The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-21

TUESDAY, Oct. 20.-Thcre is no movement in any
staple articles Poultry is coming in little Of late,
and chickens bring from II to 15c turkeys zoe, The
grain market is quiet and firm. Pork and lard are
steady at present. Sugars in good demand; granu-
lated is quoted at lsc. Flour unchanged. Potatoes
coming in freely and prices range from so to &c.
Foreign Exp Oris.
ST. JOHN. NIB. Steamer Glendon-11OO bbls -four,
!6O cases liquors. 28 pkgs tobacco, 120 do paper, 80
boots and shoes % bales hops 12i sewing machines,
CARDENAs. Schr E II Herriman-33l6 shocks
and heads, 1864 box shocks.
HALIFAX, Ms. Schr Sea Lion-13O0 bbls flour,
ST. JOHN, NIB. Steamer City of Portland
threshing machine.
Foreign Imports.
ST. JOHN, NIB. Steamer New Brunswick Dbl
potatoes pkgs merchandise to A Stubs.
Daily Domestic Receipts
Grand Trunk Railroad-D W Coolidge 100 bbls of
flour, H True & Co 200 do, E Norton 100 do,
Josselyn g. Co 100 do, Norton 81 Chapman 800 do,
Fuller & Stanford 100 do, Haywood 100 do, Wade
& Bassett 100 do, Norton s. Chapman 1 car corn,
Burnham q Merrill do do, G w Balch do oats in
son do potatoes, Isaac Berry do do, Libby s.
Bros do do, D Crockett 145 bbis apples Sargent s.
Hunt 80 do spirits.
Eastern Railroad-W H Miliken 400 bbls flour,
100 do, Nutter, & Co car shocks, S Redon & Co
pr broom corn, Continental Mill: cotton, Fowe g.
BY water conveyance-lOOO bush cornmeal to G w
True & Co.
ROckland Lime Market.
RoCKLAND, Oct 19-Market very firm common
Wood-Firm at S. for best.
Boston Stock List.
ISaiea at the Rrokar,a BOARD Oct
Boston u Maine Railroad. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 5
Eastern Railroad. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. : "a 53a
New York Stock and Money Market. -
New YORK, Oct. 2O-Erenino.-There was de-
eided change in the temper of speculation on the
Stock Exchange at the close of the day, when sud-
den and sharp movement was inaugurated which
carried prices down to q per cent. There were
several reasons assigned for the depression among
which were the decline in American securities at
London and continued importation here Of the same.
the reported sales OF $3000000 of Erie bonds at the
low price of 60, and the San Francisco Grange fail
ure. There was marked change in the Money mar
cent. Currency is flowing to the interior to move
the crops, and dearer money market is predicted.
Foreign Exchange strong at 4s5 4s5b for prime 60
days and 1881 q 4S9 for sight. The Customs receipts
to-day $4,000. Gold opened at 11Os fell off to
ITO, advanced to 11c1 and closed at 10s Rate for
use Of cash Gold 1-64 per CENT per annum. The Syn
dictate has completed its November engagements with
the Government by turning IN $15,0OO000 of called
bonds and coupons. The outside public have to set
lle Vi new 0S NOV ISC. pro-
duce for the week $685., 59s mixed values an in
crease over last week of $312,6 1853. The Assistant
Treasurer disbursed to-day $4,000 in interest and
$4,000 in redemption of bonds. Governments firm
and dull. State bonds nominal. Railroad bonds are
quiet and firm The Stock market was heavy in ear
ly dealings and prices declined q II per cent, Wa
bash falling from 81 to 800. After the first board
there was steadier tone. Lake Shore made an ex-
cepti0nal advance of II per cent, selling as high as
sol. The improvement in the general list ranged
from to per cent, but this was partially lost at
the second call. The market was unsettled and weak
during the last hour of business the decline from
the highest point of the day having ranged from to
q per cent The total transactions to-day aggregate
ed 10000 shares, including 1900 shares New York
Central II 900 Erie, $4,000 Lake Shore, $500 North
Western, 800 Rock Island 5000 Pacific MAIL 900 st
Paul, $500 Ohios, 1890 Western Unon, $4,000 Wa
bash, %, 500 Union Pacific, $500 Indiana Central
The following were the closing quotations of Gov
eminent securities;
United States coupon 6's, $751;. 1881
United States 5-20's, 1862. .................113
United States 5-20s 1861.
United States 5-20's, 1865, DID,. ............117
United States 5-20's, 1865, new. 1859
>Unied States 20's 1867. ,117k
United States 5-20's. 1868.
United States new 5'S. ........... 112I
United States 1910 coupon. .................112
Currency rs .117k
The following were the closing quotations OF
Stocks:
Western Union Telegraph Co ...................791
Central and Hudson River consolidated. 1905
Erie preferred. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -. so
Union PdClnC BLOCK "a
Domestic Markets.