The Portland daily press., 1867-12-28

BOSTON. Dec. q The demand for Flour is mod
crate bur prices continue to be well sustained for all
good and choice brands; we quote Western superfne
at 80 "a rs; common extras at 80 a 10 80; medi-
nm extras. at II 90 g 1900; and good and choice,
including favOrte st. Louis brands at IS 80 "a II 90
y bbl Southern Flour quiet at II 90 q Is so for
common and good extra; and fresh ground extras at
II 81 g lG 40 " bbl. Corn quiet; we quote new
and new Western Yellow at 43 OLA y bush
Oats range from Sc q CSC " bush. Tor Southern
Western and Canada. Rye rs t0 / go shorts s. 90
As 90 " ton. Provsons-Pork is selling at IS 80 a.
10 90 for prme % 90 q "a 90 for NESS and 25 90 for
mess and extra family. Lard 13a a lac in bbls and
tierces. Smoked Hams 49, q 14c % ib. Butter sells
from 80 q Acc Cheese IL q 15c p ib.. to quality
NEW YORK. Dec 27.-Co1lcn shade frmer sales
receipts 1874 bbls; sales 1900 bbls.; State and
w ester S sa and dGo1Png without decided change
"a 10 90; Western 40 a II 55 Southern dull sales
$50 bbs. at 10 90 g "a co. California quiet; sales $50
change; sales $4,000 bush. No. , Chicago Spring at
29t, and 1900 bush. White California at 3 05. Corn
shade firmer for old; new dull and declining; sales
66,0O0ibush. old Mixed Western IS a 80 in store
new do SO q 81 afoat. Oats duh and dropping !;
sales 1000 BUSH; Western SAC in store and S6I a
SIC aiost Beef steady; sales 300 bbls. Pork gu ct
and steady; sales 1 $50 bbls mess 20 80 69 Il 90,
closing at 20 95, regular. Lard unchanged $40
hbls. Butter steady. Whiskey quiet. Rice dull.
Sugar quiet; sales 800 hhds; Muscovado III a 12c.
Coffee quiet. Molasses steady; sales 200 bbis. New
Orleans at so a Soc. Naval Stores dull. Petroleum
Liverpool quiet; Cotton 5-16d q I'd per sail and a
Cd Pc steamer; Corn Cd per sall.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-Cotton-smali sales of
Middling uplands at Ice, and Mddling Orleans at
Tic. Petroleum quiet; crude 15c; refined in bond
nominal at " 22lc. Flour dull superfine Z IS q
25; extra rs a %; Western extra family rs a.
IA Co., State and Ohio 10 90 a ~ 25 Wheat scarce
ana nothing dong Red 2 55. Rive *. Corn stea Y;
old Yellow I 40 q Al new do 20; new Mixed
Western 80. Groceries and Provisions unchanged.
BALTIMoRE, Dec 26-Cotton fiat with no demand /;
held at 15c for Middling uplands. Flour very dull
and prices only nominally sustained Wheat quiet
and unchanged prime to choice Red 2 60 q 2 70
Corn very dull; sales prime dried White at g. and
Mixed Western at rs; Vel 'ow at 1 20 a 49, Oats
quiet at 76 a TIC. Rye dull and unchanged. Provis-
ions nominal.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 27.-Whiskey in moderate de-
mand at 28c in bond. Mess Pork held at q 90. The
tota! number of Hogs packed this to date is
10000. The total for last season was 462, 900.
CHICAGO, Dec. 27-Flour active and frmer: Spring
extras 20 a 90. Wheat firmer but quiet at 80 a.
90 for No. l, and 81 for No 2. Corn-old neglect
ed S43 q Sizc; new quiet at 824 a S2ic. Oats quiet
and dull at 54 q SAGE. Rye quiet and steady at 56t
a 3d. Barley inactive and nominal. Provisions
firm. Mess Pork nominal at11a a 12c. Green Meats
quiet; Hams from block 10I q lie; shoulders nomi-
nal at 6sc. Receipis-6,000 bbls flour, 5000 BUSH
wheat, $4,000 BUSH corn, 600 bush. oats. Ship
ments-5,OOO bbls. flour, LOO bush. wheat, $1,000
BUSH corn.
New ORLEANS, Dec 27.-Cotton stiff; receipts
063 bales; exports 7,49s bales; sales of the week
Is, 800 bales; receipts of the week 2S632 baes ex-
ports for the week. coasrwse 50, 404 bales; foreign
2S,6S0 bales; stock on hand los, 1e9 bales.