Sheep and Lambs-receipts 1925 head; the Sheep
arrived with rather wet Wool, which makes differ
ence of q &c " fb on live weight. The Sheep trade
has not improved and last weeks prices were poorly
sustained We quote sales of Sheep in lots at 90 a
% each; extra at 5 IS q so each.
NEW YORK, April 21--EvenIng.---Cotton is dull
and easier sales 1898 bales Middling uplands 171c;
forward deliveries declined 1-16c, which fair bust
ness: FlouE-receipts 1s,25i bbls flour is Gull and
limited export and home trade inquiry; sales 10000
bbls; Western and State at IS q s 80 White Wheat
extra St Louis is q Il 90; closing quiet; Southern
flour at so @ II 90. Wheat-receipts 121 900 bbls
Wheat opened dull and nominally lower and closed
barely steady with moderate export and home trade
inquiry; sales 10000 bush; No Chicago at "a q
90; No Milwaukee 81 g so; ungraded Iowa
50 q &c. also Sd, 600 bush No 3 Milwaukee to ar
rive the rt Is days in May at 81, and for the last
half OF May SO. Corn receipts 20. 100 bush Corn Is
steady with fair export and trade demand; sales
l33O0O bush; common to prime new Western Mixed
81 sslc; Yellow Western at 50 g soc; old Western
9Oc; unsound Western Mixed TIC; White Western at
81 ssc. Oats-recepts $4,000 bush Oats are rather
81 a ST. White Western 81 a 66c. Coffee is firm;
Rio at 10 a 224c Gold. Sugar is shade frmer and
mroe active; fair TO good refining at 70 q 1-iec:
Rice II g SIC. Petroleum nominally; crude at 7f0
g; refined at 15ic. Talow active and firm at "a "a
Spirits furpentns firm IT a5c Pork r r nsw mess
at u 90 9 IT 121; seller May at II CO., seller June at
u %; seller July II 40. Beef is quiet and unchanged
Lard is firm prime steam at lOsc; seller for May at
1osc; seller June 10i q 10Acc. Butter steady, Whis
Freigbts to Liverpool unchanged Cotton Der steam
sgd Grain-Corn per steam at lid; Wheat per
steam lid.
CHICAGO, April 2l.-Four is quiet and unchanged;
and closing quiet with part Of the decline recover
ed; No Spring 80; No do Is cash; 25a seller
May; May; 2es for do June Nos do 2oa soi; re-
Mixed cash at 63sc; 81 for seller April 64Ic seller for
May 65sc for seller June; rejected old at So q 62lc
rejected AZ q 443c Rye steady NO at s2c Barley
quiet and unchanged at IS tor No Sprin,; 81 as
shade lower at Is IS cash 16 80 seller for June Lard
is active and higher at so cash 95 for seller June
active ana sesSy . e de
short clear % packed. Whiskey steady at DC
Lake Freights nominal-Corn to Buffalo 5; Wheat
ReceptsSi2, 900 bbls FOUR 900 bush wheat ,1s5.-
600 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 1000 bush rye 5000
Shipments 5000 bbs Sour, 100, Oco bush wheat 49,
bush barley.
UINoINNATI, April 21.-Provisions- is firm;
sales at II 90 g II 25 Lard is firm; steam at %
kettle TO- Bulk Meats steady; shoulders at 6ac on
spot 6se buyer May clear rib sides at SIC spot;
May seller July sc clear sides
clear sides at 95c-packed; also sales Of shoulders
at 81 and clear rib sides 9ic loose whiskey firm at
MILWAUKEE, April 21.-F1our quiet and unchang-
ed at SIS q IS for extra Spring. Wheat is steady;
No Spring at "a; No Mixed at 2sI; seller MAY
co al seer MaS
IS no@inaliy at So for 10 SPRING No Spring az
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