The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-08-22
Domestic Markets


NEW YORK. Aug. 21-Evening. market is
steady; sales 1922 bales; ordinary uplands and Ala
bama 15-16c; do New Orleanss and Texas 10 l-16c;
do strained 9-16c; middlipg uplands and Alabama
Gisc do New Orleans and Texas ii5c do strained at
10sc; delivered contract 900 bales; futures quiet,
closing steady at 80 to IS per cent advance. Flour
-redeipts IL 1853 bbis; the market is rather more
steady with better business doing ;sales $4,000 bbls;
No at 40 q 40; Superfne Western andState 80
@4 good to choice extra Western and State at Is
9 40; choice do 45 q So White Wheat Western
extra at 80 q 6 80; Fancy White Wheat Western
extra at 55 q co.; extra Ohio at 80 q 50; COM
mon to extra st Louis at 90 q 20; Patent Min
nesota extra good to prime at 80 "a so; choice to
double extra at So q 8 90, including 1900 bbs low
grade extra at rs q So; $500 do Minnesota at 90
a 90; 1900 do City Mills extra at rs for West In
Dies Southern flour unchanged; sales 1850 bbls;
ira at rs q Z IS. Rye flour is heavy at 90 a Is
for Superfne. Cormeal easier; Western Jersey and
ass bush; spot a better with fair demand; fu-
tpres active and q higher; sales sol 900 bush, in
Guiding 81 900 bush the spot; "a for fair No
do; 81 q 3S3 for No Winter Red; 35 61 81 for
fair Amber Western; Al for Amber Michigan; 45
for White State 40 for Amber Southern to arrive;
SO q 395 for No Winter Red for August; L 80 q
1 321 do September; 2164 @ 22A No 2 Spring for
September; SO for extra White Michigan for first
inal Barley Malt quiet. Corn-receipts OF 1883
bush; market active spot &c better; futures 9 1c
higher sales $4,000 bush, including 100000 bush on
the spot; so q SIC for hot and warm Western Mixed
SO q 56Ac for ungraded Western Mixed SO q 5ilc for
steamer Mixed; 56 @ 56lc for New York No 2; 50 q
"a steamer hllXeu August, CLOSING at
bid and 53lc asked; Sc q 56lc tor No for August,
closing at 561c bid and 563c asked SCI Sole steam
Mixed Sept closing at Soc bid and 56lc asked Sc
asked. Oats-receipts A. 900 bush; market is frmer
low grades l a better: sales 1000 bush, part to
arrive; 25 q 45c for Mixed Western and State; 81 a
45e for White Western, including New York No 3
White at 32ac; New York No do at SO q SAC; New
York No White 36a q 373c; New York No White
at 40 a 413c: Mixed Western % a CSC; White Wes-
tern at "a "a 43c; Mixed State at 3S q 45c latter fan
cy; Mixed State 36 q 45c. Coffee quiet and steady at
16A a 2Oi gold cargoes; 164 q 234 gold job lots Su-
gar very dull and heavy at q Sac for tair to good
refining; Ssc for prime; refined easy 10A q 10ac for
standardA 100 granuated; Oa for powdered; 1Os for
crushed Molasses unchanged. Rice steady at 81
q 7ac for Louisiana and q TIC for Carolina. Pc
troeum dull and heavy: crude at IL refined at 1871
Sept; 1000 bbls united crude 5s7 down to $50 for
-Rosin. firm at S5 q 92k. Turpentine firm at 34h
q 35c. Pork is firmer; spot active; futures quiet
1000 b6s 9eW He bSs 10 ~ ESQ p 6O see
Is ~. Beef quiet. Cut Meats-quiet; mddles are
quiet and frmer; Western long clear at 49, city long
clear II. Lard fairly active and frmer and closed
heavy; sales 116O ties prime steam at 65 q 70; 1850
do Sept at 65 a TO- Whiskey shade frmer at 10.
Freights to Liverpool frmer; Corn per steam 9ld;
Wheat 10d.
CHICAGO Aug 21.-Flour firm. Wheat lis strong
and higher; No 2 Chicago Spring at 064 cash; 05
a 054 August; 96a q 965c September oslo all the
year; No do at Oh. Corn is moderately active at
cash and Sept. Rye frmer and unchanged. Barley
fairly active at CSC. Pork in good demand at u 40
ST cash and September. Bulk Meats firm; shoulders
at &c. short rib middles at 64 short clear do at 81
boxed Trd;c cash. c Whisky hFmeE at o.
Receipts-7,0O0 obs -four, Ill, 600 bush wheat, 402-
900 push corn 500 bush oats, 2700 bush OF rye,
Shipments--55O 500 bbls -four, 46 OO0 bush wheat
600 bush corn, $1,000 bush oats, 1900 bush barley,
$4,000 bush rye
1 OS a OIL. Corn firm at 42s for Sept Oats firm
er at 23s q 23i for Sept Pork rmer at Il 40 Sept.
Lard unchanged.
TOLEDO, Aug. 21.-Flour firm. Wheat firm ;?No 8
White Wabash at 81; No White Michigan at 2S
No 2 White Michigan at 90; extra White Michigan
at 80; Amber Michigan on spot at 25; seller for
Winter on spot at 1 25s flor September 10; No Red
Wabash at IS; No Q Amber Michigan Red at 23s
closing at 25A. Corn quiet and steady High Mixed
are quiet; No 2 at oslo bid.
Receipts-2OO bbs -four. 6S 900 bush wheat, 49, 900
bush Corn, 1880 bush Oats, 90 Barley.
Shipments-100 bbls -four, $4,000 bush Wheat, GO,
900 bush Corn. $50 bush Oats.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 21.-Flour is inactive. Wheat is
active firm; No Red Fail at 263 bid cash; No
do at IS cash; IS q 10 August; Oh q 085 and
closed Os Sept. Corn moderately active; No Mix
ed at 391 40sc cash; 40 q 4Oc and closing 4O4c for
September. Oats quiet; No at 26c cash. Rye firm
er at 42c bid. Whiskey steady at 90. Pork dull;
jobbng at II Is. Lard nominal. Bulk Meats-buy-
anu sellers apart clerr rib sides g. asked Sept
bid. Bacon quiet and unchanged.
Receipts-6O00 bbls nour, DC, 900 bush wheat 3d.
OOOabusb corn, 5000 bush oats, 0,000 bush barley
1000 bush rye, 90 hogs, 90 cattle.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 21.-Flour is scarce and firm.
Wheat strong; No hard Milwaukee at IL; do soft
at 10; No 2 Milwaukee at Os; seller August O6s
September at 98sc. Corn-No 2 at 42c Oats in fair
demand; No 2 at 233c. Rye is in fair demand and
steady; No at 51ac. Barley scarce and wanted; Nc
2 Spring Sept at CSC.
Freights-Wheat to Buffalo 41c.
Receipts-2,500 bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat.
Shipments-49, 900 bbls flour, Al, COO bush wheat.
DETROIT, August 2l.-Flour is in good demand
White at 30. Wheat is very active; extra White
Michigan 80; No White Michigan at % "a 29l
cash; 28k a 2sa Amber; No Amber Michigan at
l %. Corn in very little demand and lower. Oats
in good demand; No White new Sic; Mixed new at
29c.
Receipts-11625 bbls -four, 1900 bush wheat, OOO
Shipments-s4O bbls -four, 3s GOO bush wheat, 1000
bush corn 1000 bush oats.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 2I.-Pork quiet at 10 90. Lard
in good demand; currene makes Is a 20 steam
held 321 kettle 81 q 10. Bulk Meats rmer; Shout
ders A. clear ribs at 60 q clear sides at 6I a
Z. Bacon is steady; shoulders at 81 q 81; clear ribs
II a "a; clear sides II q 8. Whiskey is active and
firm at 10. Hogs are firm; common at so q 4 70;
light at 75 packing So g 90; butchers at 10 g
5 25; receipts 400; shipments 525,
CLEVELAND, Aug. 21.-The Petroleum market is
unchanged at 11ac for standard White.
SAVANNAH, Aug. 21.-Cotton easy; Middling up
lands at 10sc.
WILMINGTON, Aug. Election quiet and nomi-
nal; Middling uplands at 1O4c.
LOUISVILLE, Aug 2t-Cottod dull; Middling up
lands 10ic.
NORFOLK, Aug. 2t.-Cotton dull MiddIng ur-
lands at 1890.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 21.-Cotton is dull; Middling up
lands at logo.
GALVESTON, Aug. ELECTION easy; Middlng up
lands at 10sc.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2l-Cotton steady; Middlng
uplands at 11ac.