The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-12-16
Domestic Markets.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 15.-Beef Cattle-receipts
1858 head; demand not very active. but for some
lots tuii prices have been Obtained while ordinary
grades there was decline of g ic % fb sales ex-
ira at IL 80 q 10 3d. first qua iy II 90 @ IL 00 Sec
Sheep and tamSs-reaspts lilo head; market eust
and inactive; the bulk Of sales were made at So 90
to 8 90 per head. -s
New BEDFORD. Dec. II oil market for the week.
Sperm Oil has been In good demand for export, the
transactions since our last reaching $500 bbls in
parcels, at 81 70 gal parcel of 200 bbls. sold for
manufacture on private terms.
NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-CoItnn shade lower; sales
2800 bales; Middling uplands % a 251c Flour sales
5000 bbls State and Western less actvr and scarce
" 80 firm; superfne State 95 g rs; extra do 90
$50 a 10; choice White Wheat extra 30 a 10 90;
Southern dull; sales 800 bbs. extra at 20 q 10 90
California qniet sales 25o SACKS at 80 g 80 via
Horn and 10 so a II so via Isthmus. Wheat dull
and without decided change sales % 800 bush. Corn
more active and q &c lower Tor new and shade
easier for old; sales s2,O BUSH; Mixed Western
90 a I - for unsound, 1 ~ g Is tor sound in
store aid ~ q 16 afoat, toe latter price for
choice nearly Yellow, and 03 q 05 Tor new do
Oats shade better and quiet; sales 49, 600 bush.
Western n D 774c in store and 79:c all at. Beef
steady PORK tirmer; sales 900 hhls.; new mess at
a. lie. Butter steady. Whiskey quiet; Western
free o. Rice 6rmer at 8, g sac,for Carolina su,
@ do poro R Sew a m ana
200 boxes Havana at TO- Coffee quiet Mea sse
luil; sales r0o bbs. New Orleans at 70 q 77c Naval
bonded 32lc Fnsghts to Liverpool dropping; Coz
ton % steamer a id; Flour % steamer IS; Corn %
steamer q Gid; Wheat y steamer gu. - =
ALBANY, N Y, Tee. ID The Cattle market
opened with moderate demand at an advance of 4c
live weight on best stock, and decline OF a tc P
TOT inferior to fair; premium Christmas stock iO5 "a
13c. Sheep sold quick at 81 a &C., having advanced
g fc. Hogs steady at 81 q 9sc.
CHICAGO. Dec. 15.-Exchange on New York dull
at per cent discount buying and par selling Flour
active and declined lie; sales No. at 22l "a Oh
No. 2 weak at 16, and since Change ISL was bid
Corn quiet; new and kiln dried declined II a &c
old No. nominal at soc; new dull; kiln dried IS a
&c. Oats dull at 47c. Rye in fair demand at an ad-
vance OF @ &c; sales No. at lSt a 10. Bar
ley dull and weak at decline of a &c; sales at
62. Whskey firm but quiet at 94c. Provisions
frmer. Mess Pork at "a 90 "a "a 80. Lard 141 a
15}e;, Sweet picked Hams 10 q 134c, short ribbed
mid lies loose IL a 1870; d sailed shoulders loose
s. q &c. Dressed Ho s active and steady at Is "a
976. Live Hogs active and steady for best grades
and easy for lower grades common to extra 90 "a
25 Beet Cattle quiet; Cows IS a 40; light
Steers 90 q 5 rs; extra choice 90 a 10 90.
CINoINNATI, Dec. 15.-Whiskey d4il at SO a SIC.
Dressed Hogs active at 10 25 q 10 ~ receipts 9oC0
Mess Pork held firmly at 90 90 and rs u was offered
for January. Bulk Meats advanced &c; shoult ers
month in salt sold for 10c loose clear rib sides
1872; clear sides 14lc loose and fully cured sugar
cured hams tic packed. Lard advanced &c; sales at
163c the spot 500 tierces, seller January, TIC.
Green Meats excited and holders sell sparingy.
MINIATURES. Dec. 15-Flour dull and lower;
choice Minnesota 6 rs a TOO Wisconsin and Iowa
8 90 q 62. Wheat declining; sales No. at II
No at IA. Oats steady at 471c for No.2. Corn
quiet; old 75c. Rye unchanged. Barley firm at &c
for No.2.
McBILE, Dec. 15-Cctton quiet; sales 800 bales
Middlings 223 q 23c: market opened at the outside
figures and closed at the inside receipts 2O08 bales
exports, none.