The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-24
Domestic Markets.

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Sheep-receipts $40 head; shipments 1909 head !;
prices unchanged.
Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK August 23-Evening- market
quiet and shade frmer; sales 70S bales Mddling up
quiet and points higher. FIour-receipts 1880
bbls; the market is in buyers favor with moderate
demand sales 1850 bbls; No at $50 20; su-
perhne Western and State at 80 a 400; COM
mon to good extra Western and State at 4 90 "a
80; good to choice Western and State at 4 IS q
ira at 5 so q 30: Fancy White Wheat Western
extra at 6 30 "a so; common to good extra Ohio
at 90 "a Is; common to choice extra st Louis at
90 90; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at
25 "a Is; choice to double extra Is q 5O incud-
ing 1000 bbs City Mills extra at Is a 30; 300 bbls
ST grade sxrs ea s at $500 bs Winter
ira 10 q IS, closing dull and heavy. Southern
Flour is heavy; sales $50 bbls extra at IS a IS;
80. CornmeaI is firm and quiet; Yellow at 40
@270. Wheat-receipts 900 bush; Winner less
active, opened g Il better and closed with advance
559 o6O bush, including bush on spot; IS for
No l Milwaukee,; re q 10 for ungraded Red; 0sa
Osa for No Gzf de z for No do T. for 1ngrad
for steamer No q do 1 II for Amber Michigan; 0S
q 13a for ungraded White; OF a 1 OS tor No dc;
q l145 for steamer No do: 20 a 10 for White
State; Is "a 1 155 for steamer White; No Spring
for September at 06 bid, 90 asked NO Northwest
at 05 bid. 20 asked; No Q Winter Red seller Au-
gust at 09f q 094 CLOSING at OBJ bid, 10 asked
do September at % q osa closing % bid, o9l
0S4 bid, 90 asked; do for September OH "a OS
closing at O73 bid, | % asked. Rye heavy at 60
a Csc for Western: So q 65c tor State. Barley is
nominal. Barley Malt steady and quiet Corn
receipts $50 bush; spot dull and heavy; futures
active and @ better sales 527 600 bush including
a isc for steamer; as a 4sac for No steamer; Sc
for Western Yellow; 543 "a 551c for No White seller
August at 4sc closing at 4sc bid 4slc asked; do for
September at 49c closing at 49c bid 49ic asked No
for August 4Sac, closing at 4sc bid acc asked do for
September at 491 1896 closing at 492c bid so asked
@ IS 50 600 BUSH e better with fairly
White 2sA q 29e; No at 80 q Bic; No 2 White at
81 q SIC; No White at SIZE; MOI Mixed Western
State at 80 q &c., White State at 80 a STE, includ
ing $4,000 bush No for August at Bic. Coffee is
frmand quiet Sugar is firm and in fair demand !;
1000 hhds Cuba Muscovado at "A q Il; fair to good
refining at Lie q "a; prime 7ac; refined firm with
good inquiry standard at &c; granulated9a crush
sad i stsaas Oil ss ssad 3 gns
united nominal at 9ss q $50; crude at 6; refined 1Os
Tsl!ow is firm at 60 q I lilo Nayal stores
"a 274 Pork firm spot fairly active; futures quiet;
700 bblsl mess spot at 10 20 q 10 80. Beef Quiet
Gut Meals dull; middles-WesteIn long clear at
steam on spot at As @ 52A for new and old; 1850
ties for October at As "a 50;ISeptember quoted 42k
~ 4a5; $500 ties city steam at 80 g sig. Whis-
Freights to Liverpool-market is lower; Wheat
steam II.
CHICAGO, August 23-Flour is firmer but not
Winter at s5c No at s4c for cash Sic for Septem-
ber No Chicago Spring at 96c for cash; 91s a 91Ec
for September sales at 914 q 92Ac tor September;
weak at $50 cash 5ss q 3Sic for September rejected
354c. Oats dull and shade lower at 2a q 214c cash
2lsG for September; rejected 175c Rye unchanged
S9 10 Tor september. Pork is in fair demand and
higher at 9 60 for cash and September Lard fair
20 for September. Bulk Meats unchanged; Shout
gers at q; clear rib at 6s clear sides at g. Whis
Receipts-7,5OO bbls -four lis 600 bush wheat. $751;
0oObush corn, 100000 bush oats 470 bush rye, 22OO
bush barley.
ST LOUIS, August 23.-Flour quiet and unchang-
ed. Wheat higher; No Red Fall at ss @ SOC cash;
% e0lc for August; SO a 86ac and closing at Sole
for September; No Red Fall sac. Corn quiet; No
Mixed at 3isc cash; 3Isc for September. Oats are
cash: 49lc for September Whiskey is steady at o.
Pork is active and shade lower at 10 81 a. 10 TO-
Lard dull at g asked for current make Bulk Meats
81; oesrlrib7 10 q 12s: clear sides7 Sugar cured
Receipts-5,OoO bbs flour, 100000 bush wheat. o.
GUv s push corn 5000 bush oats, 1000 bush rye 1900
Shipments $4,000 bbls -four, 12 900 bush wheaty5-
eoO bush corn, 1900 bush oats 1000 bush rye, 5000
bush barley.
TOLEDO, August 23--wneat steady; No2 White
Wabash at Os; No White Wabash Us mo White
SMIiichgan at o.; do to arrive at OIL; No2 White
Mlcnlgan at %; extra White Michigan at 1 08;
Amber Michigan on spot at 900; seller for August at
9Sc; seller September at 974 q 97sc; No Red VIM
ter at sellAugust ESQ., seller September at Oh
Red at 97ac; rejected Wabash s5c; Western Amber at
9sc; No Amber Illinois at OIL. Corn is dull High
Mixed and No on spot at 42lc; No White at 45ic;
at 23c4: rejected zoe.
keeeipts-oo bbls -four, $4,000 bush wheat, IS, 900
bush corn, II 900 bush oats
Shipments-G0000 ,bbls -four 200 GOO bush Wheat
$4,000 bush corn. $1,000 bush oats.
MILWAUKEE, August 22.-Flour Is unchanged.
Wheat firm, opened tic higher and closed STEADY;
seller September 96sc; No Milwaukee at SIC. Corn
dull; No 2 at 3sc. Oats-No at 2l4c Rye tirmer;
no at a g 4s!c. Barley unsettled and dull; No 3
Spring old at II; new for September at H. Pro-
visions are quiet and steady Mess Pork at rs cash
and August. Lard-prime steam at u
Freights-Wheat to Buffalo at Al.
Receipts-2S00 bbls flour, 2S, 900 bush wheat,
Shlpments-1,600 bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat.
CINCINNATI. August 23.-Pork is inactive at 10 so.
Lard nominaly hanged; current make at II ;ket-
tie at "a q ST. Bulk Meats weaker; shoulders at 81;
clear RIB 80; clear sides 3d. Bacon easier; Shout,
ders at 6; clear rib at clear sides at II. Whskey
active and tim. advancing tendency att O5.
logs are quiet and firm for good; common at 2 so
9 70; light at 8 IS @ 10; packing at 8 80 q 20;
HOO head.
DETROIT, August 23-Wheat steady; extra White
White Michigan at O7s4 tor cash; O75 q l Us for
August.
Recepts-t35, 900 bush Wheat.
Shipments-12O,0OO bush Wheat.
GALVESTON, August 23.-Cotton quiet; Middling
ullands 113c.
NORFOLK, August 23.-Cotton firm and in good
demand; Midding aplands at 11ac.
WILMINGTON, August 2s.-Cotton steady; Mid
ding uplands at 11sc.
SAVANNAH, August 23-Cotton Is firm; Middling
npands at IL 7-l6c.
BALTIMORE, August 23.-Cottoniis firm; Middling
upiands 1lsc.
CHARLESTON, August 23.-CottonIis steady;, Mid
ding uplands at ia e l1sc.
NEW ORLEANS August 23--Cotton quiet; Middling
upands at lie.
AUGUSTA, August 23.-Cotton firm; Middling up.
lands at 114c.
MEMPHIS, August 23-Cotton firm; Middling up
lands IL ac.
MOBILE August 2S.- Cotton unchanged ;Mddling
uplands at 1lsc.