The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-19
Domestic Markets.

New BEDFORD, Dec 17.-On-Sales have been
in this market Of 70 bbis. Hudson Bay Oil at Toe ~
ga and 600 bbls Arctic Oil upon private terms all
to manufacturers. These are the first transactions
in this market for two months.-INew Bedford Mer-
curry.
NEW YORK, Dec Is Cotton quiet; sales 1,soo
bales; Middling uplands at 152c. Flour-State and
Western a shade lower; sales $500 bbls; State at
$50 "a 10 IS; Round Hoop Ohio at 10 06 a I3 10;
Western at SO q GO; Southern quiet; sales $50
bills at 10 % II so for common to fair extra, and
II 81 a IA 60 for choice White Wheat California dull
sales 500 sacks at - % a ID 5O extra choice IS
Wheat closed heavy but unchanged sales 5000 bush.
Corn dull and lower; sales $4,000 bush. Oats quiet;
sales 2S,Ou0 BUSH Beef stea ~ and more active.
Pork dull and lower; sales 1850 bbls; mess 20 65
prime 10 q Is so. Lard dull; sales 470 bbs. at 1923 a
lasses very dull. Naval Storesq1et Spirits Turpen-
1olc for crude; refined bonded &c Wool irmer with
good demand. Freights to Liverpool quiet.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1s.-Flouf quiet and unchanged
Spring extras at 80 q 9 CO. Wheat firm; sales at
80 g 81 for No. /; No. Eat "a g So. Corn firm
No. 2 and IS a S5Ic Oats steady at 554 a 55gc.
Rye dull at so q 80 for No. ], and No at As "a
Mess Pork at 10 rs a 20 90 cash. and 20 90 a % 90 Tor
January English meats quiet; short rib lOc; clear
sides packed 1ltc Bulk meats--shoulders q Tic;
Lard quiet at 121c. Receips-4,O0O bbls -four, $500
bush wheat, 1,70O bush. corn 5000 bush oats 1000
hogs. Shipments 500 bbs. -four, 1900 BUSH wheat,
1000 bush. corn.
CINcINNApI, Dec 1s.-whiskey steady at CSC in
bond. Mess Pork offered at 10 80 "a 20 90 for old and
new. Lard at liz a 12c for prime kettle.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 16.-TObacco easier but not
lower. Cotton-nothing doing. Flour-there is only
a local demand as there are shipping facilities;
Spring double extras %; treble extra to fancy ii so
a 10 90. Wheat in light demand; prime to choice
Fall 65 q rs; choice Illinois Spring 2 10. Corn
slow and unchanged. Oats at II a zoe. Rye at IS
q no. Bacon-shoulders at 1OHc; clear sides 14ic.
Round lots of Mess Pork offered at % 30. Live
Hogs in large supply and fat at 81 g sc.
to medium Leaf at Is "a tic. Cotton-Middling up
lands 49, Homeopathic 90; fancy IL co. Wheat
40 q 80. Corn ON the ear at 70 a SOC; sheled 80
a 90r. Oats 65 % 66e in bulk Mess Pork dull at
at % 90. Bacon-shouders clear sides l5c Su-
gar Gu ed Hams zoe. Bulk shoulders 94c; rib sides
f1c; clear do 124c. Lard 10 q 13tc. Whiskey. in
bond, nominal at 80 a 32c.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 16.-Cotton 13Ic. Corn SO
a. 90c. Oats IS a 8Oc Mess Pork at % 90 "a % So
Shoulders 123c clear sides 15 a 16}c Lard at 135 a
lac. Flour firm and unchanged.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 18-Cotton firm and tending
upward; Middling uplands at 15c; sales 1000 bales;
receipts 2226 bales; exports 6473 bales. Sugar I'M
changed. Molasses in fair demand; fair 60c choice
Toe.
MOBILE, Dec i6-Cotton opened with good de-
mand but closed quiet; sales to-day 1870 bales; re-
cepts 6464 bales. ls
AUGUSTA, Ca, Dec. 16.-Cotton in fair demand;
prices firm; sales 100 bales; Mddling at 14c receipts
500 bales
SAVANNAH, Ca. Dec 16.-Cotton opened steady
and closed firm with an advancing tendency; Mid
dlngs at 14 a 14ae; sales 1137 bales; receipts $500
bales.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Dec. 16.-Cotton in good de-
mand but without change IN prices sales 1000 bales
Middling at 15c; receipts 1920 bales.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Dec. 16-Spirits Turpentine
dull at IS. Resin firm at Is for common, and 10
for low No: l.: Tar 90. Cotton in fair demand at
121c mr. MiddlOO