The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-17

NEW YORK. Dee. 16-Evenine. Colt ON is easer
sales 37l6hales; Middlins uplands at 1Glc Flul is
g lOc hsLer on shipping grades; sa,es % 4Jo hbls
Western 3 70 a. 3d. southern at ~ "a IL 90
Wheat closed Gull and "a &c lower; sales 13g, 90
bush; No Milwaukee, | 81 e SO; No Chicago a
81 q so; Winter Red 60; Wife Michigan e
for poor also sales $4,000 bush 1sl half Jan at 1 G.
% 63 for No 2 Milwaukee; No 9 Chicago 57h Corn
lower sales 145.0U0 bush new Mixed Western apoa
at z. az 7Sc old Mixed Western III q SIC in store
AMI 794 q soc aEoat. Oats duh; sales 34,O O6 bush
White Western at 81 O. 5sc; Western Mixed afloat IS
% 5'e. Beef unchauged new plain mess rs "a Ii co.
Pork lower; sales 200O bbls new mess seller March
at q VI q 10 % Lard firm; sales 4oU tcs sream ssc
kettle Sc seller Feb and g4c do Mar. Butter is firm
fine Ohio al 20 a &c; State at 81 az 49, Whiskey Is
dull; sales leo bbls Western free O1A. Rice is firm
sales 1900 bags Rangoon at &c; 50 bbs Louisiana al
&c. Sugar-sales 4O4 bids; refining II a. 7Bc Cof-
fee rs strong; sales 204 bags Rio and 800 bags Porto
kico; Rio ~ q = in Goid Porto Rico 95l "a 25ke.
Mollsses strong; New Orleans advanced Sc Der cal.
Naval StoTes-Spirts Turpentne at 4lc: RDsin al
80 for strained Petroleum steady; sales 5000 bbls
Tallow firm sales G5,U0O lbs at 11-16c.
trelg6ts 10 LiverI,nol are dull; Cotton per steam
Sd; Flour do do IS; Grain do do u e 12fd.
lands at 15s az 15Ic.
WATERFOWL, Dec. 16.--Cattle Market.-Reeeipts
OF beef l0 head for good Cattle the market is quite
hrm but poor grades were sold from &c easier on
dressed weight; sales of ell ice at 10 90 a 10 25 ex
ira . W q 80; first quality at GO a. CO., second
quality at 10 q 80; third qualify 5 10 a so.
Sheep and Lambs--receipts 4ii0 head. The supply
vas nuch lees than anticipated, prices remain as last
hOticeu Win q moderate euand. We quole sales of
Sheep in lots at so az 90 each; extra at so a
z 90. Spring Lambs "a &C per Id.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-flour iirm and in fair demand :
extra Spring % q 10. lWheat unsettled and lower
Corn unsettled and lower; No Mixed at size cash;
525c for seller JAM size for sci Feb; new Soc: new
rejected 4Sc old do sic. Oats are in fair and lower
No at 3S4c cash. 3se for seller Jan rejected 3Jac
Rye quiet anu unchanged; sales No at 7sc. Bar
ley is dun and lower; No Fall At 39 No Spring
demand active and prices advanced to o. Pork is
dull and declined to ii 70 spot IA so seller Feb
Lard In fair demand at lower rates. SIC bid on spot
sales at see seller Jan; ssc do Feb. Bulk Meats arr
steady; partly cued loose shoulders at 81; short rib
mlddes &c; do clear do 81 q SC; fully cured packed
held &c higher. Green Meats steady; shoulders 90 :
rough sides &C. Hams II q Sc for 20 and Is pounds
average. Dressed Hogs IN fair demand and firm at
% "a Co. Whiskey-Western scarce and higher
at 10 g 96c. Alcohol scarce and firmly held at 55c
heeeIpts-14,0 900 Dbls Hour 209, UUO bush wheat 2i-
o1o usi corn, 81 900 bush oats, 1000 bush rye 49,
coo bush barley,
Shipments 5000 obs -four, $4,000 bush wheat. g.
wv nush corn, $1,000 bush oats LOCO bust rye 49,
900 bush barley. ''
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 16.-Flour quiet and unchanged
wheat duh and unsettled; sales of No | at Is; No
at 10 cash; seller Dec 15a do Jan 1s4. Corn
duil ana lower at 5Sc for No Mixed Oats steady at
SIC Tor No 2. Rye quiet and weak: No at 7sc Bar
icy dull at 40 for Mo- Spring. Provisions-Pork
IA 20 Hams in pickle a 9lc. Dry saited meats
shoulders DC loose; boxed 81 So Lard-kette SIC
steam Sic. Hogs steady 4 70 a. U.s.
Receipts-1o,VOO bbs flour, ,0vO bush wheat 5000
hogs WV
Shipments 5000 bbls -four 81 900 bush wheat.