The Portland daily press., 1870-12-15
The Wool Market.
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BOSTON, Dec. 14.-[ReportedJort the Press. 1.-The
following is list OF prices quoted this afternoon:
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45 q 4sc; fine 45 q 46c; medium 45 q 45sc; COM
mon AZ "a 45c; other Western extra A "a Acc; medi
UNI a. a 46c; common 42 q 43c; pulled extra
35 q 4Sc: superfne IS 9 soc; No. at 25 "a 35c;
combing fleece at 80 q 55c; California at IS a 33c;
Texas at Is a 35c; Canada combng Sc q 58c; Smyr-
washed at 20 a SIC; unwashed ~ 9 20c; Buenos
Ayres at 25 a 80; Cape of Good Hope at 25 q Bic;
Gillian at 20 q 26c; Donskai 27 g 35c; African un-
washed at Is "a 1Sc.
Remarks-There continues to he a steady but fair
demand for fleece and pulled Wool, and prices re-
main as those last noticed. Manufacturers continue
to purchase only in lots wanted. and with light
stocks of desirable grades holders firm In New
York the market for all kinds of domestic fleece is
very dull and the sales have been mostly confined to
small lots. Pulled Woods are in toleraby good de-
mand and command full prices. Texas is slow OF
sale but with the stock very light in this and other
realize at concessions. In foreign Wool there is
light business In Philadelphia there has been more
inquiry since last notice. Tub is getting scarce,
and for this description holders are quite firm in
their demands. number OF manufacturers have
been looking through the market, but the continued
striots the demand to small lots for immediate
wants. The stock OF Wool here as well as through
the prices current abroad will undoubtedly induce
considerable importation
Domestic Markets.
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-C0tt0n &c IOWer; safes 4ZZ3
bales; Middling uplands 15tc. Flour-sales 1900
bbls.; State and Western more steady; State 20 g
6 50; round hoop Ohio 500 q G45; Western 20 @
bush. No. Spring 40 for new; No. do at 81 "a
1 80 for new; Winter Red and Amber Western "A
a 46; White Michigan 80. Corn heavy and a
&c lower sales 49, 900 BUSH; new Mixed Western 70
"a 75c Oats without change; Ohio 20 a 615c. Pork
dull; mess 10 IS "a 20 90; old do % 90; prime
II 90 q II 5O Lard heavy at 1ls q 13c. Butter dull
Ohio - a 25c; State 20 a 42c. Whiskey heavy
Western free 93c. Rice easier; Carolina 81 90 7c.-
Sugar firm; Porto Rico II a 115c; Muscovado 1O1
Dutch standard 103c. Molasses firm; New Orleans
6S % 73c. Naval Stores-Spirits Turpentine quiet
with sales at 46Ic; Rosn dull with sales at O5 for
strained. Petroleum firm; crude l2c refined 223 "a
23c. Taow dull at 81 a SIC. We quiet and steady
domestic fleece 425 "a 53}c pulled 35 q a3c Texas
2Sci California 23 q 32c. Linseed firm at OH in
| Geld.
Freights to Liverpool more active; Cotton per sail
| 5-16 a 9-l6d; Flour 2s Cd; Wheat o. a 7ad.
CHICAGO, Dec. 14-Four-Sprng extras quiet at
| 425 a. 25. Wheat higher; No.2 at O6y. Corn
new firm at 43Jc for Mop. Oats steady at 3s} "a
3SIc Tor No.2. Rye dull at 81 a 675c for No. 2. Bar
| ley dull at 72c. High Wines S5y a &c., Provisions
fairly active. Mess Pork Is 90 a IS 20. Lard 1I1c
Dressed Hogs quiet at 90. Live Hogs 80 a o.
| Cattle frmer.
Receipts 1000 bbls -four, $1,000 bush. wheat. 80,
900 bush corn 900 bush oas, 1000 bush, rye 5000
| bush. barley, $4,000 hogs.
| Shpments-2O0O bbls. -four, 5000 bush wheat, 49,
| 900 bush. corn, 5000 bush. barley, $500 hogs
| CINCINNATI. Dec. II Mess Pork dulIl at 1s 49,
| Live Hogs dull at go q 80 Whiskey in good de.
mand with tull prices at Ssc Lard lower at 11Ic