The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-24

NEW YORK, Dec % Cotton lower; sales 1900
bales Middlng uplands at l54 q 15ic. Flour quiet
10 IS; Round doop Ohio so q 10 90; Western 9 40
"a IA CO.; southern 10 40 q IA SO; California IL so a
- So Wheat rather more active and prices without
de ided change. Corn opened shade trmer and
closed quiet; sales $4,000 bush; old Mixed Western
81 q 80; old White Southern 40. Oats ACTIVE
sales 94,Sp9 BUSH; Western 81 a Sc. Beef quiet.
Pork quiet and dull. Naval Stores quiet; Spirits
Turpentine at 80 q 50tc; Rosin 60 a 90. Petro-
leum quiet; cru.te 1oa q lie; refined bonded 249 q
more active; Cotton per steamer a Lied; Corn 5Sd
per sail and gid per steamer.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.--Weekiy Cattle market. -
Beeves-market dull and prices generally Jc lower /;
receipts 5,ss1 head; quotations q TIC. veal Calves
scarce; receipts 102 head quotations q 1Sc. Sheep
and Lambs ; receipts 297l6 head; Quotations
opened firm but closed dull and heavy; receipts &c.
IL head; quotations 4-10 q 7tc.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21.-The quantity Of An
thracite Coal by the Philadelphia and heading Rail-
road for the week ending Dec. q, is 35,4I2 tons
The same time last year the Reading Railroad sent
25S79 tons and the Schuylkill Canal 370 tons. To-
tll. 29Uo0 tons, showing an increase this week of
1852 tons over the corresponding period last year.
The canals have been closed with ice for wee rast.
The Coal forwarded over the Philadelphia & Read
| ing Railroad is being used by con umeIs along the
line Of the road and in the city. The stock hand
at Port Richmond is low, and most OF Z e coasting
change in prices.-[North American. ,.t
BUFFALO N. Y. Dec. Colour dull and without
change. Wheat nominal at IL Ior No. 2 Spring,
Western nc, held at 7ic generally Rye nominal al
LIS Barley-sales Canada at 1e23; State at So
at % 90 for heavy. Lard l9Ic High Wines entirely
nominal. Dressed Hogs nominal.
| CINCINNATI, Dec. 23.-Whskey steady. Mes
Pork opened at 20 % a q o. for old and new Lard
| held at l2tc. fTs.rr.H la
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Flour dull and unchan yed
Wheat dull al 81 for No. l, and S2l q 50 for No
2: Corn dull; old declined q lie; sales at s2b q
sc LOT old and sig az &c for Oats dull 54c
| 1--we declined 20 Sc: sales n Ror1a d
and steady: Provisions quiet an stea " Mess PorE
at 20 so cash and q 90 buyers 80 days Lard romi-
nal at ia @ 12c. Sweet picked Hams steady At 12c
Bulk Meats shoulders 4 a. nc loose and Hacked;
short ribbed sides Ole loose; green Hams log "a lie
enr q baF Gm WHEAT fs blOSs
BUSH oats. Shipmens-40 900 bbls flour, 10 600 bisb
wheat, 1900 bush. corn, 5000 bush. oats.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 2o.-Tobacco quiet and un.
| changed Cotton held at 49, a lie. Flour verv duI
| and UNCHANGED. Wheat-prime to choice Winter
| Red at $50 a. 20; prime Spring at 90. Corn dull
At 50 g sOc: Oats dull and lower; lies at "A g 76c
er; sales at 95 a. 10. Provisions quiet and bust
ness is suspended. Mess Pork 81 5o dry salt Shout.
ia 2c mo nc saea Whisky TO- Live Mf Hos nefa r
CT at 81 q 6ic gross
LOUISVILLE. Dec. 2o.-Tobacco quiet at 5 ooa
70 o 10 iSr Jugs to medium leat Cotton IL. q 1872
oats, 10 bulk 65 "a Gee. Wheat 30 q IS. Bacon
ao S Stc; clear sides l2c L1rd active 1Stc
mess FORK Y 90. Raw sWhiskey, in bond, 80 90 SIC
Hogs q &c, gross; receipts 1900 head.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 20.-Cotton 13Jc. Corn 9Oc
Osts scarce al Sc Flour 90 a IS. Pork % 90
| IA a 14gc. ''No' 1'aN' --"A'
MOBILE, Dec. 2o.-Cotton closed quiet; sales ,,2o
bales; Middlings IA a 14le; receipts 2s42 bales
sales of the week IA 6oo1 baes receipts $500 bales
exports coastwise 314D bales; foreign 1874 bales
stock on hand e., SCI bales. ''''' '"'0'
AUGUSTA, Ca, Dec. 20.-Cotton in fair demon
but prices easicr sales 667 bales receipts lac bales
| Middling l43c. ''e'
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec 2O.-Cotton dull; sales so
bales; receipts !, 40 bales.
| CHARLESTON, s. c., Dec. 20. Cotton active l,,,
prices unchanged; sales $50 bales; Mddling at 15c
receipts $3.50 bales.
wLMINGToN, y. c., Dec. 2o-spirits Turpentin
yaney at 40 g 45le; stock iig9t, Resin firm and ad
"o.'oh steady at 13ic.
s. Jew ORLEANS. Dec. 23-Cotton declined a Jc
cepts since 200 bales Middlins l4t q IA c; re
iasses act;v toc prime New Orleans choice 13tc. Mo
.''''' "''''e' lair to choice IS q Toe.