The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-15
Tue following were the quotations OF Government


DOsnestIc mafkets.
NEW YORK. May 14-Evenlne ---Cottop firm with
moderate demand; sales 2494 bales; Middling up-
lands 1Sse; forward deliveries are without decided
change Flour receipts 16,62s bbs; market steady
sales $1,000 bbls; Western and State at so "a TO-
White Wheat Western extra at 6 70 az 7 To-; extra
Ohio 20 40; extra St Louis at rs q II 90, los
ing dull; Southern flour at % q II co. Wheat re-
ceipts 80 523 bush market steady with fair export
and home trade inquiry sales of 14e 900 bush; No2
Chicago at As @ 80; No 2 Milwaukee SO a. 54l;
ungraded Iowa and Minne.ota Spring at AZ "a l As
No Spring at 56 "a 50; Winter Red Western 60
q 81; White Michigan so; Red Canada Sprng at
Mixed 81; Amber Wwestern 65; also sales offs 700
bush No Chicago for first June Al. Corn-recepts
port and home trade demand sales 10000 bush new
and old Western Mixed at SO a SEC; new and old
Western Yellow IS a SIC; White Western SEC; alse
10000 bush Western Mixed to airline from canal at
s5c. Oats-recepts 49,, 225 bush; market is irmer;
sales SO 000 bush; Mixed Western at 81 "a CSC; White
western e o. e &c. Coffee Is nominal Sugar is
1sc; prime SC. Moasses unchanged. Rice steady.
Petroleum is declining; crude 5ac; refined at 1874 "a
steady IS for strained Spirits Turpentine heavy
and lower at 80 q 3s4c Pork frmer sales of 100 bbis
Is 25 "a Is So $50 bbs mess II 25; $500 bbs for
seller june at II 10 q II 20; 500 bbls seller August at
L % Beef quiet Lard frmer; sales of 1000 seller
for June at 10 ll6; 800 ties seller July 105c. But
ter heavy at 2S a 53c f'r State % a 32c for new
Western; 80 q SEC for new State. Whiskey frmer at
Wool firm domestic fleece at 40 "a &c; pulled 25
a SOC.
Freights to LIVERPOOL are lower Cotton per steam
Id Grain-Corn per steam 94d; do sail Sd Wheat
per steam at 10d; do sail 81.
CHICAGO May 14.-Flour is duh and nominal
Wheat is active and hi,her; No Spring at 26 al
~ no DO at 2ls cash. seller for June at 22l;
demand and higher No 2 Mixed cash at 6fac; 624 a
62ac for seller June; 6sac seller for July high Mixed
ESQ., rejected at 5Ssc Oats steady No at Asa cash;
seller June 42sc. Rye is steady; No at CSC. Barley
is dull and dropping at 40 tor No 2 Spring. 95 a Is
for No Spring. Provisons-Pork in tar demand
and advanced at 16 10 cash tor seller June; Is 90
q 16 50 seller July; on call of tn, board at 8 D. m
seller June closed at 16 SO seller July II co. Lard 10
fair demand and higher 10 80 cash. 10 So for seller
June; 10 so do july Bulk Meats are steady and un-
changed short rib middes 81 loose spot; Bacon
steady; short rib mddes 1O4e seller for July at 1O
Whskey steady at 951c
Lake Freights-Corn to Buffalo Al q 4. Corn to os
wego II.
Receipts-s,OOo bbls -four, 81 900 bush wheat 81
900 bush corn, 5000 bush oats 1000 bush rye 5000
Shipments 1900 bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat 1o5.
900 pusb corn $4,000 bush OATS 1900 bush rye, 5000
CINCINNATI, May 14.-Provisions in good demand
Pork is quiet at II 621 a II rs oered held higher
Lard is firm; sales of countrykettle at 1c city held
at III a 115c; steam nominal. Bulk Meats in good
demand and firm shoulders at &c; clear RIO sides at
on spot or buyer june; clear sides at 9sc. Bacon
10 r SaTer e we clear S s eesr at s
q 1Osc. whiskey is quiet at 94c bid soc asked.
Toledo. May 14.-Flour is quiet and unchanged at
0O "a 70. wheat is steady; No White Wabash
Al; Amber Michigan at 46; seller for June 1 46Y;
seller May Al No Red 45t; No Dayton and
N Michigan sS A. Corn is shade better high Mixed
69lc seller Aug soc; low Mixed SO q cole; no grade
65 a &c., damaged 624c. Oats quiet and unchanged
No al 56; DOC tor NO2.
Freights dull.
Receipis-1,OOO bbs flour, 5000 bush wheat, $4,000
bush corn, 900 bush oats.
ShipmeDts-0,O0O bbls flour, 1900 bush wheat, 49,,
900 bush corn, 0,00O bush oats.
MJIwAUKEF Nav ID -Flour IL o,,;et and nm
changed at 70 a 80 for extra Spring. Wheat is
steady: No Spring at %; No 2 do 25t; 257 for
seller July Oats steady at 451c for No q Corn steady
No Mixed at 614c. Rye is firm; No at 943c Bar
ley is dull and nominaly; No Spring at so; No 3
Spring 80. Provisions quiet and unchanged
Pork at Is G5 a 16 20. Hams in pickle at 11c Lard
scarce at 101c for steam.
Receipts-SOOO bbs flour, 121 900 bush wheat O.OoO
hogs.
Shipments $4,000 bbls -four $4,000 bush wheat.
DETROIT. May 14.-Flour is quiet and unchanged.
gan 60; Amber Michigan at 4sl. Corn is dull and
declining at re. Oats in good demand; No at 81
a 53c.
Receipts-l,ooo bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat % OOe
bush corn, 1000 bush oats.
Shpments-0.O00 bbis four 5000 bush wheat, 1 :
900 bush corr. $1,000 bush oats.
CHARLESTON. May 14.-Cotton is firm; Middling
uplands 1T q 17ac.
SAVANNAH, May 14.-Cotton is firm ;Middlng up
lands 175c.
at 1Sc.
NEW ORLEANS, Mayl4.-Cottop irregular; Miduling
uplands at 1S5c.
European Markets.
LONDON, May 14-1230 P. M.-Consols at 93s q
934 for meney and account
LONDON. May 144.3O P. M-Amerlcan securi-
ties-Erie Railway 80; pref 52A.
LIVERPOOL, May 14-12.3O P. M.-Cotton advanc-
ing; M:;dhng upands at sgd; do Orleans sgd; sales
10000 bales. including 5000 bales Tor export and spec
ulati0n.