The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-16

Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK. August 15-Evening. firm,
with Lice advance; sales 1858 bales; 12sc for mid
ding uplands; futures closed steady. Flour-re-
ceipts 1924 bbls the market is heavy and lower,
and the demand is mainly for home use; sales
$4,000 bbls; No2 at % q 3 %; Superfne Western
at 25 q 4 60; choice Western and State at 65 q
5 Is; White Wheat Western extra at 20 O so;
Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at IS as
IS; choice to double extra at 40 a 90; Southern
oHF ~ e a. Rye hST6 nchanged
unusually dull with very little demand; shippers
want best quality No 2 Milwaukee, which is scarce
were nominal and quoted about 1 a &c lower, with
not enough business transacted to establish the
price; sales $500 bush; soc for ungraded Spring. %
for new White State; Soc q OF for Winter Red
Western; O2 for new Red Texas; O3 for new Red
Southern; for prime sleamer No Milwaukee 90 is
reported bid. tor prime sail to arrive 08 is reported
bid. Rye-quiet and steady. Barley is nominally
steady. Barley Malt is dull. Corn-receipts 1877 sos
bush; the market is scarcely so firm, without much
demand prime is still scarce and held at previous
prices; sales $4,000 bush; so q 54c for hot and
warm Western Mixed 50 q SIC for ungraded West
ern Mixed; % g 56e tor ungraded steamer Mixed;
Mixed Sole for graded Mixed; SIC for steamer Vel
low; 5Sc for graded Yellow; futures heavy; prime
ceipts Of PLOT bush; market active; prime firm !;
grades below are unsettled sales of 102 900 bush
2S q &c fol Mixed Western and State inside price
including New York No at 35Bc and hot Western
Mixed at 80 q 35c in store and afoat Sugar is firm
and advancing; fair to good refining held at 81 q
9sc, with q SIC bid; prime is quoted at 81 q 91c
refined is firm and in demand at III for standard
11ac for granulated, crushed and powdered. Coffee
Rio quiet steady. MOlasses is quiet and firm.
Rice IS quiet and steady. Petroleum firmer crude
at 10s q 10ac; 10000 bbls refined at $780, Tallow is
firm at 5 q SIC. Naval Stores-Rosin is easier at
So g 81; Turpentine is firm at 2Sa q 29c for
spirits. Pork is i'wer; new mess at is 40. Beef
dull. Cut Meats-quiet; middles lower at 95c for
heavy and lower; choice Western steam at 10 s. "a
10 So; prime new at 10 IS. Whiskey is firm.
Freights to Liverpool dull; Cotton per sail at
Sled; steam 5-16; Wheat per steam "a q 7sd.
CHICAGO, August 15.-Flour is steady and IN
changed. Wheat is quiet and tirmer; No2 Chicago
Spring at s6ac on spot s53c seller August sSsc for
seller September; s9a g 500 seller october; No 8
Corn is dull and tending downward No 2 at 44sc
on spot; 44c for seller September. Oats firm at
SIC on spot Barley at IS a 5Sc on spot 72a a 75c
seller September. Provisons-Pork is unsettled and
active, but weak aud lower at II 30 spot II As a
u 80 for seller September; Is 90 for seller all the
year. Lard is heavy and unsettled but generally
stronger at 10 rs on spot OF seller September 81
for seller all the year. Bulk Meats are dull and
| lower; shoulders 81 q 6Ic; short rib middes at
%. Whiskey is steady and unchanged at l 1OA.
Freights-Corn to Buffalo IL.
On the call of the board IN the afternoon-Wheat
steadier, but unchanged Corn q 3c higher. Pork
heavy and lower at II % seller Sepember IA 80 for
seller all the year. Lard heavy and lower at 10 so
seller September; 8 30 for seller all the year.
keceiprs-9, 800 bbs hour, 1000 bush wheat 49,
600 bush corn, $1,000 bush oats 1900 bush barley,
Shipments 1900 bbs -four, IS 600 bush wheat, Co.
COO bush corn, 25,OOe bush GOATS, 1900 bush barley
1000 bush rye
TOLEDO, August 15.-Flour is quiet. Wheat is
Wabash 0S; No White Michigan new l 70; No Q
40 at "a; extra White Michigan new 1 Is; Amber
Mhgan on SPOT and seller August at os seller
134; No do new at or No Red Winter new at
y; No do new at Oh; rejected Red at soc; No
Mixed seller September 49le offered; low do on spot
held at 4sc no grade at acc; damaged 41c. Oats
a. b5s at Vince,
bush Corn, 5000 bush Oats.
Shipments4O0 bbls -four, 90 900 bush Wheat 80 600
bush Corn, $1,000 bush Oats.
ST.. LOUIS, August 15-Flour-ouiet and nm
changed. Wheat-No 2 Red at l6 a / 1854; No 3,do
at Va cash and 034 bid at the close; OH a OF
Tor seller August. Corn is moderately active; No 2
Red at 4Os q 4O4c cash; 41sc seller August 41ac for
seller September; 42sc seller October. Oats-trmer;
NO at SOC cash; 33ac seller August Rye duh and
lower to sell and nothing done for cash DC seller
september. Whitley steady and unchanged. Pro-
yisions-Pork is dull ;at rs. Lard is nominal:
Winter could probably be bought at II 90. Bulk
clear sides at 81, Sd, So q 0. Bacon is irregular
ST. clear rib and clear sides at % g % and
keceipts-26OO bbls four $4,000 bush wheat, g.
0OO bush corn, 5000 bush oats, $1,000 bush barley,
1000 bush rye, 900 hogs, 600 cattle.
i MILWAUKEE, August 15.-Flour quiet and I'M
SnanSOus w ucdI Ii uuleL5 NO milwaukee at U6S !:
No Milwaukee, at 92sc seller September 92s seller
October 92sc; No Milwaukee at Sic. Corn is dull;
MOI nominally at 454 q Acc. Oats are entirely
nominal Rye is nominally frmer; mol at 53c
Barley is unsettled No Spring at 70c seller Sep
TENDER at TIC: No do at SIC.
Freights dull and nominal; Wheat to Buffalo at
2; to Oswego 81.
Receipts-s.6O0 bbs -four, %, 900 bush wheat.
Shipments-11, Oo0 bbls flour, 2,10O bush wheat.
CINCINNATI, August 15.-Pork is dull and lower:
sales at II so. Lard is easer steam at IOa Kettle
do at IL q 49, current make 10 IS a 10 So closing at
~ oI4 asked Bulk Meats easier; shoulders CT "a
%; clear rib sides at 81 cash and 81 buyer Septem-
Der; clear sides at 9. Bacon is dull; shoulders at
u 9S; clear rib sides at 81 q TO- clear sides at 1O&
9 104. Whiskey is in good demand at 1 TO- Hogs
are dull, weak and lowers few sales of fair to good
light at 20 q 40; receipts 1850 head; shipments
425 head.
CLEVELAND, August 15-The Petroleum market
is unchanged; standard White at Is.
NEW YORK, August 15.-Cotton firm; MiGdling
uplands 1890.
NEW ORLEANS, August 49, Cotton is firm; Mid
ding uplands 11zc.
CHARLESTON, August 15.-Cotton firm; Middling
uplands at 11sc.
MOBILE, August 15.-Cotton is FIRM Middling up
lands 11ac.
SAVANNAH, August 15-Cotton steady; Nnddling
uplands 114c.
NORFOLK, August 15.-Cotton dull; Middling up
lands at lie.
GALVESTON, August 15.-Cotton steady; Middling
uplands 11sc
WILMINGTON, August 15-Cotton is firmer; Mid
ding uplands at 111c.