The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-04
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK. May 3-Evening.-Cotton market ia
91-16c; New Orleans and Texas 9-16c; do Stained
at 1.l6c; middling uplands and Alabama at Il1c:
do New Orleans and Texas at lie do stained ioSc;
futures iair closing steady pts advance sales sos
bales; delivered on contract 1900 bales. Flonr is
irregular, unsettled and still in buyers favor: in in
stances 10 e 2oc lower closing heavy No
common to good extra Western and State at 81
g . ~; goo9 80 choice DO at 05 q 8 20; common
to g choice White Wheat Western extra at $40 a
s65; Eancy White Wheat Western extra at 10
q 10 30; common to good extra Ohio at IS "a
~; common to choice extra st Louis at IS 5
q II IS; choice to double extra at 10 SO 10 IL *:
other grades are Unchanged receipts to-day Of
bbls sales H. 500 bbls, Southern -four is heavy and
declining; common to fair extra 90 a Is; good to
choice 80 q 10 So; the sales to-day $50 bbs. RYE
-four is quiet at so @675 for superfine Corn meal
is in more active demand, nominaly speculative;
Western, Jersey and Pennsylvania at 40 a so;
sales 5000 bush: Wheat is irregular and unsettled;
market is still in buyers favor, with limited EXPORT
new W an w ola Mixed ungaded Spring
cag0 l Y; No Milwaukee offered at 80; No2
Chicago held at 70 3d.; receipts OOOO bush; sales
250OO bush. Rye is dull and unchanged at O5 "a
10 for Western; 10 q 20 for State; o. bid for
No2 Western, June delivery. Barley is more active
SooO ngraded $4,000 Western feed barley for export
BARLEY Malt firm and in fair request. Corn opened
&C. lower; very moderate business at decline, and
closed more steady ungraded Western Mixed at CSC
New Y York No at sse steamer Mixed at s6l
low Mixed at 67c receipts $500 BUSH sales lis cSo
bush; also 5000 bush of steamer Mixed for Nav
6at n 9 64tc closing sales at 64tc bid held at Csc
15,000 bush seller June at 644 a Csc; 10000 bush
No seller May at 674a67Ac Oats are lc a3c higher
mixed Western and State at SIG lie; White West.
M IN ae at Ss s. SS st rs New
No3 White at So @ TIC; New York No 2 at 60 "a
&c; receipts 1880 bush sales 49, 900 bush Coffee,
Rio, &c higher, fair inquiry. Sugar is more active
and in fair demand, and is Unchanged 25OO hhds of
Mufcovado at 80 q 8 &c; % q 81 tor fair ito good
refining 1oe for prince refined is in good demand at
Rn For otnpdn Yd g.
crushed; 123c for powdered. Molasses firm and in
demand Rice is firm and fairly active at 0 6lc for
Carolina; Al q &c for Louisiana. Petroleum is dull
and heavy. Taow easier at 81 q SIC. Naval Stores
Rosin is unchanged. Turpentine is irmer at SO tor
Spirits. Pork higher. Beef firmer at 10 q is plain
mess extra mess Isl 100 bbls plain mess Terce beef
quiet; Western long clear at q; city do So; short
Closing = s sssa for SHas sle 10 81
and unchanged. Lnseed firm. Whiskey dull; 1l2i
offered, liz bid.
Freights to Liverpool-the market is heavy and
steam at ID. ~,
CHICAGO, May 3.-Flour light but firm. Wheat
Is n nrm and generally higher; No2 Chicago Spring
June; closed at So seller for June; No 3 Chicago
Spring at 52i rejected at 20. Corn is
fiIm and active at 52e cash; sales at 50 53lc for
June closed at 534c for June rejected at 49c Oats
are in active demand andlholders are firm at 43c for
cash; 43ac seller June. Rye is sleady at &c., Barley
nrm fOIk IL IN Ialr demand at Is 80 q 16 90 cash.
Lard in fair demand but higher at IS cash. 92a
seller June 10 05 seller July Bulk Meats are steady
shoulders at 81; short ribs at "a short clear at :.
Whskey quiet and steady at 10.
Freights-Corn to Buffalo 3,
Receipts-8,5O0 DDir -four, 5000 bush wheat, 1885,
900 uush corn, $4,000 bush oaJs, 1000 bush barley
%, 900 bush OF rye.
Shipments ,OOObbls four 27, oOObush wheat, 40
Gso bush corn $4,000 bush oats, 5000 bush barley,
10000 bush rye
At the afternoon call of the board Wheat was
higher at "a May; 66 for June. Corn higher.
Oats tirmer. Pork stronger. Lard strong and higher
at 973 for June.
MINIATURES, May 3:-Flour unchanged. Wheat
unsettled and higher; No Milwaukee at 7sA; No 2
At fs at i1G g. ss conn fGs
at Se 9as are in fair demand
higher; No 1 at "a q 9lc. Bailey is steady; No
Spring at $50; No Spring at 4se.
Freights are quiet but tirm-Wheat to Buffalo 4.
Shipments-65oo bbls -four, los, 600 bush wheat.
TOLEDO, May 3.-Flour is firm. Wheat is steady;
No l White Michigan 05 q 20s; Amber Michigan
5Sc. Oats are quiet; No at All; No White at sic.
Receipts-365 bbls flour. II 900 bush wheat 900
bush Corn, 100 bush Oats, 90 Barley.
bush Corn. $500 bush Oats.
DETROIT, May 3.-Flour quiet and steady at 10 80
g II 30. Wheat fair inquiry and Steady extra White
Michigan at O6 for sellers milling at 0IA; No
easy; No Mixed at 593c. Oats are weak; White at
54c; Mixed 40c.
Rsceipts.s7S bblslaOur, 1897 bush wheat. 14,2l7
Shipments-375 bbls flour, O762 busbrwheat 6,s9s
bush corn 1886 bush oats.
ST.. LOUIS, May 3.-Flour-buyers and sellers
apart market lower to SELL with little doing. Wheat
moderately active; No Q Red Fall quoted at 70
o s. corn-No Mixed 4si SOC. '0 oats Is in n.
bid. Whiskey inactive at 1 O8.
Receipts-17OO bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat, 49,
o0o bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 1000 bush barley,
2O,o0O bush rye, 90 head hogs. 90 head cattle.
CINCINNATI, May 3.-Pork nominally unchanged.
Lard is in tair demand and generally higher; steam
10 90 asked 10 100 10 12k seller May 10 20 10 21 for
June. Bulk Meats steady and unchanged; shoul-
quiet. Whiskey inactive at 1 O8.
Receipts-live hogs, 1900 Shipments-2,5O0.
70 Stock e, Of provisions May Pork 10000 bbls lard
wv; rounds and hams II $3.50 lbs.
CLEVELAND, May 3.-The Petroleum market is
at Is.
NE. NEW YORK, May 3.-Cotton steady; Middling up
lands at 1l1c
WILMINGTON MAY 3,-Cotton is ouiet: Middl,no
uplands at 10ac.
GaARLEsToN,l May 3.-Cotton is dull; Middling
uplands at lie.
uplands at 10ic.
SAVANNAH, May 3.-Cotton firm; Niddling up
MOBILE, May 3.-Cotton is quiet; Middling up-
lands 1OA q 1Osc.
NEW ORLEANS, May s. Cotton firm and steady;
Middlng uplands at 1Osc.
LOUISVILLE, May 3.-Cotton is FIRM Middling
uplands 10Y q 10sc.
NORFOLK, May 3.-Cotton steady; Middlinp nm
lands at 1O3c.
GALVESTON, May 3.-Cottons duh and nominal
Middling uplands at IL.
AUGUSTA, May 3.-Cotton is quiet; Mddling up