The Portland daily press., 1878-07-29
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK; July Electromagnetic market for
breadstuffs and provisions has generally ruled firm at
at advance Overlast heek's prices most articles
Cotton closed firm at II 11-16c for middling up
lands and II 1316c for New Orleans sales reported
for the week 800 bales spot, and 900 bales
for future delivery. Fl0ur-The market has been
steady throughout the week, with firm tone, espec-
q %; Superfne Western and State at 65 q 90 !;
common to good extra Western and State at 90 "a
~ GOOD to choice western and State at 80 q
ira at 10 so q 50: Fancy White Wheat Western
extra at % g 762a; common TO good extra Ohio
at 90 q 70; common to choice extra st Louis at
400 q 700; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at
500 "a 81; choice to double extra 25 q so; City
Mills extra at 90 q 80; low grades at 20 q 55
at 10 @ 40; Southern nour, common to fair ex-
ira at 80 q 8 S73; good to choice extra at IS q
7so; sales Of the week 5000 bbls Rye -four, the
sales of the week 210O bbls. Corn Meal has been
in fair demand and the market is steady at 2 Is 90
2 % for sWestern and $50 q 95 for Brandywine.
Bag meal is firmer at 9Oc q Is for coarse city to
fine white; sales of the week $500 bbs, $500 sacks
Wheat-the market has been active and irregular,
bush, but at close there is easier feeling piices
are q 1ac per bush lower than the highest point
1nSIagaa %iGfs1 10 tor o 30 sPPg s 10
Red; OF q 0S for fteamer No Winter Red; 104
for No Amber; IL for Amber Round; 1 il for
first half of August; 10 for do goth of August Is
for all of August; No Spring for July at 0s3,
closing at o. bid, os3 asked; DO Augat at o.
"a Oh, closing at 004 bid, OIL asked; No North
western for July at O9l bid, II asked do August
and September go 90 bid IL Z asked No Winter Red
asked; do August at O5i a O51, closing at 1 O54
bid, o5a asked; do September at 05 q o. closing
at O5 bid, 054 asked. Kye-scarce and firmer at
81 q Csc for Western; 66 a &c for State: 66 ( &C
for Canada; No Western for July at 65c; sales of
5000 bush. Harley is nominal. Barley Malt is
nominal. Corn-receipts 5S.400 bush; market is
3@4 lower and moderately active sales of 5Ss.0OO
bush including $4,000 on spot; ungraded at As @
asI s q 9eaS S Westerns a ~ W5 3
at 53c; steamer for July at ATT a 47sc closing at
q bid 4s5easked ;do tor August at age closing at
at 4sc bid, 4sac asked No for July at 4sIc closing
at 4St bid. 4S3c asked; do August at 48 "a Ash clos
ing at asc bd 4se asked do September at 49,
pusn; the market IS shade frmer; sales $4,000
6nsh no at 3i1c No White at 34a 35c; No at
s9le; Nc az, White h s1a Jersey at ST. Chicago
Western at Si3 g 97Ac; Mixed State at So a 34Ic;
White State 80 g &c. Hay is finn; prime shipping
1910 for Eastern and Western; "a IL for New,
York. Coffee is quiet and unchanged. Sugar is
duh and Gu Unchanged CHI sales of 80 hhds molusses
to good refining "a q 5-16c; prime at III refined is
unchanged ana moderate demand. Nlolasses is
dull anSd1,n1nchanged. Rice quiet and firm Pe.re
bbls united at 979 q 0Os; crude at 81; refined Os.
TaIIcw is steady; sales 10000 lbs at Ct @ 1916
toes are steady; Long Island and Jersey at on "a
81 Turpentne is quiet at 20 a 2Si. Eggs are
and 1eate ana ofennsyyana at II 13c Canada
Coal quiet and firm. Hides firm; wet sailed Or
lean Leans selected 45 g Is lbs at 9@9I. Leather is
Light middle and heavy weights at 20 a e1c; Califor-
ma do at 19a 21c. Pork quiet and firm GALES 500
eps mess on spot at 10 10 g 10 40; 1850 bbs for
Beef is dull and unchanged. beef Hams a. are T,,
quiet and steady. Tierce Beef dull and nominal.
Cut Meats steady sales 800 lbs picked Shoulders
at 81; 500 do hams at ii; middles quiet and rmer:
Western long clear at 81 81: sales 25 boxes civ do
at 81. Lard firm; sales 799 ties prime steam on
l 'S October DE 's at se Is "a a.
at sea B a 500 do refined Continent
Lin dull at 92t gold, TIM Whiskey is nom
Wool is firm; domestic fleece at 40 "a DE
frelghts to Liverpooi-market is wtI,nt imnort-
ant change; Cotton per sail at 1564d: do p, steam
al; Wheat per steam at Ct q GID. ''e''AA
CHICAGO, July 27.-Flour steady and in fair Il.
mand. Wheat irregular and unsettled, higher for
cash and lower for options; No Red Winter at 96 "a
963; No do at 95c cash: 80 q 939c seller August;
sa for Sc lS5 ss ss or O iSl
sales at 9Ecfor August and $40 a Soc for September:
No Chicago Spring at SOC; rejected at &C. Corn is
In fair demand and lower at 800 for cash; 800 for
July; 3stc for August and September; rejected SIC.
Oats quiet, cash higher and options lower at 26sc
tor cash 22gc for August 22ac for September Rye
dull and shade lower at 70lc for cash; SOC for Sep
TENDER. Pork is in fair demand aud lower at 8 30
tor cash; 955 a 57A for August; go a 72A for
September. Lard steady and in fair demand at Z 10
cash; Z O74 9 10 for August; 175 q 20 for Sep
tember Bulk Meats steady and firm; shoulders 5;
short ribs 81; short clear 81. Whskey fairly active
and shade higher at l O6.
hecelpts-7O0O bbls nour, $1,000 bush wheat, $780,.
900 bush corn, 1000 bush oats, 5000 bush rye 1900
bush barley. q
shipments-G5OOb bls Houn $4,000 busb wheat, IT,.
COG bush corrs 100000 bush cats, 90 bush rye,
$40 bush barley. H/f
ST. LOUIS, July 27.-.Flour dull and prices mn.
changed. Wheat is dali andilower No 2 Red Win
ter at s9t g sa4c for cash; e6s g s6ac for August
cash, size for July Corn is actve but lower; 10 3
Mixed at $500 for cash; 35zc 70; August; sic for
September. Oats steady; No 2 at 253c for cash:
224c bid for August. R}e steady at 4sc. Wbiskev
steady at "a. Pork higher at Il 90 q 10 IS. Bulk
meats in good demond and firm; sales of loose
shoulders apd short rib at countrg points at a. Ks
Bacon firm and unchanged; Shoulders 81 "a ST.: clear
rib at 6 CLEAR sides Ga CT. Lard firm and hgher;at
Z 10@7z0.