The Portland daily press., 1873-01-01
ponsessic Rsarkets.


WArERTowY Dec 31.--Cattle NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of beef Cattle 364 head; supply light; last weeks
prices firm for ordinary to medium lots; sales Of
choice at IL 90 a IL 50 extra 10 90 "a 10 so; first
quality 8 90 "a 10; second quality 90 a 75 third
quality 80 a so. f
Sheep and Lambs-receipts 2517 head; sales in lots
rs a 90; extra at 6 90 q 90; market was quick
at &c advance.
NEW YORK. Dec 31-Evening---Cotton quiet and
unchanged; Middlng uplands at 204c; sales 1872
bales Flour a shade frmer; sales $500 bbs; State
70 "a 80; Round hoop Ohio 90 "a 8 Is; Western
700 Q %; Southern 10 a II 80. Spring Wheat
/ 10; No . do IS "a IS; White Michigan O5. Corn
a shade frmer sales s5,0OD bush; Mixed Wes-
tern 65 @ Gee; old do &c q &C. Oats dull and UNI
Western AZ a 49c. Beef dull. Pork lower new Mess
10 Is q IS 80: Lard steady at zs q s1-16c, Butter
Rice quiet at Il a. SIC. Sugar is firm Muscovado q
9sc; refining % a 9se. Coffee quiet and firm; Rio at
16 9 19cin Gold Molasses quiet; New Orleans 60
a CSC. Naval Stores-Spirits Tnpentine dull at 80
a. 60c; Rosn quiet at so a 8 Go for strained. Pc
troleum dull; crude II q lie; refined at 81 271c.
Tallow quiet at a 1-l6c.a
Freights to Liverpool quiet.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Flour quiet and unchanged
Wheat excited and-prces higher; and irregular; No /
aud closed at 2sl for Feb which the principal deal
crs sold up to 262, and closed at 2ia No do at
90; rejected at sc q 661c. Corn firm; No2 Mix
ed at 81 q 3b on spot; 3ls a 32c for Feb rejected at
29I Oats in fair demand and higher; No at 25c.--
Rye quiet No Eat 6s a soc. Barley dull and shade
Pork at II 375 a II 40 cash. Lard at &c cash or Jan
TIC for Feb. Green hams in good demand at full
prices; sales at a 81, according to weight other
meats unchanged. Dressed Hogs firm shipping lots
4 IS a 40. Whiskey steady at S91c.
Receipts-7,500 bbls flour, 900 bush wheat 49,
600 bush corn 900 bush oats 1000 bush rye, 1900
bush barley.
Shipments 900 bbs -four, $4,000 bush wheat 600
bush corn, $4,000 bush oats 0000 bush rye, 10000
bush barley.
CINcISNATI, Dec. 31.-Provisions-P nominal
y at u 90 on spot and future. Lard-kettle nominal
at II az 7sc; steam firm at ZIG a u. Bulk Meats
steady and unchanged; shoulders at 81 u 3sc clear
rib sides 5Sc. Bacon quiet and steady; shoulders II
~ &c; clear rib sides &c. Green Meats held firmly
0 to IA lbs Live Hogs steady at SIa q 90; re-
ceipts $500 head. Whiskey firm at SSc.
IOLEDo Dec. 3l.-Flour in fair demapd and firm
Wheat active and higher No White Wabash 1 50
exrta White Michigan SO; No White Aiichiean Il
"a 71A; Amber Michigan 701 cash; seller last hall
No 2 do 81 a Sc; Jan Ga; Feb 70. Corn steady
| high Mixed sic; Feb &c., May 49,; buyer May 44c
| low Mixed new SIC; new Yellow 37ac. Oats steady
| No at SIC; No at 313c
Receipts-0,000 bbs flour, Is, 900 bush wheat. 1900
| bush corn, 1000 bush oats.
| Shipments-0,OOO bbls flour, 5000 bush wheat A.,
| bush corn, 1000 bush oats.
| DETROIT, Dec. 31.-Wheat steady; extra 30; No
White at rs a 1 10; Amber Michigan at l 65. Con-
quiet and unchangedat Al &c for Mixed; Yellow 42c.-
| Oats in good demand at 33c. A'
| Receipts--12, 900 bbls -four, IL, 900 bush wheat.
Shipments-1G00 bbls -four, 5000 bush wheat.
n CHARLESTON, Dec. 3D. Cotton frmer; sIiddlng up
| lands 19sc.
SAVANNAH, Dec, 31.-Cotton quiet and firm; Mid
ding upands at 194c.
MOBILE. Dec 31.-Cohon quiet and steady; Mid
| ding uplands 1890.
New ORLEANS Dec 31.-Cotton in moderate de
mand; Middling uplands 1890.