The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-12-30

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 29.-Beef Catte-receipts
eeH heaa ths supply was very light ewing to the re-
vance was obtained, but there no change in the
common grades; sales extra at 10 90 q 10 50 first
qualy IL 50 "a II so; secon1 quality 10 90 a 10 SO;
third quality so a 8 30. Sheep and Lambs-recepts
1925 head, the ghtest during the yeBr; the prices
were the same as noticed last week.
NEW BEDFORD, Dec. 2s-Oil market for the week.
Sperm Oil continues in demand. and we quote sales
OF 1900 bbls in parcels, for export, at 81 rs 70 gal
In Boston sales were made OF 700 bbis., and in New
York 25o bbls for export, at 81 IS p gal-(shippng
List.
NEW YORK. Dec. 20 Cotton &c better: sales 1000
baies; Middling uplands 255c. FIeur-sales 400
lower; Sulerfne State 90 q $50; extra s. q 90;
round hoop Ohio 90 @ 8 60; extra Western 6 20 q
500; choice White Wheat 40 @ 10 90; Southern dull
and declining; sales 800 bbs.; extra 90 q 10 90;
California nominal. Wheat dull and in buyers favor /;
sales 5000 BUSH; No. Spring 60; White California
$1,000 BUSH. Mixed Western 90 q 96c; old do O. q
II in store and afoat Olts quiet and lower; sales
$1,000 bush ; Western &c @ 5etc in store and 7s3c
new mess q 90 a 81 25 Lard firmer, closing heavy
sales 500 tierces at 16 a 172c. Butter steady and
and firm. Sugar quiet; sales 315 hhds. Martiniqu
at lie; 1000 boxes Havana at 11sc Coffee steady.
Moasses quiet; sales leo bids. Demarara at 80 a
quiet. Petroleum quiet; crude 17ac: refined bonded
311c Freights to Liverpool rmer; Cotton per steam
er516 g I'd; Corn per steamer Of q 9Ed.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Exchange on New York I'M
50O@775. Wheat less active but frmer at adj
vance of q &c; No. at 10 q %; No. 3 at -.
Corn in tair demand at an advance of q 24c; old
irmer but quiet; new shelled sellers at 525c; No.
kiln dried 81 q SOC Oats easier and active; sales
No. at 452 q 47c cash 46ac seller and Az @ age
buyer January. Rye dull; sales No. at II a IL;
No2 ats1 10 q II. Barley quiet and firmer at an
advance OF q 3csaes No. 2 at 511 Whiskey, free
held at 93c. Provisions quiet but firmly held. Mess
Pork at q 90 seller January, bruary and Mach,
and q 80 buyer January and February; since
change 20 30 cash Lard active at 16 q 1G5c cash,
and lie seller January and March. Short rib md es
loose &c., and 135c boxed Dressed Hogs firm at 10 so
q IL co. diving on 200 Tbs. Live Hogs dull at de-
cline of 10 q 15c; range from 10 a 9 65. Beet
Cattle neglected and nominal.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 29-Whskey in demand at co.
Dressed Hogs quiet; have sold at II IS q IL 25 re-
ceipts $500. City Mess Pork held at % co. City Bulk
Meats II q LEI q IL q 14t for shoulders, sides. clear
rib and clear sides, loose. Bacon-shoulders 13c
clear sides ~. Green Meats 10 q IS q 14tc. Larl
held ia q 1Sc; country was offered at tic with anx-
sellers but no demand.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. 29-Flour dull; city double ex-
tras s7t a so; Minnesota % q 6 rs. Wheat un
settled; sales No. ] at 1913 in store; No at III
Oats firmer at 473c for No 2. Corn advancing; new
52c. Rye nominal at II for No 1. Barley frmer;
No. 2 50.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 29.-Cotton active aud e
higher; Middngs at 23a a 24c. Sugar and Molasses
active and unchanged; 'teceipts all sold.