The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-23
The following were the qrotauons of Government.


New YORK. Dec. INSTRUMENTATION is dull
sales 49, l1e baes Mddline upands at Ice. Flour is
1gc lower; sales 146O bbls; State at 60 q 80;
Round Hoop Ohio 80 "a 25 Western 5 so 20 6 90 !;
Southern at Is q II 90. Wheat q Sc higher; sales
121 900 bush; No Spring. at SO e So; No Nil
ter Red Western SO; White Michigan / Is Corn
opened g &c higher and closed quiet with the adj
vance nearly ost sales e go bush new Mixed Yves
$1,000 bnsh Western Mixed 80 q 6Oac; White v es-
tern at 60 @ 61Ac. Beefquiet; new plain mess rs
prime mess at u So Lard irmer sales rs ties Isl cam
Lice Butter is steady ;Ohio at "a @ 33c State at 80
49, Whiskey is frme sales $50 bbls; Western free
at Sic; 600 hhs do at 81 q nc. Coffee IS finn with
&c advance; sales 3Ol9 bagg Ro Rio % a 27ac. Ma
Rosn dull at 80 for strained. Petroleum easier: :
crude at SIC; refined at 1890.
Freghts 10 Liverpool are firm; Cotton Der steam
7-16 "a I'd; Grain per steam 12Ad.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Flour is quiet and unchanged ::
extra Spring 525 g %. Wheat active and higher;
mol Spring at a; Northwestern 16; No Spring
at l44 cash or seller December 15t seller Janua-
ry; 1o4 seller Feb No Spring at 071; rejected
9sc q Of, according to location. Corn active and
53 Sic bid seller Feb for new Mxed on spot Sle C:
and higher; No at asic cash; SOC seller January;
unchanged; No at IS a 76c. Barley in fair demand
and higher; No2 Fall at 800 g 40; No Spring is
active at 81 q SO. Provisons-Pork is active,
higher and irregular closing 10 q zoe lower than the
best prices OF the days MSS at IA % cash; IA so
seller fe6. Lard IN fair demand and firm at 81 on
spot; Sc Ter Feb SIC. Bulk Meats are in good de-
mand sales Of loose shoulders partly cured at a 81
loose short clear middes 7c lar sales loose Short
clear midd es seller Feb Hams at a 81 for is to
IS lbs av. Dressed Hogsf at So q 95 Whis-
key in tair demand and lowerat SIC.
keceipts-13,0 900 dolls Hour, 198,UO0 bush wheat 49,
0o0 bush corn, 2l0O0 bush oats, 5000 bush rye g.,
900 bush barley,
Shipments %, 900 obs flour, $4,000 bush wheat, O.
600 bush corn $4,000 bush oats, 10000 bush rye
bush barley.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 22.-Provsions- quiet at
Is 90 Is 25 cash; sales of buyer March Is So Lard
quiet and firm shoulders 81 &c; clear rib sides
&c 9 7c clear sides g It Bacon is firm; no shoal-
ders clear sides &c. Live Hogs opened dull and clos
ed active, ranging from 70 q %; receipts 5000
head: shipments 16 70 head. Green me its are firm;
shoulders at 81 q SEC; clear rib sides at Sac; clear
sides 7c Hams, Is pounds average, &c. Whskey
quiet at Ole.
TOLEDO Dec. 22.-Flour is firm and in fair demand.
Wheat firm and in fair demand; No White Wabash
l 81; No 8 do 493; Amber Michigan at 40 cash;
seller Feb s. Corn in fair demand and higher ;sales
Of high Mixed seller January Coo; seller Feb 6iAc;
seller last half January SOC; new seller Jan 90; low
Mx S 5!t new S Oats are in fair demand at 46
Receipss-o,oOo bbls iour, 1000 bush wheat. 1900
bush corn, $1,000 bash oats.
Shipments-O000 bbls flour, 900 bush wheat 4OO0
lush corn, 1000 bush oats.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 22.-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat In fair demand and firm; No at ia; No 2
at 144 cash; seller Feb 175; seller Jan Is. Oats
steady at 3ek for No Corn is In fair demand and
firm at 53c for No2 Mixed. Rye is quiet and weak
No at Tic. Barley steady at 40 for No Spring.
Provisions-Pork at IA Is. Hams in pickle steady
at q 9lc. Dry sailed meats-shoulders at 6a a &C..
Lard-kettle ssc; steam Sic. Hogs at 5 10.
Recepts-3OOO bbs flour, ,0OO bush wheat III 900
hogs
Shipments 5000 bbls flour, 100 900 bush wheat.
CHARLESTON. Dec.22.-Couon lower; Middlipg up
lands at 145 q 15c.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 22.-Cotton is in good demand ;
Middling upands 15c
MOBILE, Dec. 22-Cotton is dull and easier; Mid
: ling uplands 15ac.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22-Cotton in fair demand
and lower; Middng up!ands at 15ic.