The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-15


at a 40 fair to good shipping Steers are a shade
lower at 90 a 60; butchers quiet and weak; Cows
at 2 10 g 50; Bulls at 2 90 $50; Western Cattle
Sheep-receips 7sO head; shfp ments 400 head; the
market is no better; sales at 70 s7A.
Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK, August Ia, Evening-C oiton market
IL 15-16c; New Orleans at IL 3-16c; forward deliv-
eres are 9 8 points higher. F1our-receipts of
1879 6bs; firm and more active; on No at 60
mon to good extra. Western and State at %
q 80; good to choice extra Western and State
Western extra at 5 rs a 30; Fancy White Wheat
Western extra at $3.50 so; common to choice
extra ONO at 60 go common to choice extra
good to prime at 90 q rs; choice to double extra
at 50 so; sales 21O0O bbls. including $500 bbs
City Mills extra at 10 "a 40; $500 bbls low grades
extra at 05 @ 50; $500 bbs Winter Wheat extra
ats4 25 a 5 IS; $500 Minnesota extra at Is q IS;
sales 1900 bbls. Rye Flour is firm. Cornmesi
firm; Brendywine at 2 95 q 90. Wheat-receipts
S25, 100 bush market is g &c better with fair
business for export and speculation; sales of 434 900
bush, including 10000 bush on sp !; 10 for No 2
Milwaukee; % g 11Ss for ,ungrade1 Winter Red;
for steamer No do; / i13 q i 10 for steamer No /
do ungraded Amber; Is a Il for No 2 do; Is a
G Ne white White; i for do i s
No 2 Northwestern seller August at 1 II bid, 1 I6
asked; No Winter Red seller for August at 10 q
I
temoer at 133 q 14i, closing at IA bid, 14t asked.
Rye is firm ana quiet. BARLEY is nominal. Bar
market is q &c better with fair business; sales Of
100000 bush, including $1,000 bush on spot; 45 q
aaSac for ungraded; A q 474c for No 8; 4s q 4sc
Yellow Western; steamer seller for August at 4eac
closing at 4slc bid, 49ic asked seller September at
495c closing at 49lc Did, SOC asked; No seller for
August at 491 q 49sc closing at 1890 Did, SOC asked
seller for September at 50Ac closing at 50lc Did, sic
asked. 0als--receipts 81 1889 bush; market quiet
Il Inch nfa1n A.
White at SOC; No 2 at 31ac; No 2 White at 32b a.
32sc; No at SIZE; do White at SEC; Mixed Western
State at s3@ asJc; White State at 81 @ sSc Coffee
quiet and firm; Rio in cargoes at 13a q III; do in
job lots at 13s @ 1sa. Sugar quiet and unchanged;
cSansed iee IS steady IS Is aa ms
and firm; $4,000 bbls united at 100 a Ola. Tai
DKosin is dull Turpen,ine is dun at q "a IA
II O5 q II sa $50 bbls for August at II 90; $50 bbs
arefrm; middles are firm; Western long clear at
g; short clear "a. at T. Lard is frmer with moder-
ate business; SEQ ties prime steam spot at S24 "a
95 for old and new; 800 ties seller August at 80;
$3.50 ties seller September at $50 @7S91; $500 ties
seer r esSser o4 So $40 s
1Butser is firm. Whislkey tirmer at Os2 bid, / 90
I Freights to Liverpoo-market is firm
CHICAGO, August 14.-Flour very firm and holders
Saskng higher rates; buyers holding oft. Wheat
IL exsteat & rs St oe5
Ecash; Of seller September; No 2 Chicago Spring at
}or August; sales at 90 q O5 Tor August; $50 for
iseptember old; Nos Chicago Spring at IS q s9c;
and higher at S9sc bii cash and September. Oats
are in good demand at full prices 22ac cash and tor
seller August; 223c for September Rye steady and
/ unchanged at 5lac Barley quiet. firm and higher
! for cash; old at 97c; new at 16a q II for cash.
Pork is in in fair demand, lower and unsettled at
10 20 a 10 rs cash; 10 70 seller September Lard is
in fair demand and lower at gu "a 10 tor cash:
Z 20 seller for September. Bulk Meats are easier:
SHOULDERS at 81; short rio at Il short clear at Z.
Receipts-6OOO bbls -four, 141 600 bush wheat. 41s-
goo bush corn bush oats, $1,000 bush rye 1910
Shipments-4,3OO bbls ffoar, $4,000 bush wheat
2S60OO bush cCrn, 1902 500 bush oats $1,000 bush rye
200 bush barley.
changed; double extra fall at 4 10 a So; family
at 55 q 40. Wheat higher; No Red Fail at 03a
g Sc cash; s33 g siAc for August; 9ia q CSC seller
sronger-No Mixed at 36c for cash. 36ac seller for
September; No White Mixed active and lower at
2lsc cash and seller for August. Rye is finer at
5osc bid cash; 54c bid seller September whskey is
is quiet at s bid fer Winner Bulk Meats dull and
nominal. Bacon is quiet; shoulders at 81 "a 81 ;cear
rib at g @7i; clear sides at Z s7A q I 90. Sugar
Receipts-5,5OO bbls flour, 10000 bush wheat, o..
10o bush corn, 1000 bush OATS 1000 bush rye, 1000
Shipments 5000 bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat. |
5000 bush corn 1000 bush oats, 0O00 bush rye, 5000
bush barley.
o,1 TOLEDO August 14.-Wheat opened strong and
closed easier; No WhiteWabash at / III; No 8 do |
at 10; No White Michganat 1 10 asked, O9s bid;
extra White Michigan at II asked 1 1OA bid; |
o5 seller septenbe Fat at No A lV agH Mich
gan at CSC; No Red Winter at l 05 No 2 on spot |
at 81, Oh seller August at oa seller September at
Michigan Red at O4a; rejected Wabash 91c; West
ern Amber at OF; No 2 Amber Illinois at O59 |
at 4s3c; seller September at 42c; rejected at 4Osc
damaged at &c. Oats are steady; No 2 spot at
2iac; seller August at 24c.
Lake Freghts-market firm.
keeeiptse00 bbls -four. $4,000 bush wheat, 30 600
bush corn, 1900 bush oats.
Shipments-e00 bbs -four, $1,000 bush Wheat !
70, 900 bush corn. 900 bush oats.
~, The market closed with Wheat steady; extra
M sa MGhgan at olo Amber Michigan on spot
Red Winter on spot at O41; seller tor August O33
No Dayton and Michigan Red at O4; Western
Amber OF. Corn steady; No at on spot at 43Ic: |
seller August at 43c; rejected at 40sc.
MILWAUKEE, August 14-Flour is scarce, firm and
quiet 9 Wheat advanced &c and closed firm; No
Is Tor old soft; No milwaukee at 0ss tor new
No 8 Milwaukee old at 90 q CSC. Corn is active and
Rye Is STEADY; No at SIC. Barley is quiet; Mo-
SJa new at 70 cash. 81 80 seller Septem
10 50. Lard-prime steam at a.
Freghts-Wheat to Buffalo at 8.
SReeieelpts.Soo0 Oo 6bs Hour, 15o 200 bush wheat.
CINCINNATI. August 14.-Pork is quiet at IL 25
bid, II 80 asked Lard is quiet current make at IA
kettle at 81 q g. Bulk Meats are easier: shoulders
at &c. closing at 70 asked buyer for August; short
RIB at 80 cash and seller September; 81 900 lbs at II
seller September short clear at H. Bacon in good
demand and shade higher shoulders at 81; clear rib
1t 49, clear sides at Il. Whiskey is in good demand
and a shade higher at 05.
Hogs are in fair demand and higher: common at |
25 q 25; light at 80 a 65; packing at 40 "a |
70; butchers at 4 70 q 90; receipts 1900 head;
shipments S56 head.
DETROIT, August 1i.-wheat frmer; extra White |
Michigan at II cash and seller August; No White
Michigan at TO-
Recepts-15O,OCO bush Wheat
Shipments 600 bush Wheat.
GALVESTON, August 14.-Cotton quiet Midding |
lplands 11sc.
NORFOLK, August 14.-Cotton is firm; Middung
ipands at 113c
WILMINGToN, August 14.-Cotton is firm; Mid
ling uplands at 11ac. q
SAVANNAH, August 1i-Cotton is in Iipbt demand.
Kidding uplands at IL &c.
BALTIMORE, August 14-Cotton is firm: Midllins
plands 1lsc.
CHARLESTON, August t4.-Cotton is quiet; Mid
ling uplands at liz q 114c.
NEW ORLEANS, August 1i.--Cotton is dull; Mid
ling upands at 1sc. Z
AUGUSTA, August H. Cotton firm; Mddling up
ands at 11sc.
MEMPHIS, August t4.-Cotton quiet; Middling.up- /,
ands 11sc.
MOBILE, August 1f.-Cotton is quiet and steady; t
Kidding uplands at 11ac. | 1
European Markets .
LONDON, August 14-123O P. M.-Consols 81 GIG
,r money and account.
LONDON, August 14-123O P. M-Amercan securi-
10 81 l