The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-08
The following were the opening quotations


NEW YORK, Aug. 7-Evemng ---Cotton opened
firm and closed quiet; sales 1889 bales; Midling up
lands at 17sc forward deliveries advanced l-l6 most
OF which was lost. Flour-receipts 15076 bbls; the
market is heavy with moderate demand and prices
at 4 80 q 10; WhiteWheat Western extra at Is a
IS; extra Ohio at 81 q 90; extra st Louis IS q
II co. including 1880 bbls shipping extras within the
range, closing heavy; Southern -four ats so IL 90.
Wheat-receipts Ga, s17 bush; the market closing q
&c lower with holders disposed to realize;sa 900
bush; % q 25 for No 2 Chicago; 20 "a 81 for
No2 Milwaukee,; closing at 20; ungraded Iowa and
Minnesota Spring Is q 50; No Spring 20 a 1 SO
in store and afioat; old Winter Red and Amber Yves
tern * % 30; new Winter Red ands Amber Wes-
tern % g 32 old White State at So; new White
Southern 40 q 49, Corn-receipts 81 1851 bush tbe
market Is less active and 1c higher; sales 1884, 0D
bush at 81 a SIC for Western Mixed; 81 a sac for
high Mixed and Western Yellow. Oats-receiis 23.-
745 hlsh new frmer and in demand and Old duh and
unsettled; sales 900 bush at So q 65c tor Mixed
Western; IS q zoe for new White Western; 20 "a 500
for old Mixed and White Western; 65 q 70bc for old
Mixed State. Cofee-Rio &c lowerat tSi "a III; sales
of $3.50 bags Rio and 44O2 bags Sontos on private
terms; mild grades are steady. Sugar is quiet and
steady fair TO good refining at 4 e 81; 81 tor prime;
Claved at Sic; refined heavy and in fair demand at
log q 1oAc for Waite and 10sc for hard grades. Mo-
lasses is firm and quiet. Rice is firm and in good
demand at 81 "a 81 tor rangoon; 7s q tic for Patua;
q 9&c tor Carolina. Petroleum-cude is quiet and
steady at 5sc spot 5sc seller Aug ,refined is lower
sales $500 bbs at 2A spot; i2sc seller Aug Tai
at rs q 30 for strained; Spirits Turpentine is
active at 353c. Pork is firmer; new mess at % 70 e
Beet is unchanged at II 80 0l3 % for plain mess:
IA 90 @ Is 10 tor extra do. Lard is frmer; prime
steam at 14; sales Of 1850 ties seller Sept at 4 also
70 ties at IA on spot Butter firm at Is "a 27c Tor Wes-
tern: "a q 33c for State Whiskey steady at co.
Freights to Liverpool quiet; Corn per steam at Sd;
Wheat per steam at sgd.
CHICAGO, Aug. 7.-Flour is unchanged Wheat is
steady and closed weak; No Spring at 06 a 0Gl;
No2 do ON spot at U6l; 03k seller for Aug 0Us
seller Sept No Spring at 99c q 90; rejected at Gle.
Corn active and higher and strong; No 2 Mixed at
66a &c spot 66lc bid seller Aug; 66c seller for
Sept rejected IS q 65sc. Oats dull and declin-
ing and closed irmer No at 80 g 39a spot 37ac
seller Aug; 35sc seller Sept. Rye is quiet and firm;
No2 at 7ic. Barley quiet and weak; No 2 Spring
63t on spot 1 OF q iO2 seller Sept. Provisions
Pork duh aud lower at "a 90 spot and seller Aug;
"a 05 a "a 10 seller Sept. Lard is firm ami higher at
Ii q 1T on spo and seller Aug, Bulk meats quiet
e lie; short clear do It liz g i'll. Whiskcy at o6 q
Lake Freights and steady; Corn to Buffalo 2sc;
On call of the board this afternoon-wheat closed
active at 04& seller Aug Corn active and higher at
6s seller Tor Aug 6tc seller for Sept; 63 bid for
-socepts-,oOo bbls four, 80, 900 bush wheat. 1885,.
900 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 5000 bush rye, 1000
Shipments 1000 bbls11 Jour- 5000 bush wheat, 1885,
09o onsl corn 1000 bush oas, $500 bush rye 5000
bush barley.
CINCINNATI, Aug 7.-Provisions-Po quiet and
unchangea at "a 90. Lard firm; summer steam at
134c; kettle at 15kc. Bulk Meats firm; shoulders
at at sa on spot Se buyer Aag clear RIB sides sod
12c. Bacon is in good demand and scarce; sales of
shoulders 9Ac; lear rib sides 12s clear sides at
Il 80 q 10 on spot; 10 90 buyer Aag. Whiskey is
steady at 96c.
IoLS EDO Aug. Flour is firm and in fair demand.
Wheat dull and declining: No White Wabash Is1;
No / White Michigan 13}; seller Sept 14i No
Red at 16 a 16d 13s for so Red; seller Aug at
49,; seller Sept IA; 0s for No do; No Amber
Illinois 10. Corn dull and declining high Mixed at
GS3 low Mixed CSC; seller Aug size; grade &c.
6ic; damaged Sic. Oats in fair demand and low
er;No at 43c; No at 4Ulc; seller Aug 3SJc; seller
Sept 37A; Michigan 41c; erejectd 36lc.
Lake Freights firm and unchanged; to Buffalo ole;
to Oswego at a SIC.
Receipts-0,O00 bbs Hour, 1000 bush wheat, 0 eco
bush corn ,2i 900 bush oats.
Shipments-0,000 bbls -four, 50, 900 bush wheat 81
300 bush corn, 0,000 bush oats.
MILWAUKEE. Aug, 7.-Flour quiet and uncbang-
ed, Wheat is weak; No Milwaukee at | Is; NG2
at Us on spot; seller Aug 07t 05s do Sept Oats
dull and dropping; No2 Spring 49c. Corn is steadv:
No IlXed at 65c Rye is quiet and steady: No al
Soc Barley is declining; No Spring seller for Sept
107.
Lake Freights-Wheat to Buffalo Sic; do to Osweeo
Reeei ,ts-30.00 bbls flour, 10 900 bush wheat
Shipments $500 bbs -four % 0u0 bush wheat
DETROIT Aug. Flour is steady. Wheat stealys
extra q "a zig No White 1 "A a al; Amber
Michigan l34. Corn is duh AMI declining M 7Oe for
No l. Oats in good demand at doc.
Receipts 1000 bbls Hour 70 UOG bush wheat, Loco
hnsh corn, 900 bush oats.
Shipments 1000 bbls our, u geo bush wheat 5000
bush corn, 1000 bush oats
Frelshts to Oswego 81.
CHARLESTON, Aug. 7.--Cotton quiet, slisdling
uplands = g 15sc.