The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-07

NEW YORK. Aug. 6-Evening.-Cotton market
steady; sales 300 bales; Middling upands at l2c;
active at 3 q points higher. Flour-receipts of
1900 bbls; the market is a little more active;
26O q 25; Superfne Western and State at 8 IS q
400; common to good extra Western and State 4 05
@ 80; good to choice extra Western and State IS
q rs; common to choice White Wheat Western
ira at so q 50; Fancy White Wheat Western
ira at 30 q 5O common to good extra Ohio at 90
g Is Is; common to choice extra St Louis ct 4O0 g
q Is; choice to double extra at rs q s co. sales
800 bills including z4OO bbs CitysMls extra ats 90
1900 bbls Winter Wheat extra at 42O @575; 7iOo
bbls Minnesota extra at Is @ IS, market closing
STEADY Southern sales 1890
at 2 rs q 80. CornneaI is firm. Wheat-re-
cepts OF $40 bush; Spring quiet Winter q Ilc
253,o0Olbush on the spot; O9a q 10 flor No Mil
waukee; SOC g 90 for ungraded Winter Red; O2
@1o2a for No 8 do; 1O7 @ ! Cs for No 2 do; / 10 q
ter Red; 0st for steamer No do; OF a 10 for
ungraded Amber; 073 q 90 for No 2 do; 10 a
for TOR NJ No. a IS % T White Y te
steamer White State; 10 tor Amber Michigan; No
Spring seller for August at OF bid, II asked;
gust at O5 bid, - asked; No Winter Red seller
August at Oh q Os, closing at O7k bid, 0S
asked as; September at o7a g 10s closing At OH
bid, oSa asked. Rye is quiet aud SfEm, BARLEY
shade lower and fairly active; futures are sfade
rmer; sales $4,000 bush, including 900 on spot;
at a a ISL no 4s at as
No White steamer at 55c; seller for August at al
473c, closing at 47c bid, 47sc asked; September
at ASH q 49, closing at 4s1c bid 4ssc Asked Septem-
Der at 494 "a 499c closing at 491c bid, 49lc asked.
Oats-receipts 5O712 bush; the market is &c lower,
with moderate trade; sales $4,000 bush; No 9 at
32A q 33c; do White at 334 a $3.50; No at 311 a
size; do White at SIC; No Chicago at 33c; Mixed
Mxed State at ssg 34c White State at 81 3 &C.
Coffee is quiet. Sugar is quiet and steady; tar
to good refining at u OF 516c prime at 75c; refined
crushed 9sc; powdered SIC. Molasses unchanged.
Rice is steady. Petroleum is steady and quiet;
10000 bbs united at OBJ a O33; crude at 81; re-
fined at 101 bid. TallOw is steady at 1916 q Z.
Naval sfOres-ESosin is dull at 81 "a 45.
Turpentine is firm at 49,. Pork is firmer and
2250 bbls for September at 10 70 q 10 S. Beef is
steady. Cut meats are dull and unchanged; picked
shoulders at 50 81; picked hams liz clear bellies
at 81; tongues at Is; mddles firm; Western long
clear at 81. Lard frmer and active; $50 ties prime
steam on spot at So q 90, $50 tics for August at
7s73 a Z go; 5000 do for September at IS q 925;
$50 ties city steam at 80 a So; 100 ties refined
West Indies at 800. Butter is quiet and steady
w hiskey is nominal at 06l.
Freights to Lyerpool-market steady; Wheat per
steam at u q Sd.
CHICAGO, August 6.-Flour is in good demand at
full prices Wheat is in good demand and a shade
higher, but unsettled; No Red Winter at 95a @
945 @ 95c for August; No Chicago Spring at 96c;
No2 Chicago Spring old at CSC q o.: new 954c for
cash; sia 9asc for August; 9osc for September;
NO 3 do at S23 q Soc. Corn is active and a shade
higher at SOC for cash and seller August; 3Ssc for
September; rejected S73c. Oats are in fair demand
August; 22s "a 224c for September. Rye unchanged
at 495 "a SOC. Barley-dull and lower at CSC cash;
10 for September. Pork is active and higher, and
closed strong at 10 80 for cash. 10 45A a 10 30 for
August and September. Lard is active and higher
at 7723 @ rs for cash and August; TN OF so
ior september. Buzz Meats are unchanged; Shout
ders at Oh short rib at St; short clear g. Whiskey
at 05.
FIeights-Corn to Buffalo higher at 2; Wheat to
heceipts-55OO bbs -four, 80, 600 bush wheat, 427-
ioo bush corn, 1000 bush oats, 10000 bush rye, $40
shipments-a7oo bbs aour ,1c1 900 bush wheat, $780,.
IVY bush corn $4,000 bush oats, 1000 bush rye,
1000 bush barley.
ST. LOUIS, Aug 6.-Elour steady and unchanged.
Wheat higher No Red Fall at sS3 q 9oc for CASH
sac Tor August: 80 q 90sc for September; No 8
Red Fall at S6ic cash. Corn is inactiveand lower;
No2 Mixed at 35c for cash; 364c for September.
lower at 4Slc bid. Whiskey Is Steady at Of. Pork
nigber at 10 % "a 10 S7A Lard is nominally un-
changed. Bulk meats are higher; Winter clear ribs
mere at 64 DO at st Joseph at s. clear rib and clear
SIDES at st Joseph at "a; round lots of Summer
clear ribs here at 81; boxed shoulders at g. Bacon
Is nlgher; shoulders at 5a clear rib at IS g 80;
Receipts-4,2O0 bbis -four, $4,000 bush wheat 49,
goo bush corr ooos bush oats, 1000 bush rye 600
Shipments-l1, 900 bbs -four II 900 bush wheat 1000
bush corn, 1900 oats.
TOLEDO, August N 6;1Flour is firm. Wheat closed
Michigan at OS; Amber Michigan at / OF cash:
sales at 10 to arrive in August 9Sac asked for No
Red Western cash 994c; seller August at $50; Sep
Dayton and Michigan Red 97sc; rejected Wabash al
S5c: Western Amber at 99ic; No 3 Amber Illinois
at o.. Corn is quick; High Mixed at 42sc; No 2
cash at 42Ic rejected at 40c; damaged at 35bc cash
oats are quiet; oslo for old.
Receiptsaoo bbls -four. 100000 bush wheat, 1000
bush corn, 1000 bush oats. '-''''
Shpments-00 bblS flour 81. COO bush what o mn
bush corn. $1,000 bush oats.
MILWAUKEE, August 6.-Flour is quiet and nm
changed. Wheat opened 4c higher and closed steady;
waukee soft IL; No 2 Milwaukee at Os; OOs for
august; 93sc for September; No 8 at "a a SOC.
Corn frmer; No at &c. Oats are &c lower; Mo- old
nomlnally at 23lc new at 23c. Rye-u unchanged
Barley is more settled-No2 Spring cash at II:
seller August at % g 10; September at 25
Lard-prime steam at "a.
Erelghts-Wheat to Buffalo H.
Keeepts-5,00O bbls flour, IS, 900 bush wheat.
Snlpments-6,0OO bbs -four, &c, 1000 bush wheat.
CINCINNATI, August 6-Provisons are biober
FORK held firmly at II 90. Lard-current make rs
cash y seller for all the year; prime steam nomins
shoulders at 81 cash and buyer tor August short rib
Sides sales of 100000 at 80 on spot: 81 buver tor
august; short clear sides at 80. Bacon is fair
demand; shoulders at 81 q 81; clear rib at 81 0D
81; clear sces at e H. Whiskey active and higher
Hogs quiet and shade easier; common at o. m
Is; fair to good light at 20 q As; heavy packing
at rs q so; butchers at 60 a 75 receipts 1Iai
head; shipments 175 head. LUZ
DETROIT, August 6.-Wheat firm; extra White
Michigan at 0s4; No White Michigan at OH.
Receipts-142, 900 bush Wheat.
Shipments-124,0 900 bush Wheat.
GALVESTON, August 6.-Cotton firm; Middling
uplands 111c. N-1''''iins
NORFOLK, August 6.-Cotton firm; Middllng mr.
lands at 11sc. up-
CHARLESTON, August 6.-Cotton firm: M;do,,r,
up!ands 113c. 'A'Auilns
NEW ORLEANS. August 6.--Cctton is firm. Mid.
ding upiands at 11ac. Au h''o-
!. AUGUSTA August 6.-Cotton firm; Middling mr.
SAVANNAH, August 6.-Cotton is firm; Niddlng
uplands at Ii &c. 0t'ihs