The Portland daily press., 1868-12-14

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Cotton very firm; sales 1900
bales; Middling uplands &c, closing wi, some hold
ers refusing to sell un Ter 25i". Fonr-recepts 1881
frmer with moderate b ,siness 'ioing; superfin
State 5a5 q 6 50; extra do OO g 81; choice do
81 f; inc 80 %; round Hoop Ohio lo
595 l9 10; common to good xtra Western IS q
80: choice do 35 g 10; oh ice White Wheat ex-
ira $50 ioot; southern quiet; sa.es $50 bbls; /;
common to fair extra 20 @ %; good to choice do
80 q 10 co. California quiet and nominal at 70 @
81 via aorn aud IL 80 a u 50 via IsLhmus. Wheat
err sales s. ooS bush; 10. Spring At g q i G.;
small lots choics at C5; amber Michigan al 10 !;
Whie Miengsn a2 2a5 Corn less active and out Ie
FOR uns .un ;, IS q '6 for sound, and rs @ Is
for new Nike Western an Yellow White Southern |;
newlI' il3; Yellow Jersey new ll2 gig; do
bush; Western SIC afioat Beef steady sales 1875
bbls; rev plain mess 1900 q 16 50; new extra
05bls also $50 bbs. mess, sell er January
and FEBRUARY at 252I 9 20 80: new mess % 80 q
2s 70; old do % so 20 x; prime 10 so 81 D. Lard
frm sales u 90 er"es; so l00b rc9s ste nm, sell
Ter February and M rich at 16c, and tierces do,
i!er Janu 'rv, at 5ac t;erc 1871 a l6tc for ste
steady; sales 100 bbis.; Western free 81 Of. R ce
dull: Sugar. quiet; sales 200 hhds.; Muscoyado II
terms. Molasses dull Naval Stores dull; Spirits
Turpentine a q 45c; Rosin q q 1850. Petroleum
steaav; crude lie; refined bonded s3e; Tallow
sales $4,000 TBS rs @ &c tor unwashed domestic
fs CO. A "a Soc tor mepium Stare and Michigan, 50
GD 8c for Ohio 90 a SC tor Xxx do, "a 81 3c tor
Xxx Ohio and pic block, 60c for domestic combiug Toe
tor xxx Chic, Sc a 50c Tor pulled, IS @ Coo for trb-
bel % 33ac for Texas and % q 29c for California.
Freights to Liverpool dull.
,;H.oAGn, Dec. 19.-Flour quiet; Spring extras 90
Corn dull; No. soc; new shel ed B2B g Sc. Oats
duh 4S!c fr No 2. Rye advanced; sale at 1 IS a
16 for No. l. riley more active at 81. High
mes nominal at 93i q Sic. Provisions steady. Mess
r"rk at "a 90 cash, and 90 rs seller February anu
Marcn extra prime IS no. green Hams firm az 12c.
OF 20 g Csc; sales at 70 q 60 Live Hogs dull at
a decline of 10 q 15c; sales at 7 % "a 8 125.
'INCIsNAil. Dec. 1e.-Whiskey Il at 90 a 97c.
Dressed Hogs have upward tendency; sales at
80 "a 10 25; receipts 9,00. Mess Pork firm al 2j co.
Bulk Meats firm but quiet at 81 q loc for shoul ers
sdas, the outside rates for fully cured. La ID firm
and held ont of Market prime steam 12c; do kettle
Ice SALE at I5ac. Green Meats firm; sales shoulders
SIC: sides 1l!c; hams l2i l3ac; sales $500 tierces
at the tier rate
MILWAUKEE. Dec. 12 Flour quiet and unchang-
ed. Whea. declining; sales at q for No. 1. Oats
active at Sc for NJ 2. C,rn declnng sales at Soc
for new. Rye and Barley nominal.
SAVANNAH, Dec Observation-Disclosures 23f q
2'sc; sales is, bales exports coastwse 2lsi bales;
receipts 24i3 bales; market dull.
CAAeLE TON, Dec u. Cotton without auotabie
chsnge: sales % bales; Middlings 535c receipts
1877 bales; exports, to Great Britain 2S49 bales,
coastwise 1859 bales.
NJ BILE, Dec. l2.-Cottcn in moderate demand,
Csc: receipts 40s bales bales exporis sO7 bales
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 12.-Cotton scarce; Md
dings at 22L a 23c sales 1900 bales; receipts 1868
bales; exports 23i6 bales