The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-05

NEW YORK.. May 4-Evenlng.---Cotron is Gull and
forward deliveries unchanged with a moderate bust
ness. Flour--receipts 1871 bbls; market is a loo
higher with little better export and home trade de-
q rs: White Wheat Western extra at 50 "a 40;
extra Ohio 4oe Z Is; extra st Louis so q II 90,
market closing quiet; Southern so a IL 90. Wheat
receipts 50, $50 bush market opened &c higher with
"a pre- doing for export and forward delivery sales
$4,000 bush; No Chicago at l "a 9 Sc; 1 So for
NO2 Southwestern; No Milwaukee co. ungraded
Iowa & Minnesota Spring at As g "a; Winter Red
waukee first 20 DAYS in Nav at IS "a 81. Corn
receipts $500 bush; market opened firm with fair
export and home trade, and closed dull and drooping
old Western Mixed and Yellow 81 a soc the latter
an extreme; closing at SIC for prime old Mixed SO a
sc for White wss ester e. 25 BUSH
6il q &c; White Western s6 q 6sc: Mixed Western
in store sac; common White Western in store CSC.
steady. Sugar is firm and in good demand; fair to
good refining at q g sc Muscovado ne; Martinique
Rice steady. PetrOleum-crude held at 7Ac on spot;
sales 900 bbls seller July &c refined nominal at
15tc on spot Tsl al quiet al 7ic; Naval stores
steady At Ale. Pork nrmer; 16 90 "a II 90
on spot seller July II 40. Beef dull. Lard frmer;
eF %sv % s es ss o jus ss At
10 1916 1of 1850 do July at 100 q Tic. Butter is
unchanged. Whirkey steady at s7Ac.
ID. Grain-Corn per steam at iiid; Wheat per steam
at 1iad.
CAIcAao, May 3-Fiour is quiet and unchanged;
No Spring sO No do at rs. on spst or seller br
May 2s} seller tor June; No do at 81 rejected
II. Corn steady; No2 Mixed at 65ic on spot or
Oats steady; No at 4sac on spot; Isle for seller
June. Rye steady; MOI at 92c. Barley is dull and
nominal at % g Sc for No lsprinl. Provisions
Pork il steady at 16 rs for cash seller May 16 10
seller June. Lard in fair and advanced at 10 ~ cash
10 80 seller June. Bulk Meats firm and in fair de-
mand; shoulders SIC; short rib middles So. Whis-
key steady at &c.
lake Freights quiet and weak; Corn to Buffalo 4c
Recepts-ll, ooo,bbls -FOUR 90, 900 bush wheat, 1885,
900 bush corn, $1,000 bush OATS 1Oo0 bush rye, 5000
bush barley.
Shipments 1000 bbls aour so7 900 bush wheat 4o2,-
900 ousb corn, 900 bush oats, 900 bush rye, 5000
bush barley.
UINcINNAr1, May 4.-Provsions- demand is
light and holders firm; sales at II rs II So Lard
is strong; steam at 1Ot g 1Oac; kettle at 1olc Bulk
Meats quiet and firm; Shoulders at 81 a 6sc; clear
IT'D sides at 50 SIC; clear sides &c. Bacon is quiet
and firm at 81 q &c for shoulders; clear rib sides at %
q 9ac; clear sides at ~ q &C. Whskey firm at 92c
MILWAUKEE, May 4-Flour is quiet and unchang-
ed. Wheat.in fair demand and firm: No Spring at
l 35i; No do at 3Os on spot; 800 seller June.
firm and in iair demand; No Mixed at IS cash; sell
er June 66c Rye is firm scarce;. No fresh at Gle.
1 GO; No 3 Spring IS. Provisions steady aud hrm.
Pork 16 90 "a Is IS. nams in pickle firm at i10ac.
Lard held at loac for steam; dotc for kettle.
Receipts-6O0 900 4bbs flour 101 900 bush wheat 0,00o
hogs.
Shipments-17,O 900 bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat.
TOLEDO. May 4.-Flour is trm and in fair demand
1 $50 Amber Michigan 49A cash or seller May; No
1 Red at SGT; No do As. Corn firm and in good
demand; high Mixed cash seller May at 75c; SELL
er for j ne Is q 73tc low Mixed 73kc grade 72ic
Oats steady; No at So: No 2 at 55ac; Michigan at
SEC. '-..a
Freights to Buffalo a SIC; to Oswego g &c.
Receipts-3OoO bbis -four, 5000 bush wheat. IS zoe
bush corn, 900 bush oats.
Shipments--OO00 bbs -four, 80 900 bush wheat, A.,
| 0OO bush corr. 5000 bush oats.
CHARLESTON, May 4.-Couon quiet; MiddliDg up
| lands 1871 @ 1870.
SAVANNAH, May 4.-Cotton is dull; Mddling up
| lands 1o1c.
mobile, May 4.-Cotton-Midi ling uplands quot
| ed at 1910.
New ORLEANS, May 4.-Cotton is dull and easy;
Middling upands at 17sc.