The Portland daily press., 1873-12-19

NEW YORK. Dec 1s-Evenlng. Cotton quiet and
sc lower sales 156 bales; Mddling uplands at I6lc
@755; Round Hoop Ohio 50 "a Is; western at
5 rs a %: Southern at so a II 90. Wheat a &c
lower; sales IA coo bush; No Spring at 65 q ee
sP1i1f Il . & ss Corn a Ws s@sp
sales 10000 bush: now Mixod Wcsto.n a. 70 % zee
old Mixed Western rs 81 79c in store and 70 a soc
aioat Oats are firm sales So 900 bush; White Wes-
Beef quiet; plain mess 10 a II 90. Pork dull;
new mess at 16 90; prime 10 90. Lard heavy; sales
firm; fine Ohio at 70 q $50; State at 50 9 3d. Whis
key is dull; sales Western free 0Oc. Sugar is quiet
u a 7ac: Coffee is advancing. Molasses very frm;
New Orleans 6s q 73c per gal; Naval Stores-Spir-
2 s. for strained. Petroleum easier; crude at 81 "a
5se; refined at 1Sac Taow dull; sales 1000 TBS
s@ 7-16d; Grain per sail IL a lid.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-Flour is in light demand and
holders firm; extra Spring 525 q 75 Wheat unset
tied and closed firm; sales No Spring at II; No2
Spring at AZ cash; seller January at 1 1874 1ss
seller Feb; No Spring at IL; rejected 03l q Oi
SIC for seller Jan; ISL a SAC for seller Feb; old re
and advanced No at s75 q ssc; rejected s. q s5lc
ley is dull and lowers No Fall at 35; No Spring
steady at "a g O5 Provisions opened quiet and
closed frmer. Pork at IA So on spot; IA 40 seller
Jan; IA So a IA 90 do Feb. Lard in fair demand and
advanced; sales at 30 cash; SO bid for seller JAN
~ 10 teo Bulk Meats are in good demand; part
y cured loose shoulders at 5c loose short rib mid
dies s. q 6ac; packed &c higher. Green Meats quiet
and firm; shoulders at 4ac. Hams at II "a ssc for Is
and 20 pounds average Dressed Hogs firm and in
fair demand; rs bid for choice frozen. whiskey-
Western firm at 96c.
keceipts-13,OOO obs -four, 139, 900 bush wheat, 81.
OOO bush corn, $4,000 bush oats, 5000 bush rye, 49,
900 bush barley,
Shipments IL, 900 obs four 50, 900 bush wheat l.
900 bush corn, 5000 bush oats 1000 bush rye 5000
bush barley.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1S.-Provisions quiet Fork is
quiet and held at Is co. Lard quiet steam at SIC;
kettle at Sic. Bulk Meats quiet with light sales
sides at 7c sales TBS clear rib seller March at
7ac Bacon is quiet and steady; shoulders at &c;
clear rib sides 7ac; clear sides &c. Green melts are
quiet; conce Ssions would have to be made to sell;
shoulders held at 5ic clear rib 6ac clear sides &C.
Hams e q SEC. Live Hogs buyers and sellers apart
but not quotably lower; sales at CSC.
MILWAUKEE, Dec 1s.-Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat firm and in fair demand; sales of No at II;
No at 14A cash; seller Feb ia; do Jan 1 Isl
Corn steady at 54c for No2 Mixed. Oats steady lat
BIC for 2. Rye quiet and weak No Q at TIC. Bar
ley dull at SO for No Spring. Provisions quiet.
Pork sold at IA 90 a IA %. Hams in pickle sold at
a Ole. Dry salted meats-sales shoulders at &c for
loose and 5tc boxed Lard steady; steam 8Ic kettle
SIC. Hogs sold at 4 10 q SIS
Receipts-5O00 bb]s flour, 100000 bush wheat, 5000
hogs.
Shipments 1900 bbls flour, 900 bush wheat.
CHARLEsToN, Dec. 1s.-Cotton easy; Middling up
lands at Isle.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 1s.-Cotton quiet; Mddling up
lands 15sc.
MOBILE, Dec. 1s.-Cotton is dull; Mid ling up
lands 15ac.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 1s.-Cotton lower; Middlng