The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-12


NEW YORK, August 1O-Evening-Th market for
flour and grain has ruled firm. Provisions have been
quite active and prices have generally ruled higher.
Cotton market is steady; sales OF $50 bales: for
points higher; ordinary uplands at l01c; ordinary
Alabama at 1Oac; ordinary New Orleans at 1OIc;
middng uplands at i2c; do Alabama al at Y5c;
middlng Orleans 12; do Texas 1911; do stained 11sc.
Flour-22,OO0 bbls; the market closed quiet; sales
1900: sales of the week 81 500 bblS; No at 10
q 8 123; Superfne Western and State at so q co;
common to good extra Western and State at 90 "a
30; good to choice Western and State at 4 30 @
ira at 5 70 q 80: Fancy White Wheat Western
extra at IS q 80; common TO good extra Ohio
at 90 q 60; common to choice extra st Louis at
$50 q %; Patent Minnesota extra goGu to prime at
900 a 25; choice to double extra 30 q 60; City
Mills extra at 90 "a 80; low grades at w "a ~;
Winter Wheat extra at 80 g 575; Southern n9ur fo
extra at rs q 80. Rye flour-the demand has been
moderate, with sales at 80 "a IS per Dbl for State;
the week 1900 bbIs. Corn Mleal-the market is
firm and prices have advanced to 80 9 40 for
Western and 2 90 e 90 for Brandywine. Bag meal
in fair demand at 80 "a Gle for coarse, % 9 IL
for fine yellow; is "a 20 for fine whites sales or
the week 1900 bbls 900 bags. Wheat-receipts
1922 bush; market less active and g Ie lover,
900 bush, including $4,000 bush on spot; O8 for
No Chicago In store; | IS for No Minnesota; 90
No do; 90 a 06a for No2 do; Oh q OS for
steamer ca, No do; % g II for ungraded Amber;
er t. l1r H No y SI S0 for do az
White; IL for No do; Is q l 16 for No do; No
Spring for August at 17t asked; September is re-
October at Is Wner Sd for
August at 90 q 09a, closing at OBJ bid, 10
asked; do September at Ost a 10, closing at 10
Did, 10A asked. Rye firmer; Western at 63 a Csc;
State quoted at 68 q 69c; sales OF 5000 bush Jersey
at 65 q &c. Barley is nominal. Barley Malt
Is quiet and firm; sales of $500 bush Canada at 10
a 70. Corn-receipts 1000 bush; market is
shade rmer and fairly active: sales of $4,000 bush,
including i27 600 on spot; ungraded at "A g 49c
q 49lc; choice White Western steamer at 6Oc; seller
August at 4Sc, closing at 47zc bid, 4Sac asked; do
for September 49, closing at 4ssc bid 4slc asked do
October at 49ac bid, ac asked; No for August at
49t 494c closing at 49tc bid 49ac asked do Septem
Der at 1896 closing at 49ac bid soc asked do October
cepts $1,000 bush; the market is firmer with a
moderate trade; sales $4,000 bush; No 8 White at
31Ac; No 2 at S24 g $780, No White at 331 @ $3.50;
at 81 q Sic; White Western at S2h q 36c; Mixed
State at BIZ q 35c; White State 333 q &c. Hay is
9nsGangsd s aad at q G Hops dull
and heavy; fair to good refining 1-16 q 74c; prime
at q; refined is steady with fair trade Nioiasses
troleum frmer sales of % 900 bbs united at 1921 q
l OBJ; crude at 81; refined at II bid. Tallow is
steady; sales 10000 lbs at 81 g i5,16. Naval
Long Island and Jersey at i rs a SO; Sweets at
2 50 g 90. Turpentine is dull at "a. Coal is
dull and heavy Hides firm last quotedwet
Leather is steady; Hemlock sole, Buenos Ayres
and Rio Grande light, middle and heavy weights at
with moderate trades GALES $50 bbs mess on spot at
II 60 for fancy; $50 bbs for September at 10 95;
1000 bbls for October at II 90 g II 05: Beef is dull
nominal. Cut Meats are more active and firm;
sales $4,000 lbs picked bellies at 81; 22OO do hams
at III q II; 700 ties picked shoulders at 81 &c; 75
ties Western smoked hams at Ill /; middles quiet
Western long clear at G.: city do at T. Lard opened
firm and closed heavy; sales 500 ties prime steam to
arrive II at SCI 29Sa ties for at
November at 80; 300 ties city steam at 49, $50 do
refined for Continent at 22i; 300 ties Cuba at 90
at q r.. seeds-Lnseed inactive at / so gold,
time; Whishey is steady; sales so bbls at OF for
regular.
Is q 36c; unwashed 10 q soc; Texas IL q q.
Freights to Liverpool-market is firm; Cotton per
sail at 15,S4d: do per steam at Id Corn per steam
at 73d; Wheat per steam Sd.
CHICAGO, August 1O.-Flour is in good demand at
full price,. Wheat is unsettled, lower and active;
No Red Winter at 90 9 99f; No Red Winter ct SO
cash; 962 q 965c for August; 94c for September;
93lc for October; No 8 Chicago Spring new at S4c
Corn is dull, weak and lower at 800 cash and seller
Oats are in iAir demand and the market is firm at
22ac cash. 22t 22sc seller August; 22ac for Sepem
Der Rye easier at pa g &c. Barley quiet and weak
good demand and shade higher at 10 60 cash; 10 62k
seller September; 10 70 seller for October Lard IS
Ill ldlr ueIuduu ANU InarkeC ufm at ~ Tor cash.
z rs seller for September and October. Bulk Meats
are steady and firm. Whiskey is steady and I'M
changed at 05.
Receipts 900 bbls flour, 6s 900 bush wheat. 41s.
goo bush corn bush oats 1000 bush rye, 2O6O
shpments-s,ooo bbls foar, $4,000 bush wheat,
300 bush barley.
ST LOUIS. August 10.-Flour is firm and I'M
changed; double extra fall at 410@435;; family
qal for Anu N
95c for September; No Red Fall at $751; a Sole tor
cash. Corn is higher; No Mixed at 355 a 35sc for
It 2ia q 223c cash; 22c bid seller for September.
Rye is quiet at 49ac. Whiskey is steady at 1 O5,
Pork 4, ad is strenge At II 20 Lard is nominay
country at 81 So; clear rib here at 67s Bacon is
higher shoulders at s; clear rib at 20; clear sides
Receipts-4ooo bbls -four GOO bush wheat 10000
bush corn, 10000 bush oats, 1000 bush rye coo bush
barley.
bush barley.
TOLEDO, August 10-Wheat weak; No 8 White
Wabash at 10; No White Michigan at TO- do
nd; Amber Michigan on spot and seller for August
1t o.; seller September at OIL; No 2 Red Winter
G at No d S s1s
Red at o.; rejected Wabash Sc; Western Amber
N spot and seller September at 1 Oh; No 2 Amber
10 on spot at 1926; seller August at 421c; No
White at 45c; rejected at 4o4c. Oats are dull; No
md Michigan at 24c.
Freights-Wheat to Buffalo at H.
Reeepts-00 bbs -four, 1871 900 bush wheat, 49, 900
)ush corn, 5000 bush oats.
Sh1pments-G00 bbs -four, $4,000 bush Wheat |
1000 bush corn. 1900 bush oats.
MILWAUKEE, August 1O-Flour is scarce and
Tm. Wheat opened firm and closed steady; No |
allwaukee at ~; No 2 Milwaukee at O5a; seller
october at S6sc; No Milwaukee at so S 95e. Corn
IN fair demand; No Pat 39kc. Oats are firmer; |
70 at 22 9 Bye is tTmer; No at 52ac. Barley
september at 80 bid, 50 asked, Provisions are |
rmer but quiet; Mess Pork at 1Os for cash and |
eIler August. Lard-prime steam at a.
Freights-Wheat to Buffalo at 2.
fhSescelpts-3,ooO bbs flour, 5000 bush wheat.
Shipments-6,5O0 bbls four 900 bush wheat.
CINCINNATI, August 1O-whiskey in good demand |
nth little doing. Pork-jobbing at ii 90. Lard Is
ulet but firm; current make at so a 62k; steam
ut OF market; kettle at St 81. Bulk Meats are in
heese steady and unchanged. Eggs dull at H.
Hogs are steady and firm; common at 25 "a 42o:
alr to good light at rs; heavy packing AT az n,
%; receipts 935 head; shipments none.
DETROIT, August 10.-FIour is steady with varv
tolerate demand; sales of 200 bbs White at 525.
heat is lower; extra White michigan at %; No
10 Yellow held at 463c; High Mixed held at 45c'
ats are steady at SOlc for No White 29ac for No
Receipts, 800 bbls -four, $1,000 bush wheat 159
70 bush corn. 900 bush oats.
Shipments 500 bbls flour, 100000 bush wheat
" bush corn, 700 bush oats.
CLEVELAND. August 1O.-PetroIeum is unchanged:
andard White at ST.
GALVESTON, August 1O.-Cotton quiet and steady:
lddling uplands 11tc.
plands at 11sc. ''s
Wilmington, August 10.-Cottoa is firm and
'minai; Middlng uplands at 11ic.
plands at 1lsc.
and August 1o.-Cotton is firm; NIiddling
ing uplands 114c. "
NEW ORLEANS, August 10.-Cotton is ouiet and
eady; M1ddling upands at 1lsc.
nds at 1lsc. up
AUGUSTA. August TO- Cotton is finn; Middlipg
9lands at IL q 1Isc.
Havana Market.
HAVANA. August 10.-Sugar is dull and holders
cept whatever offers are made; No 10 to I'D
65 9 It reals gold; No Is to 20 d at "a 81 reals.
Glasses Sugar No to 10 at 81 % reals ;Muscoyado
lgar common to fair at 81 q 81 reals; CentrfngaI
gars NO Ill to 10 in boxes and hhds at "a "a reals.