The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-05-29

NEW YORK. May 28-Evenine. -Cotton market
nrn and l-l6 higher; sales 1893 bales forward de-
llerles q p iats higher and moderately active
Fiaur-recepts 10 2l6 bbls; dun and heavy and in
instances 10 lower; sales 1880 bbls No at 80
9525; Superfne Western and State at 60 a 90;
extra Western and State at 20 q so; good to
choice Western and State 65 q Is; White Wheat
Western extra at so q so; Fancy White Wheat
Western extra at 90 IS; good extra Ohio at 30
sofa extra good to prime at 90 a 90; choice to
double extra at 10 q co., including 1890 bbls City
Mills extra at 30 for England; 45for West Indies
Z1oO bbls low grade extra at 30 q 80; $500 bbls Of
Winter Wheat extra at IS q 90; 1900 bbls Mime
sofa extra at 40 q 90, closing dull. Southern 1our
dull and heavy sales 400 bbs extra at 90 q 25
including 800 bbs for export South America at So
Eve dour dull at % q so. CornnseaI is quiet ;
Yellow at 50 q 55; Brandywine 3d. gyneas -
receipts 23i $50 bush futures steady; spot shade
easier With fair export ana home trade demand sales
43lDv0 bush, Including 100000 bush The spot; II
q 154 for No do; 1 q Is for No 2 Winter Red ;
Il tor No do; q q 25 for ungraded White i Is
g | ~ for No do; % for White State; 1 81 for
Amber Michigan; z for No Spring tor May, clos
ing at IL bid, 10 askei; | % q 095 do June,
closing os4 bid, lOa asked; 064 q 064 do July,
closing % Did, OS asked Il l21 for No North Wes
tern Tor May, closing at IL BID, "A asked; / 10 do
June, closing % bid, IL asked; do July at OLA,
closing at | % bid. 10 asked: No Winter Red for
July at Us bid, 10 asked. ekse nominal Bar
ley is quiet and unchanged. Barley Malt quiet
and unchanged. COrn-receipts 2SO.772 onsh ] a
lover with moderate business Tor export and home
use; large speculative transactions; sales 500, 900
oush Including 1860 900 bush on spot upgraded at AZ
a 49c; No at 46a q 47ac; steamer at 46k q 47lc;
No at At q 4sc; Kansas Mixed at isa a 49c: steam
er Yellow 495c steamer for May 49, q 47c, closing at
4o bid, 4c asked; i32 q ACC do June, closing at 45c
bid Acc asked do July at 45ac closing 45c bid 464c
asked; No for May 474 "a 4Sc closing at 474c bid
47lc asked; do June at As q 46lc, cl sing 46ac bid
46ac asked do July at 46i @ 47c. closing at age bid,
47c asked. Dsts-recepts l00,445 bush, shade firm
er for Mixed and fair demand tor export; sales 49,
goo bush; No White at 29A q &c., No at Csc: No2
White at Sls g 32c; No | az 2sa g 3oc; No White
a a M Rue iya d
264 g soc; White western at 2s4 a 33lc; Mixed
STATE at 274 q 30c: White State 80 q SAC. Coffee
75 fair to good refining at II q 81 prime at "a; re-
fined in moderate demand and unchanged at 8 for
standard A; 9lc granulated; % for powdered and
"a 4Sc. Rice is steady. fsetroieum-refined is
quiet and firm; united lower ;sales TO- 900 bbs at 24s
q 97a; crude 7Ac; refined 1ls. TaiIow steady at
Z. Naval Sfores-Rosn is quiet. Furprnifme
quiet at 29a q Soc. Pork frmer; sales mess on the
spot at sIA q rs; $40 bbls for August at o.
sseef quleti primesmess Is 25. Beet Hams are firm
at 10 3d. Cui Meats dull middes heavy; Western
long clear at II; city 90 at A. Lard IS quiet and
about steady; 800 ties prime steam spot at 6 rs a
rs a TIA tor July; 6 so a IS Tor August; %
for September; $50 ties city steam at 65; refined is
activej sales $50 ties w. 1. at7. W htsaey firm at
0S.
Freights to Liverool-market is firm Cotton per
sail 1866; steam i; Wheat per steam sgd.
CHICAGO, May 2s.-FIour nominal. Wheat active,
firm and higher but unsettled; No Spring at i Of
do at 92A q 92ac; rejected at 76c. Corn active firm
and higher at SIC cash; $3.50 for May; 36c for une
364c for July; rejected at 3isc. Oats quiet and firm
at 23a 23sc for cash and May 23gc for June; 23s %
233c for July: Rye is unchanged at SIC. Barles Is
unchanged. Pork is unsettled, opened strong and
higher and closed at inside prices at 90 for CASH
= O24 for June 3 10 for July. Lard in fair demand
and lower at 42a Q 6 As cash and June; 6 521 for
July. Bulk Meats unchanged and steady; shoulders
at 3s short rib at Il; short clear middes A. Alec
hol nominal at &c. Whskey unchanged
Freights-Corn to Buffalo tirmer at Il @2.
Receipts $40 obs nour, 1l3 900 Dnsn wheat 6s1 =
600 oush CORN III 900 bush oats 5000 bush rye4 400
bush barley.
Shipments. $50 bbls aour n 900 bush wheat 49,
600 bush corn 295,OOO bush oats, 10000 bush rye,
1900 bush barley.
At the afternoon call of the board the market closed
with Wheat nominal at Oh for May 97s TOR june:
95ac Tor July Corn at 36s q 56sc for May; SO q 36lc
for June 36a q $500 tor July. Oats at 23sc June;
23Ic bid July. Pork at 021 bid Tor June III hid
for July. Lard Az g 90 for June; 6 52k a. 6 s.
for July.
ST.. LOUIS, May 2S.-Flour-buyersl ask CONFESS |
sions. Wheat-No Red Fall at l 90 "a OIL cash:
9Skc g 90 for June; 99a g 99gc for July. closing at
35Ic for cash. 30 q $3.50 for June July closing S6tc.
OaLs dull; No al 24c. Rye steady at Sc Whiskey |
steady at %. Pork quiet; jobbmg at 8 80. Lard |
unchanged. Bulk Meats nomindlly un- |
changed. Bacon hrmer; shoulders 80 a Az ;clear
rib sues at 0o a 10; clear sides at 20 a 37i.
ReceIpts-25O0 3ola deut, 12,U01 oush wheat, &c. |
700 bas6 corn, 5000 bush oats 5000 bush rye 5000
bush harley, 0O00O hogs.
Shipments-5000 bbls -four, Il. 900 bush wheat g.
100 bush eor0 1000 bush oats 10000 bush rye 0eG0
push barley.
loLE6o, May 2s.-Wheat is firm; Amber Michigan |
IN spot and seller June at 1 90; No Red Winter Cd |
spot june at 05; No Dayton and Michigan he'd at
OH. Corn is steady; High Mixed on spot az 31ic;
June at Csc; July at So; NO White at Ale; damag-
ID at 34c Oats are dull; No held 254c; Michigan,
64c offered.