The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-27

NEW YORK. May 26-Evenlng.- Cotton market is
easier and quotations unchanged; sales POTS baes
Middling uplands at 16c forward deliveries declined
1892 with good business. Flour-receipts 1925 bbls
the market is dull and prices still strongly IN buyers
favor saes 1860 bbls; Superine Western and State
at 4 70 a 5 90; extra Western and State at 05 a
40 choice extra Western and State at 45 q IS;
White Wheat Western extra at 5 rs a 50; extra
Ohio at 05 a 30 extra st Louis at 40 q 49, in
Guiding 21OO bbs shipping at 05 q 81; 24CO
bbS extra mill flour at prices within range closing
dull; Southern flour at 10 a 25 Rye -four firm at
100 5 30. Cornmeal is in buyers favor at 8 60 a
10. Wheat-receipts $500 bush; the market is 1c
lower with only very moderate export and limited
milling demand; sales Ga, 900 bnsh; IL q IA for No
2 Chicago; Il for No Northwestern aloat; Is for
Mo- Milwaukee afoaJ; 20 "a % for No Spring.
latter for choice Minnesota; 10 a 20 TOR ungraded
Iowa and Minnesota Spring: % g SO for Winter
Red Western; | 81 a SO Tor Amber Western; So
for White Michigan; contract for 5000 bush No2
Milwaukee seller June was settled at 134. Rye is
quiet at O5 for Canada in bond; 10 @g u for
State 900 bnsh State at 10 on dock. Barley is
changed. Barley Malt is steady; 4-rowed State Az
cash. Con-receipts 27,600 Obush; the market is
about 1c lower with moderate export and home
trade demand; the decline was chiefly upon inferior
and soft PARCELS sales 900 busb 70 q 75c for
Western Mixed, closing at 73c IS q SOC for good to
for sound Mixed Western in store Oats-recefpts
$50 bush; the market is shade lower sales 40 900
bush at II g 71bc for Mixed Western; "A g 75ac for
bags Ro at lec gold Sugar is rather more Steady;
a SIC for for fair to good refining; SEC tor prime
625 bids Muscovado at @ SIC; refined dull at 10 q
108c for graduated lie for powdered; III 1ic for
crushed; Moasses Is dull and heavy. Rice is quiet
and unchanged. Petroleum is 80 shade tirmer ;crude
at q SIC; refined at 2s q 123c. Tsllow is firm at
81 q 85c. Naval Stores-Rosfn heavy at go @ 90
Spirits Leather heavy; light. middle and heavy
weights PSI g 2s3; Wool dull; domestic fleece As g
mess at 20 50 q 20 So; $50 bbs seerIJune at 20 25 a
20 80; 2500 do seller July at 20 40 20 s0 1000 bbls
do August at 20 % @ q 90. Beef is quiet. Lard is
lower at 144 a 14a for prime steam spot 1900 ties
seller June at lag 1875 1900 do seller July at 144 @
144; 1850 do seller August at 143 @ 1850. Butter is
unchanged; IL "a 16c for Western is q 22c for State
20 a 24c for new Western; State new at 20 q CSC.
Whiskey more active and lower at 19t,part on short
time
Freights to Liverpool-the market quiet and firm;
Cotton per steam at 1-32d Corn per steam at SID;
Wheat per steam at 9d.
CHICAGO, May 26.-Flour is quiet and unchanged.
Wheat in fair demand and lower; No Spring 81 a
97c No do at 93c on spot; 93sc seller for June 96s
seller July; No at 90c; rejected &c. Corn is in fair
demand and unsettled and lover; No Mixed at 654
bid on spot; 633 a 63s seller for June Csc bid seller
for July rejected at 6Oc. Oats in fair demand, weak
and lower No at SIC bid spot 574 bdc seller for
and Unchanged. Barley is dun and lower: No2
Spring at 20 asked; Is bid spot; 90 seller for
September. Pork is active, panicky and lower at
q 10 95 seller August Lard in fair demand unsettled
and lower at IA 20 40 on the spot and seller for
June; IA 474 seller July; IA 70 seller August Buk
rib mddles at II q III; short clear do 14c on spot or
seller June. Whiskey-1 16 offered; II asked,
On the call of the Board in the afternoon-Wheat
Corn is firm at 641c for seller June; oslo seller july
Oats higher at 5Slc seller for June. Pork and Lard
easier.
Receipts-1O,OOO bbls flour, 1000 hush wheat, TO-
600 bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, $1,000 bush rye, 5000
Shipnents-14 900 bbs -four II 900 bush wheat 1O1,-
600 bush CORN 81 GOO bush OATS $1,000 bush rye 1000
bush barley.
ST. LOUIS, May 6-Flour unsettled and lower to
sell with very small order trade. Wheat is dull and
lower mo Red Winter at 261 bid cash sales at 2S
delivered thi4 week; q @ 28t seller June; 80 @
81 se5 u snd lots soft M No sr a at TO-
cash; 62a q 63c seller June 67a q 69c do July. Oats
dull and lower No at 6a1e cash; Sc bid for fresh;
lower at 10; offered at Is at close. Pork lower at
20 IS cash; offered % 80 at clcse
Receipts-Sooo bbls -four 10000 bush wheat, 5000
bush corn 1905 bush oats, $1,000 bush barley, 900
bush rye, 0OO0 hogs, 1000 cattle.
MINIATURES May 26.-Four quiet and unchanged.
Wheat firm; No Milwaukee at 99t; No 2 Miwau-
kee at 964 66sc seller June 97s for seller July Oats
in Sood demand and lower; No in store at 5S1c
Corn in fair demand and lower; No Mixed in store
at 634; new 62c. Rye is firm; No in store at i o.
Barley is demoralized and lower. Pork nominaly
at 10 25 Lard opened at l4s @ 10; closed at "A q AZ
Freights quiet and unchanged; Wheat to Buffalo
at 4d; to OswegO at 8.
keceipts-6,000 hbls -four, g. 900 bush wheat
Shipments 200 bhs -four 172, 900 bush wheat.
TOLEDO. May 26.-Flour is STEADY. Wheat is dull
and shade lower closing tirmer; No White Wab-
extra do 26; Amber Michigan 21a @9 1 %; seller
June 2l4 seller July % g 23a; do August 22A
July 23 do August 22t. Corn is firm and in fair
demand; high Mixed 92c; seller June 71Ic; seller
July 73tc; seller August 70; low Mixed 70c Oats are
quiet; No at 63tc; White &c; Michigan 63Ic.
Freights dull; Oswego4a a5t.
Receipts-4,Ouo bush Wheat, $4,000 bush Corn, o.
bush Oats.
Shipments-OOOO bbls -four, 600 bush Wheat, a.
600 bush Corn. $1,000 bush Oats.
DETROIT, May 28.-Flour is quiet and unchanged.
Wheat dull and dropping; extra at % q 26 No 1
White 24A Amber Michigan 234. Corn is steady
at 72c. Oats are and unchanged
Kecepts-200o bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat. 1000
bush corn, 1000 bush oats,
Shpments-1O0O bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat, 1000
bush corn, O,000 do oats.
CHARLESTON. May &c. Cotton is quiet; Middling
uplands at 15s q 15ac.
SAVANNAH, May 26 Cotton is dull; Middling up
lands 1885,
MOBILE, May 26.--Cotton is quiet and in fair de-
mand; Middling upands 14a q 14sc.
NEW ORLEANS, May 26.-Cotton dull; MiddIing
uplands at 15lc.
NEW YORK., May 26.-Cotton easier; Middling up
lands Ice.
NORFOLK, May 26.-Cotton dull and nominal Mid
ding uplands at 154c.
MEMPHIS, May 26.-Cotton quiet Middng up
lands at 15Ic.