The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-26
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, August 24-Evening. Cotton Lice
hgher and quiet; sales 629 bales; forward deliveries
l0sc; ordinary Alabama at 10sc; ordinary New Or
leans logo; ordinary Texas at 1Osc ordinary stain
ed at 1881 middling upands at p Lice; do Alaba-
ma at IL 1.16c; middling New Orleans at 10 5-16.
Fl0ur-15, 600 bbls: in buyers favor with moderate
business; sales 1890 bbls; No at so a 325; Su-
perfne Western and State at 5 80 a. 400; com
mon to good extra Western and State at 4O5 "a
4 30; good to choice Western and State at 1870
575; common to choice White Wheat Western ex-
ira at 20 az DO: Fancy White Wheat Western
extra at 30 a 7 30; common to good extra Ohio
al w @ 3 70; common to choice extra st Louis at
40o co; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at
20 g 70; choice to double extra % q So includ.
ing 900 bbs City Mills extra at 10 3d. 1900 bbls
low grade extra at LOO a so; $500 bbls Winter
ira at 10 q S., market closing heavy. Southern
ira at rs 70; good to choice extra at so "a 90.
for Superfne. Corn Meal heavy and more DOING .:
sales 1900 bbs Yellow, Western and Pennsylvania at
24o g ~; BIT BTrandywine at $50 q 295. Wheat
receipts 1000 bush; market less active Spring is
nominal; Winter Red and Amber "a 1c lower:
White trmer; sales $4,000 bush, including 29O 900
044 for No do 90 "a 10 for No do Il OS "a O63
Tor steamer No do; 103 @ II for ungraded Am
per; ga g 0s5 for No 2 do; III for No 1 do;
No2 Amber; 10 q 20 for ungraded White; 1 10
g 20 for No White; p for extra White; 2O for
August at 90 bid, 20 asked; September Ieprted at
O63, closing at 05 bid, OSs asked; No Northwes-
tern for Augustat OF bid, 20 asked; do September
at l 09 q 1 TO-. closing at 0Sa bid, % asked; do
for October at 10, closing at O9a bid, 10 asked;
NO Amber Tor August at 0S, closing 1 OF Did, 09
asked; do September OF, closing on bid O7I ask
ed Rye heavy; sales 10 1000 bush Western at e.; g.
goo bush State and Penn. at 81 a &c. Barley is
nominal. Harley Malt is firm land quiet, Corn
receipts $1,000 bush; spot shade rmer futures less
active and shade lOwer sales 405 900 BUSH Including
III 600 on spot ungraded at a 4sc; steamer at AZ
"a 48lc, closing at 47sc bid 4Sc asked do Tor Septem
per ~ 49c, closing at 49, bid 49c asked; do octo-
Der at pic Closing at 5oac bid, 5lac asked No for
August at 4Ss q 49c, closing at 4Sac bid, 49c asked
90 September at a9sc closing at 49c Did, 49sc asked
do October at 50 q 52ic, closing at 51ac bid, 52Ic
shade rmer; sales u, 900 bush; rejected &c: No at
Csc; No White PSI q 29c; No at Sic; No2 White
at SCI No O. at ss s2s No White
Mixed State at 3OA a 33ac white State at s25 @ 3s3
Hay is steady; shipping at 45 g &c., Hops dull:
yeaI,l l 2 q 8; Eastern and Western Clio; New
$40 bags 6 for Rio 10 for Santos Rio in cargoes at
III q III. sugar is quiet and firm; sales 500 hhds
~; refined steady with fair inquiry. moiasses
steady and quiet X ice quiet; Carolina at 81 a a.
Petroleum dull and heavy; sales 10000 b6ls Of
cash. Tallow is firm at Is Lie. Naval Stores
others dg aHie at 81 4 firm
sweets at co. 20 81 sg; 1a 70 o. prime pT
~. Coal is trm and in fair demand. Hides
aIm; wet sailed Orleans selected 45 "a rs lbs at
" ~ A<Chtucr Is Sueduy, deml0ck sole, BuenOS
Ayres and Rio Grande light, middle and heavy
weights at Il @ 21c ;Caforna do at 195 a 21c. Pork
STEADY and IN fair demand; saes 900 bbs on spot at
iGZo 9 III oo 700 bbls for September at 10 TO- 1850
Dds Ior october at 1872 q 10 80. Beef is steady.
beef Hams dull and unchanged. Tierce Beef
Is duli ana nominal. Cut Meats are steady; sales
1900 picked shoulders at 81 a 81; 500 Smoked Shout.
at 81; 700 fresh hams at 81 a. 1Oi 500 do bellies a.
middles are quiet; Western long clear at Ga cty do
at 81. Lard steady, closing heavy; sales loo tcs of
prime steam on spot at so; $50 ties for Auoust at
42a 1000 ties for September at 423 "a AZ: 50O0 tcs
for October at So Butter firm; State al M osc.
Western at 6 q %. Cheese dull; State at 8 o5 Ss
seeds-Linseed dull at 921 gold, time. WhisItev
steady at liz bid, 12t asked.
Wool is heavy; domestic fleece at 90 a 43c.
Freights to Liverpool-marketssteady Cotton per
sail at 15-64d do per steam at Id; Wheat per steam
at 7sd
CHICAGO, August 2i.-FIour in good demand at
full prices. Wheat active, firm and higher at the
opening. closed weak and lower; No 1 Red Winter
at 50 q oslo; No at 94c for cash; 94c for Septem
Der; No Chicago Spring at 923c for cash and An
gust; 500 90sc for September s7c tor October No
Chicago Spring at SOC; rejected &C., Corn dull weak
and lower at 81 q 3ac cash; 37sc for September; 3Sl
for October; rejected &c. Oats dull and prices shade
lower at 21a q 21ac cash; 21sc for September 22lc
for October; rejected 17ac. Rye is steady and mn
changed. Barley steady and in fair demand at "a
cash; 055for September. Pork inactive and lower
at 60 tor cash. 10 81 q 10 60 for September 10 IN
q 10 72a for October. Lard steady and firm at 29G
tor cash; 224 q rs for September; 275 40 30 for
October Bulk Meats steady and unchanged: shonl
ders at 5a clear rib at g.; clear sides at g. Whis
key steady and unchanged.