The Portland daily press., 1873-12-18


NEW yorR. Dec. IL Evep,ng.---Cot'on 1c lower;
sales 2672bales; M'lins uplands at 16Sc. Fl ur is
81 CITY in buysrs favor SIZES 1e 4 o hbs State IS
a 65 Il 'unl Hoop Ohio 80 "a s s.: Western at
575 1e 10: Southern at 90 lQ II 90. Wheat
q &c lwer; sales 200, bust; No Milwaukee 50
"a 90; No. Chicago Al 56 O. s.; No 2 Norih Wes-
tern 50; Iowo Slrina 55 a / u; Winter Red Wes-
tern 60; also sales 80 90 bush at 81 for No Iii
cage n December and No do Isl half Jan; CO for
prime MINES tn list half jim; 60 for No Milwau-
kee do 40. Corn easler sales 1l7.0UO bush: new
Miyel Western aeoat al Z. a re; old Mixed West
ISL in store and 20 q size afoat. Oats are Duh;
sales $4,000 brsb Willie eStern at 81 a 5sc; West
Mined aloat b q sc. Beer dull; new plain mess
rs q II 90. Pork ste1dy suits $50 bbs; so $50
new mess seller March at Is Oh q iG 2.; rev mess
900; prime 10 90 Lara dull; safes 1900 res;
SEC; kettle &C. Butter is steady; sales moderate;
fine Ohio n 20 G BE; State at 80 q 80. Whskey is
lower sales Wesfern free Soc Sugar is steady: sales
SIC bids; good to fair MHscovadoTs; moassss Grades
@ q Gsc i1a0 boxes Havana and $500 bags FeInam-
nuco on private terms refining q q lie. Coffee IS
firm at r. advance; Rio % q Z64 Cold Molasses
is firm: New Orleans 73c per gal Naval stores
Spirits Turrenine dLst ut lie; sin steady at s.
60 for straiuea. Pe,rnieum quiet; crude at SIC;
refined at l5a q l5sc. Talow quiet sales 25OcoO lbs
Wool quiet; pulled fleece at 50 q G5c; California %
a sic.
,Freights to Liverpool are dull; Cotton per steam
CHICAGO. Dee 17.-Fiour is duh and unchanged;
extra Sprlng525 q 5 %. Wheat dull, unsettled and
lower closing steadier sales No Surfing at 1162 q
u; No2 Spring at 13f cash; seller January at
q; 17Aseller Feb; No srring at / Is q 1,eA;
Mixed at 81 &c cash and seller De 51s "a &c for SELL
er Jan; 52sc for sci er Feb rejected Soc Oats are
fair and lower; No Eat 315c; rejected IS a 35Ic.
Rye in fair demand ana lower; sales No at 70 "a
ne. Barley is dull and lower; No Fall 1t "a 40
IS; No Spring o. Pork unsettled closing steady
at IA TO on spot: Ii so seller Jan; 10 90 do March,
Lard steady at SIC cash; sse seller Feb; 20 a IS
do March. Bulk Meats steady; loose shoulders
30 days in salt ut 5c loose short rib mldes IS days
do 6sc; do clear do days do &c. Green Melts are
quiet; shoulders nominally 49, shor; rib middles
6. Alms at 7s q Sc for ls and IS pounds average.
Dressed Hogs steady; shipping grades at &C 90 g.
Whlskey-Western strong at ~ q SIZE.
kecelpts-14 coo obs nour, 16S, 900 bush wheat To-
900 ush corn. 5000 bush oats, $3.50 bush rye, 49,
coo bush barley.
Shipments Ii, 600 obs four. 6ScoO bush wheat. TO-
600 bush corn, 9,UG0 bush oats, 1000 BUSH rye H.
600 bush barley.
CISCINNATl. Dec. 17.-Provisions dull and unset
ted Aork quiet at Is on q 5 .. Lard Quiet and
steady; steam held at 81 q Sic; kettle at ssc. Bulk
Meats quiet witt. small sales shoulders at SIC; Gear
steady; shoulders scarce and wante at 7c clear rib
sides 7sc; clear sides SC. Live H. gs slow; choice at
20 % co.; shipping grades active at 4 Gu a. So;
receipts 1000 head; shipments $50 head Green
me It's nominal shoulders at 5fc: clear sides So a. &C.
Hams q Sc Whiskey in good demand at 95c.
MILwAUKEF, Dec. 17.-Flcur qniet and unchanged
Wheat duh and unsettled; sales of No at IS; No
2 at IA cash; seller Dec ~; do Jan III. Corn
dull and lower at 53c for No 2 Mixed Oats dnlI and
nominal al SIC for No 2. Rye dull and lower No at
I6c Barley dull aDd nominal at SO for No Spring.
Provisi ns-Pork nominaly al IA co. Hams in nick fe
79c. Dry salted meats-shoudeIs sc loose: mildles
g "a &c. Lard dull and steady steam SIC; kettle sac
Hogs dull 80 q rs
Receipts-4,O0O bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat, 5000
hogs.
Shipments 1000 bbls -four, 900 bush wheat.