The Portland daily press., 1878-05-21
Domestic Markets.

Nav YORK. May O-Evening.-Cotton market
iheavy; sales 35s bales; Mddling npands l1ac Or
fair business. Flour-recepts 1885 bbls; the
market IS dull and heavy, and in instances q 10
lower shippers holding off, local trade only for i'm
Superfne Western and State 90 a so; common to
good extra Western and State at 7Oi@ 90; good
to choice Western and State at 95 q 5 u.s.; COM
mon to choice White Wheat Western extra at so "a
q o.: Fancy White Wheat Western extra at So a
10; common to good extra Ohio at Is a 25; COM
Minnesota extra good to prime 6 50 q so; choice
to double extra at % q %. including 500 bbls
275 rs; 400 bbls SupeTne at 90 9,s 50: 12aa
bbls low grade extra at IS q so; 1000 bbs Winter
Wheat extra at 80 50 1920 bbls Minnesota extra
800 bbs. Rye -four quiet. CorameaI is dull and
heavy. Whea.-receipts 264, 1877 bush; q lower,
closing little more steady with moderate export
and limited millieg demand sales 209 800 BUSH in
Guiding 900 on the spot 20 for ungraded Spling
5 5S Is for No Springs % for hard No Spring;
l 2f4 bid for No 2 Milwaukee; Is a 1871 for Mo-
Spring for May, closing at Isl bid, 10 asked; II
~ 1s 40 ;June closing IL BID IT I5
North Western for May, closing at % bid IS ask
s s 40 Suns at Is bd H. 20 asked do July IS
closing at 25 bid. 80 asked. Rye steady; sales g.
GOO bush State at Tie BARLEY is quiet; 10000 bush
No Canada "a ida at 78c; 1000 No at s58c. Barley
soo 'nsh; opened steady and closed better, fairly
active trade; sales 100000 ousp, including 100000
Uuoh VI oPoes uuSi dG Iy OU3c, NO at 478
4Sc; steamer at A. q 5oc; No2 at so q 5O4c; low
Mixed at 55ic: White Western sic; White Southern
at 55c; steamer Mixed for May at 49c closing AT 49c
bld 5Oe asked 4Stc do June closing at 4sc bid 4sc
asked; do July at 4Sc bid, 49c asked; No for NAV
at 90 q 5Otc, closing at SOC bid 503c asked do june
at 49c, closing 494c bid, 46ac asked do July at 50 6
SOic, closing at 5Otc bid, 5U3c asked Oais-receps
soOd 2 BUSH dull and heavy and q lower; sales
1900 bush; No White at 32ac; No at 81 a sac;
No White at 33ac; No at 32t q 33c; Mixed YVES,
tern at S23 q 33c; White western at 525 "a 3SIc Mix
Cd State at S2i g "a 334c; White State SO "a 37Jc.
feInambuco at 70; fair to good refining quoted at
y q q; prime at Is refined firm and fairly ac-
tive at 81 for standard Al 81 q 9gc for formulated:
and steady. Rice quiet-and steady. Petroieum
is firms united quoted at IS cruoe.at "a: refined Of
ny bid May anu June. TaiIow is heavy at : m
AZ ITO Naval s.ores.kosln is lower at 40 a
dull, heavy and lower mess OH spot ouoted at N
@ 80; 25O bbls mess for June at 40; $50 bbls for
s July at 90; go bbls do August at e5 Beef is
lies 81 picked hams at "A q 8; mddles are heavy.
Western long clear city do at 5s short clear az
]. Lard dull and depressed sales 1928 ties prime
s soea ~ on spoe at ~ sly 90 tcs off grade 7O
closing %; July closing 80 asked; August CLOSING
90 q W; city steam Is. Butter quiet and firm
Freshts oOIeSI GS bid o. asked
sail 1874; steem /; Wheat per steam Sd p'-
CHICAGO, May 2O.-FIour easier; Sprino extro o.
oo g oo; minnesota extra IS g 50; Patent 50
g w Saperhne IS q 90; Winter extras 5 On M
& Sr unsettled active, weak and lower No2
g US i9r June; 1015 for July; sales at on ~
Oza 1or July; No do at 96 a &c; rejected at NJ
aassttled and lower; Yellow at 5S5 "a 80: Heh
~ assc Sx asked new Mixed sac; No2 Mixed ST.
g oesc lor cash ana May 3Sic bid for une 3Sac bid
i o 0uy rejected at SO 364c Oats are active and
lower at Zosc for cash May 25c for June: 24I m
zoe ior 9uiy' hye in fair demand and lower at SIC,