The Portland daily press., 1878-08-02
Decentralization.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1-Evenng.-Cotton market
lands II 13-l6e New Orleans ii 15-16c; forward de-
liveries opened a points lower and closed with
decline partly recovered. FlOur-recepts of IA ,2S9
600 bbs less active without change ;sales 16
2 60 q 8 25; Superfne Western and State at 8 65 a
4 90; common to good extra Western and State 05
@439; good to choice extra Western and State 81
q 5 IS; common to choice White Wheat Western ex-
ira at 80 q so; Fancy White Wheat Western ex-
ira at 55 "a 80; common togood extra Ohio at 90
@575; common to choice extra st Louis ct 400 %
@725; choice to double extra at % q 8 IS, in
Guiding 1900 bbls City Mills extra at 90 q 35 5000
Wheat extra at 20 q 20; 1900 bbls Minnesota ex-
ira at 4 10 q 8 go, market closing quiet. South
err Flour Is steady and fairly ac tive sales 2ioo
port at SO q 60. Rye Flour unchanged at Is
q 80. CornmenI is firm and quiet Wheat
receipts 1871 bush; Spring is dull and unsettled;
Winter opened lower and closed q better; sales
4S 900 bush including $4,000 bush on the spot 95c
do; 90 for No do; 03 for steamer No Q Winter
Red; Oh @ Oh for ungraded Amber; O6 "a 1 OH
for No 2 do; O5 for No2 Amber; 10 for No
at closing at o. bd I Il asked sS
September 02a, closing at Ola bid, Oh askcd No
Northwestern for August at 05 BID. Is asked Sep
TENDER at OF bid, - asked No Winter Red for
August at O4a q 05a, closing at Al o54 bid, O5a
asked; September at O5 q O5A closing O5a bid.
os ASKED Rye is firm at q g Csc for Western; 81
cepts $4,000 bush: No very scarce and ac better;
steam quiet and about steady sales 2s5 1000 bush. in
At 4sI; steamer at 4sa a 4sIc: No at Isl a 47sc;
No at 4sa a 49ac: ungraded White at SIC; steamer
for August at aSi g 47c; September IS lslc, clos
ing at 4sc bid, 4sac asked; No for August at 4S q
4Slc asked September at Acc, closed asc bid, 49ac
asked. Oats-recepts q, 45O bush market lower;
No White at siic; No at SO q s4sc; No White
at 364 SIC; No Chicago at 35c; Mixed Western at
81 g w wssteTn 81 se Mixed State
= g e; sugar unchanged; il! hhddss St croix at
changed. Rice steady Petroleum is duh and
heavy united dull at 10 104; no sales crude at 81;
refined at 1c3. Tallow steady at 15-16 Naval
q. Pork very firm and quiet; mess on spot 10 40
nrm picked bellies at 81 g picked shoulders 81 q
o.; mlddles frmIWestern long clear at 81 a 63; city
do at 81. Lard higher and strong; $50 ties prime
steam on spot at 55; 1900 tics for August at 52t
at742i a AS. Butter is quiet. Cheese heavy.
Whiskey lower at 05 cash.
-, Ffeights to Liverpool-market shade lower ;Wheat
~ steam 7sd.
CHICAGO August Flour frmer but not quotably
higher. In all grain markets cash price fell decided.
lly; options generally higher: Wheat-No Red VIM
cago Spring at 90; do new at 95A a 964c for cash;
so3 9osc for August 5000 for September; No Chi
sagS sP anggr at 50 s Corn fairly active and
are in good demand at d g 24sc cash. go for Xa.
in fair demand at SOC. Barley is strong and higher
at 80 q sac cash; Is for September. Pork in GOOD
demand and shade higher at 67A q 70 for cash or
August; S2} q 85c for September. Lard is in gooi
demand at full price at is for cash; 12A for Sen
TENDER, Bulk Meats are steady and unchanged at
Whiskey steady at 05.
Freights-Wheat to Buffalo,
Ffeights-Corn to Buffalo at II.
hecelpts-8000 bbls flour, Al, 900 bush wheat 29O-
600 bush corn, 10000 bush oats 900 bush rye 200
Shipments-55oob bls nour, $4,000 bush wheat. 1e5.
huah n h1op
10000 bush barley.
ST. Louis, Aug Flour steady, unchanged; dou-
PIE extra fall 80 g 10; treble extra at 20 q 3O
Red Fan % 10 ac M6 T eash IN gSog 7 de%ana No
50 SOC for September No Red Fall at IS 81 "a s
cash. new classification went into effect to-day; pres
Red with corresponding change in other grades
Corn Is active and lower; No Mixed at 35A a 35}c
for CASH S65c for September. Oats inactive and
Rye irmer at 49c bid. Whiskey unchanged. Pork Ti.
quiet; Jobbing 10o Lard nominally unchanged.
shoulders at 45 "a so clear rib at as 0 80 :cIear
sides at 670@675. S"i
Receipts-e,5oO bbs -four, $1,000 bush wheat, 7s..
COOS bush scorn, 1000 bush oats 900 bush rye o
bush barley, 10000 hogs. WV
Shipments-l3OO bushi four, 900 bush wheat 2sooo
bush com, 5000 oats.
TOLEDO. August 1.-Wheat is quiet; No Wbite
Wabash 04; No White Michigan Ois old do az
OF; extra White Michigan at Oe4; Amber Mich.
gan on spot at 973c; do old 90; August 96lc asked
96c bid; No Amber Michigan 95c; No Red Wjnterr
on spot at &c; August at 96c; September at 95 No
Red at 9Sc; No2 Dayton and Michigan Red SIC: re-,
jected Wabash at 83c; Western Amber at 81. Corn
quiet; High Mixed at 4l1c No on spot at 4Oac :An-
gust 4Oac; rejected at $780, August 3s!cc Oats are
nominal. "ie
Receipts.ooo bbls -four, $4,000 push wheat 25ooO
bush corn, $1,000 Dush oats. 's'O'
Shipments-00 bbls tour $4,000 bush wheat, 2s.ooo
bush corn. $1,000 bush oats. -O'''o
MILwAUKEE, August 1.-Flour is quiet and be,a
firmly. Wheat advanced and closed firm; No i MIL
waukee at l ID for hard; No Milwaukee soft 10.
NO Milwaukee at %; 00s for August: 95sc f.,
September; No at 9Oc. Corn more settled: M ot
S9c. Oals lower and sead7er; No Q at 248c Rye
no at owe barley Is ansettled-No2 Spring nom.
inaly at "a for old; Septemberat % for old; liz
dor new. Provisions quiet and firm; Mess Pork At
= LOT cash s ana July Lard-prime steam at IT.
Shipments 900 bbls -four, 90, 900 bush wheat.