The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-28

NEW YoRK Dec. 27-6 P. M.-Cotton quiet and
unchanged: sales 900 bales, FloLr-sales $500 bbs;
State and Western without decided change but with
little more doing IN common grades; Southern quiet;
sales 250 bbls.; common to choice 4O "a III 00-
Wheat without decided change, with only "a very
moderate export milling demand; sales AZ, 600 bush.
Corn dull and dropping; sales 80 600 bush; old
Mixed Western 90 a II and nominal; held yell
low Southern So a CSC. Oats dull sales 1000 bush
State 63 % 65c Western 81 a 63c. Beef IS steady;
sales 175 bbls.; new plain mess 90 9 10 90; new
extra do 10 90 "a II o. Pork heavy sales go bbls.
new mess 30 90 a 80 00 old do 80 30 "a 30 90; prime
"a 90 "a 26 90. Lard heavy; sales 400 terces; steam
16 q 1lc; kettle 17s a 19c. Whskey dull sales 25O
bbs Western s e co. Sugar iGs q o saes ses
dull. Taow heavy; sales $4,000 lbs at 10 @ iO4c.
Linseed firm. Greghts to Liverpool hrmer; Cotton
per steam ID; Wheat per steam AID.
NEW YORK, Dec 27.-Cattle market-Beeves-
market to-day, though not very active, was quite
firm at last weeks prices, though lot OF Christmas
week: receipts for the week e99S head; quotations,
poor 10 good II a 16c; prime 10 extra 1G4 q 175c;
choice Is a 2Cc. Sheep and Lambs-The market was
not very active to-day, but the prices were the same
as last Monday though not so strong; receipts for
the week, 2413l head; quotations, Sheep, common
Sac; Lambs nominal. Swine-1he market was low
err closing heavy at -otatons receipts Tor the week
1887 head quotations 10 q 1885, dressed Is q l33c
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 25.-The Coal trade is So
nearly for the season that it's impossible to
give reliable quotations. Owing to the recent mild
| weather the boats lately frozen in the Schuylki
have generally reached their destination; and as
| conseGuence the New York market is overcrOwde(
| with carsoes and prices have yielded to c;rcum
stances There has been but little Coal received a
Richmond and but few shipments since our last cir
| cular Freights South have advanced, while thost
Il stward remain as at cur last quotations The fol
| lowing are the prices OF Coal by the cargo at Por
| Richmond: -Schuylkill red ash, S. 05 a 30; d.
| white ash and lump, S. 90 a 25 do steamboat
So 90 "a 25; do broken, So 90; do egg So 90 q 70
| do stove IS % q 5 80; do chestnut, 81 TO-
CHICAGO, Dec. 27-Flour in good demand for 10Y
| grades at 8 30 "a 90 TOR Spring extras. Wheat
| Steady; No. 1 at sec; No at 7S4 a soc. Corn dul
| and unsettled; No. at re. Oats dull but firmer
| No. at 425 "a 4G2c. Rye dull and nominal; No.
| at roc Barley is inactive; No. at rs q Soc Hig
| Wines quiet at 90 % 9ic Mess Pork fairly active a
% 90 o. ZS IS. Lard quiet and steady at 169c. DE-
salted shoulders 3c rough sides and short rib mid
dies I3s % 1ic. Green sides 15l "a 16c. Dressed Hog
shade firmer at 10 90 az II 125 "a II 90 for good
choice and II % for extra. Live Hogs quiet at $.
20 10 % tor fair choice Cattle quiet and unchange
CINCINNATI. Dec. 27.-Whiskey Unsettled; salt
| at 81 a 95c. Live Hogs firm and higher; receip
| 10 900. Green Meats held at 10 q 15c. Pork firm
sales at 90 90; held at % 80. Lard active at i
| for steam and kettle. Bulk Meats and Bacon nom
| nally unchanged.
| MILWAUKEE. Dec. 27.-Flour dull and unchange
Wheat unsettled No. at S2!c; No. at 1890. Coz
steady at 7jc for No. 2. Oats steady at 43c Tor NO.
Rye quiet at zoe for No.2, Provisions are dull an
| nominal.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec Election firm; Middlil
uplands "A a 24ac. Sugar-prime IL q l2lc. Mea
| ses-prime GO q 7Cc.