The Portland daily press., 1878-05-06


NEW YORK, May 4-P. M.-Cottou market has
been dull all the week, with decline in prices, quo
tations closing heavy day at 10sc middlng uplands
and 10ac Ior m1ddlng Orleans sales 5000 bales regu
lar and 100000 for future delivery. FIour-Ihe
market to-day has been with light demand closing
strong ior patent Minnesota extras, but heavy for
other KINDS; closing quotatiOns-No2 at 80 a 70;
Supertne Western and State Is "a 20; common to
good extra Western and State at 70 a Is; good
to scholce Western and State at 5 20 a So; COM
mon to choice White Wheat Western extra at s 80 "a
so: Fancy White Wheat Western extra at IS "a
Z 70; common to good extra Ohio at 70 a rs; COM
mon to choice extra st Louis at 70 a 775; Patent
Minnesota extra good to prime Is q so; choice to
double extra at 55 q s so; low grade extra at IS
@5 ~; winter nj Wheat extra at 0ol9 rs; Mime,
05 for West Indies ;receipts O7O bbls sales IS
sales of week $4,000. Southern Fiour-common
5o sales Of the week iiSoOo bbis Rye AZ FIoug
dull and heavy sales of the week 1900 bbls; closed
at 8 % g 8 IS for Western and State. Corn Meal
easier; sales OF the week 1000 bbls and $50 sacks
]. Brandywine at 10; Western at 40 "a 2 65 Wheat
The market is frmer with an upward tendency;
j fS5 " g SF @s cGeaso III G HS2 sPr N
North Western and milwaukee,; 80 a 30 for No 1
Spring; q. for No Winter Red; 80 for No Q do;
June; l 20 for No Milwaukee, deliverable next
weeks Al Tor extra White up to the 25th May 22i
for No Spring for May. closing at 221 bid, %
asked; zig az ~ do June closing at 24 bid 22A
at "a for No North Western for May closing PSI
bid. 249 asked; do June 20 bid, 24i asked; No z
Winter Red Tor .. May Lay, 30 bid Say asked 3ll do
sales 1852 OOO sales of week 1862 oOO Rye closed dull
at 75c for State Western at 20 q &c., sales of week
10000 BUSH Harley is dull at so "a 85c for Cana
da free; SOC for No Canada sales Of the week 600
bush. COrn-The market to-day has been easier
with fair business receipts 1924 bush sales AZ 900
week 1850 OOObush; 4S a 54c for ungraded Western
Mixed; 4si q 5Olc tor No 8; 514 q &c for steamer
Mixed 5 6S tor % steamer Yellow $50 5sc for
round Yellow; 81 q size for Yellow Southern; $50
for White do; 5oc for for steamer Mixed for May,
eon Sse ASKED S a i0f
May closing 5l3c bid, SIC asked 52A a 52sc do for
june closing at 52!c bid 537c asked 53ac do July,
closed little tirmer; 35c for No 2; 354c for No 2
Mhltei 3o4c for No l; 343 353c for Mixed Western
g g Ss5c Tor White Western; s44 @ 35c for Mixed
No tor May at 35c; $4,000 No 2 Chicago for export
at 30 35ac; receipts S125 bush sales 1926 900 bush
s es Of 5ne S week bush Hay at %
yearlings; s "a for Eastern and Western; a 10
for New York. CoGee-Rio quiet and steady car
goes at 1Si 171c gold; 132 "a 1s3 gold for job lots
sugar tirmer with better inquiry; II q u for fair
to good refining; 7sc for prime; 800 hhds Muscovado
81 for granulated 81 for powdered 9a for crush
ed. Molasses is quiet and unchanged. Rice is
steady with moderate trade. Petroleum is dull ;
$50 sSa 2aIIow is dull sales 6 900 'i lbs at
at "a. Naval stOres-Rosn is unchanged at 52j
for strained. Turpentne is dull at 29} a Soc tor
/ Spirits. Eggs-ch0ce scarce and firm at 13c tor
State and Penn; 12a q 13c for fresh Western; 12b
l3c for Canada. Coal is quiet and firm at IS IA
on or Antnracfe Per cargo Potatoes are
90 g 80; Peach Blow at 90 q 81 Sweets at Is
g g.. Leather steady; Hemlock sole. Buenos
weights at 20 @ e1c; California do at 20 q 2Ic; com.
mo mon 90 at 19t 2lc Pork dull and about steady
22o bbs mess at 624 10 90; 500 bbls for June at
40; July at As bid, 965 asked. Beef quiet; 100
bbls mess on PIT. Beef HI AIMS are dull fierce
heef quiet Cut Meats-Western nominal; mid
dies quiet at for Western long clear city do at 81
foS nj
steam at 20 q %; 275O ties for June at 22I q
"a, closing at 22i bid 1000 ties seller for July at
22c for new Western; IL q % for State. cheese IN
buyers favor at q III for common to PRIME Seeds
-Llnseed is unchanged; sales reported at 1 80 gold
time. Whlskey is steady at 054 bid, 06 asked.
Wool is dull and unchanged domestic fleece at 80
g &c; pulled at IL q SIC; unwashed at 10 q 2S;
Freights to Liverpool-the market is steady. Cot
TON per SAL at l5,64d: do per steam Id Wheat per
steam at q SD. ~
CHICAGO, May 4-Flour is dull and UNCHANGED.
Wheat fairly active and shade higher; No Chieaso
Spring at l1a q II; No Chicago Spring at IL
(9 cash; LIZ for May; Oss q 09 seller June
no 40 at -, o. o61 Corn ianly active and shade
4otc LOT june rejected at $3.50. Oats rmer at S6Sc
DID for cash and June. Rye irmer at 6Oc Barley Is
nrmer at 4Se bid Pork in light demand and holders
urn anu prices higher at 6O tor cash 3 20 for June
Sot @ W for duly. Lard fairly active and shade
G4s so9 81 for cash; g o2l tor June;
Alcohol at 32A. Whiskey OF. ''i' '''ai At 7s'
necepts-9,5OO obs tour, 10l 100 bush wheat 2O2.
Soo bqsh corn, 1900 bush oats, 400 bush rye 200
Shipments-1O 900 bbs -four 900 bush wheat s,5.
IVY IVY pusn corn, $1,000 busn oats, HOO bush rye
SEQ bush barley. A wv
perine fall at IS @ IS ;extia do Is @ 30 donbe
extra 40 90 g 80: family at Is a 20 Wheat is
dqn; N NO 3 Red Fall at 14a q 15i cash. III a
at 06i; No Spring nominal. Corn at 3S "a 3Ssc for
eas nj sS g Ssc tor May a9H 493c for June; 400
for cash. 26a q 26ac for june Rye steady al 60 "a
Whiskey steady lat o.. Pork dull and nominal az
$40; Lard steady at Ct. Bulk Meats are quiet and
unchanged. Bacon quiet and unchanged
Receipts-3sOO bbs .dour, "a 900 bush wheat 81
goo bush corn, 900 bush oats, 1000 bush rye 1oo0
bush barley, 90, 900 hogs. ~ N'0''
shipments-32Oo bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat, IA 900
barley. 'N wa" wv o0oo ousn
81. TOLEDO d. se May Wheat dull; No White wab-
igan on spot 27i; seller May at "a; June at 20
asked, 2S4 bid; No Red Winter az 2S1; No do
On SPOT as.i ri June at 25; No Red 49, rejected
4Sc; June at 43sc; rejected at 42c; damaged at 7c
hye-No at.60c, Oats are dull; Michigan at 2Sic.
clover seed dull; prime 90.
hecelpts-00C bbls flour, 81, 900 bush wheat 40 mn
oush corn, 1000 bush oats, 90 hogs
Shlpmentsm0o0b bls flour, 5000 bush wheat, IS 900
bush corn, $1,000 bush oats. NO''''
nm M,ILwAUKEE, May 4-Flour quiet and UNCHANGED
Wheat unsettled, closing steady; No MiIwanSee
iot Tor hard; lat for soft mo Milwaukee, at iii
se asI May at II june at 10; No Milwaukee az
Ooa. Corn scarce and firm No at SO "a 39c Oats
nImer; NO 2 at 26sc. Rye quiet and unchanged; No
at 59sc. Barley-No Spring at so a. 6lc. Proyis-
ions nrmer-Mess Pork nominaly at 90 Lard
prime steam at 81.
Hrelghts-Wheat to Buffalo dull at 8 "a ST.
Keceipts-9,5OO bbls flour, 121 900 bush wheat.
Snlpments-l2,000 bbls -four, %. 900 bush wheat.
CINCINNATI, May 4.-Flour dull and unehan yed.
wheat easier; Red at ~ "a 49, Corn is ouiet INF
nrm at 43 g 44c. Oats steady and in fair demand AT
a ogc. rye dull and nominal at SO q Gle. Bar
icy quiet but unchanged. Pork steady and firm at
w. Lard quiet and hrm steam at Z; summer held
NY; kettle at u q u. Bulk Meats in fair demand
anu nrm shoulders 80; clear rib A clear sids s. Ba-
con quiet anu hrm shoulders at Il q At; clear rib at
% y os; clear sides 81 g 3d. Whiskey in good de-
nand at fall prices; light offerings at OF. Butter is
Hnas uncnanged Sugar quiet and unchanged.
n. uuo9s nrmer ana scarce; common at so "a 90:
ngnt at 10 e 80; packing at 20 a 40; butchers
"'o ~ " TO ;recelpts 345 head shipments 9S5 head.
DETROIT, May 4.-Flour unchanged. Wheat is
sSeduy, extra w hlte Michigan at 1 3Ol; No White
michigan 2s3. Corn dull and unsettled; No Mixed
nc oats dull and nothing doing Cloyerseed steady
Receipts-24OO bbls -four $4,000 bush what. 1900
push corn. 1900 bush oats. "
ohlpments-1so0 bbls -four, 10000 bush wheat, 700
bush corn. 1,700 bush oats. wv
lands 10ac. e w
LOUISVILLE, May 4.-Cotton is quiet; Middling
CINCINNATI, May 4.-Cotton dull; Middling up
idnus lUsc.
ding uplands 10. N@'' A
NEW YORK, May 4.-Cotton is dull; Middling up-
lands at 10bc. ~
,p1IaILIADELPHIA, May 4.-Cotton quiet; Middling
uplands at 10sc.
BALTIMORE, May 4.-Cotton dull; Mddlng up
lands 1Osc. ~
CHARLESTON. May 4.-Cottonis quiet; Middling
upiands 10 q 1Osc.
,o AdgaUsTA May 4.-Cotton is quiet; Midding up
WILMINGTON, May 4.-Cotton is dull; Middlng
a,i NEW ORLEANS. May 4.-Cotton quiet; Middling
ollng uplands at 104c.
mo MOBILE, May 4-Cotton is quiet Middling up
at 10 q 10sc. A''"AN'
lands at 1O1c S ~
us SAVANNAH. May 4.-Cotton is easy; Middling
Havana Market.
HAVANA. May 5.-Sugar-After exhibiting much
rregular1ty under combined influence of diminishing
STOCK, decline in Spanish gold and rising exchanges
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